Recent Accolades
ADELAIDA Viognier 2008
92 points, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - March 2010.
"Among the richer and more substantial Viogniers found in this month's review, Adelaida's Glenrose bottling is also noteworthy for its impressions of polish and careful balance. Charged with lots of peachy fruit and infused with scents of fresh flowers, it is a deep and serious wine with long, layered, well-ripened flavors that make it a fine candidate for pairing with the likes of Asian-spiced crab or chicken simmered in wine and liberally seasoned with garlic."

ADELAIDA Zinfandel Michael's Estate 2007
92points, The Wine Spectator- January 2010.
"Briary, nicely focused and structured, with loamy clay and smoky berry on the nose and gutsy wild blackberry, cracked pepper and licorice flavors. Finishes with ripe tannins. "

ADELAIDA Syrah Viking Estate Reserve 2006
94 points, The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2009.
"The 2006 Syrah Reserve Viking Estate is a French Hermitage-like effort made from the Estrella clone of Syrah (believed to have come from Chapoutier’s Hermitage vineyards). A chalky character interwoven with copious quantities of damp earth, licorice, lavender, blackberries, and cassis are followed by a full-bodied, gorgeously proportioned, layered, superbly concentrated wine displaying tremendous persistence as well as length. Both subtle and powerful, it is a brilliant example of west side Paso Robles Syrah. "
91 points, The Wine Enthusiast - December 2009.
90 points, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - November 2009.
90 points, Stephen Tanzer - November 2009.
90 points, Tasting Pannel

ADELAIDA Syrah Glenrose Reserve 2006
92+ points, The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2009.
"The 2006 Syrah Reserve Glenrose Vineyard is a more subtle, slightly toned-down effort. Full-bodied with plenty of smoky, forest floor, spring flower, black and red fruit notes, it is a layered, voluptuously-textured wine with superb depth and purity. Consume it over the next 7-8 years."
91 points, The Wine Enthusiast - December 2009.
90 points, Stephen Tanzer- November 2009.
90 points, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - November 2009.
Best of Class,The San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition 2010

ADELAIDA Version (Rhone Style Red) 2006
91 points, The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr. August 2009.
"The sexy 2006 Version Proprietary Red (38% Mourvedre, 28% Syrah, 22% Grenache, and tiny amounts of Counoise and Cinsault) offers seductive notes of kirsch liqueur, black currants, forest floor, loamy soil, pepper, and spice. This Mediterranean-styled red is broad, full-bodied, and savory without a hard edge to be found. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. It is an excellent bargain for a wine of this quality. "

ADELAIDA Syrah Anna's Estate 2006
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2009.
"The outstanding 2006 Syrah Anna’s Estate exhibits this varietal’s gamy, meaty style with attractive barbecue/smoked meat, camphor, cassis, and acacia flower notes. The super-complex aromatics are accompanied by a round, medium to full-bodied wine with sweet tannin, good substance, and fine purity. Enjoy it over the next 5-7 years."


ADELAIDA Viognier 2007
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2009.
"More exotic and flamboyant is the 2007 Viognier Glenrose Vineyard. It possesses plenty of apricot and jammy peach characteristics in addition to good crisp acidity underlying its exuberant floral and tropical fruit-filled personality. Fresh, full-bodied, and impeccably well-balanced, it, too, should be consumed in its first 1-2 years of life."
Best of Class,The San Francisco Wine Chronicle Competition 2009

CABERNET SAUVIGNON VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2005
91 points,Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar -Nov/Dec 2008.
"Opaque ruby. Powerfully aromatic bouquet of raspberry, blueberry, smoked meat, incense and vanilla. Lush and creamy, offering sweet black and blue fruit flavors and a suave musky herb quality. Quite rich but surprisingly lively, with excellent finishing grip and thrust."
90 points,Connoisseurs' Guide- August 2009
"Combining the rich, lightly chocolaty notes of ripeness with an overlay of fresh currants and mint, this wine offers an intriguing blend of classic Cabernet character with the concentration that attends wines from its area. It is full but not heavy on the palate, and its supple underbelly is well and truly supported by plenty of varietal fruit and a fair dose of firming acid and tannin. it asks for a several years of cellaring, and it seems a good bet to reward at least a half decade of patience."

