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Roy Estate: Napa Valley, California
2005 Roy Estate Proprietary Blend
Roy Estate
Napa, North Coast, California, USA
Proprietary Blend (a dry red table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #174 (Dec 2007)
Rating: 95 points
Drink 2010 - 2025
This 17-acre vineyard on the eastern side of Napa is owned by Charles and Shirley Roy. Located in what is known as the Soda Canyon area, the vineyard was planted under the direction of Helen Turley, but today's winemaker is Philippe Melka. They have two wines in their cuvee, a Bordeaux blend and, of course, their Cabernet Sauvignon. My favorite of the quartet of wines I tasted is the 2005 Proprietary Red, a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot. Of course, Soda Canyon is a southern Napa region and cool, much like its neighbor Stags Leap. This wine exhibits very Bordeaux-like notes of black currants, chocolate, underbrush, and some background oak. With beautiful sweet fruit, striking elegance, well-integrated acidity, and a dense ruby/purple color and medium to full body, this will be a long-lived wine. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.
2004 Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Roy Estate
Napa, North Coast, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon (a dry red table wine)
Review by Robert Parker
Wine Advocate #168 (Dec 2006)
Rating: 94 points
Drink 2006-2021
Cost: $95
The elegant, dark ruby/purple-colored 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) reveals hints of white chocolate, black currants, ripe mountain berries, loamy soil, and earthy characteristics. Medium to full-bodied, with loads of structure and tannin as well as excellent purity, richness, and length, it will benefit from 1-3 years of bottle age, and should drink nicely for 10-15 years.
Charles and Shirley Roy own this 16.5 acre vineyard planted in Napa Valley’s Soda Canyon area. Eight-hundred cases of primarily Cabernet Sauvignon (small quantities of Petit Verdot may be added in certain vintages) are typically produced each year
