Charles Creek Vineyard

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2003 La Sonrisa del Tecolote Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon


Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Awards


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2002 La Sonrisa del Tecolote Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 94 POINTS - 2005 California State Fair Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Wines of the World Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 Grand Harvest Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Grand Harvest Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2007 International Wine Competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 West Coast Wine Competition


Wine & Spirits Magazine - June, 2006
92 POINTS - This wine's plump core of red currant and darker plum flavor melds into tannins that hold an intriguing, earthy character. The fine integration of the structure and the length of fruit flavor both suggest this will grow increasingly elegant and delicious with age.

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2001 La Sonrisa del Tecolote Cabernet Sauvignon


Awards
BEST OF CLASS - GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Los Angeles County Fair Wines of the World Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Critic's Challenge Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Grand Harvest Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Sonoma-Marin North of the Gate Press Democrat Wine Competition


92 POINTS - Wine Enthusiast Magazine - May 2004
...the fruit emerges, currants and cherries, blackberries and plums, and they ride through the finish. It is a classic, cellar worthy Napa Cabernet that will only get better through 2010.

California Grapevine Vol. 30, No. 1 February - March 2004
90 point rating ...Medium- dark ruby; attractive, rich, intense, plummy, cedary, sweet currant and black cherry fruit aroma with notes of coffee and overtones of creamy oak; full body, big, rich, plush, textured, intense, highly extracted, cedary, toasty, red currant and ripe black cherry fruit flavors with a long finish; medium to full tannin; lingering aftertaste. Precocious and very appealing to taste now though deserves several more years of bottle aging. Very highly recommended.

The San Francisco Chronicle's Wine Recommendations: Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Under $30 - December 2004
Comments: "Nose of black fruit, licorice, ... a hint of cigar box; sweet raspberry, cassis, strawberry and spice flavors...., coffee, menthol and thyme." Lynn Char Bennett - San Francisco Chronicle wine writer

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2004 La Sorpresa Sonoma County Carneros Chardonnay


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - BEST OF CLASS - 2006 New World International Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 94 POINTS - 2006 California State Fair Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 West Coast Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 SAVOR Wine Magazine "North of the Gate" Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 Grand Harvest Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 30th Annual Orange Country Fair Commercial Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Wines of the World Wine Competition


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2002 La Sorpresa Chardonnay


Awards
BEST OF CLASS - GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Sonoma County Harvest Fair


As Heard on May 27, 2004, San Francisco's KCBS Food News,
With Food & Wine Editor Narsai David
"... the 2002 La Sorpresa Chardonnay ~ That's from Carneros from the Sangiacomo Vineyard. Deep, impressively rich aromas, toasty caramelly quality carries right onto the palate. Soft and supple richness makes this very appealing. Just pour a glass and enjoy it. But wait, there's enough stuff here, enough substance to serve this with… how about maybe a lobster or a poultry dish that has a rich cream sauce..."

Highly Recommended - 88 point rating, California Grapevine Vol. 30, No. 2, April-May 2004
..."Slightly hazy, medium-light golden yellow; forward, very toasty, citrusy, tropical fruit aroma with overtones of charred oak; full body; big, plush, citrusy, pear and ripe melon flavors. . . lingering aftertaste." - Price $25.00 (12 bottle case, $270.00, includes a 10% case discount)

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2003 Las Abuelas Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2005 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival
92 POINTS - WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE


92 points, Wine Enthusiast, June 2005
Impresses for the sheer volume of the fruit. Flamboyant tropical pineapple, mango, guava, lots of dusty spices, rich oak, but manages to hold onto balance, dryness and even a sense of finesse all the way through the long finish.

91 points, The Wine News, February/March 2005
Deep gold hue with a tinge of emerald. Sliced apple scents with a note of lime peel. Exceedingly rich with grilled pineapple and apricot nectar flavors. Lengthy toasted close.