ADELAIDA Chardonnay 2007
90 points, The Wine Enthusiast- August 2009.

ADELAIDA ZINFANDEL 2006
90 points, The Wine Enthusiast- April 2009.
"A rich, savory Zin that shows the softness and warmth of Paso Robles, with an exotic array of fruit and spice flavors.  Waves of blackberries, cherries, mulberries, chocolate, licorice, and peppery spices mingle into a long, interesting finsh.  Drink now through 2010 for youthful zest."

VERSION (RHONE STYLE RED) GLENROSE VINEYARD 2005
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 177, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2008.
"The 2005 Version Proprietary Red Wine Glenrose Vineyard is a combination of 40% Mourvedre, 27% Syrah, and small amounts of Counoise, Grenache, and Cinsault. Its complex Cotes du Rhone-like bouquet includes scents of figs, plums, cherries, underbrush, earth, and forest floor. It is an outstanding example of a Rhone Ranger made in a French style. Drink it over the next 5-6 years."
Double Gold, The 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.

SYRAH VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2005
90+ points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 177, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2008.
"Also outstanding, the 2005 Syrah Viking Estate Reserve Vineyard exhibits more black currant and licorice characteristics along with a touch of toasty oak, medium to full body, elegant, restrained flavors, well-integrated tannin, and fresh acidity. Consume it over the next 5-6 years."
90 points, Connoisseur's Guide- November 2008
"Much as its partner from the Glenrose Vineyard, this deep and well-balanced bottling is at once nicely extracted and slightly withdrawn. If not a flamboyant wine, it is fairly rich and fruity with teasing suggestions of briar, slate and vanilla all foreshadowing layering to come with age. While not especially tannic or demanding of lengthy cellartime, it has room to grow and should prove to be a comparatively complex and elegant Syrah if held for a few years."

SYRAH GLENROSE RESERVE 2005
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 177, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2008.
"Made in a lighter style, the 2005 Syrah Reserve Glenrose Vineyard displays a hint of bacon fat, a restrained oak component, and Crozes-Hermitage-like notes of tapenade, herbs, and black fruits. This medium-bodied Syrah should drink nicely for 3-4 years."

CABERNET SAUVIGNON VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2004
90 points, The Wine Enthusiast - April 2008.
"This wine is soft with some nice layers, and delicious in blackberry, cherry, currant, licorice and smoky oak flavors that finish dry, with a scour of sweet tannins"
Gold Medal, The 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.

CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE RESERVE 2004
90 points, Connoisseur's Guide- April 2008.
"Of the three ripe and rich Cabernets from Adelaida, this one is the most mannerly. Its aromas of black plums, black cherries, walnuts, cassis and creamy oak are inviting at the first sniff, and they only get richer and deeper as the wine airs. It has a smooth, almost gentle feel at entry, but it comes with firming acids and enough tannin to be solid in its latter half and to pro-vide a bit of aging potential as well."

ROUSSANNE/GRENACHE BLANC (RHONE STYLE WHITE) 2005
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 172, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2007.
"The ripe, medium-bodied 2005 Grenache Blanc/Roussanne (57% and 43% respectively) exhibits excellent aromas of flowers, rosewater, white citrus, and orange rind as well as plenty of richness, acidity, and freshness. Consume it over the next 2-3 years."
Best of Class, Gold Medal, The 2007 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition.


ROUSSANNE/GRENAHCE BLANC (RHONE STYLE WHITE) 2004
90 Points, Wine Advocate, Issue 166, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2006.
"My favorite white here is the 2004 Rhone Style White, which is a blend of 52% Roussanne and 48% Grenache Blanc. Honeyed grapefruit, lemon butter, rosewater, fig, and spice notes jump from the glass of this savory, medium to full-bodied, fleshy offering. With good underlying acidity, it would be a perfect foil for a fleshy, Copper River salmon."

VIOGNIER 2004
90 Points, Wine Advocate, Issue 166, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2006.
"The flamboyant 2004 Viognier Glenrose Vineyard's litchi nut and rose petal-scented nose is followed by deep, full-bodied flavors, excellent ripeness, and a fleshy texture as well as finish."

