Recent Recognition
07.01.06
Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points for Vina Robles Petite Sirah, Jardine 2003 This is Pet in all its full-bodied glory. It's a dark, rich wine, stuffed with enormous plum, black currant, coffee and bitter chocolate flavors that finish absolutely dry. Despite the size, it achieves ballance and harmony. This is one of the best Petite Sirahs I've had this year. Good now, and should hold for at least a decade. Editors' Choice 06.01.06 "Restaurant Wine" Newsletter Awards Five Stars to Vina Robles Petite Sirah, Jardine 2003 Execptional: fleshy in texture, full-bodied, and rpiely flavored (blackberry, plum); a Petite that is smoothly textured, lightly oaked and persistent on the finish. For more information: www.restaurantwine.com 05.29.06 NYC Wine Report Awards 3 1/2 Glasses to Vina Robles Signature 2003 Vina Robles Signature, a lovely blend of Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah and Syrah, leverages the ideal growing conditions found in Paso Robles, California for those three French varietals. Deep, imposing crimson in the glass, powerful, complex and fruit-driven on the nose, it offers a rush of round dark berry flavors punctuated by soft oak, spicy angles and silky tannins capped by a long, elegant fade out. Bordeaux meets Rhone. Only in America. For more information: www.nycwinereport.com 04.01.06 Sante Recognizes Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate 2002 Medium-bodied and well balanced with reserve plum, black currant, spice and mineral notes; silky tannins in the finish. Steak au poivre. 03.10.06 Florida State International Wine Competition Double Gold Medal awarded for our 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate 03.01.06 Jane Garvey: 95 Points for Vina Robles Roseum 2005 Medium-bodied dry rose; bright, reddish salmon color. Intense floral aromas with fruit emphasizing strawberry and kiwi, and flavors that express red fruits (strawberry) and spice in extraordinary balance. Hefty alcohol (13.5%) but the fruit holds its own. Long crisp, clean, finish. Great staying power and structure. Grape: Syrah, from the Huerhuero Vineyard. Outstanding value, slightly cool. 02.15.06 Wine News: 91 Points for Vina Robles Zinfandel, Westside 2003 Vanilla-tinged aromas of dark plum and boysenberry enhanced by notes of violets and dried lavender. Big, full-bodied and smooth, with medium-full tannins, the wine is deeply flavored with copious, ripe blackberry-black raspberry fruit accented by lots of clove-cinnamon spice, mocha and a touch of black pepper. For more information: www.winenews.com 06.10.05 California GRAPEVINE Recognizes Vina Robles Zinfandel, Westside 2002 Medium to medium-dark ruby: pleasant, spicy, ripe black cherry and raspberry fruit aroma with notes of vanilla; medium-full to full body; forward, rich , plush, supple, jammy ripe berry fruit flavors; well balanced; medium-full tannins; lingering aftertaste. Very appealing to drink now. Highly recommended For more information: www.calgrapevine.com 06.15 05 Wine News: 91 Points for Vina Robles Zinfandel Westside 02 Tasters’ Choice Selections Purple hue to the rim. Fresh black fruit aromas with a woodsy, briar-like nuance. Ripe, juicy cherry, plum and oak flavors. Excellent length with the fruit taking on spicy youthfulness in the close. For more information: www.winenews.com
05.15 05
"Restaurant Wine" Newsletter Awards Stars to Vina Robles Wines Zinfandel 02, Petite Sirah 02 and Syrah Huerhuero 01 Highly regarded wine writer and sommelier Ronn Wiegand, Master of Wine, awarded top scores to our wines. For more information: www.restaurantwine.com
05.01.05 Anthony Dias Blue Awards 92 Points to Vina Robles Signature 2003 In a pre-release tasting, Anthony Dias Blue, the well recognized wine critique, evaluated our newly bottled Signature 2003. The "Blue Review", published in the monthly "Patterson's Beverage Journal", states: "An unlikely combination of 59% Petit Verdot, 22% Syrah, 19% Petite Sirah crafted by Swiss winemaker Matthias Gubler; dark and rich with expressive blueberry-blackberry fruit". The 2003 Signature is scheduled for release on September 1, 2005. 03.23.05 San Diego Union Tribune: 91 Points for Vina Robles Signature 02 West Coast wine columnist Robert Whitley recently tasted our Signature 2002 and gave it a 91 score. He states: "A rich fleshy red that's high on the yum factor…" 02.17.05 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition Silver Medal awarded for our 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon 01.15.05 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2005 Vina Robles was awarded three Silver Medals for:
Cabernet Sauvignon 02, Petite Sirah 02 and Zinfandel 02 01.15.05 Quarterly Colorado Wine News “The 2002 Signature, Paso Robles, $28, is a blend of 48% Petit Verdot, 33% Syrah and 19% Petite Sirah. Each was aged separately in French oak barrels, 30% new, for 12 months before blending and then for an additional 6 months after the blend was assembled. Inviting aromas of smoke, wet leather, black cherry, blackberry, and a mocha note introduce big flavors of the same but with the fruit first and the addition of anise and fine tannin. Everything carries through the long, medium-broad finish. Well balanced, structured and integrated. Good.” 12.15.04 "Restaurant Wine" Newsletter Awards Five Stars to Vina Robles Signature 2002 Highly regarded wine writer and sommelier Ronn Wiegand, Master of Wine, awarded the highest score of Restaurant Wine to our Signature 2002 blend. His description: “A supple, full bodied blend, which is ripely flavored (boysenberry), light oak (toast, cedar), and long on the finish. 48% Petite Verdot, 33% Syrah, 19% Petite Sirah”. For more information: www.restaurantwine.com 12.01.04 The Seattle Times Recognizes Vina Robles Petite Sirah, Jardine 2001 Wine adviser Paul Gregutt recommends Vina Robles on his Petite Sirah short list: "Plummy blue fruits are given a good whack of oak, but this is one grape that can take it".