90 point rating - Very Highly Recommended, California Grapevine, Vol. 30, No. 6 December 2004 - January 2005
Medium light, golden yellow; attractive, earthy, initially somewhat restrained, ripe pear with hints of spiced apple pie, ripe peach, butterscotch and vanilla; full bodied; rich, plush, supple, lemon and ripe pear flavor, with notes of toasted hazelnut and vanilla; full mouth feel; firmly structured; lingering aftertaste.

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2004 Las Patolitas Sonoma County Chardonnay


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - BEST OF CLASS - 2006 Los Angeles County Fair Wines of the World Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competiton
GOLD MEDAL - 2006 Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 88 POINTS - 2006 California State Fair Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 New World International Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 Grand Harvest Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 West Coast Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2006 SAVOR Wine Magazine "North of the Gate" Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 30th Annual Orange Country Fair Commercial Wine Competition


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2003 Las Patolitas Chardonnay


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 New World International Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
GOLD MEDAL - 94 POINTS - 2005 California State Fair Wine Competition
CHAMPION - 2007 International Wine Competition at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2004 San Francisco International Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 Grand Harvest Awards
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival


California Grapevine Vol. 30, No. 6 December 2004 - January 2005
90 point rating ...Medium light golden yellow; attractive, forward, intense, toasty, nutty, spicy, slightly honeyed, ripe pear and baked apple aroma with notes of tropical fruit and charred oak full body; rich, plush, spiced green apple flavors; well balanced, lingering aftertaste. Shows very appealing fruit. Very Highly Recommended

Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine...January 2006
Straightforward appely in its fruit tones and taking on both a bit of richness and a hint of spice from its oak, this well-balanced effort is full but never heavy on the palate and its light notes of brightness and candied apples add further to its immediacy.

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2002 Las Patolitas Chardonnay


Awards
BEST OF CLASS - GOLD MEDAL - 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 Critic's Challenge Wine Competition


As Heard on May 27, 2004, San Francisco's KCBS Food News,
With Food & Wine Editor Narsai David
"2002 Las Patolitas Chardonnay ~ That's a blend of grapes from the Sangiacomo Vineyard and Bald Mountain. Luscious, full ripe aromas of tropical fruit with a fine acidity on the palate. The flavors linger very pleasing with a soft, lush feel. A really nicely balanced wine. Priced - $19.99…

88 point rating, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, February 2004
...If you like them rich and oaky, this Chard's for you. Tropical fruit, pear and peach flavors are mingled with smoke, vanilla, and buttered toast to forge a strong, flashy wine.

90 point rating - Very highly recommended, California Grapevine Vol. 29,
No. 6, December 2003-January 2004
Medium-light yellow color; attractive, forward, floral, honeyed, ripe pear and tropical fruit aroma with hints of grapefruit and butterscotch; full body; rich and supple in the mouth with citrussy, green apple and ripe peach flavors and hints of residual sugar; well balanced and structured; lingering aftertaste. This very appealing, fruit-driven Chardonnay developed with airing in the glass and is refreshing to drink now.

The Colorado WINE NEWS, Volume 13, No. 4
The 2002 Chardonnay, Las Patolitas Carneros, $20, opens with oak followed by smooth, broad, creamy flavors of apple, pear, lemon, and oak laced with nice acidity and finishing medium-broad and medium-long. It is nicely integrated and structured.

Meredith May, Patterson's Beverage Journal, October 2003
"You can almost taste the sunshine . . . key lime and lemon curd qualities integrate with a complex, elegant personality."

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2001 Las Patolitas Sangiacomo Vineyard, Carneros, Chardonnay


Awards
BEST OF CLASS - GOLD MEDAL - 2002 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
GOLD MEDAL - 2003 Grand Harvest Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2003 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


90 points, Anthony Dias Blue, On-line editor for bluelifestyle.com,
"Rich and bright with lovely varietal fruit, sweet oak, toasty, rich and balanced with crisp acid structure."

Anthony Dias Blue is also a wine writer for Bon Appetit, American Way, Wine Country Living Magazine, The Mercury News (Silicon Valley), Decanter, Orient Express Magazine, plus radio personality for WCBS (N.Y.) and KFWB (L.A.)



