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Beverage Testing Institute 2007 World Wine Championships
94 points - Highest Rated Chardonnay - Chardonnay Finch Hollow 2005
89 points - Among the Top Ten Highest Rated Chardonnays - Chardonnay Reserve 2005
90 points - Among the Top Four Highest Rated Merlots - Merlot 2004 (July 2007 Release)

Dallas Morning News April 2007
Gold Medal Chardonnay Finch Hollow 2004
Gold Medal Lake William 2002
Silver Medal Chardonnay Reserve 2004
Silver Medal Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Finger Lakes Wine Competition April 2007
Gold Medal Chardonnay Finch Hollow 2004
Gold Medal Lake William 2002
Silver Medal Chardonnay Reserve 2004
Silver Medal Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

The Colorado Wine News April - June 2007 Volume 17, No. 1
The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, $85, spent 20 months in new French oak and opens with cedar, rhubarb, bell pepper, currant, and plum. All repeat as juicy, lively flavors laced with very fine tannin and nice tannin rather than finish it just sits on and clings to the palate and has good, persistent presence. Well put together. Very tasty. The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Napa Valley, $160, was aged for 26 months in new French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. It has a big, rich, ripe, inviting bouquet of sweet earth, blackberry jam, cedar, and Damson plum. Forward, rich, restrained flavors of the same plum bell pepper, and very fine, smooth, dry tannin. Everything carries through the long, broad finish. Well balanced, structured, and integrated. Very Good.

Wine Review Online March 27, 2007
Jarvis Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2001
I had lost touch with the Jarvis wines for several vintages before recently tasting this bottling and the straight 2002 Cabernet, and both made me regret the lapse. This shows exceptional aromatic complexity and very impressive dimension on the palate, with lots of toasty, smoky, spicy notes working very nicely with a core of fruit recalling blackberries and black currants. Although this hardly lacks for fruit intensity, there's a certain (welcome) restraint to the character of the fruit that makes this tougher to peg as a Napa Cab than most wines from the region. 92 Michael Franz

Wine Review Online March 20, 2007
Jarvis Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
A delicious rendering of Cabernet from a great vintage, this shows plenty of depth and length. However, it is frankly not all that tough to achieve deep, persistent flavors from Cabernet in Napa in a good growing season. What is most impressive about this wine is that it shows real intricacy and delicacy. The fruit notes show tinges of blackberries, black cherries, and red currants, with lovely little accents of tobacco leaf, woodsmoke and spices. The tannins are equal to the job of structuring the fruit, but don't do so at the cost of any hardness or dryness in the finish, which is fresh and pure thanks to plenty of bright acidity. Simply put: A thoroughbred. 92 Michael Franz

Wine Review Online August 29, 2006
Jarvis Lake William 2001
A Bordeaux-styled red blend, this wine stands out from the crowded (and pricey) Napa Valley field on two counts. First, it displays excellent balance, without excessive (and expensive) oak getting in the way of its vinous character. Ready to drink now, it has the stuffing to age gracefully for a decade. Second, it offers a distinct, and delicious, flavor profile, due in large measure to Cabernet Franc comprising nearly a third of the blend. That variety's weedy character contributes both complexity and elegance, making the wine taste simultaneously rich and refined. 91 Paul Lukacs