For more information: www.seattletimes.com 11.15.04 Silver Medal at the Houston Rodeo Wine Competition Our 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded a Silver Medal at this second annual competition in Texas. 09.01.04 California GRAPEVINE Recognizes Vina Robles Petite Sirah, Jardine 2001 Medium-dark ruby, attractive, plummy, peppery, full body…. Highly recommended (16.5 / 87 points)
For more information: www.calgrapevine.com 08.05.04 Mid-State Fair, Paso Robles The Mid-State Fair Wine Challenge 2004 was focused on Chardonnay and Syrah. The Vina Robles entries received the following medals:
• Chardonnay, Edna Ranch 2001 - Silver Medal
• Chardonnay, Edna Ranch 2002 - Silver Medal
• Syrah, Huerhuero 2001 - Bronze Medal
• Syrah, Estate 2001 - Silver Medal 06.10.04 San Francisco Wine Competition Two Vina Robles wines received medals at the 2004 San Francisco Wine Competition:
• Sauvignon Blanc, Jardine - 2002 - Bronze Medal
• Syrah, Estate - 2001 Silver Medal 05.04.04 Los Angeles County Fair Awards Silver Medals to Vina Robles Wines Three Vina Robles wines received Silver medals at the 2004 LA-County Fair:
• Sauvignon Blanc, Jardine - 2002
• Petite Sirah, Jardine - 2001
• Syrah, Estate - 2001
See also: www.fairplex.com 04.13.04 Syrah, Estate 2001 – Gold Medal at The San Diego National Wine Competition Led by Robert Withley, 39 judges evaluated 2,200 wines at the San Diego National Wine Competition, Vina Robles was awarded a Gold Medal for our Syrah Estate 2001. Detailed results at:. www.sdnwc.org
The SDNWC also supports the charities of the social services Auxiliary of San Diego through a wine tasting: The Annual Wine And Roses Charity wine tasting June 12, 2004 (see events). 03.24.04 Petite Sirah, Jardine 2001 in Ventura County Star, Wine-ology by Len Napolitano Nothing is petite about this wine. Firm tannins with rich black pepper, jam and blackberry theme.
www.VenturaCountyStar.com 03.07.04 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate 2001 - Silver Medal in Dallas The Dallas Morning News Wine Competition, the largest commercial wine judging in the Southwest with over 3,500 entries awarded a Silver Medal to our Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2001 and Bronze to the Syrah Estate 2000.
www.dallaswinecomp.com 02.12.04 Petite Sirah, Jardine 2001 in Dan Berger's Vintage Experiences Tasting notes: Very highly recommended, 2001 Vina Robles Petite Sirah, Paso Robles: American oak alongside rich violet/plum fruit.... www.VintageExperiences.com 02.09.04 Syrah Estate, 2001 - Gold Medal in San Francisco Vina Robles was awarded a Gold Medal at the San Francisco Wine Competition for the Syrah Estate 2001. The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2001 Petite Sirah Jardine each received a Silver Medal, and the Sauvignon Blanc 2002 received a Bronze medal.
www.winejudging.com 10.03.03 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate 2001 in Connoisseur's Guide CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA WINE - October Issue, 2003: Cabernet Sauvignon. Plentiful oak serves to lift and enrich the fairly direct, cherry-like aromas of this open and accessible offering and the wine is as friendly in the mouth with a sense of tactile polish and easy-to-taste flavors of oak-sweetened cherries. It is temperate in tannin and firmed in the finish by a twist of closing acidity, and if not quite filled up from the front to back, it fills the bill nicely as a fairly likeable middleweight Cabernet $19.00 09.03.03 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate 2000 - Gold Medal in Zürich, Switzerland EXPOVINA INTERNATIONAL TASTING, Zurich 2003 - Vina Robles, Cabernet Sauvignon “Gold Medal“ 92 Points |
