Bottle
HALF BOTTLES
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
13
Ferrari
Brut, Trento, Trentino, Italy NV
RP-91, VIN-91
32
12
Taittinger
Brut, La Française, Champagne, France NV
42
Chardonnay
46
Rombauer
Carneros, California 2024
35
45
Sanford
Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-90, VIN-90
38
Italian Whites & Reds
35
Bisci
Verdicchio di Matelica, The Marches, Italy 2024
26
25
Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2021
RP-94, VIN-94
60
34
Damilano
Lecinquevigne, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2022
42
24
Fèlsina
Fontalloro, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2019
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
52
39
La Spinetta
Ca' di Pian, Barbera d'Asti, Superiore, Piedmont, Italy 2023
30
31
La Spinetta
Bricco Quaglia, Moscato d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy 2024
23
33
Ruffino
Ducale, Chianti Classico, Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2021
WS-93
28
36
Tiefenbrunner
Pinot Grigio, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Trentino, Italy 2020
20
French Whites & Reds
22
Hippolyte Reverdy
Sancerre, Loire, France 2024
38
26
Trimbach
Gewürztraminer, Alsace, France 2019
WS-91
33
Sauvignon Blanc & Rosé
41
Frog's Leap
Napa Valley, California 2023
26
42
Kim Crawford
Marlborough, New Zealand 2021
WS-89
25
40
Margerum
Rosé, Riviera, Santa Barbara County, California 2022
25
Pinot Noir
76
Hartford Court
Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-92
40
71
Melville
Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2019
RP-93, VIN-91
45
77
Siduri
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
RP-90
30
Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
81
Alexander Valley Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, California 2022
25
23
Aperture
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County, California 2023
RP-96+, VIN-94
60
85
Caymus Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon, California, California 2022
50
82
Daou
Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California 2023
28
73
Heitz Cellar
Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha's Vineyard, Oakville, California 2017
RP-95, WS-94
225
72
Paul Hobbs
Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville, California 2019
WS-93, RP-92+, VIN-93
95
84
Rombauer
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California 2019
WS-91
60
80
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2021
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
130
87
The Prisoner
Napa Valley, California 2019
48
Malbec
37
Altos Las Hormigas
Clásico, Mendoza, Argentina 2022
RP-90
22
50
Catena
Appellation, Vista Flores, Mendoza, Argentina 2022
28
Zinfandel
51
Frog's Leap
Napa Valley, California 2021
28
32
Mauritson
Rockpile Ridge Vineyard, Rockpile, California 2016
RP-92, WS-91
33
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
120
Bele Casel
Extra Dry, Asolo Prosecco, Superiore, Veneto, Italy NV
50
102
Bellavista
Brut, Alma Gran Cuvée, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy NV
WS-90, RP-92, VIN-92
95
70
Billecart-Salmon
Extra Brut, Anniversary Cuvée, Champagne, France 2018
210
88
Casa E. di Mirafiore
Blanc de Noir, Metodo Classico, Alta Langa, Piedmont, Italy 2018
90
90
Dom Pérignon
Brut, Champagne, France 2012
RP-96, VIN-97, WS-96
375
107
Dom Pérignon
Brut, Champagne, France 2015
WS-96, RP-95, VIN-96
375
92
Krug
Brut, Grande Cuvée, Champagne, France 170ème Édition
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-96
450
89
Laurent-Perrier
Brut, Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée, Champagne, France Nº26
VIN-96+, RP-96+, WS-95
375
91
Louis Roederer
Cristal, Champagne, France 2015
RP-95+, VIN-96, WS-96
550
152
Monogram
Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Cuvée, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy NV
75
95
Nicolas Feuillatte
Brut, Palmes d'Or, Champagne, France 2008
WS-93
250
96
Pol Roger
Brut Rosé, Champagne, France 2015
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-93
195
101
Rare
Brut, Millésime, Champagne, France 2008
WS-97, RP-93+
400
117
Roederer Estate
Brut, L'Ermitage, Anderson Valley, California 2019
WS-94, VIN-96, Wine Ethusiast-100pts
125
97
Taittinger
Brut, La Française, Champagne, France NV
RP-90
84
98
Veuve Clicquot
Brut, La Grande Dame, Champagne, France 2015
WS-95, RP-92, VIN-95
380
99
Veuve Clicquot
Brut, Yellow Label, Champagne, France NV
125
Chardonnay
115
Aubaine
Anahata Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2021
WS-93
70
149
Aubert
Carneros, California 2022
125
242
Aubert
Eastside, Russian River Valley, California 2024
VIN-94-96
185
109
Aubert
Ritchie Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2015
RP-97+, VIN-97
210
119
Aubert
Sonoma Coast, California 2022
125
183
Beaux Frères
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2022
RP-95, VIN-92, WS-91
150
118
Bodega Catena Zapata
Adrianna Vineyard White Bones, Mendoza, Argentina 2022
VIN-98, WS-95
225
175
Brewer-Clifton
3D, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2021
WS-93, VIN-95, RP-94+
95
123
Convene by Dan Kosta
Russian River Valley, California 2021
WS-93
95
122
Domaine Eden
Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2015
RP-91, VIN-92
49
110
Donum
Single-Vineyard, Carneros, California 2019
WS-91
130
108
DuMOL
Chloe Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2022
RP-94, WS-93
130
60
DuMOL
Chloe Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-95
130
124
DuMOL
Wester Reach, Russian River Valley, California 2023
VIN-92, WS-91
110
176
Evening Land
Seven Springs, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2022
RP-91, WS-93
65
156
Failla
Olivet Ranch, Russian River Valley, California 2024
VIN-94. WS-91
85
112
Fairchild
Stones, Russian River Valley, California 2022
360
129
Favia
Carbone, Coombsville, California 2020
VIN-92, WS-93
80
252
Flowers
Sonoma Coast, California 2024
WS-93, VIN-91
80
133
Freemark Abbey
Napa Valley, California 2020
RP-92
70
134
Frequency
DiPalermo John Sebastiano Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2018
RP-90-92+
65
106
Frog's Leap
Shale and Stone, Napa Valley, California 2023
VIN-96
60
135
Hanzell Vineyards
Moon Mountain District, California 2021
WS-92, VIN-95
80
136
Hartford Court
Fog Dance Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, California 2019
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
110
138
Hartford Court
Three Virtues, Russian River Valley, California 2018
80
111
Haynes Vineyard
Vigneron, Coombsville, California 2021
RP-93, VIN-93
120
103
Hazelfern
Prime Cut, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021
110
114
Hudson Vineyards
Napa Valley Carneros, California 2023
RP-94, WS-94
90
139
Hyde and Sons
Larry Hyde and Sons Vineyard, Napa Valley Carneros, California 2018
100
113
Hyland Estates
Single Vineyard, McMinnville, Oregon 2021
WS-93, VIN-94
60
146
Joey Tensley
Fundamental, Central Coast, California 2021
RP-92
45
125
Jordan
Russian River Valley, California 2023
WS-90
60
177
Kerr
Sonoma Coast, California 2019
75
59
Lingua Franca
Estate, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2023
VIN-94, WS-93, RP-93+
90
141
Lismore
Estate Reserve, South Africa 2020
VIN-95, RP-92
105
171
Masút
Estate Vineyard, Eagle Peak, California 2020
70
182
Melville
Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2023
RP-92, VIN-94
60
127
Merry Edwards
Anderson Valley, California 2023
75
185
Morlet Family Vineyards
Ma Douce, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2020
RP-93, VIN-93
155
143
Mount Eden Vineyards
Reserve, Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2018
WS-91, RP-94, VIN-95
95
137
Noria
Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2024
70
104
Paul Hobbs
George Menini Estate, Russian River Valley, California 2022
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-93
150
94
Paul Lato
Done & Done Rincon Vineyard, Arroyo Grande Valley, California 2023
VIN-94
110
231
Peter Michael Winery
Belle Côte, Knights Valley, California 2023
RP-95+, WS-95, VIN-95
200
105
Platt Vineyard
Estate, West Sonoma Coast, California 2023
VIN-95
125
58
Pulido-Walker
Mt. Veeder Estate Vineyard, Mount Veeder, California 2023
VIN-95
190
198
Raen
Charles Ranch Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2024
VIN-97
160
184
Ramey
Russian River Valley, California 2021
WS-94
85
151
Résonance
Hyland Vineyard, McMinnville, Oregon 2019
WS-93, RP-95+
80
62
Rivers-Marie
Sonoma Coast, California 2024
WS-92, VIN-92
70
126
Rochioli
Estate, Russian River Valley, California 2024
WS-92
115
153
Rombauer
Carneros, California 2023
WS-90, RP-90
68
154
Samsara
Bentrock Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2021
VIN-94
95
202
Samsara
Bentrock Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2023
RP-94, VIN-90
95
155
Samsara
Sta. Rita Hills, California 2020
RP-92, VIN-91
55
140
Samsara
Zotovich Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-92
110
157
Sandhi
Santa Rita Hills, California 2017
RP-93, VIN-90
58
159
Scribe
Carneros, California 2015
42
121
Sea Smoke
Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
VIN-94
125
130
Shafer
Red Shoulder Ranch, Napa Valley Carneros, California 2022
RP-94, VIN-91, WS-93
120
128
Stony Hill Vineyard
SHV, Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-94
70
164
Trail Marker
Quink Vineyard Mount Eden Clone, Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2017
VIN-93, RP-92+
63
116
Trombetta
Petersen Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2019
60
360
Tyler
La Rinconada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2023
RP-96+
115
180
Tyler
Mae Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2021
RP-93+, VIN-94
100
165
Tyler
Santa Barbara County, California 2017
RP-91, VIN-92
45
167
Vo-kel
Peaceland Vineyard, Fountaingrove District, California 2017
70
168
Walter Hansel
Cuvée Alyce, Russian River Valley, California 2019
VIN-95
70
169
Walter Hansel
The Estate Vineyards, Russian River Valley, California 2019
VIN-93
49
170
Walter Hansel
The Meadows Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2019
VIN-94
55
142
Wayfarer
The Estate Wayfarer Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2023
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-94
160
163
Waypoint
Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2020
RP-92
80
132
Waypoint
Ritchie, Russian River Valley, California 2020
RP-93
80
166
WillaKenzie Estate
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021
RP-92, WS-90, VIN-91
70
131
Williams Selyem
Unoaked, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-92, WS-90
75
Sauvignon Blanc
207
Alpha Estate
Ecosystem Single Block Fume Kaliva, Florina, Greece 2019
RP-92
60
218
Arkenstone Vineyards
Howell Mountain, California 2021
RP-95, WS-93
210
209
Ehlers Estate
Blanc, Sylviane Estate, St. Helena, California 2023
90
223
Eisele Vineyard
Napa Valley, California 2023
190
212
Kenzo Estate
Asatsuyu, Napa Valley, California 2020
WS-93, RP-91+
130
53
Klein Constantia
Constantia, South Africa 2023
RP-92, VIN-91
60
208
Matthew Wallace
Hardin Ranch, Napa Valley, California 2024
65
214
Merry Edwards
Russian River Valley, California 2023
VIN-91, WS-94
65
74
Noria
Bevill Family Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2024
55
215
Pahlmeyer
Jayson, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-91, WS-91
60
216
Sentium
Mendocino, California 2024
95
224
Spottswoode
Sonoma-Napa Counties, California 2023
WS-94, Organic
80
225
The Setting
Sonoma County, California 2022
RP-93
60
Italian Whites
156
Agricola Punica
Bianco, Samas, Isola dei Nuraghi, Sardinia, Italy
50
178
Antinori
Cervaro della Sala, Umbria, Italy 2023
VIN-95
145
246
Antinori
Vermentino, Guado al Tasso, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2023
WS-90
55
260
Bastianich
Bianco, Vespa, Venezia Giulia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2019
55
262
Cantina Tramin Kellerei
Stoan, Alto Adige, Italy 2022
WS-92
75
229
Cantina Tramin Kellerei
Pinot Grigio, Unterebner, Alto Adige, Italy 2022
WS-91, VIN-90
70
263
Cantine di Dolianova
Montesicci, Nasco di Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy 2020
60
268
Ciro Picariello
Greco di Tufo, Campania, Italy 2022
55
292
Corvée
Müller-Thurgau, Viàch, Cembra Trentino, Superiore, Trentino, Italy 2023
45
259
Cotarella
Bianco, Ferentano, Lazio, Latium, Italy 2019
RP-94, WS-90, VIN-90
50
267
Famiglia Pasqua
Bianco, Passione Sentimento, Veneto, Italy 2021
40
298
Feudi di San Gregorio
Falanghina, Sannio, Campania, Italy 2022
45
179
Gaja
Gaia & Rey, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy 2023
550
288
Giacomo Borgogno & Figli
Riesling, Era Ora, Langhe, Piedmont, Italy 2021
WS-90
70
284
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Bianco, Secco, Cà del Merlo, Veneto, Italy 2023
RP-92
120
296
Jermann
Vintage Tunina, Venezia Giulia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2022
WS-92
125
266
La Giustiniana
Lugarara, Gavi di Gavi, Piedmont, Italy 2023
43
293
La Spinetta
Timorasso, Derthona, Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont, Italy 2023
RP-92, VIN-92
50
280
La Staffa
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Superiore, The Marches, Italy 2022
VIN-91
45
269
Livio Felluga
Bianco, Illivio, Friuli Colli Orientali, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2022
WS-91, RP-92
85
406
Livio Felluga
Pinot Grigio, Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2024
RP-92
50
64
Livio Felluga
Terre Alte, Rosazzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2021
WS-92, VIN-95
210
63
Livio Felluga
Terre Alte, Rosazzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2022
WS-94, VIN-94
210
251
Livio Felluga
Sauvignon, Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2021
WS-90
50
273
Maugeri
Bianco, Contrada Volpare Frontebosco, Etna, Superiore, Sicily, Italy 2023
RP-93, VIN-91
115
217
Maugeri
Bianco, Contrada Volpare Frontebosco, Etna, Superiore, Sicily, Italy 2024
RP-95, VIN-93
130
256
Montevetrano
White, Core, Campania, Italy 2021
RP-91, VIN-90
50
258
Ornellaia
Bianco, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2021
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-94
475
257
Pacher Hof
Kerner, Valle Isarco, Alto Adige, Italy 2018
45
232
Paitin
Elisa, Roero Arneis, Piedmont, Italy 2022
45
265
Pasqua
Bianco, Hey French You Could Have Made This But You Didn't, Veneto, Italy MV
RP-92
85
274
Peter Dipoli
Sauvignon, Voglar, Alto Adige, Italy 2019
VIN-94
55
61
Pieropan
La Rocca, Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy 2023
RP-94+, VIN-93, WS-92
80
264
Roccolo Grassi
Broia, Soave, Veneto, Italy 2022
55
219
Tasca d'Almerita
Bianco, Tenuta Regaleali Nozze d'Oro, Sicilia, Sicily, Italy 2022
VIN-93, RP-92
48
235
Vietti
Timorasso, Derthona, Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont, Italy 2022
70
French Whites
238
Château Lynch Bages
Blanc, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2015
RP-91, WS-91
130
261
Domaine Castagnier
Bourgogne Aligoté, Burgundy, France 2020
75
230
Domaine Vocoret & Fils
Vaillons, Chablis, Premier Cru, Burgundy, France 2023
95
243
E. Guigal
La Doriane, Condrieu, Rhône, France 2020
WS-93, JEB DUNNUCK-99
195
247
Famille Vincent
Marie-Antoinette, Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France 2022
WS-91 (WS #69 top 100 list)
90
248
Joseph Drouhin
Saint-Véran, Burgundy, France 2022
WS-91 (WS #48 on top 100 list)
55
249
Maratray-Dubreuil
Blanc, La Blancharde, Ladoix, Burgundy, France 2023
80
250
Olivier Leflaive
Blanc, Les Sétilles, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France 2022
WS-91
90
244
P. & L. Borgeot
Les Grands Champs, Puligny-Montrachet, Burgundy, France 2023
175
Riesling Wines
203
Bott Freres Geisberg Grand Cru 2023
80
226
Carl Loewen
Riesling, Alte Reben, Mosel, Germany 2024
WS-92, VIN-93
60
272
Deodora Estate Vineyards
Riesling, Sonoma Coast, California 2019
65
237
Dönnhoff
Riesling, Hermannshöhle, Nahe, Grosses Gewächs, Germany 2024
RP-94+, VIN-95-97, WS-92
175
297
Frankland Estate
Riesling, Isolation Ridge Vineyard, Frankland River, Western Australia, Australia 2019
RP-95
50
299
Penfolds
Riesling, Bin 51, Eden Valley, South Australia, Australia 2023
VIN-97, RP-93+, WS-91
76
234
Robert Weil
Riesling, Trocken, Rheingau, Gutswein, Germany 2024
RP-90
60
233
Schloss Johannisberg
Riesling, Kabinett, Rotlack, Rheingau, Germany 2022
VIN-94, RP-92+, WS-91
90
294
Trisaetum
Riesling, Ribbon Ridge Estate, Ribbon Ridge, Oregon 2022
60
Spanish Whites
170
Abadia Retuerta
Blanco, LeDomaine, Sardón de Duero, Castilla Y León, Spain 2023
RP-93, VIN-92
100
186
Alberto Orte
Blanco, Atlántida, Spain 2022
90
191
Avancia
Godello, Cuvée de O, Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain 2021
48
190
Bodegas Muga
Blanco, Rioja, Spain 2024
45
187
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España
Blanco, Seco, Monopole Clásico, Rioja, Spain 2018
VIN-93, WS-91
65
189
Etxaniz Txakolina
Txomin Etxaniz, Getariako Txakolina, Basque, Spain 2023
WS-90, #62 on WS Top 100 list
50
Rosé
204
Bodegas Muga
Rosado, Rioja, Spain 2022
VIN-91
40
75
Chateau Léoube
Rosé, Côtes de Provence, Provence, France 2025
60
196
Convene by Dan Kosta
Rosé of Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, California 2022
45
210
Kenzo Estate
Rosé, Yui, Napa Valley, California 2024
RP-93
150
201
Samsara
Rosé, Santa Barbara County, California 2022
55
200
Tormaresca
Rosato, Calafuria, Salento, Puglia, Italy 2021
WS-90, VIN-90
50
205
Turley
White Zinfandel, California 2023
60
197
Tyler
Rosé of Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-92
50
Miscellaneous Whites
270
Aperture
Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg, California 2023
WS-91, RP-91
48
271
Arietta
White, On the White Keys, California 2017
55
275
DeLille Cellars
Blanc, Chaleur, Columbia Valley 2018
VIN-93
47
188
Denner
Theresa, Paso Robles, California 2023
RP-93, VIN-93
90
276
Disznókö
Furmint, Dry, Tokaji, Hungary 2021
36
277
El Enemigo
Sémillon, Mendoza, Argentina 2018
WS-90, VIN-93, RP-92
50
289
Est Cru
White Blend, Staring at the Sun, Lodi, California 2021
40
65
Fingers Crossed
White Blend, Life & Death, California 2022
RP-95+, VIN-96
225
279
Hartford Court
Chenin Blanc, Jurassic Vineyard Old Vine, Santa Ynez Valley, California 2019
VIN-93, WS-90
55
281
Lismore
Viognier, Age of Grace, Cape South Coast, South Africa 2021
RP-91, VIN-93+
70
291
Lismore
Viognier, Estate Reserve, Greyton, South Africa
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-94
115
286
Morlet Family Vineyards
White, La Proportion Dorée, Sonoma County, California 2019
RP-97-99+, VIN-95
175
290
Mullineux
Chenin Blanc, Schist Roundstone, Swartland, South Africa 2021
RP-92, VIN-93
120
282
Paul Lato
Malvasia Bianca, Boogie Nights Larner Vineyard, Ballard Canyon, California 2021
50
287
Paul Lato
Tocai Friulano, Senza Freni Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, California 2022
75
295
Ridge
Grenache Blanc, Paso Robles, California 2024
RP-92, VIN-92
75
245
Torbreck
Sémillon, Woodcutter's, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia 2024
RP-94
50
162
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Pinot Gris, Trocken, Burgenland, Austria 2021
45
Cabernet Sauvignon
350
001 Vintners
Ecotone Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-96, WS-93
350
93
Accendo Cellars
Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-97, WS-97, VIN-98
550
192
Ad Ripa
China Blue, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California 2021
RP-94, VIN-93
140
426
ALH
Coombsville, California 2022
125
462
Anakota
Helena Dakota Vineyard, Knights Valley, California 2013
RP-98, VIN-91-93
325
461
Anakota
Helena Dakota Vineyard, Knights Valley, California 2014
RP-98, VIN-92+
325
460
Anakota
Helena Dakota Vineyard, Knights Valley, California 2015
RP-97, VIN-93
325
300
Anakota
Knights Valley, California 2019
RP-94
125
495
Aperture
Del Rio Vineyard, Alexander Valley, California 2019
RP-97, WS-92
260
528
Aperture
Oliver Ranch, Alexander Valley, California 2019
RP-98, VIN-96, WS-91
260
601
Aperture
SJ Ranch Vineyard, Alexander Valley, California 2019
RP-96, WS-91
260
301
Aperture
Sonoma County, California 2023
RP-96+
95
308
Araujo Estate Wines
Altagracia, Napa Valley, California 2013
RP-93, WS-90
250
432
Araujo Estate Wines
Eisele Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2007
RP-93, VIN-95+
1150
355
Araujo Estate Wines
Eisele Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2011
VIN-96+, RP-92-95
725
351
Bevan Cellars
Tench Vineyard, Oakville, California 2023
RP-96, VIN-98-100
375
307
Blankiet Estate
Mythicus, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97, VIN-98
550
304
Bond
Melbury, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-96
1300
327
Bond
Pluribus, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-97+
1300
352
Bond
Quella, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-95
1300
181
Bond
St. Eden, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-95+
1300
312
Bond
Vecina, Napa Valley, California 2004
RP-96, VIN-95
1400
480
Bond
Vecina, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-97
1300
315
Buccella
Napa Valley, California 2006
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-91
420
435
Buccella
Napa Valley, California 2007
RP-96, WS-93, VIN-93+
420
310
Buehler
Estate, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-92
85
457
Cardinale
Napa Valley, California 2016
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-96
425
318
Caymus Vineyards
Napa Valley, California 2023, 1000ml
150
464
Chappellet
Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2004
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-93+
650
458
Chappellet
Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley, California 2016
RP-100, VIN-97
475
372
Chappellet
Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-98+, VIN-96
500
466
Chateau Montelena
The Montelena Estate, Calistoga, California 2008
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-92
450
465
Chateau Montelena
The Montelena Estate, Calistoga, California 2013
RP-96, WS-92, VIN-95
425
463
Crown Point
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California 2019
RP-98+, VIN-96
275
324
Crown Point
Relevant, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California 2021
RP-91, VIN-92
105
348
Dalla Valle
Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-98, WS-96, VIN-96
450
454
Dalla Valle
Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-97, VIN-100
450
311
Daou
Soul of a Lion, Adelaida District, California 2021
RP-96+, VIN-95
250
345
Denner
Mother of Exiles, Paso Robles, California 2022
VIN-94, RP-91
125
321
Diamond Creek
Gravelly Meadow, Napa Valley, California 2016
RP-100, WS-95, VIN-96
425
328
Diamond Creek
Gravelly Meadow, Napa Valley, California 2017
VIN-94, RP-91, WS-93
340
322
Diamond Creek
Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley, California 2016
RP-98+, WS-95, VIN-94
425
329
Diamond Creek
Red Rock Terrace, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-98, VIN-96, WS-94
400
330
Diamond Creek
Volcanic Hill, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-98+, VIN-96
400
332
Dominus
Napa Valley, California 2008
RP-99, WS-94
600
439
Dominus
Napa Valley, California 2012
RP-98+, WS-94, VIN-100
600
316
Dominus
Napa Valley, California 2020
RP-95, WS-95
550
363
Dominus
Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-98+, RP-96, VIN-98
550
305
Dunn Vineyards
Howell Mountain, California 2005
RP-94, VIN-95+
500
325
DVO
Napa Valley, California 2019
WS-95
550
344
Eisele Vineyard
Altagracia, Napa Valley, California 2014
RP-90, WS-93
200
309
Eisele Vineyard
Altagracia, Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-94, WS-92
200
444
Eisele Vineyard
Napa Valley, California 2017
RP-97, WS-96
675
429
Eisele Vineyard
Napa Valley, California 2022
625
317
Fairchild
Stones No.1, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-95+, VIN-97
650
422
Fairchild
Stones No.3 Perrarus Block 3 - Tench Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97
650
397
Fairchild
Stones No.3, Oakville, California 2021
RP-97, VIN-95
650
193
Favia
Coombsville, California 2021
VIN-97, RP-96+, WS-96
400
411
Favia
Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-94, WS-93
210
346
Feather
Columbia Valley 2019
VIN-94
125
333
Fisher Vineyards
Lamb Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2001
RP-95, VIN-92+
325
362
Forman
Napa Valley, California 2021
VIN-96, WS-93
225
430
Frankland Estate
Frankland River, Western Australia, Australia 2019
50
342
Freemark Abbey
Sycamore Vineyard, Rutherford, California 2011
VIN-93
300
340
Freemark Abbey
Sycamore Vineyard, Rutherford, California 2017
RP-94, VIN-96
250
339
Freemark Abbey
Sycamore Vineyard, Rutherford, California 2018
RP-95+, WS-92, VIN-95
250
343
Hanzell Vineyards
Sonoma Valley, California 2018
WS-93
210
323
Harlan Estate
Napa Valley, California 2012
RP-99+, VIN-99
2500
86
Harlan Estate
Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-97, RP-94+
2200
354
Heitz Cellar
Martha's Vineyard, Oakville, California 2017
RP-95, WS-94
475
347
Heitz Cellar
Trailside Vineyard, Rutherford, California 2016
RP-93+, WS-93
250
576
Hundred Acre
Deep Time, Napa Valley, California 2013
RP-97+
1700
586
Hundred Acre
Kayli Morgan Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2012
RP-99, WS-92, VIN-95
1700
416
Justin
Paso Robles, California 2022
75
353
Kapcsándy Family
Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard, Yountville, California 2015
RP-99, VIN-96
550
194
Kenzo Estate
Ai, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-96
500
365
Kerr
Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-93+, VIN-92, WS-93
300
356
Klipsun
Klipsun Vineyard, Red Mountain, Washington 2017
RP-94+, WS-93, VIN-91
230
357
Kongsgaard
Napa Valley, California 2005
RP-94, VIN-94
350
837
Lail Vineyards
J. Daniel Cuvée, Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-98, VIN-94
450
468
Larkmead
Solari, Napa Valley, California 2005
RP-99, WS-91, VIN-92
425
379
Laz
Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-95
260
303
Lithology
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2021
RP-97+, VIN-96
500
379
Lithology
Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-96, VIN-92
175
331
M by Michael Mondavi
Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-94
180
361
Macauley
Napa Valley, California 2019
VIN-92
150
392
Marietta
Game Trail, Yorkville Highlands, California 2022
VIN-94, RP-91
75
337
Matthew Wallace
The Estate, Napa Valley, California 2022
110
195
Maybach
Materium Weitz Vineyard, Oakville, California 2006
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-93
550
470
Maybach
Materium Weitz Vineyard, Oakville, California 2008
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-94
550
440
Maybach
Materium Weitz Vineyard, Oakville, California 2009
RP-95+, WS-92, VIN-94
475
445
Maybach
Materium Weitz Vineyard, Oakville, California 2010
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-94-96
550
469
Maybach
Materium Weitz Vineyard, Oakville, California 2012
RP-98, WS-95, VIN-94
550
407
Memento Mori
Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-98, WS-95
600
424
Memento Mori
The Flagship, Napa Valley, California 2023
WS-96
600
845
Morlet Family Vineyards
Les Petits, Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-92
220
404
Morlet Family Vineyards
Les Petits, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-93, VIN-92
185
371
Morlet Family Vineyards
Mon Chevalier, Knights Valley, California 2012
RP-92, VIN-93
375
370
Morlet Family Vineyards
Mon Chevalier, Knights Valley, California 2013
VIN-97, RP-95
375
359
Morlet Family Vineyards
Mon Chevalier, Knights Valley, California 2014
VIN-96, RP-91+
375
441
Morlet Family Vineyards
Morlet Estate, St. Helena, California 2016
RP-96, VIN-96
400
364
Morlet Family Vineyards
Morlet Estate, St. Helena, California 2017
RP-95+, VIN-94
400
369
Mount Eden Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2012
RP-94, VIN-94
210
368
Mount Eden Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2017
VIN-97, WS-93, RP-93+
180
367
Mount Eden Vineyards
Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2018
WS-93, RP-95
180
449
Mt. Brave
Mount Veeder, California 2021
RP-95, WS-94
190
796
Nafela
Rockpile Vineyard, Rockpile, California 2022
100
306
Orin Swift
Bloodlines, California 2024
75
838
Outpost
Howell Mountain, California 2022
RP-95, VIN-91
210
654
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-95
600
425
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2012
RP-98, WS-92, VIN-94-96
600
455
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-98+, WS-93, VIN-94
600
670
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-97, WS-95, VIN-94
600
602
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2010
RP-95+, WS-91, VIN-95-97
700
336
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-98+, VIN-97, WS-96
750
446
Paul Hobbs
Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, California 2001
RP-97+, WS-94, VIN-94
700
374
Paul Hobbs
Coombsville, California 2022
RP-93, WS-91, VIN-92
210
679
Paul Hobbs
Nathan Coombs Estate, Coombsville, California
RP-97, VIN-97, WS-95
625
704
Paul Hobbs
To Kalon Vineyard Beckstoffer, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-98+, VIN-94, WS-96
800
375
Paul Lato
Cavatina, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97+, VIN-92
155
405
Paul Lato
Cavatina, Napa Valley, California 2021
155
380
Penfolds
Quantum Bin 98, Wine of the World 2018
RP-97+, VIN-97
1400
213
Peter Michael Winery
Au Paradis, Oakville, California 2017
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-95
450
211
Peter Michael Winery
Au Paradis, Oakville, California 2019
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-97
450
447
Philip Togni
Napa Valley, California 1999
VIN-95, RP-91, WS-90,
370
471
Philip Togni
Napa Valley, California 2003
RP-95+, WS-95, VIN-94
500
382
Pride Mountain Vineyards
Reserve, Sonoma-Napa Counties, California 2014
RP-95+, VIN-96, WS-91
350
473
Quilceda Creek
Columbia Valley 2006
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-95+
475
314
Quilceda Creek
Columbia Valley 2021
RP-98+, VIN-96, WS-95
350
413
Quilceda Creek
Columbia Valley 2022
VIN-97, RP-95+, WS-95
380
436
Quilceda Creek
Galitzine Vineyard, Red Mountain, Washington 2006
RP-96, VIN-94
390
401
Ramey
Annum, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-97, WS-93
195
453
Ramey
Pedregal Vineyard, Oakville, California 2013
RP-95+, WS-94, VIN-95
325
452
Ramey
Pedregal Vineyard, Oakville, California 2014
RP-96, VIN-95
325
451
Ramey
Pedregal Vineyard, Oakville, California 2015
RP-94+, WS-94, VIN-93+
325
373
Rewa
Coombsville, California 2016
RP-96+, VIN-95
390
385
Rewa
Coombsville, California 2019
VIN-95
320
386
Rewa
Khanda, Coombsville, California 2018
186
434
Ridge
Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2017
RP-94, WS-96, VIN-97+
495
319
Ridge
Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2023
WS-92, VIN-93, RP-92
100
388
Rivers-Marie
Calistoga, California 2019
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-93
240
391
Rivers-Marie
Herb Lamb Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97+, WS-95, VIN-98
375
393
Rivers-Marie
Lore Vineyard, Oakville, California 2017
RP-93-95, WS-93, VIN-94)
365
390
Rivers-Marie
Napa Valley, California 2017
VIN-92
200
389
Rivers-Marie
Napa Valley, California 2019
VIN-94
200
394
Rivers-Marie
Oakville Terraces, Oakville, California 2019
RP-99, WS-94, VIN-98
375
396
Rivers-Marie
Panek Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2017
WS-93, VIN-94
365
395
Rivers-Marie
Panek Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2019
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95
365
326
Rivers-Marie
Panek Vineyard, St. Helena, California 2021
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-95
350
408
Scarecrow
M. Étain, Rutherford, California 2019
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-95
450
399
Scarecrow
M. Étain, Rutherford, California 2022
RP-95, VIN-92
450
283
Scarecrow
Rutherford, California 2012
RP-98, WS-95, VIN-96
1700
236
Scarecrow
Rutherford, California 2015
RP-99, WS-92, VIN-96
1700
383
Scarecrow
Rutherford, California 2019
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-99
1300
402
Schrader
RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2014
WS-97, RP-96
950
398
Schrader
RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-97, WS-96
950
381
Schrader
RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97+, WS-96
950
507
Shafer
Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California 2003
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
550
415
Shafer
Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California 2006
RP-92, WS-91, VIN-91
550
442
Shafer
Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California 2018
RP-98+, VIN-98, WS-95
625
476
Shafer
Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California 2018
RP-98+, VIN-98, WS-94
625
442
Shafer
Hillside Select, Stags Leap District, California 2021
RP-99, VIN-99, WS-93
625
478
Shafer
One Point Five, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-93, WS-94, VIN-94
210
400
Shafer
TD-9, Napa Valley, California 2021
WS-93, RP-91, VIN-91
150
378
Snowden
Brothers Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-92, WS-92, VIN-93
160
844
Snowden
Reserve, Napa Valley, California 2006
RP-95, WS-90, VIN-93
250
421
Spottswoode
Estate, St. Helena, California 2007
RP-100, WS-92, VIN-94, Organic
775
419
Spottswoode
Estate, St. Helena, California 2018
WS-96, RP-97+, VIN-99, Organic
350
428
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown 40th Anniversry, St. Helena, California 2021
RP-98+, VIN-97, WS-97, Organic
350
420
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown, St. Helena, California 2020
RP - 96+, WS-93, Organic
350
489
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown, St. Helena, California 2022
RP-98, WS-93, VIN-95
350
358
Spottswoode
Family Estate Grown, St. Helena, California 2023
RP-100, VIN-98, WS-97, Organic
350
410
Spottswoode
Lyndenhurst, Napa Valley, California 2021
WA-93, VIN-93, WS-92, Organic
130
320
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Artemis, Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-90, VIN-91
125
427
Stony Hill Vineyard
Spring Mountain District, California 2018
RP-94+, WS-93, VIN-94
250
366
Sullivan
Coeur de Vigne, Napa Valley, California 2021
WS-94, RP-91
140
417
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2020
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
275
409
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2021
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
275
285
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2022
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
275
437
The Setting
Alexander Valley, California 2020
RP-96
150
313
The Setting
Rockpile Ridge, Rockpile, California 2019
RP-96
190
474
Tickets by Stones
Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-93
325
377
Turley
Turley Estate, Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-94+, VIN-90-92
120
387
Ulysses
Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-95, VIN-96, WS-93
300
334
Upchurch Vineyard
Red Mountain, Washington 2020
RP-98, VIN-95
140
418
Vaso
Napa Valley, California 2019
WS-91, VIN-92
150
459
Vida Valiente
Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-96+, WS-94
550
494
Vineyard 29
Ceanda, St. Helena, California 2023
150
335
Vineyard 29
Cru, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-90
90
456
Williams Selyem
Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-96, WS-93
450
493
Williams Selyem
Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-97, WS-93
475
499
Williams Selyem
Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, Napa Valley, California 2021
WS-95, RP-94+
450
Pinot Noir
522
Arterberry Maresh
Dundee Hills, Oregon 2024
65
515
Aston Estate
Sonoma Coast, California 2023
WS-95, RP-95
90
477
Beaux Frères
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
WS-94, RP-93, VIN-93
125
467
Benovia
Cohn Vineyard, Sonoma County, California 2021
75
487
Bernardus
Garys' Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California 2022
95
574
Bevan Cellars
Petaluma Gap, California 2023
125
483
Brewer-Clifton
Machado, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
WS-96, RP-92, VIN-92
130
491
Carson Phillips
Carson Phillips Estate, Dundee Hills, Oregon 2018
75
542
Domaine Drouhin
Laurène, Dundee Hills, Oregon 2023
WS-93, RP-94, VIN-94
130
482
Domaine Nico
La Savante, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina 2022
VIN-96
90
524
DuMOL
Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-93
175
376
DuMOL
Finn, Russian River Valley, California 2021
RP-99, VIN-95, VIN-96
210
403
DuMOL
Finn, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-96pts, WS-94, VIN-96pts
210
527
Evening Land
Seven Springs Estate Summum, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2022
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-95
160
533
Failla
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
WS-93, VIN-93
60
506
Flowers
Sonoma Coast, California 2023
RP-91, WS-92, VIN-92
110
486
Hartford Court
Fog Dance Vineyard, Green Valley of Russian River Valley, California 2022
125
497
Kosta Browne
Gap's Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2020
WS-90
225
842
Kosta Browne
Russian River Valley, California 2014
RP-93, VIN-91, WS-91
190
492
Kosta Browne
Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
165
472
Lingua Franca
Mimi's Mind, Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon 2023
RP-93, WS-94
150
504
Maggy Hawk
Stormin', Anderson Valley, California 2018
WS-92, VIN-94
110
498
Maxem
Silver Eagle Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2022
RP-95, WS-94
180
488
Merry Edwards
Olivet Lane, Russian River Valley, California 2022
WS-93, RP-91, VIN-93
125
450
Merry Edwards
Richaven, Russian River Valley, California 2021
VIN-94, RP-91, WS-92
125
501
Morlet Family Vineyards
Côteaux Nobles, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2021
RP-94, VIN-96
215
532
Mount Eden Vineyards
Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains, California 2021
VIN-96, RP-94, WS-92
110
719
Noria
Sangiacomo Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2023
90
484
Noria
Umino Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2023
90
505
Occidental
Freestone-Occidental, Sonoma Coast, California 2023
VIN-95-97
105
843
Paul Hobbs
Ulises Valdez Vineyard, Russian River Valley, California 2007
RP-94, VIN-92
190
526
Paul Hobbs
West Sonoma Coast, California 2022
WS-90, RP-93
155
490
Paul Lato
S.R.H., Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
75
496
Paul Lato
Seabiscuit Zotovich Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-94, VIN-90
135
78
Paul Lato
Victor Francis Peake Ranch Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-90
90
566
Raen
Freestone Occidental Bodega, Sonoma Coast, California 2024
VIN-97, WS-93
225
79
Raen
Pacific Rock, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2024
VIN-95, WS-90
190
512
Raen
Sea Field, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2023
VIN-94, WS-95, RP-92+
180
338
Raen
Sea Field, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2024
VIN-95, WS-94
180
513
Read Holland
Deep End, Anderson Valley, California 2019
90
517
Rivers-Marie
Joy Road Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2023
WS-94, VIN-94
110
423
Rochioli
Estate, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-94, WS-93
150
485
Rombauer
Santa Lucia Highlands, California 2021
WS-91, RP-90
120
518
Samsara
La Encantada Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2019
VIN-95
110
671
Samsara
Radian Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-94, VIN-93
110
680
Samsara
Rancho La Viña Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2023
VIN-94, RP-95
110
508
Sea Smoke
Botella, Santa Rita Hills, California 2024
105
414
Siduri
Garys' Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, California 2021
VIN-90
100
525
Siduri
Santa Lucia Highlands, California 2024
VIN-92
55
541
Siduri
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2024
60
514
Solomon Hills
Santa Maria Valley, California 2020
RP-98, WS-91, VIN-92
125
502
The Setting
Chehalem Mountains, Oregon 2022
RP-94
110
384
Trisaetum
Willamette Valley, Oregon 2023
WS-92, VIN-91
60
677
Trombetta
Gap's Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2014
RP-91+
80
550
Tyler
Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California
RP-92, VIN-92
90
846
Tyler
Fiddlestix Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2023
RP-96, VIN-93
130
847
Tyler
Mae Estate, Santa Rita Hills, California 2021
RP-95, VIN-91
125
412
Wayfarer
The Estate Wayfarer Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2021
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
190
715
Wayfarer
Wayfarer Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2017
RP-93, VIN-94, WS-92
190
349
Wayfarer
WF2, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2024
75
556
Williams Selyem
Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-93, WS-92
125
573
Williams Selyem
Westside Road Neighbors, Russian River Valley, California 2023
RP-93, WS-94
225
Italian Red Varietals
443
Antinori
Villa Antinori, Chianti Classico, Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2023
VIN-91, RP-91, WS-92
60
690
Antinori
Tignanello, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2020
WS-94, RP-95, VIN-96
250
829
Arcanum
Valadorna, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2012
RP-94
140
658
Barone Ricasoli
CeniPrimo Gaiole, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy 2021
RP-94, WS-97, VIN-93
135
728
Bava
Stradivario, Barbera d'Asti, Superiore, Piedmont, Italy 2011
140
516
Bibi Graetz
Colore, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2020
RP-96, VIN-94+
350
530
Bibi Graetz
Testamatta, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2020
RP-94, VIN-94
190
666
Buglioni
Ripasso, Il Bugiardo, Valpolicella Classico, Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2022
68
706
Ca' Marcanda
Promis, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2022
115
749
Camigliano
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2019
RP-92, WS-93, VIN-90
100
618
Cantine Garrone
Prünent, Diecibrente, Valli Ossolane, Superiore, Piedmont, Italy 2021
VIN-95
90
724
Capanna
Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2016
RP-94+, VIN-96
175
701
Caparzo
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2018
RP-92, VIN-92, WS-90
105
713
Casanova della Spinetta
Sassontino, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2008
RP-94
150
781
Castell'In Villa
Rosso, Santa Croce, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2016
VIN-97
150
718
Conterno Fantino
Vignota, Barbera d'Alba, Piedmont, Italy 2023
RP-92, VIN-91
55
709
Cosimo Taurino
Negroamaro, Notarpanaro, Salento, Puglia, Italy 2013
53
227
Domenico Clerico
Pajana, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2004
WS-95, VIN-94, RP-94
400
804
Ettore Germano
Cerretta, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2019
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
150
14
Ettore Germano
Cerretta, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-92
160
15
Ettore Germano
Cerretta, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2021
RP-95, VIN-93
160
16
Ettore Germano
Cerretta, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2022
RP-94+
160
228
Fanti
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2017
RP-92, VIN-90
150
740
Fattoria dei Barbi
Vigna del Fiore, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2017
RP-93, VIN-91, WS-93
225
755
Fattoria dei Barbi
Brusco dei Barbi, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2023
48
708
Feudi di San Gregorio
Piano di Montevergine, Taurasi, Riserva, Campania, Italy 2016
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95+
140
734
Fontanabianca
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2022
RP-91
75
675
Gaja Ca' Marcanda
Magari, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2020
RP-94, VIN-93
115
729
Gaja Ca' Marcanda
Magari, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2000
RP-93, WS-93
500
702
Gaja
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2019
WS-95, VIN-93+, RP-95+
450
697
Giornata
Red, Gemellaia, Paso Robles, California 2020
VIN-95
95
830
Giovanni Sordo
Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
65
735
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy 2017
RP-95
600
676
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy 2018
600
736
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Cabernet, Alzero, Veneto, Italy 2015
750
746
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Rosso, Cà del Merlo, Veneto, Italy 2017
190
751
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Rosso, Rosso del Bepi, Veneto, Italy 2016
RP-94
350
745
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Valpolicella Classico, Superiore, Veneto, Italy 2018
250
778
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Primofiore, Veneto, Italy 2022
RP-93
150
607
Giuseppe Quintarelli
Primofiore, Veneto, Italy 2023
VIN-93
150
545
Grattamacco
Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy 2021
WS-96, RP-96, VIN-95
250
700
Il Marroneto
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2017
RP-95, VIN-93
190
648
La Magia
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2019
RP-92, VIN-94
110
619
La Spinetta
Campè Vürsù, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2004
VIN-93
425
620
La Spinetta
Campè Vürsù, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2005
425
621
La Spinetta
Campè Vürsù, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2006
VIN-93
425
730
Le Chiuse
Diecianni, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2015
RP-97, WS-97, VIN-96
400
716
Lisini
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 1997
WS-95, RP-92+, VIN-92
275
756
Luce della Vite
Luce, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2019
WS-95, RP-93, VIN-92
250
703
Marchesi de' Frescobaldi
Castelgiocondo, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2017
RP-93, WS-90
105
665
Marchesi di Grésy
Martinenga, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2020
RP-94, WS-93
125
694
Mastrojanni
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2018
RP-93, WS-93, VIN-92
150
696
Mauro Veglio
Castelletto, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2019
RP-95, VIN-93+
130
664
Mauro Veglio
Castelletto, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
VIN-94, RP-93
125
710
Mauro Veglio
Gattera, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2019
RP-93, VIN-93
135
253
Mazzei
Siepi, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2020
WS-94, VIN-96
175
705
Monteverro
Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2017
RP-94
265
727
Oddero
Gallina, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2020
WS-95, RP-94, VIN-92
140
805
Oddero
Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2021
RP-95, VIN-92
110
763
Oddero
Vignarionda, Barolo, Riserva, Piedmont, Italy 2018
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-93
280
810
Oddero
Rocche di Castiglione, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2021
RP-97+, VIN-97
210
692
Ornellaia
Le Serre Nuove dell' Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2022
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-92
125
254
Ornellaia
Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy 2014
RP-94
500
255
Ornellaia
Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy 2018
WS-95, RP-95, VIN-97
450
717
Pasqua
Mai Dire Mai, Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy 2013
150
616
Petra
Zingari, Toscana Rosso, Tuscany, Italy 2018
40
766
Petra
Potenti, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2021
75
760
Piancornello
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2019
VIN-93+
95
714
Piero Benevelli
Le Coste di Monforte, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2019
RP-94
115
793
Podere Salicutti
Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2019
RP-97, WS-98, VIN-94
180
547
Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2020
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-92
135
546
Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2021
RP-95+, WS-94, VIN-93
135
741
Produttori del Barbaresco
Montestefano, Barbaresco, Riserva, Piedmont, Italy 2020
WS-96, VIN-97, RP-93
150
731
Produttori del Barbaresco
Ovello, Barbaresco, Riserva, Piedmont, Italy 2019
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-94
140
711
Russiz Superiore
Cabernet Franc, Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 2021
VIN-93
130
748
Siro Pacenti
Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2023
RP-90
105
699
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Ornellaia, Bolgheri, Superiore, Tuscany, Italy 2009
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-97
700
794
Tenuta di Arceno
Strada al Sasso, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Tuscany, Italy 2021
WS-95
115
521
Tenuta di Nozzole
Chianti Classico, Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2022
50
698
Tenuta San Guido
Sassicaia, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy 2006
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-97
990
511
Tenuta San Guido
Sassicaia, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy 2022
RP-96+, WS-95, VIN-94+
550
479
Tenuta San Guido
Sassicaia, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany, Italy 2023
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-97
550
707
Tenuta San Guido
Guidalberto, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2022
WS-94, RP-94
140
433
Tenuta San Guido
Guidalberto, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2024
VIN-91, WS-91, RP-92
140
623
Tenuta Santa Maria
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Riserva, Veneto, Italy 2017
VIN-93
150
568
Tormaresca
Primitivo, Torcicoda, Salento, Puglia, Italy 2022
WS-91
50
555
Tua Rita
Syrah, Per Sempre, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2023
VIN-95
400
722
Tua Rita
Redigaffi, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy 2023
VIN-94
575
221
Val di Suga
Poggio al Granchio, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2015
RP=94+, VIN-94, WS-93
190
222
Val di Suga
Vigna Spuntali, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 2015
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-92
190
754
Vietti
Roncaglie, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy 2020
VIN-94+, RP-94, WS-92
210
695
Vietti
Cerequio, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
RP-94, WS-95, VIN-95+
200
239
Vietti
Lazzarito, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2020
RP-96+, WS-94, VIN-93
200
759
Vietti
Barolo, Riserva, Piedmont, Italy 2016
VIN-92, WS-93
265
536
Voerzio Martini
Monvigliero, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2018
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-94
180
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
534
Abreu
Cabernet Sauvignon, Madrona Ranch, Napa Valley, California 2006
RP-96+
1375
652
Abreu
Cappella, St. Helena, California 2011
VIN-94-96, RP-95
1375
158
Abreu
Howell Mountain, California 2007
VIN-98-100, RP-95
1375
798
Abreu
Las Posadas, Howell Mountain, California 2011
RP-95, VIN-95
1375
767
Antica
Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley, California 2022
300
595
Anwilka
Stellenbosch, South Africa 2017
RP-92, VIN-92
95
552
Aperture
Red Blend, Sonoma County, California 2022
RP-93
105
160
Bevan Cellars
Ontogeny, Napa Valley, California 2022
VIN-94
180
475
Bevan Cellars
Ontogeny, Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-94, VIN-94
180
520
Bevan Cellars
Red, EE, Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-97, VIN-97
310
537
Blankiet Estate
Paradise Hills Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2007
RP-96, VIN-95+
450
538
Bryant Family
DB4, Napa Valley, California 2014
RP-91
375
539
Bryant Family
Red Blend, DB4, Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-90-92
375
782
Chappellet
Red, Las Piedras, Napa Valley, California 2022
200
535
Clos de los Siete
Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina 2021
VIN-92
45
582
Colgin
Cariad, Napa Valley, California 2006
RP-98, VIN-94, WS-94
950
161
Colgin
Cariad, Napa Valley, California 2013
RP-98, VIN-100, WS-93
950
174
Colgin
IX Estate, Napa Valley, California 2013
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-99
1500
510
Colgin
IX Estate, Napa Valley, California 2014
RP-98+, WS-97, VIN-97
1500
302
Colgin
IX Estate, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-98
1400
341
Colgin
Jubilation, Napa Valley, California 2021
450
615
Continuum
Napa Valley, California 2007
RP-98, WS-92, VIN-95+
430
614
Continuum
Napa Valley, California 2009
RP-95, WS-94, RP-95+
430
613
Continuum
Napa Valley, California 2012
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-96
415
612
Continuum
Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2014
RP-97, WS-92, VIN-97
415
562
Continuum
Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-98, VIN-97, WS-95
395
206
Continuum
Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2023
VIN-97, WS-97, RP-97-100
480
626
Crown Point
Estate Selection, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California 2019
RP-96, VIN-94
260
593
Dalla Valle
Cabernet Blend, Maya, Napa Valley, California 2006
RP-94+, WS-95, VIN-93+
750
558
Dalla Valle
Cabernet Blend, Maya, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-100, VIN-98+, WS-97
800
240
Dalla Valle
Cabernet Blend, Maya, Napa Valley, California 2023
RP-99, VIN-98
800
540
Dalla Valle
Red, Collina, Napa Valley, California 2021
VIN-92
190
553
Devil Proof
Red, Cima Ladera Farrow Ranch, Alexander Valley, California 2021
RP-98, WS-94
450
569
DVO
Napa Valley, California 2020
RP-96+, WS-93, VIN-92
450
642
Epoch
Tempranillo, Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2020
RP-94, VIN-95
150
564
Fairchild
Stones Longitude-Latitude, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-95+
650
563
Fairchild
Stones Longitude-Latitude, Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-97
650
585
Favia
La Magdalena, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-96, WS-96, VIN-97
380
567
Favia
Red, Cerro Sur, Napa Valley, California 2018
VIN-96+, WS-94
290
481
Fingers Crossed
Red Wine Blend, Life & Death, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-94
225
572
Girard
Petite Sirah, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-93
70
559
Gran Enemigo
Cabernet Franc, Agrelo Single Vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina 2019
RP-97, VIN-97, WS-94
210
503
Gran Enemigo
Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Single Vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina 2021
RP-99
210
723
Hamel
Red, Stratum, Sonoma Valley, California 2021
RP-94
80
519
Herdade do Peso
Revelado, Alentejo, Portugal 2021
50
712
Hudson Vineyards
Phoenix, Napa Valley Carneros, California 2020
RP-91
85
571
Ink Grade
Andosol, Napa Valley, California 2017
RP-92
115
560
Ink Grade
Andosol, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-92, WS-92
100
551
Kapcsándy Family
Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard, Yountville, California 2006
RP-93+, VIN-91
350
147
Kenzo Estate
Cabernet Franc, Asuka, Napa Valley, California 2021
290
148
Kenzo Estate
Red, Murasaki, Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-94
500
575
Kenzo Estate
Rindo, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-93+
230
598
Kerr
Reserve, Napa Valley, California 2017
WS-93
270
431
Klein Constantia
Red, Estate, Constantia, South Africa 2022
RP-91, VIN-92
75
599
Lancaster Estate
Winemaker's Cuvée, Alexander Valley, California 2019
115
583
Law Estate Wines
Beguiling, Adelaida District, California 2020
RP-94, VIN-93
130
628
Macauley
Petite Sirah, Napa Valley, California 2019
90
579
Meerlust
Rubicon, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2018
WS-91, RP-92
70
544
Opus One
Napa Valley, California 2002
RP-94, VIN-95
1200
543
Opus One
Napa Valley, California 2005
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-93
1200
150
Peter Michael Winery
Les Pavots, Knights Valley, California 2020
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
375
52
Peter Michael Winery
Les Pavots, Knights Valley, California 2022
RP-95+, VIN-95
375
753
Promontory
Napa Valley, California 2017
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-97+
1400
609
Promontory
Napa Valley, California 2020
VIN-94
1300
726
Promontory
Napa Valley, California 2021
VIN-98+, VIN-97
1300
241
Promontory
Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-96, VIN-96
1300
570
Quintessa
Rutherford, California 2016
RP-95, WS-93
410
584
Ramey
Claret, North Coast, California 2018
RP-94
80
144
Realm
Farella Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-98+, VIN-97
375
557
Realm
The Bard, Napa Valley, California 2015
RP-97, VIN-93
325
606
Realm
The Bard, Napa Valley, California 2017
RP-93+, VIN-92
290
605
Realm
The Bard, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-96+, VIN-98
290
145
Realm
The Bard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-97, VIN-96
290
592
Rudd
Estate, Oakville, California 2001
RP-94, VIN-92+, WS-91
425
591
Rudd
Estate, Oakville, California 2004
RP-96, WS-91, VIN-93
450
577
Rudd
Estate, Oakville, California 2008
RP-99, WS-94
550
594
Rudd
Estate, Oakville, California 2012
RP-94-96, WS-92, VIN-94-96
550
590
Seña
Aconcagua Valley, Chile 2015
RP-96, WS-92, VIN-94
250
589
Seña
Aconcagua Valley, Chile 2017
RP-96+, VIN-94, WS-94
250
597
Seña
Aconcagua Valley, Chile 2020
RP-97, VIN-94, WS-92
230
587
Solar Fortún
Baya Baya, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico 2019
48
565
Stolpman Vineyards
La Cuadrilla, Santa Barbara County, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-92
50
588
Stolpman Vineyards
Sangiovese, Ballard Canyon, California 2019
RP-94
60
608
Te Mata
Coleraine, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 2018
RP-94, VIN-96
175
561
The Debate
Cabernet Franc, Beckstoffer To Kalon, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-94
280
617
The Debate
Cabernet Franc, Sleeping Lady Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-95, WS-92
275
624
The Debate
Cabernet Franc, Sleeping Lady Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-96, WS-93, VIN-93
280
549
The Debate
Cabernet Franc, Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-93
280
548
To Kalon Vineyard Company
Red, Eliza's, Oakville, California 2021
WS-96, RP-96
350
500
Torbreck
The Steading, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia 2022
RP-94+, WS-92, VIN-92
70
580
Turley
Petite Syrah, Hayne Vineyard, Napa Valley, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-92-95
150
578
Venge
Proprietary Red, Scout's Honor, Napa-Sonoma Counties, California 2021
68
509
Vérité
La Joie, Sonoma County, California 2012
RP-100, WS-91, VIN-94
800
531
Vérité
La Muse, Sonoma County, California 2014
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-96
800
581
Vérité
Le Désir, Sonoma County, California 2008
RP-100, WS-90, VIN-94+
825
596
VIK
La Piu Belle, Millahue, Chile 2022
RP-91, WS-93, VIN-93
145
622
VIK
Milla Cala, Millahue, Chile 2022
VIN-92, WS-91
85
720
Viña Almaviva
Epu, Puente Alto, Chile 2020
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-93
105
610
Yarra Yering
Dry Red #1, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia 2017
RP-97+, VIN-94
180
French Reds
627
A. Clape
Renaissance, Cornas, Rhône, France 2010
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-93
280
678
A. Clape
Renaissance, Cornas, Rhône, France 2018
RP-93, VIN-94
200
657
Château Angelus
St.-Émilion, Bordeaux, France 2003
RP-98, WS-94, VIN-92
800
625
Château Branon
Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2000
RP-97, WS-90, VIN-92
340
681
Château Branon
Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2005
RP-96+, WS-91, VIN-92
310
629
Château Calon-Ségur
St.-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 2000
RP-94, WS-90
430
172
Château Cambon La Pelouse
Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France 2017
WS-90
60
631
Château Clinet
Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 2010
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-98
700
636
Château de Beaucastel
Hommage à Jacques Perrin Grande Cuvée, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2004
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-96-98
550
635
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2004
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-93
275
634
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2006
WS-95, RP-95
275
633
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2007
WS-96, RP-96, VIN-94+
275
632
Château de Beaucastel
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2009
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-93
275
220
Château Durfort-Vivens
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2020
RP-95+, VIN-96
175
603
Château Giscours
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2022
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-96
275
663
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France 2014
RP-96, WS-96, VIN-97
1800
638
Château Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1999
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-92
1450
637
Château Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2015
RP-96, WS-97, VIN-96
1300
611
Château Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2017
WS-98, RP-94, VIN-96
1300
644
Château Léoville Barton
St.-Julien, Bordeaux, France 2003
RP-96, WS-98, VIN-93
480
640
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1989
RP-99, WS-96, VIN-98
900
639
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2020
RP-95+, WS-96, VIN-96
310
656
Château Lynch Bages
Echo de Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2015
RP-91
175
646
Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2018
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-95
150
647
Château Montrose
St.-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 2008
RP-94, WS-91, VIN-94
310
649
Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1995
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95
1450
650
Château Palmer
Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2000
RP-94, WS-96, VIN-91
950
643
Château Pavie-Macquin
St.-Émilion, Bordeaux, France 2009
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-96
700
762
Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1990
RP-98, WS-94, VIN-93+
900
655
Château Pontet-Canet
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2005
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-96
550
653
Château Pontet-Canet
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2015
RP-96+, WS-94, VIN-93
345
683
Clos des Papes
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2006
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-95
475
682
Clos des Papes
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2007
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-95+
600
659
Delas
Les Bessards, Hermitage, Rhône, France 2019
WS-97, VIN-97, RP-93+
325
661
Domaine de Fa
Côte de Besset, Saint-Amour, Beaujolais, France 2022
80
667
Domaine du Vieux Collège
Les Champs Foreys, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France 2019
55
835
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
La Crau, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2005
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-94
350
523
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
La Crau, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2007
RP-96+, WS-95, VIN-93
345
529
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
La Crau, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2010
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-94
350
668
Domaine Giraud
Les Grenaches de Pierre, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2007
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-94
650
669
Domaine Grand Veneur
Les Champauvins, Côtes du Rhône, Rhône, France 2019
RP-91
55
645
Georges Vernay
Maison Rouge, Côte-Rôtie, Rhône, France 2018
RP-95
250
672
Henri Bourgeois
Rouge, Les Baronnes, Sancerre, Loire, France 2018
55
684
Kosta Browne
Pinot Noir, Beaune, Premier Cru, Burgundy, France 2020
210
685
Kosta Browne
Pinot Noir, Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France 2020
210
173
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
St.-Julien, Bordeaux, France 2018
RP-92, VIN-92
125
721
Les Forts de Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2015
RP-94+, VIN-94, WS-91
575
630
Les Forts de Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2017
RP-93, WS-93, VIN-94
525
691
Les Forts de Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2018
VIN-94, WS-94, RP-92+
525
673
Mas de Boislauzon
Quet, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France 2010
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-93+
410
660
Pauillac de Château Latour
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2019
150
674
Vieux-Château-Certan
Pomerol, Bordeaux, France 2010
RP-100, WS-98, VIN-97
1250
Spanish Reds
66
Dominio del Aguila
Pícaro Viñas Viejas, Ribera del Duero, Castilla Y León, Spain 2021
RP-94, VIN-93
95
823
Marqués de Murrieta
Rioja, Reserva, Spain 2022
RP-94+, WS-92, VIN-94
60
554
Perinet
1194, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain 2018
175
68
Terroir Al Límit
Negre, Històric, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain 2021
RP-93
75
69
Vall Llach
Porrera Vi de Vila, Priorat, Catalonia, Spain 2021
WS-91
100
Merlot
768
Antinori
Tenuta Guado al Tasso Cont'Ugo, Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy 2023
RP-92, WS-93
120
742
Keenan
Mailbox Vineyard Reserve, Spring Mountain District, California 2014
RP-93, VIN-94
107
811
Molly Dooker
The Scooter, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 2022
50
744
Pahlmeyer
Napa Valley, California 2019
RP-94, WS-94
155
732
Pahlmeyer
Napa Valley, California 2021
RP-92-94
175
739
Pedestal
Columbia Valley 2018
RP-93+, VIN-96
105
765
Shafer
Napa Valley, California 2023
WS-93, RP-90, VIN-92
175
836
St. Francis
Sonoma County, California 2023
55
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
784
Booker
Perl, Paso Robles, California 2020
VIN-90
145
747
Cayuse
Syrah, Armada Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2017
RP-97, VIN-96, WS-94
250
787
Cayuse
Syrah, Armada Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2019
RP-97, VIN-95, WS-94
250
693
Cayuse
Syrah, Armada Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2021
RP-96, VIN-95, WS-95
255
788
Cayuse
Syrah, Cailloux Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2020
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-94
250
662
Cayuse
Syrah, Cailloux Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2022
VIN-94, WS-95
225
827
Colgin
Syrah, IX Estate, Napa Valley, California 2011
WS-94, VIN-97, RP-91-93
650
849
Colgin
Syrah, IX Estate, Napa Valley, California 2012
RP-98, VIN-97, WS-93
700
651
Denner
Dirt Worshipper, Central Coast, California 2022
VIN-95
125
791
Failla
Syrah, Estate Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview, California 2023
105
775
Fingers Crossed
Syrah, Life & Death, California 2022
VIN-96, RP-93
225
757
Hartford
Syrah, Outer Limits Vineyard, Sonoma Coast, California 2015
85
799
Hitching Post
Syrah, Big Circle, Central Coast, California 2020
45
758
Hors Categorie
Syrah, Hors Categorie Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2018
VIN-100, RP-97, WS-95
450
808
Jeff Cohn
Syrah, Domaine des Chirats Rockpile Vineyard, Rockpile, California 2019
WS-94
110
769
K Vintners
The Boy, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2021
WS-94
85
848
Mallea
GSM, Santa Barbara County, California 2022
Sustainable
50
779
Marshall Davis
Syrah, Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley, Washington 2020
75
764
Melville
Syrah, Donna's Block Estate, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2020
RP-95, VIN-94
95
839
Molly Dooker
Shiraz, Blue Eyed Boy, South Australia, Australia 2022
WS-92
95
789
Molly Dooker
Shiraz, Carnival of Love, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 2006
RP-97, WS-95
450
840
Molly Dooker
Shiraz, Carnival of Love, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia 2022
WS-93
150
438
Morlet Family Vineyards
Syrah, Bouquet Garni, Bennett Valley, California 2021
RP-96
210
733
Nafela
Syrah, Rockpile Vineyard, Rockpile, California 2022
90
278
Paul Lato
Grenache, Ora et Labora Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, California 2019
VIN-94
110
774
Penfolds
Shiraz, Grange, South Australia, Australia 2013
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-96
1700
773
Penfolds
Shiraz, Grange, South Australia, Australia 2014
RP-98, WS-98, VIN-97
1600
772
Penfolds
Shiraz, Grange, South Australia, Australia 2015
RP-98+, WS-97, VIN-98
1600
771
Penfolds
Shiraz, Grange, South Australia, Australia 2016
RP-99, WS-97, VIN-98
1600
770
Penfolds
Shiraz, Grange, South Australia, Australia 2017
RP-96, WS-98, VIN-97
1600
20
Samsara
Grenache, Spear Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, California 2022
RP-93,
90
19
Samsara
Syrah/Grenache/Mourvèdre, Cuvée d'Inspiration, Santa Barbara County, California 2021
RP-92, VIN-91
65
737
Saxum
4Hearts Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2022
290
600
Saxum
4Hearts Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2023
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-96
290
689
Saxum
Booker Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2014
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-94
450
738
Saxum
Broken Stones, Paso Robles, California 2022
WS-95
290
48
Saxum
Cayucos Ridge Vineyard, San Luis Obispo Coast, California 2022
RP-94+
290
604
Saxum
G2 Vineyard, Paso Robles, California 2023
VIN-96, WS-93, RP-96
290
750
Saxum
Heart Stone Vineyard, Adelaida District, California 2022
WS-94
290
47
Saxum
Heart Stone Vineyard, Adelaida District, California 2023
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-96
290
752
Saxum
Hexe, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2021
VIN-94
320
641
Saxum
Hexe, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2022
RP-96, VIN-93, WS-94
320
44
Saxum
James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2022
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-95
320
687
Saxum
James Berry Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2013
RP-97, VIN-96
500
686
Saxum
James Berry Vineyard, Paso Robles, California 2012
RP-97+, WS-92, VIN-94+
500
688
Saxum
Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2013
RP-97, WS-92, VIN-94
425
43
Saxum
Paderewski Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2023
RP-94, VIN-95, WS-93
290
743
Saxum
Red Blend, Somnus, Paso Robles, California 2021
RP-96+, VIN-97, WS-92
375
761
Saxum
Rocket Block James Berry Vineyard, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2022
RP-97
375
807
Sequel
Syrah, Columbia Valley 2018
VIN-95, RP-91
105
776
Shafer
Relentless 20 years, Napa Valley, California 2018
RP-92, WS-94, VIN-95
165
780
Tensley
Syrah, Noir, Santa Barbara County, California 2023
VIN-94
150
786
Tensley
Syrah, P2KV Alisos Canyon Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, California 2021
RP-96, VIN-94-96
150
785
Thirty-Seven
Grenache, Petaluma Gap, California 2019
70
Malbec
790
Altos Las Hormigas
Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina 2021
RP-96+
110
49
Chappellet
Napa Valley, California 2023
150
800
Crocus
L'Atelier, Cahors, Southwest, France 2020
55
795
Devil Proof
Rockpile Ridge, Rockpile, California 2018
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-93
525
809
El Enemigo
Mendoza, Argentina 2023
RP-92
60
797
Viña Cobos by Paul Hobbs
Bramare Chañares Estate, Los Árboles, Mendoza, Argentina 2016
VIN-93+, WS-93
175
834
Viña Cobos
Marchiori Vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina 2011
RP-92, WS-93, VIN-93
400
Zinfandel
801
Bedrock Wine Co.
Old Vine, California 2022
WS-93, VIN-90
60
802
Beekeeper
Montecillo Vineyard, Sonoma Valley, California 2018
RP-96
110
803
Beekeeper
Secret Stones, Rockpile, California 2018
RP-95+
120
792
Ridge
Lytton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, California 2023
VIN-95, RP-94, WS-95 (#4 of Top 100 WS List)
105
806
Ridge
Pagani Ranch, Sonoma Valley, California 2020
VIN-93, WS-92
80
812
Turley
Del Barba Vineyard, Contra Costa County, California 2021
RP-93, VIN-92-94
70
817
Turley
Del Barba Vineyard, Contra Costa County, California 2022
RP-93, VIN-91-93
70
824
Turley
Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi, California 2022
RP-93+, VIN-91-93
80
818
Turley
Pesenti Vineyard, Paso Robles, California 2022
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-92-94
90
819
Turley
Rattlesnake Ridge, Howell Mountain, California 2022
RP-94+, VIN-92-94, WS-94
95
Dessert Wines
3
Château Lapinesse
Barsac, Bordeaux, France 2020
150
5
Château Suduiraut
Castelnau de Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2022, 375ml
WS-91
60
4
Clos Solène
Dessert Wine, Sweet Clémentine, Paso Robles, California 2020, 375ml
RP-98, WS-94
105
1
Frey
Riesling/Ortega, Beerenauslese, Rheinhessen, Germany 2020, 375ml
50
2
Inniskillin
Vidal, Ice Wine, Niagara Peninsula, VQA, Ontario, Canada 2024, 375ml
110
9
Morlet Family Vineyards
Late Harvest, Billet Doux, Alexander Valley, California 2013, 375ml
RP-95, VIN-95
125
7
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Beerenauslese, Cuvée, Burgenland, Austria 2020, 375ml
RP-94+, VIN-94
70
Large Format Bottles
841
Abreu
Cappella, St. Helena, California 2005, 1500ml
WS-96
2900
814
Booker
Grenache, Ripper, Paso Robles, California 2020, 1500ml
RP-95, VIN-93
325
815
Booker
Oublié, Paso Robles, California 2020, 1500ml
RP-95, VIN-92
325
820
Bryant Family
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California 2019, 1500ml
VIN-97+, RP-97
2500
199
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2018, 1500ml
RP-96, WS-97, VIN-96
600
826
Château Lynch Bages
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2020, 3000ml
RP-95+, WS-96, VIN-96
1200
851
Contadi Castaldi
Brut, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy NV, 1500ml
RP-90, VIN-90
120
821
Forman
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California 2017, 3000ml
VIN-95+
650
828
L'Aventure
Côte à Côte Estate, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California 2020, 1500ml
RP-98, VIN-95
425
831
Law Estate Wines
Beguiling, Adelaida District, California 2020, 1500ml
RP-94, VIN-93
400
850
Marqués de Riscal
Rioja, Reserva, Spain 2014, 3000ml
WS-90, VIN-92
275
816
Paul Lato
Cabernet Sauvignon, Festina Lente, Howell Mountain, California 2019, 1500ml
450
832
Piero Benevelli
Le Coste di Monforte, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2019, 1500ml
RP-94
230
822
Spottswoode
Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown 40th Anniversry, St. Helena, California 2021, 1500ml
RP-98, WS-97, Organic
700
833
Spottswoode
Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, St. Helena, California 2020, 1500ml
RP-96+, WS-93, Organic
700
852
Spottswoode
Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, St. Helena, California 2023
RP-100, VIN-98, WS-97, Organic
700
825
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2021, 1500ml
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
550
813
The Mascot
Napa Valley, California 2022, 1500ml
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
550
HALF BOTTLES > Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Ferrari / 32
13, Brut, Trento, NV
Trentino, Italy, 375ml
Description
RP-91, VIN-91
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
The historic label of the Ferrari Winery and an icon of the perfect symbiosis between the terroir of Trentino and Chardonnay
Product Story
The historic wine of Ferrari and a manifesto for the perfect combination of Trentino's terroir with Chardonnay grapes.
Tasting Note
appearance A lively straw yellow with faint greenish highlights. Fine and persistent perlage. nose Fresh, intense, with a broad fruity note of ripe Golden Delicious apples, and wild flowers, underpinned by a delicate scent of yeast. palate Harmonious and well-balanced, with an attractive undertone of ripe fruit and hints of crusty bread.
ABV
12.5%
HALF BOTTLES > Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Taittinger / 42
12, Brut, Champagne, La Française, NV
France, 375ml
Producer Story
Champagne Taittinger was established in 1931 by Pierre Taittinger on the foundations of Forest-Forneaux, itself established in 1734 and the third-oldest wine producing house of Champagne. Taittinger is today proprietor of approximately 600 acres of vines among which are included parcels in the one hundred - percent rated villages of Cramant and Avize in the Cote des Blancs; and Bouzy, Mailly, Ambonnay and Verzenay in the Montagne de Reims. The Taittinger Estate is one of the three most extensive in the Champagne district, and the firm's major holdings in Chardonnay vineyards are the physical expression of the Taittinger philosophy and style.
Product Story
Taittinger Brut La Française is produced from select Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes in the finest microclimates of the viticultural area of Champagne. Taittinger's extensive vineyard holdin 752 acres in these areas, particularly in those where Chardonnay is planted, allow it to rely primarily o own grapes for the vinification of its portfolio of champagnes.
Tasting Note
Taittinger Brut La Française is blended to maintain a delicate and elegant style from an extensive rang wines from diverse crus of Champagne. The foundation and consistency of the distinctive Taittinger sty relies greatly on the proportion of each grape variety in the blend: Pinot Noir lends the finished blend b vinosity, structure and power as well as the elegant red berry aromas typical of the variety; Pinot Meun provides a supple, round fruitiness to the wine; Chardonnay contributes elegance, finesse, crispness an delicacy to the blend, as well as a degree of structure and longevity.
HALF BOTTLES > Chardonnay
Rombauer / 35
46, Chardonnay, 2024
Carneros, California, 375ml
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
The Rombauer family has over 30 years of winemaking experience in the Napa Valley and is dedicated to family, land, and community. Koerner Rombauer oversees the daily operations. Daughter Sheana manages promotional marketing, wine clubs and special events while son, KR Rombauer III directs the national sales team.
Product Story (2021)
The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Carneros region owned by the Rombauer family and select growers including the Sangiacomo family, long-term grower partners who have farmed this land for three generations.
Tasting Note (2022)
Aromas of ripe yellow peach, melon, and chamomile all framed by freshly baked pie crust. The palate is bright with flavors of nectarine, followed by a subtle spice, and lively acidity.
ABV
14.6%
HALF BOTTLES > Chardonnay
Sanford / 38
45, Chardonnay, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California, 375ml
Description
RP-90, VIN-90
Producer Story
Once the first – always the first. In 1971, the first pioneering vineyards in Santa Barbara were planted at Sanford Winery. This renowned cool climate AVA was not only launched by the planting of the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, but also expanded to neighbors’ plantings through cuttings from this vineyard. For over 40 years now, this iconic vineyard has set the standard for quality in the region and is also home to the oldest Pinot Noir vines in the county. Today the estate is owned, farmed and cared for by the Terlato family and is comprised of the Sanford & Benedict and La Rinconada Ranches and their vineyards.
Product Story (2016)
Our 2016 Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay comes exclusively from our two estate vineyards in the heart of this cool climate appellation.
Tasting Note (2016)
Enticing aromas of Meyer lemon, stone fruits and toasted almonds greet the nose. The bright fruit is nicely framed by crisp acidity, minerality and rich texture which carries to a long, clean finish.
ABV
13%
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Bisci / 26
35, Verdicchio di Matelica, 2024
The Marches, Italy, 375ml
Varietals
Verdicchio 100%
Producer Story
Brothers Giuseppe and Pierino Bisci first purchased their vineyards in 1972. The land was widely regarded as optimal for planting Verdicchio and 85% of the roughly 50 acres of vineyards are devoted to Verdicchio.
Tasting Note
ntense notes of Meyer lemon, white flowers, and green apples on the nose continue on to the palate. Bright acidity and the wine’s minerality make this a great companion to light foods.
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona / 60
25, Brunello di Montalcino, 2021
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
The Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona estate is located on the south east slope of the municipality of Montalcino, close to the medieval village of Castelnuovo dell’Abate and to the famous Romanesque Abbey of Sant’Antimo, which dates back to the 11th century. The entire estate, extending over 220 hectares of which 55.5 are in vines and 40 in olive groves, has all the typical characteristics of the Tuscan countryside adorned with rolling hills, pastures and woods with unforgettable colours. Set between Arna hill and the Orcia River to the south-east, it offers a unique panorama with the beautiful contour of Mount Amiata in the background. Wild animals, scents of flowers and plants and the typical farmhouses dotted around, create a peaceful and calm atmosphere in this area.
Tasting Note (2011)
The bouquet is intense, fruit-forward, spicy and floral with hints of red berry fruits enriched by delicate spicy notes. Warm, soft and very well balanced on the palate; well structured with soft tannins and long aftertaste.
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Damilano / 42
34, Barolo, Lecinquevigne, 2022
Piedmont, Italy, 375ml
Producer Story
The Damilano company is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine from the grapes from his own vineyards. Giuseppe improved the general quality of the vinification system and of the wines, turning the winery into a “jewel” of the Langhe area. In 1997 Giuseppe passed the winery on to his grandchildren Paolo, Mario and Guido. Together, they are working to keep and improve the level of the quality of the Damilano wines.
Product Story (2016)
"Lecinquevigne" refers to the five vineyards where the Nebbiolo grape for Barolo is harvested.
Tasting Note (2016)
Ruby red in color with orange reflections. An intense bouquet, with tertiary notes of rose, leather, tobacco and emerging notes of violet and tar. The palate is ample and embracing, with prevailing impressions of a soft, persistent long finish.
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Fèlsina / 52
24, Toscana, Fontalloro, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
In the 17 published editions of Gambero Rosso, Italy’s acclaimed wine rating guide, this Tuscan estate has won the coveted Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) award 17 times. They are a favorite of IWM, Robert Parker, and any Tuscan wine enthusiast. And they did it by revealing the true essence of the Sangiovese grape and the Chianti Classico terroir. What this tells us is that this is a winery of consistency, producing Chianti Classicos with the ability to age up to two decades for the right vintage.
ABV
14%
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
La Spinetta / 30
39, Barbera d'Asti, Superiore, Ca' di Pian, 2023
Piedmont, Italy, 375ml
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story (2011)
Why the Rhino? This is undoubtedly the question we get asked most often. This unique animal adorning our bottles catches people's attention, but quite frankly there is no real connection between this animal and LA SPINETTA. The unspectacular truth is that Giorgio Rivetti has always been a great admirer of this celebrated drawing and woodcut by the German artist Albrecht Dürer, and therefore decided to depict the image on the labels of LA SPINETTA's wines. The drawing records the arrival of an Indian rhinoceros in Lisbon, Portugal in 1515. It was the first animal of its kind to be seen in Europe. As a gift from the governor of Portuguese India to the king of Portugal, a fight between a rhino and an elephant was arranged. The story goes that the elephant turned and fled. A description of this magnificent rhinoceros soon reached Germany, presumably through sketches, from which Dürer prepared this drawing and woodcut without ever having actually seen the animal in real life. So convincing was Dürer's fanciful creation that for the next 300 years European illustrators borrowed from his work, even after they had seen living rhinos without the plates and scales depicted in Dürer's drawing.
Tasting Note (2011)
Ruby red with purple reflections, aromas of blueberry, mineral and flower. Fruity full body with firm acidity and a crisp, flavorful berry finish.
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
La Spinetta / 23
31, Moscato d'Asti, Bricco Quaglia, 2024
Piedmont, Italy, 375ml
Varietals
Moscato 100%
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story (2022)
Known for being the first single vineyard Italian Moscato, Bricco Quaglia is full of personality.
Tasting Note (2022)
Color: bright yellow with slight green hues Bouquet: hints of sage, litchi and purple wisteria Taste: fresh and tropical, with citrus hints. The finish is aromatic and mineral
ABV
5.5%
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Ruffino / 28
33, Chianti Classico, Riserva, Ducale, 2021
Tuscany, Italy, 375ml
Description
WS-93
Varietals
Sangiovese Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
Founded in 1877, Ruffino proudly honours the history and the best traditions of Tuscan Winemaking. Today, more than 140 years after its founding, Ruffino continues to express the history and heritage of Italy with every bottle of wine released. "Handing down the values of land and people through culture. Because culture is also wine" From this idea, expressed more than a century ago by Ilario Ruffino, emerges Ruffino's philosophy. Past and future...to interpret wine and winemaking in a cultural key means to merge the classic values of the past with the dynamic energy of modern life. Ruffino is dedicated to constantly improving the quality of its production. Ruffino passion for Tuscany is Ruffino inspiration in research and experimentation. We are committed to improving our knowledge through time and our attention to the development of new wine-making technologies assists us in our desire to explore new quality boundaries.
Product Story (2007)
The grapes for the production of Riserva Ducale come predominantly from the vineyards of the Estates of Santedame, Montemasso and Gretole, located in the traditional Chianti Classico production area stretching over the provinces of Siena and Florence.
Tasting Note (2007)
Color: Intense ruby red. Aroma: At the nose Riserva Ducale immediately shows an outstanding elegance, characterized by particularly fragrant flowery and fruity notes. Violet, cherries, wild berries and plums meet with delicately spicy hints of tobacco and white pepper grains, followed by elegant scents of red roses and flint. Tasting profile: On the palate it is consistent with the olfaction. Sensations of fragrant fresh fruit are accompanied by steady yet gentle tannins that exalt enjoyable spicy hints. The entire tasting sensation is enriched by a persistent finish, which is incredibly fresh and pleasantly mineral and presents lingering notes of rosemary.
ABV
14%
HALF BOTTLES > Italian Whites & Reds
Tiefenbrunner / 20
36, Pinot Grigio, 2020
Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Trentino, Italy, 375ml
Varietals
Pinot Grigio 100%
Producer Story
Entiklar has been settled since prehistoric times, as revealed by discoveries of stone, bronze and iron objects, in the area of the ruins of the fortress Linticlar, which towers almost 100 metres above the present-day Castel Turmhof. From many documents, it is clear that wine growing always played a significant role in the economic development of Entiklar. Vines were cultivated here as early as the era of the Rhaetians, and, in particular, in Roman, times. The "Linticlar estate" is first mentioned in records dating from 1225 A.D. A hundred years later, the Cathedral Chapter of Trento, was being supplied with wine from the estate "auf dem Püchel", also known as "mansu a coste", on the orders of the Counts of Tyrol. Then, in 1537, the name "Turnhof" was first used, and later there are occurrences of the designation "Thurner Hof". With the drawing up of a new land register in 1848, the name finally became officially "Turmhof". The estate has belonged to the family since 1675. In 1857, Karl Pardatscher, the owner of the Turmhof wine estate at the time, took part in the first Imperial Austrian agricultural and forestry exhibition in Vienna, with eight different types of wine. He received great praise from the official tasting committee, especially for an 1838 white wine, which was considered the "spiciest". Hilde and Herbert Tiefenbrunner set off a new direction in 1968 with the opening of a wine outlet at the Turmhof. Wines intended for sale off the premises were now bottled. Gradually, new markets were found at home and abroad, and production of bottled wines increased accordingly. The Tiefenbrunner family is still fully committed to the wine-growing tradition. Thus, the preservation of the character of the grape varieties, and of the high quality of the grapes themselves, remain the basic principle of the work in the vineyards and the cellars. The highest expectations of quality, and successful traditions of cultivation and grape pressing, have contributed to the success of the products of the wine estate. It has received regular national and international awards.
Tasting Note (2011)
This wine is pale yellow in colour with green reflections. It has the pleasant aroma that characterizes the variety, with exotic fruit notes and a trace of meadow flowers. Slightly spicy, well-structured and full in the mouth, it has a lingering finish on the palate.
ABV
12.5%
HALF BOTTLES > French Whites & Reds
Hippolyte Reverdy / 38
22, Sancerre, 2024
Loire, France, 375ml
Producer Story
Hippolyte Reverdy's family has been making wine in the charming village of Verdigny, a commune of Sancerre in the eastern Loire, for many generations—perhaps as far back as 1600. Traditional in nature, the farm was planted to multiple crops, and the Reverdys raised goats and made small quantities of wine from their own vines for local consumption. It was not until the end of World War II that Hippolyte began increasing his Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir production, selling it to accommodate increasing demands from Paris.
Tasting Note (2023)
Aromas of gourmet mango and peach. The mouth is ample and long and is nicely balanced between roundness and lemon freshness.
ABV
13%
HALF BOTTLES > French Whites & Reds
Trimbach / 33
26, Gewürztraminer, 2019
Alsace, France, 375ml
Description
WS-91
Varietals
Gewürztraminer 100%
Producer Story
The wine-growing history of Maison Trimbach dates back to 1626. Since then, twelve generations of winemakers have tirelessly drawn on their passion for Alsace wines, ensuring the wines they produce stand out for their quality and authenticity, patiently establishing, from father to son, a solid reputation for excellence. Trimbach wine acquired true international acclaim in 1898 when Frédéric Emile Trimbach received the highest distinction at the International Wine Fair in Brussels. This success is due in no small part to the jewel in the estate’s crown, the «Clos Sainte Hune» vineyard. Today, the family vineyard is run by Hubert Trimbach, his nephews Jean and Pierre, and Pierre’s daughter Anne, the oldest member of the 13th generation. Their enthusiasm and ambition keep the family’s tradition, rigor and know-how alive, bringing their wines to the very peak of perfection. Pierre has been in charge of the « technical side » and vinifications when Jean and Anne are traveling all around the world. Julien, Jean’s son, just joined the Family to work closely with Pierre in the cellar. This unrivaled expertise makes the “Trimbach style” a reference for Alsace wines across the world.
Product Story (2015)
Sourced from the Trimbach’s family’s own vineyards and from growers with whom the family has long-term relationships. Gewurztraminer is one of Trimbach’s most unique wines. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel and concrete vats. There is no secondary malolactic fermentation in order to maintain as much natural acidity as possible. The wines are released after two years of cellar ageing, when they have the perfect balance of fruit and acidity
Tasting Note (2015)
Bright pale gold with aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, lychee and rose petals. Rich, intense, luscious and well balanced with a dry, spicy finish.
ABV
14.5%
HALF BOTTLES > Sauvignon Blanc & Rosé
Frog's Leap / 26
41, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023
Napa Valley, California, 375ml
Producer Story
Frog's Leap is a family-owned winery dedicated to sustainable principles and committed to producing wines with balance, restraint and respect for terroir. Originally founded by the Williams Family in 1981 on a spot along Mill Creek known as the Frog Farm, today Frog's Leap makes its home amongst 200 acres of vineyards in Rutherford at the historic ‘Red Barn’. This noted ‘ghost winery’ was built in 1884 as the Adamson Winery and renovated in 1994 as Frog's Leap's permanent home. A handsome bi-level barrel chai completes the state-of-the-art winemaking facility and guests are received in the warm and welcoming LEED-certified hospitality center. Now in its fourth decade of production, Winemakers John Williams, Paula Moschetti and Rory Williams hand-craft an annual production of 65,000 cases comprised of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, and an estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon. Using the best of Napa Valley's organically grown, dry- farmed grapes and the most traditional winemaking techniques, Frog's Leap strives to produce wines that deeply reflect the soils and climate from which they emanate.
Product Story (2021)
The 2021 vintage yields were about 30% lower than our average but the harvest was of exceptional quality. There won’t be as much to go around, but the ’21 Sauvignon Blanc will one of our best ever . Clean fruit meant that we were able to give the grapes about 3 hours of skin contact prior to pressing. With approximately 6 months of sur lie aging, the wine was given the time to develop complexity, and the 2021 was the first time that wine fermented in one of our concrete eggs (about 2% of the total) made it into the main blend— look for this trend to increase in the years to come. The wine has a freshness accompanied by depth that represents everything we love about this grape, with bright fruit and crisp minerality.
Tasting Note (2020)
The Sauvignon Blanc is distinctly Frog's Leap with flavors of citrus peel and hints of stone fruit all underscored by bright minerality. For pairing, a cold plate of the briniest oysters immediately comes to mind. Yet, with its hint of sophistication and bit of gravitas, this wine will surprise and delight you suggesting that it can more than hold its own with that chicken cacciatore or subtle rabbit stew.
HALF BOTTLES > Sauvignon Blanc & Rosé
Kim Crawford / 25
42, Sauvignon Blanc, 2021
Marlborough, New Zealand, 375ml
Description
WS-89
Producer Story
Kim Crawford is one of New Zealand’s most exciting and innovative wine producers. Kim Crawford Wines started out in a small Auckland cottage in New Zealand. Since its launch in 1996, the label has gained critical acclaim around the globe. We do things unconventionally, take risks, start things, and welcome di erent.
Product Story (2018)
Kim Crawford produces one of Marlborough’s benchmark Sauvignon Blancs and has been named in the “Wine Spectator Top 100” four times. A perennial favourite enjoyed by the glass in restaurants, it has also been named in the “2017 Wine & Spirits Restaurant Top 10” Sauvignon Blanc category. The secret to Kim Crawford’s success is serious attention to detail in the vineyards and winery, with a special focus on sustainable practices, individual vineyard block harvesting, and small lot fermentation.
Tasting Note (2018)
LOOK: Pale yellow. SMELL: Tropical fruits of pineapple and mango with intense citrus notes of lemon and grapefruit and a zesty concentration. Underlying herbal notes show as wet stone minerality. TASTE: A fresh, juicy wine with vibrant acidity and plenty of weight and length on the palate.
HALF BOTTLES > Sauvignon Blanc & Rosé
Margerum / 25
40, Rosé, Riviera, 2022
Santa Barbara County, California, 375ml
Producer Story
Margerum Wine Company produces limited quantities of wines made from grapes grown both our Estate Vineyard and grapes purchased from other top vineyards from in and around Santa Barbara County. The 18 acre Estate Vineyard is planted exclusively to Rhône grape varietals. The acreage is divided between limestone hillsides and gravelly alluvial flatlands along Alamo Pintado Creek. The wines are now made at their state-of-the-art winery located on Industrial Way in Buellton. Margerum carefully selects the vineyards with meticulous attention to detail in all factors influencing the ultimate quality of the wines, including pruning, soil, climate, and farming methods.
Product Story (2018)
Riviera Rosé is crafted from Grenache, Counoise, Cinsault and Syrah grapes sourced from select vineyards including Margerum Estate Vineyard in the Los Olivos District AVA and Alisos, Curtis, Cuatro Vientos, Estelle, McGinley, Portico and Two Wolves vineyards in Santa Barbara County.
Tasting Note (2018)
Color: Soft pale pink with hints of orange. Aroma: Pretty aromas of strawberries and watermelon with a hint of minerality. Palate: Dry, crisp on the palate and very persistent. Fruitiness balanced with a touch of mouth-watering acidy and plenty of verve. A full-bodied wine which is a perfect spring and summer sipper. It has just enough seriousness to pair with the right foods.
HALF BOTTLES > Pinot Noir
Hartford Court / 40
76, Pinot Noir, 2023
Russian River Valley, California, 375ml
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.
Tasting Note (2010)
The wine’s nose is elegant and complex with effusive black cherry up-front and underlying notes of violet, pain grillé, cumin and faint notions of freshly plowed earth. Flavors in the mouth are berry, cherry, sweet dried cranberries, clove and allspice. Texturally, the wine is silky with nice acidity and a minerality that drive the wine’s finish. Our Green Valley Vineyards provide the wine’s complex and effusive fruit and brown spice impressions. The Sebastopol Hills brings keen acidity and minerality and the Laguna Ridge red and dark fruit and the faint notes of cumin and loam.
HALF BOTTLES > Pinot Noir
Melville / 45
71, Pinot Noir, Estate, 2019
Sta. Rita Hills, California, 375ml
Description
RP-93, VIN-91
Producer Story
Founded in 1989, Melville is a family-owned and operated estate winery with its roots in Sonoma County's Knights Valley, where Ron Melville grew high-quality and greatly sought-after grapes. In 1996, Ron's desire to grow cold-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah brought Melville Vineyards to the Sta. Rita Hills, located in the Western Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. Today, Ron and his son, Chad Melville, uphold Melville’s tradition as one of the most highly-regarded estates in California.
Product Story (2015)
This is 100% Melville fruit from our Sta. Rita Hills estate, and is a collection of 16 pinot noir clones.
Tasting Note (2021)
The aromatics instantly permeate the glass with rose petals, ripe red plums, cloves, and orange zest. When tasting, the flavors of Bing Cherry, raspberry and blackberry race over the entire palate and are followed by black tea and tarragon. A harmonious backbone of silky tannins and energetic acidity give this wine real verve!
HALF BOTTLES > Pinot Noir
Siduri / 30
77, Pinot Noir, 2023
Willamette Valley, Oregon, 375ml
Description
RP-90
Producer Story
Siduri, named for the babylonian goddess of wine, is the result of our founders' mutual love of pinot noir—and a dream that they could make great wines of their own.
Product Story (2021)
The 2021 Siduri Willamette Valley Pinot Noir comes from vineyards in two distinctive appellations within the Willamette Valley: Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity - plus a third vineyard in the Southern Willamette Valley, Maple Grove, that adds structure and richness. These three areas all bring different attributes to the blend and give us a broad range of flavors to blend to create a wine that is simultaneously rich and zippy–the best of all possible worlds!
Tasting Note (2021)
AROMATICS: Blackberry, Black tea, Autumn mulch PALATE: Cherry Pit, Licorice, Espresso
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Alexander Valley Vineyards / 25
81, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Alexander Valley, California, 375ml
Producer Story
Sonoma County’s Alexander Valley was mostly prune orchards and pastures when, in 1962, Maggie and Harry Wetzel purchased a large portion of a homestead built by Cyrus Alexander, the valley’s nineteenth century namesake. Here, in a rural community of family farms and ranches, the Wetzel family settled. They raised livestock, cultivated bountiful gardens and restored Alexander’s original home, making it the center of family life. With an eye to their neighbors in nearby Napa Valley, the Wetzels boldly planted premium grape varieties, among the first in the area. Then the family built a small winery. Hank Wetzel, oldest son of Maggie and Harry, produced Alexander Valley Vineyard’s first wine in 1975. His wife Linda set up the books and managed the winery office. AVV quickly established a reputation for estate grown wines with distinctive varietal character. Acclaimed for crisp Chardonnay and luscious Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley Vineyards brought recognition to the appellation and became a leading winery in Sonoma County.
Product Story (2020)
In the late 1960s we bottled a few cases of Cabernet Sauvignon for friends and family. That homemade wine became the inspiration for our estate winery, Alexander Valley Vineyards. Decades later both our winery and our iconic valley are known as the home of world class Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Note (2020)
This is an elegant wine with earthy aromas of cassis, plum, cherry, vanilla, oak and slight chocolate. In the glass there are lush flavors of cherry, cassis, blackberry and chocolate. The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon is a structured wine with firm tannins and a chewy finish that evolves with each sip. While fruit forward upon release, this wine will reward those with the patience to lay down a few bottles.
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Aperture / 60
23, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-96+, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Malbec 3% Merlot 1% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Product Story (2021)
A mix of eastern hillsides that are south and southwest facing with a benchland block. Hillside Cabernet vineyard sites, all with mineral-rich volcanic soils, are always the first focus of this blend.
Tasting Note (2021)
Intense black fruits enriched with lengthy velvety tannins.
ABV
14.5%
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Caymus Vineyards / 50
85, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, 2022
California, 375ml
Producer Story
In 1972, Chuck Wagner started Caymus Vineyards with his parents, Charlie and Lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the Napa Valley – in 1857, Chuck’s great-great grandfather captained a wagon train to California from Bible Grove, Missouri. Working together for decades, Chuck and his parents established the family’s work ethic, appetite for innovation, down-to-earth sensibility, and deep appreciation of the pleasures of good food and wine enjoyed with family and friends.Today, Caymus Cabernet is one of the region’s most celebrated wines. Made from grapes farmed in 8 of Napa Valley’s 16 appellations, it has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe tannins – as approachable in youth as it is in maturity. Chuck Wagner continues to make two world-renowned Cabernet Sauvignons – Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection. Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is the only wine in the world to be honored twice as Wine Spectator magazine’s “Wine of the Year” for the 1984 and 1990 vintages.
Product Story
I feel this wine expresses the greatness of California and its hidden pockets where Cabernet can excel. The cold Pacific Ocean running the entire length of the state presents maritime influences - and with each small distance eastward the climate warms. Stony soils, south facing slopes and moderately warm conditions are the keys to producing dark, rich and good tasting Cabernet.
Tasting Note
Since the early days of Caymus, we have worked to create a signature style of Cabernet - dark and lush with ripe fruit and luxurious tannins, drinkable upon release or with age. Introduced with the 2021 vintage, this wine displays the Caymus character.
ABV
14.6%
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Daou / 28
82, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Paso Robles, California, 375ml
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 77% Merlot 12% Petit Verdot 11%
Producer Story
Family owned and operated, DAOU Family Estates is committed to producing collectible, world-class wines to rival the most respected appellations in the world. DAOU Mountain’s combination of remarkable geology, microclimate, a 2,200-foot elevation, and steep slopes gives it a terroir described as “a jewel of ecological elements.” As stewards of this beautiful terroir, DAOU’s goal is to make unique fine wines that honestly and accurately reflect the potential of the Estate and to craft Bordeaux style wines that combine Old World tradition with New World techniques. Gracefully perched atop a stunning promontory at 2,200 feet, the DAOU Spanish Colonial style winery is embraced by a tangible serenity. Hawks wheel and bank while the all-day sun caresses close planted rows of lush, emerald green vines. The 100 percent calcareous soil makes no sound as it parses out nourishment and only a gentle breeze flows up through the Templeton Gap from the Pacific. The quiet is bewitching; you want to lay down roots here, just as the four-year-old vines have done. But the sense of peace belies the serious industry at work on this 100 acre estate. No effort is spared to create the luscious varietals and blends that flow from this limited production winery. This kind of synergy happens rarely: superlative climate and terroir, super intensive vineyard culture, and cutting edge viticultural practice. You’re more likely to find it in Bordeaux than Central California. Coupled with the infectious passion and gracious, family style hospitality of the Daou brothers, Georges and Daniel, the result is pure magic. The kind of magic that comes in a bottle. Sip it. Savor it slowly. And join the family.
Product Story
The 2023 DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon exemplifies DAOU’s founding commitment to Paso Robles as California’s next great region for Cabernet Sauvignon. This Cabernet Sauvignon belongs to our DAOU Collection—a line of wines dedicated to showcasing the regional excellence of Paso Robles on California’s Central Coast. Since DAOU’s founding in 2007, we have developed longstanding relationships with leading local growers, enabling us to produce wines that capture the essence of Paso Robles.
Tasting Note
The 2023 DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon is a powerful, complex and layered wine with heady aromas of black plum, Zante currant, frankincense and sage. Trailing scents of blackberry, cardamom and espresso bean reveal accents of vanilla, saddle leather and cinnamon toast. On the palate, fine-grained tannins provide structure and support for rich flavors of black cherry, raspberry and mulberry, while secondary layers offer black olive, sandalwood and dark chocolate. A velvety texture finishes with lingering impressions of chocolate-covered cherry, dried herbs and toasty oak.
ABV
14.5%
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Heitz Cellar / 225
73, Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha's Vineyard, 2017
Oakville, California, 375ml
Description
RP-95, WS-94
Producer Story
In the 1960s, Heitz Wine Cellars was part of the new wave of the Napa Valley, and their sought-after Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was perhaps one of the first "cult" Cabs. Today, Heitz is better known as one of the "old guard" of Napa, hewing to a classic and balanced style of Cabernet that's aged for half of its elevage in large oak ovals and tanks--the way it was in decades past. The Heitz family's vision of winemaking spans three generations of dedication to excellence. "We believe that true artistry sometimes requires restraint. We strive for the delicate balance between science and nature's bounty that allows our wines to express the genuine character of the varietal and to reflect their vineyard's unique geography within the Napa Valley".