VERSION (RHONE STYLE RED) 2004
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 172, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2007.
"The medium ruby-hued 2004 Version Proprietary Red is a blend of 34% Mourvedre, 22% Syrah, 18% Grenache, 14% Counoise, and 12% Cinsault from the Glenrose Vineyard. This is a complex, dark ruby-hued red displaying a big, sweet nose of spice box, pepper, plums, currants, loamy soil, and leafy vegetation. Lush, round, and nearly opulent, this is a seductive, fairly priced effort to enjoy over the next 3-4 years. Bravo!"

SYRAH VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2004
90 points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 172, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2007.
"The most structured, aromatic, complex, and richest is the 2004 Syrah Reserve Viking Estate Vineyard. Copious quantities of black raspberry jam-like notes intermixed with cassis, spring flowers, licorice, and earth emerge from this medium to full-bodied effort. Good freshness and length suggest it will last for 5-6 years."

SYRAH CHELLE MOUNTAIN RESERVE 2004
92points, The Wine Enthusiast- May 2008.
"Here’s a wine that grabs your attention for its complex, authoritative structure. The York Mountain AVA is in a cooler, hilly part of western Paso Robles, wide open to Pacific influence, and you can taste the salty sea breeze in the crisp acidity and fine tannins, not to mention the white pepper flavors that give a piquant spiciness to the blackberries and mocha. Drink this fine young Syrah now, or hold for up to six years."

SYRAH VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2003
91 Points, Wine Advocate, Issue 166, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - August 2006.
"From a limestone vineyard planted in 1992, the impressive, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2003 Syrah Reserve Viking Vineyard boasts a beautifully pure bouquet of white flowers, blackberries, and a hint of toasty oak. Full-bodied, structured, and rich with ripe tannin, abundant fruit, and plenty of extract, this dense, well-balanced Syrah will drink well for a decade."

PINOT NOIR HMR ESTATE 2002
91 Points, Two Puffs, Good Value, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - February 2005.
"Nicely fruited and very well-focused from its first sniff through to its lengthy finish, this impeccably balanced wine gets its admirable ratings without resorting to blatant ripeness or excessive oak. Its touches of vanillin spice serve as a comfortable counterpoint to its ongoing themes of juicy red cherries, and its supple, slightly velvety feel is the stuff of very good Pinot Noir. If certainly capable of getting better over the next few years, it is delicious right now and invites near-term enjoyment."

RHONE STYLE WHITE (ROUSSANNE, GRENACHE BLANC) 2002
90 Points - Editors' Choice, Wine Enthusiast Magazine - October 2005.
"An exciting Rhone white, oaky and rich in flamboyant tropical fruit, wildflower and spicy flavors. This big, flashy, opulent wine is a blend of Roussanne and Grenache Blanc."
92 Points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 159, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2005.
"The impressive light green/gold-colored 2002 Roussanne/Grenache Blanc (44% of the former and 56% of the latter) reveals a white Hermitage-like character with hints of white currants, licorice, flowers, and stone fruits. Possessing a full-bodied, authoritative style, it should drink well for 2-3 years."

SYRAH VIKING ESTATE RESERVE 2002
91 Points, Two Puffs, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - July 2006.
"Every bit as big and as potent as the best of its cellarmates, this deep, very well-extracted and highly ripened, inky wine exhibits the best and most plentiful fruit of its clan with loads of berries and savory spice at the core of its expansive flavors. Subtlety is not in its nature, but its sense of layering is surprising for such a ripe wine, and its compelling richness more than compensates for the heat that comes on at the end."
91 Points, The Wine Advocate, Issue 159, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2005.
"The 2002 Syrah Reserve Viking Estate exhibits a saturated color in addition to smoky, blackberry, and black tea aromas intermixed with notions of lard, oak, and underbrush. Pure and ripe, with a tightly-knit, structured, big personality, it requires another 1-2 years of bottle age, and should drink well for a decade."

SYRAH 2002
90 Points, Wine Advocate, Issue 159, Robert M. Parker, Jr. - June 2005.
"Readers seeking an open-knit Syrah, with abundant notes of bacon fat and smoke should check out the 2002 Syrah from three vineyards, Glenrose, DeBro, and Viking. This medium-bodied, elegant effort offers attractive perfume, finesse rather than power, and admirable purity as well as depth. Drink it over the next 3-4 years."