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Updated: May 18, 2007


Second Place - Novus Vinum Blind Tasting, January 2006

2000 Roux Old Vine Petite Sirah
Won Second Place in a blind tasting of ten Petite Sirah wines. Their panel of experts and devoted judges worked hard to extract the scents and flavors. Click here for more details.


Two and a Half Stars - SF Chronicle Wine Review, January 2006

2003 Roux Petite Sirah
"This wine tastes balanced and bright with crisp acidity. Racy raspberry, blackberry and cassis flavors are enhanced by black peppercorn, black tea, mocha and toast notes. If Petite Sirah can be pretty, this is it. " Click here for more details.


93 points - Wine Enthusiast, October 2004

2002 Felicia Old Vine Zinfandel
"Lush and powerful, yet balanced and elegant too. This wine offers a core of rich, ripe plum, black cherry, blackberry, chocolate and spice flavors that course gracefully along the palate. It's plush, full-blown and long, with a velvety finish."


92 points - Wine Enthusiast, September 2004

2001 Felicia Old Vine Zinfandel
"Full, rich and bright, this wine serves up a complex array of raspberry, cranberry, chocolate, spice, coffee and herbs. A lush and hedonistic expression of Napa Valley old-vine Zin that covers the palate in a velvety embrace. It's long, smooth and packed with character to the very end." — J.M. (9/1/2004)


90 points - Wine Enthusiast, September 2004

2001 Gianna Zinfandel
"This wine carries its zippy acidity well. The bright edge highlights a dense core of cherry, raspberry and cola flavors, all framed in toasty oak with hints of vanilla. Spice and herb notes add interest, while the finish is long and lush." — J.M. (9/1/2004)


San Francisco International
Wine Competition

2000 Eileen Cabernet Sauvignon, Silver Medal
2000 Roux Petite Sirah, Bronze Medal

 

Chiarello Family Vineyards
hosts two annual vineyard celebrations called
Case Parties (Spring Budbreak & Fall Harvest)
to celebrate our new releases

The Spring Budbreak Party
will be held in April 26, 2008
(Mark your calendars, Harvest Party is Oct. 11, 2008)
Click here
for details, including past menus!


View our gallery of photos from the Fall 2006 Harvest Party.



93 points - Wine Spectator, Tasting Highlights California Cabernet, February 20, 2007 (WS.com)

2004 Eileen Cabernet
"This medium weight Cabernet delivers lots of flavor and complexity, with a range of red cherry, currant and berry fruit shaded by light, toasty oak. Hints of earth and spice fold in but the dark fruit dominates the finish. Ample, well-mannered tannins. Drink now through 2013. 750 cases made." — James Laube.


91 points - Wine Spectator Online, February 20, 2007 (WS.com)

2004 Bambino Cabernet
"Elegantly styled, supple and harmonious, with smooth currant, fresh earth, anise and light cedary oak notes. Well-focused and drinking well now, it shows the graceful side of Napa Cabernet. Drink now through 2012. 300 cases made." — James Laube.


92 points - Wine News, Feb/Mar 2006

2003 Giana Zinfandel
"Slightly tarry aromas of blackberry and black pepper tinged with glove leather. Medium-full bodied, with medium tannins, this is a big bold Zinfandel that delivers lip-smacking, extracted, black-fruit flavors accented by boysenberry and a note of dark chocolate." — Steve Pitcher.


91 points - Wine News, Feb/Mar 2006

2003 Felicia Old Vine Zinfandel
"Very forward, heady scents of black currant-blackberry fruit, eucalyptus, crushed cloves and mint. Saturated palate of liquer-rich blackberry-boysenberry fruit, enhanced by white pepper and dried lavendar, which persist into the finish. The 15.8% alcohol doesn't intrude, but instead adds to and enhances the sensation of the sweet, juicy fruit." — Steve Pitcher.


88 points - Wine Spectator, Mar 31, 2006

2003 Roux Old Vine Petite Sirah
"Firm, rich and tannic, giving it a chewy texture. The core flavors are built around dried currant, sage, mineral and hints of pepper and wild berry. The tannins clamp down tightly on the finish. Drink now through 2010. 116 cases made." — J.L.


NY Newsday - TV Chef's vineyard produces star-quality wines Mar 8, 2006

by Peter M. Gianotti
"Michael Chiarello, the stellar Napa chef whose Food Network shows are a full-flavored antidote to the Rachael Ray overload, tends near-century-old vines and makes first-class wines to go with his meals. Chiarello Family Vineyards specializes in zinfandel, petit sirah and cabernet sauvignon. As you'd expect, they're concentrated, food-friendly productions with depth and style." Click here to read full the article.

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