Product Story (2015)
In the mid-1960s, an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source cabernet sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines. Ever since 1966, Heitz Cellar has been crafting the now illustrious Martha’s Vineyard cabernet sauvignon, one of our three vineyard-designated cabernet sauvignons.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 vintage showcases this prized vineyard in all its glory; notes of wild black fruit, thyme, mint, eucalyptus, and bay are lifted and enjoyed with the polished tannin and mouthwatering freshness of this wine. Known as a textbook vintage in Napa Valley, the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard has been aged to perfection for immediate enjoyment at release and will continue to reward for the next 20+ years.
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Paul Hobbs / 95
72, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Coombsville, California, 375ml
Description
WS-93, RP-92+, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Cabernet Franc 7% Petit Verdot 6% Merlot 2%
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Product Story (2017)
Following five consecutive years of drought, 2017 provided record-setting winter rainfall that filled our reservoirs, and helped replenish soils and aquifers alike. Spring lead with dry conditions that facilitated an optimal fruit set before summer commenced with warm-cold day cycles, critical for slow flavor development and preserving acid. A series of late summer heat waves increased the rate of maturation which was followed by a prolonged series of cool days in mid-September, completing the ripening process at a gradual pace. By early October, all our fruit was harvested and displayed balance and energy at time of picking, maintaining desired levels of acid and sugar.
Tasting Note
Since our inaugural release last year, this wine has quickly become one of the most compelling in our portfolio. Offering a gorgeous deep purple hue, our 2019 captivates with a bouquet of crushed blueberry, summer savory spice, and a delicate tobacco leaf note. The palate is remarkably balanced with well-integrated tannins and fresh acidity that wraps around boysenberry and black fig along subtle notes of rosemary and a crush rock minerality, which lends tension through the long finish.
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
Rombauer / 60
84, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California, 375ml
Description
WS-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 93% Cabernet Franc 4% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
The Rombauer family has over 30 years of winemaking experience in the Napa Valley and is dedicated to family, land, and community. Koerner Rombauer oversees the daily operations. Daughter Sheana manages promotional marketing, wine clubs and special events while son, KR Rombauer III directs the national sales team.
Product Story (2015)
Cabernet Sauvignon was the first wine produced by Rombauer Vineyards when the winery was founded in 1980. This bottling is made exclusively with Napa Valley fruit from vineyards owned by the Rombauer family, along with carefully selected sites from some of the region’s top growers. The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Stags Leap District, Atlas Peak, Mount Veeder, St. Helena, Calistoga and Rutherford AVAs.
Tasting Note (2015)
This wine is vibrant dark purple with a fuchsia rim. The nose is expressive, with aromas of red fruit, cassis and toast. The wine is full-bodied, packed with flavors of boysenberry, raspberry and black cherry, along with notes of sweet tobacco, cedar and vanilla. Supple tannins carry through to a lingering finish.
ABV
14.8%
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
The Mascot / 130
80, 2021
Napa Valley, California, 375ml
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story (2020)
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.
HALF BOTTLES > Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends
The Prisoner / 48
87, 2019
Napa Valley, California, 375ml
Varietals
Zinfandel Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Syrah Charbono
Producer Story
The Prisoner Winemaker Dave Phinney would be the first to say that sometimes the best advice comes from your friends. As a University of Arizona student spending a semester in Florence, Italy, Phinney had a conversation with a fellow student that would set him in the direction of his future. “My friend grew up in a Sonoma County family involved in the wine industry, and he noticed that I had more than just a passing interest in wine,” says Phinney. “I wasn’t sure what to do after graduation, so he suggested I try my hand at the wine business.” Phinney agreed, but he couldn’t wait the several months until graduation to get started. Energized by this new opportunity he returned to the University of Arizona and helped plant a one-acre experimental block in the heart of Tucson while working for an Agricultural professor. Simultaneously, he immersed himself in wine sales by working at Tucson’s finest wine shop. Armed with these new experiences, and brand new Political Science degree, Phinney landed a job working harvest nightshift at the iconic Robert Mondavi Winery in the Napa Valley for the harvest of ’97. “I was hooked,” he recalls. “You couldn’t have convinced me to do anything else at that point.” The following year Phinney purchased the first two tons of grapes that would launch the beginning of a career in winemaking. Over time Phinney refined his processes, developing a lengthy method of blending that he refers to as “revisit, revisit, and revisit again.” The evolution of this blending process led to the creation of The Prisoner. “The blending season for The Prisoner is long for a reason,” he explains. “Some young wines are showy right out of the gate; others are much slower to develop. We take our time to observe how each lot unfolds over time to better understand how it contributes to the blend.”
Product Story (2022)
The Prisoner was inspired by the blended wines first made by Italian immigrants who originally settled in Napa Valley. The Prisoner is now the most recognized red blend, leading the resurgence of interesting blends by incorporating Zinfandel with the unlikely mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Merlot, Malbec, and Pinot Noir.
Tasting Note
Bright aromas of ripe raspberry, vanilla, and coconut. Flavors of fresh and dried blackberry, pomegranate, and vanilla linger harmoniously for a smooth and luscious finish.
HALF BOTTLES > Malbec
Altos Las Hormigas / 22
37, Malbec, Clásico, 2022
Mendoza, Argentina, 375ml
Description
RP-90
Varietals
Malbec 100%
Producer Story
In In 1995 Alberto Antonini, the now famous Tuscan winemaker, and Antonio Morescalchi, a young entrepreneur, took a trip to visit the burgeoning wine areas of South America. They toured both sides of the Andes and they remained impressed at first sight by the vineyards thriving in the high altitude and dry climate of Mendoza. Both the nature of the region, and its viticultural tradition, established by European immigrants in past centuries were surprising to the newcomer’s eye.They returned to Tuscany convinced of the unexplored potential of Malbec, a grape that had a strong local tradition but was largely ignored and misunderstood. While the rest of the wine world saw Mendoza struggling to shed its bulk wine image, the two young Italians saw Mendoza as a place where traditional viticultural values and unblemished Terroir could be reinvigorated with a careful winemaking approach and a wider vision. Against all odds and local advice, they decided to start a Malbec only winery in Mendoza.
Product Story (2017)
Grapes come mainly from vineyards in Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley in a smaller percentage. The region has a semi-desert climate with hot days and cool nights. We choose fresh soils, with good water drainage and a fine silt-sandy texture. These soils allow a deep development of the roots, since their water retention capacity is great for the roots to expand and give the plants a better ability to resist heat waves, which are common during the summer in Mendoza. In this climate we avoid soils with abundant superficial gravels, which increase the warming effect around the vine and might shorten the ripening season.
Tasting Note (2017)
This vintage of our Malbec Clásico is fully representative of Altos Las Hormigas style, as the joyful and fresh expression of Mendoza Malbec. Displaying a bright ruby red color, this wine has a fruity nose of plums and raspberries complemented with herbal notes. The first palate shows supple tannins with a balanced acidity that is the secret of its freshness. Notes of crisp red fruits fill the mouth, with a soft texture and a long finish.
HALF BOTTLES > Malbec
Catena / 28
50, Malbec, Appellation, 2022
Vista Flores, Mendoza, Argentina, 375ml
Varietals
Malbec 100%
Tasting Note
The Catena Malbec Appellation Vista Flores shows a dark violet color with black reflections. The nose offers ripe, concentrated dark and red fruit aromas with delicate floral notes of lavender and violet, and mocha. The mouthfeel is rich and full with notes of sweet spice and a touch of leather. The finish presents soft, well-integrated tannins with bright, crisp acidity that gives the wine exceptional length.
ABV
13.4%
HALF BOTTLES > Zinfandel
Frog's Leap / 28
51, Zinfandel, 2021
Napa Valley, California, 375ml
Varietals
Zinfandel 81% Petite Sirah 10% Carignane 9%
Producer Story
Frog's Leap is a family-owned winery dedicated to sustainable principles and committed to producing wines with balance, restraint and respect for terroir. Originally founded by the Williams Family in 1981 on a spot along Mill Creek known as the Frog Farm, today Frog's Leap makes its home amongst 200 acres of vineyards in Rutherford at the historic ‘Red Barn’. This noted ‘ghost winery’ was built in 1884 as the Adamson Winery and renovated in 1994 as Frog's Leap's permanent home. A handsome bi-level barrel chai completes the state-of-the-art winemaking facility and guests are received in the warm and welcoming LEED-certified hospitality center. Now in its fourth decade of production, Winemakers John Williams, Paula Moschetti and Rory Williams hand-craft an annual production of 65,000 cases comprised of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, and an estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon. Using the best of Napa Valley's organically grown, dry- farmed grapes and the most traditional winemaking techniques, Frog's Leap strives to produce wines that deeply reflect the soils and climate from which they emanate.
Product Story
Using their now well-established technique of cold-soaking the Petite Sirah portion of the co-ferment and then infusing it into the fermenting Zinfandel ten days later, Frog's Leap locks in the freshness of the fruit and accentuate the elegance of the resulting wine. A dash of Carignane adds additional acidity and structure, preserved nicely by their practice of aging Zinfandel largely in small concrete tanks. The resulting wine is beautiful: deeply flavored, balanced, and fresh—a great summer drinker to be sure, especially with a quick chill. But don’t be afraid to put a few bottles away in the cellar; like all Frog's Leap Zins, this wine has decades of life ahead of it. Blend: 81% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah, 9% Carignane
Tasting Note (2023)
The 2023 Zinfandel is elegant, gracious and lifted. Crushed flowers, white pepper, bright red-toned fruit, cinnamon and cedar lift from the glass. This delicate, aromatic Zinfandel is all charm. The 14% Petite Sirah in the blend is not especially noticeable, likely because it was picked a week ahead, cold-soaked, then infused into the fermenting Zinfandel must. Aging mostly in concrete preserves striking fruit purity. 93 points Vinous.
ABV
13.6%
HALF BOTTLES > Zinfandel
Mauritson / 33
32, Zinfandel, Rockpile Ridge Vineyard, 2016
Rockpile, California, 375ml
Description
RP-92, WS-91
Producer Story
Winemaking may have been the logical evolution in our family's long history of farming in the Dry Creek Valley, however it took an absence form the valley and attention to those inner voices that led Clay Mauritian back to these same vineyards that he spent planting, tending and picking as a teen. What he came to release was the he already had a lifetime of understanding about the subtleties and strengths of each micro-climate within the Dry Creek, Rockville and Alexander Valleys.
Tasting Note
This is a huge brooding wine that floods your mouth with blackberry fruit. It has massive concentration which leads to a long finish.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Bele Casel / 50
120, Extra Dry, Asolo Prosecco, Superiore, NV
Veneto, Italy
Varietals
Glera
Producer Story
Bele Casel is a true family affair. Siblings Paola and Luca Ferraro work closely with their father Danilo who 40 years ago had a vision to make top quality sparkling wine after meeting his future father-in-law Illario and his beautiful vineyard in his hometown.
Tasting Note
Color: Straw yellow color. Creamy fizziness with fine, persisting bubbles Aroma: Fruity aromas with notes of yellow apples, pear and exotic fruit, with hints of wisteria ad acacia flower. Well balanced and delicate with intensely fresh aromatic notes. Palate: Elegant and harmonious on the palate.
ABV
11%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Bellavista / 95
102, Brut, Franciacorta, Alma Gran Cuvée, NV
Lombardy, Italy
Description
WS-90, RP-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
The Bellavista winery was founded in 1977 in Erbusco by the Moretti family. Extending over 207 hectares of land, the Bellavista winery produces 1,500,000 bottles a year, according to organic viticulture principles.
Tasting Note
Ripe apple and pears on the nose, beautiful, steady, pinhead bubble finishing lifted and zesty
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Billecart-Salmon / 210
70, Extra Brut, Champagne, Anniversary Cuvée, 2018
France
Varietals
Pinot Noir 65% Chardonnay 35%
Producer Story
Champagne Billecart-Salmon was founded in 1818 in the village of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ when two of the region’s most prominent families (and their vineyards) came together through the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon. Billecart-Salmon remains in that same family, making it the oldest family-owned and operated Champagne house, and it is currently managed by brothers François and Antoine Roland-Billecart. Thus, over 7 generations, each member of the family has endeavoured to continue the family tradition, staying faithful to the same motto: "Give priority to quality, strive for excellence".
Product Story
The 2018 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Anniversary is a tribute to a storied "special relationship," marking both the House’s 200th harvest and the 250th anniversary of American independence. This exclusive bottling honors the United States as one of the House’s first export markets, blending 200 years of French tradition with a shared spirit of audacity and excellence.
Tasting Note
The 2018 vintage displays the signature elegance and "in-the-know" luxury that defines the brand. On the nose, it unveils a sophisticated bouquet of Meyer lemon zest and white blossoms, underpinned by the rich, toasted brioche notes earned from its extended cellar aging.
ABV
12%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Casa E. di Mirafiore / 90
88, Blanc de Noir, Metodo Classico, 2018
Alta Langa, Piedmont, Italy
Tasting Note (2014)
In the glass it has a straw-yellow color with light golden reflections and a fine, persistent perlage that contributes to enhancing the aromas of fruit with white pulp, dried fruit, and bread crust. On the palate you immediately perceive the typical structure of Pinot Noir enhanced by the pleasant creaminess of the bubbles. Long persistence, freshness, and excellent flavor are the sensations that endure in the mouth and in the memory after tasting Alta Langa Mirafiore.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Dom Pérignon / 375
90, Brut, Champagne, 2012
France
Description
RP-96, VIN-97, WS-96
Producer Story
Dom Pierre Perignon set out his vision to "create the best wine in the world" when he became Cellar Master at the sacred Abbey of Hautvillers in 1668. Over 40 years of dedication to this mission led to him being seen by many as the 'father of champagne', due to his visionary spirit and exceptional daring approach to the wine making process - in which he effectively laid down the fundamental rules in the methode champenoise. A favored wine of the Sun King Louis XIV, Dom Perignon himself compared his wine to "drinking stars".
Product Story
Dom Perignon is made through an assemblage of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, created by using only the best grapes harvested from the 17 Grands Crus in Champagne and the Premier Cru of Hautvillers. One of the principle hallmarks of this House is its absolute commitment in only releasing in a vintage year. This commitment to vintage only requires Dom Perignon to reinvent itself every year, staying true to the daring and creative principles laid down by the Dom Pierre Pérignon himself. Today, this vision is led by Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon’s Chef de Cave. The flagship of the House – the Vintage Blanc – is a perfect example of the intricacy of Dom Perignon, expressing the perfect harmony and savoir-faire of the wine making process.
Tasting Note
Wonderful elegance and balance to this Dom Pérignon with cooked apple, lemon and hints of white pepper and salt. It’s medium-bodied with really fine bubbles and balance. Spicy at the end. So wonderfully fresh, linear and long. Racy and elegant. A DP that invites to drink right now. All about finesse. Tension, too, with precise phenolics and bright acidity on the back palate. Subtle energy. Drinkable now, but will develop beautifully in the bottle.
ABV
12.5%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Dom Pérignon / 375
107, Brut, Champagne, 2015
France
Description
WS-96, RP-95, VIN-96
Producer Story
Dom Pierre Perignon set out his vision to "create the best wine in the world" when he became Cellar Master at the sacred Abbey of Hautvillers in 1668. Over 40 years of dedication to this mission led to him being seen by many as the 'father of champagne', due to his visionary spirit and exceptional daring approach to the wine making process - in which he effectively laid down the fundamental rules in the methode champenoise. A favored wine of the Sun King Louis XIV, Dom Perignon himself compared his wine to "drinking stars".
Product Story (2018)
Dom Pérignon is a vintage Champagne made using an approximate blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay. Although numbers are never officially published, it is thought that upwards of a million bottles are produced per vintage. Despite this scale, it remains one of the highest-rated and most desirable Champagnes on the market.
Tasting Note (2013)
The creation of the 2013 vintage reveals the resonance between the Pinots noirs and Chardonnays, between acidity and fullbodied. The precise, elegant and tactile bouquet blooms in an extremely delicate powdery aromatic braid around three nuances: first citrus, then a more vegetal facet and lastly, spices. This precision reveals a simple and evident elegance where the wine, after an ethereal attack, amplifies and blossoms before ceding to an ineffable sensation of clarity. The delicate nose unfolds in swaths of color. The green of eucalyptus, mint and vetiver, the yellow-orange of mirabelle plums, apricot and orange blossom, the brown of pepper, cardamom and licorice sticks, and finally silvery saline and toasty hues. The mouthfeel is elegant, expressing luxuriant simplicity and precision. The refined and silky foundation becomes more pronounced at the heart. The finish is dominated by a salinity that leaves a deep sensation of consistency.
ABV
12.5%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Krug / 450
92, Brut, Champagne, Grande Cuvée, 170ème Édition
France
Description
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-96
Producer Story
Krug is the first and, as yet, only Champagne House to create prestige Champagnes every year since its foundation in 1843. Give time to the unforgettable with Krug Grande Cuvée, the most generous expression of Champagne.
Product Story (NV)
Krug Grande Cuvée is the supreme demonstration of the Krug art of blending. No recipe can define its intricate harmony, so every year the Krug family works from taste and memory alone to recreate this most complex of champagnes. Typically, Krug Grande Cuvée is blended from as many as 50 wines from three grape varieties, 20 to 25 growths, and six to ten different years.
Tasting Note (NV)
A gleaming gold colour, an extravagantly expansive bouquet, an almost creamy texture. Then, an explosion of flavours, at once mellow and mature, crisp and clean.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Laurent-Perrier / 375
89, Brut, Champagne, Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée, Nº26
France
Description
VIN-96+, RP-96+, WS-95
Varietals
Chardonnay 58% Pinot Noir 42%
Producer Story
The House of Laurent-Perrier was founded in 1812 by André Michel Pierlot and took the name Vve Laurent-Perrier when Mathilde Emilie Perrier, the widow of Eugène Laurent, combined the two family names after she decided to expand the business. Perfection, elegance, independence are the 3 values of excellence that are at the center of the Laurent-Perrier Champagne House since its beginnings. With its exceptional vinifications and emblematic cuvees, Laurent-Perrier Champagne is one of those essential houses known for the consistency and precision of their style.
Product Story (Nº25)
Le "Grand Siècle" (Great Century) is the name given to one of the most prosperous periods (17th century) in the history of France known for the capacity of man, through his works, to create what nature cannot. Louis XIVth, known as the « Sun King », by creating the « Château de Versailles » and its gardens, was the architect of this model of harmony, balance and perfection. The symmetry and perspective of the "Jardins à la française", the capacity to grow Mediterranean fruits (especially Oranges inside the "Orangerie") in such a Northern climate, creating the Grand Canal, the fountains and ponds with no nearby rivers are many illustrations of this ability of man to sublimate natural elements. The name of Grand Siècle was chosen for Laurent-Perrier’s prestige cuvée based on this common vision to reach a perfection that Nature, on its own, cannot provide.
Tasting Note (Nº25)
Brilliant in character with a white gold colour. An intense nose of fresh citrus fruits followed by subtle aromas of grilled almonds and brioche. The wine has a fresh and toasted attack. The finish is persistent with notes of citrus fruit. Grand Siècle Iteration Nº25 has exceptional aromatic depth.
ABV
12%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Louis Roederer / 550
91, Champagne, Cristal, 2015
France
Description
RP-95+, VIN-96, WS-96
Varietals
Pinot Noir 60% Chardonnay 40%
Producer Story
Champagne Louis Roederer was founded in 1776 in Reims, France and is one of the rare family owned companies, which is still managed by the Roederer family. In 1833, Louis Roederer inherited the company from his uncle and renamed the company under his namesake. Under his leadership, the company rapidly grew while remaining true to their philosophy of uncompromising quality. Today, the company is under the helm of Jean-Claude Rouzaud and his son Frédéric who continue to place quality before quantity. Champagne Louis Roederer is one of the only French champagne producers to own nearly 75 percent of the grapes in the most desirable vineyards in the Champagne. The property is located on 450 acres in the finest villages of Montagne de Reims, Côtes des Blancs, and Valleé de la Marne. Each region is selected to produce Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with the elegance needed for perfectly balanced champagne. The Louis Roederer vineyards rate an average 98 percent based on France’s statutory 100-point classification scale.
Product Story (2009)
Our House’s most famous wine was created in 1876 to satisfy the demanding tastes of Tsar Alexander II. The emperor asked Louis Roederer to reserve the House’s best cuvée for him every year. He was particularly fond of the House’s wine. To distinguish this cuvée, this exceptional champagne came in a flat-bottomed, transparent lead-crystal bottle. The new brand was named after this precious material, which is particularly transparent and luminous. Produced uniquely during the best years, when the Chardonnay (around 40%) and Pinot noir (around 60%) grapes have attained perfect maturity, Cristal is aged for 6 years in Louis Roederer’s cellars and left for a further 8 months after dégorgement. Cristal is a remarkably balanced and refined champagne whose length is inimitable. It has a silky texture and fruity aromas, complemented by a powerful mineral quality with white fruit and citrus notes. Cristal is a wine that keeps well: it can be conserved for over twenty years without losing its freshness and character.
Tasting Note (2014)
Intense, bright and luminous golden hue. Concentrated and candied citrus fruit mingle delicately with notes of grain and lightly roasted almonds. Fruity palate with a silky texture, complemented by soft bubbles that are perfectly integrated and deliciously elegant. The finish builds to a crescendo, revealing a rich grainy and velvety texture that is wrapped in a long, saline and superbly elegant finish.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Monogram / 75
152, Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Cuvée, NV
Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy
Varietals
Chardonnay 80% Pinot Bianco 20%
Producer Story
Castel Faglia’s philosophy is based on the continuous search for harmony between intensity and freshness, personality and pleasantness. This is why meticulous attention to every detail is essential and this includes the cultivation of the vines, the harvest, the selection of the best grapes and pressing, as well as the blending of the Cuvées.
Tasting Note
Aromas of peach tart, acacia honey and wild thyme lift from the glass of this wine. A blend of savory and fruity notes mingle on the palate, all leading to a citrus-dominated palate and finishing with refined perlage and vibrant acidity.
ABV
12.5%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Nicolas Feuillatte / 250
95, Brut, Champagne, Palmes d'Or, 2008
France
Description
WS-93
Producer Story
Nicolas Feuillatte’s success is based upon its dynamic brand image, instilling the Champagne with a thoroughly modern appeal. The non-elitist, straightforward aspect of its character greatly appeals to those who share a more liberated view of Champagne. Widely regarded as the gold standard, the Nicolas Feuillatte brand has successfully carved a unique niche, and in so doing encourages us to regard Champagne in a new light.
Product Story (2002)
The Chardonnay grapes were sourced from Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize and Montgueux. The Pinot Noir was sourced from the villages of Bouzy, Verzy, Verzenay, Aÿ and Ambonnay. More than 11 Grand crus were used to produce this vintage. Aged for a minimum of 9 years
Tasting Note (2002)
APPEARANCE This champagne has a pronounced clear and bright golden yellow appearance. Delicate bubbles give way into a majestic sustained mousse. NOSE First aromas of white pear, peach, walnut and dried apricot fruit give way to secondary more intense aromas of pepper, ginger and red fruits. PALATE On the palate the blend is clean and direct with delicate bubbles that reveal a magnificent mineral quality to the blend. It has excellent structure and an incredibly long finish with unforgettable elegance.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Pol Roger / 195
96, Brut Rosé, Champagne, 2015
France
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Pinot Noir 60% Chardonnay 40%
Producer Story
In its 160 years of history, Pol Roger has carved out one of the most flattering reputations in the select circle of the leading Champagne brands.
Tasting Note
A salmon pink colour with an orange hue along with a fine bead of persistent bubbles, which gives this rose Champagne such an elegant mousse. On the nose your senses are hypnotised by aromas of raspberries, red cherries and dried flowers. These nuances unfold across the palate, revealing flavours of ripe redcurrants supported by the seductive and characteristic delicate accents of red cherries and Asian spice.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Rare / 400
101, Brut, Champagne, Millésime, 2008
France
Description
WS-97, RP-93+
Tasting Note
TO THE EYE: LIGHT GOLD In a subtle, joyful effervescence, the intense crystalline golden robe evokes yellow diamonds. ON THE NOSE: INFINITELY FLORAL AND MINERAL The initial nose shines by the pure vivacity of this vintage. As Rare Millésime 2008 gradually warms in the glass, a vast range of orange blossom, hyacinth and white flowers is released. This leads to the delicacy of vanilla blossoms, a touch of fresh coconut, aromas of just ripe Williams pear and fresh almond, enhanced by notes of tangerine and blackcurrant buds. The second nose reveals the saline minerality, abundant and refined, an iodine-smoky harmony and a touch of liquorice. ON THE PALATE: SPRINGLIKE AND PRECISE On the palate the crispy, precise attack is followed by exuberant aromas of fresh pineapple, freshly cut and crisp, passion fruit, kiwi and coconut, nuanced with tangy citrus notes. These combine with plush springlike flavours with unparalleled length. The finish, with remarkable saline and iodine notes, perpetuates the journey into an endless spring.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Roederer Estate / 125
117, Brut, L'Ermitage, 2019
Anderson Valley, California
Description
WS-94, VIN-96, Wine Ethusiast-100pts
Varietals
Chardonnay 52% Pinot Noir 48%
Producer Story
Founded in 1982, Roederer Estate is nestled in Mendocino County’s fog-shrouded, Anderson Valley. As the California property of Champagne Louis Roederer, Roederer Estate builds upon a centuries-old tradition of fine winemaking. The premium grape growing region’s proximity to the Pacific ocean gives rise to a gentle cycle of warm days and cool nights, allowing grapes to mature slowly on the vine and develop full varietal character. Among the very few California sparkling wine houses that only sources estate-grown fruit, Roederer Estate is also meticulous about all its farming decisions. The winemaking process begins with in-depth knowledge of the Estate soils to introduce open lyre trellis system or high density plantation, extends to the decision to farm vineyards organically and biodynamically, and finishes by painstakingly tracking grape maturity to achieve perfect balance at harvest.
Product Story (2015)
L’Ermitage, Roederer Estate’s special tête de cuvée, is a sparkling wine made only in exceptional years from pre-selected, estate-grown grapes. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, Roederer Estate produces its sparkling wines in the French méthode traditionelle and adds special oak-aged reserve wines to each blend. L’Ermitage debuted with the 1989 vintage.
Tasting Note (2015)
Fine tiny bubbles and a long lasting mousse are the usual footprints of the L’Ermitage cuvée. Aromas of hazelnut and roasted pecans opening to some clove spiciness. Vibrant acidity, with notes of Asian pear, baked green apple. Creamy mid palate and clean acid with a dry finish.
ABV
12.9%
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Taittinger / 84
97, Brut, Champagne, La Française, NV
France
Description
RP-90
Producer Story
Champagne Taittinger was established in 1931 by Pierre Taittinger on the foundations of Forest-Forneaux, itself established in 1734 and the third-oldest wine producing house of Champagne. Taittinger is today proprietor of approximately 600 acres of vines among which are included parcels in the one hundred - percent rated villages of Cramant and Avize in the Cote des Blancs; and Bouzy, Mailly, Ambonnay and Verzenay in the Montagne de Reims. The Taittinger Estate is one of the three most extensive in the Champagne district, and the firm's major holdings in Chardonnay vineyards are the physical expression of the Taittinger philosophy and style.
Product Story
Taittinger Brut La Française is produced from select Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes in the finest microclimates of the viticultural area of Champagne. Taittinger's extensive vineyard holdin 752 acres in these areas, particularly in those where Chardonnay is planted, allow it to rely primarily o own grapes for the vinification of its portfolio of champagnes.
Tasting Note
Taittinger Brut La Française is blended to maintain a delicate and elegant style from an extensive rang wines from diverse crus of Champagne. The foundation and consistency of the distinctive Taittinger sty relies greatly on the proportion of each grape variety in the blend: Pinot Noir lends the finished blend b vinosity, structure and power as well as the elegant red berry aromas typical of the variety; Pinot Meun provides a supple, round fruitiness to the wine; Chardonnay contributes elegance, finesse, crispness an delicacy to the blend, as well as a degree of structure and longevity.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Veuve Clicquot / 380
98, Brut, Champagne, La Grande Dame, 2015
France
Description
WS-95, RP-92, VIN-95
Varietals
Pinot Noir 90% Chardonnay 10%
Producer Story
Maison Veuve Clicquot produces luxury champagnes since 1772.
Product Story
La Grande Dame pays tribute to Madame Clicquot. She used to say "Our black grapes give the finest white wines". The Glory of Pinot Noir. La Grande Dame 2015 respects Madame Clicquot's vision of Pinot Noir, which is about 90% since 2008, using grapes from Historical Crus of our terroir. La Grande Dame 2015, an exceptional sunny vintage for a wine full of tension and elegance.
Tasting Note
Floral notes: acacia, lilac, jasmine White fruits: granny smith apple, pear Citrus: grapefruit, clementine, lemon, lemon zest Freshness notes: white pepper, ginger, citrus peel Mineral notes: chalk, stone
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Veuve Clicquot / 125
99, Brut, Champagne, Yellow Label, NV
France
Varietals
Pinot Noir 55% Pinot Meunier 20% Chardonnay 25%
Producer Story
Maison Veuve Clicquot produces luxury champagnes since 1772.
Product Story
The predominance of Pinot Noir provides the structure that is so typically Clicquot, while a touch of Pinot Meunier rounds out the blend. Chardonnay adds the elegance and finesse essential in a perfectly balanced wine.
Tasting Note
First, Brut Yellow Label looks beautiful: golden-yellow, with a foaming necklace of tiny bubbles. Next it is so pleasing to the nose: initially reminiscent of white fruits and raisins, then of vanilla and later of brioche. Note the fine balance between the fruity aromas coming from the grape varieties and the toasty aromas following the ageing in the bottle. The first sip delivers all the freshness and forcefulness so typical of Yellow Label with asymphony of fruit tastes following on. Here is a true member of the powerful Brut family, well structured, admirably vinous. The lingering aromas echo and re-echo, with each fruit or spice note distinct.
ABV
12%
Chardonnay
Aubaine / 70
115, Chardonnay, Anahata Vineyard, 2021
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Description
WS-93
Chardonnay
Aubert / 125
149, Chardonnay, 2022
Carneros, California
Producer Story
Our winemaking process is carefully guided by a winemaker with a farmer’s heart and artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land – it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. We look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as we craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of Aubert wine. We believe the intellectual pursuit of winemaking has to be of the highest, most profound level of quality.
Product Story
While our philosophy continues to focus on making Single Vineyard Chardonnays, this wine is no exception to our strict winemaking protocols and rigorous selection. The 2022 Carneros Chardonnay is comprised of young vines due to emerge as a Single Vineyard designation. It is very indicative of the classic vintage and Aubert style, providing elegant textures and aromas.
Tasting Note
Texturally expansive and inviting, the 2022 Carneros Chardonnay opens with warm tones of apricot nectar, chamomile, and Torch Ginger flowers. On the palate, ripe French Butter pears and lemon oil add instant appeal, showcasing the generosity and sapidity of the vintage. Classic Aubert structure and mineral tension promise graceful cellaring for the coming 5 to 10 years. The wine is slightly hazy showing our commitment to minimal intervention winemaking
Chardonnay
Aubert / 185
242, Chardonnay, Eastside, 2024
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-94-96
Producer Story
Our winemaking process is carefully guided by a winemaker with a farmer’s heart and artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land – it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. We look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as we craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of Aubert wine. We believe the intellectual pursuit of winemaking has to be of the highest, most profound level of quality.
Product Story (2021)
The success of our Eastside Chardonnay starts with the vineyard’s aspect perched on rocky slopes high above the Russian River and ends with the small, concentrated clusters that the vines struggle to produce each year. Eastside’s rolling hillside topography and eastern exposure influence the wine to offer a commanding profile of vibrant ripe fruits and site-specificmineral undertones.
Tasting Note (2021)
The 2021 Eastside is a wine of focus and purity that offers a glimpse into the thin, rocky soils of this unique site through its hallmark minerality. The wine leaps from the glass with potent aromas of lime cordial, lemon zest, and golden apple crumble. This is a wine of tension and grace that slowly unfurls in the glass to reveal a complex array of citrus and orchard fruit suspended above a nervy mineral backbone. The stony character, driving acidity, and rich texture foretell of a wine that will age gracefully for decades to come. Enjoy over the next 10 to 15 years. The wine is slightly hazy showing our commitment to minimal intervention winemaking.
Chardonnay
Aubert / 210
109, Chardonnay, Ritchie Vineyard, 2015
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
RP-97+, VIN-97
Producer Story
Our winemaking process is carefully guided by a winemaker with a farmer’s heart and artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land – it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. We look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as we craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of Aubert wine. We believe the intellectual pursuit of winemaking has to be of the highest, most profound level of quality.
Product Story (2016)
The Ritchie vines are nearly a half century old, and as a result the wine is consistently powerful and decadent in style. The rare volcanic soils help retain a level of natural acidity which complements its subtle richness.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 Ritchie Chardonnay pleases with honeysuckle and orchard fruit. Even the palate carries a floral undertone along with chalk dust, clove spice and lemon marmalade. There is an ethereal satiny texture to this wine, no doubt stemming from the 44-year-old vines. Our Ritchie Chardonnay has the credentials and history to cellar confidently for 15+ years. The wine is slightly hazy showing our commitment to minimal intervention winemaking.
Chardonnay
Aubert / 125
119, Chardonnay, 2022
Sonoma Coast, California
Producer Story
Our winemaking process is carefully guided by a winemaker with a farmer’s heart and artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land – it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. We look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as we craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of Aubert wine. We believe the intellectual pursuit of winemaking has to be of the highest, most profound level of quality.
Product Story
While our philosophy continues to focus on making Single Vineyard Chardonnays, this wine is no exception to our strict winemaking protocols and rigorous selection. The 2022 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is comprised of both old and young vines bound for Single Vineyard designation. 2022 concludes a masterful run of drought-influenced vintages with naturally low-yields and seductive concentration. For an Appellation Designate, the 2022 Sonoma Coast delivers a dizzying display of aromas with a ton of class. It is the perfect unveiling of a vintage that illuminates individuality atop expansive, succulent textures.
Tasting Note
The 2022 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is ebullient, opening with a burst of apple blossom, lemon sorbetto, and nectarine. On the palate, the wine finds harmonic balance between the richness and textural density of the 2022 vintage and the natural tension and refreshing acidity of Chardonnay grown in this special coastal terroir. The wine finishes long and pure, a mélange of citrus oils expanding across the palate long after tasting.
Chardonnay
Beaux Frères / 150
183, Chardonnay, 2022
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
RP-95, VIN-92, WS-91
Producer Story
While on vacation in 1986, Michael Etzel came upon an 88-acre farm for sale located on Ribbon Ridge in the Northern Willamette Valley. After some deliberation, Michael purchased the farm with his brother-in-law, world-famous wine critic, Robert Parker, Jr. Michael began his focused pursuit by planting only Pinot Noir and slowly transforming the old farm into his jewel. While planting his own vineyard, Michael worked four harvests at Ponzi Winery. In 1990, Michael harvested his first crop and sold the grapes, except enough to make one barrel, to winemakers Ken Wright and Dick Ponzi. In 1991, a renovation of one of the barns led to the creation of Beaux Frères Winery and the beginning of a cult classic. Beaux Freres just celebrated their 25th vintage in 2015.
Product Story
This old-world-inspired Chardonnay, which we officially began making in 2009, has been a source of growing excitement throughout its evolution at Beaux Frères. The 2022 vintage delivers perhaps our most precise expression of this delicate varietal to date. Even at this early stage, the wine shows depth and softness woven neatly around an expansive, bright, and richly textured core; the compelling whispers of a great Meursault.
Tasting Note
Beeswax, lemon bar, apricot, and mango mochi. Drink now through 2032.
Chardonnay
Bodega Catena Zapata / 225
118, Chardonnay, Adrianna Vineyard White Bones, 2022
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
VIN-98, WS-95
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Great wines begin in the vineyard. Our vision is to make rich and unforgettable wines that are true to the special place they come from. The story of Catena is the story of Argentine wine. Founded in 1902, Argentina’s Bodega Catena Zapata is known for its pioneering role in resurrecting Malbec and in discovering extreme high altitude terroirs in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. The family’s Adrianna Vineyard at almost 5,000 feet elevation has been called the Grand Cru of South America.
Product Story (2019)
The Adrianna vineyard is located at almost 5,000’ elevation in the Gualtallary sub-district of the Tupungato region. White Bones Chardonnay comes from select rows within Block 1 of the Adrianna Vineyard. The name refers to the soil underneath these rows, which is layered with calcareous deposits and limestone as well as fossilized animal bones - remnants of a river that used to pass through the region.
Tasting Note (2019)
Distinctive floral aromatics with an earthy minerality in the nose and palate.
ABV
13%
Chardonnay
Brewer-Clifton / 95
175, Chardonnay, 3D, 2021
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
WS-93, VIN-95, RP-94+
Producer Story
At Brewer – Clifton, we believe that the geographic, geologic and climatic uniqueness of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation provide an ideal place to grow chardonnay and pinot noir of intensity, complexity and specificity. Our mission and indeed our passion is to present wines that convey the characteristics inherent to each of these sites, with uncompromising quality.
Product Story
3D The primary emphasis of the predominantly sandy 10 acre vineyard is Chardonnay, with equal amounts of five clones planted (4, 76, Hyde, Mount Eden and Wente, selection from the original planting at Nielson).
Tasting Note
Aroma: Meyer Lemon, Tangerine Skin, Cover Crop Flavor: Baked Citrus, Key Lime, Sea Salt Texture: Dense and Saline
ABV
14.5%
Chardonnay
Convene by Dan Kosta / 95
123, Chardonnay, 2021
Russian River Valley, California
Description
WS-93
Producer Story
Convene by Dan Kosta is where the story continues for one of Sonoma’s most decorated vintners. Building on his experiences as the co-founder of Kosta Browne Winery, Dan’s commitment to crafting world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the world’s finest appellations remains unwavering.
Tasting Note
A vibrant Chardonnay that pays homage to the Old World. Pale straw in color, this wine opens with aromas of coconut shavings, nutmeg, and hazelnut. On the palate, fruit flavors of Bartlett pear, pineapple, and green apple mingle with notes of creme brûlée, vanilla bean and white florals through an exuberant and prolonged finish.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Domaine Eden / 49
122, Chardonnay, 2015
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
RP-91, VIN-92
Producer Story
Domaine Eden is a nearby mountaintop wine estate purchased by Mount Eden Vineyards in 2007. It was founded and built by the late Tom Mudd in 1983, and was initially planted with the Mount Eden clonal selections of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which evolved to include Pinot Noir from various Dijon and California selections. The viticulture at Domaine Eden is approached with the same level of naturalness and sustainability as Mount Eden’s estate vineyards. The soils here, however, are different from the estate’s Franciscan shale so even though Domaine Eden is a mere mile away “as the crow flies”, the wines express more varietal fruit with expansive mid-palate flavors than the soil-driven minerality of Mount Eden estate wines. With the differences in vineyard character, the property inspired a new wine brand, Domaine Eden, which focuses on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from this special site and Bordeaux varieties from Mount Eden’s larger home, the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Tasting Note
Citrus, floral, almond and mineral nuances add further shades of nuance.
Chardonnay
Donum / 130
110, Chardonnay, Single-Vineyard, 2019
Carneros, California
Description
WS-91
Producer Story
The Donum Estate brings to life a delicate balance among fine wine, sustainable farming and renowned art that has made it an international destination.
Product Story
Carneros is renowned for stellar Chardonnay, so although our project is focused on Pinot Noir, we couldn’t resist planting a small block of Chardonnay. The selection of Old Wente Chardonnay came to us as budwood from the Winery Lake and Larry Hyde vineyards. It’s a charming field selection, yielding a host of aromas and flavors from classic apple to banana to floral, including the occasional heady perfume of a musqué cluster. While Pinot is our obsession, we place equal importance on Chardonnay, and aim for style that yields maximum complexity, while remaining fresh and vibrant on the palate.
Tasting Note
The 2019 Carneros Estate Chardonnay is pale gold in color, with aromas of lime, lemon, grapefruit, white peach, and dried flowers. The palate opens with crisp green apple and lemon, then turns richer with stone fruit, pineapple, and a slight hint of almond. The finish is linear and focused, with bright acidity and a hint of sea salt. Recommended drinking window is 2022-2030.
Chardonnay
DuMOL / 130
108, Chardonnay, Chloe Vineyard, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-93
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
Product Story (2016)
We’ve worked with the same two special parcels of old vines at the legendary Ritchie Vineyard since 2001, so it’s somewhat hard to believe this is our first 100% Ritchie old-vine bottling. As it was long the backbone of our highlyregarded Chloe blend, the time was right to give the vineyard center stage. We are one of the few clients of Ritchie’s oldest parcel of vines, and have long appreciated the broad, golden fruit flavors and deep textural layers that denote the vineyard’s natural signature. These 44-year-old vines perfectly capture the site’s true magnificence, making it one of the most famous old-vine Chardonnay vineyards in all of California. In 2016, that unique expression is front and center in this new bottling.
Tasting Note (2016)
The wine brims with yellow peach, nectarine and honeysuckle flavors, offset by more savory mint leaf, fresh thyme and sweet hay characters. While possessing a restrained power at its core, it is fruit-driven and layered with a broad textural range perfectly balanced by a lively acidic backbone that provides an element of tension to buffer all the natural richness.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
DuMOL / 130
60, Chardonnay, Chloe Vineyard, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-95
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
Product Story (2016)
We’ve worked with the same two special parcels of old vines at the legendary Ritchie Vineyard since 2001, so it’s somewhat hard to believe this is our first 100% Ritchie old-vine bottling. As it was long the backbone of our highlyregarded Chloe blend, the time was right to give the vineyard center stage. We are one of the few clients of Ritchie’s oldest parcel of vines, and have long appreciated the broad, golden fruit flavors and deep textural layers that denote the vineyard’s natural signature. These 44-year-old vines perfectly capture the site’s true magnificence, making it one of the most famous old-vine Chardonnay vineyards in all of California. In 2016, that unique expression is front and center in this new bottling.
Tasting Note (2016)
The wine brims with yellow peach, nectarine and honeysuckle flavors, offset by more savory mint leaf, fresh thyme and sweet hay characters. While possessing a restrained power at its core, it is fruit-driven and layered with a broad textural range perfectly balanced by a lively acidic backbone that provides an element of tension to buffer all the natural richness.
Chardonnay
DuMOL / 110
124, Chardonnay, Wester Reach, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-92, WS-91
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
Product Story (2008)
This is a trademark DuMOL RRV Chardonnay in every respect – a powerfully rich fruit expression, multi-layered broad texture and a wonderfully long penetrating finish featuring vibrantly intense citrus acidity; a striking and profound combination.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Evening Land / 65
176, Chardonnay, Seven Springs, 2022
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Description
RP-91, WS-93
Producer Story
Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman stand at the vanguard of new world wine. Together they steward the historic Seven Spring Vineyard into its fourth decade.
Product Story (2019)
Our Seven Springs Chardonnay is the backbone to all of the white wines that we make here at Evening Land Vineyards. Fruit for this estate wine comes from Burgundian clones rooted into a rockier section of our Seven Springs’ mid-slope, which we believe plays into the texture and final flavor profile of the wine.
Tasting Note (2019)
On the palate, flavors of yellow and green apples, white flower petals, lemon zest, cream, and hints of warm baking spice lead to a soft, palate-coating finish.
Chardonnay
Failla / 85
156, Chardonnay, Olivet Ranch, 2024
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-94. WS-91
Producer Story
Founded as Failla Jordan in 1998, it took its name from the husband-and-wife team of winemaker Ehren Jordan and fellow debtor Anne-Marie Failla. That year we planted our Estate vineyard on the Sonoma Coast and began buying fruit for our first releases, the very Rhône-style ‘98 Alban Vineyard Viognier and ‘98 Que Syrah Syrah. However, after three vintages under the Failla Jordan label, the must hit the fan and we got into a legal dust-up with Jordan Vineyards and Winery. When the smoke cleared, we had agreed to cease using Ehren’s last name to avoid trampling tender trademark toes and, putting our best foot (and better half) forward, we continued with simply "Failla".
ABV
13.7%
Chardonnay
Fairchild / 360
112, Chardonnay, Stones, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story
The Stones Chardonnay is a monument in the making. This is a pure limestone vineyard, and the result is a gravelly, crushed rock wine, with amazing finesse intermixed with some white peach undertones and a perfectly balanced, long, long finish. Blindly, this is Puligny-Montrachet every step of the way. Non-California style perfection.
Chardonnay
Favia / 80
129, Chardonnay, Carbone, 2020
Coombsville, California
Description
VIN-92, WS-93
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Favia Erickson Winegrowers is a collaboration between Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Their philosophy is simple: create soulful wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. Annie and Andy focus on finding unique vineyard sites with soils, climate and aspects ideal for growing exquisite wine grapes, and develop strong relationships with their winegrowers to perfect viticultural practices. In the winery, they carefully coax the grapes into wine. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to speak for themselves.
Tasting Note
The 2020 vintage is bright, bold and flavorful, with notes of green apple, pear and citrus blossom. The fruit flavors rush across the palate, with a growing intensity and electricity. The wine is finely focused but also expansive and generous, appealing to our love of European wines and wines that speak of special places. We feel that this latest vintage of Chardonnay captures the unique potential of Coombsville and provides hedonistic pleasure to boot.
Chardonnay
Flowers / 80
252, Chardonnay, 2024
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-93, VIN-91
Producer Story
As nursery owners in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Walt and Joan Flowers had long dreamed of combining their love of wine with their passion for agriculture. They knew they wanted to produce their favorite varietals, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; what they didn’t know was that their path would eventually lead them across country to Northern California’s rugged Sonoma Coast. After responding to a small classified ad in a national wine publication, that’s exactly where they landed.
Product Story (2021)
Together, with our vineyard partners, our Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is a reflection of the unique characteristics of our estates: coastal influence, topography, unique soils, and hertigate clones. To craft this wine, we work with vineyards from like-minded growers that reflect the energy and purity of this coastal and natural region. Some of our long-standing vineyard partners are Anderson-Ross Vineyard, Wildcat Mountain Vineyard, and Bohan Ranch, along with our Camp Meeting Ridge Estate.
Tasting Note (2021)
Cool coastal influence abounds in this Chardonnay, brimming with fresh energy. Perfumed citrus swirls with pear, crushed almond, and an earthy, wet-stone minerality expressing the region’s savory appeal. Juicy citrus on the palate gives way to complex layers of white stone fruit and herbs, while a backbone of vivid acidity carries the wine through a beautifully textured finish.
Chardonnay
Freemark Abbey / 70
133, Chardonnay, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
Few Napa Valley wineries can rival the rich and storied history of Freemark Abbey. It all began in 1886, when Josephine Tychson established the original winery along Route 29 in St. Helena where Freemark Abbey still stands. She kicked off a history of innovation, becoming one of the first woman winegrowers on record. Though many consider our library wines a religious experience … we’ve never actually been run by monks. The current name of the winery was created in 1939, when the three owners – Charles Freeman, Markquand Foster and Abbey Ahem – combined their names to form the moniker “Freemark Abbey.”
Tasting Note (2021)
Our 2021 Napa Valley Chardonnay is intended to be the best of both worlds stylistically. The nose opens with rich and layered aromas of pear, mandarine, tuberose, vanilla and oak spice. The palate is met with flavors of brioche, apple pie, lemon curd and fresh pineapple. It has a creamy texture reminiscent of creme brulee with a finish that is bright and complex with incredible length.
Chardonnay
Frequency / 65
134, Chardonnay, DiPalermo John Sebastiano Vineyard, 2018
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-90-92+
Producer Story
Frequency Wines was born in the belief that positive energy can be created, bottled, and shared throughout the world to be sown and harvested for a vast influence. Family owned and operated since 2010.
Tasting Note (2022)
Aromatics unwrap yellow Starburst, toasted coconut, cinnamon-dusted lemon meringue, and distant honeysuckle. Tart lemon pith evolves to Anjou pear, vanilla wafer, and almond croissant. Elegant and persistent - this energized white delivers intriguing nuance and creamy complexity that leaves one wanting more.
Chardonnay
Frog's Leap / 60
106, Chardonnay, Shale and Stone, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-96
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Frog's Leap is a family-owned winery dedicated to sustainable principles and committed to producing wines with balance, restraint and respect for terroir. Originally founded by the Williams Family in 1981 on a spot along Mill Creek known as the Frog Farm, today Frog's Leap makes its home amongst 200 acres of vineyards in Rutherford at the historic ‘Red Barn’. This noted ‘ghost winery’ was built in 1884 as the Adamson Winery and renovated in 1994 as Frog's Leap's permanent home. A handsome bi-level barrel chai completes the state-of-the-art winemaking facility and guests are received in the warm and welcoming LEED-certified hospitality center. Now in its fourth decade of production, Winemakers John Williams, Paula Moschetti and Rory Williams hand-craft an annual production of 65,000 cases comprised of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Merlot, and an estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon. Using the best of Napa Valley's organically grown, dry- farmed grapes and the most traditional winemaking techniques, Frog's Leap strives to produce wines that deeply reflect the soils and climate from which they emanate.
Tasting Note
Citrus, apricot and pome fruits dominate the nose of this young wine, backed up by a tense, phenolic palate with superb acidity. I would let the 2023 fully breathe after opening, and would even consider decanting to let it show off what it’s got.
ABV
13.4%
Chardonnay
Hanzell Vineyards / 80
135, Chardonnay, 2021
Moon Mountain District, California
Description
WS-92, VIN-95
Producer Story
Named after his wife Hana, Hanzell sits at the southern toe of the Mayacamas mountain range overlooking the south-western end of Sonoma Valley and San Pablo Bay.
Tasting Note (2018)
Fresh fruit aromas of green pear, green apple, Meyer lemon, honeysuckle, grapefruit and a note of tropical fruit abound from the glass. Bright citrus, orange oil and mango combined with pear and hints of graham cracker and honey leave a lasting impression with the long, mouthwatering finish.
ABV
13.5%
Chardonnay
Hartford Court / 110
136, Chardonnay, Fog Dance Vineyard, 2019
Green Valley of Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.
Tasting Note
Bright aromas of citrus oil, peach pit and orange blossom. The flavors of mandarine orange, white peach, and preserved lemon meld together with a mineral-driven finish, reflecting its cool Green Valley terroir.
ABV
14.5%
Chardonnay
Hartford Court / 80
138, Chardonnay, Three Virtues, 2018
Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.
Product Story (2017)
Three Virtues Vineyards Chardonnay is handcrafted from three vineyards located in the heart of the Russian River Valley AVA. These vineyards are planted with in three distinct neighborhoods within the Russian River Valley: Middle Reach, Laguna Ridge and Green Valley. The 2017 Hartford Court Three Virtues Chardonnay reflects the combination of these three areas showing great complexity and purity of fruit. All the vineyard selections are harvested separately and barrel fermented in French oak barrels, followed by malolactic fermentation and bi-monthly lees stirring. The best barrels from each lot are selected and blended to create the final cuvée.
Tasting Note (2017)
This opulent wine speaks to each of the neighborhoods that the grapes grow within. Middle Reach: Exotic honeysuckle aromatics and rich, almost oily texture. Laguna Ridge: Ripe pear and apple aromas and flavors. Green Valley: citrus and focused fruit characters are framed by nice acidity. The finished wine shows all these characters as well as a round and rich sense from barrel fermentation and very subtle butterscotch aromas from malolactic fermentation.
Chardonnay
Haynes Vineyard / 120
111, Chardonnay, Vigneron, 2021
Coombsville, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
A unique collaboration between Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. and Winemaker Nico Cueva, Haynes Vineyard is a historic site producing wines of intent with a sense of place that tell the story of the land. Focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the Haynes wines are vineyard designated single-vineyard bottlings made from historic vines planted in 1968 in the heart of the Coombsville AVA.
Tasting Note
A light and fresh wine from the Haynes Vineyard, the Vigneron Chardonnay shows mineral-tense expression of the site. Produced from 30-year-old vines, the youngest on the site, this Chardonnay expresses great pedigree and sense of place.
ABV
13%
Chardonnay
Hazelfern / 110
103, Chardonnay, Prime Cut, 2021
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Taking our name from the old Hazel Fern farm in Portland, our journey from 5-gallon carboys in our basement to our historic Chehalem Mountains farmhouse, has been a wild ride since 2006. Sparked by the loss of a young family member and quarter-life crisis in 2014, we traded in our daily commute for a tractor and the wine life. We make our wine to be paired with good music, great people, memorable stories & delicious farm dinners. We’ve honed our craft through hustle, hard work, and hours of drinking with friends.
Tasting Note
Aromas of meyer lemons, white farm peaches, white lei flowers, and a twist of fresh citrus rind, are accented by lime zest, honeysuckle, bread crumb, baking spices, and slate.
ABV
13.5%
Chardonnay
Hudson Vineyards / 90
114, Chardonnay, 2023
Napa Valley Carneros, California
Description
RP-94, WS-94
Producer Story
Since we first began planting Hudson Ranch and Hudson Vineyards in 1981, our endeavor has been to grow for taste and diversity; encouraging a polyculture using ethical, responsible farming practices. We are ever mindful that every decision we make each day impacts our crops, our environment, our staff, and our community. As custodians of the land, we understand that agriculture is intensive and creates serious impact on the environment. Through constant and complicated analysis, we seek to mitigate those impacts on our natural world. We insist on farming holistically, focusing our efforts on the ecology of the complete farm, rather than responding to issues fragmentally. Of course, we don’t respond to challenges in our vineyards in the same way we would in our gardens, but we understand the ecosystems are wholly interrelated and interdependent. We have cultivated a long-term view of farming, and possess a deep understanding of the property through both education and 30+ years of experience working with the land. We walk the vineyards and ranch daily, responding to issues that may arise by choosing the best course of action, whether it be integrated pest management, daily analysis of weather and Carneros’ famed winds, the encouragement of native grasses, use of bird boxes, setbacks from waterways, the planting of trees and various restoration practices. We spread 600 tons of compost annually throughout Hudson Ranch, and sow beneficial green manures such as bell beans, oats and peas; maintaining a permanent cover crop in the vineyards, which protects the vines and attracts a wide variety of beneficial insects to the entire property. And our water leaves the farm as clean as when it first arrived. We believe in healthy lands through proper management. This is our responsibility.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard opens with wonderfully gregarious honeyed peaches, ripe pears and candied ginger notes plus touches of almond croissant, beeswax and orange blossoms.
Chardonnay
Hyde and Sons / 100
139, Chardonnay, Larry Hyde and Sons Vineyard, 2018
Napa Valley Carneros, California
Tasting Note (2014)
The nose is elegant and complex with aromas of orange blossom, green apple and stone fruit. Mouthwatering acidity highlights flavors of peach, honeysuckle and herbal notes, giving way to a lingering finish.
Chardonnay
Hyland Estates / 60
113, Chardonnay, Single Vineyard, 2021
McMinnville, Oregon
Description
WS-93, VIN-94
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Product Story
Celebrating 50 years in 2021, the Hyland Vineyard began planting in 1971 by four determined friends with the help of Oregon wine industry pioneers Dick Erath and Charles Coury. In all, the vineyard is comprised of 185 acres of own-rooted Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling & Gewürztraminer. Half of the vineyard is farmed bio-dynamically and the other half organically. These Chardonnay vines were planted in 1979 and remain on their own roots.
Tasting Note
Fragrant aromas of lime zest, mandarin, orange blossom, and vanilla bean greet you on the nose. Racy and exotic notes of white peach and Meyer lemon are beautifully layered with a lingering vibrant acidity.
ABV
13.2%
Chardonnay
Joey Tensley / 45
146, Chardonnay, Fundamental, 2021
Central Coast, California
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
In 1998 Joey Tensley launched Tensley Wines with one hundred cases and one single goal – to start a well-priced, Syrah-driven brand that let the unique vineyards of Santa Barbara County speak for themselves. Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Today, Tensley is a 5,000 case-a-year business with Syrah’s that have made the Wine Spectator’s Top 100, scored 99 points with Robert Parker, and won Food and Wine Magazine’s award for the “Top Syrah in America over $20.”
Tasting Note
This wine shows a distinct minimality on the nose. Once you taste it you get loads of traditional chardonnay flavors like apple, lemon, tropical fruits and a pinch of buttery oak.
ABV
13.5%
Chardonnay
Jordan / 60
125, Chardonnay, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
WS-90
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
For more than a decade prior, they drank virtually only French wines, enjoyed French food that Sally diligently learned to cook, and traveled throughout France, wining and dining their way through every region. The two knew a winery would one day be in their future, but ironically never seriously considered starting one in France. Then one night while enjoying their first glass of famed Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in San Francisco, they had an aha moment: They could realize their very French vision in Northern California.The Jordans brought sophistication and elegance with them to California…and a dream. They parlayed hard work and vision into a chateau winery in emulation of France’s finest. They set a standard for California-produced, European-inspired wine and hospitality—a standard which is still held at Jordan Vineyard & Winery today.
Product Story (2016)
The opportunity to work with such delicately spiced fruit with such lively acidity was especially fun, offering so many aromas and flavors to employ on our vintage canvas. Like 2015, the 2016 Jordan Chardonnay will be remembered as very Chablis in style upon release. Expect this wine to take on more Puligny-Montrachet qualities with another 1-2 years of bottle age.
Tasting Note (2021)
Beautiful aromas of grapefruit, Meyer lemon and citrus blossom jump right out of the glass. With anticipation, the first sip is just as opulent, bright and alive as the aromatics. Flavors of citrus, Asian pear and lemon peel balance seamlessly with the subtle French oak notes—all supported by uplifting acidity. Enjoy now or cellar through 2031.
ABV
12.7%
Chardonnay
Kerr / 75
177, Chardonnay, 2019
Sonoma Coast, California
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
We make boutique Napa Valley and Sonoma County wines for the world's most discerning palates. Handcrafted from exceptional quality grapes.
Tasting Note
Striking notes of vanilla bean, sage, Asian pear, crushed white stones, and pastry flour, with a fantastic weight. The palate opens up to citrus blossom, honey, almond, fresh fruit, and flowers, with a lovely minerality on the long finish. Great freshness, eureka lemon, vibrant acidity, and a nice length. Crisp acidity shines and is balanced by a backbone of warmth, think notes of vanilla and ground almond. The Sonoma Coast fruit coming from this vintage is just spectacular, a great year for Chardonnay.
ABV
14.3%
Chardonnay
Lingua Franca / 90
59, Chardonnay, Estate, 2023
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Description
VIN-94, WS-93, RP-93+
ABV
13.5%
Chardonnay
Lismore / 105
141, Chardonnay, Estate Reserve, 2020
South Africa
Description
VIN-95, RP-92
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Tasting Note (2017)
Shows intense citrus and soft fruit layered with honey and vanilla carried by a distinct minerality and crisp acidity with a lingering citrus finish.
Chardonnay
Masút / 70
171, Chardonnay, Estate Vineyard, 2020
Eagle Peak, California
Producer Story
Masút Vineyard and Winery crafts premium California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from their estate vineyard on the mountainous Eagle Peak, Mendocino County. Proprietors, Ben and Jake Fetzer have worked in the wine industry ever since they can remember. Their family first came to California’s Mendocino County in the 1950s to grow wine grapes. In 1994, the brothers began planting a new vineyard called Masút, and their passion for hillside Pinot Noir was born. Years later the brothers created a new appellation called Eagle Peak to help define this little known winegrowing hideout, and built a winery in honor of their late father Robert Fetzer. Robert named the ranch Masút after the indigenous people that once lived here, whose culture held the Earth’s subterranean world with the greatest respect.
Tasting Note
Nervy Pippin apple and apricot flavors give this full-bodied wine a lively, brisk texture and tangy balance, helping the focused and refreshing fruit components power through to the finish.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Melville / 60
182, Chardonnay, Estate, 2023
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-94
Producer Story
Founded in 1989, Melville is a family-owned and operated estate winery with its roots in Sonoma County's Knights Valley, where Ron Melville grew high-quality and greatly sought-after grapes. In 1996, Ron's desire to grow cold-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah brought Melville Vineyards to the Sta. Rita Hills, located in the Western Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. Today, Ron and his son, Chad Melville, uphold Melville’s tradition as one of the most highly-regarded estates in California.
Product Story (2019)
This wine is 100% from our Sta. Rita Hills estate and is a combination of clones 4, 76, and 95, along with Mount Eden, Hanzell, Hudson, Wente and Melville selections. Our chardonnay vines were planted in 1997, predominantly on the west side of our estate where we have varying degrees of sand. Because the west side receives the brunt of brutally cold ocean-winds and grows in our nutrient deficient, well-drained soils, we feel our chardonnay always captures the vibrancy, minerality, and concentrated flavors that are hallmarks of our appellation.
Tasting Note (2019)
Light yellow in color, with vibrant notes of salted apricot, sea mist and grilled Meyer lemon come through on the nose. Fresh impressions of watermelon rind, gala apple and jasmine frame a rich and smooth mouthfeel on the mid-palate, while a crisp streak of acidity and minerality anchors the wine’s energetic and focused finish.
Chardonnay
Merry Edwards / 75
127, Chardonnay, 2023
Anderson Valley, California
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
One of California’s first woman winemakers, Merry Edwards began her career at Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1974. She went on to become the founding winemaker at Matanzas Creek in 1977 and remained there until 1984. For the next decade, Merry consulted for numerous wineries, large and small, in Oregon and many diverse appellations of California.
Tasting Note
The 2023 Anderson Valley Chardonnay offers up a nose filled with pleasing aromatics, led by fruity and floral notes of tangerine and gardenia. The clean, crisp entry is balanced and juicy, with flavors of white orchard fruit. Accents of caramel apple, lemon meringue, almonds and nutty oak precede a lingering finish that is marked by a hint of warm apple pie.
ABV
14%
Chardonnay
Morlet Family Vineyards / 155
185, Chardonnay, Ma Douce, 2020
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Product Story (2018)
Located on the Sonoma Coast, on the second ridge from the ocean, this unique hillside vineyard benefits from both the cool maritime breeze and the mild and sunny mountain climate, creating ideal conditions for the Chardonnay. Handcrafted by classical Burgundian techniques, this wine is dedicated to my wife, Jodie Morlet. It is “My Sweet” or “Ma Douce.”
Chardonnay
Mount Eden Vineyards / 95
143, Chardonnay, Reserve, 2018
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
WS-91, RP-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden’s lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, these low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world-class wines for over a half-century. In 2007 Mount Eden acquired an additional 55 acre wine estate in the Saratoga foothills, which was christened Domaine Eden.
Product Story (2017)
For our Reserve, we selected fifteen exceptional barrels of our 2017 estate wine. This process is done just before our Estate Chardonnay is bottled. We have been making a Reserve Chardonnay since 2007 and have been delightfully surprised to find the Reserve has even more longevity than our sought-after Estate bottling.
Tasting Note (2017)
The aromas are similar to our 2017 Estate Chardonnay but with more minerality. The flavors remain fresh and engaging yet with more depth.
Chardonnay
Noria / 70
137, Chardonnay, Sangiacomo Vineyard, 2024
Sonoma Coast, California
Producer Story
Nori grew up in Tokyo with no exposure to wine, but a graduation trip to Italy at 22 sparked a life-changing passion after a single glass of Barbaresco. Back in Japan, he trained as a sommelier, learning only Old World wines and believing California wines were inferior. A transfer to San Francisco in 1999 proved otherwise when a Napa Chardonnay transformed his perspective. He immersed himself in California wine, studying at UC Davis and visiting 170 wineries, discovering a unique style rather than an inferior one. In 2010, he founded Noria Wines to create balanced California wines designed to pair harmoniously with Japanese cuisine.
Product Story
The name NORIA means "waterwheel" in Spanish—a symbol of life's essential energy, the flow of water, and the connection to nature. For Nori, it represents the continuous cycle of tradition and innovation, and the joy that wine brings to every moment it touches.
Tasting Note
Elegant aromas of apricot, lime, golden apple, honeysuckle as well as nuances of cardamom, tarragon, and basil. The decorous citrus flavor quickly develops on the palate. Lush, vibrant acidity is balanced well with a voluptuous mouth feel. Hints of honey, caramel, and bay leaf add complexity and melt into a long finish. Elegant and complex.
Chardonnay
Paul Hobbs / 150
104, Chardonnay, George Menini Estate, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-93
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note
The delicate pale straw color of this vintage belies the complexity of the nose, with layers of tart apple and bright citrus zest wrapped in beautiful gardenia aromas. On the palate, citrus zest evolves into richer Meyer lemon, seamlessly integrated with oyster shell minerality and the salinity of an ocean breeze. Energy from the cool Sebastopol Hills site carries through the long, vibrant finish.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Paul Lato / 110
94, Chardonnay, Done & Done Rincon Vineyard, 2023
Arroyo Grande Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2018)
Opens with creamy touches over a core of jasmine, banana chips and baked apples. The medium-bodied palate is round, expansive and super silky with loads of lift and a very long finish.
Chardonnay
Peter Michael Winery / 200
231, Chardonnay, Belle Côte, 2023
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-95, VIN-95
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
In 1982, after a six year search, Sir Peter Michael and Lady Michael purchased 630 acres of volcanic ridges on the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley. Drawing inspiration from the great wineries of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the family hired like-minded viticulturists and winemakers to help them create terroir-driven wines that would stand the test of time.
Product Story (2021)
'Belle Côte', French for “Beautiful Slope”, was named by Sir Peter after the famous ski run in Courchevel, France. The oldest of the four Knights Valley Estate Chardonnay vineyards, ‘Belle Côte’ consistently exemplifies the potential of crafting exceptionally high-quality Chardonnay from our mountain vineyards.
Tasting Note (2021)
Intense orange blossom, lemon custard, and jasmine burst from the glass of the 2021 ‘Belle Côte’. This highly aromatic bouquet continues with rose petals and lychee underlain by orange marmalade bass notes. The rich entry and dense mid-palate show the depth created by our oldest Chardonnay vines. Hints of orange peel, pastry, and lemon curd lead to a long, polished finish.
ABV
15.1%
Chardonnay
Platt Vineyard / 125
105, Chardonnay, Estate, 2023
West Sonoma Coast, California
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
Hidden from sight by a dense redwood grove and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, Platt Vineyard has been producing some of the Coast’s most sought-after Pinot Noir and Chardonnay for nearly 20 years.
Tasting Note
This Estate bottling is a vibrant, racy expression of the Platt Vineyard terroir. Packed with energy, several layers of citrus and orchard fruits unfold, complemented by a crisp, saline finish. The lifted tones and crystalline texture highlight the impact of the coast, its purity is reminiscent of a cool coastal breee on a sunny morning.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Pulido-Walker / 190
58, Chardonnay, Mt. Veeder Estate Vineyard, 2023
Mount Veeder, California
Description
VIN-95
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
ABV
13.9%
Chardonnay
Raen / 160
198, Chardonnay, Charles Ranch Vineyard, 2024
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
VIN-97
Producer Story
In 2013 Carlo and Dante Mondavi founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast. "For us, Raen is our creed, ethos and mantra that embodies our dream in wine.Our goal is to make Pinot Noir that can sit alongside the finest of the world. Our name RAEN stands for Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally. RAEN also reminds us that RAIN becomes wine in our vineyards."
ABV
12.5%
Chardonnay
Ramey / 85
184, Chardonnay, 2021
Russian River Valley, California
Description
WS-94
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story (2010)
Our appellation Chardonnays are given less new oak—twenty to twenty-five percent—and spend less time in barrel—twelve months--than the single-vineyard wines, but otherwise are made identically to them. This includes whole-cluster pressing for delicacy, native-yeast barrel fermentation, aging sur lies with bâtonnage, and full native malolactic fermentation. After spending the following vintage in tank, these 2010’s were bottled without filtration in March 2012. Thirty-eight percent from six different Dutton ranches, 20% from three different Martinelli vineyards, 20% King, 10% Rochioli Vineyards, 7% Ritchie young vines, and 5% from Green Pastures (a 40-year-old Wente vineyard at the end of Felta Creek Road). A slightly warmer climate compared with our more coastal sites results in an earlier harvest from these vineyards and a somewhat richer texture and flavor than our Sonoma Coast bottling.
Tasting Note (2017)
Ggreat depth of flavor, length of finish, aromatic complexity, and a fine balance between richness and delicacy. Typically, the climate is cool and the soil vigor low, producing graceful yet vibrant wines
Chardonnay
Résonance / 80
151, Chardonnay, Hyland Vineyard, 2019
McMinnville, Oregon
Description
WS-93, RP-95+
Producer Story
It was a crisp spring day in April 2013 when Thibault Gagey and Jacques Lardière set out to survey a well-established vineyard named Résonance. Jacques had just retired after leading winemaking at Maison Louis Jadot for 42 years, and Thibault, whose family has operated Maison Louis Jadot since 1962, was ready to enter the business with a bold new project. They immediately felt a deep connection with the place, and after tasting through dozens of wines made with the vineyard’s fruit, Jacques sat back and said, “Perfect.”
Tasting Note (2018)
The wine has a clear and brilliant light gold color. The nose is complex and expresses fruity notes such as citrus and white peach, fine fragrance of white flowers and toasty notes enhanced with vibrant minerality. The palate is fresh, mineral and reveals a nice harmony between the aromatic complexity and an invigorating acidity. The finish is energetic and delicate.
Chardonnay
Rivers-Marie / 70
62, Chardonnay, 2024
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Product Story (2023)
Comprised primarily of the Riddle Vineyard in the northeast corner of Occidental, this appellation bottling also always features small pieces of most of our single vineyard bottlings each year. The Sonoma Coast vineyards for our Chardonnay program are closer to each other than any other varietal we produce so this wine offers a magnified insight into our favorite neighborhood, the Occidental/Freestone corridor.
Chardonnay
Rochioli / 115
126, Chardonnay, Estate, 2024
Russian River Valley, California
Description
WS-92
Producer Story
With three generations of dedication to the land, Rochioli Vineyards and Winery has earned the reputation as one of Sonoma County's finest wineries. This family legacy began in 1938, when Joe Rochioli Sr. purchased land he had long farmed. He had the foresight to know that the soil of the Russian River Valley would one day produce some of the world's greatest wines. His son Joe Jr. embraced this vision and today craft renowned, terrior-driven wines built on a foundation of superb fruit. The result has been a decades-long tradition of outstanding vintages: Silky-smooth, fruit-forward Pinot Noirs; rich, opulent Chardonnays; and tangy, food-friendly Sauvignon Blancs. Always in demand, always revered and always rated among the best varietals to be sought anywhere in the world. This commitment to quality is unwavering and our promise to everyone who uncorks a bottle of our wine.
Product Story (2020)
The Rochioli Vineyard is situated in a very diverse part of the Russian River Valley promoting diversity in the soil types, proximity to the ocean, as well as the contours of the valley, allowing for morning fog and cool evening breezes.
Tasting Note (2021)
Floral aromas of apple, hazelnuts, vanilla and a touch of spice combine with the rich apple flavors and crisp acidity.
Chardonnay
Rombauer / 68
153, Chardonnay, 2023
Carneros, California
Description
WS-90, RP-90
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
The Rombauer family has over 30 years of winemaking experience in the Napa Valley and is dedicated to family, land, and community. Koerner Rombauer oversees the daily operations. Daughter Sheana manages promotional marketing, wine clubs and special events while son, KR Rombauer III directs the national sales team.
Product Story (2021)
The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Carneros region owned by the Rombauer family and select growers including the Sangiacomo family, long-term grower partners who have farmed this land for three generations.
Tasting Note (2022)
Aromas of ripe yellow peach, melon, and chamomile all framed by freshly baked pie crust. The palate is bright with flavors of nectarine, followed by a subtle spice, and lively acidity.
ABV
14.5%
Chardonnay
Samsara / 95
154, Chardonnay, Bentrock Vineyard, 2021
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
VIN-94
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note
Freshness, texture, fruit and minerality. On the nose, notes of tangerine, pineapple and pie crust mingle with some sweethearts: tarragon and lavender. On the palate, this wine will engulf your taste buds like a wave: richness and weight balance a lovely minerality and bright, crunchy acid. This wine is generous up front and leans on the racy acidity to extend the finish as it lingers on the palate.
ABV
12.4%
Chardonnay
Samsara / 95
202, Chardonnay, Bentrock Vineyard, 2023
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-90
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note (2021)
Freshness, texture, fruit and minerality. On the nose, notes of tangerine, pineapple and pie crust mingle with some sweethearts: tarragon and lavender. On the palate, this wine will engulf your taste buds like a wave: richness and weight balance a lovely minerality and bright, crunchy acid. This wine is generous up front and leans on the racy acidity to extend the finish as it lingers on the palate.
Chardonnay
Samsara / 55
155, Chardonnay, 2020
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-91
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note
Aromatics of kaffir lime leaf and lemon curd, with a gentle saline/mineral freshness. Energetic and racy, this wine is textural yet refreshing. Near-complete ML fermentation adds richness and depth, with no sign of buttery notes. Balanced and elegant, with a clean, long finish, that is both bright and round at the same time.
ABV
13.1%
Chardonnay
Samsara / 110
140, Chardonnay, Zotovich Vineyard, 2022
Santa Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-92
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note (2020)
A bright, zesty, mineral-rich example of Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay. The nose bursts with fruit - kiwi, key lime, and grapefruit and has a wonderful sea spray quality. On the palate this wine is textural, with racy acidity that rounds out on the finish like a bite of key lime pie; it starts with tart fruit and finishes with a soft creaminess.
ABV
12.2%
Chardonnay
Sandhi / 58
157, Chardonnay, 2017
Santa Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-90
Tasting Note (2021)
2021 marks the inclusion of higher pedigree Chardonnay than years past, and the bump in quality shows. It is a blend of just two vineyards – Hines Family Estate and Domaine de la Côte. Dense in fruit, candied citrus peel, nectarine, sea salt and a hint of spice make way for briny, blazing acidity. The oak is well integrated, adding texture to tang.
Chardonnay
Scribe / 42
159, Chardonnay, 2015
Carneros, California
Producer Story
Scribe Winery in Sonoma, Calif. produces vibrant, terroir-driven wines. The winery– founded in 2007 on a property that pioneered pre-prohibition Sonoma Valley winemaking– is managed by fourth-generation California farmers and brothers, Andrew and Adam Mariani. Andrew and Adam believe that the best wines are a result of a healthy relationship between man and nature, and that a vineyard managed in harmony with the greater ecosystem results in more site-specific wines that represent a sense of time and place. When vinified with non-interventionist methods, the result is a distinct wine that faithfully reflects what the vineyard naturally expresses.
Tasting Note
A powerful, mineral white wine, full of earth tones that express the distinctive geological history of the region.
ABV
12.5%
Chardonnay
Sea Smoke / 125
121, Chardonnay, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
In 1999, fulfilling a long-held dream of owner Bob Davids, this sought-after stretch of land became Sea Smoke Vineyard. Sea Smoke produces Pinot Noir grown exclusively on the south-facing hillsides of their estate vineyards.
Tasting Note (2020)
An elegant Chardonnay with aromas of Meyer lemon zest, fresh cut melon and honeycomb. The nose is complemented by mandarin and a slight nuttiness in the focused mid-palate and the refreshing cool climate acidity of our estate vineyard.
ABV
13.3%
Chardonnay
Shafer / 120
130, Chardonnay, Red Shoulder Ranch, 2022
Napa Valley Carneros, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-91, WS-93
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2017)
Shafer’s single-vineyard Carneros-grown Chardonnay is produced from small-clustered clones of grapes selected for their low yields and distinctive flavors. Fermentation takes place within individual oak and stainless steel barrels using native yeasts. The wine matures on the lees for 14 months and since it undergoes no malolactic fermentation this Chardonnay retains a lively natural acidity. The vineyard is named for its Red-shouldered Hawks and other birds of prey, who play an important role in Shafer’s sustainable farming practices.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 offers lush, luxurious aromas and flavors of melon, honeysuckle, apricot, pineapple and flint all held together with effortless structure, elegant balance, and energy that comes from pure, Chablis-like acidity.
ABV
14.9%
Chardonnay
Stony Hill Vineyard / 70
128, Chardonnay, SHV, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
Fred and Eleanor McCrea first stumbled across the property that would become Stony Hill Vineyard in the early 1940s. By 1943, they had made the rugged hillside spot on Spring Mountain their home. Fred and Eleanor loved the white wines of Burgundy, and while they would have planted the entire property to Chardonnay, viticulture advisors from the University of California recommended they diversify. They planted the first vines on the property in 1948 to Chardonnay, Riesling and a small amount of Pinot Blanc, followed a few years later by fields of Gewurztraminer and Semillon. The 21st century has seen the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and a small amount of Syrah. The first Stony Hill harvest came in 1952, and the wine was snatched up quickly by family and friends. By 1954, every bottle was sold via mailing list, with a waiting list growing by the day. Eleanor ran the business end of things and Fred made the wine, developing Stony Hill’s signature restrained style and minimalist approach. Upon Fred’s death in 1977, his assistant and protégé, Mike Chelini, picked up the winemaking mantle and has carried on Stony Hill’s winemaking tradition for now over 40 years. After Eleanor’s passing in 1991, her son Peter and daughter-in-law Willinda assumed day-to-day management of the winery. And in 2011, their daughter Sarah joined the family business. Sarah’s entrepreneurial spirit, along with a commitment to maintaining Stony Hill’s reputation for wines of impeccable quality and longevity has brought the winery into a new era of renewed respect for Old World style winemaking with success and grace.
Tasting Note
A classic Stony Hill from our 1988 plantings of Chardonnay at 1,000ft in elevation. Clean and pure, with aromas of flint, pear, green apple, and chamomile. Crystalline and generous in structure, the wine is mouth filling and fresh, with a persistent finish from the mountain site. The Stony Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 is a classic expression of California's Napa Valley, known for its cool climate and diverse terroir. This wine features bright notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle hints of oak, leading to a crisp, refreshing finish that highlights its mineral undertones.
Chardonnay
Trail Marker / 63
164, Chardonnay, Quink Vineyard Mount Eden Clone, 2017
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
VIN-93, RP-92+
Producer Story
We're purists at Trail Marker Wine Company. We source fruit from small, yet responsibly farmed and passionately cared for vineyards, anywhere from Mendocino to Santa Ynez. Our traditional winemaking style allows us to makes wines that are high acid, low alcohol — well balanced expressions of these uncommon places. They're wines we like to drink and share, and we think you will too.
Tasting Note (2020)
APPEARANCE: translucent yellow gold AROMA: lime zest, white miso, umami PALATE: lemon curd, chalk, oyster liquor FINISH: persistent and structured
Chardonnay
Trombetta / 60
116, Chardonnay, Petersen Vineyard, 2019
Sonoma Coast, California
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
The Trombetta family story begins – and continues – with loved ones sharing homegrown food and homemade wine. Whispers of Italian winemaking tradition and a deep appreciation for the land guided Rickey Trombetta on her journey to making her own wine at home. Along with her husband Roger Stancliff, Rickey poured herself into her newfound hobby. The couple drew inspiration from the bountiful Sonoma County, the soil of which proved fertile not only for Rickey’s cherished garden, but also for her wine making skills. A tight-knit group grew around shared garden-fresh dinners and a love for winemaking. Longtime friend and mentor Carmine Indindoli shared his wine knowledge and many memories with the family. Passion turned professional when Rickey started a job developing the event and hospitality program for Paul Hobbs. “Uncle Paul” soon became an indispensable source of inspiration, guidance, and delightful dinnertime conversation. Trombetta Family Wines is an expression of the land and community that have nurtured Rickey’s skills, her garden, her family, and her love for winemaking.
Product Story
Limited production wines by mother-and-daughter duo Rickey Trombetta Stancliff and winemaker Erica Stancliff. We select clones of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that exemplify the rich minerality, soils and cool weather of the Sonoma Coast, resulting in a beautifully balanced wine, enhancing every meal. Each and every bottle has been hand harvested and hand produced.
Tasting Note
Aromas include tropical fruit and citrus peel followed by crisp acidity while still boasting a round creamy mouthfeel and lengthy finish.
ABV
14.3%
Chardonnay
Tyler / 115
360, Chardonnay, La Rinconada Vineyard, 2023
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-96+
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Tasting Note
Aromatically the wine has notes of pears, white peaches, quince, as well as white flowers. On the palate, the wine is a weave of florality and stone fruits, intermixed with hints of chalk and acidity.
ABV
13%
Chardonnay
Tyler / 100
180, Chardonnay, Mae Estate, 2021
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-93+, VIN-94
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Product Story
Our Mae Estate vineyard is located above Highway 246, the northern corridor of the Sta. Rita Hills. Just fifteen miles from the Pacific Ocean, Mae is host to ocean winds and fog and comprised of marine sedimentary soils. In planting this property in 2017, we chose to look to our immediate surrounds and work with a balanced collection of California heritage selections and clones that have long thrived in the rugged Santa Rita. To host our Chardonnay, we chose the lighter soils to the western side of our property—and we planted at half the density of Burgundy (two meters between rows, one meter between vines) to promote a balanced crop and to cater to our organic cultivation practices.
ABV
12.8%
Chardonnay
Tyler / 45
165, Chardonnay, 2017
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
RP-91, VIN-92
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Tasting Note (2016)
Though we had a relatively cold, dry winter with variable flowering, the fruit from slightly varied points of ripeness at vintage worked well to provide both ripe flavors, but also charming underlying structure and acidity. I’d call 2016 the perfect marriage of 2015 and 2014, ripe textures and flavors, but with great freshness.
Chardonnay
Vo-kel / 70
167, Chardonnay, Peaceland Vineyard, 2017
Fountaingrove District, California
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
If you have heard of our little brand, consider yourself lucky. All our sales are through word of mouth, supported by friends and advocates from all over the United States. You won’t find our wine on your local grocery store shelf, and we like it that way. Come visit us in Wine Country or run into us on the road and we’ll geek out on wine together. We truly love what we do and love sharing our wines with anyone who will truly appreciate them.
Product Story
This wine is temporarily replacing our Sonoma Coast Chard. Our standard vineyard site for this style was fully contracted in 2017, and we had entirely written off making this Chardonnay until a chance meeting at Cricklewood (One of our favorite restaurants that was sadly lost in the fire) led us to the Peaceland vineyard. A beautiful vineyard site featuring old Wente clone Chardonnay on a steep hillside, looking west into the Santa Rosa basin, was typically fully committed to many other wineries. With our wonderful luck, another winery backed out of their contract, leaving the owner of the vineyard at the Cricklewood bar, lamenting that he needed someone to take a few tons of Chard! Obviously we immediately agreed and love the wine we were able to make from these killer grapes. We had hoped to make this a long term offering, but unfortunately this vineyard was ravaged by the 2017 Tubbs Fire. While we may be able to access this fruit in the future, the vineyard production is way off and the owners have been working to return the vineyard to its previous splendor.
Tasting Note
This Chardonnay extols all you would expect from the Old Wente clone, creating a rich and full bodied Chardonnay which will stand up to your favorite Summer feast. Be patient with this wine, again barrel fermented but this time with 50% Neutral Oak and 50% new French oak, as it will continue to develop in the bottle for years to come.
ABV
15.5%
Chardonnay
Walter Hansel / 70
168, Chardonnay, Cuvée Alyce, 2019
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
My father, Walter, loved to grow everything from kiwi to oriental pears and more. In the 1970's he enlisted my help to plant 257 chardonnay vines. Throughout the 1980's our entire family would harvest the half acre of grapes and my father and I would make the wine; filling two barrels, which equaled 50 cases of wine. Initially these wines were hard to drink, but with the help of my friend, Tom Rochioli, I developed a passion to understand everything about the vineyards and the process of making wine. This passion influenced my quest for growing World-class wines. Since our first commercial vintage in 1996, I have learned with every harvest that you must listen to vine; react to Mother Nature and ALWAYS compromise quantity for quality.
Tasting Note
Tremendous depth and textural elegance to burn. Citrus confit, white flowers, chamomile and light tropical notes lend an exotic flair to this striking, beautifully delineated Chardonnay.
ABV
14.5%
Chardonnay
Walter Hansel / 49
169, Chardonnay, The Estate Vineyards, 2019
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-93
Producer Story
My father, Walter, loved to grow everything from kiwi to oriental pears and more. In the 1970's he enlisted my help to plant 257 chardonnay vines. Throughout the 1980's our entire family would harvest the half acre of grapes and my father and I would make the wine; filling two barrels, which equaled 50 cases of wine. Initially these wines were hard to drink, but with the help of my friend, Tom Rochioli, I developed a passion to understand everything about the vineyards and the process of making wine. This passion influenced my quest for growing World-class wines. Since our first commercial vintage in 1996, I have learned with every harvest that you must listen to vine; react to Mother Nature and ALWAYS compromise quantity for quality.
Product Story
All of the wines are Estate grown but this selection benefits from all of the vineyard sites; it does have, however, consist of a high percentage of the original plantings from 1976 and 1989. Large berries and clusters contribute to its great acidity and depth.
Chardonnay
Walter Hansel / 55
170, Chardonnay, The Meadows Vineyard, 2019
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
My father, Walter, loved to grow everything from kiwi to oriental pears and more. In the 1970's he enlisted my help to plant 257 chardonnay vines. Throughout the 1980's our entire family would harvest the half acre of grapes and my father and I would make the wine; filling two barrels, which equaled 50 cases of wine. Initially these wines were hard to drink, but with the help of my friend, Tom Rochioli, I developed a passion to understand everything about the vineyards and the process of making wine. This passion influenced my quest for growing World-class wines. Since our first commercial vintage in 1996, I have learned with every harvest that you must listen to vine; react to Mother Nature and ALWAYS compromise quantity for quality.
Tasting Note
The 2019 Chardonnay The Meadows is creamy and ample in the galss, but shows the fresh, vibrant style that defines the vintage at Hansel. Lemon confit, spice, dried flowers and chamomile all take shape in the glass.
ABV
13.5%
Chardonnay
Wayfarer / 160
142, Chardonnay, The Estate Wayfarer Vineyard, 2023
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
Wayfarer is the manifestation of a remarkable place, masterful winemaking, and the drive to go to extremes to create something truly exceptional. After nearly 30 years as an acclaimed Napa Valley vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer became increasingly entranced by the wines of Burgundy. “Every oenophile eventually gravitates to the wines of Burgundy,” he says. In the early 1990s, Jayson began seeking out the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the world. A close friend, legendary French wine importer Martine Saunier, had located two parcels for sale in Burgundy – Clos de la Roche, a Grand Cru Pinot Noir vineyard in Côte de Nuits Grand Cru, and Corton Vergennes, a Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyard in Corton. His winemaker, Helen Turley, was to make the wine with the hands-on assistance of the renowned Michel Niellon at his Chassagne-Montrachet winery. However, just after the papers were signed, the deal was nullified by an obscure Burgundian real estate clause that permitted last-minute alternative offers. Though these iconic vineyards faded from his dreams, Jayson knew that, eventually, the perfect site would present itself. He just didn’t realize it would be six years later in the remote hills of the Sonoma Coast at a small farm called Wayfarer.
Product Story (2020)
Each block was hand-picked and firm, cool clusters were delivered to the winery before sunrise. After gentle pressing, the juice settled for 24 hours before careful racking to French oak barrels, 58% new. Native yeasts slowly guided alcoholic fermentation, with careful batonnage until malolactic fermentation was complete. The wine aged in barrel for 15 months and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note (2021)
A brilliant play of structure, intensity and elegance. Aromas of almond, jasmine, ground ginger and lemon meringue pie flow from the glass. On the palate, citrus, lemongrass and toasted brioche take center stage, accompanied by tropical notes and hints of stone fruit. The boisterous acidity, voluminous texture and stunning minerality of this wine lead into a flinty, persistent finish.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
Waypoint / 80
163, Chardonnay, Heintz Vineyard, 2020
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Waypoint represents a limited-production series of single-vineyard wines from some of the Northern California's most esteemed vineyards.
Tasting Note
The winemakers coaxed layers of lemon custard, honeysuckle and honeydew melon, on the nose followed by bits of graham cracker and baking spices. The mouthfeel is exuberant with bright acidity to add complexity to the ripe fruit, while drawing the wine to a supple and lingering finish.
ABV
13.9%
Chardonnay
Waypoint / 80
132, Chardonnay, Ritchie, 2020
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-93
Varietals
Chardonnay 100%
Producer Story
Waypoint represents a limited-production series of single-vineyard wines from some of the Northern California's most esteemed vineyards.
Product Story
An iconic vineyard for Russian River Valley Chardonnay the Ritchie vineyard is planted with 40+-year-old Wente clone vines that are carefully cared for by Kent Ritchie. The age and clone cause the fruit to retain much of the natural minerality and acidity of the Russian River Valley so the wines are fresh and vibrant.
Tasting Note
On the nose, one can find brioche, toast and hazelnut with the telltale Chardonnay tropical flavors. Don’t let the oak fool you because thee mouthfeel offers a crisp clean minerality, bright acidity and citrus tones. The finish is smooth and balanced.
ABV
14.1%
Chardonnay
WillaKenzie Estate / 70
166, Chardonnay, 2021
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
RP-92, WS-90, VIN-91
Producer Story
WillaKenzie Estate is a family-owned, estate-driven winery located in the heart of Oregon’s Northern Willamette Valley. Since breaking ground more than 25 years ago, we’ve been passionate about crafting Pinot Noirs that convey a sense of place.
Product Story (2019)
This Chardonnay is a classic expression of the WIllamette Valley. Sourced from WillaKenzie Estate, Zena Crown and Maple Grove Vineyards.
Tasting Note (2019)
Aromas of honeysuckle, Meyer lemon and chamomile, with subtle hints of mustard seed and crystallized ginger.
ABV
13.6%
Chardonnay
Williams Selyem / 75
131, Chardonnay, Unoaked, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-92, WS-90
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Tasting Note
The Unoaked Chardonnay opens with bursts of jasmine and honeysuckle floral notes, followed by delicate quince and stone fruit aromas. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and receiving weekly batonnage (lees stirring) during aging, the resulting wine has both weight and verve. Flavors of yellow apple and pear are emphasized by a texture reminiscent of pear skins. This wine is approachable upon release but deserves 2-3 years of cellaring.
ABV
13.8%
Sauvignon Blanc
Alpha Estate / 60
207, Sauvignon Blanc, Ecosystem Single Block Fume Kaliva, 2019
Florina, Greece
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Producer Story
Alpha Estate was founded in 1997 by the experienced viticulturist Makis Mavridis and chemist-oenologist Angelos Iatridis, who, after years of experience in various locations of Greece and abroad, chose the Amyndeon region to create his own wine.
Tasting Note
Bright light yellow color with greenish hints. Intense and rich nose, typical of the variety, with citrus, passion fruit, honeydew and hints of oak. Full mouth, creamy, with excellent balance, freshness and finesse. Persistent after taste with long finish.
ABV
13.3%
Sauvignon Blanc
Arkenstone Vineyards / 210
218, Sauvignon Blanc, 2021
Howell Mountain, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93
Producer Story
In the early 1970's and early '80s, Howell Mountain was making a name for itself, thanks to a few iconic wineries (some with pre-prohibition roots) that eventually helped make Howell Mountain the very first sub AVA of Napa Valley. Howell Mountain AVA was created in 1984, and it was soon after, that we first discovered, and we were irretrievably drawn to this stunning land. After purchasing the property in 1988, with a serious commitment to tending our gem, Arkenstone Estate was born. For nearly 30 years, we, along with our Arkenstone family and many winery visitors, have shared the beauty and bounty of the Estate with bear, coyote, Mountain lion, rattlesnake, scorpion and raptors of all sorts. Remnants of native Obsidian work, as well as historic dry-stack walls made of ancient local stone, are constant reminders that Arkenstone is just the latest inhabitant to appreciate, care for and benefit from this unique land.
Product Story
The Arkenstone Estate Sauvignon Blanc originally planted in 1997 is grown in 6 different very steep, very rocky, vineyard blocks on our Howell Mountain Estate. Choosing to plant only in the perfect patches of nutrient lacking, well-drained, white volcanic soils we are able to grow very concentrated, rich, but balanced, beautiful Sauvignon Blanc. Along with the Sauvignon Blanc in the lower part of our vineyard, we also farm a small block of Semillon which is blended with our Sauvignon Blanc. The percentage of Semillon will change each vintage, but the results are always consistent.
Sauvignon Blanc
Ehlers Estate / 90
209, Blanc, Sylviane Estate, 2023
St. Helena, California
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 87% Sémillon 13%
Producer Story
Located just north of the town of St. Helena on the loamy bench soils at the base of the western hills, the estate produces world-class Bordeaux varietals from its historic 42- acre vineyard. The entire property is biodynamically farmed and 100% certified organic. The winemaking is at once state-of-the-art and hands-on artisanal. Natural yeast, the finest French oak barrels, and attention to detail are the ingredients. The wines are age-worthy and collectable, and made in an international style that celebrates power, finesse, elegance, and terroir expression.
Tasting Note
Wonderfully perfumed with citrus blossoms in jasmine green tea, fresh oysters and sea spray. The demeanor is delicate but serious. In the mouth it is at first deceivingly soft with a mineral-inflected acidity but then gains momentum, unfolding like scaffolding into a fine, saline structure layered with flavors of stone fruits, Bosc pear and lemon zest. The seemingly never-ending finish is saline, firm and still expanding, with suggestions of beeswax and lemon chiffon. If there exists a space between refinement and fun, this is it.
ABV
13.9%
Sauvignon Blanc
Eisele Vineyard / 190
223, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc Musqué 74% Sauvignon Blanc 26%
Producer Story
Wines from the Eisele Vineyard consistently carry the stamp of depth and balance that has characterized wines from this place since 1971. They will speak with purity and intention, in the clear voice of their singular terroir. At Eisele Vineyard winemaking takes a back seat to terroir, and respect for the fruit is essential. There is no signature, no dogma or style of wine we are trying to achieve. We believe in the utmost attention to detail at every stage of winemaking, applying intellectual rigor, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ourselves at each step.
Tasting Note
At first the nose expresses subtle scents of fresh cut grass and hawthorn blossom. A gentle swirl unlocks notes of candied citruses, lemongrass, verbena, and ginger with a hint of white musk. The palate, in a perfect alignment with the nose, delivers aromas of fresh rose petals and pink grapefruit accompanied by an incredible unctuosity intertwined with a velvety honeycomb texture. This youthful sensation lingers with poached pear, vanilla and cinnamon and a quinine tonic finish that carries you away.
ABV
14.3%
Sauvignon Blanc
Kenzo Estate / 130
212, Sauvignon Blanc, Asatsuyu, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-93, RP-91+
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Tasting Note (2022)
Color: Pale Straw Yellow Bouquet: Honeysuckle, honey, lychee, agave Palate: Richness, crisp, fresh, vibrant
Sauvignon Blanc
Klein Constantia / 60
53, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023
Constantia, South Africa
Description
RP-92, VIN-91
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Producer Story
Dating back to 1685 and described as one of the world’s most beautiful wine estates, Klein Constantia is set amidst ancient trees on the upper foothills of the Constantiaberg, with views across False Bay. The perfect location for cool climate wines, Klein Constantia produces some of South Africa’s top wines, including one of the world’s best natural sweet wines,
Vin de Constance.
Product Story
Our Sauvignon Blanc is quintessential Klein Constantia – it is the pure expression of our terroir. In the 40 years since planting the first Sauvignon Blanc at Klein Constantia, we have had the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of our site and how to achieve vine balance.
Tasting Note
Light & bright in appearance. Fresh aromas of grapefruit, limes and kiwi burst on the nose. The palate is moreish with balanced flavours of quince, citrus blossom, umami and a bittersweet aspect. Salivating with fresh salinity, lively and a vibrant acidity. Textured and expressive, the wine concludes with a long crisp finish.
ABV
13.7%
Sauvignon Blanc
Matthew Wallace / 65
208, Sauvignon Blanc, Hardin Ranch, 2024
Napa Valley, California
Producer Story
When our predecessors settled here in 1852, they landed on some spectacular Napa Valley terroir. Like the six generations of farmers and ranchers behind us, we’re wholly devoted to that land, tailoring our rigorous farming and winemaking processes to each distinctive site.
Tasting Note
Pale gold in the glass, a swirl reveals lime zest and fresh tropical fruit aromas that give way to intricate notes of jasmine, green pepper, and wet stones. Slightly tighter than years past, the acid-driven palate delivers green apple, freshly cut grass, and subtle lemon curd on a layer of minerality.
Sauvignon Blanc
Merry Edwards / 65
214, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-91, WS-94
Producer Story
One of California’s first woman winemakers, Merry Edwards began her career at Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1974. She went on to become the founding winemaker at Matanzas Creek in 1977 and remained there until 1984. For the next decade, Merry consulted for numerous wineries, large and small, in Oregon and many diverse appellations of California.
Product Story (2017)
The unusual style of our Sauvignon Blanc has been created by a confluence of factors. A key component of this wine is the highly floral Sauvignon Musqué selection from Sancerre, which comprises one-third of the blend. The Shenandoah clone balances this out nicely with its classic herbal, somewhat grassy character. For the first time, a substantial proportion of grapes were harvested from our own young estate vineyards — nearly 30 percent.
Tasting Note (2017)
The bright, shimmering, green-gold hue of this Sauvignon Blanc is a visual overture to a striking personality. Its enticing aroma is highly perfumed with honeysuckle, citrus blossom, white rose and gardenia. Honeydew melon, nectarine, ripe Rainier cherry, tangerine, Kaffir lime and summer hay add complexity, along with hints of sweet oak and toasted hazelnut. On the palate, vibrant acidity is finely balanced with a rich, creamy mouthfeel creating a unique textural experience — reminiscent of a refreshing blood orange sorbet. The finish is broad and lingers with sweet pink grapefruit and Meyer lemon zest.
Sauvignon Blanc
Noria / 55
74, Sauvignon Blanc, Bevill Family Vineyard, 2024
Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Nori grew up in Tokyo with no exposure to wine, but a graduation trip to Italy at 22 sparked a life-changing passion after a single glass of Barbaresco. Back in Japan, he trained as a sommelier, learning only Old World wines and believing California wines were inferior. A transfer to San Francisco in 1999 proved otherwise when a Napa Chardonnay transformed his perspective. He immersed himself in California wine, studying at UC Davis and visiting 170 wineries, discovering a unique style rather than an inferior one. In 2010, he founded Noria Wines to create balanced California wines designed to pair harmoniously with Japanese cuisine.
Tasting Note
Brilliant aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, a hint of lychee, orange zest, bay leaf, flint stone, lemon grass, and pistachio. Refreshing flavor jumps out of a glass and lingers long. Vibrant yet delicate acidity balanced well with supple mouth feel. Lively and smooth.