Highly recommended 88 of 100 points, California Grapevine,
February/March 2003
Medium-light golden yellow; attractive, forward, floral, spicy, slightly cedary, green apple and ripe pear aroma with overtones of creamy oak; medium-full body; plush, rounded, citrussy green apple flavors with hints of apricot and pineapple; well balanced; lingering aftertaste. Very appealing to drink now.

Colorado Wine News, January - March 2003
" ...has creamy aromas of peach, pear, and toast before smooth, round flavors of peach, pear, toast, and butterscotch with light accents of oak. The finish is long and medium-broad and adds spice. Balanced, integrated, straight-forward, and easy to drink."

by Dan Clarke, Proprietor | Editor: California Wine and Food
"Very appealing wine. Flavors are more of the 'tropical fruit' than 'citrussy' style. Has a great spicy, hazelnut finish."

Bennet King, Wine Buyer Whole Foods Market
Classic Carneros pear and vanilla. Soft, creamy and lush, this wine is a world class chardonnay.... What a find!

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2002 Miradero Merlot


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2005 Grand Harvest Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2005 Los Angeles International Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 91 POINTS - 2005 California State Fair Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 90 POINTS - 2004 California State Fair Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2005 Hilton Head Island Wine Festival


BEST BUY IN THE MARKET
Connoisseur's Guide to California Wine...March 2005...91 points
......this one opened nicely during the tasting and impressed with its sweet, concentratated cherry notes, and its caramel, cocoa and creme brulee richness in the nose...

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2000 Miradero Merlot


Awards
90 POINTS - 2002 California State Fair
SILVER MEDAL - 2002 Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - 2002 West Coast Wine Competition


92 points...Anthony Dias Blue, On-line editor for bluelifestyle.com,
Smooth and lush with lovely structure and good balance; long, elegant and possessing plum fruit and lots of finesse.

Anthony Dias Blue, is also wine writer for Bon Appetit, American Way, Wine Country Living Magazine, The Mercury News (Silicon Valley), Decanter, Orient Express Magazine, plus radio personality for WCBS (N.Y.) and KFWB (L.A.)



Colorado Wine News, January - March 2003
"It is still young. It has a candied bouquet of raspberry, cherry, coffee, chocolate and vanilla introducing mouthfulling flavors of the same plus spice and a medium-broad, persistent, and increasingly spicy, peppery finish. If you give it several hours to develop and open it becomes smooth, almost unctuous, with a very rich bouquet and layers of black-berry black cherry, black raspberry, coffee, and dark chocolate on the nose to which the palate adds quince and spice plus deftly handled, supple tannins. The finish becomes long, medium-broad, and rich. There is a lot happening here with layers of flavors. It is a better Merlot than some costing two to three times as much."
Excellent. BEST WINE.


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2002 Vista del Halcón Chardonnay


Awards
GOLD MEDAL - 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
SILVER MEDAL - New World International Wine Competition


90 point rating - Highly Recommended, California Grapevine, Vol. 30, No. 1 February - March 2004
...Medium-light golden yellow; attractive, floral, spicy, citrussy, green apple aroma that developed with airing in the glass; medium-full body; assertive, slightly buttery, green apple flavors with a rounded mouth feel; well balanced and structured;crisp finish; lingering aftertaste. Shows distinctive Chardonnay fruit.

The Colorado WINE NEWS, Volume 13, No. 4
The 2002 Chardonnay Vista del Halcón, Hawk Hill Vineyard, Russian River Valley, $22...Initial aromas of oak and cream open to add pear and toast. Smooth and broad on the palate it first shows lemon, apple, and rhubarb before adding pineapple, apricot, mineral, and chalk. It finishes medium-broad and medium-long. Nicely structured with good acidity...

Meredith May, Patterson's Beverage Journal, October 2003
"Charles Creek's Vista del Halcón Hawk Hill Vineyard 2002 Chardonnay is a wonderful citrus and pineapple gem, creamy and textured through the finish."