Sauvignon Blanc
Pahlmeyer / 60
215, Sauvignon Blanc, Jayson, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-91, WS-91
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Producer Story
Pahlmeyer wines are crafted through a steadfast commitment to the principles of site, discipline and high quality of First Growth Bordeaux coupled with the signature richness, power and depth of Napa Valley. Pahlmeyer wines are built on a foundation of extraordinary mountain vineyard sites and confident, discerning viticulture choices that demand maximum flavor intensity. Led by the diverse expressions of exclusive high-elevation mountain sites, including Stagecoach Vineyard, Pahlmeyer Estate Vineyard and Rancho Chimiles, these wines offer exquisite structure, balanance, tension and finesse. Under the leadership of winemaker Katie Vogt, meticulous attention is paid in the vineyard and cellar to allow the highest, clearest expression of the site to shine through. With an eye toward long aging, Pahlmeyer’s hallmark intensity and power is crafted through an impressive barrel program and artful blending of each small lot. The Pahlmeyer collection features three coveted Napa Valley wines: the iconic Proprietary Red and our classic Chardonnay and Merlot. In vintages of exceptional quality, Pahlmeyer crafts three exclusive and highly allocated wines: Pièce de Résistance Cabernet Sauvignon, Raison d’Etre Cabernet Sauvignon and Savoir Faire Chardonnay. For more than 30 years, Pahlmeyer has continued to live up to the original audacious dream — craft world-class wines of exceptional distinction, power and finesse.
Tasting Note
Our Sauvignon Blanc beams with freshness and breadth, delivering voluminous layers of bright fruit and floral notes that ride on lifting acidity. Opening notes of citrus blossom, lemongrass, and Kefir lime leaf lead to gooseberry, Key lime, and lemon meringue on the juicy, well-textured mid-palate. Refreshingly crisp, the finish echoes with peach and green apple.
ABV
13.2%
Sauvignon Blanc
Sentium / 95
216, Sauvignon Blanc, 2024
Mendocino, California
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 92% Sémillon 8%
Sauvignon Blanc
Spottswoode / 80
224, Sauvignon Blanc, 2023
Sonoma-Napa Counties, California
Description
WS-94, Organic
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 93% Sémillon 7%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2018)
This 2018 is rich and powerful, built on a backbone of great acidity. The nose jumps out of the glass with vibrant Meyer lemon, pink grapefruit, white peach, pears, and nectarines. The mouth is taut yet nicely textured, with creamy guava, lemon curd, and a wonderful blend of fruitiness, wet stone minerality, and a structure that persists in a very long and salivating finish. This Sauvignon Blanc can be enjoyed both now and into the future.
Sauvignon Blanc
The Setting / 60
225, Sauvignon Blanc, 2022
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-93
Producer Story
Established in 2014, The Setting is a collection of luxury wines created by three friends; Jeff Cova, Noah McMahon and winemaker Jesse Katz. As the first winemaker to make the Forbes “30 under 30” list, Jesse’s experience spans 19 harvests at internationally acclaimed wineries such as Chateau Petrus, Robert Foley, and was a part of the winemaking team at Screaming Eagle. The Setting Wines is a culmination of relationships spanning decades from Napa to Sonoma County, sourcing from some of the most prestigious vineyards both valleys have to offer.
Tasting Note
An intoxicating medley of citrus and tropical fruit aromas, highlighting notes of orange blossom, lemon meringue, panna cotta and passion fruit that carry through onto the palate. A unique mix of new and neutral oak adds subtle richness and complexity to the wine, while the use of our Chateau Haut Brion barrels allow for a zesty backbone of acidity revealing a refreshing brightness on the citrus-driven finish. |
Italian Whites
Agricola Punica / 50
156, Bianco, Samas
Isola dei Nuraghi, Sardinia, Italy
Varietals
Vermentino Chardonnay
Producer Story
Agricola Punica is a joint venture between Sebastiano Rosa, Sardinian winery Cantina di Santadi, Tenuta San Guido, Santadi President Antonello Pilloni and legendary Tuscan consulting oenologist Giacomo Tachis. Sebastiano Rosa, oenologist and winemaker at Tenuta San Guido and Santadi, the highly respected Sardinia cooperative, represent the majority ownership, with forthy percent each. Tenuta San Guido, under the presidency of Marchese Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta, holds ten percent, with Giacomo Tachis and Santadi President Antonello Pilloni equally sharing the remain ten percent. It was really Mr. Tachis who thought about the the Sardinia and Carignano match and he persuaded all the others in order to produce a fantastic Carignano wine. In the 2002, Agricola Punica bought a land divided into two estates: Barrua and Narcao, situated in the south western zone of Sardinia, in an area knew as “Sulcis Meridionale”.
Italian Whites
Antinori / 145
178, Umbria, Cervaro della Sala, 2023
Italy
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated.
Product Story (2018)
The first vintage of Cervaro, the 1985, was released in 1987. The wine’s name translates as “Stag of the Hall." The Antinori family purchased the estate in 1940. Cervaro della Sala has won numerous awards, including the coveted Tre Bicchieri from Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine magazine.
Tasting Note (2018)
The nose of this white wine offers notes of chamomile, accompanied with a savory palate of delicate vanilla and butter sensations which transition gracefully into hints of tropical fruit.
Italian Whites
Antinori / 55
246, Vermentino, Guado al Tasso, 2023
Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-90
Producer Story
The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated.
Italian Whites
Bastianich / 55
260, Bianco, Vespa, 2019
Venezia Giulia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Producer Story
The Bastianich Winery, founded in 1997 consists of 40 hectares of vineyards. All of the vines are in the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC area in 2 distinct climatic zones. The goal of the Bastianich winery is to understand the history and culture of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and to create unique wines that speak of place but, at the same time, show remarkable power and balance.
Product Story (2008)
The flagship wine of the Bastianich estate, Vespa Bianco was created to showcase the power and evolution that a great Friulian white can have. Consisting of equal parts Sauvignon and Chardonnay with a measure of Picolit, Vespa becomes more than a sum of its parts, a wine of uncommon complexity and longevity.
Tasting Note (2008)
A tightly wound balance of minerality and citrus, evolving over time into a more viscous expression of wildflowers, clover honey and mature pear. The palate sensations are more like those of a red wine. Its tannic structure and acidic backbone lend it not only immediate impact but also a long life. Vespa Bianco can be further aged up to 7 - 10 years after the vintage.
Italian Whites
Cantina Tramin Kellerei / 75
262, Alto Adige, Stoan, 2022
Italy
Description
WS-92
Varietals
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Gewürztraminer Pinot Bianco
Producer Story
Cantina Tramin embodies the typical features of our land: the charm of nature and its ability to engage the senses, a creative and precise approach to consistent, quality production, and the ability to create a system based on cooperation. Among the oldest and most traditional wineries in Südtirol - Alto Adige, Cantina Tramin is based in Termeno on the Strada del Vino.
Tasting Note
Color: Light golden Aroma: Elegant and refined, fruity notes of peach, apricot, pear, elderflower, kumquat, white flowers with fine spicy notes, jasmine, mimosa Taste: Deep fruit aromas of pineapple, banana, pear, tomato leaves, green bell pepper, citrus zest, harmonica nd balanced, delicate salty minimality with a long lasting, creamy finish
ABV
14%
Italian Whites
Cantina Tramin Kellerei / 70
229, Pinot Grigio, Unterebner, 2022
Alto Adige, Italy
Description
WS-91, VIN-90
Varietals
Pinot Grigio 100%
Producer Story
Cantina Tramin embodies the typical features of our land: the charm of nature and its ability to engage the senses, a creative and precise approach to consistent, quality production, and the ability to create a system based on cooperation. Among the oldest and most traditional wineries in Südtirol - Alto Adige, Cantina Tramin is based in Termeno on the Strada del Vino.
Tasting Note
A deep straw color and a nose dominated by spicy and floral aromas. On the palate, it balances mineral notes with considerable weight and richness. Flavors of pear and apple are followed by white flower and subtle notes of vanilla with a long and lasting finish.
ABV
14%
Italian Whites
Cantine di Dolianova / 60
263, Nasco di Cagliari, Montesicci, 2020
Sardinia, Italy
Varietals
Nasco 100%
Producer Story
With 1,200 hectares of its own vineyards, Cantine di Dolianova is by far the largest winery in Sardinia. Our numbers confirm the leadership of the winery, capable of selling over 4 million bottles every year and exporting its products to 5 continents. Thanks to the grapes supplied by over 300 members, Cantine di Dolianova produces excellent wines that have been awarded over 100 times in the last 10 years. The 3 glasses awarded by Gambero Rosso 2020 to our Terresicci 2014 are the most recent confirmation of this. We like to say about our wines that "every bottle is a hymn to Sardinia". In fact, we dedicate all our passion to the typical vines of our island (especially Cannonau, Monica, Nuragus, Moscato, Vermentino).
Tasting Note
Color: Straw yellow. Bouquet: Elegant and complex with notes of sweet spices, dried flowers and pleasant hints of toasted fruit. Flavor: Full and persistent, with a pleasant flavor and a delicately almondy finish.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Whites
Ciro Picariello / 55
268, Greco di Tufo, 2022
Campania, Italy
Producer Story
Ciro Picariello started his winery in 1997 but did not bottle wine under their own label until 2004. Their 12 hectares of vineyards are located at relatively high elevation in the province of Campania, divided between the villages of Montefredane (1,600 feet above sea level) and Summonte (2,100 feet).
Tasting Note
The wine is savory and very mineral, with long, complex finish. Notes of orange blossom, citrus peel and melon.
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Corvée / 45
292, Müller-Thurgau, Viàch, 2023
Cembra Trentino, Superiore, Trentino, Italy
Producer Story
Corvée is a winegrowing project that aims to give voice to a specific territory, the Cembra Valley, and to valorise the specificity of grapes rich in character, cultivated with hard work, wresting land from the raw mountainside with terraces supported by centuries- old dry-stone walls.
Tasting Note
Reminiscent of white flowers such as lily of the valley and jasmine and fresh mountain fruit such as Renetta apples and Kaiser pears.
Italian Whites
Cotarella / 50
259, Bianco, Ferentano, 2019
Lazio, Latium, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-90, VIN-90
Producer Story
For the Famiglia Cotarella, wine is the element that flows through three generations and unites the past, present and future. Beginning with a historical focus on the indigenous white varieties found in Umbria and Lazio, this family-owned portfolio has grown to represent classic red and white blends, outstanding expressions of Merlot and a boutique production of Brunello di Montalcino – all grown and vinified with care by the 3rd generation. In 2017, Dominga, Marta and Enrica, daughters of Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella, officially took over management of Cotarella family Estates. Their aim was to tie the company’s identity to its native terroir and the family name – rebranding the estate’s historic ‘Falesco’ name to “Famiglia Cotarella”.
Tasting Note
The wine shows beautiful clarity and density with a slightly off-gold appearance. With apricot, chopped nut and savory herb, it covers the palate in a steady and complete manner.
Italian Whites
Famiglia Pasqua / 40
267, Bianco, Passione Sentimento, 2021
Veneto, Italy
Varietals
Garganega 100%
Producer Story
The name Pasqua stands for wines, vineyards, deep relationship with the land. Founded in 1925 in Verona, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine was born of the Family’s love for Valpolicella. Three generations of people with a Veronese heart and an international soul, sharing the same great passion: viticulture and the production of unique wines, first in Veneto and then also in the Italian regions of the most renowned DOC.
Product Story
Four bottles born out of the Pasqua family’s passion for wine, its long-standing tradition and its strong link with its city of origin, Verona, with its history, culture and beauty. If wine “is the Poetry of the Earth to the Heavens”, as Mario Soldati said, it is also a story, and this wine tells the love story that made Verona famous all over the world, that of the sweethearts Romeo and Juliet. A legend, a place, a myth that attracts thousands of tourists every day to visit one of the most romantic places and invites them to leave and exchange messages of love in the courtyard of “Juliet’s house”- An original photograph of the Juliet’s courtyard by photographer Giò Martorana, has become the only look for these wines, an unmistakable element of their identity.
Tasting Note
An elegant, rich and smooth wine produced with Garganega grape. On the nose it displays intense tropical and peach flavours. This wine is refreshing yet powerful; buttery yet refreshing with a lingering finish.
ABV
13%
Italian Whites
Feudi di San Gregorio / 45
298, Falanghina, 2022
Sannio, Campania, Italy
Producer Story
Feudi di San Gregorio is at the forefront of a winemaking revolution that has swept the historic Campania wine region in a fresh new direction. The estate’s progressive take on viticulture and uncompromising commitment to quality has ignited a welcome revitalization of the regional wine industry in a trend that marks a radical departure from the past.
Product Story (2009)
In Sannio, at the end of the Roman era, the method of vine cultivation was Falangs (“poles”); this is where the name Falanghina originated.
Tasting Note (2009)
The color is straw yellow that contains brilliant green reflections. The perfume is intense and persistent with sensations of delicate white flowers and fruit. The taste offers freshness and balance, with a clean finish.
Italian Whites
Gaja / 550
179, Langhe, Gaia & Rey, 2023
Piedmont, Italy
Producer Story
Located in Piedmont in northwestern Italy, the GAJA winery is widely considered to be one of the greatest estates in the world, producing coveted and collectible labels.
Product Story (2022)
The first Chardonnay planted in Piemonte and first Italian white wined aged in barriques, Gaia & Rey was named by Angelo after his first daughter, Gaia, and Grandmother Clotilde Rey. Gaia&Rey is produced from two separated vineyards in the Langhe district: one vineyard planted in 1979 in Treiso and the other in Serralunga d’Alba planted in 1989.
Tasting Note (2022)
Gaia&Rey 2022 has a golden hue with a hint of green. It has citrus notes including bergamot and lemongrass, plus cedar and apricot, mango, and mangosteen. There’s also an intense bouquet with white flowers, acacia, orange blossom, and a hint of smokiness. The full-bodied experience has a savory, salty richness. The finish is fresh, and balanced and leaves a fruity-mineral impression.
Italian Whites
Giacomo Borgogno & Figli / 70
288, Riesling, Era Ora, 2021
Langhe, Piedmont, Italy
Description
WS-90
Producer Story
Since 1761, the most historical winery in Barolo. The underground cellars continue to represent a rare historical memory of the Langa to this day, and the wines are made according to tradition: long spontaneous fermentations in concrete tanks without the use of selected yeasts, and long periods of ageing, strictly in large Slavonian oak barrels. We cultivate our vineyards in Barolo, Madonna di Como and in the Colli Tortonesi. With absolute respect for the earth, we use no chemical fertilisers and no herbicides, and practice only eco-friendly treatments. This will result in our being certified as organic for the 2019 harvest. Today, Borgogno continues to be the expression of a territory and of tradition and history, always with a watchful eye on the future.
Tasting Note
Straw yellow color with greenish reflections. Semi-aromatic nose with hints of fruits and yellow flowers, it has a characteristic mineral note that will be accentuated during bottle aging. In the mouth crunchy, vertical, pleasant, fresh, savory.
Italian Whites
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 120
284, Bianco, Secco, Cà del Merlo, 2023
Veneto, Italy
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Garganega Trebbiano Toscano Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Saorin
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
This wine showcases a crisp, balanced profile with aromas of citrus, white flowers, and subtle mineral notes. On the palate, expect flavors of green apple, pear, and a hint of almond, with fresh acidity and a long, clean finish.
Italian Whites
Jermann / 125
296, Venezia Giulia, Vintage Tunina, 2022
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
WS-92
Varietals
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Ribolla Gialla Malvasia Istriana Picolit
Producer Story
In 1881 Anton Jermann, the founder, left the Austrian wine-growing region of Burgenland and, later, the vines of Slovenia to put down roots in Friuli Venezia Giulia. Here he continued his winery business, and from the 1970s Silvio Jermann’s combined genius and imagination took the company to undreamed-of success in wine circles, both in Italy and worldwide.
Tasting Note
Vintage Tunina is bright straw-colored with golden reflections. The nose is intense, wide, very elegant and persistent with scents of honey and country flowers. To the palate it is dry, soft, well balanced with an extraordinary persistence due to its full body. It matches with first courses with truffles with fish dishes and poultry. It is a great match with fresh salmon stuffed with parmesan cheese and artichokes.
ABV
13.2%
Italian Whites
La Giustiniana / 43
266, Gavi di Gavi, Lugarara, 2023
Piedmont, Italy
Producer Story
The Giustiniana takes shape from an ancient history, which originates from the distant 1200s to the present day and traces a path made of tradition, territory and beauty. Historical events that in fact today constitute the history of Gavi and that are revealed in the architecture of the magnificent historic estate: house, hut, farmhouse, chapel, vineyards.
Product Story (2020)
Lugarara is a vineyard located in Rovereto di Gavi at around 300 metres above sea level. Soils are grey marl with loose, sandy topsoil. The vines face south/southeast, are Guyot trained and are planted at a density of 4,000 vines per hectare.
Tasting Note (2020)
Straw-yellow in colour with a greenish hue, this wine delights with aromas of white fruit, stone fruit and lime zest, which are immediately beguiling and followed by a subtle yet persistent bouquet of green apples. The palate is well-balanced with a fresh acidity and impressive structure. Almond notes linger on the finish.
Italian Whites
La Spinetta / 50
293, Timorasso, Derthona, 2023
Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story
Derthona is the ancient name for Tortona, the town in southeast Piemonte after which the appellation Colli Tortonesi (Tortona Hills) is named. We often say that Timorasso is like Ali: “Float like a butterfly (baroque fruit and honeyed minerality) and sting like a bee (lots of well- integrated acidity)”.
Tasting Note
The wine is very refreshing and very bright with pronounced expressions of tree fruits (pear, apple and peach), white tree flowers and aspects of honeyed minerality. The fruit expresses in a focused and forward style with just a hint of flint. Overall, the wine offers exceptional balance and definition.
Italian Whites
La Staffa / 45
280, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Superiore, 2022
The Marches, Italy
Description
VIN-91
Producer Story
La Staffa, situated in the zone of the Verdicchio dei Castelli de Jesi, is an organic winery which produces hand-crafted wines savouring strongly of the local land. On the rolling hills of Staffolo (Ancona), in the north of the Marche region, Riccardo Baldi tends twelve hectares of predominately Verdicchio vineyards with passion and absolute dedication.
Tasting Note
Fresh and mouth-watering, with notes of citrus and herbs.
Italian Whites
Livio Felluga / 85
269, Bianco, Illivio, 2022
Friuli Colli Orientali, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
WS-91, RP-92
Varietals
Pinot Bianco Chardonnay Picolit
Producer Story
At 100 years old, founder Livio Felluga was accredited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo, later establishing him as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli.” In 1956, when Livio anticipated an implementation of appellation of origin, he chose an ancient map of the area to create an iconic label to tell the world the story of his wines. Pioneering vision, deep knowledge, respect for the vineyards, and obsession with quality, once embodied by Livio Felluga himself, have been proudly carried out by the company over the years. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio’s son, Andrea Felluga. Known for producing lush, crisp and well-balanced wines, the winery’s reputation extends well beyond the region of Friuli and its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers from around the world. “My family has now been making wine for five generations. In fact, it would be fair to say that wine has always put bread on our table. The Felluga story started in Istria, which was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was there that my great-grandfather, a farmer, and my grandfather, a vine grower, made Refosco and Malvasia. We had vineyards and a small trattoria at Isola d’Istria. Then one day my father decided to branch out. In 1920, he sent his son, my father Giovanni, to manage the family wine trade in nearby Grado, the delightful seaside resort of the Hapsburg aristocracy. I was a youngster, and the eldest child in what would become a large family. Helping my father, and growing up among the wines and the bottles, I acquired skills and experience.” -- Livio Felluga “My dream came true in the 1950s, when I purchased my first few hectares of vineyard at Rosazzo. Those were difficult years. The hillsides had been totally abandoned, the first factories were being built, and farm workers preferred to move closer to the towns, where there was work. The landscape itself was changing. The challenge was to fight against all this, and to try to make the hills productive again. Today, Rosazzo is considered one of the finest wine zones there is. Time has proved me right.” -- Livio Felluga
Product Story (2016)
Livio Felluga is credited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo. He is regarded as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli." Created by Livio Felluga’s children, who dedicated the wine to him for his 85th birthday, Illivio reflects the personality of the family’s “patriarch,” uniting strength with elegance.This family affair born on the slopes of Italy's illustrious white wine providence is further evidence of the Felluga's innate ability to craft some of the region's most sought-after wines.
Tasting Note (2016)
Lots of yogurt and bread-dough aromas emerge at first, but with time to open in the glass, dried papaya, mango dessert, and dried apricots are revealed. Full, round and fleshy, boasting layers of tropical and ripe stone fruit and an arsenal of pastry and pie flavors and sensations. A welcome touch of acidity rounds off this fruit-driven wine nicely.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Whites
Livio Felluga / 50
406, Pinot Grigio, 2024
Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
At 100 years old, founder Livio Felluga was accredited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo, later establishing him as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli.” In 1956, when Livio anticipated an implementation of appellation of origin, he chose an ancient map of the area to create an iconic label to tell the world the story of his wines. Pioneering vision, deep knowledge, respect for the vineyards, and obsession with quality, once embodied by Livio Felluga himself, have been proudly carried out by the company over the years. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio’s son, Andrea Felluga. Known for producing lush, crisp and well-balanced wines, the winery’s reputation extends well beyond the region of Friuli and its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers from around the world. “My family has now been making wine for five generations. In fact, it would be fair to say that wine has always put bread on our table. The Felluga story started in Istria, which was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was there that my great-grandfather, a farmer, and my grandfather, a vine grower, made Refosco and Malvasia. We had vineyards and a small trattoria at Isola d’Istria. Then one day my father decided to branch out. In 1920, he sent his son, my father Giovanni, to manage the family wine trade in nearby Grado, the delightful seaside resort of the Hapsburg aristocracy. I was a youngster, and the eldest child in what would become a large family. Helping my father, and growing up among the wines and the bottles, I acquired skills and experience.” -- Livio Felluga “My dream came true in the 1950s, when I purchased my first few hectares of vineyard at Rosazzo. Those were difficult years. The hillsides had been totally abandoned, the first factories were being built, and farm workers preferred to move closer to the towns, where there was work. The landscape itself was changing. The challenge was to fight against all this, and to try to make the hills productive again. Today, Rosazzo is considered one of the finest wine zones there is. Time has proved me right.” -- Livio Felluga
Product Story (2016)
Composed of 100% estate grown grapes. The grapes are carefully destemmed and left to macerate for a short period. Next, the fruit is soft crushed. The must obtained is then allowed to settle. The now-clarified must ferments in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine settles on the lees in the stainless steel containers for six months. The bottled wine is aged in temperature-controlled binning cellars for minimum two months.
Tasting Note (2016)
Color: Straw yellow with light copper Aroma: Crisp and complex with notes of jasmine and magnolia layered with white peach, golden apple and acacia honey. Palate: Elegant with excellent balance. Notes of golden apple and white peach build towards a pleasant mineral note on the finish.
Italian Whites
Livio Felluga / 210
64, Rosazzo, Terre Alte, 2021
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
WS-92, VIN-95
Varietals
Friulano Pinot Bianco Sauvignon
Producer Story
At 100 years old, founder Livio Felluga was accredited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo, later establishing him as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli.” In 1956, when Livio anticipated an implementation of appellation of origin, he chose an ancient map of the area to create an iconic label to tell the world the story of his wines. Pioneering vision, deep knowledge, respect for the vineyards, and obsession with quality, once embodied by Livio Felluga himself, have been proudly carried out by the company over the years. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio’s son, Andrea Felluga. Known for producing lush, crisp and well-balanced wines, the winery’s reputation extends well beyond the region of Friuli and its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers from around the world. “My family has now been making wine for five generations. In fact, it would be fair to say that wine has always put bread on our table. The Felluga story started in Istria, which was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was there that my great-grandfather, a farmer, and my grandfather, a vine grower, made Refosco and Malvasia. We had vineyards and a small trattoria at Isola d’Istria. Then one day my father decided to branch out. In 1920, he sent his son, my father Giovanni, to manage the family wine trade in nearby Grado, the delightful seaside resort of the Hapsburg aristocracy. I was a youngster, and the eldest child in what would become a large family. Helping my father, and growing up among the wines and the bottles, I acquired skills and experience.” -- Livio Felluga “My dream came true in the 1950s, when I purchased my first few hectares of vineyard at Rosazzo. Those were difficult years. The hillsides had been totally abandoned, the first factories were being built, and farm workers preferred to move closer to the towns, where there was work. The landscape itself was changing. The challenge was to fight against all this, and to try to make the hills productive again. Today, Rosazzo is considered one of the finest wine zones there is. Time has proved me right.” -- Livio Felluga
Tasting Note (2020)
The nose is vibrant, extremely complex and stylish. Floral aromas of orange blossom, jasmine and lilies, enhanced by citrus notes of bergamot, ugli fruit and candied citron, and riper fruit like apricots, flat peaches and yellow raspberries. Alluring tropical scents of mango, papaya and guava are enfolded by sage, thyme, lemongrass and Mediterranean scrubland, with top notes of mastic and lavender. Spicy hints of Sichuan pepper, ginger, saffron and a whisper of nutmeg complete the bouquet. A complex palate, suave and harmonious with distinctively well-balanced freshness and body, fruity pulp and grip. Floral hints of hawthorn and elderflower alternate with peaches, walnuts and citrus fruit, closing on a note of sage, samphire, nettles and white pepper. Vibrant minerally sensations mingle beautifully with the full, velvety body creating a refreshing, piquant, tangy and lingering finish.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Whites
Livio Felluga / 210
63, Rosazzo, Terre Alte, 2022
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
WS-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Friulano Pinot Bianco Sauvignon
Producer Story
At 100 years old, founder Livio Felluga was accredited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo, later establishing him as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli.” In 1956, when Livio anticipated an implementation of appellation of origin, he chose an ancient map of the area to create an iconic label to tell the world the story of his wines. Pioneering vision, deep knowledge, respect for the vineyards, and obsession with quality, once embodied by Livio Felluga himself, have been proudly carried out by the company over the years. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio’s son, Andrea Felluga. Known for producing lush, crisp and well-balanced wines, the winery’s reputation extends well beyond the region of Friuli and its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers from around the world. “My family has now been making wine for five generations. In fact, it would be fair to say that wine has always put bread on our table. The Felluga story started in Istria, which was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was there that my great-grandfather, a farmer, and my grandfather, a vine grower, made Refosco and Malvasia. We had vineyards and a small trattoria at Isola d’Istria. Then one day my father decided to branch out. In 1920, he sent his son, my father Giovanni, to manage the family wine trade in nearby Grado, the delightful seaside resort of the Hapsburg aristocracy. I was a youngster, and the eldest child in what would become a large family. Helping my father, and growing up among the wines and the bottles, I acquired skills and experience.” -- Livio Felluga “My dream came true in the 1950s, when I purchased my first few hectares of vineyard at Rosazzo. Those were difficult years. The hillsides had been totally abandoned, the first factories were being built, and farm workers preferred to move closer to the towns, where there was work. The landscape itself was changing. The challenge was to fight against all this, and to try to make the hills productive again. Today, Rosazzo is considered one of the finest wine zones there is. Time has proved me right.” -- Livio Felluga
Tasting Note (2020)
The nose is vibrant, extremely complex and stylish. Floral aromas of orange blossom, jasmine and lilies, enhanced by citrus notes of bergamot, ugli fruit and candied citron, and riper fruit like apricots, flat peaches and yellow raspberries. Alluring tropical scents of mango, papaya and guava are enfolded by sage, thyme, lemongrass and Mediterranean scrubland, with top notes of mastic and lavender. Spicy hints of Sichuan pepper, ginger, saffron and a whisper of nutmeg complete the bouquet. A complex palate, suave and harmonious with distinctively well-balanced freshness and body, fruity pulp and grip. Floral hints of hawthorn and elderflower alternate with peaches, walnuts and citrus fruit, closing on a note of sage, samphire, nettles and white pepper. Vibrant minerally sensations mingle beautifully with the full, velvety body creating a refreshing, piquant, tangy and lingering finish.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Whites
Livio Felluga / 50
251, Sauvignon, 2021
Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
WS-90
Varietals
Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
At 100 years old, founder Livio Felluga was accredited with innovating and mastering modern winemaking in Italy. Back from WWII, he sealed a deep bond with the hillsides of Friuli by reviving the vineyards of Rosazzo, later establishing him as “the patriarch of the wines of Friuli.” In 1956, when Livio anticipated an implementation of appellation of origin, he chose an ancient map of the area to create an iconic label to tell the world the story of his wines. Pioneering vision, deep knowledge, respect for the vineyards, and obsession with quality, once embodied by Livio Felluga himself, have been proudly carried out by the company over the years. Today, the family-owned winery is led by Livio’s son, Andrea Felluga. Known for producing lush, crisp and well-balanced wines, the winery’s reputation extends well beyond the region of Friuli and its wines are recognized in a class with the most esteemed producers from around the world. “My family has now been making wine for five generations. In fact, it would be fair to say that wine has always put bread on our table. The Felluga story started in Istria, which was then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was there that my great-grandfather, a farmer, and my grandfather, a vine grower, made Refosco and Malvasia. We had vineyards and a small trattoria at Isola d’Istria. Then one day my father decided to branch out. In 1920, he sent his son, my father Giovanni, to manage the family wine trade in nearby Grado, the delightful seaside resort of the Hapsburg aristocracy. I was a youngster, and the eldest child in what would become a large family. Helping my father, and growing up among the wines and the bottles, I acquired skills and experience.” -- Livio Felluga “My dream came true in the 1950s, when I purchased my first few hectares of vineyard at Rosazzo. Those were difficult years. The hillsides had been totally abandoned, the first factories were being built, and farm workers preferred to move closer to the towns, where there was work. The landscape itself was changing. The challenge was to fight against all this, and to try to make the hills productive again. Today, Rosazzo is considered one of the finest wine zones there is. Time has proved me right.” -- Livio Felluga
Product Story (2017)
A variety originally from France, sauvignon was introduced into Friuli under the Hapsburgs and became widely planted in the early 20th century. The wine is refreshing and captivating, with a generously wide, distinctive range of aromas, with notes of exotic fruit, yellow pepper, tomato leaf, mint and box hedge notes. It’s a traditional wine from Friuli.
Tasting Note (2017)
An herbaceous version, light- to medium-bodied and tangy, with a touch of smoky mineral underscoring the creamy mix of pineapple, grapefruit rind, lemon thyme and dried apricot. Drink now through 2022.
ABV
13%
Italian Whites
Maugeri / 115
273, Bianco, Contrada Volpare Frontebosco, 2023
Etna, Superiore, Sicily, Italy
Description
RP-93, VIN-91
Varietals
Carricante
Producer Story
Maugeri is the wine-growing project of an Etnean family, who have returned to their home district to make wine once more. The unbroken line of more than 2.8 km of lava dry-stone walling borders the 7 hectares of the property, an amphitheatre of fertile volcanic soil, in a close embrace with the Mediterranean landscape.
Tasting Note
Notes: pale yellow color; aroma and flavor of wet stones, with hints of citrus and the wild herbs that surround the vineyard.
ABV
12.5%
Italian Whites
Maugeri / 130
217, Bianco, Contrada Volpare Frontebosco, 2024
Etna, Superiore, Sicily, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-93
Producer Story
Maugeri is the wine-growing project of an Etnean family, who have returned to their home district to make wine once more. The unbroken line of more than 2.8 km of lava dry-stone walling borders the 7 hectares of the property, an amphitheatre of fertile volcanic soil, in a close embrace with the Mediterranean landscape.
Tasting Note (2023)
Notes: pale yellow color; aroma and flavor of wet stones, with hints of citrus and the wild herbs that surround the vineyard.
Italian Whites
Montevetrano / 50
256, White, Core, 2021
Campania, Italy
Description
RP-91, VIN-90
Varietals
Fiano 50% Greco 50%
Producer Story
Montevetrano takes its name from a medieval castle that dates to Roman times. A former property of the French Bourbons, the estate itself was the inspiration for this blend of French varietals with the Campanian king of red grapes - Aglianico. Pleasing scores of wine lovers around the world with its distinctive character and rich spectrum of flavors, Montevetrano is one of the most sought-after wines from Italy.
Tasting Note
Explosive youthfulness, fresh and intense notes of fruits and flowers . White flowers, fresh fruits , pear, white peach on a background of rosemary. On the palate not too heavy, but rather dancing and elegant with a wonderfully fresh structure. Complex and full-bodied finish.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Whites
Ornellaia / 475
258, Bianco, 2021
Bolgheri, Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-94
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Producer Story
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia was founded in 1981, in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Tuscany. From the outset, the mission was to produce outstanding wines. Since then passion and dedication, coupled with a unique terroir and an extraordinary microclimate, have brought the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's prestigious labels great success and recognition as one of the most important wineries in the world. The estate is dedicated to producing charming and opulent wines, full of Mediterranean character and finesse, reflecting the estate’s unique terroir in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. The combination of Bolgheri’s unique soils and growing conditions, and what can only be characterized as a total obsession with excellence, result in the world-class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc that so many wine lovers across the world have come to cherish. In addition to its place among Italy’s iconic wines, Ornellaia is also an ambassador for the Bolgheri region, leading it to be recognized as one of Italy’s greatest winegrowing regions. It is their belief, and it is hard to argue, that Bogheri’s mild maritime climate and diversity of soils create wines as distinct, complex and pleasurable as any in the world.
Tasting Note (2019)
Ornellaia Bianco 2019, straw yellow in colour with green hues, it reveals great complexity on the nose: vegetal and balsamic notes of sage, thyme and herbs stand out, accompanied by scents of white-fleshed fruit. A delicate note of vanilla completes the aromatic profile. In the mouth the wine is full and velvety, with a nice density that fills the palate finely. The taste closes with a persistent and savoury finish, with a minerality that strongly links it to its area of origin.
ABV
13%
Italian Whites
Pacher Hof / 45
257, Kerner, 2018
Valle Isarco, Alto Adige, Italy
Producer Story
Dry and fruity. Natural and exquisite. Rich in minerals and light on the palate. The Pacherhof wines impress with their unmistakable Alpine character. Winemaker Andreas Huber cultivates eight white grape varieties in our vineyards – all of which are harvested by hand at the perfect ripeness – and presses them in our own historic wine cellar. Pacherhof wines are sold far beyond the borders of South Tyrol: in the rest of Italy, in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, and the US.
Tasting Note
Yellow stone-fruit, nutmeg, apple and citrus aromas are front and center. The aromas follow over to the tangy, savory palate along with crisp acidity. It closes on a lemon-drop note.
Italian Whites
Paitin / 45
232, Roero Arneis, Elisa, 2022
Piedmont, Italy
Varietals
Arneis 100%
Producer Story
Paitin’s distinctiveness resides in the expression of this rooted relation that our family – Pasquero-Elia – has established within these lands. Resisting wars and severe weather, through 8 generations, we grown an everlasting bond.
Tasting Note
Peach, violet and grapefruit notes combine with the rich texture in this juicy white. Tangy, lingering on the finish.
Italian Whites
Pasqua / 85
265, Bianco, Hey French You Could Have Made This But You Didn't, MV
Veneto, Italy
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Garganega Pinot Blanc Sauvignon Blanc
Producer Story
The name Pasqua stands for wines, vineyards, deep relationship with the land. Founded in 1925 in Verona, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine was born of the Family’s love for Valpolicella. Three generations of people with a Veronese heart and an international soul, sharing the same great passion: viticulture and the production of unique wines, first in Veneto and then also in the Italian regions of the most renowned DOC.
Product Story
Hey French is a powerful expression of the vineyards located on the Veronese side of Mount Calavrina, as well as a skillful blend of the best 4 vintages of the last decade. CB Hoyo, who designed this label, is the self-taught French artist producing artwork full of colour and humour, as it pokes fun at society and the world in which we live.
Tasting Note
A wine of great ageing potential. A stylistic effort designed to obtain a unique complexity and structure through the skillful combination of the different characteristics represented by various vintages. Garganega gives the wine structure, freshness and fragrance with floral notes and intense minerality, a profound expression of the volcanic-origin soil composition. When tasting, it expresses aromas ranging from chamomile, almonds and citrus, to delicate notes of white pepper and tropical fruits.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Whites
Peter Dipoli / 55
274, Sauvignon, Voglar, 2019
Alto Adige, Italy
Description
VIN-94
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc
Product Story
The Alto Adige wine region is set in a wide north–south valley that channels warm air currents up into the Dolomites, creating a melting pot of Mediterranean and Alpine climates without equal in the world of wine. Peter Dipoli chose a site high on the western flank of this valley to plant Sauvignon Blanc, which he further distinguishes from the masses by aging it in big casks made of acacia wood. The uncommon location and treatment capture a different face of this very familiar variety, deep and mouth-filling yet carrying a bracing jolt of limey acidity.
ABV
13%
Italian Whites
Pieropan / 80
61, Soave Classico, La Rocca, 2023
Veneto, Italy
Description
RP-94+, VIN-93, WS-92
Producer Story
Pieropan's estate covers 58 hectares of vineyard which are situated on the stony hills of Soave Classico. The Pieropan family has been producing wines in Soave since the 1890s. Indeed, they were the first producer to bottle a wine with the name Soave on the label in the early 1930s. Nino Pieropan took over from his father in 1970 and was the first producer in Soave to make a single vineyard wine, 'Calvarino', in 1971. Nino's two sons, Andrea and Dario, took over the running of the estate in 2017 when Nino fell ill and before he passed away in April 2018. From the 2015 vintage onwards, all Pieropan wines are organically certified.
Product Story
La Rocca single-vineyard is situated on the slopes of Monte Rocchetta, behind the Medieval Castle which dominates the town of Soave. The vineyard benefits from a special microclimate which makes it possible to obtain a wine with a great personality, and a unique and unrepeatable bouquet. Innovative since it’s first release in 1978, it has made its mark in the area, becoming an undisputed symbol of quality and tradition.
Italian Whites
Roccolo Grassi / 55
264, Soave, Broia, 2022
Veneto, Italy
Producer Story
Roccolo Grassi was established in 1996 and our mission is to produce great wines in an area which is internationally renowned for viticulture. Wine making has always been our family business and now, with Marco and Francesca, we are developing a new project: producing Terroir wines which, with their unique character and strong personality, give emotions and leave memories.
Tasting Note
A wine featuring nice aromatic complexity, powerful, fine, enjoyable freshness and minerality. Mineral notes , white flowers, peach are perceived on the nose. In the mouth Soave La Broia is fresh, tasty, and white flowers and fruit are present yet again.
ABV
12.5%
Italian Whites
Tasca d'Almerita / 48
219, Bianco, Tenuta Regaleali Nozze d'Oro, 2022
Sicilia, Sicily, Italy
Description
VIN-93, RP-92
Varietals
Inzolia 59% Sauvignon Tasca 41%
Producer Story
One of five estates owned by the Tasca d’Almerita family, Tenuta Regaleali is the founding property purchased in 1830.
Product Story
In 1984, Count Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita decided to celebrate 50 years of marriage (“nozze d’oro” means “golden anniversary”) with his wife Franca by making a wine that told the story of the family and of Regaleali. Nozze d’Oro is the result of the blending of Inzolia from the Barbabietole Vineyard and a white grape variety called “Tasca variety” by local winemakers. A grape of “foreign” origin, it has been present in a few vineyards of the Estate since the 1920s. At the end of the 1980s, after consulting various university professors and ampelographers, it was discovered that the Tasca variety can be traced back to Sauvignon Blanc, which here has particular organoleptic characteristics due to the adaptation of the vine to the growing area. Since then, we have been referring to it more precisely as “Sauvignon Tasca”.
ABV
13%
Italian Whites
Vietti / 70
235, Timorasso, Derthona, 2022
Colli Tortonesi, Piedmont, Italy
Varietals
Timorasso 100%
Producer Story
Alfredo Currado tells the story: "The idea was conceived in the company of a group of friends one winter’s evening around a bottle of Barolo Rocche. Some of them were artists, and while we were tasting a few bottles they were fired with enthusiasm just on seeing the colour of the wine in the glass. They said wines like these deserved to be graced with labels unlike any other: labels designed by Artists. In the excitement of the moment we drew up a list of Artists, and the following day what had seemed to be a fanciful idea began to take shape".
Tasting Note
Clear, intense yellow color with green hues. On the nose fruit scents of pear and peach and floral nuances of acacia and hawthorn. Typical honey notes. After 2-3 years, the mineral notes are more intense and sometimes emphasized by the typical scent of hydrocarbon which refines the wine. On the palate the wine is dry, warm, soft, and very well balanced, without any edges. It has a long lingering finish with good fresh acidity.
French Whites
Château Lynch Bages / 130
238, Blanc, Pauillac, 2015
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-91, WS-91
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 50% Sémillon 33% Muscadelle 17%
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Tasting Note
Glossy pale yellow, White Lynch-Bages 2015 reveals on the nose with floral notes and aromas of citrus. At the tasting, the attack is lively and the mid-palate of great amplitude. The wine imposes itself by its volume, its freshness and its remarkable aromatic persistence.
ABV
13.5%
French Whites
Domaine Castagnier / 75
261, Bourgogne Aligoté, 2020
Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Jerome Castagnier chose a profession as a trumpeter in the Republican Guard rather than take the helm of the family domaine. In 2004, he left Paris and the army to return home to Morey-St-Denis. There he experienced the 2005 harvest alongside his father and grandfather. He is the fifth generation to run the domaine. Jules Séguin was the founder and through passage from the female line and sons-in-law, the family name has changed. Since 2004 the wines have been bottled as Domaine Castagnier.
Tasting Note
Pale lemon color. Aroma of floral and lemon citrus sometimes showing minerality. Easy-going wine showing ubiquitouscitrus fruit with good ripeness androundness. Fine structure and zippy aciditylead to a pleasing finish.
French Whites
Domaine Vocoret & Fils / 95
230, Chablis, Premier Cru, Vaillons, 2023
Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Domaine Vocoret & Fils, located near the town of Auxerre, is the epitome of a hands-on, family-owned estate. For five generations, the domaine has been passed down from father to son, with numerous uncles and cousins working at the estate. The strong feeling of dedication and close family relationships has allowed them to adapt throughout the years, each generation applying modern techniques that has promoted innovation in Chablis. Their Les Clos Grand Cru vineyard represents 3.9 acres in production.
Product Story (2018)
Vaillons is one of the largest Premier Cru vineyards in Chablis, located in a valley to the southwest of Chablis town itself. Here, on the western side of the Serein river, a southeasterly aspect and high-quality Kimmeridgian soils (rich with clay and minerals from fossilized shells of pre-historic oysters) make for an excellent terroir. Chardonnay-based wines made in the Vaillons vineyard tend to be floral and more delicate than those from the other side of the river, but still retain Chablis' characteristic intense minerality. The 129 hectare (318 acre) Vaillons vineyard is made up of eight, smaller climats - all Premier Crus in their own right, but also able to be blended together to produce, or just simply labeled, "Vaillons". Because of their quality and value, Vaillons are often the first snatched up of all the Chablis 1er Crus.
Tasting Note (2019)
COLOR: Pale lemon AROMA: Enticing floral, lemon, orange zest and spices. TASTE: Clean, fresh lemon and grapefruit flavors mingle with subtle minerality. Juicy, lively and tactile dry and dense wine with a sweet midpalate. Concentrated and ripe.
French Whites
E. Guigal / 195
243, Condrieu, La Doriane, 2020
Rhône, France
Description
WS-93, JEB DUNNUCK-99
Varietals
Viognier 100%
Producer Story
The firm of E. Guigal, located in Ampuis, was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal. Since 1961 his son Marcel has led the estate, and his unparalleled work ethic and dedication to quality have brought attention to Côte-Rôtie and other appellations throughout the Rhone that were in danger of being lost, and lifted the Guigal wines to the pinnacle of the wine world. Today, Marcel’s son Philippe serves as Director and Oenologist, continuing the tradition of leadership in the Rhone Valley and uncompromising excellence.
Tasting Note
Just about pure perfection and one of the finest Condrieu to pass my lips, the 2020 Condrieu La Doriane offers an insane bouquet of grilled pineapple, charcoal, crushed stone, acacia flowers, and white peach. It picks up an incredibly sense of salinity on the palate and is full-bodied, has blockbuster concentration, remarkable purity and focus, and a great finish.
ABV
14.5%
French Whites
Famille Vincent / 90
247, Pouilly-Fuissé, Marie-Antoinette, 2022
Burgundy, France
Description
WS-91 (WS #69 top 100 list)
Product Story (2020)
Famille Vincent Pouilly-Fuissé Cuvée Marie Antoinette is a tribute to Antoine Vincent’s grandmother mother, Marie Antoinette Vincent. The wine is sourced from several parcels including young vines from the Château Fuissé vineyards of Le Clos, Les Brûlés and Les Combettes as well as several non-domaine yet family owned parcels throughout the appellation. Cuvée Marie Antoinette is created with a fresh, youthful profile in mind.
Tasting Note (2020)
Pale yellow color with hints of green. You get on the nose a touch of oak, lots of finesse and minerality with white flowers, lemon and apple scents. On the mouth, the wine is fresh, round and fruity with aromas of melon, kiwi, peaches and apricot and a nice minerality. Overall, the wine is nicely balanced and fresh with a great length.
French Whites
Joseph Drouhin / 55
248, Saint-Véran, 2022
Burgundy, France
Description
WS-91 (WS #48 on top 100 list)
Producer Story
Since 1880, Maison Joseph Drouhin has built a reputation for wines that primarily reflect their individual terroir and vintage. Faithfully preserving the individuality of each appellation, the Drouhin firm constantly strives for wines of breed, finesse and elegance. A balance of tradition and modern techniques characterizes Joseph Drouhin winemaking and vineyard management: on site nursery, plowing, leaf removal, 100% hand harvesting, open fermenters, fermenting and aging in oak.
Product Story (2017)
The wines from Saint-Véran, a small appellation surrounding its more famous cousin, Pouilly-Fuissé, can offer exceptional value, especially when produced by someone like Drouhin. Made entirely from Chardonnay, Drouhin’s Saint-Véran combines a lovely stoniness characteristic of the appellation and a hint of creamy seductiveness with the elegant and lacy Drouhin style.
Tasting Note (2017)
A wine that smiles and makes you smile! It is stylistically close to Pouilly-Fuissé, with its golden hue, its greenish reflection and its refreshing taste. The aromas are reminiscent of the ripe Chardonnay grape, with subtle notes of musk. A pleasant roundness coats the palate.
French Whites
Maratray-Dubreuil / 80
249, Blanc, Ladoix, La Blancharde, 2023
Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Located in Ladoix-Serrigny Côte de Beaune, the Domaine Maratray Dubreuil is a 19 hectares wine growing estate.
Tasting Note
Baked stone fruit and citrus, delicate warm spice and layered with white flowers
French Whites
Olivier Leflaive / 90
250, Blanc, Bourgogne, Les Sétilles, 2022
Burgundy, France
Description
WS-91
Producer Story
The Leflaive Family has been rooted in Puligny Montrachet since 1717. In the 20th century, Joseph Leflaive (1870-1953), a descendant of the founder, Claude Leflaive, steadily acquired parcels of exceptional 1er Cru and Grand Cru vineyards mainly in the village of Puligny-Montrachet and was one of the precursors of domain bottling (mis en bouteille au domaine); Domaine Leflaive began exporting to the United States in the early 1930’s. Today, the Maison Olivier Leflaive controls 50 acres of vineyards located mainly in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Pommard. Since 2010, Maison Olivier Leflaive has recovered its ownership in legendary vineyards managed by Domaine Leflaive after the lapse of an 18-year lease to the Domaine.
Product Story (2018)
Below 230m altitude, producing AOC village wines is not authorized. Often a simple path separates the Bourgognes area from its well-named neighbors. The soil is quite rich in colluvium and small pebbles. The wine comes from a blend of around sixty selected plots located both in the village of Puligny-Montrachet and also in Meursault. Three plots of the Côte Chalonnaise and ten in the Hautes Côte de Beaune complete the supplies. The wine is produced like the greatest.
Tasting Note (2021)
An equally fresh if less spicy nose freely offers up its aromas of apple, pear, white flower and a touch of orange peel. The mouthfeel of the medium weight flavors is also quite lovely while the lingering, balanced and equally dry finale is sufficiently tightly wound to repay a few years of keeping.
French Whites
P. & L. Borgeot / 175
244, Puligny-Montrachet, Les Grands Champs, 2023
Burgundy, France
Product Story (2015)
All fruit is sourced from vineyards within the family Domaine, located in the village of Rémigny in the Côte d'Or. The total area under vine is 23 hectares spread across the villages of Bourzeron, Satenay, Chassagne Montrachet and Puligny Montrachet. In the vineyard, brothers Pascal and Laurent adopt an approach of 'lutte raisonnée', meaning that they will do everything in their power to adhere to the principles of organic farming and avoid the use of pesticides.
Tasting Note (2015)
An elegant Puligny, with pretty floral aromas followed by tropical fruit flavours including pineapple and hints of tangerine. Fresh, with mouthwatering acidity and lovely minerality on the finish.
Riesling Wines
/ 80
203, Bott Freres Geisberg Grand Cru, 2023
Riesling Wines
Carl Loewen / 60
226, Riesling, Alte Reben, 2024
Mosel, Germany
Description
WS-92, VIN-93
Varietals
Riesling 100%
Riesling Wines
Deodora Estate Vineyards / 65
272, Riesling, 2019
Sonoma Coast, California
Producer Story
Nestled in the heart of the Petaluma Gap, the 72-acre winery, once a humble goat farm in the rolling Chileno Valley, has undergone a stunning transformation. After acquiring the land, the owners dedicated months to restoring its natural beauty, breathing new life into several historic buildings and creating a vision that blends rustic charm with modern elegance. A striking wine tower now rises above the landscape, offering future guests the perfect vantage point to savor their wines, while a guest house and estate home form a picturesque village-like setting. With reservoirs and gardens completing the scene, this destination is a harmonious blend of nature, architecture, and winemaking—a challenging yet deeply rewarding journey that continues to evolve.
Product Story
Deodora, aptly named after the majestic trees gracing our vineyard, embodies the essence of nature’s splendor in every bottle. Revered for centuries across cultures, these majestic evergreens embody a timeless spiritual connection to the earth and sky. Their graceful boughs whisper secrets of resilience and renewal, weaving a tapestry of tranquility amidst the vines. Just as the Deodora tree stands as a symbol of enduring beauty, so too does our wine reflect the harmony of nature’s bounty and human craftsmanship located in the heart of the Petaluma gap, on the Sonoma Coast. Each wine has a different Arch-Angel on the label. Arch-Angel Michael is known as the champion of justice, and healer of the sick as well as the guardian of good.
Tasting Note
White floral, peach and pear blossom, honey suckle, stone fruit on nose. Mouth feel has texture and mid palate depth, fresh citrus and texture to round out the finish. Delicate, old world styled dry Riesling.
ABV
12.5%
Riesling Wines
Dönnhoff / 175
237, Riesling, Hermannshöhle, 2024
Nahe, Grosses Gewächs, Germany
Description
RP-94+, VIN-95-97, WS-92
Producer Story
Dönnhoff’s holdings represent some of the best vineyards in the Nahe & all of Germany. Cornelius Dönnhoff farms ten different Grand Cru sites, including a majority of the top-rated Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle and Oberhäuser Brücke Monopole and is certified Fair N Green sustainable.
Tasting Note (2018)
Superbly refined and refreshing nose of zesty fruits (grapefruit, lime and lemon) as well as earthy spices, anise, laurel and jasmine. The wine proves full of grip as well as sharp and tight on the somewhat muted and quite tart and powerful palate. It leaves a very intense and razor-sharp feel of herbs in the finish.
ABV
13%
Riesling Wines
Frankland Estate / 50
297, Riesling, Isolation Ridge Vineyard, 2019
Frankland River, Western Australia, Australia
Description
RP-95
Tasting Note (2023)
Pretty, lifted florals, kaffir lime, lemongrass but with extreme delicacy and persistence, chalk and flint. The medium-bodied palate has incredible delicacy and a gentle succulence; sumptuous mouth feel. A sensation of crystalline juice running over pebbles with tantalizing lees complexity. Soft, pure, and almost ethereal, the lovely resolved acidity gives excellent length and persistence Riesling possesses the hallmark traits of great dry Riesling. With its restrained power and coiled tension, the wine will age for at least 15 years.
ABV
13.5%
Riesling Wines
Penfolds / 76
299, Riesling, Bin 51, 2023
Eden Valley, South Australia, Australia
Description
VIN-97, RP-93+, WS-91
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story (2018)
Eden Valley is a cooler climate wine region within the Barossa zone of South Australia. Located at a latitude of 34 degrees south, it occupies the south-eastern half of the zone and with Barossa Valley forms - in terms of quality - one of the most significant wine-growing areas of the world. Eden Valley competes with Clare Valley in producing the premium Australian Riesling-based white wines. The grapes thrive in the cool climate and the wines in their youth display plenty of exotic lime, apple and floral characters, along with refreshing acidity and minerality, developing more complex toasty notes with age. The best examples of these wines can be cellared for ten years and can be compared in quality terms with the top wines from Germany and elsewhere.
Tasting Note (2018)
Tangy mango and Key lime flavors are bright and refreshing, showing an appealing fleshy side to balance the racy acidity. Fresh ginger, subtle beeswax and pear drop notes linger on the complex, expressive finish. Drink now
ABV
11%
Riesling Wines
Robert Weil / 60
234, Riesling, Trocken, 2024
Rheingau, Gutswein, Germany
Description
RP-90
ABV
12%
Riesling Wines
Schloss Johannisberg / 90
233, Riesling, Kabinett, Rotlack, 2022
Rheingau, Germany
Description
VIN-94, RP-92+, WS-91
Riesling Wines
Trisaetum / 60
294, Riesling, Ribbon Ridge Estate, 2022
Ribbon Ridge, Oregon
Producer Story
The name Trisaetum is an amalgam of James and Andrea’s two children---Tristen and Tatum. Not having gone to school for wine, James Frey trained himself to become a winemaker with the help of mentors like Oregon’s Josh Bergström and Burgundy’s Jacques Lardiere. Since the family lives on site, James and Andrea have been committed to farming in a manner that creates a healthy and diverse ecosystem. This includes preservation of the natural habitats that surround their vineyards, dry-farming, never using herbicides, low or no tilling, extensive composting, bee-friendly viticulture and hand-harvesting every cluster. Today, Frey Family Wines encompass the brands of Trisaetum (Willamette Valley); 18401 Cellars (Walla Walla) and Pashey (Sparkling); all produced by James at the winery on Ribbon Ridge.
Product Story
Exclusively from the marine sediments of the Ribbon Ridge estate.
Tasting Note
Pretty notes of white roses, golden apple and key lime and flavors of Asian pear, nutmeg-studded oranges and ginger.
ABV
13%
Spanish Whites
Abadia Retuerta / 100
170, Blanco, LeDomaine, 2023
Sardón de Duero, Castilla Y León, Spain
Description
RP-93, VIN-92
Spanish Whites
Alberto Orte / 90
186, Blanco, Atlántida, 2022
Spain
Producer Story
Winemaker Alberto Orte is a man of few words and great humility. This reserved demeanor conceals a sharp intellect and profound talent for reinterpreting historical knowledge in innovative ways. This is especially evident in his wines, which serve as historical projects in their own right. By reviving nearly forgotten grape varieties and ancient techniques in Jerez, Orte authentically and purely captures the essence of the region.
Tasting Note
A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes orange blossom, fresh and dried stone fruits, confit of meyer lemon. On the palate, weighty and lifted all at once, with a startling confluence of mineral, savory and fruit flavors. Juicy tangerine and meyer lemon lead to a savory, floral mid palate, finishing with dusty mineral and a pronounced salinity, no doubt owing to its seaside provenance.
Spanish Whites
Avancia / 48
191, Godello, Cuvée de O, 2021
Valdeorras, Galicia, Spain
Varietals
Godello 100%
Producer Story
Bodegas Avancia lies snuggled in the slate dominant mountainsides of Valdeorras, high above the Sil River. Named for the extensive gold mining that the Romans conducted in this area, (Val-de-Oras roughly translates to Valley-of-Gold in Latin) Valdeorras is home to the finest terroir for growing two of Spain’s most important indigenous grapes – Godello and Mencía.
Product Story (2019)
Cuvee de O Godello represents the freshest expression of the Valdeorras’ unique slate soils and indigenous clones of Godello. Sur lie ageing and used large format barrel fermentation impart a weight and complexity to Cuvée de O that sets it apart from other young Godellos.
Tasting Note (2019)
Green-hued yellow-gold. Assertive aromas of fresh citrus and orchard fruits, along with hints of smoky lees, vanilla and melon in the background. Rich but impressively lively in the mouth, offering intense Anjou pear, white peach and Meyer lemon flavors underscored by a smoky mineral quality. Clings with strong tenacity on the penetrating finish, which leaves bitter citrus pith and floral notes behind.
Spanish Whites
Bodegas Muga / 45
190, Blanco, 2024
Rioja, Spain
Varietals
Viura Garnacha Blanca Malvasia
Producer Story
Bodegas Muga is a family firm founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Aurora Caño. The first wines were made in an underground cellar, until in 1968 they decided to set up their own winery in a beautiful old 19th-century town-house situated in the city of Haro. The Bodegas Muga outstanding feature is that it always uses the finest materials, combining tradition with the latest advances in winemaking so as always to give its wines the very best quality without losing authenticity. Indeed, it is the only wine cellar in Spain which employs its own master cooper and coopers, who make all the vats for the cellar as well as the oak casks. The winery remains true to traditional winemaking methods such as racking the casks by gravity and fining the wine with fresh egg whites. Bodegas Muga has succeeded in combining the purest family tradition with an updated vision of the future which has allowed them to preserve their own personality and character.
Tasting Note
The 2024 vintage Muga Blanco has a pale, straw yellow colour. On the nose you can find notes of white blossom, stone fruit and a slight hint of vanilla which adds complexity. On the palate, the lively acidity is perfectly balanced by the body. You can taste citrus notes accompanied by a subtle salinity which gives it greater length. The aftertaste is long, with reminders of citrus and stone fruit, leaving a fresh, elegant sensation.
Spanish Whites
Compañia Vinicola del Norte de España / 65
187, Blanco, Seco, Monopole Clásico, 2018
Rioja, Spain
Description
VIN-93, WS-91
Tasting Note
Straw yellow color with slightly golden notes on the meniscus. High and complex aromatic intensity; where we discover very different aromas of gooseberry: apple and chamomile flowers. All these come from the grape; being the biological aging and in barrels that gives us aromas from nuts, spices and mineral notes. In the mouth has a fine and elegant step marked by saline notes. With a fresh and long finish provided by a slight acidity that leads to a fruity and mineral aftertaste.
ABV
13.5%
Spanish Whites
Etxaniz Txakolina / 50
189, Getariako Txakolina, Txomin Etxaniz, 2023
Basque, Spain
Description
WS-90, #62 on WS Top 100 list
Varietals
Hondarrabi Zuri 90% Hondarrabi Beltza 10%
Producer Story
Our vineyards and winery are located in Getaria, the cradle of txakoli wine. History and tradition, land and sea, txakoli and fishing live together in perfect harmony, and represent our essence and personality. 
For generations, Txomin Etxaniz, standing in the heart of Getaria, has continued to cultivate its dedication to growing vines and making txakoli.
Tasting Note
Yellow-green color. Citric and fruity aromas.
Rosé
Bodegas Muga / 40
204, Rosado, Rioja, 2022
Spain
Description
VIN-91
Producer Story
Bodegas Muga is a family firm founded in 1932 by Isaac Muga and Aurora Caño. The first wines were made in an underground cellar, until in 1968 they decided to set up their own winery in a beautiful old 19th-century town-house situated in the city of Haro. The Bodegas Muga outstanding feature is that it always uses the finest materials, combining tradition with the latest advances in winemaking so as always to give its wines the very best quality without losing authenticity. Indeed, it is the only wine cellar in Spain which employs its own master cooper and coopers, who make all the vats for the cellar as well as the oak casks. The winery remains true to traditional winemaking methods such as racking the casks by gravity and fining the wine with fresh egg whites. Bodegas Muga has succeeded in combining the purest family tradition with an updated vision of the future which has allowed them to preserve their own personality and character.
Tasting Note (2015)
Within the valley we use the slopes of the Obarenes mountains for growing the garnacha grapes we use in our red wines. These plots have good conditions for ripening thanks to their exposure to the sun, but in the case of the rosé wines we are more interested in the grapes planted on the opposite slope, more sheltered from the sun and much cooler so as to preserve better the notes of fresh, sharp fruit. A very light, bright colour – mainly pale orangetinged salmon pink. In this harvest very fresh, tart fruit aromas return, dominating the whole sensorial profile of the wine. On the nose you mainly find the citrus and green apple aromas which are present throughout the wine’s passage through the mouth; in the aftertaste, the olfactory nuances are transformed into something finer and more complex, where you can discover, along with those noted previously, hints of apricot and faint reminders of pastries. On the palate it is really attractive since, although the sharp fruit still dominates, the overall taste is sweetened by elegant, well-integrated fine lees. This is a wine with a long finish, combining sweetness, freshness and acidity.
Rosé
Chateau Léoube / 60
75, Rosé, Côtes de Provence, 2025
Provence, France
Varietals
Grenache Cinsault Syrah Mourvèdre
ABV
13.5%
Rosé
Convene by Dan Kosta / 45
196, Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Convene by Dan Kosta is where the story continues for one of Sonoma’s most decorated vintners. Building on his experiences as the co-founder of Kosta Browne Winery, Dan’s commitment to crafting world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the world’s finest appellations remains unwavering.
Tasting Note
Bright, zippy and refreshing. Visually, this wine shines with a light salmon color in the glass. On the nose, delicate scents of rose petal, strawberry, and watermelon extend into lively flavors of nectarine, white peach and orange peel the finish with a crisp snap of cranberry.
Rosé
Kenzo Estate / 150
210, Rosé, Yui, 2024
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93
Varietals
Malbec 56% Merlot 33% Cabernet Franc 11%
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Tasting Note
Color: Whisper Pale Pink Bouquet: White peach, tea rose, granite Palate: honeydew melon, raspberry, green apple
ABV
14.2%
Rosé
Samsara / 55
201, Rosé, 2022
Santa Barbara County, California
Varietals
Mourvèdre 55% Grenache 45%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note
Extremely fresh. Orange berries??? Do those exist? If orange berries are out there, they taste like this wine smells. Big/fresh/clean aromatics and flavors of tangerine, strawberries, orange sherbet, bright red fruits. And a ‘watermelon jollyrancher’ thing (without the sweetness). Bright, crisp, food friendly, mineral driven with good texture.
ABV
12.4%
Rosé
Tormaresca / 50
200, Rosato, Salento, Calafuria, 2021
Puglia, Italy
Description
WS-90, VIN-90
Producer Story
Viticulture in Puglia is history and at the same time innovation. Cultivation of wines started thousands of years ago, at the time of "Magna Grecia", to which the Greek origins of many names of Apulian grape varieties attests. Tradition continues through the presence of native varieties such as Negroamaro, Aglianico and Primitivo, both true expressions of a strong and extra-ordinary vital territory. The production of high quality wines is related to recent steps towards innovation and creativity: substantial changes have been obtained through the use of modern viticulture techniques and the introduction of non native grape varieties (i.e. Chardonnay and Cabernet) that express themselves in this "terroir" in a completely unique way. Tormaresca is the expression of the above two souls. Character, personality and top quality are the characteristics that Puglia transmits to the native grape varieties. For this reason the Antinori family gave birth to Tormaresca in 1998 when they started investing in Puglia, considering it one of the most promising regions in Italy for the production of high quality wines with a strong territorial identity.
Tasting Note
Peach blossom pink in color, Calafuria presents fruity notes of pink grapefruit, peach, pomegranate, combined with delicate floral sensations of lavender. On the palate it is soft, stands out for its pleasant freshness, well balanced with the aromatic persistence and a delicate flavor.
ABV
12%
Rosé
Turley / 60
205, White Zinfandel, 2023
California
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Tasting Note
This rose is particularly vinous, with ripe wild strawberry, hibiscus flower, bracing acidity and firm yet satisfying structure. Reminiscent of some of our favorite serious roses from Provence and the southern Rhone Valley.
ABV
12.5%
Rosé
Tyler / 50
197, Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Product Story
From various high quality vineyard sites, our Rosé is composed from the free-run juice afforded to us by simply transporting the vintage’s first Pinot Noir to our cellar. During this short trip across the Sta. Rita at dawn, the Pinot Noir is gently pressed by its own weight, rendering our first taste of the vintage—and the basis for our exceptionally limited rosé.
Tasting Note
The resulting wine speaks of the Sta. Rita Hills with unique clarity and tension: it is at once floral and mineral, carried by a through-line of bracing acidity and sea spray.
ABV
12.5%
Miscellaneous Whites
Aperture / 48
270, Chenin Blanc, 2023
Clarksburg, California
Description
WS-91, RP-91
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Product Story (2021)
VINEYARD A Clarksburg vineyard that benefits from naturally warm days and brisk, cool nights made possible by the “Delta Breeze” from the San Francisco Bay. These temperate gusts help create a long growing season and beautifully developed fruit.
Miscellaneous Whites
Arietta / 55
271, White, On the White Keys, 2017
California
Producer Story
Arietta is our name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, meaning short aria or art song, expresses our belief that all great wines must sing. Both wine and song should “take flight,” in the course of which the qualities of balance, vibrancy, depth, overtones, and complexity resonate and give us a sense of exaltation.
Tasting Note (2016)
A recent vertical tasting of On the White Keys showed the great promise of these wines for bottle aging, back to the first vintages made more than a decade ago. The 2016 will be no exception. Years in the bottle will add depth and interest to the wine, but right now the fresh, pure fruit character is seductive. Our longtime sources of fruit for the White Keys are hillside Sauvignon Blanc from the Farina Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain, and Sauvignon Musque and Semillon from the Hyde Vineyard on the Napa side of Carneros.
Miscellaneous Whites
DeLille Cellars / 47
275, Blanc, Chaleur, 2018
Columbia Valley
Description
VIN-93
Varietals
Sauvignon Blanc 71% Sémillon 29%
Producer Story
The emergence of celebrated Bordeaux-style wines from Washington State are due in no small part to the winemaking techniques of Chris Upchurch and his artisan portfolio of DeLille Cellars, Grand Ciel, and Doyenne. Striving for something far beyond chemistry, Chris believes in the creative endeavor of winemaking where "the whole is greater than the sum of the parts".
Tasting Note
Aromas of baked pie crust, grapefruit and citrus oil. On the palate, this symmetry continues, with the fruit contributing grapefruit, golden hay, thyme and tarragon, with cooperage supplying well integrated eucalyptus, forest floor and mocha.
Miscellaneous Whites
Denner / 90
188, Theresa, 2023
Paso Robles, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Marsanne 25% Roussanne 25% Grenache Blanc 22% Vermentino 18% Clairette Blanche 10%
Producer Story
Ron Denner built his state-of-the-art gravity flow winery on Vineyard Drive in Willow Creek in 2005 after spending several years developing the adjacent land from barley fields into vineyards. Over the years, winemaker Anthony Yount made Denner into one of the great wineries of California through a combination of careful vineyard management (including dry-farming and organic practices) and non-interventionist winemaking. Today, Anthony continues his work at Denner as the consulting winemaker for head winemaker, Mark Williams. In the cellar, Denner takes cues from the old world, working with a percentage of whole-cluster in his Rhone blends, relying on native yeasts for fermentation, and bottling their wines unfined and unfiltered. Of course, all of this is to translate, as faithfully as possible, the terroir of a great site, with Denner’s patchwork of calcareous clay vineyards soaring to more than 1,000 feet above sea level.
Tasting Note
Smelling like a warm spring day with delicate aromas of chamomile, oleander, beeswax and a kiss of sea spray. The wine dances with notes of candied grapefruit, mandarin orange and Asian pear wrapped in sweet brioche. Medium bodied, the plump and juicy palate dazzles the senses calling you back for another sip.
ABV
13.6%
Miscellaneous Whites
Disznókö / 36
276, Furmint, Dry, 2021
Tokaji, Hungary
Varietals
Furmint 100%
Producer Story
Disznókö has crafted its own style of Tokaj wines, the legendary sweet white wines of Hungary. The Disznókö Tokaj Aszús are contemporary noble wines with perfect balance between the purity of the fruit, the freshness of the grape varieties and the complexity of the Botrytis. The grapes guide us in our quest for the pure and balanced expression of their quality and of our precious terroir.
Tasting Note
Light straw yellow robe. Very fresh, fruity nose with citruses, stone fruits, and pear aromas. On the palate, the very fresh and tonic acidity is balanced by a good weight, with pleasant texture. A sweet touch and minerality in the finish.
ABV
13%
Miscellaneous Whites
El Enemigo / 50
277, Sémillon, 2018
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
WS-90, VIN-93, RP-92
Producer Story
El Enemigo translates as the enemy. Nodding to the fact that at the end of any journey, most remember only one battle — the one fought within (the original enemy). This is the battle that defines us. The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are, brought to fruition by a winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, and a historian, Adrianna Catena who share a love of wine and reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as fine, and finer, than those of their old homeland. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were the most widely planted fine varietals in Argentina, their blend considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.
Product Story (2021)
Vineyard Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, 930 masl / 3051 ft. High density vineyard (10.000 plants per hectare).
Miscellaneous Whites
Est Cru / 40
289, White Blend, Staring at the Sun, 2021
Lodi, California
Varietals
Albariño 80% Grenache Blanc 20%
Producer Story
eStCru crafts the future of fun, dynamic and inclusive wines through a number of boundary-breaking wine brands. With labels ranging in price and style, eStCru welcomes everyone to the table.
Product Story
Dusk's golden hues dance with two of Lodi's brightest stars: Albariño 80% and Grenache Blanc 20%. A harmony of citrus and nectarine illuminated by a varied bouquet. Idylls stumbled upon.
Miscellaneous Whites
Fingers Crossed / 225
65, White Blend, Life & Death, 2022
California
Description
RP-95+, VIN-96
Varietals
Chardonnay 70% Roussanne 27% Marsanne 4%
Producer Story
Fingers Crossed is an artisanal Rhône-based winery in the Ojai Valley. Owners and winemakers Nikolas and Julia Krankl are hyper-focused on quality over quantity, producing a miniscule 1,900 cases annually. Nik grew up eating grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies at his aunt Nancy Silverton’s La Brea Bakery and Campanile, while Julia spent every summer working at her family’s art gallery. Following in the footsteps of his iconic food and wine family, Nik fell in love with coffee in Italy as a teen, culminating in opening an award-winning coffee shop outside Boston alongside Julia; ultimately becoming a barista champion. Nik worked with Nancy and other top chefs in Los Angeles as a coffee consultant until he got the itch to learn winemaking in 2012. He trained with Jim Binns of Andremily and Manfred Krankl of Sine Qua Non and in 2017, launched his own label alongside Julia, a Harvard and UCLA-trained doctor, author, and TEDx speaker. The Fingers Crossed style is unabashedly Californian; sun-kissed wines that are decadent, perfumed, opulent and regal, yet remain light on their feet. The couple sources pristine grapes from a who’s who of Santa Barbara County’s Grand Cru vineyards including Bien Nacido, Stolpman, and Sanford and Benedict. Each year, Nikolas and Julia craft their own distinctive artwork for their bottles and custom wooden boxes, which change annually to express the individuality of each new vintage. Through ever-evolving art mediums such as photography, woodcuts, Polaroid emulsion lifts, paint and collage – every label tells a story.
Tasting Note
Deep gold in the glass with dazzling scents of toasted brioche, wet rock and vanilla bean. Slightly tropical, with notes of raw honey, caramel, marmalade and ginger coat your palate.
ABV
14.6%
Miscellaneous Whites
Hartford Court / 55
279, Chenin Blanc, Jurassic Vineyard Old Vine, 2019
Santa Ynez Valley, California
Description
VIN-93, WS-90
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.
Product Story (2021)
The Jurassic Vineyard is situated in the Santa Ynez valley, at an elevation of about 1000ft. The name pays tribute to the fossil rich soils of the area. This own-rooted vineyard was planted in 1982 on very well-drained sandy and limestone laden soils. A constant breeze from the cold Pacific cools down this sunny site, and the old vines are forced to search deep underground for nutrients and water. Over time, these conditions have turned the vineyard into a gnarly, but charming site for highly textural Chenin Blanc
Tasting Note (2021)
The aroma in the 2021 is delicate, showing hints of wildflowers and lemon peel. On the palate the wine is seamless and elegant. Quince and lemon pith flavors are complemented by a light, chalky undertone and a long mineral finish.
Miscellaneous Whites
Lismore / 70
281, Viognier, Age of Grace, 2021
Cape South Coast, South Africa
Description
RP-91, VIN-93+
Tasting Note (2020)
This expressive viognier seduces you with the beautiful perfume of honeysuckle and orange blossom and a textured palate of apricot, kiwi and pineapple. A sensual and exotic experience.
Miscellaneous Whites
Lismore / 115
291, Viognier, Estate Reserve
Greyton, South Africa
Description
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-94
Product Story
Viognier, a traditional Rhone varietal is perfectly suited to Lismore’s extreme cool-climate terrior. The vineyard block is dryland farmed on decomposed shale and one of the healthiest and well balanced on the farm. The entire team looks forward to the Viognier harvest and the beautiful amber tinged berries.
Tasting Note
Rich, lush and decadent. Honeysuckle, peaches and dried apricot with a lingering saline and citrus finish. A clean fresh acidity supports the extravagance of the nose and the palate.
ABV
14%
Miscellaneous Whites
Morlet Family Vineyards / 175
286, White, La Proportion Dorée, 2019
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-97-99+, VIN-95
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Product Story
A harmonious blend of the three classic white Bordeaux varietals, this unique cuvée was inspired from the finest producers of Pessac-Léognan. The Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle come from dry-farmed vineyards in the Golden State’s Sonoma County. Classical winemaking techniques such as sur lies élevage (aging on the lees) and bâtonnage (stirring) contribute to this true vin de garde. As in architectural arts, it is ‘The Golden Ratio’ or ‘La Proportion Dorée.'
Miscellaneous Whites
Mullineux / 120
290, Chenin Blanc, Schist Roundstone, 2021
Swartland, South Africa
Description
RP-92, VIN-93
Varietals
Chenin Blanc 100%
Producer Story
Mullineux was established in 2007, when Chris and Andrea Mullineux settled in the Swartland wine region, 60 kilometers north of Cape Town. Within a very short time period the winery established itself as one of South Africa’s most celebrated wine brands, both locally and on the international front. By 2020 the winery had received thirty 5-star ratings from Platter’s South African Wine Guide, as well as being awarded Platter’s Winery of the Year an unprecedented 4 times in 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2020.
Product Story
The home of Mullineux, Roundstone Farm, has become synonymous with our SCHIST soils, where these Chenin Blanc bush vines flourish due to the well-suited appellation, as well as being consistently sustainably farmed. These rocky soils limit vine size and so the clusters and individual grapes in turn remain smaller with a higher skin to juice ratio. This contributes to the structure of this wine and with each vintage mirror the freshness and pure sunshine that define our SCHIST Chenin Blanc.
Tasting Note
The 2021 growing season cool and long with no heat spikes, which contributed to the inviting phenolic balance, full palate and jubilant freshness that you would come to expect from SCHIST soils in these growing conditions. Highlighted by fresh quince, white peach and hints of lime, the nose of this Chenin Blanc is greatly inviting, and it follows through with a firm chalky texture and a lively, zesty finish. The ageing potential is at least 20 years, and this wine will show optimally if decanted.
ABV
13.5%
Miscellaneous Whites
Paul Lato / 50
282, Malvasia Bianca, Boogie Nights Larner Vineyard, 2021
Ballard Canyon, California
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Product Story (2017)
Malvasia Bianca is made to be consumed early in its youthful exuberance;however, it can drink wonderfully over the next 2 to 3 years. It is great as an aperitif or party wine, hence the name “Boogie Nights.”
Tasting Note (2022)
2022 "Boogie Nights" Malvasia Bianca is a golden yellow wine with an exotic nose of orange blossom, honey, and ripe peaches. The palate is medium-bodied and luscious, with flavors of juicy apricots, sweet tangerines, and a hint of spice. This gorgeous and exciting wine finishes crisp and refreshing, leaving you wanting more.
Miscellaneous Whites
Paul Lato / 75
287, Tocai Friulano, Senza Freni Bien Nacido Vineyard, 2022
Santa Maria Valley, California
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2021)
This crisp and refreshing wine is bursting with flavors of green apple, citrus, and stone fruit, with a touch of jasmine. The palate is lively and vibrant, with zesty acidity that provides a lively, energetic feel. The finish is clean and bright.
Miscellaneous Whites
Ridge / 75
295, Grenache Blanc, 2024
Paso Robles, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-92
Varietals
Grenache Blanc 85% Picpoul 12% Roussanne 3%
Producer Story
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched. At Ridge we begin with respect for the natural process that transforms fresh grapes into wine, and for the 19th century model of guiding that process with minimal intervention. When you have great vineyards that produce high-quality grapes of distinct, individual character, this approach is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also the best way to consistently make fine wine.
Miscellaneous Whites
Torbreck / 50
245, Sémillon, Woodcutter's, 2024
Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
Torbreck is on a quest to become one of the world’s great wine marques. A critical part of this journey is remaining unwaveringly true to our core vision and not being diverted by trends and fashions. Since 1994, Torbreck has been committed to creating exceptional Rhone style red and white wines reflecting the very best vineyards in Australia's famous Barossa. Provenance is everything to us. We believe the Barossa is the most exciting place to make wine in the world, with its gentle Mediterranean climate and 175 years of Silesian and English commitment to winemaking and grape-growing. There is a European sense of tradition here that means vines planted in the 1840s – many of them Rhone varieties such as Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvédre – still thrive and bear fruit of unique concentration and flavour. Torbreck pays tribute to these vineyards with minimal intervention, creating wines of richness, structure and length that age gracefully.
Tasting Note
The natural acidity and medium body of the Semillon grape takes great pride in the 100+ year old Barossa Valley vineyards that are naturally suited to the region. A wine that shows lifted aromas of fresh citrus fruits of kaffir lime grapefruit pith and tangerine balance by aromatic perfume of citrus flowers and infused candlewax. The palate is tangy with long acidity and cleansing to the finish.
Miscellaneous Whites
Weinlaubenhof Kracher / 45
162, Pinot Gris, Trocken, 2021
Burgenland, Austria
Producer Story
Founded: 1959 They are not a typical family. This small, tightly woven and dedicated team is strongly rooted in Illmitz, at Austria´s Neusiedlersee - Lake Neusiedl -yet also is widely connected internationally. Gerhard Kracher is the young, highly energetic head of the wine estate, which he took over at full speed following the premature death of his father, Alois Kracher Jr. Michaela Kracher, Gerhard's mother, keeps a close eye on the entire operation, even on the most hectic of days. The wines from the Weinlaubenhof have long been in a class of their own. Practically no other sweet wines have reached such a high level of recognition worldwide and only a few have come close to the high ratings Kracher wines continuously receive. Around the world, Kracher has become the synonym for noble sweet wines of ultimate perfection. The series of Trockenbeerenauslesen wines are at the top of the pyramid – in the king´s class, so to speak - where botrytis and fruit are united together in perfect harmony. Kracher produces also Auslesen, Beerenauslesen and, if the vintage allows it, ice wines, as well as Spätlesen with clear, clean primary fruit. And then there are the dry wines – firm, harmonious, full and round. Burgenland at its best. "With our climate, there is no such thing as light, zippy wines," says Gerhard Kracher, emphasizing the style of the wines.
Tasting Note
Pale green-yellow in color with aromas of fine fresh apple fruit, honey melon and a hint of wild herbs. Juicy on the palate with elegant texture, there is discreet acidity and white tropical fruit flavor. Fresh citrus and minerality on the pleasant finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
001 Vintners / 350
350, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ecotone Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-93
Cabernet Sauvignon
Accendo Cellars / 550
93, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-97, VIN-98
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 76% Cabernet Franc 22% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Accendo Cellars is: the Araujo Family’s wine brand, made by two generations working together with their longstanding team to honor the winemaking and family heritage of Napa Valley. The wines of Accendo Cellars are inspired by Napa Valley’s early modern era—the 1950s, 60s and 70s—derived from grapevines rooted in some of the finest vineyard sites and nurtured by growers devoted to the land. The Accendo wines express the nobility and purity of the terroir the Araujos have long admired about this region.
Tasting Note
Initially showcasing dark, brooding aromas of anise, freshly slivered fennel and baking spices that, as the wine evolves in glass, blossom into sweet fruit aromatics of ripe blackberries and mulberries with profoundly savory and mineral driven characters. On the palate, you’ll discover fabulous density balanced with the energy and freshness of delicately supportive, super fine tannins. It’s an elegant yet powerful wine, all the while being completely harmonious.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ad Ripa / 140
192, Cabernet Sauvignon, China Blue, 2021
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Product Story
Situated just 1.5 miles from the Happy Canyon Vineyard, China Blue Farm maintains a strong connection to the essence of the Santa Ynez Valley. This horse ranch, nestled on the valley floor, is home to our small Monopole planting of Cabernet. This unique setup affords us the privilege of overseeing vineyard operations with our in-house team, all while adhering to our organic farming practices. The soils here are primarily clay loam, riddled with cobbles of red chert and serpentine. Now, with cabernet from both the Happy Canyon Vineyard and China Blue, we gain a distinctive perspective on the region, enabling us to discuss the valley floor and hillside in a more subjective manner and appreciate the intricacies of each site. Notably, China Blue exhibits a pronounced character, boasting a dense, savory fruit core harmonized by the herbal, menthol freshness that defines Santa Ynez Cabernet.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
ALH / 125
426, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Coombsville, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Merlot 7% Cabernet Franc 3%
Producer Story
ALH is a heritage brand for the modern era. Born from the shared character traits of father-daughter, Paul and Agustina Hobbs-ALH is the result of a blend of passion for lifelong learning and growth while never bowing to the status quo. Agustina's approach to Coombsville Napa Valley cabernet is contemporary while still honoring her father's legacy of meticulous craftmanship. ALH embraces this dymanic yet gentle 'passing-of-the-baton,' shaping wines that evolve and reveal themselves in the glass, over time and across generations.
Product Story
Crafted exclusively from select blocks within the renowned Nathan Coombs Estate.
Tasting Note
This wine presents the eye with a magenta hue and a vibrant ruby red rim. The nose offers up an inviting bouquet of ripe red cherry, damp earth, and nuances of fresh violet. The palate is elegantly structured, with harmonious layers of fine-grained tannins and refreshing acidity. As the wine unfolds it reveals a sublime blend of black raspberry, wild thyme and dark cacao, while savory herbal notes add a further intriguing dimensional note. The finish is long and graceful with a touch of graphite-a hallmark of southern Coombsville's cool climate and rocky volcanic soils.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Anakota / 325
462, Cabernet Sauvignon, Helena Dakota Vineyard, 2013
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-91-93
Producer Story
Sourced exclusively from Estate-owned Knights Valley vineyards, Anakota is a collection of single vineyard, single varietal Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines that exemplify the rustic elegance and spirit of Sonoma County’s Mount St. Helena. Situated in the flanks and foothills of Mount St. Helena, each mountain vineyard is brought to life as stressed vines struggle with rocky soils and challenging climatic conditions to create small, intensely flavored berries.
Product Story (2019)
The Helena Dakota is a 12.4 acre vineyard runs southwest to northeast on the western side of Mount Saint Helena, with slopes of up to 15 degrees. Prevailing westerly winds pass over a large, cold pond and blow uphill, parallel to the rows of vines. These cooling breezes slow down the ripening of the grapes and result in wines that are packed with richness, complexity and balance. A pure mountain stream and rocky ridge separate this vineyard from our Helena Montana vineyard.
Tasting Note (2019)
Violet blossom, blackberry liquor, menthol, dried black currants, toasted baking spices and tobacco leaf.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Anakota / 325
461, Cabernet Sauvignon, Helena Dakota Vineyard, 2014
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-92+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Sourced exclusively from Estate-owned Knights Valley vineyards, Anakota is a collection of single vineyard, single varietal Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines that exemplify the rustic elegance and spirit of Sonoma County’s Mount St. Helena. Situated in the flanks and foothills of Mount St. Helena, each mountain vineyard is brought to life as stressed vines struggle with rocky soils and challenging climatic conditions to create small, intensely flavored berries.
Product Story (2019)
The Helena Dakota is a 12.4 acre vineyard runs southwest to northeast on the western side of Mount Saint Helena, with slopes of up to 15 degrees. Prevailing westerly winds pass over a large, cold pond and blow uphill, parallel to the rows of vines. These cooling breezes slow down the ripening of the grapes and result in wines that are packed with richness, complexity and balance. A pure mountain stream and rocky ridge separate this vineyard from our Helena Montana vineyard.
Tasting Note (2019)
Violet blossom, blackberry liquor, menthol, dried black currants, toasted baking spices and tobacco leaf.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Anakota / 325
460, Cabernet Sauvignon, Helena Dakota Vineyard, 2015
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-93
Producer Story
Sourced exclusively from Estate-owned Knights Valley vineyards, Anakota is a collection of single vineyard, single varietal Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines that exemplify the rustic elegance and spirit of Sonoma County’s Mount St. Helena. Situated in the flanks and foothills of Mount St. Helena, each mountain vineyard is brought to life as stressed vines struggle with rocky soils and challenging climatic conditions to create small, intensely flavored berries.
Product Story (2019)
The Helena Dakota is a 12.4 acre vineyard runs southwest to northeast on the western side of Mount Saint Helena, with slopes of up to 15 degrees. Prevailing westerly winds pass over a large, cold pond and blow uphill, parallel to the rows of vines. These cooling breezes slow down the ripening of the grapes and result in wines that are packed with richness, complexity and balance. A pure mountain stream and rocky ridge separate this vineyard from our Helena Montana vineyard.
Tasting Note (2019)
Violet blossom, blackberry liquor, menthol, dried black currants, toasted baking spices and tobacco leaf.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Anakota / 125
300, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 97% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
Sourced exclusively from Estate-owned Knights Valley vineyards, Anakota is a collection of single vineyard, single varietal Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines that exemplify the rustic elegance and spirit of Sonoma County’s Mount St. Helena. Situated in the flanks and foothills of Mount St. Helena, each mountain vineyard is brought to life as stressed vines struggle with rocky soils and challenging climatic conditions to create small, intensely flavored berries.
Product Story
Grown in the volcanic soils of our estate-owned vineyards, Anakota Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon embodies the rustic spirit of rural Sonoma County. Our vineyards climb the southwest-facing slopes of 4,300ft. Mount St. Helena, and are surrounded by a wilderness of cold mountain streams and forests of native fir and oak. The message of our soil, as expressed by the subtle variations of topography and geology, is conveyed in every bottle.
Tasting Note
An opaque, dark violet core of color gives rise to vibrant aromas of dried black currant, dried blackberry, and sun-dried Herbs de Provence. These powerful flavors wash across the palate along with dark chocolate covered espresso beans and very subtle toasted baking spices, indicating limited exposure to new French oak. Supple tannins frame the palate, while mouth-watering acidity provides a perfect counterbalance, leading to a long finish.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Aperture / 260
495, Cabernet Sauvignon, Del Rio Vineyard, 2019
Alexander Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-92
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Product Story (2018)
From one of the steepest hillside vineyards at the top of Chalk Hill Road in the southeast corner of Alexander Valley, this exquisite site creates incredibly gorgeous wines with delicate, soft tannins that melt into the juicy dark fruits of this powerful Cabernet.
Tasting Note (2018)
Consistently floral year over year with dried juniper lavender, blackberry preserve, olive tapenade, and cassias. The mountain hillside tannins frame this wine with incredible weight while still holding onto its bright elegance. Multiple layers of ripe raspberries, blueberry, and cherry-cola complimented by dried herbs, and graphite that build on the palate to arrive at a long, mineral driven finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Aperture / 260
528, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oliver Ranch, 2019
Alexander Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-96, WS-91
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Tasting Note (2018)
Consistently floral year over year with dried juniper lavender, blackberry preserve, olive tapenade, and cassias. The mountain hillside tannins frame this wine with incredible weight while still holding onto its bright elegance. Multiple layers of ripe raspberries, blueberry, and cherry-cola complimented by dried herbs, and graphite that build on the palate to arrive at a long, mineral-driven finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Aperture / 260
601, Cabernet Sauvignon, SJ Ranch Vineyard, 2019
Alexander Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Aperture / 95
301, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-96+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Malbec 3% Merlot 1% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Product Story (2021)
A mix of eastern hillsides that are south and southwest facing with a benchland block. Hillside Cabernet vineyard sites, all with mineral-rich volcanic soils, are always the first focus of this blend.
Tasting Note (2021)
Intense black fruits enriched with lengthy velvety tannins.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Araujo Estate Wines / 250
308, Cabernet Sauvignon, Altagracia, 2013
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93, WS-90
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 80% Cabernet Franc 10% Petit Verdot 6% Malbec 4%
Producer Story
Staying true to their mission statement “To produce organically grown fruit and with this fruit make a singular wine of the highest caliber and distinction,” Bart and Daphne Araujo have been creating magnificent wines from their own Eisele Vineyard, which was included in Robert Parker Jr.’s The World’s Greatest Wine Estates: A. Modern Perspective”. Hailed by critics, the Eisele Vineyards has been producing world class Cabernets since 1964. Araujo is revered for their ability to create world-class cult wines organically. With the judicious use of Biodynamics, their wines can be laid down for 25+ years.
Product Story (2015)
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. It is essentially the expression of the Eastern parcels of the Eisele Vineyard, completed with fruit sourced from other Napa Valley vineyards where we hold long-term grape contracts and which are farmed to our specifications. This Napa Valley Proprietary Red, while very ageable, is readily enjoyable in its youth.
Tasting Note (2015)
“The 2015 vintage is full of energy. The nose opens with a very expressive bouquet of summer fruit: dark cherry, raspberry and boysenberries with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. The attack is voluminous and round with layered blue fruits sustained by a hint of graphite on the long finish, bringing delicious minerality and freshness. The tannins are very fine and tightly knit. The ripeness of the fruit transitions effortlessly into intense dark and earthy aromas. This is a great Altagracia with an outgoing personality.”
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Araujo Estate Wines / 1150
432, Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard, 2007
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-95+
Producer Story
Staying true to their mission statement “To produce organically grown fruit and with this fruit make a singular wine of the highest caliber and distinction,” Bart and Daphne Araujo have been creating magnificent wines from their own Eisele Vineyard, which was included in Robert Parker Jr.’s The World’s Greatest Wine Estates: A. Modern Perspective”. Hailed by critics, the Eisele Vineyards has been producing world class Cabernets since 1964. Araujo is revered for their ability to create world-class cult wines organically. With the judicious use of Biodynamics, their wines can be laid down for 25+ years.
Product Story (2012)
First planted to vines in the 1880s, Eisele Vineyard sits in the northeast Napa Valley, just east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. Farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000, the site has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years. Beginning with the inaugural release bearing the Eisele name in 1971, this iconic vineyard has received consistent recognition for possessing one of the great terroirs of Napa Valley. The wines invariably express the exceptional depth, elegance and longevity which are hallmarks of the Eisele Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2012)
The 2012 vintage marks one of the smallest productions of Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and was the first vintage to be completed in the cellar under the Pinault family stewardship, this wine reflects an uncompromising selection aimed at giving the purest expression possible of this unique terroir. Shaped by ideal growing conditions, the distinctive personality of the Eisele Vineyard shows its class by way of precision, restraint and elegance. As a result, the 2012 vintage offers exceptional amplitude and depth. The opulent, layered palate is structured by extremely refined tannins and prolonged by characteristic minerality, the hallmarks of Cabernet from the Eisele Vineyard.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Araujo Estate Wines / 725
355, Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard, 2011
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-96+, RP-92-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 98% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
Staying true to their mission statement “To produce organically grown fruit and with this fruit make a singular wine of the highest caliber and distinction,” Bart and Daphne Araujo have been creating magnificent wines from their own Eisele Vineyard, which was included in Robert Parker Jr.’s The World’s Greatest Wine Estates: A. Modern Perspective”. Hailed by critics, the Eisele Vineyards has been producing world class Cabernets since 1964. Araujo is revered for their ability to create world-class cult wines organically. With the judicious use of Biodynamics, their wines can be laid down for 25+ years.
Product Story (2012)
First planted to vines in the 1880s, Eisele Vineyard sits in the northeast Napa Valley, just east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. Farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000, the site has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years. Beginning with the inaugural release bearing the Eisele name in 1971, this iconic vineyard has received consistent recognition for possessing one of the great terroirs of Napa Valley. The wines invariably express the exceptional depth, elegance and longevity which are hallmarks of the Eisele Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2012)
The 2012 vintage marks one of the smallest productions of Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and was the first vintage to be completed in the cellar under the Pinault family stewardship, this wine reflects an uncompromising selection aimed at giving the purest expression possible of this unique terroir. Shaped by ideal growing conditions, the distinctive personality of the Eisele Vineyard shows its class by way of precision, restraint and elegance. As a result, the 2012 vintage offers exceptional amplitude and depth. The opulent, layered palate is structured by extremely refined tannins and prolonged by characteristic minerality, the hallmarks of Cabernet from the Eisele Vineyard.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bevan Cellars / 375
351, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tench Vineyard, 2023
Oakville, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-98-100
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blankiet Estate / 550
307, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mythicus, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-98
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Claude and Katherine Blankiet searched many years for a track of land on the western foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains in the Napa Valley with the single vision of producing world class wines. In January of 1996 they had the chance to view an undeveloped hillside above the Napanook vineyard in Yountville that their agent had secured a hold for one day. Without any hesitation, the Blankiets bought the land on the spot and named it Paradise Hills.
Tasting Note
The darkest of all of our wines. Extraordinarily deep with powerful yet refined tannins.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1300
304, Melbury, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-96
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2018)
MELBURY originates from a spectacular property on the slopes north of Lake Hennessey, in the hills east of Rutherford. The name Melbury is in homage to an historic area in London, where the estate owners reside much of the year. Since its debut with the 1999 vintage, the consistent hallmarks of Melbury have been plush red fruits (currants, bing cherries), redolent with spice and the scent of violets. Elegance and a supple texture define the structure of this wine. The particular exposition of this rocky 7-acre hillside vineyard is southerly overlooking Lake Hennessey, allowing the vines to capture the morning sun yet moderating afternoon temperatures.
Tasting Note (2020)
Vivid scents of reship, hibiscus and red fruit supplant more typical notes of spice in perhaps the most aromatic example of this wine to date. Sheer layers of silky warmth sheathe the palate in gentle waves, while a bracing blade of acidity slices through the softness toward the finish, sending forth a surge of refreshed vitality.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1300
327, Pluribus, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-97+
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2018)
PLURIBUS expresses the character of an estate located at an elevation over 1,100 feet on the dramatic slopes of Spring Mountain. The name refers to the Latin word for many, and was chosen to signify the various facets involved in creating a fine wine: from the sun, soil, and climate of a vineyard, to the team of people who guide a wine through its evolution. A breathtaking mountainous 7-acre site with steep exposures to the north, east and southeast, the soil is comprised of volcanic bedrock. Pluribus, which debuted in the 2003 vintage, is defined as a bold, rich and concentrated wine; elements of dark plum, roasted coffee, and scents of cedar are inherent throughout the vintages.
Tasting Note (2020)
The nose at first captures attributes of the vineyard itself, hinting damp evergreens and earth. Yet the moodiness of the wine quickly asserts itself, submerging the sense in shifting mélange of scents that pulls the imagination downward into the glass. Rich fruit pierces the palate, and the gravity of the tannins persists throughout. Remarkably, the finish delivers a resounding echo of the aromatics -- a profound refrain that lingers hauntingly.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1300
352, Quella, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2017)
Quella is the name for the wine from a 9-acre site located in the eastern hills overlooking the heart of the Napa valley. Making its debut with the 2006 vintage, the name is derived from the German word for a pristine source or an artesian aquifer. this property is steeply sloped facing southwest. the site is an ancient riverbed composed of cobble and rocks interwoven with pockets of tufa (volcanic ash) that were uplifted during the last volcanic activity in the area. Quella displays an almost ethereal quality of blue fruits, graphite, and a vibrant, subtle finish.
Tasting Note (2020)
Signature blue-fruit aromas lead the approach, followed by floral notes of lilac, bramble, and dry river stone. The inner strength of this site presents itself candidly on the palate, which immerses one in the very structure of the wine. Here, movement stretches and leaps in all directions, as absence and presence, shadow and light, perform an intricate pas de deux on the luminous stage of the senses.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1300
181, St. Eden, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-95+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2016)
St. Eden is based upon an 11-acre rocky knoll that is part of a beautiful estate located just north of the Oakville Crossroad. eden is an historical reference to this region’s designation on nineteenth century maps. the red rocky soil of this north- facing site originates from high in the Vaca Mountains. St. Eden, which appeared first in the 2001 vintage, reliably shows great focus, an opulent “sweet” center and notes of crème de cassis, dark chocolate, and roasted herbs. Mineral-tinged and broad on the palate, the wine consistently displays fine-grained tannins and a lush concentration. SOil: Iron rich fractured volcanic rock from a landslide. Northern exposure.
Tasting Note (2020)
The fragrance summons a landscape awash with scents of lavender and wild herbs. Ripe black fruit anchors the aromatics, while the palate lends weight and solidity. The tannins are polished, centered—almost cylindrical—and draped in folds of elevated acidity. Like the carved-marble curves of classical sculpture, these elements, together, create a pleasing tension between indelible structure and captivating fluidity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1400
312, Vecina, 2004
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-95
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2018)
VECINA is coined from the Spanish word for neighbor. This is our endeavor with the property situated directly southeast of the BOND winery. The beautifully terraced volcanic soil slopes of this property reside in Oakville's western foothills. The 11-acre site faces due east and is the recipient of cool morning sun. Vecina, which appeared with the 1999 vintage in the inaugural BOND release, is always powerful, intense and savory. Vecina's other hallmarks are blackberry fruit, with wild forest floor and mineral associated overtones.
Tasting Note (2020)
A seemingly impenetrable façade of mineral and tannins presents itself t first. Aromas drawn from the woodlands that encircle the site, however, gradually seep from this stoic veneer. The outer armor, glossy with graphite notes, encases a heart of dark, ripe fruit and savory spice -- peppercorn and basil - -tht, as the wine relaxes its grip, bets palpably and generously long before the finish is reached.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bond / 1300
480, Vecina, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-97
Producer Story
Our enduring vision at BOND is to create a portfolio of wines that are diverse in their geographic representation and “Grand Cru” in quality, all under the umbrella of one philosophy, one team, one mark. Sourced from select hillside estates, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of BOND vividly demonstrate the range of Napa Valley’s finest terroirs. From the more than sixty vineyards we have worked with over the past quarter century we have slowly and vigilantly selected five sites. BOND became our covenant and shared commitment to produce only the best expression of the land By way of this valuable experience, we had the opportunity to identify select properties that we felt had the potential to define the ‘Grand Crus’ of Napa Valley. These small hillside Cabernet vineyards, ranging in size from 7 to 11 acres, became the basis for the wines of BOND.
Product Story (2018)
VECINA is coined from the Spanish word for neighbor. This is our endeavor with the property situated directly southeast of the BOND winery. The beautifully terraced volcanic soil slopes of this property reside in Oakville's western foothills. The 11-acre site faces due east and is the recipient of cool morning sun. Vecina, which appeared with the 1999 vintage in the inaugural BOND release, is always powerful, intense and savory. Vecina's other hallmarks are blackberry fruit, with wild forest floor and mineral associated overtones.
Tasting Note (2020)
A seemingly impenetrable façade of mineral and tannins presents itself t first. Aromas drawn from the woodlands that encircle the site, however, gradually seep from this stoic veneer. The outer armor, glossy with graphite notes, encases a heart of dark, ripe fruit and savory spice -- peppercorn and basil - -tht, as the wine relaxes its grip, bets palpably and generously long before the finish is reached.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Buccella / 420
315, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-91
Producer Story
The story of Buccella began over a beautiful bottle of 1990 Gaja. It was William and Alicia Deem's first date. They were two individuals with distinct dreams, until their common love of wine started them on a wonderful journey together. Their passion drove them to begin the pursuit of a shared dream in 2002 – quite simply –to make the best wine they could. The Deems savor wine for its ability to make connections, create memories, and nourish the true enjoyment of life. Buccella handcrafts limited production Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Rebekah Wineburg is their winemaker and Celia Welch is consultant winemaker.
Product Story (2007)
Buccella: Latin for "mouthful." Its name evokes the wine's big, bold concentrated layers that wrap a mouth with luxury.
Tasting Note (2007)
A nose of crushed currants, cigar box, dark, macerated cherry and vanilla pod. The mouth entry, showing flavors of tobacco, rich, spicy flower blossom and chocolate dust is exquisite. The finish is liquid blackberry jam, and blueberries.Buccella: Latin for "mouthful." Its name evokes the wine's big, bold concentrated layers that wrap a mouth with luxury.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Buccella / 420
435, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-93, VIN-93+
Producer Story
The story of Buccella began over a beautiful bottle of 1990 Gaja. It was William and Alicia Deem's first date. They were two individuals with distinct dreams, until their common love of wine started them on a wonderful journey together. Their passion drove them to begin the pursuit of a shared dream in 2002 – quite simply –to make the best wine they could. The Deems savor wine for its ability to make connections, create memories, and nourish the true enjoyment of life. Buccella handcrafts limited production Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Rebekah Wineburg is their winemaker and Celia Welch is consultant winemaker.
Product Story
Buccella: Latin for "mouthful." Its name evokes the wine's big, bold concentrated layers that wrap a mouth with luxury.
Tasting Note
A nose of crushed currants, cigar box, dark, macerated cherry and vanilla pod. The mouth entry, showing flavors of tobacco, rich, spicy flower blossom and chocolate dust is exquisite. The finish is liquid blackberry jam, and blueberries.Buccella: Latin for "mouthful." Its name evokes the wine's big, bold concentrated layers that wrap a mouth with luxury.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Buehler / 85
310, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Buehler Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery located in the mountains east of St. Helena in Napa Valley. Situated north of Pritchard Hill and Conn Valley, near the base of Howell Mountain, our hillside vineyards are planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller blocks of old-vine Zinfandel. Our family has been farming this beautiful estate for thirty-six years. We combine that experience and the unique terroir of our hillside vineyards with low yields, meticulous vineyard management, and minimalist winemaking techniques to create wines of uncommon complexity and depth, and to present these wines to wine lovers at reasonable prices.
Tasting Note
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is laced with succulent black cherry, blackberry, mocha, cedar and a kiss of French oak. Plush and inviting, with no hard edges, the 2022 is a real charmer. Silky tannins caress the mid-palate and finish in this effortless Cabernet Sauvignon from Buehler.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cardinale / 425
457, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 89% Merlot 11%
Producer Story
In 1983, Jess Jackson, proprietor of Kendall-Jackson Winery, decided to produce a world-class red Meritage wine. The name comes from the original Cardinale vineyard site at Kendall-Jackson's Lakeport winery. The wine is made predominantly of Cabernet Sauvignon blended with small amounts of Merlot and, in certain years, Cabernet Franc. Grapes are harvested from hillside vineyards located in both Napa Valley and Sonoma County. The wine is aged in 100% new French oak Chateau barrels to produce a forward, seamless oak character to match its intense fruit.
Product Story (2018)
Cardinale offers the same winning combination in vinous form: a brilliant ensemble of celebrated Napa Valley vineyards where each brings its own personality and flavor contributions to create a singular storyline of their vintage. This year, the tools include seven appellations and 32 individual wine lots. With the right vision, we crafted the finished piece – 2018 Cardinale.
Tasting Note
The 2016 is a mélange of blackberry, dark cherry, blueberry pie, mocha, slate, graphite, and toasted vanilla that will awaken you to the incredible vintage that was and is 2016.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus Vineyards / 150
318, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Napa Valley, California, 1000ml
Producer Story
In 1972, Chuck Wagner started Caymus Vineyards with his parents, Charlie and Lorna, with a bold plan and an uncharted future. They were a family of farmers with deep roots in the Napa Valley – in 1857, Chuck’s great-great grandfather captained a wagon train to California from Bible Grove, Missouri. Working together for decades, Chuck and his parents established the family’s work ethic, appetite for innovation, down-to-earth sensibility, and deep appreciation of the pleasures of good food and wine enjoyed with family and friends.Today, Caymus Cabernet is one of the region’s most celebrated wines. Made from grapes farmed in 8 of Napa Valley’s 16 appellations, it has a signature style that is dark in color, with rich fruit and ripe tannins – as approachable in youth as it is in maturity. Chuck Wagner continues to make two world-renowned Cabernet Sauvignons – Caymus Napa Valley and Caymus Special Selection. Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is the only wine in the world to be honored twice as Wine Spectator magazine’s “Wine of the Year” for the 1984 and 1990 vintages.
Product Story
2023 is a classic Caymus Cabernet vintage, a personal favorite – I relish vintages like this. The growing season was relatively uneventful. Some summer days were quite warm, but the style of Caymus demands dry and warm weather conditions. We started picking the stoney soils of the valley floor in September. We then turned our sites to the cooler climate hillsides where the backbone of Caymus resides. We finished harvest in early December, one of the latest harvests we have ever had. A rain-free and lengthy autumn allowed for thorough ripeness that elevated the round, rich concentration and luxuriously ripe tannins of this vintage.
Tasting Note
2023 is a classic Caymus Cabernet vintage, a personal favorite – I relish vintages like this. The growing season was relatively uneventful. Some summer days were quite warm, but the style of Caymus demands dry and warm weather conditions. We started picking the stoney soils of the valley floor in September. We then turned our sites to the cooler climate hillsides where the backbone of Caymus resides. We finished harvest in early December, one of the latest harvests we have ever had. A rain-free and lengthy autumn allowed for thorough ripeness that elevated the round, rich concentration and luxuriously ripe tannins of this vintage.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chappellet / 650
464, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard, 2004
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-93+
Producer Story
The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent vista of forests and wildflower-filled meadows. Inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, the Chappellets followed the advice of renowned winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on Pritchard Hill’s rocky slopes, becoming the first winery to plant vineyards exclusively on high-elevation hillsides. From these Pritchard Hill vineyards, the Chappellets have been crafting extraordinary, age-worthy wines since 1967. Pritchard Hill’s rugged terroir has become legendary for producing wines with great intensity and depth—qualities that define the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons. As a result, Chappellet wines have consistently received the highest praise from critics, and are sought after by the world's premier collectors. Today, a second generation of the family has joined their parents in embracing the romance of Pritchard Hill. They are passionate about preserving the land and continuing what Donn and Molly began—making extraordinary wines.
Product Story (2015)
The most sought-after wine in our portfolio, this limited-production Cabernet Sauvignon represents the pinnacle of Chappellet winemaking and embodies the elegant power and complexity of Pritchard Hill winegrowing. Like the great Bordeaux wines that first inspired Donn Chappellet, this wine is crafted by blending Cabernet Sauvignon with other classic Bordeaux varietals. The wine was aged for 22 months in 100 percent new French oak. Grown on our rocky, mountainside vineyard, our Cabernets have consistently displayed an ability to age for several decades.
Tasting Note (2019)
Embodying the essence of great mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and the majestic terroir or Pritchard Hill, this wine is gloriously opulent and elegant, immediately demanding attention with aromas of violet, black currant, cassis, ripe blackberry, graphite and sweet smoke. As it opens up, fascinating layers of sandalwood and cardamom emerge, as well as hints of vanilla bean, nutmeg, dark chocolate and anise. On the impeccably balanced palate, complex flavors of ripe dark berries and spice dominate, framed by silky, polished tannins that carry the flavors to a long, epic finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chappellet / 475
458, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pritchard Hill, 2016
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-100, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Petit Verdot 5% Malbec 5%
Producer Story
The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent vista of forests and wildflower-filled meadows. Inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, the Chappellets followed the advice of renowned winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on Pritchard Hill’s rocky slopes, becoming the first winery to plant vineyards exclusively on high-elevation hillsides. From these Pritchard Hill vineyards, the Chappellets have been crafting extraordinary, age-worthy wines since 1967. Pritchard Hill’s rugged terroir has become legendary for producing wines with great intensity and depth—qualities that define the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons. As a result, Chappellet wines have consistently received the highest praise from critics, and are sought after by the world's premier collectors. Today, a second generation of the family has joined their parents in embracing the romance of Pritchard Hill. They are passionate about preserving the land and continuing what Donn and Molly began—making extraordinary wines.
Product Story (2015)
The most sought-after wine in our portfolio, this limited-production Cabernet Sauvignon represents the pinnacle of Chappellet winemaking and embodies the elegant power and complexity of Pritchard Hill winegrowing. Like the great Bordeaux wines that first inspired Donn Chappellet, this wine is crafted by blending Cabernet Sauvignon with other classic Bordeaux varietals. The wine was aged for 22 months in 100 percent new French oak. Grown on our rocky, mountainside vineyard, our Cabernets have consistently displayed an ability to age for several decades.
Tasting Note (2019)
Embodying the essence of great mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and the majestic terroir or Pritchard Hill, this wine is gloriously opulent and elegant, immediately demanding attention with aromas of violet, black currant, cassis, ripe blackberry, graphite and sweet smoke. As it opens up, fascinating layers of sandalwood and cardamom emerge, as well as hints of vanilla bean, nutmeg, dark chocolate and anise. On the impeccably balanced palate, complex flavors of ripe dark berries and spice dominate, framed by silky, polished tannins that carry the flavors to a long, epic finish.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chappellet / 500
372, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pritchard Hill, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent vista of forests and wildflower-filled meadows. Inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, the Chappellets followed the advice of renowned winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on Pritchard Hill’s rocky slopes, becoming the first winery to plant vineyards exclusively on high-elevation hillsides. From these Pritchard Hill vineyards, the Chappellets have been crafting extraordinary, age-worthy wines since 1967. Pritchard Hill’s rugged terroir has become legendary for producing wines with great intensity and depth—qualities that define the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons. As a result, Chappellet wines have consistently received the highest praise from critics, and are sought after by the world's premier collectors. Today, a second generation of the family has joined their parents in embracing the romance of Pritchard Hill. They are passionate about preserving the land and continuing what Donn and Molly began—making extraordinary wines.
Product Story (2015)
The most sought-after wine in our portfolio, this limited-production Cabernet Sauvignon represents the pinnacle of Chappellet winemaking and embodies the elegant power and complexity of Pritchard Hill winegrowing. Like the great Bordeaux wines that first inspired Donn Chappellet, this wine is crafted by blending Cabernet Sauvignon with other classic Bordeaux varietals. The wine was aged for 22 months in 100 percent new French oak. Grown on our rocky, mountainside vineyard, our Cabernets have consistently displayed an ability to age for several decades.
Tasting Note (2019)
Embodying the essence of great mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon and the majestic terroir or Pritchard Hill, this wine is gloriously opulent and elegant, immediately demanding attention with aromas of violet, black currant, cassis, ripe blackberry, graphite and sweet smoke. As it opens up, fascinating layers of sandalwood and cardamom emerge, as well as hints of vanilla bean, nutmeg, dark chocolate and anise. On the impeccably balanced palate, complex flavors of ripe dark berries and spice dominate, framed by silky, polished tannins that carry the flavors to a long, epic finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chateau Montelena / 450
466, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Montelena Estate, 2008
Calistoga, California
Description
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 98% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
Chateau Montelena's rich history began on a chilly fall morning when Alfred L. Tubbs spaded over and inspected the soil where he thought of planting estate vineyards. He had heard the Napa Valley was the best place to grow grapes in California. A deal was struck, and in January of 1882 the San Francisco entrepreneur owned 254 acres of rugged land just two miles north of Calistoga at the base of Mount Saint Helena. The soils are well drained, stony and loose - perfect for the vines he would plant.
Product Story (2010)
Any vineyard can produce great Cabernet in a “just right,” aka “Goldilocks” year; however, the best sites rise above the pack in challenging years. Cooler vintages, in particular, exemplify the truly exceptional nature of this piece of land—the grapes receive the prolonged hang time that is ideal for flavor development without getting baked by excessive heat. The 2010 growing season was persistently cool—summer never really showed up—all the way until the third week of August when a scorcher of a heat wave moved through. But the overall cool season provided for a lot of time on the vine and the great flavor development that comes with it.
Tasting Note
Dense, rich ruby color in the glass, this Estate Cabernet Sauvignon shows complex aromas of dark cherry, dried fruits, earth, cedar, and vanilla cream along with hints of licorice and leather. The palate opens with big, chewy tannin – firm but not coarse – and builds even bigger into a mid-palate loaded with ripe red fruits and dried black fruits. There is a good, strong acid backbone completing the balance and structure. The barrel flavors are well-integrated throughout but are best evident in the warm and spicy finish. Still quite young and powerful, this dense compact wine will open beautifully with time in bottle (or glass).
ABV
13.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chateau Montelena / 425
465, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Montelena Estate, 2013
Calistoga, California
Description
RP-96, WS-92, VIN-95
Producer Story
Chateau Montelena's rich history began on a chilly fall morning when Alfred L. Tubbs spaded over and inspected the soil where he thought of planting estate vineyards. He had heard the Napa Valley was the best place to grow grapes in California. A deal was struck, and in January of 1882 the San Francisco entrepreneur owned 254 acres of rugged land just two miles north of Calistoga at the base of Mount Saint Helena. The soils are well drained, stony and loose - perfect for the vines he would plant.
Product Story (2010)
Any vineyard can produce great Cabernet in a “just right,” aka “Goldilocks” year; however, the best sites rise above the pack in challenging years. Cooler vintages, in particular, exemplify the truly exceptional nature of this piece of land—the grapes receive the prolonged hang time that is ideal for flavor development without getting baked by excessive heat. The 2010 growing season was persistently cool—summer never really showed up—all the way until the third week of August when a scorcher of a heat wave moved through. But the overall cool season provided for a lot of time on the vine and the great flavor development that comes with it.
Tasting Note (2010)
The nose is loaded with rich aromas of black fruits and spices. Notes of blackberry solicit memories of hot summer afternoons while clove, allspice, vanilla, and hints of cocoa tease with thoughts of baked goodies. A core of brandied cherries, light oak and a hint of anise, building to a full, fleshy mid palate that evolves seamlessly into a rich, spicy finish. There are loads of fine grain tannins that give mass to the wine without being aggressively astringent, hinting at the delicacy and suppleness that will come with time in the cellar.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Crown Point / 275
463, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-96
Producer Story
Purchased by Roger Bower in 2012, Crown Point is an estate winery dedicated to crafting wines of the highest distinction. Nestled in the eastern-most foothills of the east-to-west transverse valley of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA.
Product Story (2014)
The 2015 Crown Point Cabernet Sauvignon is a sophisticated and elegant expression of the estate.
Tasting Note (2017)
A unique wine with outstanding intensity, complex notes of cherries, blackberries, floral, complex notes of cherries, blackberries, floral, and savory notes of olives, sage, and bay leaves.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Crown Point / 105
324, Cabernet Sauvignon, Relevant, 2021
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California
Description
RP-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Cabernet Franc 10% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Purchased by Roger Bower in 2012, Crown Point is an estate winery dedicated to crafting wines of the highest distinction. Nestled in the eastern-most foothills of the east-to-west transverse valley of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA.
Tasting Note (2019)
The 2019 Relevant is an inspiring introduction to Crown Point. It aptly mirrors the attributes of the 2019 vintage - dark fruit, balanced, smooth structure, trademark Mediterranean spice - finishing with length and tension. The after palate is tremendously pleasurable, bringing notes of violets and rhubarb.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dalla Valle / 450
348, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, WS-96, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 89% Cabernet Franc 11%
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Tasting Note (1999)
Ripe, rich and elegant, this wine is brimming with black plum, strawberry, cassis, chocolate, spice and herb notes. It’s smooth-textured and seamlessly integrated, even at this early stage. Firm, plush tannins and just the right amount of toasty oak frame the ensemble.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dalla Valle / 450
454, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-100
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 82% Cabernet Franc 16% Petite Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Tasting Note (1999)
Ripe, rich and elegant, this wine is brimming with black plum, strawberry, cassis, chocolate, spice and herb notes. It’s smooth-textured and seamlessly integrated, even at this early stage. Firm, plush tannins and just the right amount of toasty oak frame the ensemble.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Daou / 250
311, Cabernet Sauvignon, Soul of a Lion, 2021
Adelaida District, California
Description
RP-96+, VIN-95
Producer Story
Family owned and operated, DAOU Family Estates is committed to producing collectible, world-class wines to rival the most respected appellations in the world. DAOU Mountain’s combination of remarkable geology, microclimate, a 2,200-foot elevation, and steep slopes gives it a terroir described as “a jewel of ecological elements.” As stewards of this beautiful terroir, DAOU’s goal is to make unique fine wines that honestly and accurately reflect the potential of the Estate and to craft Bordeaux style wines that combine Old World tradition with New World techniques. Gracefully perched atop a stunning promontory at 2,200 feet, the DAOU Spanish Colonial style winery is embraced by a tangible serenity. Hawks wheel and bank while the all-day sun caresses close planted rows of lush, emerald green vines. The 100 percent calcareous soil makes no sound as it parses out nourishment and only a gentle breeze flows up through the Templeton Gap from the Pacific. The quiet is bewitching; you want to lay down roots here, just as the four-year-old vines have done. But the sense of peace belies the serious industry at work on this 100 acre estate. No effort is spared to create the luscious varietals and blends that flow from this limited production winery. This kind of synergy happens rarely: superlative climate and terroir, super intensive vineyard culture, and cutting edge viticultural practice. You’re more likely to find it in Bordeaux than Central California. Coupled with the infectious passion and gracious, family style hospitality of the Daou brothers, Georges and Daniel, the result is pure magic. The kind of magic that comes in a bottle. Sip it. Savor it slowly. And join the family.
Product Story (2020)
Soul of a Lion is named for our father Joseph, who exhibited unwavering love, passion and courage throughout our lives together. That pursuit of the extraordinary drove us to discover DAOU Mountain—and to embark on a dream decades in the making.
Tasting Note (2020)
The 2020 vintage presents an alluring profusion of black cherry, mulberry and Oregon blackberry aromas with notes of leather, cigar box and dark chocolate. Hints of desert sage and crème de menthe accent the rich fruit. The palate is silky and voluptuous, delivering loads of currant, cassis, black raspberry and ripe cherry. Notes of fig and baking spice are underscored by earthy tones of dates and truffle. Mature, ripe tannins yield a weighty, velvety texture integrated with a limestone minerality and subtle oak. A lengthy finish leaves lingering impressions of blackberry, plum and espresso with a touch of white pepper. A wine of immense staying power that will evolve favorably for many years to come.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Denner / 125
345, Mother of Exiles, 2022
Paso Robles, California
Description
VIN-94, RP-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 65% Petit Verdot 22% Tempranillo 5% Tannat 3% Cabernet Franc 3% Graciano 1% Merlot 1%
Producer Story
Ron Denner built his state-of-the-art gravity flow winery on Vineyard Drive in Willow Creek in 2005 after spending several years developing the adjacent land from barley fields into vineyards. Over the years, winemaker Anthony Yount made Denner into one of the great wineries of California through a combination of careful vineyard management (including dry-farming and organic practices) and non-interventionist winemaking. Today, Anthony continues his work at Denner as the consulting winemaker for head winemaker, Mark Williams. In the cellar, Denner takes cues from the old world, working with a percentage of whole-cluster in his Rhone blends, relying on native yeasts for fermentation, and bottling their wines unfined and unfiltered. Of course, all of this is to translate, as faithfully as possible, the terroir of a great site, with Denner’s patchwork of calcareous clay vineyards soaring to more than 1,000 feet above sea level.
Tasting Note (2016)
The most complex and ageable vintage of Mother of Exiles we’ve ever made, this powerhouse offers a hypnotic nose filled with violets, red currant, dusty leather, black cherry, oolong tea, and cigar box. The palate is overflowing with flavors of plum, olallieberry, nutmeg, clove, seared ribeye, and Pamplona chorizo. It fills the mid-palate with an elegance that can only be likened to the texture of a silk scarf, yet it finishes with crunchy tannins that will help this beauty lay down for a decade or more – but why wait?
ABV
14.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Creek / 425
321, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gravelly Meadow, 2016
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-100, WS-95, VIN-96
Producer Story
For over a half century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
Product Story (2009)
Our second coolest micro-climate is our five-acre Gravelly Meadow vineyard. Originally a pre-historic river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture.
Tasting Note (2009)
Gravelly Meadow is our lowest yielding vineyard. The wines are described as "earthy, cedary, jammy and ripe blackberry with a spicy expansive finish."
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Creek / 340
328, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gravelly Meadow, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-94, RP-91, WS-93
Producer Story
For over a half century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
Product Story (2009)
Our second coolest micro-climate is our five-acre Gravelly Meadow vineyard. Originally a pre-historic river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture.
Tasting Note (2009)
Gravelly Meadow is our lowest yielding vineyard. The wines are described as "earthy, cedary, jammy and ripe blackberry with a spicy expansive finish."
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Creek / 425
322, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Rock Terrace, 2016
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, WS-95, VIN-94
Producer Story
For over a half century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
Tasting Note
Very deep purple-black colored and features profound notions of plum preserves, blackcurrant cordial, Black Forest cake and espresso with suggestions of black tea, fertile loam, cardamom and menthol plus a waft of charcuterie. Medium to full-bodied, the palate packs in the taut, muscular black fruit and savory layers, framed by very ripe, very firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length and depth.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Creek / 400
329, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Rock Terrace, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-96, WS-94
Producer Story
For over a half century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
Tasting Note (2016)
Very deep purple-black colored and features profound notions of plum preserves, blackcurrant cordial, Black Forest cake and espresso with suggestions of black tea, fertile loam, cardamom and menthol plus a waft of charcuterie. Medium to full-bodied, the palate packs in the taut, muscular black fruit and savory layers, framed by very ripe, very firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length and depth.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Creek / 400
330, Cabernet Sauvignon, Volcanic Hill, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-96
Producer Story
For over a half century Diamond Creek has produced Single-Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from its stunning estate on Napa Valley’s Diamond Mountain. True to the mission of its founders, the winery has never veered from its path of creating wines that express the unique terroirs that coexist on this geologically diverse yet relatively small piece of earth. Today we carry on this tradition, committed to preserving Diamond Creek’s long celebration of site-driven, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon while nurturing the property and its wines to even higher expressions of quality and singularity.
Product Story (2009)
Volcanic Hill is comprised of 8 acres of south facing hillside vineyard. It is the warmest of all our micro-climates. The color of the soil is gray, and the consistency is that of fluffy, volcanic ash, originally deposited from the eruption of Mt. Konocti 8 million years ago.
Tasting Note (2009)
Volcanic Hill is the longest lived of our wines. Our winemaker describes these wines as "full bodied, loaded with intense ripe berry fruit, cassis, violets and a smoky richness, finishing with good length and firm tannins."
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dominus / 600
332, 2008
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-99, WS-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 83% Cabernet Franc 13% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
In the late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis, Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. Son of Jean-Pierre Moueix, the famed wine merchant and producer from Libourne, France, Moueix returned home in 1970 to manage the family vineyards, including Chateaux Petrus, La Fleur-Petrus, Trotanoy in Pomerol and Magdelaine in Saint Emilion. His love of Napa Valley lingered and, in 1981, he discovered the historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville that had been the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1982, Moueix entered into a partnership to develop the vineyard and, in 1995, became its sole owner. He chose the name 'Dominus' or' lord of the estate' in latin to underscore his longstanding commitment to stewardship of the land.
Product Story (2015)
At Dominus Estate, we are committed to making estate wines that express the unique terroir of the historic Napanook Vineyard. Dry farming is the foundation of our philosophy.
Tasting Note (2015)
Dominus 2015, with its remarkably complex nose, is an utterly seductive wine. It displays red and black fruits and an ethereal aroma of deep cherry, warm citrus and marzipan. Finely polished tannins on a beautiful, weightless finish are accompanied by great depth and length.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dominus / 600
439, 2012
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, WS-94, VIN-100
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 93% Petit Verdot 5% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
In the late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis, Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. Son of Jean-Pierre Moueix, the famed wine merchant and producer from Libourne, France, Moueix returned home in 1970 to manage the family vineyards, including Chateaux Petrus, La Fleur-Petrus, Trotanoy in Pomerol and Magdelaine in Saint Emilion. His love of Napa Valley lingered and, in 1981, he discovered the historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville that had been the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1982, Moueix entered into a partnership to develop the vineyard and, in 1995, became its sole owner. He chose the name 'Dominus' or' lord of the estate' in latin to underscore his longstanding commitment to stewardship of the land.
Product Story
2012 enjoyed a perfect growing season. Plentiful rainfall in March and April lessened winter drought concerns, and a mild spring with few temperature fluctuations contributed to an even budbreak and a healthy bloom. Summer temperatures were consistently warm, without excessive heat spikes, which provided conditions for slow, homogenous maturation of fruit, exhibiting great character and richness.
Tasting Note
The Dominus 2012 exemplifies the finest qualities of Cabernet Sauvignon from an ideal vintage. The intriguing nose offers a depth of aromas including lavender, Asian spices and cedar. Soft, supple tannins buoy layers of dark earth and cocoa. The wine is racy yet refined with a long elegant finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dominus / 550
316, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Cabernet Franc 5%
Producer Story
In the late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis, Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. Son of Jean-Pierre Moueix, the famed wine merchant and producer from Libourne, France, Moueix returned home in 1970 to manage the family vineyards, including Chateaux Petrus, La Fleur-Petrus, Trotanoy in Pomerol and Magdelaine in Saint Emilion. His love of Napa Valley lingered and, in 1981, he discovered the historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville that had been the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1982, Moueix entered into a partnership to develop the vineyard and, in 1995, became its sole owner. He chose the name 'Dominus' or' lord of the estate' in latin to underscore his longstanding commitment to stewardship of the land.
Product Story (2015)
At Dominus Estate, we are committed to making estate wines that express the unique terroir of the historic Napanook Vineyard. Dry farming is the foundation of our philosophy.
Tasting Note (2015)
Dominus 2015, with its remarkably complex nose, is an utterly seductive wine. It displays red and black fruits and an ethereal aroma of deep cherry, warm citrus and marzipan. Finely polished tannins on a beautiful, weightless finish are accompanied by great depth and length.
ABV
15%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dominus / 550
363, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, RP-96, VIN-98
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Cabernet Franc 5%
Producer Story
In the late 1960s, while attending the University of California at Davis, Christian Moueix fell in love with the Napa Valley and its wines. Son of Jean-Pierre Moueix, the famed wine merchant and producer from Libourne, France, Moueix returned home in 1970 to manage the family vineyards, including Chateaux Petrus, La Fleur-Petrus, Trotanoy in Pomerol and Magdelaine in Saint Emilion. His love of Napa Valley lingered and, in 1981, he discovered the historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville that had been the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1982, Moueix entered into a partnership to develop the vineyard and, in 1995, became its sole owner. He chose the name 'Dominus' or' lord of the estate' in latin to underscore his longstanding commitment to stewardship of the land.
Product Story (2015)
At Dominus Estate, we are committed to making estate wines that express the unique terroir of the historic Napanook Vineyard. Dry farming is the foundation of our philosophy.
Tasting Note (2015)
Dominus 2015, with its remarkably complex nose, is an utterly seductive wine. It displays red and black fruits and an ethereal aroma of deep cherry, warm citrus and marzipan. Finely polished tannins on a beautiful, weightless finish are accompanied by great depth and length.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dunn Vineyards / 500
305, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Howell Mountain, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-95+
Producer Story
We farm 42 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon on Howell Mountain. Since 1979 we’ve done our best to care for these vines so that they produce a wine that tastes like Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain. Today we are hands-on in the vineyard, on the crush pad, and in the cellar. Any more land and we would need to spend more time administering and managing. We’d prefer to farm.
Product Story (2016)
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain offers good density, but in more of a medium-bodied style that is quite a bit more approachable than is the norm here. A whole range of inky Howell Mountain fruit, graphite, grilled herb, licorice, spice, chocolate, and lavender nuances open up in a brooding, resonant Cabernet that needs a few years in bottle to start drinking well. There is plenty of the structure readers have come to expect from Dunn, but less youthful austerity, which is not a bad thing at all.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is sure to make Dunn fans happy. Powerful and ample, it marries the natural intensity of the year with the savoriness that makes Howell Mountain Cabernets so distinctive. Dark blue/purplish fruit, graphite, spice, leather, dried herbs and lavender imbue the 2017 with striking intensity and character. I can't wait to see how it ages. The 2017 is a positively stunning edition of the Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon
DVO / 550
325, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-95
Varietals
others 85% Cabernet Franc 15%
Tasting Note
The 2019 DVO exhibits a crescendo of black and red currents, violet, and cassis. The 15% influence of Cabernet Franc seamlessly ties everything together with baking spices and crushed summer herbs. Velvety and polished tannins give the wine a prolonged and elegant finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Eisele Vineyard / 200
344, Cabernet Sauvignon, Altagracia, 2014
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-90, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 81% Cabernet Franc 13% Petit Verdot 6%
Producer Story
Wines from the Eisele Vineyard consistently carry the stamp of depth and balance that has characterized wines from this place since 1971. They will speak with purity and intention, in the clear voice of their singular terroir. At Eisele Vineyard winemaking takes a back seat to terroir, and respect for the fruit is essential. There is no signature, no dogma or style of wine we are trying to achieve. We believe in the utmost attention to detail at every stage of winemaking, applying intellectual rigor, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ourselves at each step.
Product Story (2015)
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. It is essentially the expression of the Eastern parcels of the Eisele Vineyard, completed with fruit sourced from other Napa Valley vineyards where we hold long-term grape contracts and which are farmed to our specifications. This Napa Valley Proprietary Red, while very ageable, is readily enjoyable in its youth.
Tasting Note (2015)
“The 2015 vintage is full of energy. The nose opens with a very expressive bouquet of summer fruit: dark cherry, raspberry and boysenberries with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. The attack is voluminous and round with layered blue fruits sustained by a hint of graphite on the long finish, bringing delicious minerality and freshness. The tannins are very fine and tightly knit. The ripeness of the fruit transitions effortlessly into intense dark and earthy aromas. This is a great Altagracia with an outgoing personality.”
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Eisele Vineyard / 200
309, Cabernet Sauvignon, Altagracia, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 88% Cabernet Franc 7% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Wines from the Eisele Vineyard consistently carry the stamp of depth and balance that has characterized wines from this place since 1971. They will speak with purity and intention, in the clear voice of their singular terroir. At Eisele Vineyard winemaking takes a back seat to terroir, and respect for the fruit is essential. There is no signature, no dogma or style of wine we are trying to achieve. We believe in the utmost attention to detail at every stage of winemaking, applying intellectual rigor, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ourselves at each step.
Product Story
Altagracia, named after Bart Araujo’s grandmother, is a Bordeaux-style blend vinified in the same manner as the Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. It is essentially the expression of the Eastern parcels of the Eisele Vineyard, completed with fruit sourced from other Napa Valley vineyards where we hold long-term grape contracts and which are farmed to our specifications. This Napa Valley Proprietary Red, while very ageable, is readily enjoyable in its youth.
Tasting Note
“The 2015 vintage is full of energy. The nose opens with a very expressive bouquet of summer fruit: dark cherry, raspberry and boysenberries with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. The attack is voluminous and round with layered blue fruits sustained by a hint of graphite on the long finish, bringing delicious minerality and freshness. The tannins are very fine and tightly knit. The ripeness of the fruit transitions effortlessly into intense dark and earthy aromas. This is a great Altagracia with an outgoing personality.”
Cabernet Sauvignon
Eisele Vineyard / 675
444, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-96
Producer Story
Wines from the Eisele Vineyard consistently carry the stamp of depth and balance that has characterized wines from this place since 1971. They will speak with purity and intention, in the clear voice of their singular terroir. At Eisele Vineyard winemaking takes a back seat to terroir, and respect for the fruit is essential. There is no signature, no dogma or style of wine we are trying to achieve. We believe in the utmost attention to detail at every stage of winemaking, applying intellectual rigor, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ourselves at each step.
Product Story (2012)
First planted to vines in the 1880s, Eisele Vineyard sits in the northeast Napa Valley, just east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. Farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000, the site has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years. Beginning with the inaugural release bearing the Eisele name in 1971, this iconic vineyard has received consistent recognition for possessing one of the great terroirs of Napa Valley. The wines invariably express the exceptional depth, elegance and longevity which are hallmarks of the Eisele Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2012)
The 2012 vintage marks one of the smallest productions of Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and was the first vintage to be completed in the cellar under the Pinault family stewardship, this wine reflects an uncompromising selection aimed at giving the purest expression possible of this unique terroir. Shaped by ideal growing conditions, the distinctive personality of the Eisele Vineyard shows its class by way of precision, restraint and elegance. As a result, the 2012 vintage offers exceptional amplitude and depth. The opulent, layered palate is structured by extremely refined tannins and prolonged by characteristic minerality, the hallmarks of Cabernet from the Eisele Vineyard.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Eisele Vineyard / 625
429, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Wines from the Eisele Vineyard consistently carry the stamp of depth and balance that has characterized wines from this place since 1971. They will speak with purity and intention, in the clear voice of their singular terroir. At Eisele Vineyard winemaking takes a back seat to terroir, and respect for the fruit is essential. There is no signature, no dogma or style of wine we are trying to achieve. We believe in the utmost attention to detail at every stage of winemaking, applying intellectual rigor, curiosity, and a willingness to challenge ourselves at each step.
Product Story (2012)
First planted to vines in the 1880s, Eisele Vineyard sits in the northeast Napa Valley, just east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. Farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000, the site has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years. Beginning with the inaugural release bearing the Eisele name in 1971, this iconic vineyard has received consistent recognition for possessing one of the great terroirs of Napa Valley. The wines invariably express the exceptional depth, elegance and longevity which are hallmarks of the Eisele Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2012)
The 2012 vintage marks one of the smallest productions of Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and was the first vintage to be completed in the cellar under the Pinault family stewardship, this wine reflects an uncompromising selection aimed at giving the purest expression possible of this unique terroir. Shaped by ideal growing conditions, the distinctive personality of the Eisele Vineyard shows its class by way of precision, restraint and elegance. As a result, the 2012 vintage offers exceptional amplitude and depth. The opulent, layered palate is structured by extremely refined tannins and prolonged by characteristic minerality, the hallmarks of Cabernet from the Eisele Vineyard.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Fairchild / 650
317, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stones No.1, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, VIN-97
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story (2019)
The Fairchild Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1 2019 is a prestigious red wine crafted from a select vineyard in Napa Valley, known for its unique rocky terroir. This full-bodied wine showcases a robust profile with concentrated flavors of dark fruits, complemented by earthy undertones and rich oak influences. The wine exhibits a balance of power and precision, marked by firm tannins and refreshing acidity that contribute to its age-worthiness. It is best enjoyed with time, developing complexity over the years. This wine is a true representation of modern Napa excellence, with a focus on terroir and meticulous craftsmanship. It is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Note (2019)
More iron, red fruits, tobacco, and obvious minerality emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1, a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a site on Pritchard Hill (Montagna). Aged 22 months in new barrels, it’s full-bodied, rich, and powerful, with serious tannins as well as concentration. It needs to be forgotten for 7-8 years if possible. This is serious, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon. - Jeb Dunnuck
Cabernet Sauvignon
Fairchild / 650
422, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stones No.3 Perrarus Block 3 - Tench Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story (2021)
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 3 comes from a famous site in Oakville and, as with the other releases here, is all varietal aged 22 months in 95% new French oak.
Tasting Note (2021)
This majestic, full-bodied, powerful 2021 reveals a saturated purple color, a mammoth-sized bouquet of cassis, liquid rock-like minerality, violets, graphite, and iron, ripe, building tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and a huge finish. Despite its overall size and concentration, it stays flawlessly balanced and has a seamless mouthfeel along with just perfectly integrated structure, alcohol, and fruit. This absolute classic 2021 will be best from 2028-2058.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Fairchild / 650
397, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stones No.3, 2021
Oakville, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-95
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 3 comes from a famous site in Oakville and, as with the other releases here, is all varietal aged 22 months in 95% new French oak.
Tasting Note
This majestic, full-bodied, powerful 2021 reveals a saturated purple color, a mammoth-sized bouquet of cassis, liquid rock-like minerality, violets, graphite, and iron, ripe, building tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and a huge finish. Despite its overall size and concentration, it stays flawlessly balanced and has a seamless mouthfeel along with just perfectly integrated structure, alcohol, and fruit. This absolute classic 2021 will be best from 2028-2058.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Favia / 400
193, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Coombsville, California
Description
VIN-97, RP-96+, WS-96
Producer Story
Favia Erickson Winegrowers is a collaboration between Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Their philosophy is simple: create soulful wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. Annie and Andy focus on finding unique vineyard sites with soils, climate and aspects ideal for growing exquisite wine grapes, and develop strong relationships with their winegrowers to perfect viticultural practices. In the winery, they carefully coax the grapes into wine. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to speak for themselves.
Tasting Note (2018)
Our latest release, from the 2018 vintage, shows the inherent potential of the appellation. A truly classic growing season, the vintage seemed to amplify the defining aromas and flavors of Coombsville: pulsing acidity and freshness, an inky dark hue with vivid savory, floral, and fruit notes, including sage, anise, graphite, dark chocolate and boysenberry. Generous and inviting, it possesses a depth and structure that will help it age for decades in the bottle.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Favia / 210
411, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Cabernet Franc 21% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
Favia Erickson Winegrowers is a collaboration between Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Their philosophy is simple: create soulful wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. Annie and Andy focus on finding unique vineyard sites with soils, climate and aspects ideal for growing exquisite wine grapes, and develop strong relationships with their winegrowers to perfect viticultural practices. In the winery, they carefully coax the grapes into wine. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to speak for themselves.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Feather / 125
346, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Columbia Valley
Description
VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Washington wine visionary, Allen Shoup, asked a simple question: what happens when you give the world’s top winemakers access to Washington’s best fruit? We found the answer in some of the most highly regarded wines to emerge from the state.
Tasting Note
Dark and concentrated in color with depth that’s consistent with its intense flavor profile and texture. A generous wine that offers ripe black fruit character, notes of fresh plums and a hint of dried herbs. The mouthfeel has structure and richness that mingles with elegant tannins to create a complex, fully integrated impression. Drinking beautifully in its youth, this wine also has enough tannin and bright fruit to benefit from a long life in the cellar.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Fisher Vineyards / 325
333, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lamb Vineyard, 2001
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-92+
Producer Story
100 acres of steep, wooded terrain, heavy clay over solid rock, without running water, electricity, even a road through the property, Fred and Juelle Fisher clear the land for vineyards, a family and later a winery from their own timber.
Tasting Note
The fabulous 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Lamb Vineyard exhibits an inky/purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of scorched earth, graphite, chocolate, blackberries, cassis, and minerals. Dense, full-bodied, and heady, but tannic and structured, this masculine Cabernet needs 4-5 years of cellaring, and should keep for two decades.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Forman / 225
362, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-96, WS-93
Tasting Note (2018)
Right from the get-go excitement is created. The purity of color in a wafting rich complex of aromas entice and compel one to take the first taste. Such a plush nose is very inviting. Up front the Forman identity of spice, cedar and violet perfume is so evident. All of the four varieties seem to be screaming for recognition and indeed they get it in this one. Mouth filling flavors create a very pleasing, exiting, and powerful impression. This is pretty dense stuff but with delicious complexity as well. The balance of fruit, wood and bouquet is incredible. This is like a young athlete ready to perform, it’s very alive and will win many races as it develops. A keeper they say.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Frankland Estate / 50
430, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Frankland River, Western Australia, Australia
Tasting Note (2022)
A quintessentially Frankland River Cabernet Sauvignon where freshness, delicacy yet understated power and authenticity of vineyard site and ironstone soils shine through. Complex lifted aromas of blood plum, brambles, and blackcurrant with a sprinkling of mixed Italian herbs. This is surrounded by florals, rose and vibrant red currants. Soft and generous upfront blackcurrant and plum on the palate supported by a mouth coating smooth but fine-grained persistent tannin reflecting the age worthiness of this wine. Drinking well on release it will gain complexity for 15 plus years.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Freemark Abbey / 300
342, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sycamore Vineyard, 2011
Rutherford, California
Description
VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 83% Merlot 5% Cabernet Franc 7% Petite Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Few Napa Valley wineries can rival the rich and storied history of Freemark Abbey. It all began in 1886, when Josephine Tychson established the original winery along Route 29 in St. Helena where Freemark Abbey still stands. She kicked off a history of innovation, becoming one of the first woman winegrowers on record. Though many consider our library wines a religious experience … we’ve never actually been run by monks. The current name of the winery was created in 1939, when the three owners – Charles Freeman, Markquand Foster and Abbey Ahem – combined their names to form the moniker “Freemark Abbey.”
Product Story (2017)
Sycamore Vineyard—Rutherford (100%): Small 24-acre vineyard located about 1.2 miles south of Bosche, right up against the Mayacamas Range, this vineyard has a rich clay loam. Sycamore Vineyard produces small berries reminiscent of mountain fruit berries, with intense extract of color and flavor. The color is very dark early in the fermentation, with flavors of black currant and black berry with a forest floor complexity.
Tasting Note (2017)
Located on the southern end of the Rutherford Bench, Sycamore Vineyard’s proximity to the Mayacamas mountains provides the perfect climate for growing a rich, textured Cabernet. The nose opens with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, black currant and boysenberry. The fruit elements are complimented with notes of forest floor, cigar box, dark chocolate and espresso. The wine is rich and balanced and French oak barrels add the ideal amount of complexity and notes of baking spice and warm vanilla. This is a full-bodied wine with integrated tannins that give it a long, lingering finish.
ABV
13.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Freemark Abbey / 250
340, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sycamore Vineyard, 2017
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 88% Cabernet Franc 5% Petit Verdot 4% Merlot 3%
Producer Story
Few Napa Valley wineries can rival the rich and storied history of Freemark Abbey. It all began in 1886, when Josephine Tychson established the original winery along Route 29 in St. Helena where Freemark Abbey still stands. She kicked off a history of innovation, becoming one of the first woman winegrowers on record. Though many consider our library wines a religious experience … we’ve never actually been run by monks. The current name of the winery was created in 1939, when the three owners – Charles Freeman, Markquand Foster and Abbey Ahem – combined their names to form the moniker “Freemark Abbey.”
Product Story
Sycamore Vineyard—Rutherford (100%): Small 24-acre vineyard located about 1.2 miles south of Bosche, right up against the Mayacamas Range, this vineyard has a rich clay loam. Sycamore Vineyard produces small berries reminiscent of mountain fruit berries, with intense extract of color and flavor. The color is very dark early in the fermentation, with flavors of black currant and black berry with a forest floor complexity.
Tasting Note
Located on the southern end of the Rutherford Bench, Sycamore Vineyard’s proximity to the Mayacamas mountains provides the perfect climate for growing a rich, textured Cabernet. The nose opens with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, black currant and boysenberry. The fruit elements are complimented with notes of forest floor, cigar box, dark chocolate and espresso. The wine is rich and balanced and French oak barrels add the ideal amount of complexity and notes of baking spice and warm vanilla. This is a full-bodied wine with integrated tannins that give it a long, lingering finish.
ABV
14.2%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Freemark Abbey / 250
339, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sycamore Vineyard, 2018
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-92, VIN-95
Producer Story
Few Napa Valley wineries can rival the rich and storied history of Freemark Abbey. It all began in 1886, when Josephine Tychson established the original winery along Route 29 in St. Helena where Freemark Abbey still stands. She kicked off a history of innovation, becoming one of the first woman winegrowers on record. Though many consider our library wines a religious experience … we’ve never actually been run by monks. The current name of the winery was created in 1939, when the three owners – Charles Freeman, Markquand Foster and Abbey Ahem – combined their names to form the moniker “Freemark Abbey.”
Product Story (2017)
Sycamore Vineyard—Rutherford (100%): Small 24-acre vineyard located about 1.2 miles south of Bosche, right up against the Mayacamas Range, this vineyard has a rich clay loam. Sycamore Vineyard produces small berries reminiscent of mountain fruit berries, with intense extract of color and flavor. The color is very dark early in the fermentation, with flavors of black currant and black berry with a forest floor complexity.
Tasting Note (2017)
Located on the southern end of the Rutherford Bench, Sycamore Vineyard’s proximity to the Mayacamas mountains provides the perfect climate for growing a rich, textured Cabernet. The nose opens with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, black currant and boysenberry. The fruit elements are complimented with notes of forest floor, cigar box, dark chocolate and espresso. The wine is rich and balanced and French oak barrels add the ideal amount of complexity and notes of baking spice and warm vanilla. This is a full-bodied wine with integrated tannins that give it a long, lingering finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Hanzell Vineyards / 210
343, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018
Sonoma Valley, California
Description
WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 83% Cabernet Franc 7% Malbec 7% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
Named after his wife Hana, Hanzell sits at the southern toe of the Mayacamas mountain range overlooking the south-western end of Sonoma Valley and San Pablo Bay.
Tasting Note
Heady aromas of dark cherry, black licorice, cassis, cedar and rose petal fill the glass and compel one to taste. The palate reflects the aromas, interweaving bright notes of pink grapefruit, red cherry, cranberry and blood orange with pencil lead and tar. Intriguing and delicious in its youth, this wine will surely evolve and reveal more personality for many years to come.
ABV
13.6%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Harlan Estate / 2500
323, 2012
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-99+, VIN-99
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Founded in 1984, Harlan Estate is a winegrowing estate in the western hills of Oakville, California – in the heart of the Napa Valley. Consisting of 240 acres (97 ha) of natural splendor set above the fabled Oakville benchlands, the property rises in elevation from 225 to 1,225 feet (68 to 374 m) above sea level.
Product Story
Carved from the raw land and built for generations, the estate is over 240 acres of natural spendor, 15% of which are under vine, planted to the classic varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Tasting Note
Dusty, loamy tannins provide the outline, with a crushed rock–laced mix of dried berry, sage and cedary oak. Still very tight and oaky but time should resolve that, as this ends elegantly, delivering spice and firm tannins. To be released spring 2016. Best from 2017 through 2030.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Harlan Estate / 2200
86, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-97, RP-94+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 70% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 8% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Founded in 1984, Harlan Estate is a winegrowing estate in the western hills of Oakville, California – in the heart of the Napa Valley. Consisting of 240 acres (97 ha) of natural splendor set above the fabled Oakville benchlands, the property rises in elevation from 225 to 1,225 feet (68 to 374 m) above sea level.
Product Story (2019)
Forty acres (17 ha) under vine, planted to cabernet sauvignon (70%), merlot (20%), cabernet franc (8%), and petit verdot (2%). All hillside siting, on both volcanic and sedimentary bedrock; a combination of terraced vineyards and closely spaced vines on spare soils over fractured rock; vertical trellis with shoot positioning, 360º of exposition.
Tasting Note (2020)
Lots of mineral, red berry, and black fruit layers intertwined to offer an incredibly complex, yet beautifully poised, experience.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Heitz Cellar / 475
354, Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha's Vineyard, 2017
Oakville, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94
Producer Story
In the 1960s, Heitz Wine Cellars was part of the new wave of the Napa Valley, and their sought-after Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was perhaps one of the first "cult" Cabs. Today, Heitz is better known as one of the "old guard" of Napa, hewing to a classic and balanced style of Cabernet that's aged for half of its elevage in large oak ovals and tanks--the way it was in decades past. The Heitz family's vision of winemaking spans three generations of dedication to excellence. "We believe that true artistry sometimes requires restraint. We strive for the delicate balance between science and nature's bounty that allows our wines to express the genuine character of the varietal and to reflect their vineyard's unique geography within the Napa Valley".
Product Story (2015)
In the mid-1960s, an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source cabernet sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines. Ever since 1966, Heitz Cellar has been crafting the now illustrious Martha’s Vineyard cabernet sauvignon, one of our three vineyard-designated cabernet sauvignons.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 vintage showcases this prized vineyard in all its glory; notes of wild black fruit, thyme, mint, eucalyptus, and bay are lifted and enjoyed with the polished tannin and mouthwatering freshness of this wine. Known as a textbook vintage in Napa Valley, the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard has been aged to perfection for immediate enjoyment at release and will continue to reward for the next 20+ years.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Heitz Cellar / 250
347, Cabernet Sauvignon, Trailside Vineyard, 2016
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-93+, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
In the 1960s, Heitz Wine Cellars was part of the new wave of the Napa Valley, and their sought-after Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was perhaps one of the first "cult" Cabs. Today, Heitz is better known as one of the "old guard" of Napa, hewing to a classic and balanced style of Cabernet that's aged for half of its elevage in large oak ovals and tanks--the way it was in decades past. The Heitz family's vision of winemaking spans three generations of dedication to excellence. "We believe that true artistry sometimes requires restraint. We strive for the delicate balance between science and nature's bounty that allows our wines to express the genuine character of the varietal and to reflect their vineyard's unique geography within the Napa Valley".
Product Story
Located at the base of the Vaca Mountain range along the eastern edge of Rutherford, the Trailside Vineyard captures the heart of the Rutherford terroir, vinified in our classic Heitz style. The well-drained volcanic soil of this parcel allows the vineyard to convey the essence of the growing season, year after year.
Tasting Note
2016 was a near-perfect growing season in the Napa Valley. We see this evoked in Trailside; vibrant notes of rustic red fruit, rosemary, sage, and thyme are all supported by mouthwatering tannins and a soft and luxurious finish. Aged for four years in our cellar followed by a one-year in the bottle, this wine was created with your immediate enjoyment in mind and will continually evolve over the next 20+ years.
ABV
14%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Hundred Acre / 1700
576, Cabernet Sauvignon, Deep Time, 2013
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97+
Producer Story
In the realm of Napa Valley winemaking, few names loom as large as Jayson Woodbridge, the visionary former investment banker turned winemaker who has earned a sterling reputation and the moniker "Howard Hughes of wine" from esteemed critic Robert Parker. Woodbridge's contrarian personality and relentless pursuit of perfection have solidified his status as one of the most influential and visionary winemakers of our time, making him the driving force behind Hundred Acre, a winery that has achieved cult status since its inception. With an astonishing track record of thirty-four 100-point scores since its debut vintage in 2000, Hundred Acre has firmly established itself as a top Cult Wine, producing exceptional California Cabernets from three distinct vineyards: Kayli Morgan, Ark, and Few and Far Between.
Tasting Note (2018)
Showing a touch more classy oak as well as complex cassis, crème brûlée, new leather, and sweet tobacco, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a round, seamless, sexy mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Hundred Acre / 1700
586, Cabernet Sauvignon, Kayli Morgan Vineyard, 2012
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-99, WS-92, VIN-95
Producer Story
In the realm of Napa Valley winemaking, few names loom as large as Jayson Woodbridge, the visionary former investment banker turned winemaker who has earned a sterling reputation and the moniker "Howard Hughes of wine" from esteemed critic Robert Parker. Woodbridge's contrarian personality and relentless pursuit of perfection have solidified his status as one of the most influential and visionary winemakers of our time, making him the driving force behind Hundred Acre, a winery that has achieved cult status since its inception. With an astonishing track record of thirty-four 100-point scores since its debut vintage in 2000, Hundred Acre has firmly established itself as a top Cult Wine, producing exceptional California Cabernets from three distinct vineyards: Kayli Morgan, Ark, and Few and Far Between.
Product Story (2018)
The Kayli Morgan Vineyard is located just north of Saint Helena, California at the base of Howell Mountain. the soils are a chocolatey clay, holding moisture to keep the vines cool. As summer progresses, the ground forms micro-cracks, allowing the roots to seek water deeper and deeper into the earth; as they do, they pick up minerals that give Kayli Morgan its distinctive characteristics. Kayli Morgan is a single estate vineyard and 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard gives up clean distinct aromas of cedar pencil, cassis, black currant, african violets, espresso, and maduro tobacco, it rolls over your tongue with a deeply sensual, seamless texture backed micro-fine tannins, remarkable purity of fruit, subtle oak and a long building finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Justin / 75
416, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Paso Robles, California
Producer Story
JUSTIN Winery is a family owned and operated winery making estate grown and produced wines. The property was founded in 1981 by Justin Baldwin when he planted the 160 acre property to the major Bordeaux varietals and created their Estate vineyard. The winery is located in the Paso Robles appellation of California’s Central Coast. The region’s first grapes were planted in 1779 by Franciscan missionaries and today are home to the third highest concentration of wineries in the United States. JUSTIN Winery makes world class wines that reflect the unique soils and climate of its California Central Coast property. Emphasis is placed on making Bordeaux-style blends and single varietals, combining Old World tradition with New World techniques. Mission Statement: "To belong in the company of the finest wines in the world."
Product Story
With attractive aromas of black fruit and spice, this smooth, ready-to-drink Cabernet Sauvignon is made with the same care as the highest-quality, traditionally crafted Bordeaux-style wines, and now features a fresh, new look! JUSTIN employs artisanal techniques such as hand-picking and hand-sorting for consistent quality and flavor. JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon then spends 14 months in traditional small oak barrels to impart depth and complexity, highlighting the exceptional balance of flavors and textures that the unique climate and soils of Paso Robles add to the classic Cabernet character in this exceptional wine.
Tasting Note
Appearance: Bright, moderate concentration, and consistent ruby red hues to the rim. The tears are medium thickness and slow to form on the glass. Aroma: Aromatic with juicy red fruit on the nose, this wine shows red raspberry and black cherry laced with a bouquet of vanilla, soft herbs, and warming spices. Palate: On entry, this wine is dry, moderately full-bodied, supple, and bursting with bright red plum and ripe cherry. The velvety tannins are well-integrated among more nuanced elements of caramel, toasted coconut, fennel, and sage. The long finish turns pleasantly savory with floral notes and a hint of pepper.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kapcsándy Family / 550
353, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard, 2015
Yountville, California
Description
RP-99, VIN-96
Producer Story
The Kapcsándy (pronounced "Cup-chon-dy") story is a unique amalgam of old-world values and American “can-do” spirit. Classic European grand cru-style and state-of-the-art technology. But more than anything, it’s the story of a family that’s simply passionate about wine. The Kapcsándy family crest, which dates from the 1730s, features four quadrants. Each illustrates a notable characteristic of our family’s Hungarian history: A double cross from the crown of St. Stephen – the first king of Hungary (1000 to 1038); grapes showing that we were grape-growers; corn symbolizing that we were farmers; and a soldier’s cap and sword, representing our service in the cavalry during the 1848 War of Independence.
Product Story (2017)
We’ve always been inspired by French wines and our vineyard management and winemaking are heavily influenced by Bordeaux-style practices that produce lower-alcohol wines. Yet we never lose sight of the fact that our grapes are grown on the floor of the world-renowned Napa Valley. Kapcsándy wines reveal that exceptional sense of place.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is another Bordeaux look-alike (Latour?) with its density, structure, and regal style. It offers blackcurrant, graphite, crushed rock, and lead pencil shaving aromas and flavors and is full-bodied, supple, and seamless on the palate, with building yet perfectly polished tannins. Showing the polished, elegant style of the estate, flawless balance, and a great, great finish, it's going to keep for 30-40 years.”
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kenzo Estate / 500
194, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ai, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Merlot 6% Cabernet Franc 3% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Tasting Note (2018)
A masterpiece that must be tasted to believe the intensity of exotic fruit flavors and cashmere-like texture... a captivating experience we highly recommend.
ABV
15.2%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kerr / 300
365, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93+, VIN-92, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
We make boutique Napa Valley and Sonoma County wines for the world's most discerning palates. Handcrafted from exceptional quality grapes.
Product Story (2019)
This boutique single-vineyard Cabernet is made in tiny quantities using ultra-premium fruit. We sourced the grapes from Beckstoffer's legendary Georges III vineyard in the Rutherford AVA. To do them and their terroir justice, we matured this wine in our finest French oak barrels, giving it a luxurious complexity while also honoring the vineyard's French founder.
Tasting Note
This wine exhibits gorgeous aromatics of candied ginger, cassis, red and black fruit, and rose petal. As it opens up, fragrances of anise, boysenberry, red earth, aromatic black tea, hints of cedar, and balsamic make their way to the forefront. The palate is incredibly silky on the entry with flavors of red and black fruit, flowers, red earth, exotic spices, and crushed stones. With terrific weight and gorgeous texture, this flavorful wine boasts a lasting finish.
ABV
14.7%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Klipsun / 230
356, Cabernet Sauvignon, Klipsun Vineyard, 2017
Red Mountain, Washington
Description
RP-94+, WS-93, VIN-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 84% Syrah 8% Merlot 4% Malbec 4%
Producer Story
Klipsun has earned a reputation as one of Washington’s “First Growth” vineyards. We are driven to craft benchmark wines that express the nuance of our terroir at both its most raw and most refined. Small lots. Uncompromising standards. Sourced exclusively from our Red Mountain property. Each vintage is a testament to the land, the seasons and the meticulous craft that produced it.
Tasting Note
Color: Dark garnet / ruby Aroma: An intense blackberry / boysenberry nose that melds with the spicy oak aromas. Taste: Blackberry flavors with Red Mountain’s trademark hint of herbs and minerals. A pleasant acidity and rich, balanced mouthfeel. A well-developed mid palate, the result of carefully managed tannins that are evident but seamless. The finish is smooth and lingering.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Kongsgaard / 350
357, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
Fifth-generation Napa natives, Maggy and John began their endeavor in the 1970s planting The Judge vineyard on the Kongsgaard family land near Napa. The inaugural Kongsgaard wines came in 1996. They now produce The Judge, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc and Albariño in their underground winery—a cave dug into the volcanic rock, high on the eastern rim of the Napa Valley where they have planted a spectacular mountain vineyard. They also direct the farming under long-term contracts on several perfect acres in the Napa Carneros and near the winery. These intensely farmed, shy-bearing vineyards and their traditional low-intervention winemaking produce powerful, graceful wines—vivid expressions of vineyard and variety. Production is limited to what they, with their son Alex, can make with their own hands.
Tasting Note (2021)
Look for the graphite and cedar aromas and enjoy the architecture which balances fruit and tannin.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Lail Vineyards / 450
837, Cabernet Sauvignon, J. Daniel Cuvée, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Robin Daniel Lail’s heritage began in 1879 with the founding of Inglenook Vineyards by her great–granduncle, the iconic Captain Gustave Niebaum. By the early 1890s, this brilliant man’s obsession for achieving the pinnacle of excellence earned Inglenook wines the status of being considered by many as the finest produced in the country. Although Inglenook was sold in 1964, the passion for winemaking did not fade. Robin inherited her father’s respect for tradition. Today her family honors his legacy with their relentless pursuit to produce wines second to none.
Tasting Note
As has been the case for the last several vintages, Lail’s 2022 J. Daniel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon draws largely on vineyard sources in Calistoga, Oakville and Stags Leap. Marked by intense black cherries and cassis, this full-bodied beauty is concentrated and velvety, finishing plush and long, while showing no chocolatey over-ripeness or dried fruit at all. Even if it appears to lack the polished structure and potential longevity of the 2021, it remains a luscious calling card for soul-satisfying Napa Valley Cabernet.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Larkmead / 425
468, Cabernet Sauvignon, Solari, 2005
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-99, WS-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 98% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Larkmead Vineyards is one of the oldest family-owned establishments in Napa Valley. Originally founded in 1895, the 115-acre Larkmead estate is now under the stewardship of the Solari-Baker family.
Tasting Note
Deep ruby/purple color. Powerfully intense aromas of blackberry, sweet mint and sage rounded out by dusty cocoa and the vineyard’s signature profile of wet rocks/gravel. Rich black fruits dominate the palate with cassis and blackberry leading to a textured, voluptuous mid palate and then rich, broad enveloping tannins. The wine finishes long with a burst of dark cherry sweetness.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Laz / 260
379, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 94% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
Growing up on the east end of Long Island, New York, Kerrin Laz was raised by parents that loved to cook and bake, using only fresh, local ingredients. Kerrin was first introduced to wine and viticulture during her childhood when she witnessed the evolution of surrounding sod fields and potato farms evolve into vineyards of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay. After an incredible twelve years with DEAN & DELUCA overseeing the wine program, in the Spring of 2015, Kerrin left DEAN & DELUCA to launch K. LAZ WINE COLLECTION, an online wine shop and beautifully appointed tasting room and retail shop in Yountville, the heart of Napa Valley.
Product Story (2018)
In Fall of 2016, Kerrin added vintner to her title when she released the inaugural vintage of her own wine label, LAZ Wine. Seeing many in the business beginning their own wine projects Kerrin knew that if she were to ever start her own brand, she would only partner with one of the best winemakers and source from only the best vineyards. If that wasn’t a possibility, then she simply wouldn’t launch her own wine. Luckily, thanks to her great working relationship and friendship with renowned winemaker Celia Welch, Kerrin was able to bring Celia on board as the winemaker for LAZ WINE and in October 2016, the debut vintage of 2014 LAZ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was released.
Tasting Note (2018)
This Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon shows a tremendous range of aromas immediately upon pouring: Baked plums, bright blackberries, fresh red cherries, tarragon, earthy pine duff, baking spices. Soft and satiny at entry, the wine displays an immediate sense of density and generosity, which increases as the wine spends time on the palate. Flavors of baked cherries and plums, dusty blueberries, vanilla, earthy notes, and toasty oak all intermingle. Toward the finish, the lingering impression is of bright purple fruits.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Lithology / 500
303, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, 2021
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-97+, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 92% Cabernet Franc 8%
Producer Story
The land of Alejandro Bulgheroni Estate was once part of the Rancho Carne Humana Spanish land grant given to Edward T. Bale in 1841. Bale married the niece of Mexican General Vallejo and was awarded the grant shortly after. Their daughter, Caroline, married Charles Krug and received a dowry of a 20-acre piece of the Rancho that would eventually become Charles Krug Winery. Gradually, the Rancho was sold and divided into smaller lots. in 1860, our 13-acre parcel was sold for $2,070 to John Howell, a prominent blacksmith in Napa County and for whom Howell Mountain was named. In modern history, the estate was first planted to grapes by Jim and Nena Talcott in 1975. Under their ownership, a charming stone winery was built to vinify the property's grapes.
Product Story
Perfectly situated on the west side of Saint Helena with Sulphur Creek running along its northern border, the Dr. Crane vineyard is the perfect example of how gravely, free-draining, benchland soils produce some of the most compelling, age-defying wines in all of Napa Valley. These wines are elevated, high-toned, and extraordinarily complex.
Tasting Note
The epitome of balance and gracefulness. The trademark lifted, floral nose, with blue fruits accented with berries, earth and spice, leads into a palate that walks the line of vibracy and power, delicacy aligned with richness and depth, and is our most beguiling, and truly elegant, wine.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Lithology / 175
379, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-92
Producer Story
The land of Alejandro Bulgheroni Estate was once part of the Rancho Carne Humana Spanish land grant given to Edward T. Bale in 1841. Bale married the niece of Mexican General Vallejo and was awarded the grant shortly after. Their daughter, Caroline, married Charles Krug and received a dowry of a 20-acre piece of the Rancho that would eventually become Charles Krug Winery. Gradually, the Rancho was sold and divided into smaller lots. in 1860, our 13-acre parcel was sold for $2,070 to John Howell, a prominent blacksmith in Napa County and for whom Howell Mountain was named. In modern history, the estate was first planted to grapes by Jim and Nena Talcott in 1975. Under their ownership, a charming stone winery was built to vinify the property's grapes.
Tasting Note (2018)
Beautiful crème de cassis, tobacco, leafy herbs, chocolate, and scorched earth nuances define the bouquet of the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Napa Valley, a rich, ripe, pedal-to-the-metal Cabernet. With sweet tannins, a terrific sense of opulence complemented by sound structure and notable balance, and a great finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
M by Michael Mondavi / 180
331, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Cabernet Franc 5%
Product Story
VINEYARD Sustainably farmed, volcanic hillside vineyard located on the slope of Atlas Peak, overlooking Napa Valley. The select vine blocks produce smaller clusters and grapes that naturally provide ample intensity of color, tannins, and texture.
Tasting Note
The 2019 M by Michael Mondavi Family expresses the essence of the vintage and is a wine of both generosity and elegance. Its deep, iridescent ruby color sets the stage for a complex bouquet of rose, cherry blossom, violets, and currant leaf, enhanced by notes of black cherry, roasted chestnuts, vanilla, and cocoa. On the palate, this wine has flavors of rhubarb, currant, fig, and marzipan, which harmonize with toasty oak notes and, well-integrated tannins. The long, satisfying finish lingers with a subtle hint of tobacco.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Macauley / 150
361, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Malbec 5%
Producer Story
Located in Saint Helena, Macauley Vineyard is owned by Mac and Amy Watson. In the early 80’s, Mac Watson’s mother had earned her MBA. Wanting to utilize her education, she debated whether to open a cheese factory or a winery, and opted for the winery, thus placing the Watson family in Saint Helena. Mac’s father built a winery in their basement, with winemaker at the time, Rick Forman. Mac was raised in Saint Helena. After taking a trip to France in highschool, they tasted wine at Chateau Lafite Rothschild, including the iconic 61 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, which floored him. In college, he became reconnected with Saint Helena and the passion of winemaking. Their minimilast take his hands on approach to personally knowing every vine they source with his winemaker, Kirk Venge.
Tasting Note
The instant you put your nose to the 2019 Macauley Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon you know that you have something special here, a suspicion that this will be a vintage for the ages. It is. We have spent hours upon hours in blending sessions to fine-tune this wine and the work truly has paid off. This blend has its roots in a number of powerhouse blocks, including Stagecoach, Darms Lane, Star Vineyard, another famed Oakville Vineyard, and with its 5% touch of Malbec, it emerges beautifully full-bodied and yet elegant on the palate. Even after 22 months in 80% new French Oak, the tannins retain youth and rusticity, while the bouquet has plenty of upfront appeal. It’s drinking beautifully right now, but you could hold onto this prized bottle for another 20 years. You will not want to miss out on this extraordinary release. -Kirk Venge, Winemaker
ABV
15.2%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Marietta / 75
392, Cabernet Sauvignon, Game Trail, 2022
Yorkville Highlands, California
Description
VIN-94, RP-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Starting with only a handful of purchased grapes in 1978, Marietta Cellars has been a standout winery in Sonoma and Mendocino since the very start. Founded by Chris Bilbro, a Sonoma native with winemaking roots dated back three generations, Marietta rose to prominence with its revolutionary Old Vine Red, a California red blend that essentially created the category. The winery has slowly expanded its estate holdings over the past thirty years, evolving into a beacon for high quality, balanced Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Rhône variety blends.
ABV
14.7%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Matthew Wallace / 110
337, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Estate, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Producer Story
When our predecessors settled here in 1852, they landed on some spectacular Napa Valley terroir. Like the six generations of farmers and ranchers behind us, we’re wholly devoted to that land, tailoring our rigorous farming and winemaking processes to each distinctive site.
Tasting Note
This wine unfurls with a captivating nose, where black currants and crushed blueberries weave together, accented by elegant cloves and nutmeg. Subtle, alluring, sweet vanilla emerges, leading to delicate spring florals that linger. On the palate, it reveals itself with generosity—rich, juicy, and enveloping, brimming with ripe, vibrant fruit. The texture is supple and seamless, flowing like satin across the tongue, carrying waves of blue and black fruits that echo the aromas.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Maybach / 550
195, Cabernet Sauvignon, Materium Weitz Vineyard, 2006
Oakville, California
Description
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-93
Producer Story
From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal ignition engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In 1996 Wilhelm Maybach was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Karl Maybach developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920’s and 30’s. Advancing his father’s legacy, Karl founded the Maybach car company wherein he applied his own inventions and technological advancements. The result was a line of vehicles which earned worldwide praise and an unparalleled reputation. In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.
Tasting Note (2010)
It possesses copious quantities of charcoal, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries and creme de cassis. Full-bodied power is clearly on display, but the wine has a purity and balance that are sensational to behold.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Maybach / 550
470, Cabernet Sauvignon, Materium Weitz Vineyard, 2008
Oakville, California
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal ignition engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In 1996 Wilhelm Maybach was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Karl Maybach developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920’s and 30’s. Advancing his father’s legacy, Karl founded the Maybach car company wherein he applied his own inventions and technological advancements. The result was a line of vehicles which earned worldwide praise and an unparalleled reputation. In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.
Tasting Note (2010)
It possesses copious quantities of charcoal, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries and creme de cassis. Full-bodied power is clearly on display, but the wine has a purity and balance that are sensational to behold.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Maybach / 475
440, Cabernet Sauvignon, Materium Weitz Vineyard, 2009
Oakville, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-92, VIN-94
Producer Story
From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal ignition engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In 1996 Wilhelm Maybach was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Karl Maybach developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920’s and 30’s. Advancing his father’s legacy, Karl founded the Maybach car company wherein he applied his own inventions and technological advancements. The result was a line of vehicles which earned worldwide praise and an unparalleled reputation. In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.
Tasting Note (2010)
It possesses copious quantities of charcoal, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries and creme de cassis. Full-bodied power is clearly on display, but the wine has a purity and balance that are sensational to behold.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Maybach / 550
445, Cabernet Sauvignon, Materium Weitz Vineyard, 2010
Oakville, California
Description
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-94-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal ignition engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In 1996 Wilhelm Maybach was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Karl Maybach developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920’s and 30’s. Advancing his father’s legacy, Karl founded the Maybach car company wherein he applied his own inventions and technological advancements. The result was a line of vehicles which earned worldwide praise and an unparalleled reputation. In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.
Tasting Note
It possesses copious quantities of charcoal, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries and creme de cassis. Full-bodied power is clearly on display, but the wine has a purity and balance that are sensational to behold.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Maybach / 550
469, Cabernet Sauvignon, Materium Weitz Vineyard, 2012
Oakville, California
Description
RP-98, WS-95, VIN-94
Producer Story
From humble beginnings as a trainee in a German orphanage, Wilhelm Maybach came to invent the high-speed internal ignition engine which led to his creation of the first motorcycle. In 1901, as chief engineer and business partner to Gottlieb Daimler, he designed and built the first Mercedes cars. In 1996 Wilhelm Maybach was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. Karl Maybach developed the first high-speed diesel engine and constructed motors for the Zeppelin airships that circled the globe in the 1920’s and 30’s. Advancing his father’s legacy, Karl founded the Maybach car company wherein he applied his own inventions and technological advancements. The result was a line of vehicles which earned worldwide praise and an unparalleled reputation. In 2002, Daimler AG revitalized the Maybach brand in recognition of the father and son who together played such a monumental role in defining German engineering.
Tasting Note (2010)
It possesses copious quantities of charcoal, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries and creme de cassis. Full-bodied power is clearly on display, but the wine has a purity and balance that are sensational to behold.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Memento Mori / 600
407, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Tasting Note
A dynamic blend that marries fruit from all the vineyards that we work with, this Cabernet reinforces that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts while spotlighting a truly wonderful vintage. Dark red raspberries, mulberries, spiced mocha, pencil shavings, incense, and vanilla bean lead into a plush and sensual mid-palate full of red plums, crushed stones, kirsch, freshly cut lilacs, clove, and toasted marshmallow. Aged in 100% new French oak for 22 months, finely grained tannins frame a concentrated and powerful liquid expression that lead into an opulent finish that lingers on the palate and delights the senses.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Memento Mori / 600
424, Cabernet Sauvignon, The Flagship, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Tasting Note (2021)
A dynamic blend that marries fruit from all the vineyards that we work with, this Cabernet reinforces that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts while spotlighting a truly wonderful vintage. Dark red raspberries, mulberries, spiced mocha, pencil shavings, incense, and vanilla bean lead into a plush and sensual mid-palate full of red plums, crushed stones, kirsch, freshly cut lilacs, clove, and toasted marshmallow. Aged in 100% new French oak for 22 months, finely grained tannins frame a concentrated and powerful liquid expression that lead into an opulent finish that lingers on the palate and delights the senses.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 220
845, Cabernet Sauvignon, Les Petits, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note (2018)
The 2018 ‘Les Petits Morlet’ charges out of the gate with bold notions of blackberry pie, juicy black plums, and black currant pastilles with hints of lavender, eucalyptus oil, and cloves. Full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, the palate is bursting with black berry flavors, supported by plush tannins and a lively backbone, finishing with impressive length.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 185
404, Cabernet Sauvignon, Les Petits, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-92
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note
The 2018 ‘Les Petits Morlet’ charges out of the gate with bold notions of blackberry pie, juicy black plums, and black currant pastilles with hints of lavender, eucalyptus oil, and cloves. Full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, the palate is bursting with black berry flavors, supported by plush tannins and a lively backbone, finishing with impressive length.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 375
371, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mon Chevalier, 2012
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-93
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note
Dark red with a hue of purple. Intense and complex bouquet of red, black and blue berries intermixed with notes of blueberries, minerals (graphite, wet river rocks) licorice, fresh blond tobacco and a hint of lavender. Full bodied, the palate is reminiscent of the nose, with a richly tannic yet round frame and a great intensity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 375
370, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mon Chevalier, 2013
Knights Valley, California
Description
VIN-97, RP-95
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note (2017)
Rich, deep and unctuous, with all of the character that makes wines from this site so exciting. Graphite, inky blue/purplish fruit, spice and lavender infuse the 2017 with tremendous complexity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 375
359, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mon Chevalier, 2014
Knights Valley, California
Description
VIN-96, RP-91+
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note (2017)
Rich, deep and unctuous, with all of the character that makes wines from this site so exciting. Graphite, inky blue/purplish fruit, spice and lavender infuse the 2017 with tremendous complexity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 400
441, Cabernet Sauvignon, Morlet Estate, 2016
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-96
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note
Bold notions of crème de cassis, mocha, Black Forest cake and hoisin with hints of chargrill, sautéed herbs and truffles. While generously fruited and full-bodied, the palate reveals beautiful elegance and bags of finesse, displaying super ripe, grainy tannins with great freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Morlet Family Vineyards / 400
364, Cabernet Sauvignon, Morlet Estate, 2017
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-95+, VIN-94
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note (2016)
Bold notions of crème de cassis, mocha, Black Forest cake and hoisin with hints of chargrill, sautéed herbs and truffles. While generously fruited and full-bodied, the palate reveals beautiful elegance and bags of finesse, displaying super ripe, grainy tannins with great freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mount Eden Vineyards / 210
369, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden’s lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, these low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world-class wines for over a half-century. In 2007 Mount Eden acquired an additional 55 acre wine estate in the Saratoga foothills, which was christened Domaine Eden.
Tasting Note (2016)
Distinctive aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, mountain flora and subtle earth precede a firm, lush palate with intense blueberry, blackberry notes and a touch of flint. The palate is medium-bodied, yet it has an incredible intensity with no heaviness.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mount Eden Vineyards / 180
368, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
VIN-97, WS-93, RP-93+
Producer Story
Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden’s lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, these low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world-class wines for over a half-century. In 2007 Mount Eden acquired an additional 55 acre wine estate in the Saratoga foothills, which was christened Domaine Eden.
Tasting Note (2016)
Distinctive aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, mountain flora and subtle earth precede a firm, lush palate with intense blueberry, blackberry notes and a touch of flint. The palate is medium-bodied, yet it has an incredible intensity with no heaviness.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mount Eden Vineyards / 180
367, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
WS-93, RP-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Merlot 10% Cabernet Franc 3% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden’s lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, these low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world-class wines for over a half-century. In 2007 Mount Eden acquired an additional 55 acre wine estate in the Saratoga foothills, which was christened Domaine Eden.
Tasting Note (2016)
Distinctive aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, mountain flora and subtle earth precede a firm, lush palate with intense blueberry, blackberry notes and a touch of flint. The palate is medium-bodied, yet it has an incredible intensity with no heaviness.
ABV
14%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mt. Brave / 190
449, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Mount Veeder, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94
Producer Story
Mt. Brave Vineyard sits high atop Mt.Veeder at an elevation of 1,400 to 1,800 feet. Mt.Veeder has been planted with wine grapes since the early 1860s by winemaking pioneers such as Charles Krug, Agoston Haraszthy, Frederick Hess and William S. Keyes, and wines from Mt. Veeder achieved recognition as early as the Paris Exposition of 1900. The parcel that became the Mt. Brave Vineyard, in the northern reaches of the Mt. Veeder American Viticultural Area (AVA), was originally purchased in 1841 before the Gold Rush and the Civil War.
Product Story (2018)
High-elevation wine growing requires a painstaking, labor intensive approach. Thin, rocky soils and steep slopes make water retention a challenge and erosion a threat, but the vines benefit from the struggle and produce concentrated flavors. The high altitude keeps midday temperatures cooler than those in the valley below, while the position above the fog line gives grapes longer daily exposure to sunlight. This regularly extends the growing season into November, and the increased hang-time results in peak ripeness and full varietal complexity.
Tasting Note (2018)
Aromas of blue and red fruits intermingle with a touch of baking spice. The tannins are firm yet refined while the weight on the palate is dense and lush. Compelling now, one can only imagine its true cellaring potential.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Nafela / 100
796, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockpile Vineyard, 2022
Rockpile, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 94% Petit Verdot 3% Malbec 3%
Producer Story
Nafela is a name inspired by Old English roots for “navel,” or belly button, the symbolic center of something. For us, it represents California as the heart of the wine world. This region, blessed with abundant sunlight and a rich diversity of soils and microclimates, offers unmatched potential for crafting a wide range of expressive wine styles. The mission with Nafela is to uncover and share the hidden gems of California winemaking and to showcase the true potential of this extraordinary wine country.
Product Story
Introducing the first release under our new label, Nafela. This single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon hails from the renowned Rockpile Vineyard, located in the northernmost reaches of Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA. Perched at 2,000 feet above sea level, this exceptional mountain terroir offers intensely concentrated berries, delivering a wine with depth, minerality, and robust structure.
Tasting Note
his Cabernet Sauvignon opens with concentrated aromas of cassis, blackberry, dark cherry, and a touch of anise, roasted coffee, and nutmeg. On the palate, rich dark berries unfold gracefully, complemented by supple acidity. Refined tannins and layered oak nuances create a robust, exquisite mouthfeel, delivering both finesse and depth. Bold and sophisticated.
ABV
14.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Orin Swift / 75
306, Cabernet Sauvignon, Bloodlines, 2024
California
Producer Story
The wines of Dave Phinney and Orin-Swift Cellars capture the imagination in a way unlike almost any we know of. It all starts some of the most intriguing and compelling labels and packaging in the business. These never fail to entice you in as to what lurks beneath the cork! From the now infamous and slightly macabre “Prisoner” (a brand no longer owned by Dave, though he remains as consultant) to the stark black and white photograph of rough-hewn fingers in his “Papillon”, Phinney, who designs and art directs all of his labels with the help of some historic artists and brilliant modern-day photographers (namely Greg Gorman), seeks to create a relationship between consumer and product that is indelible yet still full of mystery with each successive release. Despite the growth, Orin Swift Cellars continues to operate as a small, passionate team of friends and family dedicated to making great wine.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Outpost / 210
838, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Howell Mountain, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-91
Producer Story
Situated high above the fog of the Napa Valley, Outpost strives to realize the full potential of this unique piece of land, to create a living history of vintages with immense character and a true sense of place.
Tasting Note
Cassis, graphite, violets, and spring flower notes shine in Outpost's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, a rich, medium to full-bodied 2022 that has good concentration, ripe tannins, and a balanced, satisfying, layered style.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 600
654, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-95
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2020)
Planted on gravelly loam soils on the west side of St. Helena, this distinctive cabernet reveals a rich garnet color and expressive layers of dark cherry, blueberry, clove, and tobacco leaf. The palate presents a superb structure with delicate fine-grained tannins that frame a core of dried fruits and kirsch, leading into the classic Dr. Crane Vineyard spice that intermingles with an intriguing graphite complexity, creating a lifted, long, and dusty finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 600
425, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, 2012
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-98, WS-92, VIN-94-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2020)
Planted on gravelly loam soils on the west side of St. Helena, this distinctive cabernet reveals a rich garnet color and expressive layers of dark cherry, blueberry, clove, and tobacco leaf. The palate presents a superb structure with delicate fine-grained tannins that frame a core of dried fruits and kirsch, leading into the classic Dr. Crane Vineyard spice that intermingles with an intriguing graphite complexity, creating a lifted, long, and dusty finish.
ABV
14.7%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 600
455, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, WS-93, VIN-94
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2013)
This wine demonstrates striking aromatic amplitude: notes of red fruit, rich cassis, graphite, dried tobacco leaf and wood smoke burst from the glass. This is an expansive wine structured around fine tannin, almost saline minerality and rich, intense fruit.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 600
670, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-95, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2013)
This wine demonstrates striking aromatic amplitude: notes of red fruit, rich cassis, graphite, dried tobacco leaf and wood smoke burst from the glass. This is an expansive wine structured around fine tannin, almost saline minerality and rich, intense fruit.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 700
602, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, 2010
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-91, VIN-95-97
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2013)
This wine demonstrates striking aromatic amplitude: notes of red fruit, rich cassis, graphite, dried tobacco leaf and wood smoke burst from the glass. This is an expansive wine structured around fine tannin, almost saline minerality and rich, intense fruit.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 750
336, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-97, WS-96
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2012)
It is dark violet in hue with aromas of blueberry, lavender, balsa, wet stone, vanilla and biscotti. Velvety tannins give this wine a luxurious mouthfeel that is punctuated by bright elegant flavors of boysenberry pie, mocha, pipe tobacco, salted caramel, and shale. A refined finish of black fruit, tar and wet earth persist for more than a minute long.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 700
446, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2001
Oakville, California
Description
RP-97+, WS-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2012)
It is dark violet in hue with aromas of blueberry, lavender, balsa, wet stone, vanilla and biscotti. Velvety tannins give this wine a luxurious mouthfeel that is punctuated by bright elegant flavors of boysenberry pie, mocha, pipe tobacco, salted caramel, and shale. A refined finish of black fruit, tar and wet earth persist for more than a minute long.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 210
374, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Coombsville, California
Description
RP-93, WS-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 88% Petit Verdot 6% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Product Story (2017)
Following five consecutive years of drought, 2017 provided record-setting winter rainfall that filled our reservoirs, and helped replenish soils and aquifers alike. Spring lead with dry conditions that facilitated an optimal fruit set before summer commenced with warm-cold day cycles, critical for slow flavor development and preserving acid. A series of late summer heat waves increased the rate of maturation which was followed by a prolonged series of cool days in mid-September, completing the ripening process at a gradual pace. By early October, all our fruit was harvested and displayed balance and energy at time of picking, maintaining desired levels of acid and sugar.
Tasting Note
A striking garnet hue sets the stage for blackberry and huckleberry aromas, accented by graphite and tobacco leaf. Vibrant flavors of cherry, cassis, and dried cranberry integrate seamlessly with hints of dried herbs and star anise. Polished tannins create a broad, textured palate, while oyster shell minerality lends a sophisticated, savory edge. The finish is long and lingering, balancing elegance with youthful energy.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 625
679, Cabernet Sauvignon, Nathan Coombs Estate
Coombsville, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-97, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2015)
Bold and precise, the wine exemplifies the Coombsville AVA by expressing the volcanic soils that run throughout the estate vineyard. A vivid purple rim surrounds an opaque core while penetrating aromas emerge from initial cassis and powdered chocolate, expanding to graphite and Herbs de Provence. An immediate burst of dark cherry and ripe blackberry intermingle with savory herbs and slate-like minerality against a backdrop of balanced acidity and firm tannins that brings tension to the powerful finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Hobbs / 800
704, Cabernet Sauvignon, To Kalon Vineyard Beckstoffer, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-94, WS-96
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note (2012)
It is dark violet in hue with aromas of blueberry, lavender, balsa, wet stone, vanilla and biscotti. Velvety tannins give this wine a luxurious mouthfeel that is punctuated by bright elegant flavors of boysenberry pie, mocha, pipe tobacco, salted caramel, and shale. A refined finish of black fruit, tar and wet earth persist for more than a minute long.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Lato / 155
375, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cavatina, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97+, VIN-92
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note
Deep purple-black colored, it needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of fresh black currants, crushed blackberries, and wild blueberries, plus hints of pencil shavings, menthol and cardamom. Medium to full-bodies, the palate is elegantly crafted, with lots of bright, crunchy black fruit layers and a lively backbone, framed by firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and lifted.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Paul Lato / 155
405, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cavatina, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2019)
Deep purple-black colored, it needs a little coaxing to bring out notes of fresh black currants, crushed blackberries, and wild blueberries, plus hints of pencil shavings, menthol and cardamom. Medium to full-bodies, the palate is elegantly crafted, with lots of bright, crunchy black fruit layers and a lively backbone, framed by firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and lifted.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Penfolds / 1400
380, Cabernet Sauvignon, Quantum Bin 98, 2018
Wine of the World
Description
RP-97+, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 87% Shiraz 13%
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story
Penfolds Quantum Bin 98 is the continuation of a twenty-year endeavor from when Australian vine cuttings were planted in Californian soil. A Wine of the World that encapsulates a bold blending alliance, Quantum reveals a wine that shows wisdom, crafted with conviction but also embedded in the “quality-first” philosophy that underpins Penfolds flagships. The wine serves as the most powerful expression of our blending style and leads the charge in Penfolds ambition to seek out parcels of intense flavor, structural tannins and equal parts grace and complexity. Northern and southern hemispheres bring prized cabernet sauvignon from Napa Valley and pedigreed shiraz from South Australia, respectively, into each other’s realm. Not adhering to expectations and de rigueur.
Tasting Note
NOSE The aromatic building blocks are clear; rich malt, bone marrow and a ripe berried core. A complex dark-berried spectrum commands immediate focus and with further attention blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry can be teased out. Over time and with energetic swirls, the berries fuse with sugared pastry and cinnamon/apple bakes. “Piquant punches” season the aromatic profile – mild horseradish cream and Dijon mustard. Familiar markers can be identified, a formic stamp and a VA bounce, yet the northern hemisphere narrative requires sensory re-orientation. PALATE A blue-berried wash and glistening film covers the palate with conviction. Viscous/marbled texture combines with suppleness and acid succulence. Respectful acidity tightens the palate, clenching/ compressing around a core of graphite and hazelnut: Graphite confirms varietal and identity. Hazelnut confirms oak maturation. A plush texture which cushions the palate. Exotic intrigue. Sweetness that dials up over time with air. All boxes ticked. COLOUR Deep red, magenta brightness at the rim.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Peter Michael Winery / 450
213, Cabernet Sauvignon, Au Paradis, 2017
Oakville, California
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
In 1982, after a six year search, Sir Peter Michael and Lady Michael purchased 630 acres of volcanic ridges on the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley. Drawing inspiration from the great wineries of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the family hired like-minded viticulturists and winemakers to help them create terroir-driven wines that would stand the test of time.
Product Story (2018)
Located in the heart of the Oakville AVA’s famed red dirt in Napa Valley, ‘Au Paradis’ is exactly where its name translates, “In Heaven.” Planted in the foothills on the east side of the valley on a raised, gently sloping plateau, the Bordeaux varietals develop into a classic style with silky tannins and deep red fruit. Between 500 and 600 feet, 26 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot look down on the valley and across to the Mayacamas Mountains. The slope and hillside location provide ideal sun exposure during the day and help develop the lush, intense fruit one would expect from such a magnificent property.
Tasting Note (2018)
The 2018 ‘Au Paradis’ appears near-black to ruby in color with perfumed aromas of red rose and distinct black currant and cassis. Equally, the flavor delivers dark fruit reminiscent of plum and crème de cassis aside bright and savory notes of raspberry, rose petal, and graphite. Well-rounded on the palate, showing refinement with complexity and the hallmark aromas and flavors characteristic of the acclaimed iron-rich, red dirt soils of Oakville. Approachable now, the wine will reward five years of cellaring and will continue to age gracefully for two decades or more.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Peter Michael Winery / 450
211, Cabernet Sauvignon, Au Paradis, 2019
Oakville, California
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-97
Producer Story
In 1982, after a six year search, Sir Peter Michael and Lady Michael purchased 630 acres of volcanic ridges on the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley. Drawing inspiration from the great wineries of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the family hired like-minded viticulturists and winemakers to help them create terroir-driven wines that would stand the test of time.
Product Story (2018)
Located in the heart of the Oakville AVA’s famed red dirt in Napa Valley, ‘Au Paradis’ is exactly where its name translates, “In Heaven.” Planted in the foothills on the east side of the valley on a raised, gently sloping plateau, the Bordeaux varietals develop into a classic style with silky tannins and deep red fruit. Between 500 and 600 feet, 26 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot look down on the valley and across to the Mayacamas Mountains. The slope and hillside location provide ideal sun exposure during the day and help develop the lush, intense fruit one would expect from such a magnificent property.
Tasting Note (2018)
The 2018 ‘Au Paradis’ appears near-black to ruby in color with perfumed aromas of red rose and distinct black currant and cassis. Equally, the flavor delivers dark fruit reminiscent of plum and crème de cassis aside bright and savory notes of raspberry, rose petal, and graphite. Well-rounded on the palate, showing refinement with complexity and the hallmark aromas and flavors characteristic of the acclaimed iron-rich, red dirt soils of Oakville. Approachable now, the wine will reward five years of cellaring and will continue to age gracefully for two decades or more.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Philip Togni / 370
447, Cabernet Sauvignon, 1999
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-95, RP-91, WS-90,
Producer Story
Our vineyard and winery are at 2000 feet elevation near the top of Spring Mountain in the western hills of the Napa Valley. We arrived on Spring Mountain in 1975 and began planting our vineyard in 1981, though vines were first planted here at the end of the 19th century. The oldest vines are now from 1985 and our youngest were planted in 1997. Our ten-acre vineyard is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. We farm our vineyard ourselves using organic practices.
Tasting Note (2018)
Bright acids lend energy as this super-finessed Cabernet opens in the glass. Crushed red berry fruit, cedar, rose petal and mint all open with a bit of coaxing
Cabernet Sauvignon
Philip Togni / 500
471, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2003
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-95, VIN-94
Producer Story
Our vineyard and winery are at 2000 feet elevation near the top of Spring Mountain in the western hills of the Napa Valley. We arrived on Spring Mountain in 1975 and began planting our vineyard in 1981, though vines were first planted here at the end of the 19th century. The oldest vines are now from 1985 and our youngest were planted in 1997. Our ten-acre vineyard is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. We farm our vineyard ourselves using organic practices.
Tasting Note (2018)
Bright acids lend energy as this super-finessed Cabernet opens in the glass. Crushed red berry fruit, cedar, rose petal and mint all open with a bit of coaxing
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pride Mountain Vineyards / 350
382, Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve, 2014
Sonoma-Napa Counties, California
Description
RP-95+, VIN-96, WS-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 97% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
Pride Mountain Vineyards is a 235-acre estate with a wooden-beamed, modest-sized winery that blends smoothly into its mountainous surroundings and California heritage.
Tasting Note
This year’s incarnation exhibits rich flavors of black cherry, blackberry, licorice, coffee and black tea. The palate is densely structured, yet round and lush with a velvety and not chalky finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek / 475
473, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
Columbia Valley
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-95+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 97% Merlot 3%
Producer Story
Since 1978 our family has focused exclusively on producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons that rival and surpass the quality and pedigree of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons in the world.
Product Story (2002)
This wine represents a delicate balance of power versus finesse, showcasing nuances of lilac, sweet dark fruits, smoke, and Asian spices. We worked very hard to make this wine rival or surpass our 2001 Cabernet.
Tasting Note
Intense and floral, packed with violets, blackberry, cassis, plum, and chocolate.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek / 350
314, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Columbia Valley
Description
RP-98+, VIN-96, WS-95
Producer Story
Since 1978 our family has focused exclusively on producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons that rival and surpass the quality and pedigree of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons in the world.
Product Story (2002)
This wine represents a delicate balance of power versus finesse, showcasing nuances of lilac, sweet dark fruits, smoke, and Asian spices. We worked very hard to make this wine rival or surpass our 2001 Cabernet.
Tasting Note (2007)
A very dense and wine that has amazing concentration and a liqueur-like texture. Classic aromas and flavors of violets, plum, cassis, blackberry and Asian spice cascade over the palate in a delineated fashion, ending in a finish that lasts over a minute.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek / 380
413, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Columbia Valley
Description
VIN-97, RP-95+, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Since 1978 our family has focused exclusively on producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons that rival and surpass the quality and pedigree of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons in the world.
Product Story (2002)
This wine represents a delicate balance of power versus finesse, showcasing nuances of lilac, sweet dark fruits, smoke, and Asian spices. We worked very hard to make this wine rival or surpass our 2001 Cabernet.
Tasting Note (2007)
A very dense and wine that has amazing concentration and a liqueur-like texture. Classic aromas and flavors of violets, plum, cassis, blackberry and Asian spice cascade over the palate in a delineated fashion, ending in a finish that lasts over a minute.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek / 390
436, Cabernet Sauvignon, Galitzine Vineyard, 2006
Red Mountain, Washington
Description
RP-96, VIN-94
Producer Story
Since 1978 our family has focused exclusively on producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignons that rival and surpass the quality and pedigree of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons in the world.
Product Story
The Galitzine Vineyard is a partnership between our family and the Holmes family of the highly acclaimed Ciel du Cheval Vineyard.
Tasting Note
Our 2006 Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was in its sixth leaf and offers intermingled flavors and aromas of deep blackberry, black walnut, espresso, truffles, and pipe tobacco. Aged in 100 percent new French oak, we’re pleased that the soul of the Galitzine Vineyard came through in the finished wine. It should drink beautifully through 2030 and beyond.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey / 195
401, Cabernet Sauvignon, Annum, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Cabernet Franc 8% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story
2018 Annum Cabernet Sauvignon is our proprietary winemaker’s blend allowing us to choose the best lots from top vineyard sources.
Tasting Note
A powerful wine with rich texture, silky noble tannins, and deep varietal concentration, nicely framed by sweet and savory French oak tones.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey / 325
453, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pedregal Vineyard, 2013
Oakville, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story (2016)
“Pedregal” means a rocky place in Spanish, and that is certainly a distinguishing feature of the site. This is a small, hillside vineyard on the lower slopes of eastern Oakville that is planted to 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot. In 2008, we agreed to a long-term lease of this vineyard giving us complete control even through change in ownership.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey / 325
452, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pedregal Vineyard, 2014
Oakville, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-95
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story (2016)
“Pedregal” means a rocky place in Spanish, and that is certainly a distinguishing feature of the site. This is a small, hillside vineyard on the lower slopes of eastern Oakville that is planted to 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot. In 2008, we agreed to a long-term lease of this vineyard giving us complete control even through change in ownership.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ramey / 325
451, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pedregal Vineyard, 2015
Oakville, California
Description
RP-94+, WS-94, VIN-93+
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story (2016)
“Pedregal” means a rocky place in Spanish, and that is certainly a distinguishing feature of the site. This is a small, hillside vineyard on the lower slopes of eastern Oakville that is planted to 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot. In 2008, we agreed to a long-term lease of this vineyard giving us complete control even through change in ownership.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rewa / 390
373, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016
Coombsville, California
Description
RP-96+, VIN-95
Producer Story
The soil must express itself, simply and clearly, as great wine. Simplicity of process in trusted and talented hands reveals itself in the glass, giving pleasure and imparting memory. Guided by 9 million years of geologic history, we honor the twin continuums of time and place on a providential rocky knoll in the volcanic hills of Coombsville.
Product Story
This wine was crafted entirely from the Rewa Estate in Coombsville, Napa Valley. The fruit was harvested by hand between September 28 and October 6. Each block was fermented separately, pressed, transferred to French oak barrels, and kept as a discreet lot for approximately ten months. The wine was then blended and returned to barrels for an additional year of aging in French oak. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration on July 10, 2018.
Tasting Note
Grown in one of the cooler AVA’s of Napa Valley, 2016 Rewa displays aromas of fruit, earth, spice and herbal notes that are so tightly intertwined, it is difficult to separate them. The wine is very aromatic, but the cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, spiced plum, sweet leather, toasted oak, vanilla, tobacco and sage notes are all in balance, with noone aspect of the wine dominating the others. At entry, the flavors show focus and intensity, with the bright fruit acid adding lift while the earth and oak tones provide base notes for balance. The tannins are present but show some resolution, and blend nicely with the fresh plum and berry notes which add length to the finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rewa / 320
385, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Coombsville, California
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
The soil must express itself, simply and clearly, as great wine. Simplicity of process in trusted and talented hands reveals itself in the glass, giving pleasure and imparting memory. Guided by 9 million years of geologic history, we honor the twin continuums of time and place on a providential rocky knoll in the volcanic hills of Coombsville.
Product Story (2016)
This wine was crafted entirely from the Rewa Estate in Coombsville, Napa Valley. The fruit was harvested by hand between September 28 and October 6. Each block was fermented separately, pressed, transferred to French oak barrels, and kept as a discreet lot for approximately ten months. The wine was then blended and returned to barrels for an additional year of aging in French oak. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration on July 10, 2018.
Tasting Note (2016)
Grown in one of the cooler AVA’s of Napa Valley, 2016 Rewa displays aromas of fruit, earth, spice and herbal notes that are so tightly intertwined, it is difficult to separate them. The wine is very aromatic, but the cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, spiced plum, sweet leather, toasted oak, vanilla, tobacco and sage notes are all in balance, with noone aspect of the wine dominating the others. At entry, the flavors show focus and intensity, with the bright fruit acid adding lift while the earth and oak tones provide base notes for balance. The tannins are present but show some resolution, and blend nicely with the fresh plum and berry notes which add length to the finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rewa / 186
386, Cabernet Sauvignon, Khanda, 2018
Coombsville, California
Producer Story
The soil must express itself, simply and clearly, as great wine. Simplicity of process in trusted and talented hands reveals itself in the glass, giving pleasure and imparting memory. Guided by 9 million years of geologic history, we honor the twin continuums of time and place on a providential rocky knoll in the volcanic hills of Coombsville.
Tasting Note
The resulting wine is unmistakenly Cabernet Sauvignon with high-toned red fruits of bing cherry, red plum and red currant. it is nuanced by the Malbec's fresh violet and rose aromas, as well as the subtle character of dark chocolate and cedar.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ridge / 495
434, Monte Bello, 2017
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
RP-94, WS-96, VIN-97+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched. At Ridge we begin with respect for the natural process that transforms fresh grapes into wine, and for the 19th century model of guiding that process with minimal intervention. When you have great vineyards that produce high-quality grapes of distinct, individual character, this approach is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also the best way to consistently make fine wine.
Product Story (2007)
In 1886, high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Monte Bello estate vineyard was planted, and the winery constructed. A first vintage from the young vines followed in 1892. During Prohibition (1920-1933), the vineyard was not fully maintained; by the 1940s it was effectively abandoned. Eight acres of cabernet sauvignon were replanted in 1949. These were the source of the first Ridge Monte Bello (1962). Since then, the original vineyards have gradually been replanted.
Tasting Note (2007)
dark fruit, firm tannins, and lively acidity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ridge / 100
319, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
WS-92, VIN-93, RP-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 81% Merlot 15% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched. At Ridge we begin with respect for the natural process that transforms fresh grapes into wine, and for the 19th century model of guiding that process with minimal intervention. When you have great vineyards that produce high-quality grapes of distinct, individual character, this approach is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also the best way to consistently make fine wine.
Product Story
From 1978 to 2007 Ridge produced a cabernet-based Santa Cruz Mountains bottling. In 2008 the name changed to Estate Cabernet to highlight the fact that all the grapes for that wine are grown by Ridge and come from the Monte Bello vineyard. In 2023 we purchased grapes from several high quality growers in the Santa Cruz Mountains. We decided to revive this label to indicate that the grapes for this wine, rather than being farmed by Ridge, come from outside growers.
Tasting Note (2018)
Saturated purple color with notes of black cherry, chai spice, chaparral and toasted oak. Bramble fruit on the palate with round, supple tannins, herbal forest character, and a long finish.
ABV
13.2%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 240
388, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Calistoga, California
Description
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note
The density helps balance the structure and provides ample buffering for all of the savory notes of licorice, cedar wood, forest floor and violets. Fruit comes up at the end after an hour or so in the decanter and features elements of crème de cassis, black raspberries and blueberries.
ABV
14.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 375
391, Cabernet Sauvignon, Herb Lamb Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97+, WS-95, VIN-98
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Product Story
This is it for Herb Lamb Vineyard for us for now, the vineyard was lost to fire in 2020. We did harvest fruit from the site last year but the smoke taint was too much to consider bottling it. So, 2019 is it. It’s all a huge tragedy especially for Jennifer Lamb and her family who have put so much energy and passion into growing some of the best fruit in the Napa Valley. The Herb Lamb Vineyard was replanted on Bastille Day 2021, amazing news after a tough year. This wine represents the second year of what was supposed to be a 10 year lease of the vineyard.
Tasting Note
The varietal character is more of a top note of tobacco, olive, pencil shavings and menthol which become more pronounced as the wine opens in the glass. The fruit profile is blue and black fruits complemented with spring flowers, white chocolate and sandalwood.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 365
393, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lore Vineyard, 2017
Oakville, California
Description
RP-93-95, WS-93, VIN-94)
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note
Intense, with a lavish mix of crushed plum, blueberry and blackberry fruit pumping along, liberally laced with anise, roasted apple wood and violet notes. Delivers punch and lift.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 200
390, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-92
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Product Story (2019)
This Napa Cabernet is sourced from two valley floor vineyards in St Helena, primarily Panek and also a small plot from Pellet vineyard
Tasting Note (2019)
What we created after blending all the wines is what we feel is our best Napa Valley to date. It's more black fruited than in years past featuring more classic, concentrated Napa elements of blackberry, plum, cassis and creosote. Both vineyards are valley floor so it has a juicy fruit driven core that makes it approachable while the offsetting acidity frames and focuses the mid-palate and draws out the finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 200
389, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Product Story
This Napa Cabernet is sourced from two valley floor vineyards in St Helena, primarily Panek and also a small plot from Pellet vineyard
Tasting Note
What we created after blending all the wines is what we feel is our best Napa Valley to date. It's more black fruited than in years past featuring more classic, concentrated Napa elements of blackberry, plum, cassis and creosote. Both vineyards are valley floor so it has a juicy fruit driven core that makes it approachable while the offsetting acidity frames and focuses the mid-palate and draws out the finish.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 375
394, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville Terraces, 2019
Oakville, California
Description
RP-99, WS-94, VIN-98
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note
Full of black fruits, liquid smoke, graphite, scorched earth and espresso roast. The acidity of the vintage cuts through the structure. The nose leads with blueberries, crushed rocks, spring flowers and camphor.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 365
396, Cabernet Sauvignon, Panek Vineyard, 2017
St. Helena, California
Description
WS-93, VIN-94
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note
A pure, polished beam of cassis, plum puree and melted licorice notes glides through, supported by a well-embedded graphite spine. Pretty floral and mineral details peek in on the finish. Minimal toast lets all the elements shine. Shows none of the vintage's rusticity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 365
395, Cabernet Sauvignon, Panek Vineyard, 2019
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note (2017)
A pure, polished beam of cassis, plum puree and melted licorice notes glides through, supported by a well-embedded graphite spine. Pretty floral and mineral details peek in on the finish. Minimal toast lets all the elements shine. Shows none of the vintage's rusticity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rivers-Marie / 350
326, Cabernet Sauvignon, Panek Vineyard, 2021
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-95
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note (2017)
A pure, polished beam of cassis, plum puree and melted licorice notes glides through, supported by a well-embedded graphite spine. Pretty floral and mineral details peek in on the finish. Minimal toast lets all the elements shine. Shows none of the vintage's rusticity.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Scarecrow / 450
408, Cabernet Sauvignon, M. Étain, 2019
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 87% Malbec 8% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
The Scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century. John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class Bordeaux-style wines. In 1945, Daniel convinced his neighbor, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior. The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family. He had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. The rest, as they say, is history. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude.
Product Story (2018)
With a relatively normal rainfall early in 2018, lovely springtime weather during the flowering season and a comparably mild summer, this vintage shows the balance and elegance that results from slightly longer, cooler growing seasons.
Tasting Note
romatically, this fresh, bright Cabernet blend shows a plethora of red fruit notes; cranberry, plum, raspberry jam, cherry cordial, even a touch of pomegranate, along with more subtle tones of clove, vanilla, pipe tobacco, and mahogany. On the palate, the entry is full and broad, showing tannins that are approachable now but will soften with age.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Scarecrow / 450
399, Cabernet Sauvignon, M. Étain, 2022
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-92
Producer Story
The Scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century. John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class Bordeaux-style wines. In 1945, Daniel convinced his neighbor, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior. The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family. He had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. The rest, as they say, is history. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude.
Product Story (2018)
With a relatively normal rainfall early in 2018, lovely springtime weather during the flowering season and a comparably mild summer, this vintage shows the balance and elegance that results from slightly longer, cooler growing seasons.
Tasting Note (2019)
romatically, this fresh, bright Cabernet blend shows a plethora of red fruit notes; cranberry, plum, raspberry jam, cherry cordial, even a touch of pomegranate, along with more subtle tones of clove, vanilla, pipe tobacco, and mahogany. On the palate, the entry is full and broad, showing tannins that are approachable now but will soften with age.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Scarecrow / 1700
283, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-98, WS-95, VIN-96
Producer Story
The Scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century. John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class Bordeaux-style wines. In 1945, Daniel convinced his neighbor, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior. The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family. He had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. The rest, as they say, is history. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude.
Tasting Note (2019)
The aromas in the glass immediately suggest purple-black notes of currant, blackberry and boysenberry, with toasty vanilla and spice playing supporting roles. Bright, fresh and somewhat restrained at entry, the mid-palate offers a blend of fruit, spice, toasty oak and cedar notes. While the finish offers plenty of structure to age beautifully, the plush tannins offer the warmth and texture of cashmere.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Scarecrow / 1700
236, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-99, WS-92, VIN-96
Producer Story
The Scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century. John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class Bordeaux-style wines. In 1945, Daniel convinced his neighbor, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior. The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family. He had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. The rest, as they say, is history. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude.
Tasting Note (2019)
The aromas in the glass immediately suggest purple-black notes of currant, blackberry and boysenberry, with toasty vanilla and spice playing supporting roles. Bright, fresh and somewhat restrained at entry, the mid-palate offers a blend of fruit, spice, toasty oak and cedar notes. While the finish offers plenty of structure to age beautifully, the plush tannins offer the warmth and texture of cashmere.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Scarecrow / 1300
383, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-99
Producer Story
The Scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century. John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class Bordeaux-style wines. In 1945, Daniel convinced his neighbor, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior. The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family. He had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. The rest, as they say, is history. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude.
Tasting Note
The aromas in the glass immediately suggest purple-black notes of currant, blackberry and boysenberry, with toasty vanilla and spice playing supporting roles. Bright, fresh and somewhat restrained at entry, the mid-palate offers a blend of fruit, spice, toasty oak and cedar notes. While the finish offers plenty of structure to age beautifully, the plush tannins offer the warmth and texture of cashmere.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Schrader / 950
402, Cabernet Sauvignon, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2014
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-97, RP-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
For more than a decade Schrader Cellars has produced benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from the most prestigious vineyards in the Napa Valley — notably the first-growth Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. With winemaker Thomas Brown we have created wines known for their vibrant flavor and opulent richness. Our program focuses on highlighting the character and profile of three distinct clonal varieties with minimal intervention that allows the true nature of each to shine. Ultimately, the wines speak for themselves. Schrader Cellars has garnered the highest critical acclaim in the history of American Cabernet Sauvignon production, where our 'no-holds barred' wines represent excellence at the highest level from vineyard practices through the careful bottling and delivery of each and every wine.
Product Story (2019)
Beckstoffer’s vineyard in Oakville, first planted in 1868 by viticultural and winemaking icon Hamilton Crabb, has long been regarded as the source of Napa Valley’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This section of the vineyard is situated in the heart of the valley. An alluvial fan provides excellent mineral deposits, and the rich soils are filled with marine sediment. The vines receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. These conditions allow each of the three clones planted in this vineyard (4, 6, and 337) to display its own unique character, and this celebration of individuality is the essence of Schrader.
Tasting Note
The 2014 Schrader RBS is a sensory thrill from the first moment, with opulent aromas of ripe red, blue, and black fruits balanced with notes of sweet spice and minerals. On the palate, the wine is decadently plush and inviting with a flavor cadre of cassis, crushed plums, tea leaves, and fine threads of graphite and natural earth. The true essence of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is marked by exceptional balance, elegant fruit character, refined tannin structure, and a silky-smooth, velvety finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Schrader / 950
398, Cabernet Sauvignon, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-96
Producer Story
For more than a decade Schrader Cellars has produced benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from the most prestigious vineyards in the Napa Valley — notably the first-growth Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. With winemaker Thomas Brown we have created wines known for their vibrant flavor and opulent richness. Our program focuses on highlighting the character and profile of three distinct clonal varieties with minimal intervention that allows the true nature of each to shine. Ultimately, the wines speak for themselves. Schrader Cellars has garnered the highest critical acclaim in the history of American Cabernet Sauvignon production, where our 'no-holds barred' wines represent excellence at the highest level from vineyard practices through the careful bottling and delivery of each and every wine.
Product Story
First planted in 1868 by viticultural and winemaking icon Hamilton Crabb, To Kalon Vineyard® has long been regarded as the source of Napa Valley’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud French oak barrels for 18 months.
Tasting Note
Always a favorite among our team and friends, the 2018 Schrader RBS continues this tradition. Luxurious aromas of blueberry crème brûlée, mixed black and blue fruit mélange, and red cherries burst from the glass with an enticing hint of lightly grilled brioche bread. The ripe fruit flavors dance along the palate and intertwine with flavors of roasted coffee and salted churned butter. The wine’s ample fruit focus is balanced by supple, velvety tannins that give way to an astonishingly silky-smooth finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Schrader / 950
381, Cabernet Sauvignon, RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97+, WS-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
For more than a decade Schrader Cellars has produced benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from the most prestigious vineyards in the Napa Valley — notably the first-growth Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. With winemaker Thomas Brown we have created wines known for their vibrant flavor and opulent richness. Our program focuses on highlighting the character and profile of three distinct clonal varieties with minimal intervention that allows the true nature of each to shine. Ultimately, the wines speak for themselves. Schrader Cellars has garnered the highest critical acclaim in the history of American Cabernet Sauvignon production, where our 'no-holds barred' wines represent excellence at the highest level from vineyard practices through the careful bottling and delivery of each and every wine.
Product Story
Beckstoffer’s vineyard in Oakville, first planted in 1868 by viticultural and winemaking icon Hamilton Crabb, has long been regarded as the source of Napa Valley’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This section of the vineyard is situated in the heart of the valley. An alluvial fan provides excellent mineral deposits, and the rich soils are filled with marine sediment. The vines receive full sun and optimal heat during the day and are cooled by marine fog at night. These conditions allow each of the three clones planted in this vineyard (4, 6, and 337) to display its own unique character, and this celebration of individuality is the essence of Schrader.
Tasting Note
Elegance and finesse are the hallmarks of the 2019 Schrader RBS. Made from pure clone 337 Cabernet, the wine offers an extravagant mix of blue and purple fruits seamlessly woven together to create a magnificent expression of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Upon entry, the wine delivers copious amounts of cassis, wild blueberries, and roasted plums laced with a mosaic of violets, licorice, tobacco leaf, and fragrant earth. Medium- to full-bodied, the silky tannins and velvety texture make this wine eminently approachable in its youth, and the underlying firm backbone provides for enhanced richness with additional cellar aging.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 550
507, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hillside Select, 2003
Stags Leap District, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2016)
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels.
Tasting Note
The aromas of blackberry, black cherry and spice combine power and perfume while the wine fills the mouth with a rich abundance of cassis, blackberry, toasty vanilla, mocha, herbs, and a seamless integration of soft, ripe Stags Leap District tannins. Expansive and juicy in the mouth with flavors that remain long after the glass is empty.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 550
415, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hillside Select, 2006
Stags Leap District, California
Description
RP-92, WS-91, VIN-91
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2016)
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels.
Tasting Note (2016)
Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 625
442, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hillside Select, 2018
Stags Leap District, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-98, WS-95
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2016)
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels.
Tasting Note (2016)
Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District.
ABV
15.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 625
476, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hillside Select, 2018
Stags Leap District, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-98, WS-94
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2016)
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels.
Tasting Note (2016)
Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District.
ABV
15.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 625
442, Cabernet Sauvignon, Hillside Select, 2021
Stags Leap District, California
Description
RP-99, VIN-99, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2016)
Hillside Select is a wine of a place, produced each vintage from carefully selected blocks of the hillside vineyards surrounding the winery. These grapes are small and deeply colored, with concentrated flavors enhanced by meticulous winemaking and extensive aging in French oak barrels.
Tasting Note (2016)
Hillside Select consistently expresses the voluptuous fruit, rich flavors, and velvety texture that characterize grapes grown in Stags Leap District.
ABV
15.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 210
478, Cabernet Sauvignon, One Point Five, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93, WS-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 94% Petite Verdot 3% Merlot 2% Malbec 1%
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2009)
One Point Five takes its name from the term “a generation and a half,” coined by John and Doug Shafer to describe their long father-and-son partner- ship. For nearly 30 years this family team has worked side by side to manage their Stags Leap District winery. 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petite Verdot
Tasting Note (2009)
One Point Five is an elegant, silky Cabernet Sauvignon with soft tannins and abundant fruit that is approachable when young, yet capable of aging gracefully. This wine reflects the climate and soils of our Stags Leap District vineyard sites and Shafer’s commitment to meticulous, sustainable farming and quality winemaking.
ABV
15.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shafer / 150
400, Cabernet Sauvignon, TD-9, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-93, RP-91, VIN-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 76% Merlot 11% Petit Verdot 10% Malbec 3%
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story
TD-9 is a Cabernet Sauvignon that celebrates a bold move. In 1973, John Shafer, our founder, went from riding morning commuter trains in Chicago to teaching himself to drive an old TD-9 tractor in our Napa Valley vineyard. He had never grown grapes or made wine in his life. That spirit of risk-taking and adventure continues to inspire everything we do at Shafer today.
Tasting Note
TD-9 fills the glass with irresistible aromas and flavors of fresh black cherries, black currant, red plum, thyme, rose petal, and cocoa. Lush and mouth-filling.
ABV
15.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Snowden / 160
378, Cabernet Sauvignon, Brothers Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92, WS-92, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 80% Cabernet Franc 18% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Since 1955, the Snowdens have farmed their vineyard high above the Napa Valley. In addition to the stunning views of St. Helena, Rutherford and the San Francisco Bay, the estate offers four separate sites producing remarkably complex and individualistic wines. Winemaking duties are in the capable hands of Diana Snowden Seysses. The winery produces Bordeaux blends from their estate vineyards and a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc from a small parcel they call the Lost Vineyard.
Tasting Note
The wine dances with aromatics of violets and cherries, tobacco, cedar and pencil shavings. The palate is a little less strict than other vintages, full and long, generous and layered.
ABV
14.5%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Snowden / 250
844, Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve, 2006
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-90, VIN-93
Producer Story
Since 1955, the Snowdens have farmed their vineyard high above the Napa Valley. In addition to the stunning views of St. Helena, Rutherford and the San Francisco Bay, the estate offers four separate sites producing remarkably complex and individualistic wines. Winemaking duties are in the capable hands of Diana Snowden Seysses. The winery produces Bordeaux blends from their estate vineyards and a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc from a small parcel they call the Lost Vineyard.
Product Story
The vineyards are planted well above the valley floor which give the wines the concentrated and complex finish that they are known for. After releasing their first vintage in 1993, they have grown to produce two Bordeaux blends from their estate vineyards and a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc from premier sites throughout the Valley. The site also is the source for grapes for several other vintners such as Silver Oak Wine Cellars, Frank Family Vineyard, David Ramey, Viader and Caymus. Snowden wines have continuously received very high ratings, and their limited case production makes them even more desirable to consumers.
Tasting Note
A touch earthy at first, but the flavors build and expand, with a medley of herb and mineral joined by dry currant, cedar and spice. Very Pauillac-like in its structure, balance and restraint. Keeps getting better with every sip. Best from 2010 through 2017.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 775
421, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate, 2007
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-100, WS-92, VIN-94, Organic
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 350
419, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate, 2018
St. Helena, California
Description
WS-96, RP-97+, VIN-99, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 86% Cabernet Franc 9% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 350
428, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown 40th Anniversry, 2021
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-97, WS-97, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 87% Cabernet Franc 9% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 350
420, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, 2020
St. Helena, California
Description
RP - 96+, WS-93, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 96% Petit Verdot 3% Cabernet Franc 0%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 350
489, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, 2022
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-98, WS-93, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 86% Cabernet Franc 9% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
ABV
13.7%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 350
358, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, 2023
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-100, VIN-98, WS-97, Organic
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spottswoode / 130
410, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lyndenhurst, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
WA-93, VIN-93, WS-92, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 79% Merlot 11% Petit Verdot 4% Cabernet Franc 4% Malbec 3%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Fresh notes of crushed bramble, cassis, and red cherries underpin subtle aromas of lavender, cedar, and spruce. Mineral nuances of wet slate add structure, while the tannins remain silky and supple despite the wine’s youth. A beautiful wine to be enjoyed now and for years to come.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars / 125
320, Cabernet Sauvignon, Artemis, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-90, VIN-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 98% Cabernet Franc 2% Petit Verdot 0%
Producer Story
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars has a long and distinguished wine reputation and is considered a Napa Valley first-growth estate. We are best known for our estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignons—CASK 23, S.L.V., and FAY. Over the years, these wines have become some of the most highly regarded and collected wines worldwide. They are fashioned to express classic elegance, structure, and ageability, and to reflect the place in which they are grown. Founded in 1970, it was a time when the Napa Valley was undergoing a renaissance after the devastating effects of prohibition. Although there had once been some 140 wineries in the valley, there were fewer than 20 by the mid-1960s when a new spirit of excitement had returned to the Napa Valley.
Product Story
ARTEMIS, named after the Greek goddess of the hunt, is a wine that truly reflects its name. It’s the culmination of our hunt for the finest grapes from Napa Valley, which, when combined with estate-grown fruit, combine to create a Cabernet Sauvignon that expresses the regional character of Napa Valley with the signature style of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. This approach results in a wine of lush fruit flavors balanced by extraordinary structure and elegance. ARTEMIS demonstrates how astute grape selection and skillful blending can create a wine that represents the sum of Napa Valley’s best parts.
Tasting Note
The nose reveals rich aromas of dark fruits, tobacco, ripe figs, raspberries, and cherry compote, with a subtle hint of oak. On the palate, a silky mouthfeel leads into a long, savory finish, showcasing milk chocolate, dark cherry, and boysenberry notes.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Stony Hill Vineyard / 250
427, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2018
Spring Mountain District, California
Description
RP-94+, WS-93, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Fred and Eleanor McCrea first stumbled across the property that would become Stony Hill Vineyard in the early 1940s. By 1943, they had made the rugged hillside spot on Spring Mountain their home. Fred and Eleanor loved the white wines of Burgundy, and while they would have planted the entire property to Chardonnay, viticulture advisors from the University of California recommended they diversify. They planted the first vines on the property in 1948 to Chardonnay, Riesling and a small amount of Pinot Blanc, followed a few years later by fields of Gewurztraminer and Semillon. The 21st century has seen the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and a small amount of Syrah. The first Stony Hill harvest came in 1952, and the wine was snatched up quickly by family and friends. By 1954, every bottle was sold via mailing list, with a waiting list growing by the day. Eleanor ran the business end of things and Fred made the wine, developing Stony Hill’s signature restrained style and minimalist approach. Upon Fred’s death in 1977, his assistant and protégé, Mike Chelini, picked up the winemaking mantle and has carried on Stony Hill’s winemaking tradition for now over 40 years. After Eleanor’s passing in 1991, her son Peter and daughter-in-law Willinda assumed day-to-day management of the winery. And in 2011, their daughter Sarah joined the family business. Sarah’s entrepreneurial spirit, along with a commitment to maintaining Stony Hill’s reputation for wines of impeccable quality and longevity has brought the winery into a new era of renewed respect for Old World style winemaking with success and grace.
Tasting Note
2018 produced an unforgettable Cabernet Sauvignon for us. Even in its youth, the wine carries bold floral qualities from violets and sandalwood, as well as rich fruit traits of Bing cherry and huckleberry. This wine sits forward on the palate and exhibits a full mouthfeel with crunchy mountain and oak tannins. While the berries’ essence shines through, you are left with a fresh-cut leather finish. Incredible now and will age beautifully for years to come.
ABV
14.1%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sullivan / 140
366, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coeur de Vigne, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-94, RP-91
Producer Story
The heritage of Sullivan Rutherford Estate dates back two centuries to 1821 when ownership of the Napa Valley transitioned from Spain to Mexico. Twenty years later the Napa Valley was divided into two parcels through a land grant given by Governor Juan Alvarado —Rancho Caymus to the South, and Rancho Carne Humana to the North. Sullivan’s property lies on this historic division.
Tasting Note (2017)
Radiating fresh plum, and hints of dark chocolate there is the essence of terroir driven by the unique area from which this wine was produced, Rutherford. Fine tannin and integrated acidity add a juicy quality giving this wine a playful yet serious element to the enjoyment.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Mascot / 275
417, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Mascot / 275
409, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story (2020)
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Mascot / 275
285, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story (2020)
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Setting / 150
437, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2020
Alexander Valley, California
Description
RP-96
Producer Story
Established in 2014, The Setting is a collection of luxury wines created by three friends; Jeff Cova, Noah McMahon and winemaker Jesse Katz. As the first winemaker to make the Forbes “30 under 30” list, Jesse’s experience spans 19 harvests at internationally acclaimed wineries such as Chateau Petrus, Robert Foley, and was a part of the winemaking team at Screaming Eagle. The Setting Wines is a culmination of relationships spanning decades from Napa to Sonoma County, sourcing from some of the most prestigious vineyards both valleys have to offer.
Tasting Note (2021)
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley was matured for 22 months in 80% new French oak. The nose features maraschino cherries, dark chocolate, aniseed, violet and a singular array of exotic spices. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly light on its feet, with a frame of silky tannins and seamless acidity that highlights pretty floral and chocolaty tones on the finish. It has depth and complexity without weight and drinks beautifully straight from the bottle.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The Setting / 190
313, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockpile Ridge, 2019
Rockpile, California
Description
RP-96
Producer Story
Established in 2014, The Setting is a collection of luxury wines created by three friends; Jeff Cova, Noah McMahon and winemaker Jesse Katz. As the first winemaker to make the Forbes “30 under 30” list, Jesse’s experience spans 19 harvests at internationally acclaimed wineries such as Chateau Petrus, Robert Foley, and was a part of the winemaking team at Screaming Eagle. The Setting Wines is a culmination of relationships spanning decades from Napa to Sonoma County, sourcing from some of the most prestigious vineyards both valleys have to offer.
Tasting Note
Ripe, structured and incredibly age-worthy but with a silky, mineral and floral elegance that allows it to be approached in its youth. Expect barrel notes of cocoa powder, vanilla, and peppercorns, with a core of blackberries, black plums, kirsch and gravelly, minerally graphite.
ABV
15.2%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Tickets by Stones / 325
474, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93
Producer Story
A creation from the exclusive Stones vineyards of Fairchild Napa Valley. A careful multi-vineyard blend exhibiting all of the Stones No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 characteristics of violets, gravel and mineral. The creative imagery of the labels takes you back to some of the most famous moments in history. Moments in time as you explore wine and the world. You are a participant. Not an observer. This is your ticket to an incredible adventure. Taste. Smell. See. Imagine. You Are global.
Product Story
Ticktes X Stones, a series of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley with a multidimensional mouthfeel, exhibiting graphite, crushed rocks, and floral notes.
Tasting Note
The nose is so inviting with graphite, violets, tons of minerality and floral notes. The mouthfeel is multidimensional; density, monster presence and huge energy are the striking components of this beauty. The wine shows incredible balance and weight, seamless, loaded with aromatics like lead pencil, graphite, crushed rocks and anise and much more.....the aftertaste lasts for minutes giving a potential of great ageability. A wine showcasing this amazing vintage perfectly.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Turley / 120
377, Cabernet Sauvignon, Turley Estate, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94+, VIN-90-92
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Product Story
Certified organic, single vineyard, pure Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon--not a statement that can be made by many! Planted in 1989 on the volcanic and alluvial soils found in northern Napa Valley, this vineyard forms the eastern border of the Turley estate and is framed on two sides by ancient, majestic oak trees and a 150-year-old olive grove.
Tasting Note
Certified organic, estate-owned, single-vineyard fruit from our home in the heart of Napa Valley. Classic, compelling, and comforting, our Cabernet hits all the right notes. Red cherry, leather, lavender, graphite, and sweet spices on the nose. The palate is structured yet approachable, with a supple, satisfying texture and just enough tannin to frame the fruit. Rewardingly ready to enjoy now, no decanting necessary!
Cabernet Sauvignon
Ulysses / 300
387, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-96, WS-93
Producer Story
Steeped in history, ULYSSES Vineyard, part of the original 1800’s Charles Hopper Ranch, was acquired in 2008 by Christian Moueix. Along the Napa Valley’s Oakville bench and extending over an alluvial fan at the foot of the Mayacamas Range, the site is exceptional for winegrowing. The soil is composed of deep, gravelly, clay loam and is particularly well-suited to growing Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Note
Offering tremendous opulence, Ulysses 2015 married lavender and sage in voluptuous layers of blond tobacco and blue plum. A wine of great potential.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Upchurch Vineyard / 140
334, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2020
Red Mountain, Washington
Description
RP-98, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Merlot 10%
Tasting Note
The UV Estate Cabernet Sauvignon has elegant aromas of dark fruit, blueberries, bramble berries, and white flowers on the nose that continue into the glass followed by notes of toasty oak and sage. Deep, dark ruby in appearance. Great depth, with ripe, juicy tannins, and a plush mouthfeel. This is a complete wine, fully balanced, with good lift.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vaso / 150
418, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 95% Petit Verdot 2% Merlot 1% Malbec 1% Cabernet Franc 1%
Tasting Note (2014)
Aromatically generous, the 2014 VASO Cabernet Sauvignon exudes fragrances of plum, sage, and cassis with hints of tobacco box and warm spices. Flavors of Bing cherry entice the front palate as the hillside fruit expression takes over, fusing flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate across the supple yet structured palate. Ripe strawberry and crème brûlée linger on the finish. Lush and approachable now, this wine will continue to soften and develop over the next five to ten years. Enjoy with roasted meats, grilled vegetables, or perhaps a rich wild mushroom risotto.
ABV
15.3%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vida Valiente / 550
459, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96+, WS-94
Producer Story
Vida Valiente winemaker Sam Kaplan believes wines are made in the vineyard, where every terroir nuance imbues each grape with a unique sense of place. Located at the base of Glass Mountain in St. Helena, Vida Valiente’s most defining feature is the high percentage of obsidian in its rocky Cortina soils, producing wines of extraordinary tannic structure. Vines are farmed by Sam as well as viticulturist Jim Barbour, renowned for his impeccably managed vineyards throughout the Napa Valley.
Product Story
This is a vineyard that hardly needs an introduction. The well-drained, gravelly soils provide an ideal canvas for Cabernet to flourish. Crafting wine with Beckstoffer To Kalon fruit is exciting for many reasons. We are working in the newest redeveloped section which gives us the ability to be the first to produce wine from our incredible block. 2021 Vintage marked the first harvest out of the newly redeveloped section of To Kalon.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard 29 / 150
494, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ceanda, 2023
St. Helena, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 94% Petite Verdot 4% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
We have a passion for the Napa Valley and creating a portfolio of elegant, enjoyable wines. We invite you to explore how our unmatched vineyard sites, use of classic wine making techniques and our state-of-the-art winery support our passion and give us the opportunity to share Vineyard 29’s wines with you.
Tasting Note
Lifted aromatics of blackberry, red currant, and ripe plum, accented by violets, sweet vanilla, and graphite. On the palate, it offers a seamless balance between power and elegance—layers of cassis, dark cherry, and blueberry compote framed by velvety tannins and a vibrant line of acidity. Subtle notes of mocha, cedar, and tobacco leaf weave through the mid-palate, giving depth and sophistication. The finish is long and polished, lingering with flavors of dark chocolate, espresso, and savory earth tones.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard 29 / 90
335, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cru, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-90
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 90% Petit Verdot 3% Malbec 3% Cabernet Franc 2% Merlot 2%
Producer Story
We have a passion for the Napa Valley and creating a portfolio of elegant, enjoyable wines. We invite you to explore how our unmatched vineyard sites, use of classic wine making techniques and our state-of-the-art winery support our passion and give us the opportunity to share Vineyard 29’s wines with you.
Product Story (2017)
Our Cru portfolio wines are all about representing the broader character of the Napa and Willamette wine-growing regions. We have established long term partnerships with growers of extraordinary fruit that allow us to fulfill our mantra of “winemaking starts in the vineyards”.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 CRU Cabernet Sauvignon offers fragrant violet and perfumed aromas along with cocoa powder, chocolate covered blueberries and crème de cassis on the nose. Full bodied, mouth-watering acidity, a touch of fresh tobacco leaf, hints of wet slate, and a dark blue and black fruit-driven profile fill out the mid-palate and lead to juicy, supple, fine grain tannins and a long, drawn out finish.
ABV
14.8%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Williams Selyem / 450
456, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-93
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Tasting Note
Nearly opaque in color, the Missouri Hopper Vineyard wine is a showstopper. Lively and vibrant, the wine exhibits a floral tone along with red fruits and currants. Cedar and citrus add freshness to this wine while hints of fennel seedadd complexity and layers. In the mouth, the wine is equally stunning. The freshness shines through with terrific acidity that carries the flavors of red and black fruit to a lengthy finish. The tannins are robust, but the extract of this site seems to cloak the tannin profile to offer balance and harmony, even at this young age. The wine finishes gracefully with hints of aged tobacco.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Williams Selyem / 475
493, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-93
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Tasting Note
Aromatically the wine exudes darker fruits with soil-inflected notes. Macerated fruits and citrus further add depth to the nose. It is a palate that defines To Kalon, with tannins that keep building all the way to the mineral-driven finish.
ABV
14.9%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Williams Selyem / 450
499, Cabernet Sauvignon, Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-95, RP-94+
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Tasting Note
Exudes freshness with subtle notes of dusty and earthy character. Fruit aromas of boysenberry and plum combine with hints of dried flowers, cedar, and sandalwood. The wine is further complexed with undertones of cocoa nibs and lightly roasted coffee beans. Equally as layered in the mouth, flavors of black fruits combine with earthy tones and wood spices. The tannins are mouth coating and extremely refined and leave the palate with Rutherford’s signature dusty finish.
ABV
14.9%
Pinot Noir
Arterberry Maresh / 65
522, Pinot Noir, 2024
Dundee Hills, Oregon
Producer Story
The Maresh family has had a long and memorable presence in the Dundee Hills. In 1980 Jim and Loie’s daughter, Martha, married Fred Arterberry, Jr. who was one of the first winemakers in Oregon to have a degree in fermentation science from the University of California at Davis. Fred Arterberry was one of the early pioneer winemakers the 1970’s and produced many highly acclaimed wines from the Maresh Vineyard. In 1983 Martha and Fred had a son, Jim. His father’s winery label — Arterberry — closed upon Fred’s death in 1990. Beginning in 2005 Jim founded his own winery, Arterberry Maresh. Raised on his family’s farm since he was born has given Jim a strong connection to and appreciation of the Red Hills of Dundee. He knows the vineyards, the neighbors and the various seasons and vintages that challenge and reward each grape grower and winemaker. His is a deep history of family, farming and winemaking. His wines reflect that heritage and the experience of three generations farming since 1959.
Tasting Note
Red currant, pomegranate, black cherry, harmonious, expansive and long. Balances fruit, acidity and tannins perfectly.
Pinot Noir
Aston Estate / 90
515, Pinot Noir, 2023
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-95, RP-95
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
The owner discovered a remote 40-acre coastal vineyard in 2000 and began producing wine in 2004 using specific Pinot Noir clones. Early wines were bigger in style due to young vines, harsh conditions, and site challenges. Over time, improved access, increased vineyard activity, and vine maturity allowed for better fruit quality and a more refined, balanced style. After more than 20 years of development, the now mature 14-acre vineyard produces more complex wines, aided by experience and techniques like small block fermentations. The key philosophy emphasized is that great winemaking starts with a strong vineyard, careful management, and minimal intervention to let the wine’s natural character shine.
Product Story
The Sonoma Coast – Aston Estate Vineyard. Regarded by winemakers and critics alike as the “ new frontier of excellence,” the Sonoma Coast is ripe with potential. The superb combination of marine-influenced climate, scarcity of plantable land, and proven track record for growing stellar quality grapes have catapulted this region into the forefront of American winemaking and the appellation’s wines are a “must have” for the pinot passionate.
Tasting Note
Features all the usual dark berries of the area complemented by sandalwood, pomegranate, nori, sea spray, mint and wild herbs.
ABV
13.9%
Pinot Noir
Beaux Frères / 125
477, Pinot Noir, 2023
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
WS-94, RP-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
While on vacation in 1986, Michael Etzel came upon an 88-acre farm for sale located on Ribbon Ridge in the Northern Willamette Valley. After some deliberation, Michael purchased the farm with his brother-in-law, world-famous wine critic, Robert Parker, Jr. Michael began his focused pursuit by planting only Pinot Noir and slowly transforming the old farm into his jewel. While planting his own vineyard, Michael worked four harvests at Ponzi Winery. In 1990, Michael harvested his first crop and sold the grapes, except enough to make one barrel, to winemakers Ken Wright and Dick Ponzi. In 1991, a renovation of one of the barns led to the creation of Beaux Frères Winery and the beginning of a cult classic. Beaux Freres just celebrated their 25th vintage in 2015.
Tasting Note (2018)
Playful, candy-coated raspberry aromas bounce from the glass along with sweet cigar spice, followed by a lush palate of dark cherry and soft yet pithy tannin. Finishes with quenching acidity and lingering, velvety texture.
ABV
13.7%
Pinot Noir
Benovia / 75
467, Pinot Noir, Cohn Vineyard, 2021
Sonoma County, California
Pinot Noir
Bernardus / 95
487, Pinot Noir, Garys' Vineyard, 2022
Santa Lucia Highlands, California
Producer Story
The focus of Bernardus is to create wines that flatter the palate and stimulate the imagination. Owner Ben Pon appreciates wine as an art - a form of art that transcends the ordinary. His dream with Bernardus is to make a red wine equal to the finest from Bordeaux.
Tasting Note
A gorgeous perfume of ripe, dark red fruits along with notes of rose petal. The fabulous palate is very intense - powerful yet elegant - with layers of boysenberry, ripe black cherry and a hint of spice.
ABV
14.1%
Pinot Noir
Bevan Cellars / 125
574, Pinot Noir, 2023
Petaluma Gap, California
Tasting Note (2021)
What makes the 2021 Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir so unique is its textures. The mid-palate is round, luxurious and pulls you in, but the tannins are so supple that you keep sipping it to experience them again and again. Dark blue fruits come from the Calera clone, then beautiful orange rind and spice fill out this complex, enthralling Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir
Brewer-Clifton / 130
483, Pinot Noir, Machado, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
WS-96, RP-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
At Brewer – Clifton, we believe that the geographic, geologic and climatic uniqueness of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation provide an ideal place to grow chardonnay and pinot noir of intensity, complexity and specificity. Our mission and indeed our passion is to present wines that convey the characteristics inherent to each of these sites, with uncompromising quality.
Product Story (2021)
MACHADO Looking to secure a mirror-image sister ranch to our 3D Vineyard, we began working with the Machado family in the winter of 2008. Our 15 acre parcel on their land is located adjacent to Clos Pepe and immediately behind the Kessler-Haak Vineyard. The site is marked by a gorgeous rolling terrain with sandy loam soils. At Machado, the majority of the planting is dedicated to pinot noir with equal amounts of such selections as Pommard, Merry Edwards, Mount Eden, and 459. In addition to pinot noir, we also planted a small, two-acre plot in the sandiest portion of the field to the Sweeney Canyon selection of chardonnay.
Tasting Note (2021)
Aroma: Cherry, Rhubarb, Mint Flavor: Blackberry, Boysenberry, Allspice Texture: Black Tea, Silt
Pinot Noir
Carson Phillips / 75
491, Pinot Noir, Carson Phillips Estate, 2018
Dundee Hills, Oregon
Producer Story
Carson Phillips wines are made ov three brothers dedicated to growing wines that express place, time, and the people who care for them.
Product Story
This 2018 Pinot Noir comes from our home, farm and estate vineyard in the Dundee Hills.
Pinot Noir
Domaine Drouhin / 130
542, Pinot Noir, Laurène, 2023
Dundee Hills, Oregon
Description
WS-93, RP-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
The Drouhin Family's winemaking roots run deep, having taken hold in Burgundy's best vineyards more than a century ago. Through the years, there has been a very clear link, a continuum, that inhabits Maison Joseph Drouhin, and now Domaine Drouhin Oregon. Our estate winery in the Dundee Hills creates elegant, fine Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines forged from our family's tradition of fine winemaking in France. For more than 25 years, the Drouhin Family has brought a wealth of hard-earned experience to their vineyards in the Willamette Valley, just southwest of Portland, Oregon.
Pinot Noir
Domaine Nico / 90
482, Pinot Noir, La Savante, 2022
Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
Description
VIN-96
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Domaine Nico is named after Laura Catena's daughter, Nicola, which pays homage to Laura’s great grand-father, Nicola Catena, founder of Catena Zapata winery in 1902.
Product Story
La Savante or "The Scholar" in the feminine, pays homage to the scholarly women, who can be feminine and serious at the same time, like this wine.
Tasting Note
This vertical wine is feminine and serious, with minerality, spicy red fruits, and an earthy character. Domaine Nico La Savante displays aromas of red fruits, earthy thyme, rosemary, and sweet spices such as clove. It has medium-high acidity, low alcohol, and a slight minerality alongside integrated oak and layered tannins.
ABV
12.5%
Pinot Noir
DuMOL / 175
524, Pinot Noir, Dutton-Jentoft Vineyard, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
Pinot Noir
DuMOL / 210
376, Pinot Noir, Finn, 2021
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-99, VIN-95, VIN-96
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
ABV
14.1%
Pinot Noir
DuMOL / 210
403, Pinot Noir, Finn, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-96pts, WS-94, VIN-96pts
Producer Story
Founded in 1996, DuMOL is a vineyard focused producer of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the extreme southwestern part of the Russian River Valley. We also grow and craft small-lot Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Viognier from exceptional vineyard sites in Sonoma and Napa, expanding upon twenty-five years of winegrowing experience. Through precise attention to detail in the vineyards and vintage-specific winegrowing and winemaking, we aim to create wines that highlight the purity of place. Our small team is dedicated to our portfolio of Estate, leased, and grower-partner vineyards. DuMOL wines are released through limited allocations to our consumer mailing list and select restaurants worldwide.
Pinot Noir
Evening Land / 160
527, Pinot Noir, Seven Springs Estate Summum, 2022
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Description
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman stand at the vanguard of new world wine. Together they steward the historic Seven Spring Vineyard into its fourth decade.
Product Story
Fruit for this wine comes from the same vines as our La Source Pinot Noir, though from a selective first passing from which only the best fruit is collected. Our team carefully analyzes each plant–including the amount of clusters that it bears, the health of its canopy, and beyond–to choose which clusters will ultimately find their way into this meticulously crafted cuvée.
Tasting Note
Summum is a truly singular Pinot Noir from the lowest-yielding vines in the La Source parcel. The intensity is immediate – plush raspberry and fresh rose petal with porcini mushroom and smoked spice, touching on so many primary and secondary aromas profligate in Pinot Noir. This cuvée is all about concentration of fruit and judicious oak, and there’s enough structure to carry the two in a confident performance, the subtleties of which deserve to be worked out again and again.
ABV
13.1%
Pinot Noir
Failla / 60
533, Pinot Noir, 2023
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Founded as Failla Jordan in 1998, it took its name from the husband-and-wife team of winemaker Ehren Jordan and fellow debtor Anne-Marie Failla. That year we planted our Estate vineyard on the Sonoma Coast and began buying fruit for our first releases, the very Rhône-style ‘98 Alban Vineyard Viognier and ‘98 Que Syrah Syrah. However, after three vintages under the Failla Jordan label, the must hit the fan and we got into a legal dust-up with Jordan Vineyards and Winery. When the smoke cleared, we had agreed to cease using Ehren’s last name to avoid trampling tender trademark toes and, putting our best foot (and better half) forward, we continued with simply "Failla".
Tasting Note (2021)
The 2021 Failla Willamette Valley Pinot Noir deftly combines fruit and earthiness. Bright and aromatic with notes of pomegranate, orange zest, bright cherries, and dried herbs along with dried earth, woodsy notes and hints of minerality.
ABV
13.9%
Pinot Noir
Flowers / 110
506, Pinot Noir, 2023
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
RP-91, WS-92, VIN-92
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
As nursery owners in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Walt and Joan Flowers had long dreamed of combining their love of wine with their passion for agriculture. They knew they wanted to produce their favorite varietals, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; what they didn’t know was that their path would eventually lead them across country to Northern California’s rugged Sonoma Coast. After responding to a small classified ad in a national wine publication, that’s exactly where they landed.
Product Story (2021)
Together, with our vineyard partners, our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is a reflection of the unique characteristics of our estates: coastal influence, topography, and unique soils. To craft this wine, we work with vineyards from like-minded growers that reflect the energy and purity of this coastal and natural region. Some of our long-standing vineyard partners are Lavio Ranch, Hallberg Ranch Vineyard, and Bohan Ranch, along with our Sea View Ridge Estate.
Tasting Note (2021)
A beautiful mix of red and blue fruit on the nose unfolds with distinctive layers of violets, spice notes, and the fresh, haunting quality of an evergreen forest. Hints of blueberries join a burst of cherry on the palate, grounded and brightened in equal measure by one-grained tannins and deliciously juicy acidity.
ABV
14.1%
Pinot Noir
Hartford Court / 125
486, Pinot Noir, Fog Dance Vineyard, 2022
Green Valley of Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Hartford Family Winery specializes in making wines from single vineyard sites. In recent vintages we have made about 25 different single vineyard bottlings. Small and low-yielding vineyards deliver expressive and personality-rich wine. Our single vineyard Hartford Court Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays total as few as 93 cases, up to about 800 cases. Likewise, our Hartford Old Vine Zinfandels are produced in small quantities. Our single vineyard wines are highly allocated.
Tasting Note (2021)
Exuberant aromas of berries, black cherry and exotic spice aromatics are supported by bright flavors of red and black cherry, blood orange and soy. Velvety, fine grained tannins complement a long finish with subtle clove and citrus nuances.
Pinot Noir
Kosta Browne / 225
497, Pinot Noir, Gap's Crown Vineyard, 2020
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-90
Producer Story
Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. California Pinot Noir endures in the fine wine world and we are delighted to be a continued part of that conversation. As we mature as a winery we grow in different ways. We construct a custom winery tailored to how we make wine. We work with new financial partners who share our vision for quality. We invest in our first vineyard and begin to grow our own fruit. We are awarded the coveted ‘wine of the year’ – the only Pinot Noir to do so to date. Our focus, however, remains the same as before: making the best Pinot Noir we can.
Product Story (2018)
Gap’s Crown Vineyard is located on a western hillside of Sonoma Mountain in the town of Penngrove, east of Rohnert Park. Originally positioned in the southern section of the Sonoma Coast AVA, the vineyard is now a part of America’s newest AVA, the Petaluma Gap. Gap’s Crown Vineyard’s modest slope and southwest facing vines at 320 to 820 feet elevation expose it to the maritime elements. However, the vineyard was carefully planted with most vines on the hillside above the fog line to encourage even sunlight exposure during the final stages of fruit ripening, while a lingering fog pocket around the vineyard at the end of the growing season allows the grapes to slowly develop sugar and phenolic ripeness in unison. A section of about 37 acres is leased long-term to Kosta Browne.
Tasting Note (2019)
From its pleasing tension to its generous flavors of blueberry, baking spices and crème fraîche, this is a classic Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir with playful acidity and fresh, balanced richness.
ABV
13.5%
Pinot Noir
Kosta Browne / 190
842, Pinot Noir, 2014
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-91, WS-91
Producer Story
Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. California Pinot Noir endures in the fine wine world and we are delighted to be a continued part of that conversation. As we mature as a winery we grow in different ways. We construct a custom winery tailored to how we make wine. We work with new financial partners who share our vision for quality. We invest in our first vineyard and begin to grow our own fruit. We are awarded the coveted ‘wine of the year’ – the only Pinot Noir to do so to date. Our focus, however, remains the same as before: making the best Pinot Noir we can.
Product Story (2018)
Over the years, we’ve been fortunate to work with many great vineyards that span a diverse and varied view into a region that many would call the heartland of California Pinot Noir. Our goal is to create a wine that showcases the essence of this magical appellation. This year, it was the latest harvest in the last five years. But, no matter the vintage, there is often a recognizably full mouthfeel and texture to the wines from the area - a common thread to the components of this blend. The round, spherical entry showcases the bramble and black cherry notes of this wine. A totally complete Pinot Noir.
Tasting Note
Nose: Rainier cherries, black raspberry, rose petals. Potpourri and floral notes. Mouth: Cherries and rose hips, pomegranate and sun drenched raspberries, broadly textured and lasting.
ABV
14.3%
Pinot Noir
Kosta Browne / 165
492, Pinot Noir, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Producer Story
Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. California Pinot Noir endures in the fine wine world and we are delighted to be a continued part of that conversation. As we mature as a winery we grow in different ways. We construct a custom winery tailored to how we make wine. We work with new financial partners who share our vision for quality. We invest in our first vineyard and begin to grow our own fruit. We are awarded the coveted ‘wine of the year’ – the only Pinot Noir to do so to date. Our focus, however, remains the same as before: making the best Pinot Noir we can.
Product Story (2019)
What makes this area truly unique is the purely East/West maritime mouth that funnels cooling coastal fog and wind to the vines. Sta. Rita Hills is one of the world’s best cool-climate growing regions of Pinot Noir.
Tasting Note (2019)
Nose: Intense aromas of cranberry, pomegranate, and Rainer cherry. Underlying notes of cinnamon, lemon- thyme, and sarsaparilla. Mouth: Powerful, with a rush of intense fruit, balanced by the complex texture. Polished, with well-integrated oak and a focused structure.
ABV
14.1%
Pinot Noir
Lingua Franca / 150
472, Pinot Noir, Mimi's Mind, 2023
Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon
Description
RP-93, WS-94
Pinot Noir
Maggy Hawk / 110
504, Pinot Noir, Stormin', 2018
Anderson Valley, California
Description
WS-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Situated adjacent to the redwoods and one of the last vineyards before one reaches the Pacific, the Maggy Hawk vineyard is located in what many refer to as the “deep end” of Anderson Valley. The vineyard contains a complex patchwork of different facings, slopes and clones, all of which conspire to provide a dazzling array of different Pinot Noirs.
Tasting Note
Big, rich and assertive. Stormin’ delivers a deep complexity of characters from a blend of blocks and clones. Dark chocolate and black cherry aromas mingle with warm toasted chestnuts and candied ginger. Floral lavender and savory mushroom notes transition to a bold texture, solid acidity and round tannins which give way to a generous finish.
ABV
14.2%
Pinot Noir
Maxem / 180
498, Pinot Noir, Silver Eagle Vineyard, 2022
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94
Producer Story
Sam Kaplan, in his winemaking career, has been on the ground floor of some of Napa Valley’s most exciting wine projects in recent history, helping to plant vineyards, build wineries and cement reputations with wines that speak of the unparalleled sites in which they’re grown.
Tasting Note
Magenta in the glass with a deep garnet core, this stunning offering showcases the beautiful music that the VR and Calera clones can play together. Vibrant notes of red cherries, black raspberries, gardenias, lilacs, crushed violets, hints of saline, and crushed minerals meld effortlessly into an opulent and round palate layered with Stoetz Lane blackberry pie, raspberry preserves, sandalwood, wet slate, forest floor, and white pepper, all backed by a crimson acidity that canvases the mouth with every sip. Aged in 80% new French oak, the combination of ripe fruits and terroir-driven tension highlight an elevated harmony of beautiful fruits, exotic florals, and sultry spice. A round and juicy finish lifts the entire experience, with expressive notes of wild blackberries that linger on the tongue inviting you back for another taste.
Pinot Noir
Merry Edwards / 125
488, Pinot Noir, Olivet Lane, 2022
Russian River Valley, California
Description
WS-93, RP-91, VIN-93
Producer Story
One of California’s first woman winemakers, Merry Edwards began her career at Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1974. She went on to become the founding winemaker at Matanzas Creek in 1977 and remained there until 1984. For the next decade, Merry consulted for numerous wineries, large and small, in Oregon and many diverse appellations of California.
Product Story (2019)
The Pellegrini family is making careful decisions to promote the longevity of this already historic vineyard. This includes making changes to the irrigation to promote better tannin development in the grapes. They implemented deficit irrigation practices, tailored to promoting the health of older vines, in 2019 and you can really taste it in the huge tannins that this vintage produced! Here’s to another 46 years! – Winemaker Heidi von der Mehden
Pinot Noir
Merry Edwards / 125
450, Pinot Noir, Richaven, 2021
Russian River Valley, California
Description
VIN-94, RP-91, WS-92
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
One of California’s first woman winemakers, Merry Edwards began her career at Mount Eden Vineyards in the Santa Cruz Mountains in 1974. She went on to become the founding winemaker at Matanzas Creek in 1977 and remained there until 1984. For the next decade, Merry consulted for numerous wineries, large and small, in Oregon and many diverse appellations of California.
Tasting Note
This inviting vintage offers aromas of warm fruit compote, dark plum, wet stone, leather and black pepper. Velvety and concentrated on entry, this wine builds to a crescendo on the palate, offering black cherries, plum skin and dark chocolate. Silky tannins linger on the persistent finish.
ABV
14.5%
Pinot Noir
Morlet Family Vineyards / 215
501, Pinot Noir, Côteaux Nobles, 2021
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-96
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Product Story (2017)
Located on the Sonoma Coast, on the eastern slope (Côte) of the second ridge from the Pacific Ocean, this unique hillside vineyard (Côteau) benefits from the cool maritime breeze and the mild and sunny mountain climate. The noble site’s natural conditions are ideal for growing excellent Pinot Noir in the Goldridge soil. Handcrafted using classical Burgundian winemaking techniques, this wine is a tribute to the Nobles family that has been farming this land for four generations. It is the ‘Noble Hillsides’ or ‘Côteaux Nobles.'
Pinot Noir
Mount Eden Vineyards / 110
532, Pinot Noir, Estate, 2021
Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Description
VIN-96, RP-94, WS-92
Producer Story
Mount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original “boutique” California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Eden’s lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in austere, infertile Franciscan shale on a cool, exposed mountaintop, these low-yielding estate vineyards have consistently produced world-class wines for over a half-century. In 2007 Mount Eden acquired an additional 55 acre wine estate in the Saratoga foothills, which was christened Domaine Eden.
Tasting Note (2017)
Enticing wild strawberries and plum aromas are full bore. The mouthfeel is linear in intensity with fine tension on the palate with flavors of blackberry, pastille, and lovely plum sorbet.
ABV
13.5%
Pinot Noir
Noria / 90
719, Pinot Noir, Sangiacomo Vineyard, 2023
Sonoma Coast, California
Producer Story
Nori grew up in Tokyo with no exposure to wine, but a graduation trip to Italy at 22 sparked a life-changing passion after a single glass of Barbaresco. Back in Japan, he trained as a sommelier, learning only Old World wines and believing California wines were inferior. A transfer to San Francisco in 1999 proved otherwise when a Napa Chardonnay transformed his perspective. He immersed himself in California wine, studying at UC Davis and visiting 170 wineries, discovering a unique style rather than an inferior one. In 2010, he founded Noria Wines to create balanced California wines designed to pair harmoniously with Japanese cuisine.
Tasting Note
Delectable aromas of raspberry, cherry, rose petal, and a hint of strawberry as well as attractive bouquets of cedar, caramel, and anise. Dazzling red berry flavor expands on the palate. Supple acidity and refined tannins lift the mid-palate and provide the exquisite mouth feel with finesse and depth. A nuance of elegant oak notes adds a touch of spiciness and tension to the delightful finish. Sensual and transparent.
Pinot Noir
Noria / 90
484, Pinot Noir, Umino Vineyard, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Producer Story
Nori grew up in Tokyo with no exposure to wine, but a graduation trip to Italy at 22 sparked a life-changing passion after a single glass of Barbaresco. Back in Japan, he trained as a sommelier, learning only Old World wines and believing California wines were inferior. A transfer to San Francisco in 1999 proved otherwise when a Napa Chardonnay transformed his perspective. He immersed himself in California wine, studying at UC Davis and visiting 170 wineries, discovering a unique style rather than an inferior one. In 2010, he founded Noria Wines to create balanced California wines designed to pair harmoniously with Japanese cuisine.
Product Story
The name NORIA means "waterwheel" in Spanish—a symbol of life's essential energy, the flow of water, and the connection to nature. For Nori, it represents the continuous cycle of tradition and innovation, and the joy that wine brings to every moment it touches.
Tasting Note
Intense aromas of raspberry, violet, a hint of dark cherry, rose-petal, and seductive bouquets of cedar, white pepper, and caramel. Fragrant entry. Stylish, refreshing red berry flavor quickly expands on the palate. Vibrant acidity and silky mouth feel melt into an elegant, long finish. A hint of sweet oak and spice notes add nuance and complexity. Pure and delicate.
Pinot Noir
Occidental / 105
505, Pinot Noir, Freestone-Occidental, 2023
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
VIN-95-97
Producer Story
World-class pinot noir from unique sites on the coastal headlands in the Freestone-Occidental area. Proprietor: Stephen Kistler
Product Story (2022)
The Freestone-Occidental pinot noir includes a blend of fruit from our Bodega Headlands, Occidental Station, and Bodega Ridge vineyards. It also shares the same winemaking techniques as our vineyard-designated pinot noirs. All our pinot noirs are fermented with native yeasts and native Malo-Lactic bacteria.
Tasting Note (2021)
Crystalline, bright, mouthwatering, and a bit salty with a saline mineral finish, the 2021 Freestone-Occidental evokes juicy red berries and a near perfect balance of finesse and energy – of bright, primary red fruits and saline elements. It conveys outstanding precision and lift in the mouth and finishes vibrant and long with beautifully sculpted tannins.
Pinot Noir
Paul Hobbs / 190
843, Pinot Noir, Ulises Valdez Vineyard, 2007
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-92
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Product Story
The 2007 growing season was preceded by a mild, dry winter. Bud break came early and set a crop of small clusters and highly concentrated berries. Summer brought ideal weather with warm, even temperatures through veraison. Several heat spikes in August anticipated an early start to crush, but temperatures cooled in early September, allowing ample time for phenolics as well as sugars to reach optimum levels. The result was a slow, steady harvest of exceptional quality, with wines showing great intensity and structure.
Tasting Note
Starts out supple and graceful, with creamy cherry and berry fruit, but as this firms, the earthier side of the tannins gain hold. The best of two bottles tasted. Drink now through 2012.
ABV
14.6%
Pinot Noir
Paul Hobbs / 155
526, Pinot Noir, 2022
West Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-90, RP-93
Producer Story
In 1991, pioneering winemaker Paul Hobbs established Paul Hobbs Winery. The Paul Hobbs Katherine Lindsay Estate in Sebastopol, California, purchased in 1998, would later be the site of his Howard Backen designed winery, completed in 2003. The winery exemplifies his vision and dedication to sustainability and his on-going quest to refine the art of winemaking with minimal intervention, yet meticulous care.
Tasting Note
Lovely ruby red shades catch the eye, while exotic notes of tart Morello cherry and pungent pine forest swirl with fresh raspberry. Bright, pure fruit carries through on the palate, layered with earthy hints of damp loam and rocky salinity, all backed by the elegant, fine-grained tannins and stylish grip that cool West Sonoma Coast offers at its best.
Pinot Noir
Paul Lato / 75
490, Pinot Noir, S.R.H., 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2021)
Expertly balanced ripe power with stunning nuance. This wine offers cranberry, cherry, turned earth and crumpled chaparral on the nose. The palate carries that line of chaparral through bright raspberry and woodspice flavors.
Pinot Noir
Paul Lato / 135
496, Pinot Noir, Seabiscuit Zotovich Vineyard, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-90
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2020)
Brilliant ruby red color with fragrant notes of bing cherry, rose petals, and a hint of lavender. On the palate, the core of red fruit continues with fresh acidity and dense texture. It is mid-bodied, zesty and smooth with a hint of spice on the finish. The tannins are gentle but persistent and will allow this wine to age gracefully with time.
ABV
13.9%
Pinot Noir
Paul Lato / 90
78, Pinot Noir, Victor Francis Peake Ranch Vineyard, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-90
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note (2021)
Aromas of red and black cherries, violets, and rose petals leap from the glass. The palate is layered and plush, with a long, lingering finish. The 2021 “Victor Francis” is a gorgeous wine that showcases the beauty and complexity of the Sta. Rita Hills and will only improve with age.
Pinot Noir
Raen / 225
566, Pinot Noir, Freestone Occidental Bodega, 2024
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
VIN-97, WS-93
Producer Story
In 2013 Carlo and Dante Mondavi founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast. "For us, Raen is our creed, ethos and mantra that embodies our dream in wine.Our goal is to make Pinot Noir that can sit alongside the finest of the world. Our name RAEN stands for Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally. RAEN also reminds us that RAIN becomes wine in our vineyards."
ABV
12.5%
Pinot Noir
Raen / 190
79, Pinot Noir, Pacific Rock, 2024
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
VIN-95, WS-90
Producer Story
In 2013 Carlo and Dante Mondavi founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast. "For us, Raen is our creed, ethos and mantra that embodies our dream in wine.Our goal is to make Pinot Noir that can sit alongside the finest of the world. Our name RAEN stands for Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally. RAEN also reminds us that RAIN becomes wine in our vineyards."
Tasting Note
Aromas of boysenberry and rose petal open from the glass, giving way to blackberries, savory herbs, Black Doris plum and just-ripe black cherries. Subtle undertones of umami-rich mushroom, black tea, and ocean forest intertwine with strawberry and wet volcanic rock. A thread of coastal salinity lifts the finish, leaving a wine both powerful and graceful, rooted in history yet alive with the energy of the sea.
Pinot Noir
Raen / 180
512, Pinot Noir, Sea Field, 2023
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
VIN-94, WS-95, RP-92+
Producer Story
In 2013 Carlo and Dante Mondavi founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast. "For us, Raen is our creed, ethos and mantra that embodies our dream in wine.Our goal is to make Pinot Noir that can sit alongside the finest of the world. Our name RAEN stands for Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally. RAEN also reminds us that RAIN becomes wine in our vineyards."
Product Story (2019)
Our 4.8 Sea Field Vineyard (monopole) produces our most elegant wines year in and year out. This unique bottling coming from an ancient Sea Field of diverse marine soils and fractured bedrock dating back between 66 and 200 million years. Soaring 1,500 feet above the Pacific Ocean less than 2 miles from its waters Sea Field is both our most coastal and highest elevation site. The combination of these elements creates Sea Field.
Tasting Note (2019)
Sea Field is pure elegance. Rose petal, white tea, blood orange pith and the edge of a coastal forest meeting wet rocks fill the bowl. Crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, sea moss, exotic spice, coastal chanterelles, rhubarb and floral tones linger on your palate with a seemingly everlasting finish.
Pinot Noir
Raen / 180
338, Pinot Noir, Sea Field, 2024
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
VIN-95, WS-94
Producer Story
In 2013 Carlo and Dante Mondavi founded RAEN winery with the goal to produce world class Pinot Noir on the western hills of the Sonoma Coast. RAEN currently focuses on making three Pinot Noirs, from three unique sites on the Sonoma Coast. "For us, Raen is our creed, ethos and mantra that embodies our dream in wine.Our goal is to make Pinot Noir that can sit alongside the finest of the world. Our name RAEN stands for Research in Agriculture and Enology Naturally. RAEN also reminds us that RAIN becomes wine in our vineyards."
Product Story (2019)
Our 4.8 Sea Field Vineyard (monopole) produces our most elegant wines year in and year out. This unique bottling coming from an ancient Sea Field of diverse marine soils and fractured bedrock dating back between 66 and 200 million years. Soaring 1,500 feet above the Pacific Ocean less than 2 miles from its waters Sea Field is both our most coastal and highest elevation site. The combination of these elements creates Sea Field.
Tasting Note (2019)
Sea Field is pure elegance. Rose petal, white tea, blood orange pith and the edge of a coastal forest meeting wet rocks fill the bowl. Crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, sea moss, exotic spice, coastal chanterelles, rhubarb and floral tones linger on your palate with a seemingly everlasting finish.
Pinot Noir
Read Holland / 90
513, Pinot Noir, Deep End, 2019
Anderson Valley, California
Producer Story
Read Holland Wines is about family, friends and special moments. We started this path with a conversation about love for Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, and Read Holland Wines was born. We focus on organically farmed historical grape sites that are distinctive, while enjoying the group effort of creating something special.
Product Story (2021)
Sourced from the Deep End of Anderson Valley. This compelling wine is about character and elegance, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
Tasting Note (2021)
Rose petals and raspberries greet you on the first swirl, followed by the signature bergamot tea note of the Deep End of Anderson Valley. The wine has a restrained richness on the palate. The whole cluster rose balm depth balances this beauty.
Pinot Noir
Rivers-Marie / 110
517, Pinot Noir, Joy Road Vineyard, 2023
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
WS-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
Single variety wines made to reflect the vineyard & vintage from which they came. Owned by Thomas Rivers Brown & Genevieve Marie Welsh.
Tasting Note
A crunchy, red fruited wine with high toned white flowers, sandalwood and spearmint.
Pinot Noir
Rochioli / 150
423, Pinot Noir, Estate, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-93
Producer Story
With three generations of dedication to the land, Rochioli Vineyards and Winery has earned the reputation as one of Sonoma County's finest wineries. This family legacy began in 1938, when Joe Rochioli Sr. purchased land he had long farmed. He had the foresight to know that the soil of the Russian River Valley would one day produce some of the world's greatest wines. His son Joe Jr. embraced this vision and today craft renowned, terrior-driven wines built on a foundation of superb fruit. The result has been a decades-long tradition of outstanding vintages: Silky-smooth, fruit-forward Pinot Noirs; rich, opulent Chardonnays; and tangy, food-friendly Sauvignon Blancs. Always in demand, always revered and always rated among the best varietals to be sought anywhere in the world. This commitment to quality is unwavering and our promise to everyone who uncorks a bottle of our wine.
Product Story (2010)
The majority of the grapes for this wine are from the Sweetwater Vineyard. The balance is from our many different vineyard sites, including the new planting of West Block.
Tasting Note (2021)
Alluring scents of blackberry preserves, blueberries, licorice, amaro and tea leaves with generous spicy undertones. The medium-bodied palate is silky, seamless and fresh with concentrated, perfumed fruit and a fan of spicy accents across the long finish.
ABV
14.5%
Pinot Noir
Rombauer / 120
485, Pinot Noir, 2021
Santa Lucia Highlands, California
Description
WS-91, RP-90
Producer Story
The Rombauer family has over 30 years of winemaking experience in the Napa Valley and is dedicated to family, land, and community. Koerner Rombauer oversees the daily operations. Daughter Sheana manages promotional marketing, wine clubs and special events while son, KR Rombauer III directs the national sales team.
Tasting Note
You will find our 2021 Rombauer Pinot Noir to be rich and silky, with vibrant red fruit flavors, subtle notes of earthiness, and warm spice all finding expression in this beautifully balanced wine.
ABV
14.8%
Pinot Noir
Samsara / 110
518, Pinot Noir, La Encantada Vineyard, 2019
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
VIN-95
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note
Candied cherry aromas are cut by dewy herbs, cracked pepper and a hint of graphite on the nose of this four-barrel bottling. Fresh raspberry and cherry flavors make for a juicy palate, where hints of sage, wild thyme and white pepper add considerable edge.
ABV
13.6%
Pinot Noir
Samsara / 110
671, Pinot Noir, Radian Vineyard, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
ABV
13.3%
Pinot Noir
Samsara / 110
680, Pinot Noir, Rancho La Viña Vineyard, 2023
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
VIN-94, RP-95
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
Tasting Note (2014)
Aromas of red berries, peppery herbs, smoky minerals, and wild thyme. Medium to full- bodies with tons of texture on the palate. Fine, firm tannins combined with impressive freshness, finishes long with lots of minerality
ABV
13.4%
Pinot Noir
Sea Smoke / 105
508, Pinot Noir, Botella, 2024
Santa Rita Hills, California
Producer Story
In 1999, fulfilling a long-held dream of owner Bob Davids, this sought-after stretch of land became Sea Smoke Vineyard. Sea Smoke produces Pinot Noir grown exclusively on the south-facing hillsides of their estate vineyards.
Pinot Noir
Siduri / 100
414, Pinot Noir, Garys' Vineyard, 2021
Santa Lucia Highlands, California
Description
VIN-90
Producer Story
Siduri, named for the babylonian goddess of wine, is the result of our founders' mutual love of pinot noir—and a dream that they could make great wines of their own.
Tasting Note
Opens with floral notes and sage with lingering dark fruit. The palate has laser-like focus upon the first sip then gradually expands with flavors of seared tomato, crushed gravel, and roasted cranberry. With brilliant acidity and expressive tannins, the finish is beautifully knit and persistent.
Pinot Noir
Siduri / 55
525, Pinot Noir, 2024
Santa Lucia Highlands, California
Description
VIN-92
Producer Story
Siduri, named for the babylonian goddess of wine, is the result of our founders' mutual love of pinot noir—and a dream that they could make great wines of their own.
Product Story (2017)
The vineyards of the Highlands are planted on the terraces of the Santa Lucia mountain range, overlooking the Salinas River Valley. Here, fog and breezes off nearby Monterey Bay funnel southeast, between the Santa Lucia and Gabilan ranges, creating a cool, true Region I climate. The exceptionally long SLH growing season of early bud break, lack of fall rains, and prolonged harvests allow the grapes to develop full, phenolic ripeness and flavors. The majority of our 2017 blend comes from our Escolle, Highlands and Lemoravo vineyards, which are located towards the northern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. Sierra Mar, Soberanes and Garys’ vineyards are represented in small percentages in this blend as well.
Tasting Note (2017)
Harvested between September 7th and September 16th, this Pinot Noir is a blend of six vineyards with the idea of producing the most complex and appealing Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir possible. Aged for 9 months in mostly neutral oak, the 2017 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir has aromas of cranberry, fresh raspberry, clay, Bing cherry, red beet, and nori. Weighty tannin up front, followed by bright acidity and tart red cherry and raspberry complement the juicy texture of the mid-palate.
ABV
14.5%
Pinot Noir
Siduri / 60
541, Pinot Noir, 2024
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Producer Story
Siduri, named for the babylonian goddess of wine, is the result of our founders' mutual love of pinot noir—and a dream that they could make great wines of their own.
Product Story (2021)
The 2021 Siduri Willamette Valley Pinot Noir comes from vineyards in two distinctive appellations within the Willamette Valley: Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity - plus a third vineyard in the Southern Willamette Valley, Maple Grove, that adds structure and richness. These three areas all bring different attributes to the blend and give us a broad range of flavors to blend to create a wine that is simultaneously rich and zippy–the best of all possible worlds!
Tasting Note (2021)
AROMATICS: Blackberry, Black tea, Autumn mulch PALATE: Cherry Pit, Licorice, Espresso
Pinot Noir
Solomon Hills / 125
514, Pinot Noir, 2020
Santa Maria Valley, California
Description
RP-98, WS-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Pinot Noir 100%
Producer Story
Solomon Hills Vineyard, named after the famed Santa Maria Valley bandit, Salomon Pico, has been a Miller Family vineyard since the late 1990’s, when the Miller Brothers first laid eyes on the site and foresaw the immense potential. Located just miles from the Pacific coast, this site sits at the westernmost edge of the Santa Maria Valley, earning it the distinction of the coolest vineyard in the entire appellation.
Product Story
Solomon Hills Pinot Noir is always distinctive and singular in its ability to harness the sunshine and freshness of Santa Maria Valley.
Tasting Note
Aromas of highly spiced cherries and strawberries lift from the glass. The noticeable savory element of cracked black pepper and teriyaki beef balance the ripe fruits. The well-integrated French barrels show hints of hibiscus and rooibos tea.
ABV
13.5%
Pinot Noir
The Setting / 110
502, Pinot Noir, 2022
Chehalem Mountains, Oregon
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
Established in 2014, The Setting is a collection of luxury wines created by three friends; Jeff Cova, Noah McMahon and winemaker Jesse Katz. As the first winemaker to make the Forbes “30 under 30” list, Jesse’s experience spans 19 harvests at internationally acclaimed wineries such as Chateau Petrus, Robert Foley, and was a part of the winemaking team at Screaming Eagle. The Setting Wines is a culmination of relationships spanning decades from Napa to Sonoma County, sourcing from some of the most prestigious vineyards both valleys have to offer.
Product Story
The second vintage of Chehalem Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir located within the Chehalem Mountains appellation – home to some of the oldest vineyards planted in Willamette Valley. Sitting at about 500 ft. elevation nestled within the Ribbon Ridge and Laurelwood appellations, the diverse composition of soils and climate create distinctive, complex wines with a true sense of place.
Tasting Note
Bold flavors of ripe blackberries, bing cherries and a touch of spice. Vibrant and well-balanced, this wine showcases a purity of fruit and well-integrated tannins with a long, graceful finish.
Pinot Noir
Trisaetum / 60
384, Pinot Noir, 2023
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Description
WS-92, VIN-91
Producer Story
The name Trisaetum is an amalgam of James and Andrea’s two children---Tristen and Tatum. Not having gone to school for wine, James Frey trained himself to become a winemaker with the help of mentors like Oregon’s Josh Bergström and Burgundy’s Jacques Lardiere. Since the family lives on site, James and Andrea have been committed to farming in a manner that creates a healthy and diverse ecosystem. This includes preservation of the natural habitats that surround their vineyards, dry-farming, never using herbicides, low or no tilling, extensive composting, bee-friendly viticulture and hand-harvesting every cluster. Today, Frey Family Wines encompass the brands of Trisaetum (Willamette Valley); 18401 Cellars (Walla Walla) and Pashey (Sparkling); all produced by James at the winery on Ribbon Ridge.
Product Story
A blend of Pinot Noir grapes from all three of our estate vineyards.
Pinot Noir
Trombetta / 80
677, Pinot Noir, Gap's Crown Vineyard, 2014
Sonoma Coast, California
Description
RP-91+
Producer Story
The Trombetta family story begins – and continues – with loved ones sharing homegrown food and homemade wine. Whispers of Italian winemaking tradition and a deep appreciation for the land guided Rickey Trombetta on her journey to making her own wine at home. Along with her husband Roger Stancliff, Rickey poured herself into her newfound hobby. The couple drew inspiration from the bountiful Sonoma County, the soil of which proved fertile not only for Rickey’s cherished garden, but also for her wine making skills. A tight-knit group grew around shared garden-fresh dinners and a love for winemaking. Longtime friend and mentor Carmine Indindoli shared his wine knowledge and many memories with the family. Passion turned professional when Rickey started a job developing the event and hospitality program for Paul Hobbs. “Uncle Paul” soon became an indispensable source of inspiration, guidance, and delightful dinnertime conversation. Trombetta Family Wines is an expression of the land and community that have nurtured Rickey’s skills, her garden, her family, and her love for winemaking.
Pinot Noir
Tyler / 90
550, Pinot Noir, Estate
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Product Story
With our new estate bottlings, we welcome you to the Sta. Rita Hills. For seventeen vintages, we have closely engaged with the foundational vineyards of this singular and nuanced region. In 2021, we acquired Fiddlestix Vineyard, first planted in 1998, immediately adjacent to Sanford & Benedict in the southern corridor of our appellation. In concert with Mae Estate to the north, these holdings privilege us to tell a comprehensive story of the Sta. Rita’s diverse terroir. And it begins in the vineyard. This moment is the culmination of nearly two decades of learning from the valley’s vineyards. Now, with total control of our farming, we can insure that Mae and Fiddlestix are ushered into the future with respect for our landscape and with the promise of longevity. In these new wines, we have married selections from Mae and Fiddlestix to share with you the complexity of the Sta. Rita as only we can.
ABV
13%
Pinot Noir
Tyler / 130
846, Pinot Noir, Fiddlestix Estate, 2023
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-93
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Product Story (2021)
In 2021, winemaker Justin Willett led a partnership in the acquisition of Fiddlestix Vineyard—a foundational vineyard of the Sta. Rita Hills. Planted in 1998, Fiddlestix sits atop the same Miocene landslide that informs the terroir of Sanford & Benedict, immediately across Santa Rosa Road. Justin worked with Fiddlestix in his first two vintages of Tyler - 2005 and 2006 - and now proudly farms nearly 40 individual blocks across 100 acres as its steward for many years to come
ABV
13%
Pinot Noir
Tyler / 125
847, Pinot Noir, Mae Estate, 2021
Santa Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-91
Producer Story
Tyler is dedicated to producing wines of delicacy and balance, where structure and nuance are favored above all else. Our focus is exclusively on exceptional vineyard sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley within Santa Barbara County, and feel pinot noir and chardonnay are the best mediums to express each vineyard site. Within these two appellations, the unique combination of marine-based soils, transverse ranges and valleys, and cool ocean influence make this a truly wonderful place for growing pinot noir and chardonnay.
Product Story
Our Mae Estate vineyard is located above Highway 246, the northern corridor of the Sta. Rita Hills. Just fifteen miles from the Pacific Ocean, Mae is host to ocean winds and fog and comprised of marine sedimentary soils. In planting this property in 2017, we chose to look to our immediate surrounds and work with a balanced collection of California heritage selections and clones that have long thrived in the rugged Santa Rita. To host our Pinot Noir, we chose the clay-rich grounds east and upslope from our Chardonnay—and we planted at half the density of Burgundy (two meters between rows, one meter between vines) to promote a balanced crop and to cater to our organic cultivation practices.
ABV
13.5%
Pinot Noir
Wayfarer / 190
412, Pinot Noir, The Estate Wayfarer Vineyard, 2021
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Wayfarer is the manifestation of a remarkable place, masterful winemaking, and the drive to go to extremes to create something truly exceptional. After nearly 30 years as an acclaimed Napa Valley vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer became increasingly entranced by the wines of Burgundy. “Every oenophile eventually gravitates to the wines of Burgundy,” he says. In the early 1990s, Jayson began seeking out the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the world. A close friend, legendary French wine importer Martine Saunier, had located two parcels for sale in Burgundy – Clos de la Roche, a Grand Cru Pinot Noir vineyard in Côte de Nuits Grand Cru, and Corton Vergennes, a Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyard in Corton. His winemaker, Helen Turley, was to make the wine with the hands-on assistance of the renowned Michel Niellon at his Chassagne-Montrachet winery. However, just after the papers were signed, the deal was nullified by an obscure Burgundian real estate clause that permitted last-minute alternative offers. Though these iconic vineyards faded from his dreams, Jayson knew that, eventually, the perfect site would present itself. He just didn’t realize it would be six years later in the remote hills of the Sonoma Coast at a small farm called Wayfarer.
Tasting Note (2012)
This blend of the vineyard’s 12 prize clones yields a wine of complexity and completeness, the culmination of a far-reaching journey. This wine possesses a beautiful ruby color with aspects of garnet. Vibrant aromas of red cherry, strawberry and raspberry mingle with layers of crushed violet and rose petal, fresh mint and forest floor. New French oak adds even greater complexity with hints of vanilla bean and toasted bread. The entry of the wine is supple and generous, and balances with its firm structure. A harmonious blend of the site’s diverse clones, a panoply of red fruits unfurls on the palate with an emergence of cranberry, pomegranate and raspberry, framed by silky tannins and lifted by bright acidity and mineral undertones. This is a restrained, concentrated wine that opens magically with each sip. The complexity of floral notes and wild red berries lingers on the palate with a lasting finish.
ABV
14.4%
Pinot Noir
Wayfarer / 190
715, Pinot Noir, Wayfarer Vineyard, 2017
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-94, WS-92
Producer Story
Wayfarer is the manifestation of a remarkable place, masterful winemaking, and the drive to go to extremes to create something truly exceptional. After nearly 30 years as an acclaimed Napa Valley vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer became increasingly entranced by the wines of Burgundy. “Every oenophile eventually gravitates to the wines of Burgundy,” he says. In the early 1990s, Jayson began seeking out the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the world. A close friend, legendary French wine importer Martine Saunier, had located two parcels for sale in Burgundy – Clos de la Roche, a Grand Cru Pinot Noir vineyard in Côte de Nuits Grand Cru, and Corton Vergennes, a Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyard in Corton. His winemaker, Helen Turley, was to make the wine with the hands-on assistance of the renowned Michel Niellon at his Chassagne-Montrachet winery. However, just after the papers were signed, the deal was nullified by an obscure Burgundian real estate clause that permitted last-minute alternative offers. Though these iconic vineyards faded from his dreams, Jayson knew that, eventually, the perfect site would present itself. He just didn’t realize it would be six years later in the remote hills of the Sonoma Coast at a small farm called Wayfarer.
Tasting Note (2012)
This blend of the vineyard’s 12 prize clones yields a wine of complexity and completeness, the culmination of a far-reaching journey. This wine possesses a beautiful ruby color with aspects of garnet. Vibrant aromas of red cherry, strawberry and raspberry mingle with layers of crushed violet and rose petal, fresh mint and forest floor. New French oak adds even greater complexity with hints of vanilla bean and toasted bread. The entry of the wine is supple and generous, and balances with its firm structure. A harmonious blend of the site’s diverse clones, a panoply of red fruits unfurls on the palate with an emergence of cranberry, pomegranate and raspberry, framed by silky tannins and lifted by bright acidity and mineral undertones. This is a restrained, concentrated wine that opens magically with each sip. The complexity of floral notes and wild red berries lingers on the palate with a lasting finish.
Pinot Noir
Wayfarer / 75
349, Pinot Noir, WF2, 2024
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Producer Story
Wayfarer is the manifestation of a remarkable place, masterful winemaking, and the drive to go to extremes to create something truly exceptional. After nearly 30 years as an acclaimed Napa Valley vintner Jayson Pahlmeyer became increasingly entranced by the wines of Burgundy. “Every oenophile eventually gravitates to the wines of Burgundy,” he says. In the early 1990s, Jayson began seeking out the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the world. A close friend, legendary French wine importer Martine Saunier, had located two parcels for sale in Burgundy – Clos de la Roche, a Grand Cru Pinot Noir vineyard in Côte de Nuits Grand Cru, and Corton Vergennes, a Grand Cru Chardonnay vineyard in Corton. His winemaker, Helen Turley, was to make the wine with the hands-on assistance of the renowned Michel Niellon at his Chassagne-Montrachet winery. However, just after the papers were signed, the deal was nullified by an obscure Burgundian real estate clause that permitted last-minute alternative offers. Though these iconic vineyards faded from his dreams, Jayson knew that, eventually, the perfect site would present itself. He just didn’t realize it would be six years later in the remote hills of the Sonoma Coast at a small farm called Wayfarer.
Product Story
WF2 wines possess a true sense of place, outstanding quality, and exceptional value. Grown and made with the same care and attention we bring to farming and vinifying Wayfarer wines, they are a barrel-by-barrel deselection.
Tasting Note
Fragrant notes of blueberries and cream, rose petal, and a touch of forest floor swirl from the glass. Vibrant and beautifully structured, fine tannins and a wave of cranberry juice fill the palate into a bright, juicy finish.
ABV
14.3%
Pinot Noir
Williams Selyem / 125
556, Pinot Noir, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-93, WS-92
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Tasting Note (2002)
The nose is redolent of ripe cherries, wild berry jam, violets, spice, crème brûlée and honey-cured bacon. Your mouth fills with Bing cherries, raspberries, root beer, fennel, spice and toasted vanilla beans. The ripe, concentrated tannins are rich and plump across the palate. The bright acidity and berry finish is long and lingering.
Pinot Noir
Williams Selyem / 225
573, Pinot Noir, Westside Road Neighbors, 2023
Russian River Valley, California
Description
RP-93, WS-94
Producer Story
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been able to afford the French Burgundies they both favored, they might never have tried making their own Pinot Noir. The two friends didn’t set out to produce wines for anyone but themselves. And they surely never imagined that their humble experiment in home winemaking would spawn a cult-status winery of international acclaim. Together, Burt and Ed set a new standard for American-made Pinot Noir, and elevated Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley to among the best wine growing regions in the world.
Product Story (2017)
The Pinot Noir for this blend was sourced from neighboring vineyards along Westside Road: Allen, Bacigalupi, Bucher, Flax, Rochioli Riverblock, and our Williams Selyem Estate.
Tasting Note (2017)
The deep ruby color of this wine beckons and the nose of dark cherry and mountain strawberry does not disappoint. Perfume and earthy aromas comingle to show the uniqueness of the six terroirs on Westside Road from which this wine is crafted. Hints of rose petal reveal the Russian River Valley signature, and the minerality and crushed rock elements highlight the Westside Road terroir. Powerful and brooding on the nose, the palate is equally as complex with rich dark fruits and lively flavors of tangerine. The tannins are concentrated but well-resolved, and the finish is punctuated with an oolong tea sensation.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Antinori / 60
443, Chianti Classico, Riserva, Villa Antinori, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-91, RP-91, WS-92
Producer Story
The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated.
Product Story (2010)
With the 2010 vintage, Marchesi Antinori adds Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva to the Villa Antinori Toscana IGT Rosso and Bianco. The new Antinori Chianti Classico Cellars in Bargino, in the Chianti Classico area, are the place where the wine ferments and ages. As the Antinori family likes to say: the new winery is “the home” of the Villa Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva. 90% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot
Tasting Note (2010)
Intense ruby red in color with fruit and spice aromas. Light touches from the oak aging underscore the cherry and red berry notes that are typical of the Sangiovese grape. The wine’s flavors are harmonious on the palate with tannins that are balanced and ripe. The lingering finish is vibrant with a pleasing minerality, which is typical of Chianti Classico.
Italian Red Varietals
Antinori / 250
690, Toscana, Tignanello, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-94, RP-95, VIN-96
Varietals
Sangiovese 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 15% Cabernet Franc 5%
Producer Story
The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated.
Product Story (2017)
Tignanello was the first Sangiovese to be aged in small oak barrels, the first Italian red wine in modern times to use a non-traditional grape variety, Cabernet, in the blend and among the first Italian red wines made in Chianti with no white grapes.
Tasting Note (2017)
Ruby red in color and aromas of ripe red fruits which complement delicate aromas of cloves and licorice; sweet notes of mint and chocolate complete its complex bouquet. The palate is rich and vibrant with velvety tannins. Its lengthy finish and aftertaste bring back aromatic notes perceived on the nose.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Arcanum / 140
829, Toscana, Valadorna, 2012
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Merlot 70% Cabernet Franc 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 10%
Producer Story
Tenuta di Arceno is an ancient Tuscan estate with a diverse portfolio of the highest quality wines across two classification levels – three wines centered on the native Sangiovese grape in the Chianti Classico DOCG collection; and three wines celebrating the estate’s international varieties under the Toscana IGT designation.
Product Story
This Merlot-led blend is sourced primarily from the Valadorna and Capraia blocks, which produce the estate’s most complex and mineral-based expressions of this variety. The blocks are located within the cooler part of the estate, naturally irrigated by the stream that undulates through it, and feature sandy brown soils and lower yields than typical. These blocks are often the last Merlot blocks to ripen on the estate.
Tasting Note
The nose bursts with ripe black cherry, violets and chocolate. On the palate, flavors are dominated by blueberry and cassis with soft, round, inviting tannins. The finish shows sweet tobacco and earth tones reminiscent of cypress. As one expects from a Merlot-based wine with a warm summer, the texture is opulent and juicy.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Barone Ricasoli / 135
658, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, CeniPrimo Gaiole, 2021
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-97, VIN-93
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
Ricasoli is the most representative wine producer in the Chianti Classico wine area. With its gentle hills, velvety valleys and thick woodlands of oaks and chestnuts, the 1,200 hectares of property include almost 240 hectares of vineyards and 26 of olive groves. Francesco Ricasoli, current owner and President of the company, has generated new ideas and concepts to render the vineyards sustainable. The ongoing study of soil types and the clonal selection of the Brolio Sangiovese are among his greatest passions, and he has totally renovated the vineyards and completely mapped them.
Tasting Note
A tangy, spicy style, this red is delineated by bracing acidity that drives the tart cherry, cranberry, cherry and flinty mineral flavors. Energetic and racy on the long, detailed aftertaste. Offers finesse and character.
ABV
15%
Italian Red Varietals
Bava / 140
728, Barbera d'Asti, Superiore, Stradivario, 2011
Piedmont, Italy
Varietals
Barbera 100%
Producer Story
The history of the Bava Family starts in Cocconato, a village that rise steeply up the hillsides of the Monferrato Astigiano. The Bava Family has grown grape vines in this territory since 1600; and, in 1911 in the very same area the family built their first wine cellar. Since then, over a hundred vintages have gone by, with four generations following one another.
Product Story
This barbera wine’s label features the most famous violin of all, due to the Bava family’s passion for its sound and music. Over the years Stradivario has proved to have a great longevity and character - a wine to taste today but to save for the years to come and is only produced during the best vintages.
Tasting Note
Stradivario has a beautiful red deep color. The fruity notes of dried cherry and blackcurrant are really elegant, with the nose opening up with balsamic notes and white pepper. In the mouth it’s smooth, the tannins are completely well-integrated and the taste it’s complex and well-balanced.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Bibi Graetz / 350
516, Toscana, Colore, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-96, VIN-94+
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
Considered one of Italy’s most ingenious winemakers, Bibi Graetz has risen from artist to cult winemaker since making his first wines in 2000. Bibi has earned critical praise among Italian wine lovers as much for the colorful labels made from his own paintings as for the wines alone. Born and raised in Italy, Bibi makes his wine in his family home, Castello di Vincigliata, a castle in Fiesole, outside of Florence. Bibi uses only indigenous grapes to make his wine, including Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino, which are grown in vineyards in Fiesole, and Ansonica from the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast.
Product Story
Colore is the highest expression of Bibi Graetz dream, from very old vineyards of Sangiovese. Poor soils mixed with sand and stone and high altitude create the perfect terroir for a wine that tells a lot about Tuscany and its ancient taste. Only the best few barrels of the whole production will become Colore.
Italian Red Varietals
Bibi Graetz / 190
530, Toscana, Testamatta, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
Considered one of Italy’s most ingenious winemakers, Bibi Graetz has risen from artist to cult winemaker since making his first wines in 2000. Bibi has earned critical praise among Italian wine lovers as much for the colorful labels made from his own paintings as for the wines alone. Born and raised in Italy, Bibi makes his wine in his family home, Castello di Vincigliata, a castle in Fiesole, outside of Florence. Bibi uses only indigenous grapes to make his wine, including Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino, which are grown in vineyards in Fiesole, and Ansonica from the island of Giglio, off the Tuscan coast.
Product Story (2016)
“Testa-Matta” in Italy is someone with a strong personality, a distinctive style and positive attitude and creativity. No other name could describe better Bibi Graetz flagship wine. Supertuscan made with 100% Sangiovese from old vines, this wine is the result of the combination of tradition and creativity, elevating the idea of Tuscan Sangiovese and bringing the word “Supertuscan” to the next level.
Tasting Note (2016)
“This Testamatta is so generous, it is able to deliver at the same time and with extreme balance the strength of the vintage and the elegance of Sangiovese. 2016 is so surprising in the glass, with a lot a different layers, starting from the red fruit, back tea and earth aromas and continuing with tobacco, black cherry and leather. This Testamatta has so much personality! Bibi Graetz
Italian Red Varietals
Buglioni / 68
666, Ripasso, Valpolicella Classico, Superiore, Il Bugiardo, 2022
Veneto, Italy
Varietals
Corvina 60% Corvinone 20% Rondinella 10% Croatina 5% Oseleta 5%
Producer Story
The Buglioni family has been making wine since 1993, when they purchased an old farmhouse surrounded by vineyards and olive groves in Corrubbio di San Pietro in Cariano in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico region. Buglioni’s aim is to produce wine that is known not only for its quality but also as a true expression of its origins; wine with a distinct personality that is grounded in respect for the environment and for local winemaking traditions; wine that will show its true character as it ages over time.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Ca' Marcanda / 115
706, Toscana, Promis, 2022
Tuscany, Italy
Varietals
Merlot Syrah Sangiovese
Product Story (2009)
Promis- an abbreviation of the Latin word for promise, "promissio"- truly lives up to its name. The grapes are grown in the terre brune (rich, dark soils) of GAJA's Ca'Marcanda vineyard. The soil consists primarily of loam and clay. The climate- hot summer days, freshened by brisk sea air and cool nights- is ideal for the grapes grown here.
Tasting Note (2009)
A delightful wine that combines the elegance and suppleness of Merlot and Syrah with the austerity of Sangiovese. Balanced, almost musical, its a pleasure to drink from an early age and also has an aging potential of 5-8 years.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Camigliano / 100
749, Brunello di Montalcino, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-92, WS-93, VIN-90
Tasting Note (2016)
A wealth of fruit yet remains fresh and vivid with blueberry and black cherry character. Some bark and dried earth. Full body, integrated tannins and a flavorful finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Cantine Garrone / 90
618, Prünent, Diecibrente, 2021
Valli Ossolane, Superiore, Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-95
Product Story (2020)
A brief history of Diecibrente: when Matteo returned to the winery in 2015 he wanted to start bottling a truly great single vineyard wine. He and his father identified this particular vineyard in Trontano. However, for the first few vintages, they only used part of the grapes from that site—the total production was 500 liters (one tonneau). 500 liters correspond to ten brente (a brenta is the local word for 50 liters of wine). Thus the name diecibrente (10 brentas). Cantine Garrone has now expanded production of this cuvée to include the entire vineyard and over 2000 liters are produced (which would be forty brente, but the name remains!).
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Capanna / 175
724, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, 2016
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94+, VIN-96
Producer Story
The Capanna farm, owned by the Cencioni family since 1957, is situated in the Montosoli area, to the north of Montalcino. It was founded by Giuseppe Cencioni and, helped by his sons Benito and Franco, it was one of the first farms of the modern period of Brunello.
Tasting Note
Powerful, sparkling garnet red. Rich, very appealing nose with notes of ripe raspberries and fresh plums, some liquorice and fine spice notes in the background. Grippy, fine-meshed tannin on the palate, builds up in many layers, salty, good tension, very long finish in the finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Caparzo / 105
701, Brunello di Montalcino, 2018
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-92, VIN-92, WS-90
Producer Story
The “Caparzo” name seems to originate from Ca' Pazzo, as seen in several ancient maps. The vineyards, cellars and all wine-making equipment were developed towards the end of the 1960s, with progressive adaptation and constant up-dating of both the land and the cellars.
Product Story (2007)
Wine of long tradition coming from the vines of Caparzo (North), La Caduta (West), Cassero (South) and San Piero Caselle (East). A Brunello unique in style, enhanced by the different microclimates.
Tasting Note (2007)
COLOUR: ruby red, tending to garnet red with ageing. BOUQUET: penetrating, very full and varied, reminiscent of wild berries. FLAVOUR: dry, warm, full-bodied, harmonious, delicate and austere at the same time, persistent.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Casanova della Spinetta / 150
713, Toscana, Sassontino, 2008
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
We firmly believe that in order to achieve great results, most of the work must be oriented towards the vineyards, which are taken care of with extreme dedication, attention and respect. The vineyards existed before we started producing wine and will continue to exist even after that: a good reason to treat them according to nature. The love we have towards the vineyards also pushes us to practice exclusively organic farming.
Tasting Note
Color: deep ruby red Bouquet: hints of blueberry jam, chalk and black pepper Taste: rich and complex, with hints of blackcurrant and Mediterranean herbs. The tannins are soft and well present
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Castell'In Villa / 150
781, Rosso, Santa Croce, 2016
Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Sangiovese 50%
Producer Story
Proprietress Principessa Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa and her husband first saw the estate in 1967 and then bought the property in 1968. At that time, there was just the 13th century farmhouse and outbuildings along with one hectare of vineyards. They quickly set out to expand their plantings and to update the farmhouses. In doing so, they sought the advice of the Chianti consorzio, quickly eliminating the use of white grapes in their wine and soon thereafter switching to 100% Sangiovese.
Tasting Note
Dark red fruit, rose petal, spice and menthol build in the glass. Most suprisingly, the 2016 is shockingly fresh for a wine of its age .
Italian Red Varietals
Conterno Fantino / 55
718, Barbera d'Alba, Vignota, 2023
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-92, VIN-91
Producer Story
The Conterno Fantino winery was founded in 1982 by Claudio Conterno and Guido Fantino. Today, we cultivate 27 hectares of vines and produce about 140,000 bottles per year, split into the 4 varietals of Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto and Chardonnay. Through the years, the two founders were joined by Alda, Fabio and Elisa Fantino in various roles. Soon, Noemi and Matteo will join them. In all, during peak times, the winery employs about 10 people. Environmental sustainability, preserving biodiversity, respect of the land and its heritage are the guiding principles in our vineyards, which are organically cultivated (as certified by CCPB). With the goal of further reducing our environmental impact, the 2008 winery expansion utilized various technical improvements with the aim of energy conservation, such as solar panels, a geothermal system and finally, the use of wetland specifically set up for wastewater purification. The Conterno Fantino winery styles its wines with the primary goal of reflecting their own identity: from painstaking manual selection of fruit to harvest by hand using small crates; from preserving the aromas of the vineyard with spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeasts (no commercial yeast is used here); from the careful use of wood for the ageing of the wines to the minimal use of sulfites, right up to the bottle ageing.
Tasting Note (2022)
A lovely expression with elegant fruit, dried blueberry, blackcurrant and a dusty mineral note that frames it all with neat and delineated lines. It displays medium fruit weight and a high 15% alcohol content that is absorbed by the wine's thick texture. That said, this is by no means a heavy wine.
Italian Red Varietals
Cosimo Taurino / 53
709, Negroamaro, Notarpanaro, 2013
Salento, Puglia, Italy
Producer Story
Cosimo Taurino was the founder of the Farm that since 1970 produces only great wines in the name of a quality policy which inspired the work of this great man of the South. Today, the historical worldwide known family business is run with hard work and commitment by Cosimo’s wife, Rita, their daughter Rosanna and her husband Fernando Antonio. Together with a team of skilled employees, they personally manage and take care of all the company’s business sectors. Open to technological progress but faithful quality imperative, helping to keep alive the memory of the devotion, fidelity and intelligence of the founder Cosimo Taurino.
Product Story
The Notarpanaro was the first wine of Cosimo Taurino bottled and named after the Contrada cultivated with vines of Negroamaro age of about 40 years, formerly owned to the Notare Panaro.
Italian Red Varietals
Domenico Clerico / 400
227, Barolo, Pajana, 2004
Piedmont, Italy
Description
WS-95, VIN-94, RP-94
Producer Story
Located at the heart of Barolo in Monforte d’Alba, the Domenico Clerico estate has been making iconic wines since 1976, when the eponymous young winemaker took the reins. Beginning with just a small 4-hectare farm inherited from his father, Domenico sought out the best undiscovered plots in Barolo, thus pioneering the idea of single cru wines. In 1977 he purchased a plot in Bussia, followed by plots in Ginestra and Pajana as well as Mosconi in 1995 from which he produces the ‘Percristina’, named for his late daughter. Today the winery boasts 21 hectares of prime vineyard sites, including a newer plot in Serralunga d’alba purchased in 2005, from which Domenico created the ‘Aeroplanservaj’ Barolo.
Product Story
The Pajana plot takes its name from the old road that runs along the top of the hill, an ancient pass that connected Monforte d'Alba and Serralunga, which is still accessible on foot today. A plot in flourishing balance, with scrupulous attention to the vinification, to carry its exuberance in the glass: a certainty for the last 30 years.
Tasting Note
Aromas of blackberry, plum skin and hints of cut wood. Full-bodied, chewy and very rich, with lots of tannins, French oak and fruit. This is dense and concentrated. Layered. Needs time. Best after 2012
Italian Red Varietals
Ettore Germano / 150
804, Barolo, Cerretta, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-94
Producer Story
The Germano winery is a few hundred yards north of Serralunga. Sergio Germano is typical of the new generation of producers in the Langhe; after completing six years of study at the school of Enology in Alba he made wine for a few years at Fontanafredda, one of the largest wineries in the area, before returning to the family winery in 1993.
Tasting Note
Vinous Vinous 94 points. The 2019 Barolo Cerretta marries power and vibrancy to great effect. Pressed dried flowers, iron, white pepper, smoke and blood orange lift a core of bright red-toned fruit. Lively acids and incisive tannins give the wine its overall feel. This is a gorgeous and super promising wine from Sergio Germano. Antonio Galloni, September 2023
Italian Red Varietals
Ettore Germano / 160
14, Barolo, Cerretta, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
The Germano winery is a few hundred yards north of Serralunga. Sergio Germano is typical of the new generation of producers in the Langhe; after completing six years of study at the school of Enology in Alba he made wine for a few years at Fontanafredda, one of the largest wineries in the area, before returning to the family winery in 1993.
Tasting Note (2019)
Vinous Vinous 94 points. The 2019 Barolo Cerretta marries power and vibrancy to great effect. Pressed dried flowers, iron, white pepper, smoke and blood orange lift a core of bright red-toned fruit. Lively acids and incisive tannins give the wine its overall feel. This is a gorgeous and super promising wine from Sergio Germano. Antonio Galloni, September 2023
Italian Red Varietals
Ettore Germano / 160
15, Barolo, Cerretta, 2021
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-93
Producer Story
The Germano winery is a few hundred yards north of Serralunga. Sergio Germano is typical of the new generation of producers in the Langhe; after completing six years of study at the school of Enology in Alba he made wine for a few years at Fontanafredda, one of the largest wineries in the area, before returning to the family winery in 1993.
Tasting Note (2019)
Vinous Vinous 94 points. The 2019 Barolo Cerretta marries power and vibrancy to great effect. Pressed dried flowers, iron, white pepper, smoke and blood orange lift a core of bright red-toned fruit. Lively acids and incisive tannins give the wine its overall feel. This is a gorgeous and super promising wine from Sergio Germano. Antonio Galloni, September 2023
Italian Red Varietals
Ettore Germano / 160
16, Barolo, Cerretta, 2022
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94+
Producer Story
The Germano winery is a few hundred yards north of Serralunga. Sergio Germano is typical of the new generation of producers in the Langhe; after completing six years of study at the school of Enology in Alba he made wine for a few years at Fontanafredda, one of the largest wineries in the area, before returning to the family winery in 1993.
Tasting Note (2019)
Vinous Vinous 94 points. The 2019 Barolo Cerretta marries power and vibrancy to great effect. Pressed dried flowers, iron, white pepper, smoke and blood orange lift a core of bright red-toned fruit. Lively acids and incisive tannins give the wine its overall feel. This is a gorgeous and super promising wine from Sergio Germano. Antonio Galloni, September 2023
Italian Red Varietals
Fanti / 150
228, Brunello di Montalcino, 2017
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-92, VIN-90
Producer Story
Tenuta Fanti is owned by the Fanti family since the early 19th century and owns 50 hectares of vineyards, planted with different varieties. They produce 3 Brunello’s, being their Riserva Le Macchiarelle, the Brunello Fanti and the Brunello Vallochio. For today’s Brunello Fanti the vines are planted in different vineyards on the slopes of the Castelnuovo dell’Abate area. The average age is 20-30 years.
Product Story
2017 was a dry and difficult vintage for Montalcino. Keeping this in mind, and the time this wine will need to evolve (about 5-8 years) we have to say that this Brunello is built up in a nice manner, and at the current price it surely deserves a place in the cellar.
Tasting Note
Aromas of red cherries, plums and pungent flowers follow through to a full body with medium chewy tannins that appear polished and creamy. Turns lightly dusty and savory with walnut and ripe fruit in the aftertaste.
Italian Red Varietals
Fattoria dei Barbi / 225
740, Brunello di Montalcino, Vigna del Fiore, 2017
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-93, VIN-91, WS-93
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
The Colombini family has owned land in Montalcino since 1352, and the Fattoria dei Barbi since the end of the 18th century. The property extends over 350 hectares of fields and vineyards in southern Tuscany, in Montalcino, Scansano and in Chianti. We have been producing Brunello since 1892 and were the first to export it to Europe, America and Asia. Since the 19th century, our wines have won prizes all over the world, and our blue label has always been the best known Brunello. The Fattoria dei Barbi today is owned by Stefano Cinelli Colombini, who continues a story that sees the Colombinis linked to these lands for more than six centuries; a very long time in which the family has always defended the traditions and values of the Montalcinese culture, whose last and most precious fruit is Brunello.
Product Story
Fattoria dei Barbi's single-vineyard Brunello bottling, Vigna del Fiore, was first produced in 1981 for the celebration of the 50th birthday of Francesca Cinelli Colombini, a pioneer and innovator of the family business.
Tasting Note
Deep ruby red color with garnet notes on the rim. Complex aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, plum, almond and vanilla with hints of balsamic. The aromas repeat on the palate which is smooth and balanced with added spice and a long, persistent finish.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Fattoria dei Barbi / 48
755, Toscana, Brusco dei Barbi, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Producer Story
The Colombini family has owned land in Montalcino since 1352, and the Fattoria dei Barbi since the end of the 18th century. The property extends over 350 hectares of fields and vineyards in southern Tuscany, in Montalcino, Scansano and in Chianti. We have been producing Brunello since 1892 and were the first to export it to Europe, America and Asia. Since the 19th century, our wines have won prizes all over the world, and our blue label has always been the best known Brunello. The Fattoria dei Barbi today is owned by Stefano Cinelli Colombini, who continues a story that sees the Colombinis linked to these lands for more than six centuries; a very long time in which the family has always defended the traditions and values of the Montalcinese culture, whose last and most precious fruit is Brunello.
Product Story
This wine is the result of long studies regarding the fermentation of grapes from Montalcino, done by Giovanni Colombini in the s’60 and ’70. It is a very versatile red wine, never excessive, ideal to share with friends the pleasure of conviviality. It is made mostly with Sangiovese, uncomplicated and straightforward, and shows its typical fruity notes.The label is the original one, designed by Giovanni Colombini in 1969, the year of its first release.
Tasting Note
The color is brilliant and lively ruby red. Bouquet features a bright fruit nose presents red berries and wild strawberries, enriched by subtle floral notes. Supple on the palate, fresh-tasting and delightfully drinkable.
Italian Red Varietals
Feudi di San Gregorio / 140
708, Taurasi, Riserva, Piano di Montevergine, 2016
Campania, Italy
Description
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95+
Varietals
Aglianico
Producer Story
Feudi di San Gregorio is at the forefront of a winemaking revolution that has swept the historic Campania wine region in a fresh new direction. The estate’s progressive take on viticulture and uncompromising commitment to quality has ignited a welcome revitalization of the regional wine industry in a trend that marks a radical departure from the past.
Product Story
In a vineyard that is symbolic of Feudi di San Gregorio - Piano di Montevergine - where the vines are joined by hazelnut and olive trees, originates our Taurasi Riserva.
Tasting Note
Lovely ruby red color. On the nose, sensations of fruit: blackberry, plum and sour black cherry; a balsamic note, spices. The taste is soft, captivating, mineral and balanced with elegant tannins and a persistent finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Fontanabianca / 75
734, Barbaresco, 2022
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-91
Italian Red Varietals
Gaja Ca' Marcanda / 115
675, Bolgheri, Magari, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Wine icon Angelo Gaja, owner of the Gaja Winery, began a new winemaking venture — Ca'Marcanda. His aim was to transfer the experience of his Piemontese culture to the Maremma - to first acquire a thorough understanding of the potential of the different soil types and then to emphasize their specificity and uniqueness in the wines that are produced. The Maremma provides a perfect opportunity to apply this experience to growing international varieties. In 1996, along the road between Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci, Gaja began planting 150 acres of vineyards, primarily with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, but also Cabernet Franc and Syrah.
Product Story (2017)
Magari means if only it were true!, an expression used often in Italian to express desire, hope, and a vision of a bright future. The vineyard blocks that make up this blend are further away from the nearby sea, closer to the fertile hillside. The loamy, clay-rich soils here are known as terre brune meaning dark brown earth, ideal for the cultivation of wines with richness, depth and minerality.
Tasting Note (2017)
Bright and deep color. The nose is rich and complex with appealing notes of carob and tamarind. The palate is vibrant with notes of grapefruit, red orange and Mediterranean botanical herbs. Extremely juicy with fine-grained, silky tannins with a long-lasting, sapid finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Gaja Ca' Marcanda / 500
729, Toscana, Magari, 2000
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-93, WS-93
Varietals
Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
Wine icon Angelo Gaja, owner of the Gaja Winery, began a new winemaking venture — Ca'Marcanda. His aim was to transfer the experience of his Piemontese culture to the Maremma - to first acquire a thorough understanding of the potential of the different soil types and then to emphasize their specificity and uniqueness in the wines that are produced. The Maremma provides a perfect opportunity to apply this experience to growing international varieties. In 1996, along the road between Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci, Gaja began planting 150 acres of vineyards, primarily with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, but also Cabernet Franc and Syrah.
Product Story (2017)
Magari means if only it were true!, an expression used often in Italian to express desire, hope, and a vision of a bright future. The vineyard blocks that make up this blend are further away from the nearby sea, closer to the fertile hillside. The loamy, clay-rich soils here are known as terre brune meaning dark brown earth, ideal for the cultivation of wines with richness, depth and minerality.
Tasting Note (2017)
Bright and deep color. The nose is rich and complex with appealing notes of carob and tamarind. The palate is vibrant with notes of grapefruit, red orange and Mediterranean botanical herbs. Extremely juicy with fine-grained, silky tannins with a long-lasting, sapid finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Gaja / 450
702, Barbaresco, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
WS-95, VIN-93+, RP-95+
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
Located in Piedmont in northwestern Italy, the GAJA winery is widely considered to be one of the greatest estates in the world, producing coveted and collectible labels.
Product Story (2012)
Barbaresco DOCG is a strict set of rules for Italian red wine. It must be made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes. Grapes must grow on sunny hills in the Piedmont region. Standard wines must age at least 26 months (9 months in oak). Riserva wines age at least 50 months.
Tasting Note (2012)
New oak adds vanilla and toast to the expressive cherry and berry fruit in this dense red, presenting a layer of tannins that will require time to integrate. Much better with air, staying fresh, focused and long. Best from 2018 through 2028.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Giornata / 95
697, Red, Gemellaia, 2020
Paso Robles, California
Description
VIN-95
Varietals
Merlot 54% Sangiovese 46%
Producer Story
The journey in creating Giornata started with a dream to create wines from Italian grapes grown in California employing the sensibility and philosophy of Italian winemaking. We work with the same grape vines (clonal material) as the best producers in Italy. The Central Coast of California possesses many of the attributes of the top wine growing regions of Italy. Our winemaking style leans more Italian than Californian in that we favor wines with balance and subtlety rather than intensity and extraction. We pick our grapes at lower sugar levels and handle our must gently in the cellar, thus resulting in wines that belong on the Italian dinner table possessing both ample acidity and tannin. Traveling to Italy on a regular basis, we continue to receive feedback on our efforts while researching Italian winemaking and viticultural methods.
Product Story
The history of growing Bordeaux varieties in Italy goes back for centuries, but it wasn’t until the 1970’s that anyone noticed internationally. The story of how Super-Tuscans evolved is that of legend, with entire books devoted to the subject. These Tuscan wines typically highlight a Bordeaux variety all by itself or blended with Sangiovese. Gemellaia is a barrel selection from our finest lots in the winery. Super-Tuscan inspired, it melds Sangiovese’s acid and tannin structure with the soft, generous fruit of Merlot from two special vineyards.
Tasting Note
The nose has a distinct currant quality with a hint of capsicum framing cedar and brambly fruit. On the palate there is plum, more currant toasted seeds followed by powdered cocoa on the finish. This vintage is somewhat reminiscent of our 2011 bottling that has proven to be our most age worthy Gemellaia. We believe this wine will also reward patience in the cellar.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Giovanni Sordo / 65
830, Barolo, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Producer Story
The Sordo winemaking estate was established in the early years of the twentieth century. It was in 1912 that when Giuseppe Sordo began to cultivate vineyards and make wine in the small village of Garbelletto in the township of Castiglione Falletto.
Tasting Note
It has a red garnet color with orangey nuances that become more accentuated over time, offering delicate, ethereal, intense, full, and lingering aromas, with a warm, full, complex, dry, and harmonious flavor whose austerity is balanced by the presence of sweet and complex tannins, making it an excellent pairing with roasts and game.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 600
735, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2017
Veneto, Italy
Description
RP-95
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
Complex aromas of cigar box, incense, black cherry fruit and bay leaves with balsamic notes. The palate is creamy, off-dry and velvety, with a full body and long, refreshing acidity. There is a lot of sucrosity and spices. A generous wine with a lush, well-balanced palate.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 600
676, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, 2018
Veneto, Italy
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note (2017)
Complex aromas of cigar box, incense, black cherry fruit and bay leaves with balsamic notes. The palate is creamy, off-dry and velvety, with a full body and long, refreshing acidity. There is a lot of sucrosity and spices. A generous wine with a lush, well-balanced palate.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 750
736, Cabernet, Alzero, 2015
Veneto, Italy
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
The aromatics continue the theme of the Amarone with notes of camphor, woodlands, liqueur cherries, perhaps with the tobacco more to the fore, then supported with spicy, leafy notes.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 190
746, Rosso, Cà del Merlo, 2017
Veneto, Italy
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
The wine is loaded with powerful flavors of black fruits, pepper, exotic spices, and firewood.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 350
751, Rosso, Rosso del Bepi, 2016
Veneto, Italy
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
Dense bouquet with aromas of blackberries and some smoke. Rich taste with beautiful fruit fullness and well-balanced tannins. Looks very harmonious and resonates for a long time.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 250
745, Valpolicella Classico, Superiore, 2018
Veneto, Italy
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
With a beautiful aroma of toasted hazelnuts, and tannins that are now silky smooth and polished to perfection, this stylish wine invites you to dive in right away—just don’t forget to tuck a few bottles (or cases) away for the future.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 150
778, Veneto, Primofiore, 2022
Italy
Description
RP-93
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note
The wine is lively and ephemeral with a broad range of flavors that tend to dance over the palate before revealing an impressive core underneath.
Italian Red Varietals
Giuseppe Quintarelli / 150
607, Veneto, Primofiore, 2023
Italy
Description
VIN-93
Producer Story
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona. Giuseppe’s daughter Fiorenza, his son-in-law Giampaolo, and his grandsons Francesco and Lorenzo are all keeping a close watch over the family’s legacy.
Tasting Note (2022)
The wine is lively and ephemeral with a broad range of flavors that tend to dance over the palate before revealing an impressive core underneath.
Italian Red Varietals
Grattamacco / 250
545, Bolgheri, Superiore, 2021
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-96, RP-96, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 65% Merlot 20% Sangiovese 15%
Producer Story
Grattamacco’s mission is to lead the success of this incredible area, going beyond the typical Bordeaux varieties-based blends to embrace Sangiovese and Vermentino as well. Founded in 1977, the Estate lies in a protected area on one of Bolgheri’s only two hills, a location famous for its ancient history and the particular soil here is of utmost importance. Grattamacco is part of the ColleMassari group since 2002.
Tasting Note
The olfactory impact is of considerable aromatic intensity: it expands with notes of small, fully ripe red fruits, accompanied by clear balsamic and Mediterranean hints. In progression, typical mineral notes develop. The gustatory impact is austere, of remarkable freshness and of large volume. It develops in a balanced fusion between the broad minerality and the fine and enveloping tannins. Everything is found in the long final persistence that foreshadows a long life ahead.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Il Marroneto / 190
700, Brunello di Montalcino, 2017
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-93
Producer Story
Creating some of the most elegant and long-lived Brunellos in the appellation, Alessandro Mori veers strictly to the traditionalist canon of Brunello producers. Mori’s practice of minimal intervention in the vineyard, eschewing the use of chemicals, allowing only native yeast ferments, and traditional cask ageing in the cellar are principles of his philosophy that underscore his mission to create wines “derived strictly from nature.
Tasting Note
Classic Brunello, elegant and structured over time, comes from a vinification aimed at fixing the aromas of Sangiovese as much as possible and therefore also the typical nature of the location.
Italian Red Varietals
La Magia / 110
648, Brunello di Montalcino, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
The name of our estate, an ancient property situated on an old paved Roman road dating back to the Etruscan era, is La Màgia with the accent on the first ‘a’, although the similarity with the Italian word for magic (‘la magìa’) does cause a certain amount of confusion. Not that we are complaining! In 2011, Harald Schwarz handed the baton to his son Fabian, who had attended the Istituto Agrario San Michele all’Adige, the most prestigious oenological college in Italy, where students benefit from incomparable teaching staff with a commitment to research and development. This professional training equipped Fabian to become the driving force at La Màgia, responsible for the agronomy and wine-making policy of the estate, as well as handling the entire commercial and marketing side of the business.
Tasting Note
The colour is ruby red tending towards garnet, with typical red berry fruit opening out on the nose and in the mouth, mineral overtones, delicate spices, supported by generous acidity, restrained tannin and a long finish.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
La Spinetta / 425
619, Barolo, Campè Vürsù, 2004
Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-93
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story
Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 16 days. Malolactic fermentation done in French oak barrels, of which 50% new and the remaining second passage, followed by 24 months of aging. Finally, bottle aging for about 12 months.
Tasting Note
Intense vibrant ruby red. Scents of black fruits and spices, well balanced wood. Powerful and complex, balancing acidity and long and dense, yet fine fruit finish
Italian Red Varietals
La Spinetta / 425
620, Barolo, Campè Vürsù, 2005
Piedmont, Italy
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story (2004)
Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 16 days. Malolactic fermentation done in French oak barrels, of which 50% new and the remaining second passage, followed by 24 months of aging. Finally, bottle aging for about 12 months.
Tasting Note (2004)
Intense vibrant ruby red. Scents of black fruits and spices, well balanced wood. Powerful and complex, balancing acidity and long and dense, yet fine fruit finish
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
La Spinetta / 425
621, Barolo, Campè Vürsù, 2006
Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
We believe in grape origin, planting, growing and cultivating only indigenous grape varieties. Piedmont is famous for its red grapes such as Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and the white variety Moscato, that have a long history and are indigenous to our region. We prefer to make wines that are typical of Piedmont, typical for the terrain they grow on, reflecting a taste unquestionably identifiable with the land they originate from. Our philosophy is to take one step back, away from a globalization of character and taste, back to the roots and the history of our land. Our grapes are Barbera, Nebbiolo, Moscato in Piedmont and Sangiovese, Colorino and Vermentino at our Tuscan Estate...
Product Story (2004)
Maceration and alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats for an average period of 16 days. Malolactic fermentation done in French oak barrels, of which 50% new and the remaining second passage, followed by 24 months of aging. Finally, bottle aging for about 12 months.
Tasting Note (2004)
Intense vibrant ruby red. Scents of black fruits and spices, well balanced wood. Powerful and complex, balancing acidity and long and dense, yet fine fruit finish
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Le Chiuse / 400
730, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Diecianni, 2015
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-97, WS-97, VIN-96
Varietals
Sangiovese Grosso 100%
Producer Story
Le Chiuse produces some 30,000 bottles of wine annually, comprising Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva and a classic method sparkling wine called Stellare. The estate also produces extra virgin olive oil, grappa and honey.
Tasting Note
It's firmly structured, full-bodied and elegant, delivering dried cherry, licorice, spiced orange zest and a hint of flinty mineral accompanied by tightly woven, fine-grained tannins. Fresh acidity provides balance and vibrancy.
Italian Red Varietals
Lisini / 275
716, Brunello di Montalcino, 1997
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-95, RP-92+, VIN-92
Producer Story
There are few other estates in Montalcino with roots as deep as Lisini. The Lisini-Clementi family has owned lands in Montalcino since the sixteenth century, and the historic tower and loggia on the property has its beginnings in the 1300s. Their 20 or so hectares of vineyards are at an average elevation of 350 meters above sea level, and open to the south, towards the Maremma area of Tuscany, making them drier and more ventilated than other locations more landlocked than Lisini.
Tasting Note
Intense dark garnet. An enticing medley of aromas includes sweet pipe tobacco, anise, white pepper and mint. Ripe plum and pure cherry flavors are enveloped by mouthcoating gauzy tannins, with a note of licorice adding complexity to the substantial finish. This glossy, racy wine is a compelling example of Brunello
Italian Red Varietals
Luce della Vite / 250
756, Brunello di Montalcino, Luce, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-95, RP-93, VIN-92
Producer Story
Today, Luce goes so much further than was originally envisioned when started as a project over 20 years ago. The estate now has some of the most exceptional vineyards in Montalcino and, as of 2018, a state of the art winery to nurture every step of the winemaking process. The original vision, however, remains the same: to produce a bold and ambitious Super Tuscan that reflects the culture of Montalcino.
Tasting Note
Luce Brunello 2019 appears an intense ruby red. The nose immediately impresses, with intensely-fragrant liqueur cherries, red plum, and orange zest that meld into smooth impressions of pipe tobacco and black liquorice. The palate is striking for its approachability, vibrant and enfolding, with a structure admirably bolstered by perfectly ripe tannins that proceed to a citrus-edged finish.
ABV
15%
Italian Red Varietals
Marchesi de' Frescobaldi / 105
703, Brunello di Montalcino, Castelgiocondo, 2017
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-93, WS-90
Producer Story
A Florentine family with thirty generations dedicated to the production of great Tuscan wines in five estates in Tuscany, and a quality distribution network in over 65 countries worldwide. A Frescobaldi style that brings together tradition and innovation. With the goal of being the most prestigious Tuscan wine producer, Frescobaldi firmly believes in respecting the local land, focusing on the highest quality for its grapes, and investing in communications and in the professional calibre of its personnel.
Tasting Note
CastelGiocondo 2017 has an intense, bright ruby-red colour. Like every vintage, 2017 brought with it a wonderfully elegant quality. The bouquet features fruity aromas, particularly at the beginning, with notes of raspberry, blackcurrant and even pomegranate. The beautifully harmonious and alluring hints of violet and rose are truly wonderful. Gradually, its maturity becomes truly remarkable, revealing spiced hints of white pepper, clove and star anise, toasted notes and more complex roasted notes and hints of liquorice. On the palate, the tannic structure is dense and the mineral quality is wonderful. This is an incredibly harmonious wine with along, persistent finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Marchesi di Grésy / 125
665, Barbaresco, Martinenga, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-93
Producer Story
Le Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy, owned by the di Grésy family since 1797, began producing their own wines in 1973 following a decision by Alberto di Grésy. The vineyards are situated in the Langhe and Monferrato areas, which are recognized as the home of Piedmont's greatest wines. The four estates are: Martinenga in the heart of Barbaresco, Monte Aribaldo in Treiso, Cuneo province, La Serra and Monte Colombo in Cassine, Alessandria province.
Product Story (2009)
Situated in the Commune of Barbaresco at Martinenga, south facing exposure at 280 m a.s.l., Martinenga Barbaresco takes its name from the vineyard.
Tasting Note (2009)
Colour: garnet red, brilliant, with light orange hues. Bouquet: intense and harmonious, reminiscent of violet, wild wood berries, strawberries and sour black cherry jam with a pleasant balsamic note of cloves. Taste: full, harmonius, with good complexity and persistent aftertaste.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Mastrojanni / 150
694, Brunello di Montalcino, 2018
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-93, WS-93, VIN-92
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
It is a simple philosophy, almost Zen-like, above all stay connected Which great humility and visceral respect for its master. Man is not used to acting as a disciple in front of nature, but it is the only way to make fine wines, Because this - notwithstanding our long experience and all of our knowledge - each year teaches us something: only this opening to learning Enables us to understand, learn and improve.
Product Story (2006)
100% Sangiovese wine aged 36 months in Allier oak barrels and another 6 months in the bottle.
Tasting Note (2006)
Colour: intense ruby red transparent and with light garnet. Nose: Fruit and Vanilla integrate the tobacco leaf. In the mouth: Extensive and persistent, full in the center, with final lasting flavor.
Italian Red Varietals
Mauro Veglio / 130
696, Barolo, Castelletto, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-93+
Producer Story
Mauro Veglio was born and raised in the hills that are home to Barolo, the wine we love and have dedicated our lives and passions to. The history of our family is deeply linked to La Morra and to the rural roots of this part of the Langhe, which has succeeded in reinventing itself within the space of just a few decades, discovering an international vocation.
Product Story
Castelletto is an extensive area between Monforte d'Alba and the hamlet of Perno, bordering with Serralunga d'Alba. Of all the appellations of Monforte, it is that which expresses the greatest finesse and elegance. Here we cultivate about four hectares of vineyard in a south-easterly position, which Daniela brought to the Veglio family when she married Mauro.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Mauro Veglio / 125
664, Barolo, Castelletto, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-94, RP-93
Producer Story
Mauro Veglio was born and raised in the hills that are home to Barolo, the wine we love and have dedicated our lives and passions to. The history of our family is deeply linked to La Morra and to the rural roots of this part of the Langhe, which has succeeded in reinventing itself within the space of just a few decades, discovering an international vocation.
Product Story (2019)
Castelletto is an extensive area between Monforte d'Alba and the hamlet of Perno, bordering with Serralunga d'Alba. Of all the appellations of Monforte, it is that which expresses the greatest finesse and elegance. Here we cultivate about four hectares of vineyard in a south-easterly position, which Daniela brought to the Veglio family when she married Mauro.
Italian Red Varietals
Mauro Veglio / 135
710, Barolo, Gattera, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Mauro Veglio was born and raised in the hills that are home to Barolo, the wine we love and have dedicated our lives and passions to. The history of our family is deeply linked to La Morra and to the rural roots of this part of the Langhe, which has succeeded in reinventing itself within the space of just a few decades, discovering an international vocation.
Tasting Note (2020)
Color: light ruby red with subtle garnet reflections Aroma: ethereal, with uniquely sweet, spicy notes that blend perfectly with fruity and flowery aromas Flavor: warm, slightly balsamic with delicately tannic notes offset with a good balance of alcohol. Well-structured and generous body with sweet, mouthwatering tannins. The excellent exposition of its vineyards and great thermal energy are determining factors in this wine’s character.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Mazzei / 175
253, Toscana, Siepi, 2020
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Sangiovese 50% Merlot 50%
Producer Story
Mazzei is considered by many to be the definitive wine producer in the Chianti Classico region, and indeed one of the most prestigious in all Italy. The family produces highly sought-after, critically acclaimed wines from their estate vineyards, each an exclusive and elegant expression of its terroir, and history including the icon family wine, Siepi IGT Toscana - a single vineyard Sangiovese-Merlot blend and Philip – dedicated to the American Patriot Philip Mazzei, and Castello di Fonterutoli.
Tasting Note
A sophisticated, well-structured wine with an intriguing mélange of elder, plum, dark berries, sandalwood and tobacco, and a finish of elegance and length.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Monteverro / 265
705, Toscana, 2017
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Cabernet Franc 40% Merlot 15% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Monteverro lies at the foot of the small medieval town of Capalbio on the southern edge of Tuscany in Maremma, a region well-known for its originality and tradition. The vineyard estate is situated in close proximity to the coast and is characterised by its unusual slopes on stony, red clay soil. But it is also the people who make Monteverro so unique. The pure pleasure of wine commits us to uncompromising manual work and selection in the vineyards, and through precision and innovative technology in the cellar, we are ultimately helping every vine variety, every location and every vintage to achieve their optimum expression.
Tasting Note
COLOR: Dark ruby with touches of red velvet on the rim. ON THE NOSE: Complex and elegant to the nose with dark fruits like black cherries and blueberries and hints of white truffles evolving on black olive and dark chocolate. ON THE PALATE: Dense and silky entrance evolving on a beautifully fresh and layered mid palate with touches of cassis, plum, sundried tomatoes, eucalyptus and tobacco lingering on velvety tannins.
Italian Red Varietals
Oddero / 140
727, Barbaresco, Gallina, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
WS-95, RP-94, VIN-92
Producer Story
Poderi e Cantine Oddero is a historical brand among Barolo producers. The winery’s roots go back to the end of the 18th century when our ancestors began to make wine under their own name. The wine cellars, located in the frazione Santa Maria of La Morra, are raised up on a natural terrace and overlook the hills of the Langhe. Immersed in a sea of beautifully tended vineyards, our winery cultivates 35 hectares of the best cru of the Langhe and Asti territories to make some of Piedmont’s most renown wines: Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, and Moscato.
Tasting Note
A lean concentration and a luminous ruby appearance. The bouquet is beautiful with a sweet cherry tone that rises above crushed limestone, blue flower and blood orange. There is a dry or almost dusty side to the wine that you feel on the palate especially, but the overall impression it leaves is one of subdued elegance and finesse.
Italian Red Varietals
Oddero / 110
805, Barolo, 2021
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-92
Producer Story
Poderi e Cantine Oddero is a historical brand among Barolo producers. The winery’s roots go back to the end of the 18th century when our ancestors began to make wine under their own name. The wine cellars, located in the frazione Santa Maria of La Morra, are raised up on a natural terrace and overlook the hills of the Langhe. Immersed in a sea of beautifully tended vineyards, our winery cultivates 35 hectares of the best cru of the Langhe and Asti territories to make some of Piedmont’s most renown wines: Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, and Moscato.
Tasting Note
Oddero is always a benchmark for classically-made Barolo. This is incredibly evident in the 2021 vintage, showing strikingly pure fruit, an elegant bouquet, and a freshness and approachability not always found on release.
Italian Red Varietals
Oddero / 280
763, Barolo, Riserva, Vignarionda, 2018
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo
Producer Story
Poderi e Cantine Oddero is a historical brand among Barolo producers. The winery’s roots go back to the end of the 18th century when our ancestors began to make wine under their own name. The wine cellars, located in the frazione Santa Maria of La Morra, are raised up on a natural terrace and overlook the hills of the Langhe. Immersed in a sea of beautifully tended vineyards, our winery cultivates 35 hectares of the best cru of the Langhe and Asti territories to make some of Piedmont’s most renown wines: Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, and Moscato.
Product Story
Oddero first produced a Vigna Rionda bottling with the 1985 vintage. It is only made in exceptional years.
Tasting Note
Intense garnet-ruby red color, deep, limpid. Complex bouquet of dark fruit, blackberries, citrus and rose, balsamic notes of tobacco, liquorice and quina, with nuances of forest underbrush and wet limestone. In the mouth, the wine displays firm tannins, freshness, persistence and longevity.
Italian Red Varietals
Oddero / 210
810, Barolo, Rocche di Castiglione, 2021
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-97+, VIN-97
Varietals
Nebbiolo
Producer Story
Poderi e Cantine Oddero is a historical brand among Barolo producers. The winery’s roots go back to the end of the 18th century when our ancestors began to make wine under their own name. The wine cellars, located in the frazione Santa Maria of La Morra, are raised up on a natural terrace and overlook the hills of the Langhe. Immersed in a sea of beautifully tended vineyards, our winery cultivates 35 hectares of the best cru of the Langhe and Asti territories to make some of Piedmont’s most renown wines: Barolo, Barbaresco, Langhe Nebbiolo, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, and Moscato.
Product Story
Sourced from their .66 hectare parcel of Rocche in Castiglione Falletto. This is one of the parcels that has been in their family for the longest time - over 50 years. Their parcel contains a small part of the Rocche vineyard that crosses over into the Monforte d'Alba commune.
Tasting Note
Ruby red color with subtle garnet highlights, balsamic aromas, notes of licorice and chocolate, accompanied by a pleasant blend of small red fruits. Sweet and enveloping tannins.
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Ornellaia / 125
692, Bolgheri, Le Serre Nuove dell' Ornellaia, 2022
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-92
Varietals
Merlot 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 25% Cabernet Franc 10%
Producer Story
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia was founded in 1981, in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Tuscany. From the outset, the mission was to produce outstanding wines. Since then passion and dedication, coupled with a unique terroir and an extraordinary microclimate, have brought the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's prestigious labels great success and recognition as one of the most important wineries in the world. The estate is dedicated to producing charming and opulent wines, full of Mediterranean character and finesse, reflecting the estate’s unique terroir in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. The combination of Bolgheri’s unique soils and growing conditions, and what can only be characterized as a total obsession with excellence, result in the world-class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc that so many wine lovers across the world have come to cherish. In addition to its place among Italy’s iconic wines, Ornellaia is also an ambassador for the Bolgheri region, leading it to be recognized as one of Italy’s greatest winegrowing regions. It is their belief, and it is hard to argue, that Bogheri’s mild maritime climate and diversity of soils create wines as distinct, complex and pleasurable as any in the world.
Product Story (2009)
A true ‘Second vin’ of Ornellaia, Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia was first introduced with vintage 1997, resulting from the decision to carry out an even more rigid selection during the blending phase of the base wines which give life to Ornellaia. Produced primarily from the younger vineyards, the wine combines the pedigree of the flagship wine with freshness, accessibility and softness together with a structure, balance and intensity typical of the great terroir of the Estate.
Tasting Note (2009)
Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia 2009 displays above all else the superb ripe fruit characteristic of the vintage. Its colour is intense and offers a nose rich with ripe dark berryfruit and fruit preserves, enlivened with a delicate vein of spice. On the palate, full and well-rounded with notably refined, silky tannins. A seductive acidity keeps all the components in balance, prolonging a finish that has an appealing freshness.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Ornellaia / 500
254, Bolgheri, Superiore, 2014
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 34% Merlot 32% Cabernet Franc 14% Petit Verdot 20%
Producer Story
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia was founded in 1981, in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Tuscany. From the outset, the mission was to produce outstanding wines. Since then passion and dedication, coupled with a unique terroir and an extraordinary microclimate, have brought the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's prestigious labels great success and recognition as one of the most important wineries in the world. The estate is dedicated to producing charming and opulent wines, full of Mediterranean character and finesse, reflecting the estate’s unique terroir in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. The combination of Bolgheri’s unique soils and growing conditions, and what can only be characterized as a total obsession with excellence, result in the world-class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc that so many wine lovers across the world have come to cherish. In addition to its place among Italy’s iconic wines, Ornellaia is also an ambassador for the Bolgheri region, leading it to be recognized as one of Italy’s greatest winegrowing regions. It is their belief, and it is hard to argue, that Bogheri’s mild maritime climate and diversity of soils create wines as distinct, complex and pleasurable as any in the world.
Product Story (2008)
Ornellaia 2008 represents one of the most classic expressions of the Bolgheri terroir. Fruit of a harvest that was low in quantity but high in concentration, its character reflects both the generous ripeness reached in the first ten days of September as well as the crisp, lively vibrancy encouraged by the cool, breezy days from mid-September through October. Its colour is remarkably intense and deep, while the nose offers stunningly rich, ripe fruit tones, alongside the classic balsamic and tobacco notes with hints of Mediterranean herbs. The palate exhibits immense depth, complex and dense, with tannins that are powerful, but fine-grained, velvety, and racy, giving Ornellaia 2008 a sensation of impressive solidity. A vintage with good aging potential.
Tasting Note (2020)
With its usual deep ruby red colour, Ornellaia 2020 stands out on the nose with ripe red fruits and delicate vanilla and gentle tobacco notes. Upon tasting, the wine reveals itself to be rounded and velvety, making an enjoyable and engaging first impression that entices for a second sip. The tannins are dense yet elegant and the finish proves to be savoury and enduring.
Italian Red Varietals
Ornellaia / 450
255, Bolgheri, Superiore, 2018
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-95, RP-95, VIN-97
Varietals
Merlot 51% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Cabernet Franc 7% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia was founded in 1981, in a beautiful, unspoiled part of Tuscany. From the outset, the mission was to produce outstanding wines. Since then passion and dedication, coupled with a unique terroir and an extraordinary microclimate, have brought the Tenuta dell'Ornellaia's prestigious labels great success and recognition as one of the most important wineries in the world. The estate is dedicated to producing charming and opulent wines, full of Mediterranean character and finesse, reflecting the estate’s unique terroir in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast. The combination of Bolgheri’s unique soils and growing conditions, and what can only be characterized as a total obsession with excellence, result in the world-class wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc that so many wine lovers across the world have come to cherish. In addition to its place among Italy’s iconic wines, Ornellaia is also an ambassador for the Bolgheri region, leading it to be recognized as one of Italy’s greatest winegrowing regions. It is their belief, and it is hard to argue, that Bogheri’s mild maritime climate and diversity of soils create wines as distinct, complex and pleasurable as any in the world.
Product Story (2008)
Ornellaia 2008 represents one of the most classic expressions of the Bolgheri terroir. Fruit of a harvest that was low in quantity but high in concentration, its character reflects both the generous ripeness reached in the first ten days of September as well as the crisp, lively vibrancy encouraged by the cool, breezy days from mid-September through October. Its colour is remarkably intense and deep, while the nose offers stunningly rich, ripe fruit tones, alongside the classic balsamic and tobacco notes with hints of Mediterranean herbs. The palate exhibits immense depth, complex and dense, with tannins that are powerful, but fine-grained, velvety, and racy, giving Ornellaia 2008 a sensation of impressive solidity. A vintage with good aging potential.
Tasting Note (2020)
With its usual deep ruby red colour, Ornellaia 2020 stands out on the nose with ripe red fruits and delicate vanilla and gentle tobacco notes. Upon tasting, the wine reveals itself to be rounded and velvety, making an enjoyable and engaging first impression that entices for a second sip. The tannins are dense yet elegant and the finish proves to be savoury and enduring.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Pasqua / 150
717, Amarone della Valpolicella, Mai Dire Mai, 2013
Veneto, Italy
Varietals
Corvina 65% Corvinone 15% Rondinella 10% Oseleta 10%
Producer Story
The name Pasqua stands for wines, vineyards, deep relationship with the land. Founded in 1925 in Verona, Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine was born of the Family’s love for Valpolicella. Three generations of people with a Veronese heart and an international soul, sharing the same great passion: viticulture and the production of unique wines, first in Veneto and then also in the Italian regions of the most renowned DOC.
Product Story
MAI DIRE MAI is born out of the coming together of the time-honoured experience of the Pasqua family and the exceptional terroir of the Montevegro vineyard: the 23-hectare vineyard is situated on the top of a hill at an altitude of 350 metres between Val d’Illasi and Val di Mezzane, the soil of which is basalt and calcareous in origin, ensuring an optimal mineral content. An iconic line characterised by its elegance, complexity and unique palate.
Tasting Note
A highly concentrated wine with great structure, elegance and strength. Still young but with great personality. The nose reveals intense aromas of underbrush, morello cherry, cedar wood, cocoa and hints of leather. The palate is warm and rich, enveloping and complex, with notes of ripe black fruit, cloves, dark chocolate and mocha. A highly complex and fresh-tasting wine owing to its notable acidity. The tannins are decisive yet elegant with a charming and lingering finish.
ABV
16.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Petra / 40
616, Toscana Rosso, Zingari, 2018
Tuscany, Italy
Varietals
Merlot Sangiovese Petit Verdot Syrah
Producer Story
Petra is a nature reserve immersed in the unique and diverse territory of the Val di Cornia. The Swiss architect Mario Botta, commissioned by Vittorio Moretti, has designed a meeting space that is a perfect blend of form and function. The result is an architectural feat that is soft, respectful and low-impact, as is the entire pathway from grape to glass.
Tasting Note
750ml Highly concentrated ruby colour, which introduces the Mediterranean aromatic notes of this wine. Soft and full-bodied in mouth, it has a fresh flavour with good acidity and a structure with balsamic and mineral notes that make Zingari pleasant and interesting.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Petra / 75
766, Toscana, Potenti, 2021
Tuscany, Italy
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Producer Story
Petra is a nature reserve immersed in the unique and diverse territory of the Val di Cornia. The Swiss architect Mario Botta, commissioned by Vittorio Moretti, has designed a meeting space that is a perfect blend of form and function. The result is an architectural feat that is soft, respectful and low-impact, as is the entire pathway from grape to glass.
Tasting Note
Concentrated ruby ​​color in the glass. Dense and rich aromatic profile with tones of blackberry and blueberry jam, black cherries in syrup and then a thick layer of spices and toasting that recall coffee, with herbaceous and balsamic gusts to accompany. Powerful palate, voluminous, vigorous, with copious and rounded tannins. Aftertaste in line with the nose's recognitions: fruity, persistent and spicy.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Piancornello / 95
760, Brunello di Montalcino, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-93+
Varietals
Sangiovese
Producer Story
The Pieri family bought the Piancornello estate in 1950 and initially grew fruit to sell locally, until 1991, when they began vinifying and selling their own estate wines. Piancornello is now owned and operated by Claudio Monaci and Silvia Batazzi. An 18th-century farmhouse anchors this organically-cultivated estate in the pristine nature of Montalcino, rubbing shoulders with centuries-old olive groves and Brunello vineyards.
Tasting Note
Round, full and roasted aromas envelope this Sangiovese from Montalcino. Structured and deep, offering leather, red and black cherries, and strong tannins.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Piero Benevelli / 115
714, Barolo, Le Coste di Monforte, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
It was in 1978 that Piero Benevelli started out with five hectares of vines in Monforte d'Alba and focused on the traditional grapes of Piedmont: Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera. His son, Massimo, started his training in the vineyard at age 14 and quickly learned the core principle that still guides him today—to make great wine, you must first have great grapes. The young Massimo Benevelli has developed into an extremely talented Piemontese grower. He exhibits a total command of the production process, from vine to bottle. When tasting his production during various stages of aging—in barrel, tank, and bottle—there is a consistency, a touch, an intangible quality that is the mark of something great. His wines show character, soul, and originality.
Tasting Note
Redolent of dried herbs, leather, tobacco, menthol, pine, dried rose petal and spice. The aromatics are quite pretty.
Italian Red Varietals
Podere Salicutti / 180
793, Brunello di Montalcino, 2019
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-97, WS-98, VIN-94
Producer Story
Podere Salicutti is Montalcino's first certified organic vineyard, famous for its balanced Sangiovese bottled without stabilization, fining or filtration.
Tasting Note (2001)
Lots of licorice, new wood and ripe fruit character follows through to a full-bodied palate, with masses of fruit and ripe tannins. This shows fantastic concentration and goes on for minutes.
Italian Red Varietals
Produttori del Barbaresco / 135
547, Barbaresco, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-95, WS-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
In 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco. The first three vintages were made in the church basement, and then in the winery built across the square from where the Produttori is still located. United once again, the small growers continued the work started by Domizio Cavazza, producing only Barbaresco wine and enhancing both the reputation of the wine and the village.
Product Story (2016)
Grapes selected from 100 hectares (250 acres) of estate owned vineyards.
Tasting Note (2016)
Full body vintage, bright red fruit and spicy flavours with a powerfull tanninc finish.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Produttori del Barbaresco / 135
546, Barbaresco, 2021
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-95+, WS-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
In 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco. The first three vintages were made in the church basement, and then in the winery built across the square from where the Produttori is still located. United once again, the small growers continued the work started by Domizio Cavazza, producing only Barbaresco wine and enhancing both the reputation of the wine and the village.
Product Story (2016)
Grapes selected from 100 hectares (250 acres) of estate owned vineyards.
Tasting Note (2016)
Full body vintage, bright red fruit and spicy flavours with a powerfull tanninc finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Produttori del Barbaresco / 150
741, Barbaresco, Riserva, Montestefano, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
WS-96, VIN-97, RP-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
In 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco. The first three vintages were made in the church basement, and then in the winery built across the square from where the Produttori is still located. United once again, the small growers continued the work started by Domizio Cavazza, producing only Barbaresco wine and enhancing both the reputation of the wine and the village.
Tasting Note (2016)
Full body vintage with ripe red fruit, solid tannic structure, good drinkability solid structure, intense minerality, spicy fruit, slow maturing tannins
Italian Red Varietals
Produttori del Barbaresco / 140
731, Barbaresco, Riserva, Ovello, 2019
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
In 1958, the priest of the village of Barbaresco gathered together nineteen small growers and founded the Produttori del Barbaresco. The first three vintages were made in the church basement, and then in the winery built across the square from where the Produttori is still located. United once again, the small growers continued the work started by Domizio Cavazza, producing only Barbaresco wine and enhancing both the reputation of the wine and the village.
Tasting Note
Vintage: medium body vintage with intense mineral and spicy aromas, balanced ripe tannins and elegant finish Vineyard character: full bodied wines with intense red fruit matched by youthful tannins on the finish
Italian Red Varietals
Russiz Superiore / 130
711, Cabernet Franc, 2021
Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Description
VIN-93
Producer Story
In the commune of Capriva del Friuli, in the heart of the Collio Goriziano wine area on the border of Slovenia, is the estate of Russiz Superiore. Russiz as a place-name is traced back at least as far as 1273, when a certain Raimondo della Torre became the patriarch of Aquileia (basically, prince-bishop of Friuli). He named his estate Russiz Superiore due to its high (superior) location above the hamlet of Russiz. The estate passed through innumerable hands over the next several centuries, but was apparently known for most of that time as a source of fine winegrapes.
Tasting Note
Deep ruby-red color. The nose is complex and fruity, with fruity and vegetal hints. Pronounced hints of red berry fruit - as black cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant - and of green pepper. In the mouth it is rich and pleasant, with a good balance between freshness and silkiness.
Italian Red Varietals
Siro Pacenti / 105
748, Rosso di Montalcino, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-90
Producer Story
The Pacenti estate was established in 1970, with the purchase of the property north of Montalcino (Pelagrilli) by Siro, who then proceeded to plant some important vineyards, which are still there today, in the fresh, clay soils of the land overlooking Siena. In 1988, management passed into the hands of Giancarlo. This was the year of the harvest in which Rosso and Brunello di Montalcino Siro Pacenti were bottled for the first time.
Tasting Note (2016)
Sleek and complex for a Rosso with weight and definition. Elegant and structured.
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia / 700
699, Bolgheri, Superiore, Ornellaia, 2009
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Product Story (2008)
Ornellaia 2008 represents one of the most classic expressions of the Bolgheri terroir. Fruit of a harvest that was low in quantity but high in concentration, its character reflects both the generous ripeness reached in the first ten days of September as well as the crisp, lively vibrancy encouraged by the cool, breezy days from mid-September through October. Its colour is remarkably intense and deep, while the nose offers stunningly rich, ripe fruit tones, alongside the classic balsamic and tobacco notes with hints of Mediterranean herbs. The palate exhibits immense depth, complex and dense, with tannins that are powerful, but fine-grained, velvety, and racy, giving Ornellaia 2008 a sensation of impressive solidity. A vintage with good aging potential.
Tasting Note (2020)
With its usual deep ruby red colour, Ornellaia 2020 stands out on the nose with ripe red fruits and delicate vanilla and gentle tobacco notes. Upon tasting, the wine reveals itself to be rounded and velvety, making an enjoyable and engaging first impression that entices for a second sip. The tannins are dense yet elegant and the finish proves to be savoury and enduring.
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta di Arceno / 115
794, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Strada al Sasso, 2021
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-95
Producer Story
Tenuta di Arceno's history stretches back to the time of the Etruscans who dominated central Italy prior to the formation of the Roman Empire. The first traces of the mysterious and extraordinary Etruscan civilization appear in the 8th century B.C. The Ambra river, which flows to Florence, and the Ombrone river, which flows to the Mediterranean, formed the nucleus of the ancient civilization. Still today these two important rivers flow on either side of the Tenuta di Arceno estate. Located at the historical birthplace of its culture, it is not surprising to find that the word Arceno has as its root, the Etruscan word arché meaning origin point.
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta di Nozzole / 50
521, Chianti Classico, Riserva, 2022
Tuscany, Italy
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
The Folonari family has been making wine since the late eighteenth century. In 1825 the family-owned business took the name “Fratelli Folonari” and adopted the mission of developing, producing and distributing the finest Italian wines throughout the world. In 1912, Italo Folonari – Ambrogio Folonari’s grandfather – and his brother Francesco purchased the Ruffino company in Tuscany that was famous for its Chianti wine in straw-covered flasks. After World War II, major changes in terms of economic development and improving standards of living began taking place in Italy. This also affected the wine industry where the Folonari family and Ambrogio in particular were among the first to promote this trend by producing new, high quality wines that contributed to creating the “new frontier” of the Italian wine. At the end of the 1960s the family sold the “Fratelli Folonari” company that concentrated on table wines and began devoting themselves to estate-bottled wines. This was made possible through their acquisition of the famous Nozzole estate near Greve in Chianti in the heart of the Chianti Classico district. At the same time, with the aim of producing very fine wines, they purchased other wine-growing estates in Tuscany such as Cabreothat Ambrogio developed in the 1980s.
Product Story (2018)
Nozzole estate consists of 1,000 acres of vineyards at 300 meters in elevation in the Chianti Classico zone. In order to obtain concentration and complexity in the wine, yields are kept low. The grapes were hand harvested, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation was initiated on the skins in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and maceration lasted 15-20 days. The wine was racked into stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation before aging for 16 months in large Slavonian oak vats followed by a minimum of 3 months in bottle before release.
Tasting Note
Colour: ruby red Nose: floral and fruity with orange peel, candied orange and mediterranean spices Mouthfeel: a great sensory orchestra on the palate directed by firm and pleasant tannins.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta San Guido / 990
698, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Sassicaia, 2006
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-97
Producer Story
The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.
Product Story (2012)
Sassicaia means “the place of many stones,” and refers to the region’s gravel soil. The original vineyards have a southwest exposure with extensive sun and maritime breezes that create robust vegetation. The grapes were handpicked, destemmed and crushed before fermenting with natural yeasts for 15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine was aged in French oak barriques (40% new) for 24 months, then refined for 6 months in bottle before release.
Tasting Note (2019)
The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive.
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta San Guido / 550
511, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Sassicaia, 2022
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-96+, WS-95, VIN-94+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 88% Cabernet Franc 12%
Producer Story
The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.
Product Story (2012)
Sassicaia means “the place of many stones,” and refers to the region’s gravel soil. The original vineyards have a southwest exposure with extensive sun and maritime breezes that create robust vegetation. The grapes were handpicked, destemmed and crushed before fermenting with natural yeasts for 15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine was aged in French oak barriques (40% new) for 24 months, then refined for 6 months in bottle before release.
Tasting Note (2019)
The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta San Guido / 550
479, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Sassicaia, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-97
Producer Story
The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.
Product Story (2012)
Sassicaia means “the place of many stones,” and refers to the region’s gravel soil. The original vineyards have a southwest exposure with extensive sun and maritime breezes that create robust vegetation. The grapes were handpicked, destemmed and crushed before fermenting with natural yeasts for 15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine was aged in French oak barriques (40% new) for 24 months, then refined for 6 months in bottle before release.
Tasting Note (2019)
The palate is lifted and bright, the finish is polished and long, and the wine skips over any heaviness on the mid-palate. The bouquet is especially intriguing with a very lively plummy fruit element that is enhanced by baker's chocolate, pepper spice, iron ore, caramel and pie crust. There is also a green character that adds positively to the bouquet with aniseed, tea leaf, soya, menthol rub and black olive.
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta San Guido / 140
707, Toscana, Guidalberto, 2022
Tuscany, Italy
Description
WS-94, RP-94
Varietals
Merlot 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 40%
Producer Story
The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.
Product Story (2010)
More accessible at an earlier stage, Guidalberto is a blend that includes 40% Merlot, to add roundness and a silky texture. A second wine from the producers of Sassicaia, the famous Super Tuscan.
Tasting Note (2010)
With an intense ruby-red color, the wine has profound aromas of red and black fruits. On the palate, the wine’s dense structure is balanced and elegant, with a silky presence, relatively low alcohol and noble tannins. In the mouth, this wine is long and persistent.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta San Guido / 140
433, Toscana, Guidalberto, 2024
Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-91, WS-91, RP-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 52% Merlot 48%
Producer Story
The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.The Tenuta San Guido is a 7,500-acre estate located in the province of Livorno on the western coastal outskirts of Tuscany near the village of Bolgheri. Brought into the holdings of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta through his marriage to Clarice della Gherardesca in 1940, it is the origin of a wine which has shaped a generation of wines which have in turn revolutionized Italy's image in the world of wine.
Product Story (2010)
More accessible at an earlier stage, Guidalberto is a blend that includes 40% Merlot, to add roundness and a silky texture. A second wine from the producers of Sassicaia, the famous Super Tuscan.
Tasting Note (2010)
With an intense ruby-red color, the wine has profound aromas of red and black fruits. On the palate, the wine’s dense structure is balanced and elegant, with a silky presence, relatively low alcohol and noble tannins. In the mouth, this wine is long and persistent.
ABV
13.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Tenuta Santa Maria / 150
623, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Riserva, 2017
Veneto, Italy
Description
VIN-93
Varietals
Corvina 74% Corvinone 13% Rondinella 13%
Tasting Note
Color: Intense ruby red. The wine is enveloping on the nose. Among the primary notes, there is a completely ripe and perfectly integrated black cherry, accompanied by plum jam and dried red-flowered petals. Among the olfactory imprints, there is a gentle spiciness with a prevalence of cinnamon, liquorice and hints of tabacco. The palate entry is soft and warm, with medium-length balsamic notes and the return of morello cherry that makes the wine harmonious.
ABV
16%
Italian Red Varietals
Tormaresca / 50
568, Primitivo, Torcicoda, 2022
Salento, Puglia, Italy
Description
WS-91
Producer Story
Viticulture in Puglia is history and at the same time innovation. Cultivation of wines started thousands of years ago, at the time of "Magna Grecia", to which the Greek origins of many names of Apulian grape varieties attests. Tradition continues through the presence of native varieties such as Negroamaro, Aglianico and Primitivo, both true expressions of a strong and extra-ordinary vital territory. The production of high quality wines is related to recent steps towards innovation and creativity: substantial changes have been obtained through the use of modern viticulture techniques and the introduction of non native grape varieties (i.e. Chardonnay and Cabernet) that express themselves in this "terroir" in a completely unique way. Tormaresca is the expression of the above two souls. Character, personality and top quality are the characteristics that Puglia transmits to the native grape varieties. For this reason the Antinori family gave birth to Tormaresca in 1998 when they started investing in Puglia, considering it one of the most promising regions in Italy for the production of high quality wines with a strong territorial identity.
Product Story
Torcicoda is crafted with Primitivo, this wine has strong ties to the rustic and rural countryside where it is produced. It was also a symbol of fertility and wealth for the local families, and in a not-too-distant past and it was even given as part of young brides’ dowries when they married. “Torcicoda” on one hand indicates an instrument that farmers once used to groom their horses while on the other hand it represents the coiling, luxuriant nature of the shoots and leaves of its vines, also called the vine “of three harvests” due to its abundant growth.
Tasting Note (2023)
Torcicoda 2023 is an intense ruby red color with light violet hues. The nose is dominated by fruity notes of sour cherries, raspberries and dried plums that meet hints of sweet spices of licorice, chocolate and coffee. On the palate the entry is generous, supple, well-structured and is accompanied by elegant tannins and excellent freshness. The finish is long and persistent offering a pleasant aftertaste of cherry jam.
ABV
15%
Italian Red Varietals
Tua Rita / 400
555, Syrah, Per Sempre, 2023
Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-95
Producer Story
In 1984 Rita and Virgilio realized their lifelong dream purchasing the property that became Tua Rita. The landscape and buildings on this property were a mere setting for living in contact with nature whilst farming their beloved land. Their overwhelming passion for wine actually changed their plans. The original two hectares of vineyards have been cultivated meticulously since the beginning, this rigorous and passionate care collocated Tua Rita among the most successful producers labeled as “vins de garage”. In less than a decade they had extended the property up to nine hectares, then twenty; nowadays the totality of the planted vines includes thirty hectares. Growth has been driven by Rita and Virgilio’s enduring enthusiasm and an ever-deepening awareness of the potential of this estate in the area, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Colline Metallifere, known as Val di Cornia. On one hand the estate and the cellar had being steadily growing driven by Rita and Virgilio’s extreme commitment. On the other hand thanks to Stefano Frascolla, married to the owners’ daughter Simena, the winery’s brand awareness was expanding rapidly. Simena also got involved in the family-run business after Virgilio’s death in 2010. The estate’s name derives from the inversion of Rita Tua’s first and last name.
Tasting Note (2022)
Deep garnet in color, notes of ripe blackberries and plums complement undertones of figs, black pepper, and violets. On the palate, it is full-bodied with silky tannins and flavors that unfold into the lush finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Tua Rita / 575
722, Toscana, Redigaffi, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
In 1984 Rita and Virgilio realized their lifelong dream purchasing the property that became Tua Rita. The landscape and buildings on this property were a mere setting for living in contact with nature whilst farming their beloved land. Their overwhelming passion for wine actually changed their plans. The original two hectares of vineyards have been cultivated meticulously since the beginning, this rigorous and passionate care collocated Tua Rita among the most successful producers labeled as “vins de garage”. In less than a decade they had extended the property up to nine hectares, then twenty; nowadays the totality of the planted vines includes thirty hectares. Growth has been driven by Rita and Virgilio’s enduring enthusiasm and an ever-deepening awareness of the potential of this estate in the area, between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Colline Metallifere, known as Val di Cornia. On one hand the estate and the cellar had being steadily growing driven by Rita and Virgilio’s extreme commitment. On the other hand thanks to Stefano Frascolla, married to the owners’ daughter Simena, the winery’s brand awareness was expanding rapidly. Simena also got involved in the family-run business after Virgilio’s death in 2010. The estate’s name derives from the inversion of Rita Tua’s first and last name.
Tasting Note (2022)
Deep, intense purple in color, with tremendous extraction, Redigaffi is a monumental and beautifully structured wine that shows how well the non-native Merlot has adapted to the area around Suvereto on the Tuscan coast. It offers luscious layers of raspberry.
Italian Red Varietals
Val di Suga / 190
221, Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio al Granchio, 2015
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP=94+, VIN-94, WS-93
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
A historical producer in Montalcino that dates back to the 1960’s. Val di Suga is a pioneer in the production of the terrior-driven Brunello and the only producer making three single-vineyards in three different estates: Vigna del Lago in the North-East, Vinga Spuntali in the South-West and Pogigo al Granchio in the South-East. Because of the different micro-climates, soils and winemaking styles, the wines show different expressions of Sangiovese.
Tasting Note
Sight: Dark ruby-red, with purplish hightlights Fragrance: Dark, red fruit like cherry, redcurrant, blackberry and myrtle. Peach leaves notes of blood-rich meat and flint. Tannins: Great density with close-knit, angular tannins and a sapid, mineral finish
ABV
14%
Italian Red Varietals
Val di Suga / 190
222, Brunello di Montalcino, Vigna Spuntali, 2015
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-92
Producer Story
A historical producer in Montalcino that dates back to the 1960’s. Val di Suga is a pioneer in the production of the terrior-driven Brunello and the only producer making three single-vineyards in three different estates: Vigna del Lago in the North-East, Vinga Spuntali in the South-West and Pogigo al Granchio in the South-East. Because of the different micro-climates, soils and winemaking styles, the wines show different expressions of Sangiovese.
Tasting Note
Color: Intense ruby ​​red, tending to garnet with age. Aroma: Complex and very elegant with generous fruit, balsamic and spicy notes, as well as chocolate. Palate: Very balanced, with a full body and an extremely long finish. A comprehensive and powerful expression of Sangiovese Grosso from the south of Montalcino.
Italian Red Varietals
Vietti / 210
754, Barbaresco, Roncaglie, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-94+, RP-94, WS-92
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
Alfredo Currado tells the story: "The idea was conceived in the company of a group of friends one winter’s evening around a bottle of Barolo Rocche. Some of them were artists, and while we were tasting a few bottles they were fired with enthusiasm just on seeing the colour of the wine in the glass. They said wines like these deserved to be graced with labels unlike any other: labels designed by Artists. In the excitement of the moment we drew up a list of Artists, and the following day what had seemed to be a fanciful idea began to take shape".
Tasting Note
Ruby red color with subtle garnet hues. The nose is rich and potent. Hints of flowers and ripe fruit emerge. On the palate it is full-bodied. Notes of small red fruit (strawberry, raspberry). The tannins are mature but at the same time soft and silky. The hint of almond on the finish is particularly striking. Overall, well balanced and refined.
Italian Red Varietals
Vietti / 200
695, Barolo, Cerequio, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-95, VIN-95+
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
Alfredo Currado tells the story: "The idea was conceived in the company of a group of friends one winter’s evening around a bottle of Barolo Rocche. Some of them were artists, and while we were tasting a few bottles they were fired with enthusiasm just on seeing the colour of the wine in the glass. They said wines like these deserved to be graced with labels unlike any other: labels designed by Artists. In the excitement of the moment we drew up a list of Artists, and the following day what had seemed to be a fanciful idea began to take shape".
Product Story
The grapes come from the historic “Cerequio” vineyard: one of the most significant MGAs in the entire Barolo winegrowing region. Our plot is located in the municipality of Barolo. Situated around 320 m asl, it has a southern exposure and a density of around 4,600 plants per hectare, over an area spanning almost one hectare. The average age of the vines is around 37 years. Limestone soil with Marls of Saint Agatha.
Tasting Note
Intense ruby red color. The nose is rich, with notes of ripe red berries and fine spices. On the palate it is full-bodied with fruity and citrusy (orange, mandarin) notes. The tannins are simultaneously fine and imposing, supporting the wine’s enveloping and persistent structure. The finish reveals balsamic notes that further enliven this wine, with a rare elegance and balance.
ABV
14.5%
Italian Red Varietals
Vietti / 200
239, Barolo, Lazzarito, 2020
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-96+, WS-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
Alfredo Currado tells the story: "The idea was conceived in the company of a group of friends one winter’s evening around a bottle of Barolo Rocche. Some of them were artists, and while we were tasting a few bottles they were fired with enthusiasm just on seeing the colour of the wine in the glass. They said wines like these deserved to be graced with labels unlike any other: labels designed by Artists. In the excitement of the moment we drew up a list of Artists, and the following day what had seemed to be a fanciful idea began to take shape".
Tasting Note (2018)
Deep ruby red colour with garnet nuances. Fascinating and deep on the nose. Notes of hay, cut grass, tobacco, white pepper and a hint of mint. Robust, muscular on the palate, with a taut and mineral finish. The tannins are typical of Serralunga: angular, austere and very deep. Appealing long lingering sweetness on the finish.
Italian Red Varietals
Vietti / 265
759, Barolo, Riserva, 2016
Piedmont, Italy
Description
VIN-92, WS-93
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
Alfredo Currado tells the story: "The idea was conceived in the company of a group of friends one winter’s evening around a bottle of Barolo Rocche. Some of them were artists, and while we were tasting a few bottles they were fired with enthusiasm just on seeing the colour of the wine in the glass. They said wines like these deserved to be graced with labels unlike any other: labels designed by Artists. In the excitement of the moment we drew up a list of Artists, and the following day what had seemed to be a fanciful idea began to take shape".
Tasting Note
Intense ruby red color. On the nose notes of small ripe red fruits with balsamic and citrus hints. On the palate it is medium-bodied, rich, full and elegant. The tannins, typical of the Serralunga aera, are well integrated, with a sweet finish. Its vibrant acidity gives depth to the wine.
Italian Red Varietals
Voerzio Martini / 180
536, Barolo, Monvigliero, 2018
Piedmont, Italy
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-94
Producer Story
Voerzio Martini is located in this area of great wines and spectacular beauty. We are a new company, but with a great history, as it represents an ongoing tradition of the winery Gianni Voerzio in La Morra.
Tasting Note
This lean, garnet-colored Nebbiolo peels back in thin layers with wild cherry, rose, white pepper and dried violet. However, there is a special tightness and cohesiveness to those layers that bring on a deeper sense of complexity and depth.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Abreu / 1375
534, Cabernet Sauvignon, Madrona Ranch, 2006
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96+
Producer Story
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Product Story (2005)
If Abreu has a core, it is undoubtedly Madrona Ranch. It was the first property David fell for, and developed, back in the 1980s. The canyons and curves that snake through the site, the soils that range from red Aiken to white tufa to dark clay and rocks—it’s a magical site. Harvest picks are meticulous, often spanning weeks, but the diversity makes for incredible complexity, and plenty of blending options. Madrona is a working ranch too. In fact, livestock have laid claim to more than their share of real estate. Cattle, goats, pigs, chickens—even honeybees, which live in one of the old barns on the property. “We tend the animals and leave the bees alone,” says David. “We do collect the honey though. We consider it fair rent.”
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Abreu / 1375
652, Cappella, 2011
St. Helena, California
Description
VIN-94-96, RP-95
Producer Story
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Tasting Note (2009)
Rose petal, kirsch, hard candy, spice, cedar, tobacco, mint and star anise give the 2009 striking perfume and a level of exoticism that is impossible to miss. The tannins have softened, which makes the wine accessible, and yet the fruit retains terrific freshness as well as nuance.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Abreu / 1375
158, 2007
Howell Mountain, California
Description
VIN-98-100, RP-95
Producer Story
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Tasting Note (2011)
Red and black fruit, roasted meat, sweet forest floor and wet gravel characteristics, undeniable minerality, medium to full body and beautiful ripeness, purity and depth.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Abreu / 1375
798, Las Posadas, 2011
Howell Mountain, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-95
Producer Story
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Tasting Note
Red and black fruit, roasted meat, sweet forest floor and wet gravel characteristics, undeniable minerality, medium to full body and beautiful ripeness, purity and depth.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Antica / 300
767, Cabernet Franc, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 100%
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Anwilka / 95
595, 2017
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Description
RP-92, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 47% Syrah 46% Petit Verdot 7%
Producer Story
Anwilka was founded in the late 1990s by former Klein Constantia owner Lowell Jooste in partnership with internationally renowned Bordeaux wine personalities Hubert de Boüard (co-owner of Château Angélus in Saint Emilion) and Bruno Prats (former owner of Château Cos d’Estournel in Saint- Estèphe). Their singular goal was to create an exceptional South African red wine by combining great winemaking traditions and innovations.
Tasting Note
Bright, inky and youthful in appearance. The nose is vibrant with a balance of concentrated dark fruit and savoury aromas. Full bodied, well toasted and sophisticated, the palate follows through with a bold and complex tannin structure. The wine concludes with long textured and powerful finish.
ABV
14.2%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Aperture / 105
552, Red Blend, 2022
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-93
Producer Story
Aperture Cellars champions a range of expressive Bordeaux style wines from Sonoma County’s premier cool-climate Bordeaux varietal vineyard sites.
Tasting Note (2020)
The ripe red fruit characters are structured by silky seamless tannins, showcasing an elegant density to the blend.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Bevan Cellars / 180
160, Ontogeny, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Tasting Note (2017)
In 2017, we used more Tench and Sugarloaf than ever before to make sure that Ontogeny had the richness and depth that it has become known for. Sugarloaf Mountain Cabernet Franc was perfect for this, lending a beautiful blueberry and tobacco base. From there, we used Tench Cabernet Sauvignon for power, a kiss of Wildfoote for exuberance and a barrel of Sentinel Ridge for a little mountain tannin.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Bevan Cellars / 180
475, Ontogeny, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Malbec
Tasting Note (2017)
In 2017, we used more Tench and Sugarloaf than ever before to make sure that Ontogeny had the richness and depth that it has become known for. Sugarloaf Mountain Cabernet Franc was perfect for this, lending a beautiful blueberry and tobacco base. From there, we used Tench Cabernet Sauvignon for power, a kiss of Wildfoote for exuberance and a barrel of Sentinel Ridge for a little mountain tannin.
ABV
15.2%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Bevan Cellars / 310
520, Red, EE, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-97
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Blankiet Estate / 450
537, Paradise Hills Vineyard, 2007
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-95+
Producer Story
Claude and Katherine Blankiet searched many years for a track of land on the western foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains in the Napa Valley with the single vision of producing world class wines. In January of 1996 they had the chance to view an undeveloped hillside above the Napanook vineyard in Yountville that their agent had secured a hold for one day. Without any hesitation, the Blankiets bought the land on the spot and named it Paradise Hills.
Product Story (2013)
Paradise Hills Vineyard is located on three volcanic knolls separated by alluvial swells deposited by the creeks draining the mountain range. Soil profiles vary from deeply fractured rocks and volcanic ash to thick clay deposits. Viticulturist David Abreu and winemaker Helen Turley were brought in to develop Paradise Hills Vineyard into four distinct sections. Each sub-section is distinguished by unique subsoil and microclimate. Moreover, meticulously selected root stocks were grafted with clonal varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot procured from first growth Bordeaux estates.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Bryant Family / 375
538, DB4, 2014
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-91
Producer Story
Bryant Estate reflects the vision of proprietors Don and Bettina Bryant. After purchasing land on Pritchard Hill nearly 30 years ago, Don replanted the estate with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, employing modern viticulture practices and nurturing a team of local and international masters of their craft. His efforts quickly established one of California’s premier First Growth wines, the Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, now among Napa Valley’s most acclaimed labels. Bryant Estate wines are currently harvested, blended and produced entirely by hand from grapes planted and grown on the original 13-acre estate, as well as on neighboring vineyards on Howell Mountain, Las Posadas and Madrona.
Tasting Note
Blackberry, mushroom and floral aromas follow through to a medium body and firm and round tannins that are tight and focused. A clarity and focus to the wine. Tension and energy.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Bryant Family / 375
539, Red Blend, DB4, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-90-92
Producer Story
Bryant Estate reflects the vision of proprietors Don and Bettina Bryant. After purchasing land on Pritchard Hill nearly 30 years ago, Don replanted the estate with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, employing modern viticulture practices and nurturing a team of local and international masters of their craft. His efforts quickly established one of California’s premier First Growth wines, the Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, now among Napa Valley’s most acclaimed labels. Bryant Estate wines are currently harvested, blended and produced entirely by hand from grapes planted and grown on the original 13-acre estate, as well as on neighboring vineyards on Howell Mountain, Las Posadas and Madrona.
Tasting Note (2014)
Blackberry, mushroom and floral aromas follow through to a medium body and firm and round tannins that are tight and focused. A clarity and focus to the wine. Tension and energy.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Chappellet / 200
782, Red, Las Piedras, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 59% Merlot 14% Petit Verdot 11% Malbec 9% Cabernet Franc 7%
Producer Story
The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent vista of forests and wildflower-filled meadows. Inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, the Chappellets followed the advice of renowned winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on Pritchard Hill’s rocky slopes, becoming the first winery to plant vineyards exclusively on high-elevation hillsides. From these Pritchard Hill vineyards, the Chappellets have been crafting extraordinary, age-worthy wines since 1967. Pritchard Hill’s rugged terroir has become legendary for producing wines with great intensity and depth—qualities that define the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons. As a result, Chappellet wines have consistently received the highest praise from critics, and are sought after by the world's premier collectors. Today, a second generation of the family has joined their parents in embracing the romance of Pritchard Hill. They are passionate about preserving the land and continuing what Donn and Molly began—making extraordinary wines.
ABV
14.7%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Clos de los Siete / 45
535, 2021
Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina
Description
VIN-92
Producer Story
Clos de los Siete is a world-class emblem of acknowledged international success. It is a compelling human story of passion for a piece of land in Argentina…An unprecedented challenge and a unique, novel concept: 1. 850 hectares (2,100 acres) of vines at the foot of the Andes Mountains, in the Uco Valley near Mendoza. 2. 4 bodegas run by 4 passionate Bordeaux families . 3. 1 single wine named “Clos de los Siete”, blended by Michel Rolland, the originator of the project. Michel Rolland first went to Argentina in 1988. He immediately fell in love with the country, the atmosphere there, the people, the beautiful landscape and the culture, as well as its fantastic winegrowing potential. After searching around for a while, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Mendoza, the last city before reaching the majestic Andes he and Jean Michel Arcaute, a winegrower from Pomerol in the Bordeaux area, found an ideal plot of land at an altitude of 1,100 meters (3,600 feet). There were more than 800 magnificent hectares (nearly 2,000 acres) uniquely exposed with soils made up of pebbles, clay and sand in which sparse semi-desert vegetation grew with here and there enormous boulders that have lain there since prehistoric times. The story of the Clos was about to begin…The two originators were joined by friends, also winegrowers, passionate about wine and curious about this country at the other side of the world. They adopted a unique, inventive concept and took up the enormous challenge of contributing together to producing one single wine under Michel Rolland’s supervision.Four bodegas were then built. A part of the production of each is used to make and blend the shared wine “Clos de los Siete”. The rest goes into the wines of their own respective ranges: Monteviejo, Cuvelier los Andes, DiamAndes and Bodega Rolland.
Product Story (2012)
In the name “Clos de los Siete” there are two ideas: the amazing unique challenge and a single block vineyard forming an enclosure called Clos en french. This name is also used for the wine, Clos de los Siete. The wines of the Clos gain their success from the favorable combination of four key elements - generous soils, conductive weather, top flight vines and beneficial orientation - which are hard to find all in one place, except here in Argentina.
Tasting Note (2012)
With its stunning, intensely black appearance tinged with bright crimson, the Clos de Los Siete 2012 unleashes its complex, delicious bouquet. Pronounced ripe fruit aromas reflect the ripeness of the grapes, while spicy, peppery notes reveal Malbec as the unquestionable star of this blend. Roasted notes reveal well-handled oak-ageing. Generous and well-balanced on the palate, concentrated, yet silky, velvet tannins bring elegant structure to the wine. A challenge that has certainly paid off! The concentrated, lingering and savory finish emphasizes the great potential of this wine literally crying out to express its true character.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 950
582, Cariad, 2006
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-94, WS-94
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 “Cariad” dances between exuberance and restraint. Deep notes of blackberry and licorice weave with warm spice flavors of curry, cumin, and cinnamon. Wet gravel, menthol, and chocolate notes draw the wine inward. On the palate the wine’s density and full creamy texture of broad tannins evoke a strong familiarity of recent vintages, boosted by a heightened acidity in 2017 that adds juiciness and succulence.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 950
161, Cariad, 2013
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-100, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 “Cariad” dances between exuberance and restraint. Deep notes of blackberry and licorice weave with warm spice flavors of curry, cumin, and cinnamon. Wet gravel, menthol, and chocolate notes draw the wine inward. On the palate the wine’s density and full creamy texture of broad tannins evoke a strong familiarity of recent vintages, boosted by a heightened acidity in 2017 that adds juiciness and succulence.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 1500
174, IX Estate, 2013
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-99
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2019)
Nuanced yet vivid, the 2019 vintage brims with the hallmark characters from the IX Estate vineyard. Powerful mineral notes of crushed rock and iron intermingle with compelling scents of licorice, black cherry, and huckleberry. Generous notes of sage and juniper meld with subtle hints of graphite and potpourri. A gliding texture of suave tannins seamlessly coats the palate leading to a sleek finish. The pure, gorgeous fruit ties everything together, making for an exquisite wine that sings now but will only reveal more layers in the future.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 1500
510, IX Estate, 2014
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, WS-97, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Petit Verdot
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2019)
Nuanced yet vivid, the 2019 vintage brims with the hallmark characters from the IX Estate vineyard. Powerful mineral notes of crushed rock and iron intermingle with compelling scents of licorice, black cherry, and huckleberry. Generous notes of sage and juniper meld with subtle hints of graphite and potpourri. A gliding texture of suave tannins seamlessly coats the palate leading to a sleek finish. The pure, gorgeous fruit ties everything together, making for an exquisite wine that sings now but will only reveal more layers in the future.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 1400
302, IX Estate, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-98
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note
Nuanced yet vivid, the 2019 vintage brims with the hallmark characters from the IX Estate vineyard. Powerful mineral notes of crushed rock and iron intermingle with compelling scents of licorice, black cherry, and huckleberry. Generous notes of sage and juniper meld with subtle hints of graphite and potpourri. A gliding texture of suave tannins seamlessly coats the palate leading to a sleek finish. The pure, gorgeous fruit ties everything together, making for an exquisite wine that sings now but will only reveal more layers in the future.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Colgin / 450
341, Jubilation, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 53% Merlot 26% Cabernet Franc 13% Petit Verdot 8%
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Product Story (2019)
Jubilation is our newest wine in the Colgin Cellars collection. Jubilation is our Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine created with a selection of barrels that display earlier drinking characteristics from our three hillside vineyards.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 430
615, 2007
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, WS-92, VIN-95+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note (2019)
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 430
614, 2009
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-94, RP-95+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 77% Cabernet Franc 12% Petit Verdot 7% Merlot 4%
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note (2019)
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 415
613, 2012
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 78% Cabernet Franc 11% Merlot 6% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note (2019)
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 415
612, Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, 2014
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-92, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 65% Cabernet Franc 15% Petit Verdot 15% Merlot 5%
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note (2019)
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 395
562, Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-97, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Cabernet Franc 37% Petit Verdot 7% Merlot 6%
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Continuum / 480
206, Proprietary Red, Sage Mountain Vineyard, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-97, WS-97, RP-97-100
Producer Story
Four generations of the Mondavi family have grown and produced wines among the world’s finest. Cesare Mondavi was the first to bring wine to the table but it was his son Robert’s passion for excellence, which inspired both his family and the world. Tim and Marcia Mondavi, along with their children, maintain this continuum of excellence, innovation and tradition at their estate, high on Pritchard Hill.
Product Story (2016)
Continuum is estate grown on our Sage Mountain Vineyard. It’s location high on Pritchard Hill along the eastern ridge above Oakville overlooks Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay. 38 acres of mature estate vineyard, planted in 1991 and 1996, with additional plantings in 2004 and 2010, together comprise 38 distinct vineyard blocks. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Merlot are grown from 1300 to 1600 feet in elevation, on western and southern facing aspects. This diversity of plantings on our volcanic soils are the essence of the complexity of Continuum.
Tasting Note (2019)
2019 Continuum showcases the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc to date- revealing the volcanic site and native attributes of Sage Mountain Vineyard. A lively and expressive nose with lifted red fruit, hibiscus and delicate floral notes. The plush entry on the palate reveals concentrated dark fruit, and youthful black mulberry interweaving with layers of savory wild herb, exotic spice and graphite. The 2019 Continuum’s mountain fruit expression is enveloped by a supple and silky texture with velvety fine tannins and ferrous minerality. Pleasing all the way though2019 Continuum is an elevated and lush dance of power and grace on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Crown Point / 260
626, Estate Selection, 2019
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-94
Producer Story
Purchased by Roger Bower in 2012, Crown Point is an estate winery dedicated to crafting wines of the highest distinction. Nestled in the eastern-most foothills of the east-to-west transverse valley of the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA.
Product Story (2013)
Relevant Red is a proprietary estate blend intended to capture the essence of the property while showcasing the distinct characteristics of the different grape varieties that make up this cuveé.
Tasting Note (2018)
Intense aromas of chocolate, black cherry, and raspberry intermingle with savory notes of sage and thyme. The tannins are lithe, intertwining with flavors of black cherry, coffee grounds, and crushed rocks. The 2018 Estate Selection has a perfect balance of fresh acidity followed by bright fruit and minerality that extend the finish, foreshadowing significant aging potential.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Dalla Valle / 750
593, Cabernet Blend, Maya, 2006
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94+, WS-95, VIN-93+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Product Story (2019)
This jewel in the crown originates in the remarkable vineyard that shares its name. A proprietary blend aged in primarily new French oak, Maya showcases the site’s exceptional Cabernet Franc; it is graceful and alluring with an unmistakable pedigree. Fewer than 500 cases are produced each year.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Dalla Valle / 800
558, Cabernet Blend, Maya, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-100, VIN-98+, WS-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Cabernet Franc 40%
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Product Story (2019)
This jewel in the crown originates in the remarkable vineyard that shares its name. A proprietary blend aged in primarily new French oak, Maya showcases the site’s exceptional Cabernet Franc; it is graceful and alluring with an unmistakable pedigree. Fewer than 500 cases are produced each year.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Dalla Valle / 800
240, Cabernet Blend, Maya, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-99, VIN-98
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Product Story (2019)
This jewel in the crown originates in the remarkable vineyard that shares its name. A proprietary blend aged in primarily new French oak, Maya showcases the site’s exceptional Cabernet Franc; it is graceful and alluring with an unmistakable pedigree. Fewer than 500 cases are produced each year.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Dalla Valle / 190
540, Red, Collina, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Cabernet Franc 40% Petite Verdot 10%
Producer Story
Dalla Valle Vineyards is a small, family-owned winery that was founded in 1986. The winery and vineyards are located on a plateau 400 feet above the valley floor, in the eastern hills of Oakville, Napa Valley. The combination of perfect sun exposure and the cooling marine influence from the Pacific Ocean make this an ideal site for world class winegrowing. Dalla Valle has reached an admirable level of acceptance in the last decade and produces some of the most sought out Cabernet Sauvignon and proprietary red wine in California. Wines made from Dalla Valle Vineyards are pure unbridled expressions of fruit at its most powerful and concentrated. These wines are of immense stature and richness with well-integrated tannin and acidity.
Tasting Note
This wine presents a deep, alluring garnet hue, displaying a radiant core suggesting both youth and promise. The bouquet opens with poised elegance as ripe black cherries and cassis take the lead, accompanied by subtle fragrances of dark plums and blackberries, creating a harmonious symphony of dark fruit. Delicate notes of nuanced cedar and graphite add an alluring complexity to the aromatic profile. A refined entry of luscious black fruits - blackberry, currants, and a hint of dark cherry - unfolds seamlessly, supported by finely integrate, supple tannins. The wine exhibits a brilliant balance, showcasing a vibrant acidity that harmonizes the rich fruit profile and adds a layer of freshness, a continued testament to our terroir and the strength of the 2021 vintage.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Devil Proof / 450
553, Red, Cima Ladera Farrow Ranch, 2021
Alexander Valley, California
Description
RP-98, WS-94
Tasting Note
The 2021 Farrow Ranch Cima Ladera is a brand-new wine from Devil Proof. It comes from vines planted in 1989 at Farrow Ranch in Alexander Valley, which winemaker Jesse Katz acquired in 2021. "I've been trying to get into this vineyard block for years," he exclaims. "I had to purchase the vineyard to get it!" It's a blend of 65% Malbec and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and was matured for 22 months in 90% new French oak. It has ringing scents of maraschino cherries and blueberries with accents of bitter chocolate, spearmint, vanilla, lilac and aniseed, offering up new nuances with each return to the glass. The full-bodied palate is lovely! It balances tremendously concentrated flavors with bright acidity and velvety tannins, and it has a very long finish with a fan of spicy accents. This is fantastically expressive and so singular! 580 cases were made." - Erin Brooks, robertparker.com
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
DVO / 450
569, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96+, WS-93, VIN-92
Tasting Note (2019)
The 2019 DVO exhibits a crescendo of black and red currents, violet, and cassis. The 15% influence of Cabernet Franc seamlessly ties everything together with baking spices and crushed summer herbs. Velvety and polished tannins give the wine a prolonged and elegant finish.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Epoch / 150
642, Tempranillo, Paderewski Vineyard, 2020
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-95
Varietals
Tempranillo 90% Graciano 10%
Producer Story
When setting out on our “crazy” quest to make wine, we did not have our sights set on any particular wine region. However, we knew two things for sure: we loved wines made from Rhone varieties, and being geologists, we understood the importance terroir plays in the making of world-class wines. Upon extensive research and travel, we kept coming back to Paso Robles for the weather, unique soils, hilliness, and extreme temperature swings that are known to this region and are found within each of our vineyard sites – Paderewski, Catapult, and York Mountain. The cowboy culture, entrepreneurial spirit, and unmistakable beauty were just added bonuses! Our own epoch officially began in 2004 with the purchase of our Paderewski Vineyard (there is a REALLY cool story behind this property and its name, but in an attempt to not be too long-winded here and now, check out this story for all of the details). This chapter became so fruitful (pun intended) that we spread our roots to Catapult Vineyard in 2008 and then the historic York Mountain Winery two years later.
Tasting Note (2018)
With extra time in the barrel, cigar box character abounds and is mixed with sweet tobacco, ripe red cherry, vanilla, roasted herb, sweet earth and forest floor.
ABV
14.7%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Fairchild / 650
564, Stones Longitude-Latitude, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Cabernet Franc 50%
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story (2022)
An annual creation from our four Stones – Perrarus vineyards. Each a unique Longitude – Latitude. An ever changing combination each vintage. The label depicts the exact longitude and latitude of the exclusive vineyard blocks from which it was sourced, and includes our first introduction of Cabernet Franc. We are honored to have this inaugural release in your cellar.
Tasting Note (2022)
The 2022 Stones Longitude-Latitude checks in as 65% Cabernet Franc (Rutherford) and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill). Awesome Bordeaux-like aromatics of red and black fruit, new leather, graphite, savory flowers, and tapenade all define the aromatics. It is full-bodied, has a rich, powerful mouthfeel, impressive concentration, and a great finish. Raised in 95% new French oak, it’s just about as good as it gets in the vintage and should have 15+ years of prime drinking. Drink 2028-2054.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Fairchild / 650
563, Stones Longitude-Latitude, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 35%
Producer Story
Founded by Larry Fairchild, Fairchild Wines mission is to produce limited, high quality premium red wines. Fairchild sources its Cabernet Sauvignon from two highly acclaimed California vineyards: Beckstoffer Georges III and Sigaro. Home to the Fairchild Sigaro Cabernet Saugvinon, the Sigaro vineyard sits on the south-facing slopes of Lake Hennessey producing full-bodied, structured wine. Notable for producing world-class wines, Beckstoffer Georges III vineyard is home to Fairchild G·III Cabernet Sauvignon, well-structured wine with proven aging potential.
Product Story
An annual creation from our four Stones – Perrarus vineyards. Each a unique Longitude – Latitude. An ever changing combination each vintage. The label depicts the exact longitude and latitude of the exclusive vineyard blocks from which it was sourced, and includes our first introduction of Cabernet Franc. We are honored to have this inaugural release in your cellar.
Tasting Note
The 2022 Stones Longitude-Latitude checks in as 65% Cabernet Franc (Rutherford) and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill). Awesome Bordeaux-like aromatics of red and black fruit, new leather, graphite, savory flowers, and tapenade all define the aromatics. It is full-bodied, has a rich, powerful mouthfeel, impressive concentration, and a great finish. Raised in 95% new French oak, it’s just about as good as it gets in the vintage and should have 15+ years of prime drinking. Drink 2028-2054.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Favia / 380
585, La Magdalena, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-96, VIN-97
Producer Story
Favia Erickson Winegrowers is a collaboration between Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Their philosophy is simple: create soulful wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. Annie and Andy focus on finding unique vineyard sites with soils, climate and aspects ideal for growing exquisite wine grapes, and develop strong relationships with their winegrowers to perfect viticultural practices. In the winery, they carefully coax the grapes into wine. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to speak for themselves.
Tasting Note (2018)
Vintage 2018 has already been recognized as something special. This is certainly reflected in the 2018 La Magdalena, which shows all of the excitement we expect from this vineyard but magnified through the lens of such an outstanding season. Purity, intensity, and balance are on display, with all the richness and structure that we expect. Black currant, rose, dark chocolate, and licorice are presented on a wave of finely rounded tannin and dense blue and black fruits. This wine will certainly age for decades, but right now, in its youth, with a gentle decanting, it is immediately seductive and satisfying.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Favia / 290
567, Red, Cerro Sur, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-96+, WS-94
Producer Story
Favia Erickson Winegrowers is a collaboration between Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Their philosophy is simple: create soulful wines that express the true nature of the vineyards from which they come. Annie and Andy focus on finding unique vineyard sites with soils, climate and aspects ideal for growing exquisite wine grapes, and develop strong relationships with their winegrowers to perfect viticultural practices. In the winery, they carefully coax the grapes into wine. Gentle handling, minimal intervention, and strict monitoring of the wine allow our grapes to speak for themselves.
Product Story (2008)
The wine most reflective of our sense of place, from one of the most majestic sites to grow Cabernet Franc, our favorite variety. Planted nearly 40 years ago high in the eastern Vaca Mountains, this wine, more than any other, reminds us of home.
Tasting Note (2008)
A singular, incredibly expressive wine, with notes of cinnamon, red leaf tobacco, and Asian spices. Its natural acidity adds a vibrancy, and knits together the tannin and the intense red and black fruit flavors that persist on the palate.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Fingers Crossed / 225
481, Red Wine Blend, Life & Death, 2022
California
Description
RP-93, VIN-94
Varietals
Grenache 44% Syrah 22% Mourvèdre 13% Graciano 13% Petite Sirah 8%
Producer Story
Fingers Crossed is an artisanal Rhône-based winery in the Ojai Valley. Owners and winemakers Nikolas and Julia Krankl are hyper-focused on quality over quantity, producing a miniscule 1,900 cases annually. Nik grew up eating grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies at his aunt Nancy Silverton’s La Brea Bakery and Campanile, while Julia spent every summer working at her family’s art gallery. Following in the footsteps of his iconic food and wine family, Nik fell in love with coffee in Italy as a teen, culminating in opening an award-winning coffee shop outside Boston alongside Julia; ultimately becoming a barista champion. Nik worked with Nancy and other top chefs in Los Angeles as a coffee consultant until he got the itch to learn winemaking in 2012. He trained with Jim Binns of Andremily and Manfred Krankl of Sine Qua Non and in 2017, launched his own label alongside Julia, a Harvard and UCLA-trained doctor, author, and TEDx speaker. The Fingers Crossed style is unabashedly Californian; sun-kissed wines that are decadent, perfumed, opulent and regal, yet remain light on their feet. The couple sources pristine grapes from a who’s who of Santa Barbara County’s Grand Cru vineyards including Bien Nacido, Stolpman, and Sanford and Benedict. Each year, Nikolas and Julia craft their own distinctive artwork for their bottles and custom wooden boxes, which change annually to express the individuality of each new vintage. Through ever-evolving art mediums such as photography, woodcuts, Polaroid emulsion lifts, paint and collage – every label tells a story.
Product Story
Mother Nature forced us to think outside of the box. Devastatingly low Grenache yields put our chops to the test in the cellar as we had to reimagine and realize a wine using a smaller percentage of Grenache than ever before. Perhaps a blessing in disguise, after all, "necessity is the mother of invention." Labeled as a 'Red Wine' to adhere to the strict guidelines enforced by the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, this is our ode to the prodigious GSM's of Chateauneuf-du-Pape we love and admire.
Tasting Note
Strawberry, raspberry, garrigue, porcini and smoked meats unite seamlessly in a textbook example of what it means for a wine to be "light on its feet".
ABV
15.7%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Girard / 70
572, Petite Sirah, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93
Varietals
Petite Sirah 81% Zinfandel 17% others 2%
Producer Story
At Girard, we are passionate about wine, we are dedicated to the land, and we are proud to call Napa Valley home. For the past 40+ years, Girard has been singularly dedicated to ensuring balance in our wines. Our decades-long relationship with growers along with small-batch fermentation techniques and meticulous blending, produce consistently award-winning wines that offer richness, complexity and balance in each sip. We are dedicated to employing techniques and operating a facility that allows us to take the time with each and every wine to express its true character.
Product Story (2013)
Petite Sirah is one of the most sought after wines at Girard. Fans of the varietal look to our version for not only the dark colored, intense tannins that Petite Sirah is known for but also for balanced fruit and oak character. We source our vineyards from throughout the northern part of Napa Valley. The warmer climate from this area helps develop ripeness, while the soil types contribute to the wine’s overall complexity.
Tasting Note (2013)
Aromas of black cherry, coffee beans, bacon and vanilla. The palate shows black currant jam, cassis, chocolate covered espresso beans and nutmeg. Bright acidity wraps around the fruit to evoke a balanced character.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Gran Enemigo / 210
559, Cabernet Franc, Agrelo Single Vineyard, 2019
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
RP-97, VIN-97, WS-94
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 85% Malbec 15%
Producer Story
The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are. Winemaker Alejandro Vigil and historian Adrianna Catena reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as good as or finer than those of their old homelands. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were Argentina’s most widely planted varietals, and their blend was considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.
Tasting Note
Gran Enemigo Agrelo is intense, balanced, and elegant. Cabernet Franc brings light notes of eucalyptus and thyme, Malbec provides ripe black fruits, and oak provides a touch of chocolate and vanilla. Certified Sustainable by Bodegas de Argentina.
ABV
13.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Gran Enemigo / 210
503, Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Single Vineyard, 2021
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
RP-99
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 85% Malbec 15%
Producer Story
The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are. Winemaker Alejandro Vigil and historian Adrianna Catena reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as good as or finer than those of their old homelands. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were Argentina’s most widely planted varietals, and their blend was considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.
Product Story
The Gran Enemigo wines are considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.
Tasting Note
El Gran Enemigo Gualtallary shows a deep purple color with red highlights. Its aromas are intense and elegant. Cabernet Franc brings sweet spices, black pepper, and light notes of eucalyptus and thyme. Malbec brings notes of ripe black fruits, blackberries, and black cherries. The oak aging gives a touch of chocolate and vanilla to the blend. The taste is complex with structured tannins and a very long and persistent finish.
ABV
13.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Hamel / 80
723, Red, Stratum, 2021
Sonoma Valley, California
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 53% Merlot 32% Cabernet Franc 14% Zinfandel 1%
Producer Story
Hamel produces estate-grown wines from the western hillsides of the Mayacamas Mountains in the Moon Mountain District and Sonoma Valley. With a commitment to dry farming, certified organic and biodynamic practices and a meticulous focus on terroir, Hamel’s winegrowing team aims to express the distinctive volcanic character of their vineyard sites through Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Grenache blends. As a family-owned and operated winery, Hamel is committed to sustainability, stewardship and forward-thinking innovation.
Product Story
2021 was the second dry growing season in a sequence of historic drought years. Fortunately, our vines responded well, achieving balanced growth and yielding a high-quality crop thanks to the water-deficit tolerance developed through five years of dry farming. We received 12 to 14 inches of total rain between Hamel Family Ranch and Nuns Canyon Vineyard —less than half our typical amount—with peak precipitation in December 2020and March 2021. After a cooler-than-average spring, summer and late- season conditions were typically warm and dry. Our red-grape harvest began August 30 at Hamel Family Ranch and August 31 at Nuns CanyonVineyard and concluding on September 20, marking 2021 our earliest finish on record. With a smaller crop load reflecting the vintage conditions, the wines show balanced fruit, tremendous natural intensity, and power.
Tasting Note
A captivating nose with aromas of blackberries, currant, violets and bitter cocoa comes alive in the glass with a few swirls, giving way to savory flavors of plum skin, tart cherry, rose petal and almond skin that vibrate along the finish for over a minute. Give this a few years in the cellar and enjoy with lamb or venison.
ABV
14.1%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Herdade do Peso / 50
519, Alentejo, Revelado, 2021
Portugal
Varietals
Alicante Bouschet 64% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% Touriga Nacional 16%
Product Story
This is our cherished Herdade do Peso revealed. Revelado embodies the ideal combination of soils and grape varieties, dedication in the vineyard, and the choices we make to preserve biodiversity. This wine's authentic aromas and flavours are the fruit of lot preparation and thoughtful choices in the winery. We use global expertise to nurture the Herdade do Peso terroir. In return, we reveal the Vidigueira and Alentejo to the world.
Tasting Note
A vibrant red colour, this wine has an appealing aroma with notes of gooseberries and black plums. Notes of spices with hints of nutmeg. On the palate, it is fresh, full-bodied and elegant. It has firm and sophisticated tannins that are very well integrated.
ABV
14%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Hudson Vineyards / 85
712, Phoenix, 2020
Napa Valley Carneros, California
Description
RP-91
Producer Story
Since we first began planting Hudson Ranch and Hudson Vineyards in 1981, our endeavor has been to grow for taste and diversity; encouraging a polyculture using ethical, responsible farming practices. We are ever mindful that every decision we make each day impacts our crops, our environment, our staff, and our community. As custodians of the land, we understand that agriculture is intensive and creates serious impact on the environment. Through constant and complicated analysis, we seek to mitigate those impacts on our natural world. We insist on farming holistically, focusing our efforts on the ecology of the complete farm, rather than responding to issues fragmentally. Of course, we don’t respond to challenges in our vineyards in the same way we would in our gardens, but we understand the ecosystems are wholly interrelated and interdependent. We have cultivated a long-term view of farming, and possess a deep understanding of the property through both education and 30+ years of experience working with the land. We walk the vineyards and ranch daily, responding to issues that may arise by choosing the best course of action, whether it be integrated pest management, daily analysis of weather and Carneros’ famed winds, the encouragement of native grasses, use of bird boxes, setbacks from waterways, the planting of trees and various restoration practices. We spread 600 tons of compost annually throughout Hudson Ranch, and sow beneficial green manures such as bell beans, oats and peas; maintaining a permanent cover crop in the vineyards, which protects the vines and attracts a wide variety of beneficial insects to the entire property. And our water leaves the farm as clean as when it first arrived. We believe in healthy lands through proper management. This is our responsibility.
Tasting Note (2019)
A barrel selection of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Phoenix is a classic representation of the Hudson Estate. This wine showcases enticing aromas of red currant, black cherry, and savory spice that leads to a plush mouthfeel and structured finish.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Ink Grade / 115
571, Andosol, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Zinfandel 88% Cabernet Sauvignon 12%
Producer Story
The Ink Grade Estate Vineyard claims a view unbeknownst to most in the Napa Valley. Amongst densely forested pines and sequoia stands, it lies in the north-east corner of the Howell Mountain AVA with a predominant view facing East. Terraced throughout due to the extreme slope, this mountainside vineyard grasps to volcanic “tufa” soils. Ink Grade Estate possesses a raw tension that renders fruit of immense intensity and depth. If ever there was a site which imparted a feeling of reverence, Ink Grade is such a place.
Product Story
Andosol draws inspiration from the historic field blends of California. Zinfandel is the protagonist. To provide a unique perspective of the Ink Grade Estate. Undoubtedly, this site and the inherent stress it lends to grape growing will saturate the grapes with intensity and depth. Rather, it is our intent to provide a lens through which one can begin to understand the concept of site and how it is transparent in these wines regardless of varietal or winemaking. This is a house favorite. There is something about mountain Zinfandel that captivates and satiates.
ABV
14%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Ink Grade / 100
560, Andosol, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92, WS-92
Producer Story
The Ink Grade Estate Vineyard claims a view unbeknownst to most in the Napa Valley. Amongst densely forested pines and sequoia stands, it lies in the north-east corner of the Howell Mountain AVA with a predominant view facing East. Terraced throughout due to the extreme slope, this mountainside vineyard grasps to volcanic “tufa” soils. Ink Grade Estate possesses a raw tension that renders fruit of immense intensity and depth. If ever there was a site which imparted a feeling of reverence, Ink Grade is such a place.
Product Story (2017)
Andosol draws inspiration from the historic field blends of California. Zinfandel is the protagonist. To provide a unique perspective of the Ink Grade Estate. Undoubtedly, this site and the inherent stress it lends to grape growing will saturate the grapes with intensity and depth. Rather, it is our intent to provide a lens through which one can begin to understand the concept of site and how it is transparent in these wines regardless of varietal or winemaking. This is a house favorite. There is something about mountain Zinfandel that captivates and satiates.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Kapcsándy Family / 350
551, Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard, 2006
Yountville, California
Description
RP-93+, VIN-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
The Kapcsándy (pronounced "Cup-chon-dy") story is a unique amalgam of old-world values and American “can-do” spirit. Classic European grand cru-style and state-of-the-art technology. But more than anything, it’s the story of a family that’s simply passionate about wine. The Kapcsándy family crest, which dates from the 1730s, features four quadrants. Each illustrates a notable characteristic of our family’s Hungarian history: A double cross from the crown of St. Stephen – the first king of Hungary (1000 to 1038); grapes showing that we were grape-growers; corn symbolizing that we were farmers; and a soldier’s cap and sword, representing our service in the cavalry during the 1848 War of Independence.
Product Story
This wine is also known as the Grand Vin - a moniker only labeled on Kapcscandy's State Lane Cabernets beginning with the 2007 vintage.
Tasting Note
The 2006 Estate Cuvee State Lane Vineyard possesses a dark plum/purple color as well as notes of roasted coffee, cocoa, chocolate, black currants, sweet cherries, and subtle oak. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, layered, intense, pure, and long, it is approachable now, but promises to drink well for two decades or more.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Kenzo Estate / 290
147, Cabernet Franc, Asuka, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 83% Cabernet Sauvignon 12% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Tasting Note (2018)
Color: Deep Purple Bouquet: Black pepper, spice, blackberry, floral, pepper wood, cocoa, granite Palate: Medium-bodied, soft, delicate tannins
ABV
15.2%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Kenzo Estate / 500
148, Red, Murasaki, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Product Story
Named for the rare violet-purple “forbidden color” once reserved for nobility and the imperial family in Japan, murasaki is Kenzo Estate's magnificent Merlot cuvée, blended from the finest Merlot blocks across our expansive estate. The cooling influence from the San Pablo Bay coupled with the diversity of microclimates and volcanic soils on the estate create the optimal terroir for growing exceptional Merlot.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Kenzo Estate / 230
575, Rindo, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 53% Merlot 26% Malbec 11% Petit Verdot 8% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
Kenzo Tsujimoto first achieved success as the founder of Capcom, a Japanese developer and publisher of video games. During that time, he became enchanted with the Napa Valley after the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris, which launched Napa Valley wines onto the world stage.
Tasting Note
COLOR | Dark vivid red BOUQUET | Cocoa, cassis, vanilla, plum, blue fruit, black pepper, crushed granite, sage PALATE | Layered spices, truffle, silky, approachable
ABV
15.2%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Kerr / 270
598, Reserve, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 69% Merlot 30% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
We make boutique Napa Valley and Sonoma County wines for the world's most discerning palates. Handcrafted from exceptional quality grapes.
Tasting Note
An immediate ascent of violet, musk, and tomato leaf laced with star anise, cinnamon, and orange zest. Followed by the classic sweet plum and mulberry notes of the mountain-based Napa merlot. The palate is polished, highly stylized, and exudes class. It is savory, mouth-watering, and succulent, yet linear with darker fruits, iodine, and pencil shavings. The mid-palate is taught, enigmatic and loaded with exquisite dark fruits. All supported by refined and finely textured new French oak.
ABV
14.7%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Klein Constantia / 75
431, Red, Estate, 2022
Constantia, South Africa
Description
RP-91, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 58% Petit Verdot 33% Shiraz 8% Malbec 1%
Producer Story
Dating back to 1685 and described as one of the world’s most beautiful wine estates, Klein Constantia is set amidst ancient trees on the upper foothills of the Constantiaberg, with views across False Bay. The perfect location for cool climate wines, Klein Constantia produces some of South Africa’s top wines, including one of the world’s best natural sweet wines,
Vin de Constance.
Product Story
Our intention for the Estate Red Blend was to produce a wine that represents our unique location. Over the years we have selected varietals that best suit our terroir, planting them on the lower and warmer slopes of Klein Constantia. Located in one of the coolest wine growing regions in South Africa, we are able to achieve ripeness in conjunction with delicate tannins, allowing us to create a more elegant and refined red wine.
Tasting Note
Intense ruby red in appearance, it opens with a refined bouquet of black cherry, plum, and sandalwood, accented by tomato leaf and a delicate mineral nuance of slate & graphite. On the palate, vibrant red fruit and gentle spice are balanced by silky tannins, culminating in a smooth mocha finish.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Lancaster Estate / 115
599, Winemaker's Cuvée, 2019
Alexander Valley, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 80% Merlot 14% Malbec 5% Cabernet Franc 1%
Producer Story
Lancaster Estate’s 53-acres of vineyards are born from the rich, volcanic soils and rolling hillsides of Alexander Valley. It is the great diversity of soil along with the cool evenings and sun-drenched days that create ideal growing conditions for Bordeaux varietals. At Lancaster Estate, we are dedicated to growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc with the explicit intention of producing the most authentic expression possible. Honor the land. Allow our wines to reveal the unique character of our hillside estate. Embrace the experience artfully crafted by our winegrowing stewards. Lancaster Estate wines speak clearly, telling their own story with each vintage.
Tasting Note
Our 2019 Winemaker’s Cuvée is a testament to an exceptional vintage for Bordeaux grapes and our incredible vineyards in the Alexander Valley. A strong base of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot is complemented by small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Malbec. The combination of warm climate and alluvial and gravelly loam soil found on our estate is ideal for creating balanced wines of concentration and richness. A dark and indulgent wine with great complexity and depth that showcases the 2019 vintage in Alexander Valley beautifully. Aromas and flavors of dark plum and black currant meld together with savory notes of leather, cedar and clove spice. Medium-firm tannins linger on the silky smooth finish. A wine of impeccable structure and balance that allows aging for 5-10 years.
ABV
14.9%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Law Estate Wines / 130
583, Beguiling, 2020
Adelaida District, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Grenache 86% Syrah 14%
Producer Story
Why are we ‘Here’? One, we have long had a passion for Rhone inspired blends. Two, Paso Robles is ‘America’s Rhone’. Those parts were easy. Our mantra was to find a vineyard site that could produce ultra-premium, limited production, Rhone and Priorat style wines that would be a true expression of the site. After two years of evaluating many potential sites (almost to exasperation), we finally found our Holy Grail. The analysis of 42 soil pits on this site revealed coveted limestone with low vigor soils. This, combined with the high elevation and steep slopes, was the unique and remarkable property that would produce the premium fruit we desired. Critical to our goal is a winery that can manifest the quality of the terrific fruit and create a world-class wine. We also believe that the Tasting Room should be an environment much like your home living room, where you can relax with friends and family while enjoying our Law Estate wines. As we continue to showcase and share the best that our estate has to offer, we will always be honored to have you joining us in the adventure.
Product Story (2012)
For the 2012 vintage, we incorporated fruit from every block of Grenache in the vineyard, all of varying aspects and clones. This gave us a well-rounded and intricate blend of Grenache that was then paired with a small amount of Syrah to add another layer of complexity.
Tasting Note (2012)
Notes of roasted coffee and lightly smoked meats draw you in from the start and are followed by flavors of dried red fruits, black cherry, star anise and slow churned mocha ice cream on the palate. We opted for about 30% stem inclusion to create the creamy texture and soft tannic structure which makes this wine not only very approachable, but also be able to age gracefully over the next eight years.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Macauley / 90
628, Petite Sirah, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Producer Story
Located in Saint Helena, Macauley Vineyard is owned by Mac and Amy Watson. In the early 80’s, Mac Watson’s mother had earned her MBA. Wanting to utilize her education, she debated whether to open a cheese factory or a winery, and opted for the winery, thus placing the Watson family in Saint Helena. Mac’s father built a winery in their basement, with winemaker at the time, Rick Forman. Mac was raised in Saint Helena. After taking a trip to France in highschool, they tasted wine at Chateau Lafite Rothschild, including the iconic 61 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, which floored him. In college, he became reconnected with Saint Helena and the passion of winemaking. Their minimilast take his hands on approach to personally knowing every vine they source with his winemaker, Kirk Venge.
Tasting Note
Notes of plum, herbal tar, coffee, and black cherry meet an exciting mouthfeel of fresh black plums, tart red fruits, barrel toffee, and even a touch of espresso. It will have you waxing poetic with every sip.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Meerlust / 70
579, Rubicon, 2018
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Description
WS-91, RP-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 67% Merlot 19% Cabernet Franc 10% Petit Verdot 4%
Tasting Note
Very deep, youthful colour, and intense almost purple hue. Quintessential Rubicon nose with violets, ripe plum, cedar wood, fennel, and intense spiciness. A typical liquorice note also evident on the nose. Still young and intense, the palate is full bodied, structured but packed with fresh dark fruit and rounded tannins.
ABV
14.3%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Opus One / 1200
544, 2002
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Opus One was founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, legendary proprietor of Château Mouton Rothschild, and renowned Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. By combining the great winemaking traditions and innovations of both families, the founders’ singular goal was to create an exceptional wine in the heart of Napa Valley.
Product Story (2019)
The estate vineyards of Opus One, comprised of four parcels, sit in the western portion of the famed Oakville AVA. Two parcels, totaling 100 acres, are within the renowned To Kalon Vineyard. These are complemented by the combined 70 acres of the Ballestra and River parcels, which envelop the winery. In the vineyards, hand-harvesting and other traditional approaches are taken wherever they work best. When modern techniques benefit the wine growing process, they are researched, evaluated and integrated into practice.
Tasting Note (2019)
The Opus One 2019 has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, accentuated by mineral undertones. The creamy, satiny texture is framed by fine-grained tannins. The freshness and soft glow of acidity create a subtle tension with dark fruit flavors, savory herbs, espresso, and cocoa. A delicate dark chocolate bitterness lingers on the finish.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Opus One / 1200
543, 2005
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Malbec
Producer Story
Opus One was founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild, legendary proprietor of Château Mouton Rothschild, and renowned Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. By combining the great winemaking traditions and innovations of both families, the founders’ singular goal was to create an exceptional wine in the heart of Napa Valley.
Product Story (2019)
The estate vineyards of Opus One, comprised of four parcels, sit in the western portion of the famed Oakville AVA. Two parcels, totaling 100 acres, are within the renowned To Kalon Vineyard. These are complemented by the combined 70 acres of the Ballestra and River parcels, which envelop the winery. In the vineyards, hand-harvesting and other traditional approaches are taken wherever they work best. When modern techniques benefit the wine growing process, they are researched, evaluated and integrated into practice.
Tasting Note (2019)
The Opus One 2019 has intense aromas of black plum, blueberry, black currant, and dried rose petals, accentuated by mineral undertones. The creamy, satiny texture is framed by fine-grained tannins. The freshness and soft glow of acidity create a subtle tension with dark fruit flavors, savory herbs, espresso, and cocoa. A delicate dark chocolate bitterness lingers on the finish.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Peter Michael Winery / 375
150, Les Pavots, 2020
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 83% Merlot 14% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
In 1982, after a six year search, Sir Peter Michael and Lady Michael purchased 630 acres of volcanic ridges on the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley. Drawing inspiration from the great wineries of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the family hired like-minded viticulturists and winemakers to help them create terroir-driven wines that would stand the test of time.
Product Story (2015)
Grown on the slopes of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley, the distinctive aromas and flavors of our proprietary blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot clearly display their hillside origins. Rocky, rhyolitic soils created through volcanic activity millennia ago, contribute a mineral richness and add to the wine’s complexity. Spanning 49 acres, Les Pavots ascends to an elevation of nearly 1,400 feet. Merlot and Cabernet Franc grow on the cool upper slopes and Cabernet Sauvignon grows just below.
Tasting Note
The complex bouquet of blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, crème de cassis, and dark chocolate with floral notes of dried rose petals and violets exude from the glass of the captivating, shimmering deep red-robed 2020 ‘Les Pavots.’ A plush, graceful entry builds to a broad mid-palate supported by very fine tannins. Black tea, dark chocolate, graphite, caramel, and savory notes culminate in a late mid-palate burst before resolving in a long, smooth finish.
ABV
15.7%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Peter Michael Winery / 375
52, Les Pavots, 2022
Knights Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, VIN-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 63% Cabernet Franc 23% Merlot 8% Petit Verdot 6%
Producer Story
In 1982, after a six year search, Sir Peter Michael and Lady Michael purchased 630 acres of volcanic ridges on the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley. Drawing inspiration from the great wineries of Burgundy and Bordeaux, the family hired like-minded viticulturists and winemakers to help them create terroir-driven wines that would stand the test of time.
Product Story (2015)
Grown on the slopes of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley, the distinctive aromas and flavors of our proprietary blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot clearly display their hillside origins. Rocky, rhyolitic soils created through volcanic activity millennia ago, contribute a mineral richness and add to the wine’s complexity. Spanning 49 acres, Les Pavots ascends to an elevation of nearly 1,400 feet. Merlot and Cabernet Franc grow on the cool upper slopes and Cabernet Sauvignon grows just below.
Tasting Note (2020)
The complex bouquet of blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, crème de cassis, and dark chocolate with floral notes of dried rose petals and violets exude from the glass of the captivating, shimmering deep red-robed 2020 ‘Les Pavots.’ A plush, graceful entry builds to a broad mid-palate supported by very fine tannins. Black tea, dark chocolate, graphite, caramel, and savory notes culminate in a late mid-palate burst before resolving in a long, smooth finish.
ABV
15.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Promontory / 1400
753, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-97+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot
Producer Story
In the early 1980s while hiking along Oakville’s southwestern ridge, H. William Harlan discovered an isolated territory. The hidden expanse—ancient and untamed—moved him deeply, but remained elusive until the Harlan family finally captured it in 2008. As the second generation explored and worked with the land, they began to make discoveries of their own. At the core of this wild terrain they found a powerful geologic convergence, which had shaped its steep, rugged topography, and created the conditions for an altogether exotic winegrowing environment. Over time they found that the dramatic landscape—just beyond the edge of the known—would slowly change them, and ultimately inspire a new endeavor: Promontory.
Product Story (2022)
These are two impressive wines from Promontory and Winemaker David Cilli. The 2021 shows the natural intensity of this drought vintage. It’s a tremendous wine in every way. The 2022 is a bit lighter structurally, highlighting the challenges of accumulated drought and intense heat at the end of the season. In 2021, harvest started on August 25, in line with both 2020 and 2022, and lasted almost a month—a longer time frame than 2022, when intense heat in September accelerated ripeness and therefore picking. Time on skins is about 15-20 days, depending on the vintage, quite a bit less than is the norm with the other Harlan and BOND wines because this rugged mountain site has a lot of phenolic character and is therefore easy to overextract. Promontory is aged exclusively in large-format oak, most of it cask, for 2.5 years on average. It then sees a few years in bottle prior to release, all of which this wine needs. Promontory remains of the most unique and original wines in Napa Valley.
Tasting Note (2016)
Initially subtle, aromas of wet rock along with native flora and lichen emerge vividly, mingling with airy notes of the forest canopy. Wrapped in extremely fine tannin, the structure of this vintage evokes the image of a cathedral: intricate stone, cool to the touch, draws attention upward to soaring arches filled with light. The flow over the palate is elevated by this luminous, detailed structure, to where the wine feels almost weightless. As we are finding to be typical of Promontory, a mineral drive sustains and focuses its path into a lasting finish. Even now, the 2016 vintage achieves a natural elegance, while its energy and stature promise a long and storied lifetime ahead.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Promontory / 1300
609, 2020
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot
Producer Story
In the early 1980s while hiking along Oakville’s southwestern ridge, H. William Harlan discovered an isolated territory. The hidden expanse—ancient and untamed—moved him deeply, but remained elusive until the Harlan family finally captured it in 2008. As the second generation explored and worked with the land, they began to make discoveries of their own. At the core of this wild terrain they found a powerful geologic convergence, which had shaped its steep, rugged topography, and created the conditions for an altogether exotic winegrowing environment. Over time they found that the dramatic landscape—just beyond the edge of the known—would slowly change them, and ultimately inspire a new endeavor: Promontory.
Product Story (2022)
These are two impressive wines from Promontory and Winemaker David Cilli. The 2021 shows the natural intensity of this drought vintage. It’s a tremendous wine in every way. The 2022 is a bit lighter structurally, highlighting the challenges of accumulated drought and intense heat at the end of the season. In 2021, harvest started on August 25, in line with both 2020 and 2022, and lasted almost a month—a longer time frame than 2022, when intense heat in September accelerated ripeness and therefore picking. Time on skins is about 15-20 days, depending on the vintage, quite a bit less than is the norm with the other Harlan and BOND wines because this rugged mountain site has a lot of phenolic character and is therefore easy to overextract. Promontory is aged exclusively in large-format oak, most of it cask, for 2.5 years on average. It then sees a few years in bottle prior to release, all of which this wine needs. Promontory remains of the most unique and original wines in Napa Valley.
Tasting Note (2016)
Initially subtle, aromas of wet rock along with native flora and lichen emerge vividly, mingling with airy notes of the forest canopy. Wrapped in extremely fine tannin, the structure of this vintage evokes the image of a cathedral: intricate stone, cool to the touch, draws attention upward to soaring arches filled with light. The flow over the palate is elevated by this luminous, detailed structure, to where the wine feels almost weightless. As we are finding to be typical of Promontory, a mineral drive sustains and focuses its path into a lasting finish. Even now, the 2016 vintage achieves a natural elegance, while its energy and stature promise a long and storied lifetime ahead.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Promontory / 1300
726, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
VIN-98+, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Cabernet Franc Malbec Petit Verdot
Producer Story
In the early 1980s while hiking along Oakville’s southwestern ridge, H. William Harlan discovered an isolated territory. The hidden expanse—ancient and untamed—moved him deeply, but remained elusive until the Harlan family finally captured it in 2008. As the second generation explored and worked with the land, they began to make discoveries of their own. At the core of this wild terrain they found a powerful geologic convergence, which had shaped its steep, rugged topography, and created the conditions for an altogether exotic winegrowing environment. Over time they found that the dramatic landscape—just beyond the edge of the known—would slowly change them, and ultimately inspire a new endeavor: Promontory.
Product Story (2022)
These are two impressive wines from Promontory and Winemaker David Cilli. The 2021 shows the natural intensity of this drought vintage. It’s a tremendous wine in every way. The 2022 is a bit lighter structurally, highlighting the challenges of accumulated drought and intense heat at the end of the season. In 2021, harvest started on August 25, in line with both 2020 and 2022, and lasted almost a month—a longer time frame than 2022, when intense heat in September accelerated ripeness and therefore picking. Time on skins is about 15-20 days, depending on the vintage, quite a bit less than is the norm with the other Harlan and BOND wines because this rugged mountain site has a lot of phenolic character and is therefore easy to overextract. Promontory is aged exclusively in large-format oak, most of it cask, for 2.5 years on average. It then sees a few years in bottle prior to release, all of which this wine needs. Promontory remains of the most unique and original wines in Napa Valley.
Tasting Note (2016)
Initially subtle, aromas of wet rock along with native flora and lichen emerge vividly, mingling with airy notes of the forest canopy. Wrapped in extremely fine tannin, the structure of this vintage evokes the image of a cathedral: intricate stone, cool to the touch, draws attention upward to soaring arches filled with light. The flow over the palate is elevated by this luminous, detailed structure, to where the wine feels almost weightless. As we are finding to be typical of Promontory, a mineral drive sustains and focuses its path into a lasting finish. Even now, the 2016 vintage achieves a natural elegance, while its energy and stature promise a long and storied lifetime ahead.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Promontory / 1300
241, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-96
Producer Story
In the early 1980s while hiking along Oakville’s southwestern ridge, H. William Harlan discovered an isolated territory. The hidden expanse—ancient and untamed—moved him deeply, but remained elusive until the Harlan family finally captured it in 2008. As the second generation explored and worked with the land, they began to make discoveries of their own. At the core of this wild terrain they found a powerful geologic convergence, which had shaped its steep, rugged topography, and created the conditions for an altogether exotic winegrowing environment. Over time they found that the dramatic landscape—just beyond the edge of the known—would slowly change them, and ultimately inspire a new endeavor: Promontory.
Product Story
These are two impressive wines from Promontory and Winemaker David Cilli. The 2021 shows the natural intensity of this drought vintage. It’s a tremendous wine in every way. The 2022 is a bit lighter structurally, highlighting the challenges of accumulated drought and intense heat at the end of the season. In 2021, harvest started on August 25, in line with both 2020 and 2022, and lasted almost a month—a longer time frame than 2022, when intense heat in September accelerated ripeness and therefore picking. Time on skins is about 15-20 days, depending on the vintage, quite a bit less than is the norm with the other Harlan and BOND wines because this rugged mountain site has a lot of phenolic character and is therefore easy to overextract. Promontory is aged exclusively in large-format oak, most of it cask, for 2.5 years on average. It then sees a few years in bottle prior to release, all of which this wine needs. Promontory remains of the most unique and original wines in Napa Valley.
Tasting Note (2016)
Initially subtle, aromas of wet rock along with native flora and lichen emerge vividly, mingling with airy notes of the forest canopy. Wrapped in extremely fine tannin, the structure of this vintage evokes the image of a cathedral: intricate stone, cool to the touch, draws attention upward to soaring arches filled with light. The flow over the palate is elevated by this luminous, detailed structure, to where the wine feels almost weightless. As we are finding to be typical of Promontory, a mineral drive sustains and focuses its path into a lasting finish. Even now, the 2016 vintage achieves a natural elegance, while its energy and stature promise a long and storied lifetime ahead.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Quintessa / 410
570, 2016
Rutherford, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 89% Merlot 6% Cabernet Franc 3% Petit Verdot 1% Carménère 1%
Producer Story
Agustin and Valeria Huneeus developed Quintessa in 1990 to establish the property as one of the great red wine estates of the world. Valeria guided the 280-acre Rutherford vineyard with strict care for the soil and environment with a commitment to biodynamic and organic farming. The vineyard’s many microclimates, soil types, elevations, and exposures have been planted to a wide selection of rootstocks and clones, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and small plots of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenère. The winery’s eco-sensitive design integrates nature and winemaking, with a gravity flow process, naturally cooled winery and caves.
Product Story (2019)
The 2019 vintage began with well-timed rains, providing a graceful start to the season. More than 35 inches through the winter months and into early spring established healthy soils and lush cover crops leading to even shoot growth and a strong early-season canopy for the vines. Spring temperatures remained cool through May. The cooler weather slowed the emergence of bloom on the vine by 13 days compared to the estate’s five-year average. This slight delay allowed for an ideal fruit-set, and ultimately healthy yields for Quintessa. Temperatures warmed slightly in summer, encouraging an even arc of ripening while maintaining vibrant acidity. The season gave us a well-paced and steady harvest period. We began to bring in fruit on September 19th and finished October 22nd.
Tasting Note (2022)
Opens with intense aromas of black cherry and cassis that are complemented by notes of tobacco, bay laurel, cedar, and dark chocolate. Plush and inviting on entry, this wine’s flavors align with its aromas. The palate reveals dark fruits and an undertone of crushed rocks, tar, and graphite. On the finish, this vintage displays the signature fine-grained tannin of the Quintessa terroir, backed by voluminous texture and fruit.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Ramey / 80
584, Claret, 2018
North Coast, California
Description
RP-94
Producer Story
Our story is crafted by the soil, the vineyards, the terroir and the passion of David Ramey. Our process is a dynamic mix of experience and innovation, Old World methods and New World science. Our wines are pure California – rich in character, beautifully balanced, always of exceptional quality.
Product Story (2013)
Having spent only 12 months in barrel, this vintage of the producer's Claret is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon with 34% Merlot, 4% Malbec, 3% Syrah, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The Claret follows the Bordelaise model of blending different Bordeaux varietals. Malolactic fermentation is completed in barrel, and the blend is assembled early so it is "elevated" as the finished wine.
Tasting Note (2016)
This soft, easy-drinking Cabernet is a good introduction to the vintage, and while it will improve over the course of three to eight years, it is not a wine intended for long-term cellaring
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Realm / 375
144, Farella Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98+, VIN-97
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 92% Merlot 8%
Producer Story
Just eight years ago, Realm Cellars was nearly bankrupt when owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive it. Fueled by a clear vision and relentless determination, they transformed Realm into one of the most electrifying wineries in Napa Valley today. Now with its own hillside Estate in the Stags Leap District, 50 acres of vines, and access to a number of the finest vineyards in the appellation, Realm makes some of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley.
Tasting Note
Blue, brambly fruit with notes of clove and Christmas spice, plus the sensation of fresh air and pine after rainfall. The wine builds, crescendos and lingers on and on, with polished persistent tannins. Great acidity brings freshness to this wine.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Realm / 325
557, The Bard, 2015
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-93
Producer Story
Just eight years ago, Realm Cellars was nearly bankrupt when owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive it. Fueled by a clear vision and relentless determination, they transformed Realm into one of the most electrifying wineries in Napa Valley today. Now with its own hillside Estate in the Stags Leap District, 50 acres of vines, and access to a number of the finest vineyards in the appellation, Realm makes some of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley.
Product Story (2021)
A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Petite Sirah, the fruit for the 2021 The Bard comes from sites across the valley, including some estate fruit and some sourced fruit.
Tasting Note (2021)
Deep garnet-purple colored, it shoots from the glass with vibrant notions of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, black raspberries, and pencil shavings, giving way to notes of lilacs, dark chocolate, and a waft of spearmint. The full-bodied palate is firm with ripe, fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone framing the tightly wound red, black, and blue fruit flavors, finishing with great length and a real skip in its step.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Realm / 290
606, The Bard, 2017
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93+, VIN-92
Producer Story
Just eight years ago, Realm Cellars was nearly bankrupt when owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive it. Fueled by a clear vision and relentless determination, they transformed Realm into one of the most electrifying wineries in Napa Valley today. Now with its own hillside Estate in the Stags Leap District, 50 acres of vines, and access to a number of the finest vineyards in the appellation, Realm makes some of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley.
Product Story (2021)
A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Petite Sirah, the fruit for the 2021 The Bard comes from sites across the valley, including some estate fruit and some sourced fruit.
Tasting Note (2021)
Deep garnet-purple colored, it shoots from the glass with vibrant notions of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, black raspberries, and pencil shavings, giving way to notes of lilacs, dark chocolate, and a waft of spearmint. The full-bodied palate is firm with ripe, fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone framing the tightly wound red, black, and blue fruit flavors, finishing with great length and a real skip in its step.
ABV
14.6%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Realm / 290
605, The Bard, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96+, VIN-98
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 85% Cabernet Franc 6% Merlot 5% Petit Verdot 2% Petite Sirah 2%
Producer Story
Just eight years ago, Realm Cellars was nearly bankrupt when owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive it. Fueled by a clear vision and relentless determination, they transformed Realm into one of the most electrifying wineries in Napa Valley today. Now with its own hillside Estate in the Stags Leap District, 50 acres of vines, and access to a number of the finest vineyards in the appellation, Realm makes some of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley.
Product Story
With vineyards spanning from Calistoga to Coombsville, from the Mayacamas Mountains to the Vaca Range, The Bard is the most complex and diverse blend Realm produces. The Bard is a dense, weighty, and concentrated wine that year in and year out showcases the most dynamic expression of Napa Valley. This cabernet sauvignon-based proprietary blend celebrates the art and precision required of meticulous blending, combining grapes from impeccable growing sites with the judicious oversight of the human hand and palate.
Tasting Note
Red, blue and black fruit jumps out of the glass; the black fruit may be more dominant/hedonistic yet the wine shows brightness and finesse. This is a sexy, creamy, juicy The Bard, with spiciness and a savory umami quality that leaves you wanting more. The wine hits on all cylinders; it’s perfumed, layered and complex, ending with a note of licorice
ABV
14.6%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Realm / 290
145, The Bard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-96
Producer Story
Just eight years ago, Realm Cellars was nearly bankrupt when owner Scott Becker and winemaker Benoit Touquette teamed up to revive it. Fueled by a clear vision and relentless determination, they transformed Realm into one of the most electrifying wineries in Napa Valley today. Now with its own hillside Estate in the Stags Leap District, 50 acres of vines, and access to a number of the finest vineyards in the appellation, Realm makes some of the most sought-after wines in Napa Valley.
Product Story (2021)
A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Petite Sirah, the fruit for the 2021 The Bard comes from sites across the valley, including some estate fruit and some sourced fruit.
Tasting Note (2021)
Deep garnet-purple colored, it shoots from the glass with vibrant notions of crushed black currants, red currant jelly, black raspberries, and pencil shavings, giving way to notes of lilacs, dark chocolate, and a waft of spearmint. The full-bodied palate is firm with ripe, fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone framing the tightly wound red, black, and blue fruit flavors, finishing with great length and a real skip in its step.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Rudd / 425
592, Estate, 2001
Oakville, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-92+, WS-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 93% Cabernet Franc 3% Malbec 3% Petit Verdot 1%
Producer Story
As stewards of exceptional land we seek to create wines that reflect the ultimate expression of our world-class terroir — respecting the traditions of the past, challenging the present, and imagining future possibilities. Our team members work together in the relentless and uncompromising pursuit of a shared singular goal: to achieve the absolute pinnacle of our land’s potential. It is our intention that Rudd Estate embodies a sense of timelessness, passing down expertise and commitment to our vision through generations, with each generation earning the right to steward the land and accepting the responsibility to do better than the preceding one. Rudd Estate’s discerning customers appreciate our craftsmanship, and the meaningful connections we forge with them enhance both their lives and ours.
Product Story (2015)
A warm, dry winter coupled with early flowering and ah ot growing season led to the earliest harvest on record for Cabernet Sauvignon at Rudd Oakville Estate. The first vintage farmed entirely by our in-house team from pruning through harvest, the 2015 maintains freshness and liveliness, balancing the power and concentration of a hot season.
Tasting Note (2015)
Deep in color with a hint of violet edges, the 2015 presents black cherry on the nose. With an elegant entry, the mouth is filled with supple tannins, yet the wine remains fluid and focused. An Estate blend that is dominated specifically by the vineyard lots originating from the Rudd Alluvial Fan, revealing elements of fresh acidity and dark fruit. The beauty of the alluvial characteristics are complemented by the lots from the red, volcanic soils with the wine showing density and volume with notes of bramble, earth, and iron rust.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Rudd / 450
591, Estate, 2004
Oakville, California
Description
RP-96, WS-91, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 83% Petit Verdot 8% Merlot 8% Cabernet Franc 1%
Producer Story
As stewards of exceptional land we seek to create wines that reflect the ultimate expression of our world-class terroir — respecting the traditions of the past, challenging the present, and imagining future possibilities. Our team members work together in the relentless and uncompromising pursuit of a shared singular goal: to achieve the absolute pinnacle of our land’s potential. It is our intention that Rudd Estate embodies a sense of timelessness, passing down expertise and commitment to our vision through generations, with each generation earning the right to steward the land and accepting the responsibility to do better than the preceding one. Rudd Estate’s discerning customers appreciate our craftsmanship, and the meaningful connections we forge with them enhance both their lives and ours.
Product Story (2015)
A warm, dry winter coupled with early flowering and ah ot growing season led to the earliest harvest on record for Cabernet Sauvignon at Rudd Oakville Estate. The first vintage farmed entirely by our in-house team from pruning through harvest, the 2015 maintains freshness and liveliness, balancing the power and concentration of a hot season.
Tasting Note (2015)
Deep in color with a hint of violet edges, the 2015 presents black cherry on the nose. With an elegant entry, the mouth is filled with supple tannins, yet the wine remains fluid and focused. An Estate blend that is dominated specifically by the vineyard lots originating from the Rudd Alluvial Fan, revealing elements of fresh acidity and dark fruit. The beauty of the alluvial characteristics are complemented by the lots from the red, volcanic soils with the wine showing density and volume with notes of bramble, earth, and iron rust.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Rudd / 550
577, Estate, 2008
Oakville, California
Description
RP-99, WS-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 59% Cabernet Franc 23% Petite Verdot 9% Malbec 9%
Producer Story
As stewards of exceptional land we seek to create wines that reflect the ultimate expression of our world-class terroir — respecting the traditions of the past, challenging the present, and imagining future possibilities. Our team members work together in the relentless and uncompromising pursuit of a shared singular goal: to achieve the absolute pinnacle of our land’s potential. It is our intention that Rudd Estate embodies a sense of timelessness, passing down expertise and commitment to our vision through generations, with each generation earning the right to steward the land and accepting the responsibility to do better than the preceding one. Rudd Estate’s discerning customers appreciate our craftsmanship, and the meaningful connections we forge with them enhance both their lives and ours.
Product Story (2015)
A warm, dry winter coupled with early flowering and ah ot growing season led to the earliest harvest on record for Cabernet Sauvignon at Rudd Oakville Estate. The first vintage farmed entirely by our in-house team from pruning through harvest, the 2015 maintains freshness and liveliness, balancing the power and concentration of a hot season.
Tasting Note (2015)
Deep in color with a hint of violet edges, the 2015 presents black cherry on the nose. With an elegant entry, the mouth is filled with supple tannins, yet the wine remains fluid and focused. An Estate blend that is dominated specifically by the vineyard lots originating from the Rudd Alluvial Fan, revealing elements of fresh acidity and dark fruit. The beauty of the alluvial characteristics are complemented by the lots from the red, volcanic soils with the wine showing density and volume with notes of bramble, earth, and iron rust.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Rudd / 550
594, Estate, 2012
Oakville, California
Description
RP-94-96, WS-92, VIN-94-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 70% Cabernet Franc 18% Petit Verdot 6% Malbec 6%
Producer Story
As stewards of exceptional land we seek to create wines that reflect the ultimate expression of our world-class terroir — respecting the traditions of the past, challenging the present, and imagining future possibilities. Our team members work together in the relentless and uncompromising pursuit of a shared singular goal: to achieve the absolute pinnacle of our land’s potential. It is our intention that Rudd Estate embodies a sense of timelessness, passing down expertise and commitment to our vision through generations, with each generation earning the right to steward the land and accepting the responsibility to do better than the preceding one. Rudd Estate’s discerning customers appreciate our craftsmanship, and the meaningful connections we forge with them enhance both their lives and ours.
Product Story (2015)
A warm, dry winter coupled with early flowering and ah ot growing season led to the earliest harvest on record for Cabernet Sauvignon at Rudd Oakville Estate. The first vintage farmed entirely by our in-house team from pruning through harvest, the 2015 maintains freshness and liveliness, balancing the power and concentration of a hot season.
Tasting Note (2015)
Deep in color with a hint of violet edges, the 2015 presents black cherry on the nose. With an elegant entry, the mouth is filled with supple tannins, yet the wine remains fluid and focused. An Estate blend that is dominated specifically by the vineyard lots originating from the Rudd Alluvial Fan, revealing elements of fresh acidity and dark fruit. The beauty of the alluvial characteristics are complemented by the lots from the red, volcanic soils with the wine showing density and volume with notes of bramble, earth, and iron rust.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Seña / 250
590, 2015
Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Description
RP-96, WS-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 57% Carménère 21% Malbec 12% Petit Verdot 7% Cabernet Franc 3%
Producer Story
Seña was created in 1995 as a joint venture between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi, who shared a dream of making a wine that would show Chile’s full potential, a wine that would come to be welcomed, in time, among the world’s First Growths. Modelled on a Bordeaux style, it would have a Chilean soul given by its Carmenere variety, grown under biodynamic farming principles in the Aconcagua Valley.
Tasting Note (2021)
Seña 2021 is a beautiful deep ruby colour with violet hues. The nose reveals delicate notes of strawberries, cassis and rose petals, framed by hints of cloves, spice and cocoa. Red fruit and blackcurrants, pastries and dark chocolate make for a delicious palate where the tension is perfectly balanced by the juicy acidity and fine-grained tannins, tracing a smooth and vertical backbone through the palate. This wine can be enjoyed for many years to come.
ABV
13.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Seña / 250
589, 2017
Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Description
RP-96+, VIN-94, WS-94
Producer Story
Seña was created in 1995 as a joint venture between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi, who shared a dream of making a wine that would show Chile’s full potential, a wine that would come to be welcomed, in time, among the world’s First Growths. Modelled on a Bordeaux style, it would have a Chilean soul given by its Carmenere variety, grown under biodynamic farming principles in the Aconcagua Valley.
Tasting Note (2021)
Seña 2021 is a beautiful deep ruby colour with violet hues. The nose reveals delicate notes of strawberries, cassis and rose petals, framed by hints of cloves, spice and cocoa. Red fruit and blackcurrants, pastries and dark chocolate make for a delicious palate where the tension is perfectly balanced by the juicy acidity and fine-grained tannins, tracing a smooth and vertical backbone through the palate. This wine can be enjoyed for many years to come.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Seña / 230
597, 2020
Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Description
RP-97, VIN-94, WS-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 53% Malbec 25% Carménère 15% Petit Verdot 7%
Producer Story
Seña was created in 1995 as a joint venture between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi, who shared a dream of making a wine that would show Chile’s full potential, a wine that would come to be welcomed, in time, among the world’s First Growths. Modelled on a Bordeaux style, it would have a Chilean soul given by its Carmenere variety, grown under biodynamic farming principles in the Aconcagua Valley.
Tasting Note
A deep and beautiful garnet-red colour with violet hues, the 2020 Seña presents complexity on the nose with multiple layers of fresh red-fruit aromas such as cherries and raspberries accompanied by violets and pleasing touches of dill and rosemary, all framed by light notes of sweet spices. The palate shows young fruits, more sweet spices, and smooth balsamic tones. It is fresh and juicy with elegant fine-grained tannins that create to a silky and pleasing sensation. The 2020 vintage of Seña shows elegance and balance with an ample and profound finish.
ABV
13.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Solar Fortún / 48
587, Baya Baya, 2019
Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Petit Verdot 50%
Producer Story
Deep in the northern part of the Valle de Guadalupe lies the vineyards for Solar Fortun. This estate project was established by Dr. José Alberto Lopez, a doctor of physics and astronomy, in 2007. Alberto had been making wine on the side for 30 years but decided it was time to fully embrace his passion project. He was joined by his son Santiago in 2012, who had just finished his oenology diploma at UC Davis. On their sandy, gravelly alluvial soils they grow Cabernet, Syrah, Mourvedre and Petit Verdot.
Tasting Note
Baya Baya combines the fruit forward and freshness character of our Cabernet sauvignon with the potency and expression of Petit Verdot. The result, grapes with great expression and excellent acidity along with medium intensity tannins.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Stolpman Vineyards / 50
565, La Cuadrilla, 2022
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-92
Varietals
Syrah 60% Grenache 30% Mourvèdre 5% Sangiovese 5%
Producer Story
Over 20 years ago, our Founding Partner, Thomas Stolpman, discovered what we believe to be one of the greatest viticultural sites on earth. Hidden in the hills of California’s Central Coast, on a rare Limestone outcropping & unobstructed from the Pacific Ocean wind, this unique land is ideally suited to grow Syrah and Roussanne grapes. We are committed to preserving this natural environment for our vines through natural farming, dry farming, & sustainable employment. In the winery, we prefer native fermentation & minimal manipulation. Dedicated to sensible farming & winemaking, we believe that we can create natural, vibrant, site-specific wines, with a focus unique to Ballard Canyon AVA, California.
Tasting Note (2015)
2015 La Cuadrilla bursts with red fruit backed with subtle spice and tannin. Finely balanced, the wine rewards the palate with both pure pleasure and sophistication. A nice earthy-mineral note provides a check to the scrumptiously accessible front palate.
ABV
14%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Stolpman Vineyards / 60
588, Sangiovese, 2019
Ballard Canyon, California
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Sangiovese 100%
Producer Story
Over 20 years ago, our Founding Partner, Thomas Stolpman, discovered what we believe to be one of the greatest viticultural sites on earth. Hidden in the hills of California’s Central Coast, on a rare Limestone outcropping & unobstructed from the Pacific Ocean wind, this unique land is ideally suited to grow Syrah and Roussanne grapes. We are committed to preserving this natural environment for our vines through natural farming, dry farming, & sustainable employment. In the winery, we prefer native fermentation & minimal manipulation. Dedicated to sensible farming & winemaking, we believe that we can create natural, vibrant, site-specific wines, with a focus unique to Ballard Canyon AVA, California.
Product Story (2014)
We have 15 acres of Sangiovese planted on the vineyard for one reason only: Tom Stolpman loves Italian wine (and most everything Italian) and demanded to plant the grape in our initial wave of vineyard development. Around Santa Barbara County, Stolpman vineyards' reputation is based around this wine just as much as our heralded Syrahs.
Tasting Note (2015)
Out of the top of the glass, the 2015 Estate Sangiovese waves a cute hello of bright cherry fruit. Upon further inspection, a gateway opens into lusher depths of strawberries over rich shortcake. The brightness never fades from the top of the senses and adds a freshness to both the wine’s substantial body and its ripe fruit. Underneath and supporting the immense layers of fruit lies delicate, dried black tea leaves somehow balancing the whole show mid-air.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Te Mata / 175
608, Coleraine, 2018
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Description
RP-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. A single vineyard wine until 1989, Coleraine is an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest Havelock Hills vineyards first planted in 1892.
Tasting Note
A deep midnight-magenta, Coleraine ’18 is symphonic in its harmony and presence. The aromatics are immediately varietal with grace notes of cassis, raspberry leaf, fresh roses, dark chocolate, lifted black cherry, espresso and cedar. The palate deepens the opening theme. There’s tapenade, darkest blackberry and ripe plum while underneath, quietly, a precise, profound tannin structure resonates. Powerful, deep-set, graceful and complex, Coleraine ’18 is refined to an exquisite point while still retaining freshness and balance. It lingers after tasting. Layered and composed, resplendent and resolved, a gloriously seductive ensemble celebratory of all that fine New Zealand wine can
ABV
13.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
The Debate / 280
561, Cabernet Franc, Beckstoffer To Kalon, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-94
Producer Story
Wines, like people, are a reflection of their origin and evolution. The “roots” of each should be celebrated and embraced with genuine, authentic conversation. In modern society, we are pushed to efficiency, where time is more and more a luxury that people don’t have. Wine is the perfect vehicle to allow us to slow down, enjoy one's surrounding company with thoughtful discussion and embrace the time spent together with a glass of wine. THE DEBATE began in 2010 with the intention to utilize wine as a social tool, to not only bring people together, but to take the time to learn more about each other, to explore our similarities and differences, and celebrate them.
Product Story (2018)
Every vintage of THE DEBATE is wrapped in newspaper with 'The Debates' of the vintage, showcasing the top current events which happened the year in which the wine was made. Whether it is politics, sports, pop-culture or world events, you have the opportunity to reminisce a time, a place and a stamp in time with the people around you.
Tasting Note (2018)
Beautiful, shiny dark cherry and with touches of scarlet on the rim. On the nose: An elegant and silky nose of paprika, roasted red pepper, candied raspberry and toffee. On the palate: A round, but fresh entry with a mineral driven mid-palate, evolving into a long finish of elderberry, black currant, and cedar.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
The Debate / 275
617, Cabernet Franc, Sleeping Lady Vineyard, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95, WS-92
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 100%
Producer Story
Wines, like people, are a reflection of their origin and evolution. The “roots” of each should be celebrated and embraced with genuine, authentic conversation. In modern society, we are pushed to efficiency, where time is more and more a luxury that people don’t have. Wine is the perfect vehicle to allow us to slow down, enjoy one's surrounding company with thoughtful discussion and embrace the time spent together with a glass of wine. THE DEBATE began in 2010 with the intention to utilize wine as a social tool, to not only bring people together, but to take the time to learn more about each other, to explore our similarities and differences, and celebrate them.
Tasting Note
Color: Deep, dark cherry with touches of cherry and ruby on the rim On the nose: An explosion of spices, including nutmeg, licorice, chocolate and roasted espresso bean. A freshness of rosemary, muddled blueberries and violets. On the palate: A fresh and bright entrance balanced by great mid-palate acidity. Boysenberry, mulberry and huckleberry with granular tannins and lingering freshness.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
The Debate / 280
624, Cabernet Franc, Sleeping Lady Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-96, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Wines, like people, are a reflection of their origin and evolution. The “roots” of each should be celebrated and embraced with genuine, authentic conversation. In modern society, we are pushed to efficiency, where time is more and more a luxury that people don’t have. Wine is the perfect vehicle to allow us to slow down, enjoy one's surrounding company with thoughtful discussion and embrace the time spent together with a glass of wine. THE DEBATE began in 2010 with the intention to utilize wine as a social tool, to not only bring people together, but to take the time to learn more about each other, to explore our similarities and differences, and celebrate them.
Tasting Note (2018)
Color: Deep, dark cherry with touches of cherry and ruby on the rim On the nose: An explosion of spices, including nutmeg, licorice, chocolate and roasted espresso bean. A freshness of rosemary, muddled blueberries and violets. On the palate: A fresh and bright entrance balanced by great mid-palate acidity. Boysenberry, mulberry and huckleberry with granular tannins and lingering freshness.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
The Debate / 280
549, Cabernet Franc, Stagecoach Vineyard, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-95+, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Wines, like people, are a reflection of their origin and evolution. The “roots” of each should be celebrated and embraced with genuine, authentic conversation. In modern society, we are pushed to efficiency, where time is more and more a luxury that people don’t have. Wine is the perfect vehicle to allow us to slow down, enjoy one's surrounding company with thoughtful discussion and embrace the time spent together with a glass of wine. THE DEBATE began in 2010 with the intention to utilize wine as a social tool, to not only bring people together, but to take the time to learn more about each other, to explore our similarities and differences, and celebrate them.
Tasting Note (2018)
Color: Deep, dark slate with candy red and garnet on the rim. On the nose: A voluptuous nose of cinnamon and chili flakes, which evolves into roasted strawberries and basil. On the palate: A rich and silky entry with a structured and savory mid-palate. Flavors ever evolving from caramelized strawberries and smoked blackberries to French thyme and sun-ripened tomato
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
To Kalon Vineyard Company / 350
548, Red, Eliza's, 2021
Oakville, California
Description
WS-96, RP-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Cabernet Franc 40%
Product Story (2019)
“Eliza’s” cuvée is a blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Eliza Yount was a colorful character in Napa Valley wine history – widow to the founder of nearby Yountville, and one-time owner of a quiet corner of To Kalon Vineyard, along Walnut Lane, that is now home to our coveted planting of Cabernet Franc. With this wine, our aim is to showcase the layers of depth and complexity that Cabernet Franc can exhibit when the variety is grown in such rarified earth as To Kalon Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2019)
Opening with exotic notes of cardamom, cumin seed, and anise on the nose, the wine entices with an aromatic intensity that hints of the complexity on the palate, which is richly textured with polished tannins, firm structure, and a velvety soft finish.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Torbreck / 70
500, The Steading, 2022
Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-94+, WS-92, VIN-92
Producer Story
Torbreck is on a quest to become one of the world’s great wine marques. A critical part of this journey is remaining unwaveringly true to our core vision and not being diverted by trends and fashions. Since 1994, Torbreck has been committed to creating exceptional Rhone style red and white wines reflecting the very best vineyards in Australia's famous Barossa. Provenance is everything to us. We believe the Barossa is the most exciting place to make wine in the world, with its gentle Mediterranean climate and 175 years of Silesian and English commitment to winemaking and grape-growing. There is a European sense of tradition here that means vines planted in the 1840s – many of them Rhone varieties such as Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvédre – still thrive and bear fruit of unique concentration and flavour. Torbreck pays tribute to these vineyards with minimal intervention, creating wines of richness, structure and length that age gracefully.
Tasting Note
Very vibrant with a savory undertone, giving aromas of blood plums, blackberry compote, tobacco leaves and cloves. The palate is full-bodied with finely integrated tannins, bright acidity, a generous mouthfeel and notes of dark cherries, dried herbs, iodine and mocha.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Turley / 150
580, Petite Syrah, Hayne Vineyard, 2022
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-92-95
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Product Story (2017)
Otty Hayne planted the Hayne Petite Syrah in 1953 while he was home from college visiting his grandfather. All head-trained, dry-farmed and organic, this Petite Syrah vineyard is one of the most exceptional sites in California. The wine is powerful and inky in its youth, and becomes more feminine and refined with age. Likely to outlive us all.
Tasting Note
Opaque ruby-black in the glass, the 2022 Petite Syrah Hayne Vineyard is as poised and graceful as this variety can possibly be. The nose is driven by aromas of roasted plums, cassis and toasted coconut with dark spice-driven undertones. The palate is full-bodied, powerful and characteristically dense, offering a blocky, opaque fruit flavor that melds with an intriguing, perfumed, energetic lift. The sheer class and authority of the Hayne site peer through here—albeit in a more glossy manner than found in other varieties—and finishes with a combination of chewy tannins, balancing acidity and decadent dark fruits.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Venge / 68
578, Proprietary Red, Scout's Honor, 2021
Napa-Sonoma Counties, California
Varietals
Zinfandel 76% Charbono 14% Petite Sirah 8% Syrah 2%
Producer Story
The Venge (ven-ghee) family has farmed vitis vinifera varieties in Napa Valley for nearly half a century. It is a journey that began when Knud Venge emigrated from Denmark to the United States in the early 1900’s. Knud's son, Per Venge, found his passion in the wine and spirits industry and started Vencom Imports, focusing on the importation of Western European fine wines and spirits. It was Per's son, Nils Venge, who left the family business in the 1960's with a vision to study viticulture at UC Davis and establish the family name as an icon in the winegrowing community.
Tasting Note
Full-bodied, concentrated, and gor- geous, with jammy, ripe black fruits, sweet currants, pepper spice, and mouthwatering deliciousness.
ABV
15.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Vérité / 800
509, La Joie, 2012
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-100, WS-91, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 76% Merlot 12% Cabernet Franc 8% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
Vérité La Joie was inspired by the finest wines from the Pauillac region of Bordeaux. La Joie is derived from a layered concentration of Cabernet Sauvignon vines grown along the steep hillsides and volcanic benches of the Mayacamas Mountains. Vigneron Pierre Seillan tends to a mosaic of more than fifty micro-crus to produce the complex signature of La Joie.
Tasting Note (2018)
The 2018 La Joie displays a brilliant violet core with a thin rim of bright ruby. Generous fruit-forward aromas of ripe black currant and black cherry are followed by earthy notes of fresh conifer, dried mushroom, black olive, dusty clay, anise, and clove. The palate is rich and structured; possessing similar flavors of the nose, with refined tannins, well-balanced acidity and a complex, luscious finish.
ABV
14.5%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Vérité / 800
531, La Muse, 2014
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Merlot 87% Cabernet Franc 10% Malbec 3%
Producer Story
Vérité La Joie was inspired by the finest wines from the Pauillac region of Bordeaux. La Joie is derived from a layered concentration of Cabernet Sauvignon vines grown along the steep hillsides and volcanic benches of the Mayacamas Mountains. Vigneron Pierre Seillan tends to a mosaic of more than fifty micro-crus to produce the complex signature of La Joie.
Tasting Note
Driven by Merlot, this complex and texturally expansive wine offers notes of black fruit, violet, savory spice and cocoa powder. The palate of solis resound throughout the wine, displaying exceptional balance and length.
ABV
14.2%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Vérité / 825
581, Le Désir, 2008
Sonoma County, California
Description
RP-100, WS-90, VIN-94+
Varietals
Cabernet Franc 61% Merlot 31% Malbec Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Vérité La Joie was inspired by the finest wines from the Pauillac region of Bordeaux. La Joie is derived from a layered concentration of Cabernet Sauvignon vines grown along the steep hillsides and volcanic benches of the Mayacamas Mountains. Vigneron Pierre Seillan tends to a mosaic of more than fifty micro-crus to produce the complex signature of La Joie.
Tasting Note
The Chalk Hill fruit provides a truffle-like character and the Alexander Valley gives mineralogy, structure, tannins and intensity. Sweet mulberry, blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with notions of black truffles, damp, earth and forest floor emerge from the this beauty of stunning intensity, purity and texture.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
VIK / 145
596, La Piu Belle, 2022
Millahue, Chile
Description
RP-91, WS-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Carménère 81% Cabernet Sauvignon 14% Syrah 5%
Producer Story
VIK was created in Millahue in the Cachapoal Valley. This is a vineyard that embodies the perfect fusion between humans, experience, land, climate and high technology.
Tasting Note (2021)
La Piu Belle 2021 is a wine with ideas that flow in its intensity, which is characteristic of Carmenere, its main variety. The Carmenere stands out by giving volume to the blend with black fruit and spices. The balance and structure come from the Cabernet Sauvignon, and the Cabernet Franc gives it brilliant acidity and movement, contributing minerality.
ABV
14%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
VIK / 85
622, Milla Cala, 2022
Millahue, Chile
Description
VIN-92, WS-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 66% Carménère 23% Syrah 7% Merlot 4%
Producer Story
VIK was created in Millahue in the Cachapoal Valley. This is a vineyard that embodies the perfect fusion between humans, experience, land, climate and high technology.
ABV
14%
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Viña Almaviva / 105
720, Epu, 2020
Puente Alto, Chile
Description
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-93
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 81% Carménère 12% Merlot 5% Cabernet Franc 2%
Producer Story
Made from a blend of classic Bordeaux varieties, in which Cabernet Sauvignon predominates, Almaviva is the result of a felicitous encounter between two cultures. Chile offers its soil, its climate and its vineyards, while France contributes its winemaking savoir-faire and traditions. The result is an exceptionally elegant and complex wine. Its launch was a major milestone in the development of Chilean wines, both in Chile itself and in the international market.
Tasting Note
A deep, attractive ruby red color. The nose is intense and precise, showing an elegant bouquet of small berries, with raspberry, currant and cassis characters dominating over subtle notes of earth, liquorice, tea and spices. On the palate, the wine is ample and silky, well balanced between freshness and ripeness, with smooth and round tannins, expressing faithfully the terroir of Puente Alto.
Red Blends & Miscellaneous
Yarra Yering / 180
610, Dry Red #1, 2017
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Description
RP-97+, VIN-94
Producer Story
Yarra Yering is one of Australia’s most iconic wineries, established in 1969 in Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Renowned for its distinctive, age-worthy wines, Yarra Yering combines traditional winemaking techniques with thoughtful innovation and a deep respect for terroir. Under the expert guidance of winemaker Sarah Crowe, the dry-grown, 29-hectare vineyard produces critically acclaimed blends and single varietals, including the flagship Dry Red Wine No. 1. As a certified member of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, Yarra Yering is deeply committed to environmental stewardship, ensuring that this remarkable site thrives for generations to come.
Tasting Note
Dark ruby. Pungent cherry, dark berry, pipe tobacco, vanilla and candied rose aromas, along with an oak spice nuance. Vibrant and sharply delineated on the palate, displaying concentrated black currant, bitter cherry, floral pastille and succulent herb flavors that turn sweeter with aeration. Shows strong tenacity on the floral-accented finish, which is framed by youthfully gripping tannins.
French Reds
A. Clape / 280
627, Cornas, Renaissance, 2010
Rhône, France
Description
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
Domaine Clape is legendary in the Northern Rhône. This world-class estate was the first in Cornas to estate-bottle Syrah and sell it under their own name. Auguste Clape’s passion for the region was so strong, he even went on to become its mayor.
Tasting Note (2018)
There is always an extremely deep purple, almost black color that exudes a never-ending array of rich complex aromas of dried fruits, licorice, spice and pepper. The sheer power and concentration of the wine on the palate is overwhelming. The attack is sensational, followed with an incredible volume of extract that saturates the palate in rich, concentrated fruity tannins that last through a magnificently long, stunning finish.
French Reds
A. Clape / 200
678, Cornas, Renaissance, 2018
Rhône, France
Description
RP-93, VIN-94
Producer Story
Domaine Clape is legendary in the Northern Rhône. This world-class estate was the first in Cornas to estate-bottle Syrah and sell it under their own name. Auguste Clape’s passion for the region was so strong, he even went on to become its mayor.
Tasting Note
There is always an extremely deep purple, almost black color that exudes a never-ending array of rich complex aromas of dried fruits, licorice, spice and pepper. The sheer power and concentration of the wine on the palate is overwhelming. The attack is sensational, followed with an incredible volume of extract that saturates the palate in rich, concentrated fruity tannins that last through a magnificently long, stunning finish.
French Reds
Château Angelus / 800
657, St.-Émilion, 2003
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-98, WS-94, VIN-92
Producer Story
The vineyard of Château Angélus is situated in a natural amphitheatre overlooked by the three Saint-Emilion churches. In the middle of this special site, the sounds were amplified and the angelus bells could be heard ringing in the morning, at midday and in the evening. They cadenced the working day in the vineyards and villages, calling the men and women to stop their labours for a few minutes and pray. The Angelus devotion has a long history originating in 11th-century monastic custom, but the ringing of a noon bell is attributed to Pope Callistus III, who ordered a prayer for protection against the Turkish invasions of the 1400’s. The bell on the Château Angélus label recalls the call to prayer and the moment of devotion.
Product Story (2011)
From the very beginning, the Château Angélus wine label has always featured a bell on a light background as a reminder of the devotion of the same name. Over the years the bell has become the emblem of the property and has been depicted in many different styles: baroque, schematic, streamlined and even in gold. Coco Chanel once said, “Fashion moves on, but style remains”. The adage applies to this bell, which is an everlasting symbol of an enduring family history that has a palpable identity with a real personality. Behind the elegance, values of loyalty to tradition, the adoption of modern practices and techniques and the rejection of complacency are upheld for the benefit of the estate’s reputation.
Tasting Note (2011)
These wines start with pure ripe fruit aromas. After a precise attack they display fine, silky, tight-knit tannins and a lovely mouth-filling feel. Very elegant finish.
French Reds
Château Branon / 340
625, Pessac-Léognan, 2000
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-97, WS-90, VIN-92
Product Story (2009)
Belonging to the aristocracy of Pessac-Léognan is not the result of a decision but a heritage of quality and tradition, as in case of Château Branon. Château Branon is one of the jewels in the collection of exquisite grands Crus, which includes, Clos L’Eglise, Château Barde-Haut and Château Haut-Bergey all made by the acclaimed Garcin family. The exceptional soil consists of clay and gravel washed up from the Pyrenees caused by the meanderings of the Garonne over time which gives Château Branon its distinctive character. Situated on a slope, most of the vineyard stretches around the Château, in the heart of Léognan. The vineyard covers an area of 6 hectares composed of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Grown naturally, hand picked, vinified in traditional wooden vats, and aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak barrels, these are parts of the manual process which contribute to the supreme quality of Château Branon.
French Reds
Château Branon / 310
681, Pessac-Léognan, 2005
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96+, WS-91, VIN-92
Product Story (2009)
Belonging to the aristocracy of Pessac-Léognan is not the result of a decision but a heritage of quality and tradition, as in case of Château Branon. Château Branon is one of the jewels in the collection of exquisite grands Crus, which includes, Clos L’Eglise, Château Barde-Haut and Château Haut-Bergey all made by the acclaimed Garcin family. The exceptional soil consists of clay and gravel washed up from the Pyrenees caused by the meanderings of the Garonne over time which gives Château Branon its distinctive character. Situated on a slope, most of the vineyard stretches around the Château, in the heart of Léognan. The vineyard covers an area of 6 hectares composed of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Grown naturally, hand picked, vinified in traditional wooden vats, and aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak barrels, these are parts of the manual process which contribute to the supreme quality of Château Branon.
French Reds
Château Calon-Ségur / 430
629, St.-Estèphe, 2000
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-94, WS-90
Producer Story
Château Calon Segur from the Saint-Estèphe appellation in Bordeaux is one of the fourteen classified third growths in the famous Bordeaux classification of 1855. It is one of the original three vineyards in Saint-Estèphe and is a historic estate once housing the famous Château Montrose in 1825. It is also the northern most classified growth in the Médoc.
Product Story (2007)
Former owner Nicolas-Alexandre, marquis de Ségur who also controlled Château Latour and Château Lafite at the time, once claimed that his “heart was with Calon” leading to the modern day label to contain a heart shaped around the name of the wine. The estate has been owned by the Capbern Gasqueton family since 1894. The wines of Château Calon Segur have been cited of falling between Cos d’Estournel and Montrose in style, being long lived without aggression.
Tasting Note (1964)
Medium Ruby with some mahogany hues showing it's age. The wines slowly open up from muted nose to aroma of blackcurrant, toast oak, earth, leather and tobacco.
French Reds
Château Cambon La Pelouse / 60
172, Haut-Médoc, 2017
Bordeaux, France
Description
WS-90
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Annick and Jean-Pierre Marie, as well as their son Nicolas have, since 1996, transformed the place, by changing a lot of the equipment, but also the whole approach to winemaking. Today they have contributed love, creativity and clear-sightedness to the venture.
Tasting Note (2010)
Well-extracted black fruits, impressively rich with potential complexity and will show well.
French Reds
Château Clinet / 700
631, Pomerol, 2010
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-98
Producer Story
Château Clinet is one of the most prestigious estates of the Pomerol wine region, set amongst the finest parcels of this well-known plateau.
Product Story
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Tasting Note
Dark purple in color with a gorgeous nose of ripe fruit violets and a dash of menthol. Massively concentrated, it literally swells in the mouth, and layers of dark fruit unfold over the palate. Long, lingering, concentrated finish, this one goes on and on.
French Reds
Château de Beaucastel / 550
636, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hommage à Jacques Perrin Grande Cuvée, 2004
Rhône, France
Description
RP-95, WS-96, VIN-96-98
Producer Story
At Beaucastel, the wines are not dominated by the powerful Grenache. It’s all about harnessing Grenache and sublimating it. The blending is privileged with a unique know-how, passed down from generation to generation. Taking the best from each plot, letting each grape variety express their very nature in order to make the best blend.
Tasting Note
Saturated ruby. Remarkably deep nose combines cherry, raspberry, licorice, smoked meat and mineral notes, all lifted by an intense floral quality. A stunning example of freshness and precision married to power, with deep cassis, bitter cherry and candied licorice flavors enlivened by zesty minerality and framed by firm but harmonious tannins.
French Reds
Château de Beaucastel / 275
635, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2004
Rhône, France
Description
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Grenache 30% Mourvèdre 30% Roussanne 15% Counoise 10% Syrah 10% Cinsault 5% Vaccarèse Terret Noir Muscardin Clairette Picpoul Picardan Bourboulenc
Producer Story
At Beaucastel, the wines are not dominated by the powerful Grenache. It’s all about harnessing Grenache and sublimating it. The blending is privileged with a unique know-how, passed down from generation to generation. Taking the best from each plot, letting each grape variety express their very nature in order to make the best blend.
Tasting Note (2021)
Coming in at 14% alcohol, the 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise, 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsaut and other permitted varieties. The result is magnificent, wafting from the glass with fragrant aromas of juicy red fruits mingling with hints of black cherry, mint, garrigue and a pinch of white pepper. Full-bodied and layered, ever-so-velvety tannins wrap this elegant-to-the-core polished red, before concluding with a bright finish. Vinous June, 2023.
French Reds
Château de Beaucastel / 275
634, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2006
Rhône, France
Description
WS-95, RP-95
Varietals
Grenache 30% Mourvèdre 30% Roussanne 15% Counoise 10% Syrah 10% Cinsault 5% Vaccarèse Terret Noir Muscardin Clairette Picpoul Picardan Bourboulenc
Producer Story
At Beaucastel, the wines are not dominated by the powerful Grenache. It’s all about harnessing Grenache and sublimating it. The blending is privileged with a unique know-how, passed down from generation to generation. Taking the best from each plot, letting each grape variety express their very nature in order to make the best blend.
Tasting Note
Colour: dark and deep ruby with purple undertones. Nose: very rich with ripe black fruit, cherry, fig and slightly smoky. Mouth: round and powerful, great balance between the tannins and the body, with notes of red fruit.
French Reds
Château de Beaucastel / 275
633, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2007
Rhône, France
Description
WS-96, RP-96, VIN-94+
Varietals
Mourvèdre 30% Grenache 30% Syrah 10% Counoise 10% Cinsault 5% Vaccarèse 2% Terret Noir 2% Muscardin 2% Clairette 2% Picpoul 2% Picardan 2% Bourboulenc 2% Roussanne 2%
Producer Story
At Beaucastel, the wines are not dominated by the powerful Grenache. It’s all about harnessing Grenache and sublimating it. The blending is privileged with a unique know-how, passed down from generation to generation. Taking the best from each plot, letting each grape variety express their very nature in order to make the best blend.
Tasting Note (2021)
Coming in at 14% alcohol, the 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise, 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsaut and other permitted varieties. The result is magnificent, wafting from the glass with fragrant aromas of juicy red fruits mingling with hints of black cherry, mint, garrigue and a pinch of white pepper. Full-bodied and layered, ever-so-velvety tannins wrap this elegant-to-the-core polished red, before concluding with a bright finish. Vinous June, 2023.
ABV
13%
French Reds
Château de Beaucastel / 275
632, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2009
Rhône, France
Description
WS-96, RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Mourvèdre 30% Grenache 30% Syrah 10% Counoise 10% Cinsault 5% Vaccarèse 15% Terret Noir Muscardin Picpoul Picardan Bourboulenc Roussanne
Producer Story
At Beaucastel, the wines are not dominated by the powerful Grenache. It’s all about harnessing Grenache and sublimating it. The blending is privileged with a unique know-how, passed down from generation to generation. Taking the best from each plot, letting each grape variety express their very nature in order to make the best blend.
Tasting Note (2021)
Coming in at 14% alcohol, the 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Counoise, 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsaut and other permitted varieties. The result is magnificent, wafting from the glass with fragrant aromas of juicy red fruits mingling with hints of black cherry, mint, garrigue and a pinch of white pepper. Full-bodied and layered, ever-so-velvety tannins wrap this elegant-to-the-core polished red, before concluding with a bright finish. Vinous June, 2023.
French Reds
Château Durfort-Vivens / 175
220, Margaux, 2020
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95+, VIN-96
French Reds
Château Giscours / 275
603, Margaux, 2022
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96, WS-95, VIN-96
French Reds
Château Haut-Brion / 1800
663, Pessac-Léognan, 2014
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96, WS-96, VIN-97
Varietals
Merlot 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 39% Cabernet Franc 11%
Producer Story
Chateau Haut-Brion is one of the few remaining family-owned domains of the Bordeaux region with a history going back to the 16th century. It has been owned by the American Dillon family since 1935.Thanks to its long history as one of Bordeaux's most prestigious wines, the estate has left its mark on the region for centuries. Chateau Haut Brion is located in the bustling suburb of Pessac on the outskirts of Bordeaux, this 45-hectare 1er Cru Classé property was the only property outside of the Médoc and Sauternes to be included in the 1855 Classifcation. The vineyards (Red: Cabernet Sauvignon 45%; Merlot 37%; Cabernet Franc 18%; White: Semillon 63%; Sauvignon Blanc 37%) lie on large (up to 18 metres deep in places) gravel banks interspersed with clay. Jean-Bernard Delmas, one of Bordeaux`s great characters, has been régisseur since 1961 and the wine-making is now overseen by Jean-Philippe Masclef. Haut Brion is characterised by its seductive perfume, harmony, elegance and its ability to age with grace and dignity. A superb white is also produced.
Product Story (2016)
The vineyard covers an area of 51 hectares (about 126 acres). Slightly more than 48 hectares are planted with red grape varieties. The terrain at Haut-Brion, formed of two large mounds of a type of gravel known as Gunzian because it was deposited during the earliest geologic stage of the Pleistocene epoch, rises between 40 and 50 feet above the beds of the neighboring streams. This gravel consists of small stones, including various kinds of quartz, and it is these precious gems that help to give Chateau Haut-Brion's wines their distinctive character. This expansive elevated reach of gravelly terrain, bounded at the north by the Le Peugue stream and at the south by the Le Serpent stream, has been called Haut -Brion at least as far back as the early years of the fifteenth century, as evidenced by ancient maps and deeds dating from this period. The sub-soil consists of a mixture of clay and sand.
Tasting Note
The truly beautiful bouquet has notes of black fruit such as blackberry and blackcurrant along with empyreumatic overtones. The wine shows smooth, well-structured tannin on the palate, combining power and elegance from the beginning to the end.
ABV
14.2%
French Reds
Château Lafite Rothschild / 1450
638, Pauillac, 1999
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-92
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 74% Merlot 18% Cabernet Franc 6% Petit Verdot 2%
Producer Story
Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) has made excellence in the vineyard and wine-making practices the basis of its growth. Château Lafite Rothschild was the start of the DBR (Lafite) Group. It was the first Château acquired by the Rothschild family in 1868 and inspires and guides the winegrowing practices at the various estates: the expertise and the tradition upheld for several generations by the Rothschild family are applied to all of the properties with the objective of producing high quality wines full of finesse and elegance in the “Lafite Spirit”. “The Lafite Spirit” is based on a rich past and a tradition rooted in the Bordeaux soil, on the transmission of the ancestral know-how of men and women and on the excellence and refinement of the wines that they help to produce. “The Lafite Spirit” is also the pioneering spirit which has led the Group to open up to the world, by setting up on new terroirs outside France to produce quality wines there.
Product Story (2015)
In 1815, Guillaume Lawton said of Château Lafite, “I consider it to be the the most elegant and delicate, with the finest substance of the three (Premier Crus). The location of its vines is one of the finest in the Médoc”. In 1855 the Château was ranked as a Premier Grand Cru in the famous classification that was prepared for the Universal Exhibition of that year.
Tasting Note (2021)
Deep red color. The nose is still dominated by fresh fruit and elegant toasty notes. On the palate, an immediate sensation of power, without any excess, follows a fleeting vivacity. The freshness of the finish, the grain of the tannins and the velvety woodiness suggest great ageing potential.
French Reds
Château Latour / 1300
637, Pauillac, 2015
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96, WS-97, VIN-96
Product Story (2008)
Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos. Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
Tasting Note (2008)
Beautiful dark color. An aromatic nose that is fresh and pure. Whilst a little austere, it is rich on the palate yet taught and very elegant. The tannins are soft and supple. A magnificent vintage with an alluring velvetiness accompanied by great depth and body.
French Reds
Château Latour / 1300
611, Pauillac, 2017
Bordeaux, France
Description
WS-98, RP-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot
Product Story (2008)
Château Latour’s Grand Vin is made exclusively from “vieilles vignes”, an average of 60 years-old, in the Enclos. Gravettes, Sarmentier, Pièce de Château... these are the names of some of the finest plots that express the character of the terroir and forge the wine’s identity every year.
Tasting Note (2008)
Beautiful dark color. An aromatic nose that is fresh and pure. Whilst a little austere, it is rich on the palate yet taught and very elegant. The tannins are soft and supple. A magnificent vintage with an alluring velvetiness accompanied by great depth and body.
French Reds
Château Léoville Barton / 480
644, St.-Julien, 2003
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96, WS-98, VIN-93
Producer Story
The Barton family's passion for wine is reflected in the elegance and consistency of Château Léoville Barton. This estate was classified as a 2nd Grand Cru Classé in 1855 and lies within the iconic terroir of Saint Julien in the Médoc.
Product Story (2015)
The vineyard nestles in the heart of the St Julien terroir among the most beautiful slopes of Garonne gravel, facing the Gironde river. The clayey gravel subsoil allows excellent growing conditions whatever weather the vintage brings. The plowing is traditional, without weeding or herbicide. The grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon (74%), Merlot (23%) and Cabernet Franc (3%). VINIFICATION The harvesting is done entirely by hand. After the de-stemming, the berries are carefully sorted, crushed and poured in wooden vats thermo-regulated, according to their plots. The alcoholic fermentation lasts from 7 to 10 days and the extraction is always respectful of the juice by adjusting the number of pumping depending on the cuvées and the vintages. The maceration is about 3 weeks then the juice is drawn in barrels, lot by lot. The wine is then aged between 16 and 18 months in French oak barrels of which 60% are brand new, in a cellar maintained at 15 °. The wines are topped up 3 times a week to avoid any contact between the wine and the air, the racking is traditional using the so-called "à l'esquive" method.
Tasting Note (2015)
Intense color, the nose is full of aromas of black fruit, spice and cedar. The palate is fresh and balanced, the juice is intense and delicate.
French Reds
Château Lynch Bages / 900
640, Pauillac, 1989
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-99, WS-96, VIN-98
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Product Story (2014)
The wine of Château Lynch-Bages is part of the lineage of the great Pauillac wines. Blended mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines structure and finesse, elegance and longevity. It is further distinguished by its opulence. Generous right from its youth, it develops more flavours and greater complexity as it matures.
Tasting Note (2024)
Château Lynch-Bages 2024 displays a deep garnet hue and an expressive bouquet combining black fruits with menthol and spicy notes. The palate is round and silky, supported by a vibrant freshness. The tannins are smooth and well-balanced, leading to a long finish that highlights the elegance and purity of this vintage. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
French Reds
Château Lynch Bages / 310
639, Pauillac, 2020
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95+, WS-96, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Merlot 31% Petit Verdot 5% Cabernet Franc 4%
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Product Story (2014)
The wine of Château Lynch-Bages is part of the lineage of the great Pauillac wines. Blended mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines structure and finesse, elegance and longevity. It is further distinguished by its opulence. Generous right from its youth, it develops more flavours and greater complexity as it matures.
Tasting Note (2024)
Château Lynch-Bages 2024 displays a deep garnet hue and an expressive bouquet combining black fruits with menthol and spicy notes. The palate is round and silky, supported by a vibrant freshness. The tannins are smooth and well-balanced, leading to a long finish that highlights the elegance and purity of this vintage. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
ABV
13.4%
French Reds
Château Lynch Bages / 175
656, Pauillac, Echo de Lynch Bages, 2015
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 66% Merlot 34%
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Product Story (2014)
Château Haut-Bages Averous and the myth of Echo Château Haut-Bages Averous was the name of the former Pauillac estate acquired by André Cazes and was the domaine's second wine from 1976 onwards. It was renamed Echo de Lynch-Bages as of the 2008 vintage in order to affirm its relationship with the Grand Cru Classé.Its name Echo refers to the nymph from Greek mythology who was deprived of speech by Hera as a punishment for distracting her when Zeus wished to consort with beautiful mortals. As such, although Echo de Lynch-Bages is not the first to speak, it shares the first wine's elegance and character. An echo of the First Wine's character Like its big brother, Echo de Lynch-Bages displays the characteristic taste, aromas and length of Pauillac wines. As an echo of the first wine, it receives the same care and attention from the vine to the cellars. It is the result of a selection of Lynch-Bages' youngest vines and specific plots which represent between 25 to 40 % of the harvest depending on the vintage. Echo de Lynch-Bages is round, soft and seductive in its youth with outstanding potential for bottle age.
Tasting Note (2014)
The 2014 vintage can be summed up as follows: vivid colour, a tannic structure that is firm yet subtle and red-fruit aromas. A supple yet powerful wine reminiscent of a blend similar to that of the Grand Vin.
French Reds
Château Malescot-St.-Exupéry / 150
646, Margaux, 2018
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95, VIN-95, WS-95
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot 35% Cabernet Franc 10% Petit Verdot 5%
Producer Story
In 1697, Louise Escousses sold the property to Master Simon Malescot, advisor to King Louis XIV to the Parliament of Bordeaux. He gave his surname to the castle. On February 5, 1827, Count Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Exupéry acquired Château Malescot. Great-grandfather of the aviator and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, he decided to enrich the name of the castle with his name. An expensive lifestyle led Jean-Baptiste's widow to auction her property in 1853. On June 1, 1955, Paul and Roger Zuger acquired the estate, which now has only 7 hectares of vines. Today the property has 28 hectares in the Margaux appellation. Three generations of Zuger succeed each other to refloat and restore its reputation. It was therefore in 1994 that Jean-Luc took over from his father Roger.
Tasting Note
The Chateau Malescot Saint Exupéry 2018 presents an expressive aromatic bouquet, revealing slightly woody notes when stirred. Balanced and beautifully deep, the palate offers gourmet tannins and a silky texture, while maintaining a great freshness.
ABV
14.1%
French Reds
Château Montrose / 310
647, St.-Estèphe, 2008
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-94, WS-91, VIN-94
Producer Story
Second growth classified in 1855. With its terroir of big gravels located by the river Gironde, its classic and powerful style, Montrose is often called the Latour of Saint Estephe.
Tasting Note (2005)
Dense purple colour, almost black. Complex nose still shut delivering fragrances of black fruit, spices, chocolate. Long, full, powerful complex on the palate offering up intermixed aromas of morello, cocoa, liquorice, brown tobacco, and prune. Great wine. Full and very structured. Beautiful length with neat and straight tannins.
French Reds
Château Mouton Rothschild / 1450
649, Pauillac, 1995
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-95, WS-94, VIN-95
Producer Story
A classified First Growth, Château Mouton Rothschild spans 90 hectares (222 acres) of vines at Pauillac, in the Médoc. Its history is that of a magical encounter between a terroir and a man, the legendary Baron Philippe de Rothschild (1902-1988), renovator of Mouton and a pioneering figure in the world of wine. Baroness Philippine de Rothschild (1933-2014) who owned the property, has continued her father’s work and reaffirmed the link between Mouton and art while ensuring the continued excellence of one of the world’s greatest wines. Now it is owned by Baroness Philippine children.
Product Story (2012)
Chateau Mouton Rothschild has revealed its 2012 vintage label created by Miquel Barcelo, the final artist commissioned by the late Baroness Philippine de Rothschild. The label depicts two rams on their hind legs, matching each other’s strength, against a hazy watercolour background of greens and blues. Mouton Rothschild has commissioned an artist to design its grand vin label for every vintage since 1945, and the 2012 label was the final creation personally commissioned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, who died in August this year. Inspiration for its Bordeaux 2012 vintage label came from the two rams featured on the chateau’s own emblem, said Barcelo. Born in Majorca in 1957, Miquel Barcelo has risen to prominence in the past two decades. His work was exhibited at the Paris Museum of Modern Art in 1996 and the city’s Louvre museum displayed his watercolors in 2004.
Tasting Note (2022)
Château Mouton Rothschild 2022 is as luminous as the year was. Intense from the outset, it reveals concentrated aromas of fresh, fully ripe black fruit, with blackcurrant and blackberry notes subtly underlined by touches of graphite and cocoa bean. A wine of infinite depth, it is full-bodied, generous and creamy smooth, supremely patrician and of great purity. Suggestions of cedarwood, spice and white pepper complement the array. Its complexity, its flavour and its tannins, with their delicate hint of liquorice, seem endless.
French Reds
Château Palmer / 950
650, Margaux, 2000
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-94, WS-96, VIN-91
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 53% Merlot 47%
Producer Story
Palmer & Co was established over seventy years ago, in 1947, by seven grower-families with prized Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards in the Montagne de Reims region of Champagne. The seven shared a desire for perfection and a vision to create a Champagne house known for its passion for harmony, balance, and the pursuit of excellence. Today, those qualities still define the Champagne Palmer style.
Tasting Note
The quality of the fruit, combined with ripe tannins and sufficient acidity produced an incredible long-lasting Margaux. The 2000 vintage shines through its classicism. It is rich and dense with a powerful and complex nose. Its taste is immediately impressive.
French Reds
Château Pavie-Macquin / 700
643, St.-Émilion, 2009
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-96
Producer Story
Château Pavie Macquin owes its name to the grand-father of the current owners Albert Macquin (1852-1911), who used plant grafting as a way to save the Saint-Emilion vineyard, destroyed by phylloxera.
Product Story (2017)
The family-owned vineyard of Pavie-Macquin (15 hectares) is beautifully located on the St. Émilion clay and limestone plateau.
French Reds
Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron / 900
762, Pauillac, 1990
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-98, WS-94, VIN-93+
Producer Story
Château Pichon Baron, Second Grand Cru Classé in 1855, is one of the great historic vineyards of Bordeaux. A rigorous selection policy in the vineyard and in the cellars ensures the production of a Grand Vin, Château Pichon Baron, which is the pure expression of our unique terroir.
Tasting Note (2010)
Very dark, deep and intense in colour. On the nose, the wide aromatic range reveals notes of vanilla and coconut, even a bouquet of black fruits, combined with subtle nuances of spice and cigar box. The attack is full, with smoothness and sweetness. The precise tannins are fine and enveloping. There is a nice, long, opulent finish.
French Reds
Château Pontet-Canet / 550
655, Pauillac, 2005
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-96
Producer Story
Forget everything, start afresh and erase old habits in order to re-connect with nature, be born anew … Alfred Tesseron and his team, led by Jean-Michel Comme, Pontet-Canet’s régisseur (estate manager) since 1989, have completely transformed both the vineyard and the identity of Château Pontet-Canet. Leaving behind conventional vinegrowing techniques in order to embrace organic and biodynamic methods, they have allowed the terroir to reclaim its origins; the vines seem liberated and the grapes have never been more beautiful. The wines of Pontet-Canet have progressed so much that they are now among the most prestigious in Bordeaux.
Product Story (2014)
If the tale of the 2014 vintage were to be told, the story would begin with a particularly mild and damp winter. Springtime brought the kind of conditions we are more used to. The first flowers emerged timidly in late May then, in the space of a warm and dry weekend, filled the air with their subtle and heady scent, with the result that in the end flowering was very even. With our approach we seek to work within nature as a whole, not to control it but to be part of it and live in harmony with it. A true Indian summer set in during September, with hot days and very dry conditions which put a smile on winegrowers’ faces again. Ultimately, 2014 will be remembered for its untroubled harvest and a crop in perfect health, the preconditions for a successful vintage.
Tasting Note (2014)
An intense crimson, the wine has a bewitching nose with clearly defined and precise fruit, underlined by mineral notes which connect the wine to the terroir from which it came. The full and elegant attack leads into a fresh, dense and silky mid-palate on chiselled tannins, followed by an impressively long finish.
French Reds
Château Pontet-Canet / 345
653, Pauillac, 2015
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-96+, WS-94, VIN-93
Producer Story
Forget everything, start afresh and erase old habits in order to re-connect with nature, be born anew … Alfred Tesseron and his team, led by Jean-Michel Comme, Pontet-Canet’s régisseur (estate manager) since 1989, have completely transformed both the vineyard and the identity of Château Pontet-Canet. Leaving behind conventional vinegrowing techniques in order to embrace organic and biodynamic methods, they have allowed the terroir to reclaim its origins; the vines seem liberated and the grapes have never been more beautiful. The wines of Pontet-Canet have progressed so much that they are now among the most prestigious in Bordeaux.
Product Story (2014)
If the tale of the 2014 vintage were to be told, the story would begin with a particularly mild and damp winter. Springtime brought the kind of conditions we are more used to. The first flowers emerged timidly in late May then, in the space of a warm and dry weekend, filled the air with their subtle and heady scent, with the result that in the end flowering was very even. With our approach we seek to work within nature as a whole, not to control it but to be part of it and live in harmony with it. A true Indian summer set in during September, with hot days and very dry conditions which put a smile on winegrowers’ faces again. Ultimately, 2014 will be remembered for its untroubled harvest and a crop in perfect health, the preconditions for a successful vintage.
Tasting Note (2014)
An intense crimson, the wine has a bewitching nose with clearly defined and precise fruit, underlined by mineral notes which connect the wine to the terroir from which it came. The full and elegant attack leads into a fresh, dense and silky mid-palate on chiselled tannins, followed by an impressively long finish.
French Reds
Clos des Papes / 475
683, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2006
Rhône, France
Description
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-95
Producer Story
Clos des Papes is one of the great established names of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, aptly named since a parcel of the land there is nearby the pope’s castle and has been surrounded by walls (clos). The family has been living in the village for centuries and were among the people who created the appellation for the village, the first in France to do so.
Tasting Note (2015)
Black and red raspberries, anise and resinous scents with dried citrus peel and red flowers.
French Reds
Clos des Papes / 600
682, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2007
Rhône, France
Description
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-95+
Producer Story
Clos des Papes is one of the great established names of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, aptly named since a parcel of the land there is nearby the pope’s castle and has been surrounded by walls (clos). The family has been living in the village for centuries and were among the people who created the appellation for the village, the first in France to do so.
Tasting Note (2015)
Black and red raspberries, anise and resinous scents with dried citrus peel and red flowers.
French Reds
Delas / 325
659, Hermitage, Les Bessards, 2019
Rhône, France
Description
WS-97, VIN-97, RP-93+
Varietals
Syrah
Producer Story
Delas Frères is a winery of tradition and renewal. Founded in 1835 in the heart of the northern Côtes du Rhône, the winery has thrived with the dynamism of its original founders and their heirs and more recently, the renewed energy of the Lallier-Deutz family, owners of Champagne Deutz. Delas Frères and Champagne Deutz were acquired by Maison Louis Roederer in 1993. André Lallier retired from daily winery duties in 1996, and Fabrice Rosset, a 20-year executive with Roederer, today leads both Delas and Deutz. Delas wines are crafted by a panel of experts headed by winemaker Jacques Grange. Together, the team makes wines that have been heralded for their intensity of flavor and excellent value.
Product Story
The Hermitage "Les Bessards" is named after a sub-region of the Hermitage appellation, where the steeply terraced hillside vineyards have an excellent southwestern exposure. Those vineyards produce some of the world’s most intense, dense wines from the rich Syrah varietal. Delas owns 25 acres in this prized region, a large amount by Rhône standards. This cuvée is a vineyard plot selection. The grapes come exclusively from the oldest plot within the renowned area of “Les Bessards” in the heart of the Hermitage slopes. This wine is only produced during the very best years and the production is deliberately limited to 6,000 bottles per year.
Tasting Note
The wine is a brilliant, deep red hue with lots of depth. The nose shows great class, with soft aromas of blackberries and violets. Hermitage "Les Bessards" shows plenty of concentration in its fruit. This is a wine with a particularly dense tannic structure, and extremely good balance.
ABV
14%
French Reds
Domaine de Fa / 80
661, Saint-Amour, Côte de Besset, 2022
Beaujolais, France
Varietals
Gamay 100%
Producer Story
The legendary Graillot family has a long history of making wine in the Northern Rhone, where their ability to produce some of the most age-worthy and delicious Syrah is matched by only a select few producers. Owner and winemakers for both Domaine des Lises and Domaine Alain Graillot, Maxime and Antoine Graillot, decided to look North for new challenges that extend beyond the dramatic slopes of the Rhone Valley. Their love of Gamay led them to the bucolic vistas of Beaujolais. The two brothers struck gold in 2013 when they purchased prime, organically farmed, sites in Fleurie and Saint Amour. With these pristine Granite vineyards, the Graillot family has announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with in a region that is experiencing a vinicultural Renaissance.
Product Story
Vineyard 40+ year old vines from the single vineyard Cotes de Besset in Saint-Amour. Steep slope, with soil rich with crushed granite, sand, and big chunks of granite.
French Reds
Domaine du Vieux Collège / 55
667, Bourgogne, Les Champs Foreys, 2019
Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Welcome to the Vieux Collège wine estate located on the commune of Marsannay La Côte in the department of the Côte d’Or. Marsannay known as the golden gate is the first village where officially starts the Côte de Nuits. Marsannay covers the communes of Chenôve, Marsannay-la-Côte and Couchey. Since 2006, Eric Guyard is the manager of the family domain where seven generations succeeded to produce wines of the best quality and also gives a great recognition to local vineyards
Tasting Note
Big, ripe notes of cherry/dark cherry, raspberry, mineral, and spice are all on display here, both in the bouquet and on the palate. Beautifully polished and textured, this full and silky Red Burg is one to enjoy now and over the next 5 years.
French Reds
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe / 350
835, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau, 2005
Rhône, France
Description
RP-95, WS-95, VIN-94
Producer Story
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the plateau known as La Crau for over a century. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke terroir in its purest form, reflecting the dramatic climate, the rough terrain, the sun exposure at a high altitude, the typicity of the varietals, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s grandest cru. The wines of V.T. are classic, displaying strength, rusticity, and tremendous longevity. Their goal is to find a harmony between aromatic complexity, tannic structure, and richness, which they achieve year after year.
Product Story (2015)
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is the family’s cradle and heart, but also the standard-bearer and flagship of Les Vignobles Brunier. Situated since its origin on Plateau de La Crau, in the southeast of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, the estate has grown, developed and matured on this vast stony terrace which, generation after generation, has imparted all of its character. Of the 173 acres that form the domaine today, 65 are dedicated to red Châteauneuf-du-Pape and five to white. Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, followed by a third sorting at the winery. Gentle crushing and selective destemming, followed by 25-40 days' traditional fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
Tasting Note (2015)
The flagship wine, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape, is a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah and 5% other permitted varieties. It features delicate floral scents and ample cherry and licorice aromas. Somehow, it manages to be full-bodied and almost creamy in texture but without much weight, then it ends powerfully, with a flourish of rich Mexican chocolate on the long, silky finish. It should drink well for up to 20 years.
French Reds
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe / 345
523, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau, 2007
Rhône, France
Description
RP-96+, WS-95, VIN-93
Producer Story
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the plateau known as La Crau for over a century. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke terroir in its purest form, reflecting the dramatic climate, the rough terrain, the sun exposure at a high altitude, the typicity of the varietals, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s grandest cru. The wines of V.T. are classic, displaying strength, rusticity, and tremendous longevity. Their goal is to find a harmony between aromatic complexity, tannic structure, and richness, which they achieve year after year.
Product Story (2015)
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is the family’s cradle and heart, but also the standard-bearer and flagship of Les Vignobles Brunier. Situated since its origin on Plateau de La Crau, in the southeast of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, the estate has grown, developed and matured on this vast stony terrace which, generation after generation, has imparted all of its character. Of the 173 acres that form the domaine today, 65 are dedicated to red Châteauneuf-du-Pape and five to white. Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, followed by a third sorting at the winery. Gentle crushing and selective destemming, followed by 25-40 days' traditional fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
Tasting Note (2015)
The flagship wine, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape, is a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah and 5% other permitted varieties. It features delicate floral scents and ample cherry and licorice aromas. Somehow, it manages to be full-bodied and almost creamy in texture but without much weight, then it ends powerfully, with a flourish of rich Mexican chocolate on the long, silky finish. It should drink well for up to 20 years.
French Reds
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe / 350
529, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau, 2010
Rhône, France
Description
RP-97, WS-96, VIN-94
Producer Story
One cannot think of Châteauneuf-du-Pape without thinking of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having been rooted to the plateau known as La Crau for over a century. The wines of Vieux Télégraphe evoke terroir in its purest form, reflecting the dramatic climate, the rough terrain, the sun exposure at a high altitude, the typicity of the varietals, and of course, the influence of their caretakers, the Brunier family. For many, La Crau is Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s grandest cru. The wines of V.T. are classic, displaying strength, rusticity, and tremendous longevity. Their goal is to find a harmony between aromatic complexity, tannic structure, and richness, which they achieve year after year.
Product Story (2015)
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe is the family’s cradle and heart, but also the standard-bearer and flagship of Les Vignobles Brunier. Situated since its origin on Plateau de La Crau, in the southeast of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, the estate has grown, developed and matured on this vast stony terrace which, generation after generation, has imparted all of its character. Of the 173 acres that form the domaine today, 65 are dedicated to red Châteauneuf-du-Pape and five to white. Grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, followed by a third sorting at the winery. Gentle crushing and selective destemming, followed by 25-40 days' traditional fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation.
Tasting Note (2015)
The flagship wine, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape, is a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 15% Syrah and 5% other permitted varieties. It features delicate floral scents and ample cherry and licorice aromas. Somehow, it manages to be full-bodied and almost creamy in texture but without much weight, then it ends powerfully, with a flourish of rich Mexican chocolate on the long, silky finish. It should drink well for up to 20 years.
French Reds
Domaine Giraud / 650
668, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Grenaches de Pierre, 2007
Rhône, France
Description
RP-100, WS-96, VIN-94
Producer Story
The "domaine" saw the light of day thanks to Pierre and Mireille Giraud's zeal and two families coming together. The story begins in 1974 when Pierre and Mireille, as their parents did before them, took on 4 hectares (10 acres) of vines. Little by little the Domaine has grown through years exclusively on the appellation.
Tasting Note
Silky and deceptively ripe, with stylish incense, black tea and raspberry hints up front that turn darker and denser through the finish, where fig paste and graphite notes fill in. The long finish really gains steam as it moves along, letting shiso leaf and mineral notes play out. Very stylish.
French Reds
Domaine Grand Veneur / 55
669, Côtes du Rhône, Les Champauvins, 2019
Rhône, France
Description
RP-91
Varietals
Grenache 70% Syrah 20% Mourvèdre 10%
Producer Story
Alain Jaume is the 5th generation of wine growers in Chateauneuf du Pape. In 1976 he established Domaine Grand Veneur. In 2015, his two sons Sébastien and Christophe and daughter Hèlène were given the responsibility of the domain. In 2013 domain in Vacqueras (Sarrians) was purchased with 10 ha. The wines from own vineyeards today is the about 90 ha. 16 ha. in AOC Chateauneuf du Pape, 28 ha in Lirac "Clos de Sixte", 10 ha in Vacqueyras "Chateau Mazane" and 36 ha Cotes du Rhone. The vineyards have been certified agriculture biologique since 2012.
Tasting Note
Intense, brilliant garnet-red color. It reveals lovely fruit, loads of body and a heady bouquet of ground peppers, raspberries cherry liqueur, currants, and spice box. Full- bodied and dense; rich and elegant - it tastes more like a "baby Châteauneuf" than a Côtes du Rhône.
French Reds
Georges Vernay / 250
645, Côte-Rôtie, Maison Rouge, 2018
Rhône, France
Description
RP-95
Producer Story
The Domaine is a family and historic estate, emblematic of the contemporary history of viticulture in Condrieu. Here, since 1940, generations have followed one another, serving the terroir. Christine Vernay, 3rd generation, has been running the Domaine for 25 years, while her daughter joined it in the autumn of 2020 to learn alongside her.
Tasting Note
With a black purple ruby, subtly full-bodied, this wine with beautiful scents of black fruits, oriental spices and smoke, expresses assertive tannins, a silky and seductive palate. It develops sumptuous notes of liquorice and cigar box.
French Reds
Henri Bourgeois / 55
672, Rouge, Sancerre, Les Baronnes, 2018
Loire, France
Producer Story
Our very close bond with the wine comes from our daily efforts to accompany the vines as they grow until the grapes are picked. To observe them is to know them; to know them is to understand them. Each task accomplished is a hand reaching out to the quality of the future harvest.
French Reds
Kosta Browne / 210
684, Pinot Noir, 2020
Beaune, Premier Cru, Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. California Pinot Noir endures in the fine wine world and we are delighted to be a continued part of that conversation. As we mature as a winery we grow in different ways. We construct a custom winery tailored to how we make wine. We work with new financial partners who share our vision for quality. We invest in our first vineyard and begin to grow our own fruit. We are awarded the coveted ‘wine of the year’ – the only Pinot Noir to do so to date. Our focus, however, remains the same as before: making the best Pinot Noir we can.
Tasting Note
NOSE Expressive and intense with aromas of black plum, cherry, mocha, and Herbs de Provence. MOUTH Deeply layered with an all-encompassing structure and a lavish, lingering finish.
ABV
14.1%
French Reds
Kosta Browne / 210
685, Pinot Noir, 2020
Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France
Producer Story
Founded in 1997, Kosta Browne is one of North America’s most revered wineries, recognized for making some of the world’s finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. Located in Sebastopol, Sonoma County, and guided by an acclaimed team that includes renowned Winemaker Julien Howsepian, Kosta Browne makes appellation and single-vineyard wines from the most coveted cool-climate vineyards across the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Lucia Highlands appellations. In addition to partnering with the finest growers in California, Kosta Browne has an estate program that features 170 acres of vineyards through ownership or long-term leases that includes the Cerise Vineyard in Anderson Valley, Keefer Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and a prized section of the Gap’s Crown Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. California Pinot Noir endures in the fine wine world and we are delighted to be a continued part of that conversation. As we mature as a winery we grow in different ways. We construct a custom winery tailored to how we make wine. We work with new financial partners who share our vision for quality. We invest in our first vineyard and begin to grow our own fruit. We are awarded the coveted ‘wine of the year’ – the only Pinot Noir to do so to date. Our focus, however, remains the same as before: making the best Pinot Noir we can.
Tasting Note
NOSE Emanating ripe, concentrated red and black fruit, leather, and a touch of clove. MOUTH Mineral underpinnings and smooth tannins punctuate this full-bodied palate, with black currant and vanilla bean notes.
ABV
13.2%
French Reds
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou / 125
173, St.-Julien, 2018
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-92, VIN-92
Product Story
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is an original expression of the terroirs of Ducru-Beaucaillou, a blend that is one of a kind. Ducru-Beaucaillou’s elitist approach is fully at work here. As is a passion, that of a team dedicated to excellence.
Tasting Note
Powerful, silky, very aromatic, La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou beguiles with its bouquet, its balance, its remarkable finesse and its lengthy finish. A great cuvée that stimulates, then captivates the senses; it is the perfect introduction to the Borie signature.
French Reds
Les Forts de Latour / 575
721, Pauillac, 2015
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-94+, VIN-94, WS-91
Producer Story
Les Forts de Latour takes its name from an historic plot in the « Enclos ». The wine was first labelled with this name in 1966 and constant work on developing its quality has resulted in its achieving the level of a Médoc Grand Cru Classé.
Tasting Note (2017)
This bold, structured wine is packed with blackberry fruits and ripe tannins. Freshness and structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon are very present, giving a crisp edge to the solid backbone.
French Reds
Les Forts de Latour / 525
630, Pauillac, 2017
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-93, WS-93, VIN-94
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc
Producer Story
Les Forts de Latour takes its name from an historic plot in the « Enclos ». The wine was first labelled with this name in 1966 and constant work on developing its quality has resulted in its achieving the level of a Médoc Grand Cru Classé.
Tasting Note
This bold, structured wine is packed with blackberry fruits and ripe tannins. Freshness and structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon are very present, giving a crisp edge to the solid backbone.
French Reds
Les Forts de Latour / 525
691, Pauillac, 2018
Bordeaux, France
Description
VIN-94, WS-94, RP-92+
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot
Producer Story
Les Forts de Latour takes its name from an historic plot in the « Enclos ». The wine was first labelled with this name in 1966 and constant work on developing its quality has resulted in its achieving the level of a Médoc Grand Cru Classé.
Tasting Note (2017)
This bold, structured wine is packed with blackberry fruits and ripe tannins. Freshness and structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon are very present, giving a crisp edge to the solid backbone.
French Reds
Mas de Boislauzon / 410
673, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Quet, 2010
Rhône, France
Description
RP-100, WS-94, VIN-93+
Producer Story
Mas de Boislauzon is a family-run estate in the southern Rhone focusing on Chateauneuf du Pape. Both white and red Chateauneuf du Pape are grown in addition to a special cuvee, Le Quet, made mostly from very old Grenache vines. Monique Chaussy runs the property along with her daughter Christine and son, winemaker, Daniel Chaussy. The family represents the sixth generation of wine growers in the area.
Tasting Note (2019)
It's another heavenly, monster of a wine from this estate that boasts a dense ruby/plum color as well as a kaleidoscopic array of red and black fruits, Provençal garrigue, ground pepper, cured meats, and new saddle leather. Uber-rich, full-bodied, and incredibly concentrated, yet never heavy, it has a thrilling multi-dimensional texture, loads of tannins, and a heavenly finish.
French Reds
Pauillac de Château Latour / 150
660, Pauillac, 2019
Bordeaux, France
Tasting Note
Offering up notes of sweet berry fruit, plums, spices and pencil shavings, it's medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a ripe core of fruit, lively acids and powdery tannins.
French Reds
Vieux-Château-Certan / 1250
674, Pomerol, 2010
Bordeaux, France
Description
RP-100, WS-98, VIN-97
Varietals
Merlot 86% Cabernet Franc 8% Cabernet Sauvignon 6%
Producer Story
Location and terroirs must surely count first. Vieux Château Certan sits in the most star-studded northern sector of Pomerol, on the plateau, surrounded by the likes of L’Evangile, La Conseillante, Petit-Village, La Fleur-Petrus, Certan de May, as well as Petrus and Lafleur. The vineyard offers a mix of soils from gravels and clay, to sandier soils – and that mix is important in enabling its unusual blend of varietals each to flourish.
Tasting Note
A fine garnet, holding freshness in appearance; a fine nose, elegant, floral, spicy, fresh, vibrant and pure in its expression; very fine on the palate, elegant, but this has stuffing too. it has such a fine, but present, understated sense of structure. Lovely fruit, and superb length. In short, this is a knockout VCC.
ABV
14.5%
Spanish Reds
Dominio del Aguila / 95
66, Ribera del Duero, Pícaro Viñas Viejas, 2021
Castilla Y León, Spain
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Tempranillo País Bobal Garnacha
Producer Story
Dominio del Águila is a prestigious, family-run winery in La Aguilera (Ribera del Duero, Spain), founded in 2010 by vigneron Jorge Monzón and architect Isabel Rodero. Known for high-quality, organic, and biodynamic-farmed, century-old vines, they create elegant, age-worthy wines that blend traditional methods (foot-treading) with long, careful oak aging.
Product Story
Field blends of old vines planted in the village of ‘La Aguilera’ at 860 metres over red clay and limestone soils in the Burgos province. Vines are over 50 years old, North facing sites in the hillsides overlooking the Gromejón Valley; this cooler exposition helps compensate the heat of the year. Jorge acquired these plots over the last decade while working at Bodegas Arzuaga-Navarro, before departing in 2013 to focus full-time on his own project.
Tasting Note
Aromas of blackberry, blueberry and dark cherry, vanilla, sweet spice and chalky tannin. A fresher style of Ribera del Duero that aims for elegance over extraction.
Spanish Reds
Marqués de Murrieta / 60
823, Rioja, Reserva, 2022
Spain
Description
RP-94+, WS-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Tempranillo 85% Mazuelo 7% Graciano 6% Garnacha 2%
Producer Story
The Cebrián-Sagarriga family, who in 1983 acquired the Marqués de Murrieta winery, established in 1852, has a distinct winemaking philosophy that is founded in the pursuit of quality and excellence through tradition and innovation.
Tasting Note (2013)
Curious red with dried berry, light raisin and floral character, and just a hint of green. Follows through to a full body and firm, silky tannins.
ABV
14%
Spanish Reds
Perinet / 175
554, Priorat, 1194, 2018
Catalonia, Spain
Varietals
Garnatxa 53% Carinyena 36% Syrah 11%
ABV
15.5%
Spanish Reds
Terroir Al Límit / 75
68, Negre, Històric, 2021
Priorat, Catalonia, Spain
Description
RP-93
Varietals
Grenache 75% Cariñena 25%
Producer Story
Unlike the site specific wines of Terroir al Límit, Terroir Històric is devoted to expressing the complex character of the whole of Priorat in two colors: white and red. While the project launched in 2015 is a remarkable incubator for new plantings from the clay and schist soils of Montsant, it is also a liquid homage, utilizing the négocient tradition of the past to secure a sustainable future. Terroir Històric encourages young farmers to not only return to family vineyards in the region’s 9 villages in and around Torroja, but also transition these family vines to organic farming.
ABV
13.5%
Spanish Reds
Vall Llach / 100
69, Priorat, Porrera Vi de Vila, 2021
Catalonia, Spain
Description
WS-91
Varietals
Carignan 56% Garnacha 44%
Producer Story
Since its founding in the early 1990s by celebrated singer Lluís Llach and notary Enric Costa, Celler Vall Llach has committed itself to rigorous quality standards. Located in the tiny mountain town of Porrera in the D.O.Q. Priorat, the winery is now headed by Enric’s son Albert as winemaker, general manager and co-owner.The magnificent century-old estate vineyards boast 60 to 90-year-old Cariñena and Garnacha vines as well as newer plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah that add complexity to Vall Llach’s range of widely acclaimed wines. Priorat’s notoriously stingy llicorella (fractured black slate) hillsides produce extremely low yields of intensely flavored grapes. On average, it takes fruit from 2 to 8 old vines to make a single bottle of Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa.
Product Story
The magnificent century-old estate vineyards boast 60 to 90-year-old Cariñena and Garnacha vines as well as newer plantings of Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah that add complexity to Vall Llach’s range of widely acclaimed wines. Priorat’s notoriously stingy llicorella (fractured black slate) hillsides produce extremely low yields of intensely flavored grapes. On average, it takes fruit from 2 to 8 old vines to make a single bottle of Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa.
Tasting Note
Deep cherry red to the eye, this wine offers aromas of blackberry, sage leaf and violet. It opens on a slightly spicy note with clove and eucalyptus flavors that are quickly joined by bright pomegranate and Mission fig flavors, touches of lavender and milk chocolate, and opulent tannins that linger on the palate.
ABV
14.5%
Merlot
Antinori / 120
768, Bolgheri, Tenuta Guado al Tasso Cont'Ugo, 2023
Tuscany, Italy
Description
RP-92, WS-93
Producer Story
The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times, innovative decisions, but always maintaining, unaltered, a fundamental respect for tradition and for the territory in which they have operated.
Merlot
Keenan / 107
742, Merlot, Mailbox Vineyard Reserve, 2014
Spring Mountain District, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-94
Varietals
Merlot 100%
Producer Story
Keenan Winery produces four superb and distinctive wines exclusively from grapes grown our Spring Mountain Estate: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Cabernet Franc and a Merlot Reserve from the Mailbox Vineyard. Keenan also offers wines produced from estate fruit blended with grapes grown in carefully selected Napa Valley vineyards: Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and the Mernet Reserve, which is a proprietary blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. Our Summer Blend, an annual spring release, is composed of mostly Chardonnay and blended with small amounts of Viognier and Albarino.
Tasting Note
Hints of violets and a signature earthy spiciness show in the nose, a chocolaty creaminess combines with the rich dark full fruit on the palette, the finish is beautifully layered, deep, elegant and very, very long.
ABV
14.5%
Merlot
Molly Dooker / 50
811, Merlot, The Scooter, 2022
McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia
Producer Story
Our Winery is located in McLaren Vale about 45 minutes outside Adelaide. Our vineyard is 116 acres of what we believe to be absolute prime McLaren Vale vineyards and is on the same region of land as some of McLaren Vale's most famous wines including D'Arenburg Dead Arm, Kay’s Block Six Shiraz, Chapel Hill Reserve Shiraz, Mollydooker Carnival of Love, and Mollydooker Velvet Glove. The vineyard is currently just under 50% Shiraz and the rest is made up of Cabernet, Merlot, Semillon and Chardonnay (the whites will get grafted to Shiraz as soon as we possibly can).
Tasting Note
A nose full of cherries and forest fruits. Fresh plum and sweet berries delight on your first sip, before giving way to spices reminiscent of nutmeg and cinnamon. Finely poised and balanced,
ABV
15%
Merlot
Pahlmeyer / 155
744, Merlot, 2019
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-94, WS-94
Varietals
Merlot 100%
Producer Story
Pahlmeyer wines are crafted through a steadfast commitment to the principles of site, discipline and high quality of First Growth Bordeaux coupled with the signature richness, power and depth of Napa Valley. Pahlmeyer wines are built on a foundation of extraordinary mountain vineyard sites and confident, discerning viticulture choices that demand maximum flavor intensity. Led by the diverse expressions of exclusive high-elevation mountain sites, including Stagecoach Vineyard, Pahlmeyer Estate Vineyard and Rancho Chimiles, these wines offer exquisite structure, balanance, tension and finesse. Under the leadership of winemaker Katie Vogt, meticulous attention is paid in the vineyard and cellar to allow the highest, clearest expression of the site to shine through. With an eye toward long aging, Pahlmeyer’s hallmark intensity and power is crafted through an impressive barrel program and artful blending of each small lot. The Pahlmeyer collection features three coveted Napa Valley wines: the iconic Proprietary Red and our classic Chardonnay and Merlot. In vintages of exceptional quality, Pahlmeyer crafts three exclusive and highly allocated wines: Pièce de Résistance Cabernet Sauvignon, Raison d’Etre Cabernet Sauvignon and Savoir Faire Chardonnay. For more than 30 years, Pahlmeyer has continued to live up to the original audacious dream — craft world-class wines of exceptional distinction, power and finesse.
Product Story (2017)
The 2017 vintage started off with very wet conditions that resulted in robust canopy growth. During summer, the vigorous leaves helped protect clusters from warm, dry weather. We took extra care to keep the fruit load balanced, with continued diligence in the cellar to help bring out the fruit’s best expression. Grapes were harvested at peak ripeness from mid-September to early October. We took extra care in hand-sorting the fruit and used 100% free-run juice, resulting in wines of intensity and complexity. We are thrilled with the stellar quality of the wine, despite a challenging harvest season.
Tasting Note
The commanding concentration of our Napa Valley Merlot is evident from first swirl, as bold aromas of crushed wild blackberries dominate the bouquet. The palate abounds with silky layers—an abundance of ripe black cherry and currant unfurl to earthy, savory notes of leather, camphor, and prosciutto, finishing long with an echo of anise, almond brittle, and tea leaf.
ABV
15.1%
Merlot
Pahlmeyer / 175
732, Merlot, 2021
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92-94
Varietals
Merlot 100%
Producer Story
Pahlmeyer wines are crafted through a steadfast commitment to the principles of site, discipline and high quality of First Growth Bordeaux coupled with the signature richness, power and depth of Napa Valley. Pahlmeyer wines are built on a foundation of extraordinary mountain vineyard sites and confident, discerning viticulture choices that demand maximum flavor intensity. Led by the diverse expressions of exclusive high-elevation mountain sites, including Stagecoach Vineyard, Pahlmeyer Estate Vineyard and Rancho Chimiles, these wines offer exquisite structure, balanance, tension and finesse. Under the leadership of winemaker Katie Vogt, meticulous attention is paid in the vineyard and cellar to allow the highest, clearest expression of the site to shine through. With an eye toward long aging, Pahlmeyer’s hallmark intensity and power is crafted through an impressive barrel program and artful blending of each small lot. The Pahlmeyer collection features three coveted Napa Valley wines: the iconic Proprietary Red and our classic Chardonnay and Merlot. In vintages of exceptional quality, Pahlmeyer crafts three exclusive and highly allocated wines: Pièce de Résistance Cabernet Sauvignon, Raison d’Etre Cabernet Sauvignon and Savoir Faire Chardonnay. For more than 30 years, Pahlmeyer has continued to live up to the original audacious dream — craft world-class wines of exceptional distinction, power and finesse.
Product Story (2017)
The 2017 vintage started off with very wet conditions that resulted in robust canopy growth. During summer, the vigorous leaves helped protect clusters from warm, dry weather. We took extra care to keep the fruit load balanced, with continued diligence in the cellar to help bring out the fruit’s best expression. Grapes were harvested at peak ripeness from mid-September to early October. We took extra care in hand-sorting the fruit and used 100% free-run juice, resulting in wines of intensity and complexity. We are thrilled with the stellar quality of the wine, despite a challenging harvest season.
Tasting Note
Aromas of blackberry and cassis leap from the glass with an underscore of black olive and dark earth. The palate is muscular yet refined, a lithe dance of richness and nuance. A focused core of fresh dark fruit—blackberry, boysenberry, and black plum near the skin—is enveloped in polished tannins that lend a weighty grip without overpowering. A lifting note of lingonberry jam runs long through the finish, interplaying with hints of cedar, fresh leather, and sage that echo long on the finish.
ABV
15.1%
Merlot
Pedestal / 105
739, Merlot, 2018
Columbia Valley
Description
RP-93+, VIN-96
Varietals
Merlot 82% Cabernet Sauvignon 14% Malbec 4%
Product Story
Like previous vintages, the 2018 Pedestal Merlot was predominately grown on the Wahluke Slope, a warm area of the Columbia Valley that produces Merlot with layers of fresh, dark fruit and beautiful aromatics. A small amount of Merlot from Dionysus Vineyard helped build layers and complexity. Red Mountain’s Tapteil Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon added backbone. Malbec from Sonnet Vineyard contributed concentration and pretty violet aromatics.
Tasting Note
A concentrated and layered wine offering dark fruit aromas with a hint of tobacco. The mouthfeel is opulent, with luscious wild blackberry and chocolate-covered black cherry woven around an appealing note of spicy clove. Beautifully complex, the flavors and weight of the wine combine to leave a rich, satisfying finish.
ABV
15.8%
Merlot
Shafer / 175
765, Merlot, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-93, RP-90, VIN-92
Varietals
Merlot 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Malbec 2%
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2013)
This was an ideal vintage that served up nothing but warm, sun-soaked days and perfect, chilly nights from spring through early autumn. The consistency of heat and coolness created a picture- perfect growing season in which we harvested fruit at delicious ripeness bursting with rich color and flavor.
Tasting Note (2013)
From the moment you pull the cork the wine is fragrant, bright and fresh with rich, enticing aromas and flavors of briar fruit jam, black currant, black cherry, sage, herbs, red berries, and vanilla wrapping up with a long, vibrant finish that you’ll wish would never end.
ABV
15.3%
Merlot
St. Francis / 55
836, Merlot, 2023
Sonoma County, California
Varietals
Merlot 95% Malbec 5%
Producer Story
For over 35 years, St. Francis Winery has produced top quality varietal wines from superior mountain and valley vineyards in Sonoma County's best appellations and earned a reputation for bold-flavored, fruit-forward wines that showcase the terroir and varied microclimates unique to Sonoma.
Tasting Note (2021)
Fresh with Meyer lemon and Key lime aromas, wrapped with clean acidity, and showcasing straw and cut grass. It shows ripeness and depth with lemon curd, starfruit, and gooseberry notes, followed by a stony accent on the pure finish.
ABV
14.8%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Booker / 145
784, Perl, 2020
Paso Robles, California
Description
VIN-90
Varietals
Syrah 91% Grenache 9%
Producer Story
The name Booker comes from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century the Booker brothers had acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's Westside. The Booker brothers were Paso's favorite sons, dedicating their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001 with the intent of growing the best fruit for some of the best wineries in the area. After making wine with Justin Smith (of Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (of L'Aventure Wines) for two years the Jensens decided it was time to create their own expression with Booker Vineyard.
Product Story
This inaugural vintage of PERL is a blend of Syrah (91%) and Grenache (9%) that comes predominantly from the Booker estate, with contributions from two of our favorite westside sites: Catapult and Moonsprings.
Tasting Note
Aromas of cured meat, black olive, black pepper, graphite and clove reveal undertones of violets and raspberry coulis. Full, round, mouth-coating lushness is framed by assertive gravelly tannins, all unfolding into a long, lingering finish.
ABV
14.7%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Cayuse / 250
747, Syrah, Armada Vineyard, 2017
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
RP-97, VIN-96, WS-94
Producer Story
Cayuse is a domaine located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 20 years, Christophe has made it his mission to craft food-friendly wines of incredible depth, individuality and character—all from fruit grown entirely using biodynamic farming methods.
Tasting Note (2019)
A lovely nose of plum, gravel and sweet tobacco. Wonderfully balanced and supple on the palate. Medium-to-full bodied with gentle tannins. Cool profile. Rather graceful expressions of red fruit and cocoa.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Cayuse / 250
787, Syrah, Armada Vineyard, 2019
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
RP-97, VIN-95, WS-94
Producer Story
Cayuse is a domaine located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 20 years, Christophe has made it his mission to craft food-friendly wines of incredible depth, individuality and character—all from fruit grown entirely using biodynamic farming methods.
Tasting Note
A lovely nose of plum, gravel and sweet tobacco. Wonderfully balanced and supple on the palate. Medium-to-full bodied with gentle tannins. Cool profile. Rather graceful expressions of red fruit and cocoa.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Cayuse / 255
693, Syrah, Armada Vineyard, 2021
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
RP-96, VIN-95, WS-95
Producer Story
Cayuse is a domaine located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 20 years, Christophe has made it his mission to craft food-friendly wines of incredible depth, individuality and character—all from fruit grown entirely using biodynamic farming methods.
Tasting Note (2019)
A lovely nose of plum, gravel and sweet tobacco. Wonderfully balanced and supple on the palate. Medium-to-full bodied with gentle tannins. Cool profile. Rather graceful expressions of red fruit and cocoa.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Cayuse / 250
788, Syrah, Cailloux Vineyard, 2020
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
RP-94, WS-93, VIN-94
Producer Story
Cayuse is a domaine located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 20 years, Christophe has made it his mission to craft food-friendly wines of incredible depth, individuality and character—all from fruit grown entirely using biodynamic farming methods.
Tasting Note
Densely colored in the glass, this reveals high tones of honeysuckle and pink grapefruit blossom that only the Viognier can deliver, alongside peppered bacon and salted coppa. The palate is very fresh and concentrated, with wonderful wet stone character and underlying finesse alongside the salty accents. Finishing long with bright guava, Mandarin orange zest and wet grave, this is be a knockout wine that is already beautifully evolved now at the three-year mark
ABV
13.6%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Cayuse / 225
662, Syrah, Cailloux Vineyard, 2022
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
VIN-94, WS-95
Producer Story
Cayuse is a domaine located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 20 years, Christophe has made it his mission to craft food-friendly wines of incredible depth, individuality and character—all from fruit grown entirely using biodynamic farming methods.
Tasting Note (2020)
Densely colored in the glass, this reveals high tones of honeysuckle and pink grapefruit blossom that only the Viognier can deliver, alongside peppered bacon and salted coppa. The palate is very fresh and concentrated, with wonderful wet stone character and underlying finesse alongside the salty accents. Finishing long with bright guava, Mandarin orange zest and wet grave, this is be a knockout wine that is already beautifully evolved now at the three-year mark
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Colgin / 650
827, Syrah, IX Estate, 2011
Napa Valley, California
Description
WS-94, VIN-97, RP-91-93
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2019)
The 2019 “IX Estate” Syrah shines with glimmering notes of violets, mandarin zest, and tarragon. Underlying savory layers of tapenade, barbecue spice, and tea leaves accentuate the soil-driven notes of forest floor and iron. A silken, enveloping texture unfolds across the palate finishing with super fine tannins and a burst of salivating flavors.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Colgin / 700
849, Syrah, IX Estate, 2012
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-98, VIN-97, WS-93
Producer Story
For nearly three decades, Colgin Cellars has been dedicated to enriching and sustaining the hallowed history of Napa Valley wine production. Our goal has been to craft elegant and profound wines that inspire memories. Since 1992, Colgin Cellars navigates the exciting future of Napa Valley wine with the same focus, passion, and reverence that guided our first thirty years.
Tasting Note (2019)
The 2019 “IX Estate” Syrah shines with glimmering notes of violets, mandarin zest, and tarragon. Underlying savory layers of tapenade, barbecue spice, and tea leaves accentuate the soil-driven notes of forest floor and iron. A silken, enveloping texture unfolds across the palate finishing with super fine tannins and a burst of salivating flavors.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Denner / 125
651, Dirt Worshipper, 2022
Central Coast, California
Description
VIN-95
Varietals
Syrah 91% Petit Verdot 3% Clairette Blanche 3% Graciano 2% Viognier 1%
Producer Story
Ron Denner built his state-of-the-art gravity flow winery on Vineyard Drive in Willow Creek in 2005 after spending several years developing the adjacent land from barley fields into vineyards. Over the years, winemaker Anthony Yount made Denner into one of the great wineries of California through a combination of careful vineyard management (including dry-farming and organic practices) and non-interventionist winemaking. Today, Anthony continues his work at Denner as the consulting winemaker for head winemaker, Mark Williams. In the cellar, Denner takes cues from the old world, working with a percentage of whole-cluster in his Rhone blends, relying on native yeasts for fermentation, and bottling their wines unfined and unfiltered. Of course, all of this is to translate, as faithfully as possible, the terroir of a great site, with Denner’s patchwork of calcareous clay vineyards soaring to more than 1,000 feet above sea level.
Product Story
The Dirt Worshipper is a wine whose sole purpose is to show the versatility of Syrah.
Tasting Note
Powerful aromas of violets, blueberries, sandalwood, and olive tapenade explode from the glass. The midpalate is dripping with blackberry, white pepper, espresso and dark chocolate notes that evolve into a rich mouthfeel and stunningly long finish.
ABV
14.2%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Failla / 105
791, Syrah, Estate Vineyard, 2023
Fort Ross-Seaview, California
Producer Story
Founded as Failla Jordan in 1998, it took its name from the husband-and-wife team of winemaker Ehren Jordan and fellow debtor Anne-Marie Failla. That year we planted our Estate vineyard on the Sonoma Coast and began buying fruit for our first releases, the very Rhône-style ‘98 Alban Vineyard Viognier and ‘98 Que Syrah Syrah. However, after three vintages under the Failla Jordan label, the must hit the fan and we got into a legal dust-up with Jordan Vineyards and Winery. When the smoke cleared, we had agreed to cease using Ehren’s last name to avoid trampling tender trademark toes and, putting our best foot (and better half) forward, we continued with simply "Failla".
ABV
13.3%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Fingers Crossed / 225
775, Syrah, Life & Death, 2022
California
Description
VIN-96, RP-93
Varietals
Syrah 100%
Producer Story
Fingers Crossed is an artisanal Rhône-based winery in the Ojai Valley. Owners and winemakers Nikolas and Julia Krankl are hyper-focused on quality over quantity, producing a miniscule 1,900 cases annually. Nik grew up eating grilled cheese and chocolate chip cookies at his aunt Nancy Silverton’s La Brea Bakery and Campanile, while Julia spent every summer working at her family’s art gallery. Following in the footsteps of his iconic food and wine family, Nik fell in love with coffee in Italy as a teen, culminating in opening an award-winning coffee shop outside Boston alongside Julia; ultimately becoming a barista champion. Nik worked with Nancy and other top chefs in Los Angeles as a coffee consultant until he got the itch to learn winemaking in 2012. He trained with Jim Binns of Andremily and Manfred Krankl of Sine Qua Non and in 2017, launched his own label alongside Julia, a Harvard and UCLA-trained doctor, author, and TEDx speaker. The Fingers Crossed style is unabashedly Californian; sun-kissed wines that are decadent, perfumed, opulent and regal, yet remain light on their feet. The couple sources pristine grapes from a who’s who of Santa Barbara County’s Grand Cru vineyards including Bien Nacido, Stolpman, and Sanford and Benedict. Each year, Nikolas and Julia craft their own distinctive artwork for their bottles and custom wooden boxes, which change annually to express the individuality of each new vintage. Through ever-evolving art mediums such as photography, woodcuts, Polaroid emulsion lifts, paint and collage – every label tells a story.
Tasting Note
A creamy and indulgent experience with tasting notes of cooked strawberries, fig preserve, pepper, cedar and bright acidity.
ABV
15.6%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Hartford / 85
757, Syrah, Outer Limits Vineyard, 2015
Sonoma Coast, California
Producer Story
Hartford Family Winery was founded in 1994 as a result of Don and Jennifer Hartford’s appreciation for the wines, the people, and the unique vineyards near their Russian River Valley home. Located in the Sonoma County town of Forestville, the winery is about 15 miles from the cool Pacific Coast. Making delicious wines of high personality is directly related to the difficult locations of our vineyard sources, the limited production of our bottlings and the varietals we use. “Character through adversity” is an expression that we believe applies to people and grapevines and surviving adversity builds character, and personality, in both.
Product Story (2012)
Our Outer Limits™ Vineyard Syrah comes from an estate vineyard located on a windswept ridge area near Annapolis, four miles from the Pacific Ocean at 900 foot elevation. The soils are Goldridge series on top of much older bedrock, which drives a balance between fruit, complexity and structure.
Tasting Note (2012)
Black fruits, blond tobacco and lilac aromas are supported by ripe blueberry and black currant flavors, and tannins that express the wine’s mountaintop sourcing. This dense and spicy Syrah was crafted in a style reminiscent of the great wines of the Northern Rhône Valley.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Hitching Post / 45
799, Syrah, Big Circle, 2020
Central Coast, California
Producer Story
Led by Frank Ostini (owner of the Hitching Post 2 Restaurant) and Gray Hartley, Hitching Post Wines looks forward to its 40th vintage in its ongoing quest to create some of the best wines of Santa Barbara County. The emphasis is to make intriguing, age worthy Pinot Noirs featuring Santa Barbara County’s two iconic appellations, the Santa Maria Valley and the Sta. Rita Hills.
Tasting Note
The deep fruitiness and acidity of our cool climate, combined with the broad flavors and round texture brought on by warm days during the ripening season. It is a full bodied, lively wine that will make you go back for another glass.
ABV
14.2%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Hors Categorie / 450
758, Syrah, Hors Categorie Vineyard, 2018
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
VIN-100, RP-97, WS-95
Producer Story
Hidden in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, Hors Catégorie Vineyard is located where the North Fork converges with the Walla Walla River.
Tasting Note
This has an intense, savory nose of barbecued meat, tar, grilled mushroom, dried herbs, burnt orange and black fruit. It's full-bodied with sleek, velvety tannins. Very silky and seamless. Smoky, spicy layers with bitter-herb and saline undertones on the long, flavorful finish.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Jeff Cohn / 110
808, Syrah, Domaine des Chirats Rockpile Vineyard, 2019
Rockpile, California
Description
WS-94
Producer Story
Jeff Cohn Cellars is a small boutique winery located in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, where they produce 5,000 cases annually. They have been producing single vineyard Zinfandel and Rhône varietal wines for over 25 years. Jeff’s love of Zinfandel has continued with him since his days as head winemaker at Rosenblum Cellars, but his real passion continues to be the Rhône varietals. His winemaking technique is hands on, small lot fermentations to gently extract the flavors and colors from the fruit. He uses primarily large format French oak barrels and concrete tanks in their wine production. Collaborations with Yves Gangloff and Yves Cuilleron of the Northern Rhône, France continue to fuel Jeff’s desire for making French inspired wines. Working with these amazing winemakers, he has had the chance to hone in on new techniques resulting in wines that walk a tightrope between beautiful French sophistication and bold California fruit. They source fruit primarily from Sonoma County looking for the rockiest, steepest and oldest vineyards they can. Jeff’s winemaking style has evolved over the years, but there are three core concepts that he follows year after year. Make the best wine possible from the highest quality fruit, the vineyards that showcase the terroir and unique character that sets our wines apart.
Product Story
A collaboration with Yves Cuilleron of Côte-Rôtie that has evolved since 2013. This vineyard is located in the prestigious Rockpile AVA, one of the smallest and most distinctive American Viticultural Areas in the United States, known for producing ultra-premium hillside fruit. Originally a former sheep ranch, the property was transformed in 1991 by Rod Park and Cathy Park into what is now Rockpile Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2022)
The 2022 vintage balances California fruit with Rockpile’s mineral-driven core. Aromas of black cherry, cassis, red/black raspberries, wild herbs, and signature Rockpile minerality. The palate is savory and layered with black licorice, sweet cream, cherry, plum, and vanillin with a finish that lingers.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
K Vintners / 85
769, The Boy, 2021
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Description
WS-94
Varietals
Grenache 100%
Producer Story
Located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Walla Walla (Washington State), Charles Smith opened his first winery, K Vintners, in December of 2001. The first release,1999 K Syrah from Walla Walla Valley, initiated the style of winemaking that Charles continues today: small lots of single vineyard Syrahs and field blends of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Tempranillo and Viognier, all of which are hand-picked, foot-stomped, fermented with naturally occurring yeasts and basket pressed.
Product Story
VINEYARD Powerline Estate Vineyard (100%) Charles planted the 38-acre estate vineyard in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley, located at over 1200 feet elevation. The soils are well-drained with cobblestone river rocks and underlying layers of sand and gravel deposits, allowing vines to develop very deep and strong roots. The deep sand and silt below the stones bring a great purity to the grapes, while high elevations keep acids high, producing very well-balanced wines with remarkable, complex characters.
Tasting Note
Vibrant, bold and smooth. Black velvet that’s infinitely layered with bright strawberry, dried flower, fresh herbs and a kiss of mandarin orange... the continuity is brilliant like stars on a clear cold night. Red currant, fresh earth and a hint of mint... a defined build up to a classic.
ABV
14%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Mallea / 50
848, GSM, 2022
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
Sustainable
Producer Story
Mallea is a collaboration between viticulturist Erik Mallea (director of viticulture at Sanford & Benedict and a co-founder of Willett-Mallea Farming) and winemaker Justin Willett (of Tyler Winery and Lieu-Dit Winery). After working together in various capacities for over a decade, Erik and Justin have started this exciting new project to highlight Santa Barbara County’s potential with Rhône grape varieties.
Tasting Note
Fresh jovial fruit dances on the tongue with its lively acidity while pepper and Mediterranean spices come out in the finish.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Marshall Davis / 75
779, Syrah, Seven Hills Vineyard, 2020
Walla Walla Valley, Washington
Product Story (2021)
Our Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Syrah has become the fan favorite of our line up. The lower sugar level at harvest really lets the true flavors of the syrah fruit shine. Blueberry all day on the Palate. Perfect for the winter months, but we will gladly drink it anytime.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Melville / 95
764, Syrah, Donna's Block Estate, 2020
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-95, VIN-94
Producer Story
Founded in 1989, Melville is a family-owned and operated estate winery with its roots in Sonoma County's Knights Valley, where Ron Melville grew high-quality and greatly sought-after grapes. In 1996, Ron's desire to grow cold-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah brought Melville Vineyards to the Sta. Rita Hills, located in the Western Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County. Today, Ron and his son, Chad Melville, uphold Melville’s tradition as one of the most highly-regarded estates in California.
Tasting Note (2019)
The 2019 Donna’s presents a strikingly vivid, broad profile. With aromas of everything from dried lavender, coriander, smoked meat and saffron to olive tapenade and ripe red pepper, the palate is somehow even more alluring, with a texture that is both velvety and structured. Flavors of ripe black plum, blueberry and cherry are complemented by herbaceous and floral elements of fennel seed, white and pink peppercorn, mint, and lilac. Donna’s is a wine to savor and lingers long on the palate with refreshing saline minerality.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Molly Dooker / 95
839, Shiraz, Blue Eyed Boy, 2022
South Australia, Australia
Description
WS-92
Varietals
Shiraz 100%
Producer Story
Our Winery is located in McLaren Vale about 45 minutes outside Adelaide. Our vineyard is 116 acres of what we believe to be absolute prime McLaren Vale vineyards and is on the same region of land as some of McLaren Vale's most famous wines including D'Arenburg Dead Arm, Kay’s Block Six Shiraz, Chapel Hill Reserve Shiraz, Mollydooker Carnival of Love, and Mollydooker Velvet Glove. The vineyard is currently just under 50% Shiraz and the rest is made up of Cabernet, Merlot, Semillon and Chardonnay (the whites will get grafted to Shiraz as soon as we possibly can).
Product Story (2010)
The Blue Eyed Boy on the label is Sarah and Sparky's son, Luke. The grapes were grown on the Joppich and Birchmore vineyards in Langhorne Creek and the Kirwin and Mollydooker vineyards in McLaren Vale.
Tasting Note (2010)
Black crimson in colour, this wine leaps from the glass with powerful aromatics of blueberries, ripe sweet fruit, licorice and undertones of chocolate biscuit. The seductive texture is laced with fresh fruit flavours, coffee and warm spice, a full bodied Shiraz with an endless depth of fruit.
ABV
16%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Molly Dooker / 450
789, Shiraz, Carnival of Love, 2006
McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-97, WS-95
Producer Story
Our Winery is located in McLaren Vale about 45 minutes outside Adelaide. Our vineyard is 116 acres of what we believe to be absolute prime McLaren Vale vineyards and is on the same region of land as some of McLaren Vale's most famous wines including D'Arenburg Dead Arm, Kay’s Block Six Shiraz, Chapel Hill Reserve Shiraz, Mollydooker Carnival of Love, and Mollydooker Velvet Glove. The vineyard is currently just under 50% Shiraz and the rest is made up of Cabernet, Merlot, Semillon and Chardonnay (the whites will get grafted to Shiraz as soon as we possibly can).
Tasting Note (2021)
Intense in color, flavor and aroma, the 2021 Carnival of Love Shiraz captivates the palate from the first sip. Powerful yet delicate, lifted aromas of red cherry, blackberry and turkish delight evolve, while subtle hints of mocha linger. Infectious chocolate cherry, fresh plum and liquorice add to the complexity, while creating a seamless structure and lingering finish.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Molly Dooker / 150
840, Shiraz, Carnival of Love, 2022
McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia
Description
WS-93
Producer Story
Our Winery is located in McLaren Vale about 45 minutes outside Adelaide. Our vineyard is 116 acres of what we believe to be absolute prime McLaren Vale vineyards and is on the same region of land as some of McLaren Vale's most famous wines including D'Arenburg Dead Arm, Kay’s Block Six Shiraz, Chapel Hill Reserve Shiraz, Mollydooker Carnival of Love, and Mollydooker Velvet Glove. The vineyard is currently just under 50% Shiraz and the rest is made up of Cabernet, Merlot, Semillon and Chardonnay (the whites will get grafted to Shiraz as soon as we possibly can).
Tasting Note (2021)
Intense in color, flavor and aroma, the 2021 Carnival of Love Shiraz captivates the palate from the first sip. Powerful yet delicate, lifted aromas of red cherry, blackberry and turkish delight evolve, while subtle hints of mocha linger. Infectious chocolate cherry, fresh plum and liquorice add to the complexity, while creating a seamless structure and lingering finish.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Morlet Family Vineyards / 210
438, Syrah, Bouquet Garni, 2021
Bennett Valley, California
Description
RP-96
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note
Brooding and dark, the 2021 ‘Bouquet Garni’ pours an inky purple color in the glass. On the nose, it’s savory with notes of black plum, sappy herbs, cracked peppercorn, and lavender oils. Full-bodied and plush, with velvety, ripe tannins and a long finish, it’s light on its feet and will show its best if given a few years to lean into its more gamey and meaty notes, which will certainly develop with time.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Nafela / 90
733, Syrah, Rockpile Vineyard, 2022
Rockpile, California
Varietals
Syrah 100%
Producer Story
Nafela is a name inspired by Old English roots for “navel,” or belly button, the symbolic center of something. For us, it represents California as the heart of the wine world. This region, blessed with abundant sunlight and a rich diversity of soils and microclimates, offers unmatched potential for crafting a wide range of expressive wine styles. The mission with Nafela is to uncover and share the hidden gems of California winemaking and to showcase the true potential of this extraordinary wine country.
Product Story
Part of the inaugural release under our new label, Nafela. This single-vineyard Syrah emerges from the rugged terrain of Sonoma County’s Rockpile AVA, a site celebrated for its elevation and intensity. Grown at 2,000 feet above sea level, the mountain fruit yields a wine with striking concentration, layered minerality, and bold structure that speaks to the power of this dramatic site.
Tasting Note
This Syrah showcases seductive aromas of blackcurrant, dark cherry, pomegranate, and a hint of molasses, along with attractive bouquets of cedar, caramel, and roasted coffee. A layer of red berry flavors dances on the palate and melts into a substantial mid-palate. Matured acidity and elegant tannins light up the exquisite mouthfeel and provide a delightful finish. Refined and sensual.
ABV
14.2%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Paul Lato / 110
278, Grenache, Ora et Labora Bien Nacido Vineyard, 2019
Santa Maria Valley, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note
Black cherries, peppery hers, crushed stone, and floral notes all show on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, structured and concentrated.
ABV
15.2%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Penfolds / 1700
774, Shiraz, Grange, 2013
South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-100, WS-97, VIN-96
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story (2018)
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Tasting Note
Formidable No gaps, a densely-packed structural continuum. Not huge, not massive, yet taut, muscular, feisty. A black palimpsest - black fruits, black liquorice, black pudding, black fig, black cardamom. Granitic chewy tannins linger and coat; oak all but fully concealed, submerged beneath a tannin/oak/acid/flavour tsunami.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Penfolds / 1600
773, Shiraz, Grange, 2014
South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-98, WS-98, VIN-97
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story
The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Tasting Note
The 2014 Grange is deep plush garnet throughout – from core to rim. Awakened primary fruits and stylish oak interlocked and indistinguishable.Poised yet powerful. A balanced, tightly-knit and woven structural ‘tapestry’. Not to be constrained by dimension or frame. Tannins with attitude! Nonetheless respectful. Slatey tannins … alluvial, silty. Long and lingering – tactile impressions indistinguishably and slowly fuse/merge into an aftertaste memory.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Penfolds / 1600
772, Shiraz, Grange, 2015
South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-98+, WS-97, VIN-98
Varietals
Shiraz 98% Cabernet Sauvignon 2%
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story
The original and most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully-ripe, intensely-flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Tasting Note
COLOUR: Opaque a dark core with a lighter deep red concession on rim NOSE: An eruption of fruits. At once lively and expressive, conceding Grange personality yet still not revealing all .... Dark coffee grind, malt and tapenade merge with black earths, almost verging on peat. Mandated V.A and formic notes propel a slurry of dark-skinned berried fruits, flirting with dark liquorice and soy. Oak completely hidden, long since absorbed. Now, back to the glass for a second sniff! PALATE: Initially the ‘enlivened’ dark fruits of a Christmas pudding or boiled fruitcake mix demand attention. But there’s much more to complement these fruits – impressions of ironstone, graphite, iodine, black ink, and a black pudding viscosity. Formidable, meshed tannins – texturally honeycombed, without the honey! Oak has entwined itself invisible. Yes, every barrel still new, and completion of fermentation off skins in barrel still Grange modus operandi. Integrated, measured ... and clearly more than one sip required to gain an authentic ‘first-impression’.
ABV
14.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Penfolds / 1600
771, Shiraz, Grange, 2016
South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-99, WS-97, VIN-98
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story (2018)
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Tasting Note
Full-bodied – affording attaque and grip, yet respectful of balance and style. Custom-fitted with impressive density and length – all dark and black, harmonious. Oak conceded – absorbed, compliant – effortlessly merging with blue and black fruits and dark chocolate/mocha notes. Solid, malleable tannins, with an exacting acid coupling, serve to polish and elevate; no doubt soon to preserve. Energetic, focussed.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Penfolds / 1600
770, Shiraz, Grange, 2017
South Australia, Australia
Description
RP-96, WS-98, VIN-97
Producer Story
Penfolds’ reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.
Product Story
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Tasting Note
Memorable, complex, aromatic and explosively deep, with a mix of palo santo, dark chocolate, black olive, espresso and hazelnut butter. The pure fruit at the core is a mix of ripe huckleberry, boysenberry and wild blackberry, with dense but polished tannins. Savory notes of dried rosemary and sage, cigar box, dried apricot and sandalwood linger on the epic finish. Drink now through 2045.
ABV
14.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Samsara / 90
20, Grenache, Spear Vineyard, 2022
Sta. Rita Hills, California
Description
RP-93,
Varietals
Grenache 100%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
ABV
13.6%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Samsara / 65
19, Syrah/Grenache/Mourvèdre, Cuvée d'Inspiration, 2021
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
RP-92, VIN-91
Varietals
Syrah 40% Grenache 40% Mourvèdre 20%
Producer Story
Samsara produces limited releases of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache and Chardonnay from carefully selected micro-sites within Sta. Rita Hill’s most distinctive vineyards. Our wines showcase the distinctive natural elements at play on each vineyard, harnessed through a low intervention winemaking style.
ABV
13.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
737, 4Hearts Vineyard, 2022
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 39% Petite Syrah 36% Zinfandel 25%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2018)
The curve ball in the Saxum lineup (besides the white). This wine spent 30 months in a mix of French and American oak. (Gasp, American?) Yes, and it's frickin awesome. This is what you serve your friend that only likes "old world wine" when they come over. They'll say they hate it, but secretly they'll be loving every sip you "force" them to drink.
Tasting Note (2019)
Think blackberries and leather but with some great spices like nutmeg and vanilla wrapping it all up.
ABV
15.7%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
600, 4Hearts Vineyard, 2023
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-96
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2018)
The curve ball in the Saxum lineup (besides the white). This wine spent 30 months in a mix of French and American oak. (Gasp, American?) Yes, and it's frickin awesome. This is what you serve your friend that only likes "old world wine" when they come over. They'll say they hate it, but secretly they'll be loving every sip you "force" them to drink.
Tasting Note (2019)
Think blackberries and leather but with some great spices like nutmeg and vanilla wrapping it all up.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 450
689, Booker Vineyard, 2014
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-97, WS-94, VIN-94
Varietals
Syrah Mourvèdre
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2017)
Owned by Eric and Lisa Jensen, the Booker Vineyard is extremely steep and rocky with a mix of calcareous and siliceous soils. We lease 2 acres of East facing Syrah that produces extremely concentrated fruit with great acidity, 1 acre of a North West face that we ferment whole cluster to produce a black tannic wine with great texture, and 1 acre of Mataro on a South slope that gives wonderful intensity and structure. The resulting blend is very concentrated, with great texture and tons of fruit and spice.
Tasting Note (2017)
The 2017 Booker Vineyard is a departure from the other 2017 wines in this line up. It is on the masculine side of the spectrum, with dark fruits, charred meats and some bay and sage hiding in the background. However, on the palate you can tell it's a 2017 wine because of the sweet, polished tannins and pure fruit core. The flavors in the mouth sneak up on you and then, when you least expect it, they clobber you in the long finish.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
738, Broken Stones, 2022
Paso Robles, California
Description
WS-95
Varietals
Syrah 66% Graciano 13% Zinfandel 11% Grenache 10%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2021)
I’m really excited about this version of Broken Stones. It seems fairly typical. It is Syrah dominated, and was mainly raised in small 225L barriques, about 75% of which were new. However, this is the first year our new Syrah planting up in the Santa Lucia Mountains made its way into the blend. (What we are now calling Old Creek Vineyard, formerly referred to as Cayucos Ridge.). The new Syrah only makes up around 11%, but it definitely brings a bit of black pepper spice to the game. The rest is the usual sources, with James Berry Vineyard making up the bulk, a sprinkling of G2, Heart Stone, and a splash of Dusi.
Tasting Note (2021)
It’s a show stopper. Rich in texture, aromas of black fruits and spices, and our characteristic brightness that is always there thanks to our limestone soils. Oh yeah, and the finish goes on and on and on and on....... This wine is a pleaser.
ABV
15.9%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
48, Cayucos Ridge Vineyard, 2022
San Luis Obispo Coast, California
Description
RP-94+
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2021)
The 2021 Cayucos Ridge Vineyard Syrah. It’s unlike anything we’ve ever done, but also fits nicely into the Saxum family. It’s black and brooding, tightly wound and in need of a few years cellar time. If you get antsy and pop a cork you’ll be rewarded with an intense but beautiful core of black pepper and bay laurel. Imagine visiting Montana de Oro in the winter, searching for the monarch butterflies, walking through the damp eucalyptus groves. The scent of the sea wafting through the trees and the damp forest floor is a little extra because it just rained. Well that is what this wine is. To a T. Sorry I’m gushing here.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
604, G2 Vineyard, 2023
Paso Robles, California
Description
VIN-96, WS-93, RP-96
Varietals
Grenache 72% Syrah 13% Mataro 6% Graciano 5% Carignan 4%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2016)
The 2016 vintage is one of the finest, if not THE finest vintage to come around in our 17 years of Saxum. (Isn’t it always true that the current vintage is the best ever?) I love the 2015s for their beauty, and I love the 2016s for their pleasure. They impress with their balance, walking that razor’s edge of having density and richness while still possessing depth, complexity, and mystery. Yes, I really love how many hidden layers the wines have, and how the layers are slowly revealed as you get to know the wines better throughout an evening. Maybe like a well written book that takes you ever deeper into it’s world, slowly revealing it’s true heart.
Tasting Note (2021)
We have another awesome G2 wine on our hands here. This vineyard has really been hitting it out if the park for us. Gorgeous nose of raspberries and spice, with a great texture that caresses the palette, and a nice long finish that goes on and on. Stunner.
ABV
15.9%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
750, Heart Stone Vineyard, 2022
Adelaida District, California
Description
WS-94
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2020)
The Heart Stone Vineyard is a small 7 acre vineyard planted on a gentle South slope of limestone and shale. With 8 different clones of Syrah, 4 of Grenache and 1 Mataro, we aim to produce a wine that is both compelling and complex. We typically co-ferment all the varieties together with a high proportion of whole clusters, producing a tannic and spicy wine that has great purity and complexity. We age this wine with very little new oak in mostly larger puncheons for 20-28 months. Our wines are never racked off their lees and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note (2021)
This bottling of Heart Stone seems much more bright and fresh than normal, which I think is the character of the vintage really coming through. It’s both lifted and fresh, but has a dark undertone of black sage and fennel.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
47, Heart Stone Vineyard, 2023
Adelaida District, California
Description
RP-94, WS-94, VIN-96
Varietals
Graciano 51% Syrah 27% Grenache 12% Petite Sirah 5% Touriga Nacional 5%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2020)
The Heart Stone Vineyard is a small 7 acre vineyard planted on a gentle South slope of limestone and shale. With 8 different clones of Syrah, 4 of Grenache and 1 Mataro, we aim to produce a wine that is both compelling and complex. We typically co-ferment all the varieties together with a high proportion of whole clusters, producing a tannic and spicy wine that has great purity and complexity. We age this wine with very little new oak in mostly larger puncheons for 20-28 months. Our wines are never racked off their lees and are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Note (2021)
This bottling of Heart Stone seems much more bright and fresh than normal, which I think is the character of the vintage really coming through. It’s both lifted and fresh, but has a dark undertone of black sage and fennel.
ABV
15.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 320
752, Hexe, 2021
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2016)
Hexe can have two meanings, to perform magic or, simply, a witch. I like them both when applied to this wine. It is a multi-vineyard cuvée that is built around Grenache. Not just any old Grenache. We are selecting our blackest, most wicked Grenaches, the ones that we know will benefit from 33 months aging in various large puncheons or concrete amphora. The heart of this cuvée is the oldest block at James Berry Vineyard, a South facing hilltop Grenache block that was planted in 1980.Vines my parents planted when I was a kid. Around this lot we like to weave in some of the most intense Grenache and Mataro blocks from G2 Vineyard, along with a bit of Petite Sirah from Paderewski Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2018)
The Hexe is blackberry, licorice, smoked meats, and a bit of dark chocolate all wrapped up in silky tannins. Dark, intense, powerful.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 320
641, Hexe, 2022
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-93, WS-94
Varietals
Grenache 40% Syrah 20% Mataro 18% Graciano 16% Petite Sirah 6%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2016)
Hexe can have two meanings, to perform magic or, simply, a witch. I like them both when applied to this wine. It is a multi-vineyard cuvée that is built around Grenache. Not just any old Grenache. We are selecting our blackest, most wicked Grenaches, the ones that we know will benefit from 33 months aging in various large puncheons or concrete amphora. The heart of this cuvée is the oldest block at James Berry Vineyard, a South facing hilltop Grenache block that was planted in 1980.Vines my parents planted when I was a kid. Around this lot we like to weave in some of the most intense Grenache and Mataro blocks from G2 Vineyard, along with a bit of Petite Sirah from Paderewski Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2018)
The Hexe is blackberry, licorice, smoked meats, and a bit of dark chocolate all wrapped up in silky tannins. Dark, intense, powerful.
ABV
16.3%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 320
44, James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock, 2022
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-96, WS-94, VIN-95
Varietals
Syrah 77% Graciano 10% Mataro 8% Petite Sirah 3% Roussanne 2%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2021)
The Bone Rock blend comes from the Bone Rock block of James Berry Vineyard. It is a steep terrace of old head trained Syrah vines on a south facing slope. We unearthed fossilized whale bones when we terraced it and then needed to use jack hammers to plant the vines.
Tasting Note
Deep garnet-purple colored, after a swirl or two it leaps from the glass with intense notes of black cherry compote and fresh wild blueberries, giving way to hints of lilacs, licorice, tapenade, and wet slate. The full-on, full-bodied palate is super- concentrated with bold black and blue fruit layers, supported by velvety tannins and a lively line, finishing long and fragrant.
ABV
16.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 500
687, James Berry Vineyard, 2013
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-97, VIN-96
Varietals
Grenache 45% Mourvèdre 29% Syrah 18% Counoise 8%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2006)
One of the greatest and most iconic sites in Central California is James Berry Vineyard. Planted by hand by the Smith family in the early 80's and currently farmed by the viticultural wizard Justin Smith of Saxum vineyards. This vineyard epitomizes everything that is special about Paso Robles. The calcareous nature of the high lime fractured shale here is perfect for grapevines. All farming is done organically and by hand with the utmost attention to detail. Being only twelve miles from the coast provides afternoon winds that cool temperatures and allow the fruit to ripen physiologically while maintaining incredible acidity. The long harvest season allows to pick at the optimal moment providing the perfect ripeness. The vineyard is primarily Rhone varietals with many of the clones coming from John Alban, a legend in his own right.
Tasting Note (2020)
And this little beauty has awesome, savory notes of earth and spices, and then tons of red and black fruit. The palate is full and lively. It just seems to dance around with oodles of supple tannins, and the finish is bright and long.
ABV
15.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 500
686, James Berry Vineyard, 2012
Paso Robles, California
Description
RP-97+, WS-92, VIN-94+
Varietals
Grenache 43% Mourvèdre 29% Syrah 18% Counoise 10%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2006)
One of the greatest and most iconic sites in Central California is James Berry Vineyard. Planted by hand by the Smith family in the early 80's and currently farmed by the viticultural wizard Justin Smith of Saxum vineyards. This vineyard epitomizes everything that is special about Paso Robles. The calcareous nature of the high lime fractured shale here is perfect for grapevines. All farming is done organically and by hand with the utmost attention to detail. Being only twelve miles from the coast provides afternoon winds that cool temperatures and allow the fruit to ripen physiologically while maintaining incredible acidity. The long harvest season allows to pick at the optimal moment providing the perfect ripeness. The vineyard is primarily Rhone varietals with many of the clones coming from John Alban, a legend in his own right.
Tasting Note
When tasting the James Berry Vineyard, dark cherries and red fruits lead the way thanks to the Grenache, but with the addition of a new block of Monastrell (Spanish clone of Mourvdre) there is this core of spice that is new to this wine.
ABV
15.8%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 425
688, Paderewski Vineyard, 2013
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-97, WS-92, VIN-94
Varietals
Mourvèdre 34% Zinfandel 33% Petite Sirah 13% Syrah 12% Tempranillo 8%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2019)
Can I really lead off each review with "This is my favorite (fill in the blank) I've ever made!"? Yes I can. Best Rewski yet. And yes that 3% Viognier does make a huge difference! If you like our Paderewski Vineyard, you will not be disappointed with this wine.
Tasting Note
I think this is one of the, if not THE best vintage we have ever had. There are some vintages that are more of this or more of that, but the ‘13s have a bit of everything. Concentration, but not super rich (hello ’14s!), soft tannins but still some grip, great fresh acids but nothing searing or flabby, depth, depth, and more depth, they are as a whole wines that continue to evolve in the glass for days, every sip revealing something new, something that was hidden the previous sip. They will definitely reward a few years of cellaring but will be very enjoyable in the short term. The Paderewski is not a classic in the sense that I don’t feel we have a classic Paderewski Vineyard style yet. We continue to tweak the blend every year and the 2013 is no exception. For the first time the Zinfandel is in second place and Mourvèdre has taken the lead. As the vines at this vineyard age and I get a better handle on them I am more and more a believer that the Mourvèdre from here is insane. We always have two main lots from this vineyard, the first picked is the Zin/Temp/Syrah lot (all co-fermented in a single concrete cube). I’m always blown away by how awesome it is that the Temp balances the Zin out and how perfectly delicious and fresh it is. Then the later picked Mourvèdre/Petite Sirah lot comes in and I’m floored! Black, rich, textured with huge chalky tannins and fruit for days. When the blends are finally assembled I love how the Zin really makes everything pop.
ABV
15.9%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 290
43, Paderewski Vineyard, 2023
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-94, VIN-95, WS-93
Varietals
Syrah 40% Mataro 20% Graciano 14% Zinfandel 13% Tempranillo 7% Viognier 6%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story (2019)
Can I really lead off each review with "This is my favorite (fill in the blank) I've ever made!"? Yes I can. Best Rewski yet. And yes that 3% Viognier does make a huge difference! If you like our Paderewski Vineyard, you will not be disappointed with this wine.
Tasting Note (2018)
Deep purple and has a wonderful bouquet of blueberries, wild strawberries, ground pepper, orange blossom, licorice, and violets. Beautifully textured, full-bodied, and both rich and elegant, it's a stunning wine to enjoy over the next 15 years or more.
ABV
15.7%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 375
743, Red Blend, Somnus, 2021
Paso Robles, California
Description
RP-96+, VIN-97, WS-92
Varietals
Syrah Graciano Petite Sirah Touriga Nacional
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Product Story
Somnus, named after the Roman god of sleep because this wine gets to sleep an extra year in barrel! 44 months, slumbering away.
Tasting Note
Bright and more lifted, with great spice and dark, ripe fruit tones complemented with a nice savory herbal undertone. It’s definitely not as bombastic, much more classy and sophisticated.
ABV
15.5%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Saxum / 375
761, Rocket Block James Berry Vineyard, 2022
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California
Description
RP-97
Varietals
Grenache 54% Mataro 38% Syrah 4% Counoise 4%
Producer Story
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mataro based blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, sunny days, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields low, picking the fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. We respect our land and farm everything sustainably without chemical fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides. Because our vine’s roots penetrate deep through the fissures in the calcareous soil irrigation is rarely needed. Production is kept at 5000 – 6000 cases a year divided between nine different cuvees, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, G2 Vineyard, Bone Rock, Rocket Block, Booker Vineyard, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard, and Terry Hoage Vineyard.
Tasting Note (2013)
Impeccably built, combining a dense, structured core with rich and polished fruit. Aromas of blackberry and floral herb combine with smoky sandalwood and spice notes.
ABV
15.9%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Sequel / 105
807, Syrah, 2018
Columbia Valley
Description
VIN-95, RP-91
Varietals
Syrah 100%
Producer Story
After 16 years as winemaker for Australia’s iconic Penfolds Grange, John Duval came to the Columbia Valley in 2003 as the “sequel” to his life’s work with Syrah.
Product Story (2015)
2015 was a very warm vintage, so winemaker John Duval crafted half this blend from the Yakima Valley, one of Washington’s cooler AVAs, relying on Boushey (32%) and Den Hoed (18%) vineyards to give the wine its bright, lively character and refined elegance. Bacchus Vineyard Syrah, grown on a south-facing block planted in 1993, adds dark color and richness. A Shiraz clone from Sonnet Vineyard at the Benches, along with a small amount of Candy Mountain Vineyard Syrah, contributes power and concentration. Dionysus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon gives the wine its backbone.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 Sequel Syrah has a dark, garnet color with enticing aromas of black fruits, sweet spice, fresh espresso and roasted meats. Expressive on the palate, this is a complex and layered wine with vibrant flavors of ripe figs, wild blackberries and a hint of olive tapenade that linger on the finish.
ABV
14.9%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Shafer / 165
776, Relentless 20 years, 2018
Napa Valley, California
Description
RP-92, WS-94, VIN-95
Varietals
Syrah 76% Petite Sirah 24%
Producer Story
Shafer Vineyards is a 32,000-case winery in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District managed by the father and son team of John and Doug Shafer. The Shafers own and farm 200 acres of vineyards, sources for Shafer’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah.
Product Story (2006)
This wine honors long-time Shafer Winemaker Elias Fernandez and his relentless pursuit of quality. Sourced from small, rugged vineyards adjacent to the southern border of Stags Leap District, the grapes for Relentless are a “field blend” of Syrah and Petite Sirah.
Tasting Note (2006)
“This blend of Syrah and Petite Sirah is a juicy feast of black plum, blackberries, meatiness, coffee, briar fruit, black pepper and mocha. The ripe tannins bring it all together for a delicious, long-lasting finish.” —ELIAS F ERNANDEZ
ABV
15.8%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Tensley / 150
780, Syrah, Noir, 2023
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
VIN-94
Producer Story
In 1998 Joey Tensley launched Tensley Wines with one hundred cases and one single goal – to start a well-priced, Syrah-driven brand that let the unique vineyards of Santa Barbara County speak for themselves. Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Today, Tensley is a 5,000 case-a-year business with Syrah’s that have made the Wine Spectator’s Top 100, scored 99 points with Robert Parker, and won Food and Wine Magazine’s award for the “Top Syrah in America over $20.”
Tasting Note (2010)
This Noir is a velvety mouthful of jammy stone fruits, blackberries, dark chocolate and espresso with hints of vanilla and black pepper. Notes of graphite and smoky meats also assert themselves. Complex and balanced with a long finish and solid tannic structure, enjoy this wine now or age it over the next fifteen years.
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Tensley / 150
786, Syrah, P2KV Alisos Canyon Vineyard, 2021
Santa Barbara County, California
Description
RP-96, VIN-94-96
Varietals
Syrah 100%
Producer Story
In 1998 Joey Tensley launched Tensley Wines with one hundred cases and one single goal – to start a well-priced, Syrah-driven brand that let the unique vineyards of Santa Barbara County speak for themselves. Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Joey Tensley, Owner, Winemaker Today, Tensley is a 5,000 case-a-year business with Syrah’s that have made the Wine Spectator’s Top 100, scored 99 points with Robert Parker, and won Food and Wine Magazine’s award for the “Top Syrah in America over $20.”
Product Story
Tensley comes full circle. In 1998 my first vintage of Tensley I made three barrels of Alisos Canyon Syrah and 1 barrel of Thompson Vineyard. There wasn’t a lot of Syrah planted at the time so I was lucky to access these Syrah vineyards. I only made Alisos Canyon Syrah one time. I don’t recall exactly why but that is how it played out. So when I started this project I asked a friend who gets all of the Syrah from Alisos Canyon and if I could get 1 measly ton to bring Tensley back to where it all started. So today is the release of a very rare bottling. I wish I could access this Syrah forever but after tasting the wine I see why it will not be available anytime soon. I’m grateful for the one shot. I had a bottle last night and was thinking about how Tensley wines has changed my life. Here we are 25 years later; back to where it all began…
ABV
15%
Syrah/Grenache/GSM
Thirty-Seven / 70
785, Grenache, 2019
Petaluma Gap, California
Producer Story
Thirty-seven interlocking circles create the Flower of Life, an ancient representation of the interconnectivity between all living things and the inherent balance of nature. We chose this icon to represent our winery because we and our wines are inexorably linked to all that surrounds us.
Tasting Note
Dark garnet color. Wild aromatics of ripe raspberry, strawberry, and herbs de Provence. Grippy tannins highlight the mid-palate filled with maraschino cherry, sage and sandalwood. Firm finish accented by red apple skin, graphite and nutmeg.
Malbec
Altos Las Hormigas / 110
790, Malbec, 2021
Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina
Description
RP-96+
Varietals
Malbec 100%
Producer Story
In In 1995 Alberto Antonini, the now famous Tuscan winemaker, and Antonio Morescalchi, a young entrepreneur, took a trip to visit the burgeoning wine areas of South America. They toured both sides of the Andes and they remained impressed at first sight by the vineyards thriving in the high altitude and dry climate of Mendoza. Both the nature of the region, and its viticultural tradition, established by European immigrants in past centuries were surprising to the newcomer’s eye.They returned to Tuscany convinced of the unexplored potential of Malbec, a grape that had a strong local tradition but was largely ignored and misunderstood. While the rest of the wine world saw Mendoza struggling to shed its bulk wine image, the two young Italians saw Mendoza as a place where traditional viticultural values and unblemished Terroir could be reinvigorated with a careful winemaking approach and a wider vision. Against all odds and local advice, they decided to start a Malbec only winery in Mendoza.
Product Story (2018)
The Appellation line of Malbecs highlights the different terroirs of Uco Valley. In each area, we search for a specific soil type and climate, producing a wine that accentuates its origin with longevity and a signature texture. The silty limestone in Paraje Altamira brings out a graceful and sophisticated character, unique among Mendoza Malbecs.
Tasting Note (2018)
This Paraje Altamira Malbec shows the tension and subtlety that only great wines coming from this appellation can achieve. It is a wine where patience is rewarded by the different nuances that are displayed in the glass. Expressive in the nose, with mineral notes that are also present in the palate, which shows as well notes of fennel and fresh red fruits. A wine with many layers, subtle and graceful, but of a fundamental structure that sustains and lengthens the sensation of the wine in the mouth, is the backbone that evokes the soil of calcareous origin, where the grapes come from.
ABV
13.5%
Malbec
Chappellet / 150
49, Malbec, 2023
Napa Valley, California
Varietals
Malbec 95% Petit Verdot 4% Cabernet Sauvignon 1%
Producer Story
The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent vista of forests and wildflower-filled meadows. Inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, the Chappellets followed the advice of renowned winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled on Pritchard Hill’s rocky slopes, becoming the first winery to plant vineyards exclusively on high-elevation hillsides. From these Pritchard Hill vineyards, the Chappellets have been crafting extraordinary, age-worthy wines since 1967. Pritchard Hill’s rugged terroir has become legendary for producing wines with great intensity and depth—qualities that define the world's finest Cabernet Sauvignons. As a result, Chappellet wines have consistently received the highest praise from critics, and are sought after by the world's premier collectors. Today, a second generation of the family has joined their parents in embracing the romance of Pritchard Hill. They are passionate about preserving the land and continuing what Donn and Molly began—making extraordinary wines.
Product Story (2010)
hough Malbec can offer beautiful concentration, with lush red fruit notes and silky tannins, there is very little of it planted in California—in part because it is notoriously challenging to grow, requiring a lot of care in the vineyard. Because we have our own fulltime vineyard team guided by longtime vineyard manager Dave Pirio, we are able to give our Malbec all the attention it deserves (and requires). We planted our Malbec a little over a decade ago, primarily for use as a classic Bordeaux blending varietal in our Pritchard Hill® and Signature Cabernets. As these vines have evolved, they have become something special, offering a particularly intense and powerful expression of the grape, while still delivering Malbec’s trademark velvety tannins and juicy red fruit.
Tasting Note (2010)
While 2010 yielded a very small crop of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is huge in scale, with exceptional color, aromas, flavors and structure. The cool vintage produced remarkable concentration and complexity, while accentuating the unique terroir of Pritchard Hill. The nose is rich and powerful, with abundant dark berry, cherry and plum aromas, as well as notes of dark chocolate, anise and cardamom. Seamlessly integrated tannins balance the rich mouthfeel beautifully, underscoring flavors of dark fruit, cassis, roasted coffee and cedar. The mouth-coating richness persists long into the finish, where power and finesse resonate on the palate.
ABV
14.5%
Malbec
Crocus / 55
800, Malbec, L'Atelier, 2020
Cahors, Southwest, France
Producer Story
When internationally recognized winemaker Paul Hobbs and 4th generation Cahors vintner Bertrand Gabriel Vigouroux decided to work together, they set out to offer a new interpretation of the Malbec of Cahors, melding modernity and tradition. This collaboration between the new and the old world became Crocus wines, a quest to redefine Malbec in its birthplace.
Product Story (2014)
L’Atelier refers to the artisan’s ‘workshop’, where skill, creativity and passion make art. Inspired by the diverse palette of Cahors terroirs, Hobbs and Vigouroux craft this wine from the vineyard deftly revealing a Malbec of structure and elegance, singular to these ancient soils.
Tasting Note (2014)
A nearly opaque wine with purple tints, offering a bright and harmonious nose redolent of Morello cherry, black plum and blackberries with a hint of ash and leather. The expansive palate is alive with fresh fig, raspberry and redcurrant finishing with earthy tannins with a touch of freshly cracked pepper. A rustic and well-structured wine, befitting to pair with a variety of cuisines.
Malbec
Devil Proof / 525
795, Malbec, Rockpile Ridge, 2018
Rockpile, California
Description
RP-97, WS-93, VIN-93
Product Story (2017)
Devil Proof Malbec, Rockpile Ridge, is a robust and powerful wine from the single vineyard site of Rockpile Ridge, in the Rockpile appellation in Northern Sonoma County, the smallest AVA in the United States. Sitting at an elevation of 1,380 feet, with vineyard rows jutting down at 25-degree slopes towards the Lake Sonoma basin, this dramatic vineyard site provides ideally moderate temperatures, forceful coastal breezes, and well-drained soils. Taking our cues from the site itself, we mold our winemaking to best showcase this complex powerful mountain fruit. This Rockpile Malbec is 100% barrel-fermented to control the power of the site’s tannins but at the same time highlight the intensity and concentration of the fruit. This is the first time I have ever seen a wine that was 100% barrel-fermented, which is such labor-intensive process but one that this site demands so we will do nothing less. With little water retention in the gravelly loam soils to begin with, our practice of dry-farming this vineyard further enhances the naturally occurring stress in the vines. Here, our fruit ripens evenly and deeply. The wine is rich, diverse, and striking, and a true expression of its distinctive vineyard source.
Malbec
El Enemigo / 60
809, Malbec, 2023
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
RP-92
Varietals
Malbec 90% Cabernet Franc 10%
Producer Story
El Enemigo translates as the enemy. Nodding to the fact that at the end of any journey, most remember only one battle — the one fought within (the original enemy). This is the battle that defines us. The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are, brought to fruition by a winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, and a historian, Adrianna Catena who share a love of wine and reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as fine, and finer, than those of their old homeland. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were the most widely planted fine varietals in Argentina, their blend considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.
Tasting Note (2020)
Rich and concentrated, it offers aromas of black fruit, cherry and dark berryfruit on the nose followed in the palate by a full-bodied wine with flavors of spice, blackberry, black cherry, pepper and a slight floral character. The finish is elegant and lengthy.
ABV
13.5%
Malbec
Viña Cobos by Paul Hobbs / 175
797, Malbec, Bramare Chañares Estate, 2016
Los Árboles, Mendoza, Argentina
Description
VIN-93+, WS-93
Varietals
Malbec 100%
Producer Story
Viña Cobos makes wines that are authentic expressions of the terroir from which they come. Paul Hobbs, founding partner and winemaker at Viña Cobos, has worked since 1988 in the exploration of the different terroirs of Mendoza, looking for the most distinguished regions in Luján de Cuyo and the Valle de Uco, to produce wines that uniquely express their origins. Sustainable farming methods in the vineyard contribute to consistent yields of healthy fruit. In the winery, careful treatment of the grapes and meticulous winemaking techniques result in complex and elegant wines of subtlety and balance. With the inaugural vintage of Cobos Malbec in 1999, Viña Cobos marked a milestone in viticulture, defying existing standards and firmly positioned Malbec and Argentina on the international wine scene. Since then, our prestigious wines have been recognized around the globe by critics and consumers alike.
Product Story
Chañares Estate. 3,888 feet (1,184 meters). Spur pruned bilateral cordon. Drip irrigation. Northern exposure with a west-east slope of 2.7o favors air circulation and sanitary conditions in the vineyard.
Tasting Note
Deep purple red with black tones. Spiced and mineral character. Scents of blue fruits and figs mixed with spice notes. Aromas reminiscent of cinnamon, cloves, wild thyme, and fresh tobacco. On the palate, it shows intensity and energy, with muscular and textural tannins.
Malbec
Viña Cobos / 400
834, Malbec, Marchiori Vineyard, 2011
Mendoza, Argentina
Description
RP-92, WS-93, VIN-93
Producer Story
The wines of Vina Cobos are the result of a shared dream inspired by the passion of three winemakers: Paul Hobbs and Argentine parters Andrea Marchiori and Luis Barraud. Their founding aspiration: to produce a Malbec of power and elegance unequalled anywhere in the world. Tee inaugural 1999 vintage of Cobos Malbec received the highest score upon release for any Argentine wine and continues to garner some of the highest praise for any Malbec in the world. Through the years, Vina Cobos has expanded their family of wines, which continue to receive even greater accolades. Cobos, Bramare and Felino offer three tiers of exceptional Chardonnay, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, sourced from the estate Marchiori Vineyard and other select properties within Mendoza.
Tasting Note
A powerful nose of black ripe, jammy fruit with notes of exotic woods, dark chocolate and peat. The dense palate is full-bodied with round, sweet tannins, and plenty of fruit, alcohol and acidity. A big, concentrated Malbec.
Zinfandel
Bedrock Wine Co. / 60
801, Zinfandel, Old Vine, 2022
California
Description
WS-93, VIN-90
Producer Story
Bedrock Wine Co. was started in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson. Working out of a small converted chicken coop in a friend’s backyard, Morgan focused on making personality-filled wines wrought from a small array of thoughtfully farmed vineyards. Over time the chicken coop and its outdoor fermenters and tiny basket press gave way to production at another friend’s winery and eventually to the “elegant” tin-sided warehouse that is now called home. In addition, after six years of working alone the winery welcomed Chris Cottrell as a partner-in-crime along with a small, dedicated staff of highly decent human beings. The winery is first and foremost a mission-driven operation dedicated to preserving and rehabilitating old vineyards around California. These vineyards, planted by California’s viticultural pioneers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are living pieces of history. Not only are we able to draw inspiration from those very pioneers, but we get to actually use the materials they planted, which have survived two world wars, Prohibition and a constantly changing marketplace. If something has been growing for over 100 years it not only deserves the respect of us humans, but it probably makes some darn good wine too. Though oftentimes Zinfandel, these vineyards are also planted to Mataro (Mourvedre), Carignan, Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet, Grenache, Semillon, Gewurztraminer, Trousseau Gris and Riesling along with dozens of others. The beautiful diversity of our vineyards is certainly a challenge, but it is equally exciting. Charles de Gaulle said, ‘how can you govern a country with 264 types of cheese?' but he did, and with great aplomb. We choose to embrace the challenge of capturing greatness from the viticultural puzzle that is an old vine field blend vineyard. The winery is also dedicated to taking advantage of the diverse terroirs of California and their capacity to make an enormous range of styles, be it delicate and perfumed rosé, barrel-fermented whites, or violet and pepper-tinged Syrah. We are always exploring—from the heart of Oakville in Napa to the northern reaches of Mendocino and gold hills of Amador, the vastness of Lodi and the beaches of Contra Costa to every corner of Sonoma. Each year, if we are lucky, we find something quirky and new. Throughout all the wines, though, is a dedication to making wines that maintain poise while being infused with California sun. And, most importantly, that are delicious.
Product Story (2019)
The base of this wine is based around our estate vineyards, with much of it coming from Bedrock (planted in 1888), Nervo (1896), and Sodini (1905) in Sonoma County along with Evangelho (1890s) and Katushas’ (1915), with the remainder coming from Teldeschi, Pagani, Old Hill, and Enz Vineyard.
Zinfandel
Beekeeper / 110
802, Zinfandel, Montecillo Vineyard, 2018
Sonoma Valley, California
Description
RP-96
Varietals
Zinfandel 98% Petite Sirah 2%
Producer Story
Beekeeper Cellars is the vision of best friends and co-winemakers Ian Blackburn and Clay Mauritson. Individually, the two pursued adventurous careers in the wine industry, and eventually came together to launch a collaborative project.
Tasting Note
Medium ruby in color, it's bursting with pure scents of baked rhubarb, apricot and peach, wafts of tar and exotic floral and botanical nuances. Medium-to-full bodied, its intense fruits are foiled by juicy acidity and abundant, grainy tannins, and it has a long, layered finish.
ABV
14.8%
Zinfandel
Beekeeper / 120
803, Zinfandel, Secret Stones, 2018
Rockpile, California
Description
RP-95+
Varietals
Zinfandel 97% Petite Sirah 3%
Producer Story
Beekeeper Cellars is the vision of best friends and co-winemakers Ian Blackburn and Clay Mauritson. Individually, the two pursued adventurous careers in the wine industry, and eventually came together to launch a collaborative project.
Tasting Note
Elegant, medium-bodied wine offering terrific complexity in its red and black berry fruits, sandalwood, dried flowers and spice-driven aromas and flavors. Nicely balanced, fresh and elegant.
ABV
14.8%
Zinfandel
Ridge / 105
792, Lytton Springs, 2023
Dry Creek Valley, California
Description
VIN-95, RP-94, WS-95 (#4 of Top 100 WS List)
Producer Story
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched. At Ridge we begin with respect for the natural process that transforms fresh grapes into wine, and for the 19th century model of guiding that process with minimal intervention. When you have great vineyards that produce high-quality grapes of distinct, individual character, this approach is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also the best way to consistently make fine wine.
Product Story (2010)
In 1972, Ridge made its first Lytton Springs from vines planted on the eastern half of the vineyard at the turn of the century, and purchased both the eastern and western portions of the vineyard in the early 1990s, (In the 1870s, under “Captain” William Litton’s ownership, the two were part of one property; spelling evolved into “Lytton” by 1903.) The vineyard is planted to zinfandel and its principal complementary varietals. 67% Zinfandel, 23% Petite Sirah, 7% Carignane, 3% Mataro
Tasting Note (2016)
Plentiful color and tannin balanced the sumptuous dark fruit typical of Lytton Springs.
Zinfandel
Ridge / 80
806, Zinfandel, Pagani Ranch, 2020
Sonoma Valley, California
Description
VIN-93, WS-92
Varietals
Zinfandel 90% Petite Sirah 6% Alicante Bouschet 4%
Producer Story
In 1962, Ridge made its first Monte Bello, and two years later its first zinfandel. Since that time, Ridge has championed single-vineyard winemaking, searching California for those rare and exceptional vineyards where climate, soil, and variety are ideally matched. At Ridge we begin with respect for the natural process that transforms fresh grapes into wine, and for the 19th century model of guiding that process with minimal intervention. When you have great vineyards that produce high-quality grapes of distinct, individual character, this approach is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also the best way to consistently make fine wine.
Product Story (2002)
Since 1991, Ridge has made zinfandel from the old Pagani vineyard on the east-facing side of Sonoma Valley. Almost all the vines here were planted more than a hundred years ago. Pagani Ranch is a fine example of what we look for in a vineyard: low-yielding old vines, carefully tended by a quality-conscious family who, in this case, have worked the land for four generations. The vineyard’s long survival is proof of its merit. An average site would have been abandoned during the thirteen years of Prohibition, or during the Depression.
Tasting Note (2002)
Nose: Ripe blackberry, boysenberry; touch of rhubarb pie. Oldvine black pepper; barrel tones of butterscotch and vanilla. Distinctive field blend aromas, some earthiness. Palate: Powerful flavors of rich boysenberry, raspberry. Firm, integrated acidity. Elegant, chalky tannins and a long, enjoyable finish.
ABV
13.8%
Zinfandel
Turley / 70
812, Zinfandel, Del Barba Vineyard, 2021
Contra Costa County, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-92-94
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Tasting Note
Vibrant and dazzling on the nose, with plum, blood orange, lively spice, and mouthwatering smoked meats. The texture is a knockout: super smooth, silky and supple, with excellent acidity. Utterly enthralling, and a wine we want to revisit repeatedly.
ABV
15.8%
Zinfandel
Turley / 70
817, Zinfandel, Del Barba Vineyard, 2022
Contra Costa County, California
Description
RP-93, VIN-91-93
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Tasting Note (2021)
Vibrant and dazzling on the nose, with plum, blood orange, lively spice, and mouthwatering smoked meats. The texture is a knockout: super smooth, silky and supple, with excellent acidity. Utterly enthralling, and a wine we want to revisit repeatedly.
Zinfandel
Turley / 80
824, Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard, 2022
Lodi, California
Description
RP-93+, VIN-91-93
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Product Story (2021)
The Kirschenmann Vineyard is close to our hearts as our winemaker, Tegan Passalacqua, owns and farms this vineyard. The ungrafted vines were planted in 1915 in the silica-rich sandy soils of the east side of the Mokelumne River AVA. Thanks to the river’s cool waters and delta breezes, these head-trained, dry-farmed vines are constantly protected from the heat. In the grand tradition of old-vine field blends, the vineyard has small amounts of Mondeuse, Cinsault, and Carignane.
Tasting Note (2021)
Organically farmed, own-rooted, head-trained and dry-farmed vines planted in 1915 in the silica-rich sandy soils of the east side of the Mokelumne River AVA. Marking the 10th vintage of this wine, bright ripe red fruits, raspberry preserves, and white pepper burst forth from the glass. Precise on the palate like a perfectly seasoned piece of meat, with more red berries and a sumptuously complex texture.
Zinfandel
Turley / 90
818, Zinfandel, Pesenti Vineyard, 2022
Paso Robles, California
Description
RP-95, WS-93, VIN-92-94
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Tasting Note (2016)
The Pesenti Vineyard Zinfandel is deeply concentrated yet refreshing. The tart red fruits on the initial nose are present as always, followed by Pesenti’s signature bright acidity and smooth tannin. The wine has a refined yet approachable palate presence, complemented by plenty of lift from the calcareous Pesenti soils, carrying through to a long invigorating finish.
Zinfandel
Turley / 95
819, Zinfandel, Rattlesnake Ridge, 2022
Howell Mountain, California
Description
RP-94+, VIN-92-94, WS-94
Producer Story
Turley Wine Cellars makes forty-seven wines from over fifty vineyards, the vast majority of which are single vineyard designate Zinfandels and Petite Syrahs. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.
Tasting Note
Fragrant nose of herbs de Provence, roast meats, cracked pepper, and dark fruits. More nimble and lithe on the palate than the nose would have you believe, layered and lively with the power and texture that are the trademarks of Howell Mountain
ABV
15.1%
Dessert Wines
Château Lapinesse / 150
3, Barsac, 2020
Bordeaux, France
Tasting Note
Rich, unctuous with notes of honey, candied orange and dried apricot and coconut. It is fatty, powerful and fresh thanks to a superb balance on the palate
Dessert Wines
Château Suduiraut / 60
5, Sauternes, Castelnau de Suduiraut, 2022
Bordeaux, France, 375ml
Description
WS-91
Varietals
Sémillon 93% Sauvignon Blanc 7%
Producer Story
Château Suduiraut, Premier Cru Classé in 1855, is one of the great historic vineyards of Sauternes. A rigorous selection in the vineyard and in the cellars ensures the production of Château Suduiraut's wines, which are the accomplished expression of this exceptional terroir.
Dessert Wines
Clos Solène / 105
4, Dessert Wine, Sweet Clémentine, 2020
Paso Robles, California, 375ml
Description
RP-98, WS-94
Producer Story
Clos Solène is a family owned winery on the westside of Paso Robles in the heart of the Willow Creek District. They say it’s team effort, and here at Clos Solène it is no different. Guillaume, with his assistant winemaker, Aurelien Crouzet, focus on the vineyards and the wines, while Solène, and Roxanne Malkie, run operations. Together as a team, Clos Solène is no longer pouring out of their kitchen, but in a quaint tasting room nestled in the vines of the 28-acre estate.
Product Story
Sweet Clementine, our dessert wine, named and made after our first daughter, Clementine.
Tasting Note
It shows more wine characteristics than regular dessert wines and finished just like a dry wine due to the balance of the sweetness
Dessert Wines
Frey / 50
1, Riesling/Ortega, Beerenauslese, 2020
Rheinhessen, Germany, 375ml
Producer Story
For four generations now, the frey winery is located in the heart of the village Ober-Flörsheim, the highest elevated municipality in south-western Rheinhessen. The roots of grapegrowing in the family go back into the 18th century.
Tasting Note
Frey Ortega Beerenauslese Riesling has wonderful flavors of dried peach, apricot and exotic mango. The intense sweetness and full body makes the Ortega Beerenauslese a peerless dessert-wine.
ABV
7.5%
Dessert Wines
Inniskillin / 110
2, Vidal, Ice Wine, 2024
Niagara Peninsula, VQA, Ontario, Canada, 375ml
Producer Story
Canada’s first estate winery, Inniskillin, is internationally renowned for its award-winning wines and for its pioneering role in establishing the Canadian wine industry. On July 31, 1975, its founders made history when they were given the first winery license in Canada since Prohibition. Inniskillin came into prominence on the global stage with its win at the 1991 Vinexpo, in Bordeaux, France, when the Vidal Icewine was awarded the highest Grand Prix d'Honneur, changing the way the world sees Canadian wine.
Product Story (2015)
This unique Canadian product was harvested at the height of Canada’s crisp winter. Naturally frozen on the vine and then picked when the temperature drops to a frigid -10°C. Only a few drops of concentrated nectar can be squeezed from each bunch. The juice is then slowly fermented to achieve a rich, specialty wine know as Icewine.
Tasting Note (2015)
Aromatics of tropical fruit including mango and orange dominate, while on the palate an abundance of fruit flavours including peach, nectarine and citrus are balanced by crisp, bright acidity.
Dessert Wines
Morlet Family Vineyards / 125
9, Late Harvest, Billet Doux, 2013
Alexander Valley, California, 375ml
Description
RP-95, VIN-95
Varietals
Sémillon 58% Sauvignon Blanc 36% Muscat 6%
Producer Story
In St. Helena, the heart of the Napa Valley, Luc and Jodie Morlet handcraft vins de terroir and unique cuvées from the surrounding Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast. Meticulously farmed vineyards and low-intervention winemaking techniques produce powerful yet refined wines displaying personality, complexity and graceful aging capability. By taking Old World principles and adapting them to California, the Morlet style results in wines which are harmonious in their intensity, richness and refinement. Unwavering commitment to quality leads to small yields, attentive sorting, and the highest standard when blending. Thus, a very limited amount of each wine is produced.
Tasting Note
Deep crystal clear gold. Intense and complex bouquet of dry apricot, peche de vigne and Reine Claude yellow plum intermixed with notes of quince, honey, Muscat and a hint of sweet vanilla. Full bodied, the palate is reminiscent of the nose, with a creamy sweet texture and a great intensity. The large amount of sugar and glycerin creates a highlighted viscosity. Along with the wine's great concentration, richness and opulence, the classical aromatic complexity reveals a flamboyant yet harmonious ensemble, leading to a very long, complex, and smooth finish.
ABV
16.5%
Dessert Wines
Weinlaubenhof Kracher / 70
7, Beerenauslese, Cuvée, 2020
Burgenland, Austria, 375ml
Description
RP-94+, VIN-94
Producer Story
Founded: 1959 They are not a typical family. This small, tightly woven and dedicated team is strongly rooted in Illmitz, at Austria´s Neusiedlersee - Lake Neusiedl -yet also is widely connected internationally. Gerhard Kracher is the young, highly energetic head of the wine estate, which he took over at full speed following the premature death of his father, Alois Kracher Jr. Michaela Kracher, Gerhard's mother, keeps a close eye on the entire operation, even on the most hectic of days. The wines from the Weinlaubenhof have long been in a class of their own. Practically no other sweet wines have reached such a high level of recognition worldwide and only a few have come close to the high ratings Kracher wines continuously receive. Around the world, Kracher has become the synonym for noble sweet wines of ultimate perfection. The series of Trockenbeerenauslesen wines are at the top of the pyramid – in the king´s class, so to speak - where botrytis and fruit are united together in perfect harmony. Kracher produces also Auslesen, Beerenauslesen and, if the vintage allows it, ice wines, as well as Spätlesen with clear, clean primary fruit. And then there are the dry wines – firm, harmonious, full and round. Burgenland at its best. "With our climate, there is no such thing as light, zippy wines," says Gerhard Kracher, emphasizing the style of the wines.
Tasting Note (2011)
Bright yellow with silver reflections. Pronounced honeyed notes over attractive aromas of ripe stone fruit, subtle spices and mineral character. Nuances of juicy yellow fruit with vibrant acidity; highly elegant and balanced with a touch of salt, leading to a lingering mandarine finish. great potential.
Large Format Bottles
Abreu / 2900
841, Cappella, 2005
St. Helena, California, 1500ml
Description
WS-96
Producer Story
David Abreu has been associated with many top Napa Valley vineyards like Bryant Family, Harlan Estate, and even Screaming Eagle. Abreu founded his own vineyard management company in 1980, working with at the time winemaker Richard Forman. They would frequently travel to Bordeaux to gain knowledge on vineyard management, farming techniques, and to further develop their winemaking philosophy. Abreu honed his skills for Bordelais farming style in the New World. In 1986, Abreu purchased his first vine which was the start of his own winery. David Abreu is a perfectionist with his clients’ and his own wine, and it shows in his purely world-class wines.
Tasting Note (2009)
Rose petal, kirsch, hard candy, spice, cedar, tobacco, mint and star anise give the 2009 striking perfume and a level of exoticism that is impossible to miss. The tannins have softened, which makes the wine accessible, and yet the fruit retains terrific freshness as well as nuance.
Large Format Bottles
Booker / 325
814, Grenache, Ripper, 2020
Paso Robles, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-95, VIN-93
Varietals
Grenache 100%
Producer Story
The name Booker comes from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century the Booker brothers had acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's Westside. The Booker brothers were Paso's favorite sons, dedicating their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001 with the intent of growing the best fruit for some of the best wineries in the area. After making wine with Justin Smith (of Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (of L'Aventure Wines) for two years the Jensens decided it was time to create their own expression with Booker Vineyard.
Product Story (2014)
With Ripper, my goal is to emulate the Southern Rhone's Chateauneuf du Pape. Unlike most wineries in California, this wine is 100% Grenache with no added Syrah for color. Ripper is true to its variety showing red fruits like strawberries, raspberries as well as hints of bubble gum and cherry cola. I do not want to overwhelm this Grenache with wood, therefore the majority was aged in concrete and the rest in large-format used barrels.
Tasting Note (2014)
High-pitched, mineral-tinged aromas of fresh red berries and candied flowers show outstanding clarity. Smooth, sweet and energetic in style, offering juicy black raspberry and lavender pastille flavors complicated by an exotic Asian spice nuance. The sappy, focused finish is given shape by supple, harmonious tannins that build slowly.
ABV
14.1%
Large Format Bottles
Booker / 325
815, Oublié, 2020
Paso Robles, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-95, VIN-92
Producer Story
The name Booker comes from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century the Booker brothers had acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's Westside. The Booker brothers were Paso's favorite sons, dedicating their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001 with the intent of growing the best fruit for some of the best wineries in the area. After making wine with Justin Smith (of Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (of L'Aventure Wines) for two years the Jensens decided it was time to create their own expression with Booker Vineyard.
Product Story (2021)
The 2021 Oublié from this great estate checks in as a blend of 41% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 27% Mourvèdre, and a splash of Tannat.
Tasting Note (2021)
This straight-up seamless beauty offers a killer array of darker berry fruits, peppery herbs, licorice, and underbrush to go with a medium to full-bodied, beautifully layered, seamless style on the palate that’s hard to resist. The balance is spot on, and it has fine tannins as well as a great finish. I'd be thrilled to drink a bottle any time over the coming 7-8 years and certainly wouldn't be surprised to see it evolve longer.
Large Format Bottles
Bryant Family / 2500
820, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2019
Napa Valley, California, 1500ml
Description
VIN-97+, RP-97
Producer Story
Bryant Estate reflects the vision of proprietors Don and Bettina Bryant. After purchasing land on Pritchard Hill nearly 30 years ago, Don replanted the estate with 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, employing modern viticulture practices and nurturing a team of local and international masters of their craft. His efforts quickly established one of California’s premier First Growth wines, the Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, now among Napa Valley’s most acclaimed labels. Bryant Estate wines are currently harvested, blended and produced entirely by hand from grapes planted and grown on the original 13-acre estate, as well as on neighboring vineyards on Howell Mountain, Las Posadas and Madrona.
Product Story (2014)
A true expression of the Pritchard Hill terroir, Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was first released in 1992 and is culled solely from grapes grown on the estate’s 13-acre vineyard. This First Growth wine conveys the long winemaking history of the region, a confluence of climate and soil plus a team of experts committed to nurturing its creation. Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon possesses ethereal aromatics and pure minerality that give focus and energy. The complexity of the site yields unusually dynamic wines for a single varietal. The wines of the mid-90s inform our current, somewhat more restrained approach towards crafting wines that demonstrate structural elegance, balance with good acidity and plush tannins — all elements that make them very age-worthy.
Tasting Note (2016)
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple colored and has a disarmingly profound red roses and red and black currant nose with wild blueberries and yeast extract accents plus tapenade, tilled soil, subtle exotic spices and pencil shavings and the faintest waft of lavender. The palate is ethereal in its weight with a medium to full-body supported by firm yet perfectly ripe, grainy tannins structuring the tightly wound savory layers and leading to a very long, fragrant earth finish.
Large Format Bottles
Château Lynch Bages / 600
199, Pauillac, 2018
Bordeaux, France, 1500ml
Description
RP-96, WS-97, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 72% Merlot 19% Cabernet Franc 6% Petit Verdot 3%
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Product Story (2014)
The wine of Château Lynch-Bages is part of the lineage of the great Pauillac wines. Blended mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines structure and finesse, elegance and longevity. It is further distinguished by its opulence. Generous right from its youth, it develops more flavours and greater complexity as it matures.
Tasting Note (2024)
Château Lynch-Bages 2024 displays a deep garnet hue and an expressive bouquet combining black fruits with menthol and spicy notes. The palate is round and silky, supported by a vibrant freshness. The tannins are smooth and well-balanced, leading to a long finish that highlights the elegance and purity of this vintage. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Large Format Bottles
Château Lynch Bages / 1200
826, Pauillac, 2020
Bordeaux, France, 3000ml
Description
RP-95+, WS-96, VIN-96
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 60% Merlot 31% Petit Verdot 5% Cabernet Franc 4%
Producer Story
Although there are records of the Bages territory as far back as the 16th century, the history of wine production in the area really began in the 18th century. From 1749 to 1824, the vineyard was owned by Thomas Lynch, the son of an Irishman from Galway who worked as a merchant in Bordeaux. Thomas Lynch managed the land wisely and produced high quality wines under the name of ''Cru de Lynch''. As part of the prestigious 1855 Classification, for the Exposition Universelle de Paris, his wine would soon be classified as one of the fifth growths. Later on, Jean ''Lou Janou'' Cazes, a ''Montagnol'' (a term used to describe farmers from the austere upper valleys of Ariège), came to the Médoc to earn a living. In the 1930's, General Félix de Vial, a descendant of the Cayrou family, leased the vineyard to Jean-Charles Cazes, the son of ''Lou Janou'' and a farmer at Château Ormes de Pez in Saint-Estèphe. Cazes went on to purchase both properties in the wake of World War II. Lynch-Bages has been run by the Cazes family ever since.
Product Story (2014)
The wine of Château Lynch-Bages is part of the lineage of the great Pauillac wines. Blended mostly from Cabernet Sauvignon, it combines structure and finesse, elegance and longevity. It is further distinguished by its opulence. Generous right from its youth, it develops more flavours and greater complexity as it matures.
Tasting Note (2024)
Château Lynch-Bages 2024 displays a deep garnet hue and an expressive bouquet combining black fruits with menthol and spicy notes. The palate is round and silky, supported by a vibrant freshness. The tannins are smooth and well-balanced, leading to a long finish that highlights the elegance and purity of this vintage. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
ABV
13.4%
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Contadi Castaldi / 120
851, Brut, Franciacorta, NV
Lombardy, Italy, 1500ml
Description
RP-90, VIN-90
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Forman / 650
821, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017
Napa Valley, California, 3000ml
Description
VIN-95+
Tasting Note (2018)
Right from the get-go excitement is created. The purity of color in a wafting rich complex of aromas entice and compel one to take the first taste. Such a plush nose is very inviting. Up front the Forman identity of spice, cedar and violet perfume is so evident. All of the four varieties seem to be screaming for recognition and indeed they get it in this one. Mouth filling flavors create a very pleasing, exiting, and powerful impression. This is pretty dense stuff but with delicious complexity as well. The balance of fruit, wood and bouquet is incredible. This is like a young athlete ready to perform, it’s very alive and will win many races as it develops. A keeper they say.
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L'Aventure / 425
828, Côte à Côte Estate, 2020
Paso Robles Willow Creek District, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-98, VIN-95
Varietals
Grenache 45% Syrah 30% Mourvèdre 25%
Producer Story
Stephan Asseo, owner and winemaker at L'Aventure Winery, began making wine in 1982, following his education at L'Ecole Oenologique de Macon, Burgundy, France. In that same year, Stephan established Domaine Courteillac in Bordeaux. He and his family later purchased Chateau Fleur Cardinal and Chateau Robin in the Cotes de Castillion, Bordeaux. Over the next 15 years, Stephan developed into an artisan winemaker of fastidious craftsmanship, and gained a reputation as a maverick vigneron. However, his true desire was to be more innovative than AOC law would allow. In 1996, this led him on a quest for a great terroir, where he could pursue his ideal as a winemaker. After searching for over a year among the world's great wine fields, ranging from South Africa to Lebanon, and Argentina to Napa, Stephan found Paso Robles. Stephan immediately "fell in love" with the unique terroir of west side Paso Robles. The rolling topography of the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, the deep calcareous soils, and the maritime influence of the renowned Templeton Gap all combine to produce a world class wine country, with the potential to craft some of the world's greatest blends. It is here, in Paso Robles, that Stephan began his adventure, "L'Aventure".
Product Story (2009)
42% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 25% Mourvedre 100% estate grown fruit from L’Aventure Vineyard 50% new French oak, 50% 1-year old French oak with malolac- tic fermentation in barrels
Tasting Note (2009)
A dark ruby hue glistens in the glass. Rich notes of fresh plum, blueberry, and cherry are repeated and buoyed in the mouth by leather and rich, soft, elegant, polished tannins. Cocoa, acacia and the essence of garrigue (the scents of the herbaceous and woody plants particular to the French countryside in Provence) labor long through the spicy finish.
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Law Estate Wines / 400
831, Beguiling, 2020
Adelaida District, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-94, VIN-93
Varietals
Grenache 86% Syrah 14%
Producer Story
Why are we ‘Here’? One, we have long had a passion for Rhone inspired blends. Two, Paso Robles is ‘America’s Rhone’. Those parts were easy. Our mantra was to find a vineyard site that could produce ultra-premium, limited production, Rhone and Priorat style wines that would be a true expression of the site. After two years of evaluating many potential sites (almost to exasperation), we finally found our Holy Grail. The analysis of 42 soil pits on this site revealed coveted limestone with low vigor soils. This, combined with the high elevation and steep slopes, was the unique and remarkable property that would produce the premium fruit we desired. Critical to our goal is a winery that can manifest the quality of the terrific fruit and create a world-class wine. We also believe that the Tasting Room should be an environment much like your home living room, where you can relax with friends and family while enjoying our Law Estate wines. As we continue to showcase and share the best that our estate has to offer, we will always be honored to have you joining us in the adventure.
Product Story (2012)
For the 2012 vintage, we incorporated fruit from every block of Grenache in the vineyard, all of varying aspects and clones. This gave us a well-rounded and intricate blend of Grenache that was then paired with a small amount of Syrah to add another layer of complexity.
Tasting Note (2012)
Notes of roasted coffee and lightly smoked meats draw you in from the start and are followed by flavors of dried red fruits, black cherry, star anise and slow churned mocha ice cream on the palate. We opted for about 30% stem inclusion to create the creamy texture and soft tannic structure which makes this wine not only very approachable, but also be able to age gracefully over the next eight years.
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Marqués de Riscal / 275
850, Rioja, Reserva, 2014
Spain, 3000ml
Description
WS-90, VIN-92
Varietals
Tempranillo 90% Graciano 7% Mazuelo 3%
Producer Story
Marqués de Riscal is one of Spain’s most celebrated producers, with a persistent focus on quality both in the vineyard and the cellar. Founded in 1858, the winery is located in the village of Elciego, in Rioja Alavesa, where the vineyard elevation contributes to the Riscal wines’ trademark elegance. Riscal is one of the oldest wineries of the Rioja region, and was the very first to establish a winery in Rueda. The estate also proudly presides over the largest historical wine cellar in Europe, with a collection of every vintage dating back to the 1860s.
ABV
14.1%
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Paul Lato / 450
816, Cabernet Sauvignon, Festina Lente, 2019
Howell Mountain, California, 1500ml
Producer Story
From my experience of tasting the finest wines from around the world, all the greatest wines possess authenticity, harmony, and elegance. These are the qualities I constantly try to capture in my wines. The ultimate goal is to create wines that are seamless and textural with enough structure and balance to complement fine cuisine. In order to make wines of the highest caliber, I select unique vineyards that are cared for by talented vineyard managers committed to excellence. I strive to locate and source from not only the best vineyards but the best blocks within each of these vineyards. During the growing season, yields are restricted to achieve maximum concentration of flavor. Harvest is based on physiological ripeness, which changes depending on the vintage characteristics. Cellar work is based on minimal intervention, cleanliness and purity of intention. Because every vintage is different, I do not believe in recipes. With due respect to science, I do believe that true artisanal winemaking is based on intuition, sensitivity and passion. Keeping the lots small allows for gentle handling throughout the winemaking process. I want my wines to give pleasure and keep your palate interested until the last drop from the bottle – I hope you like them at first sip and love them at the last.
Tasting Note
Deep garnet-purple in color. Comes barreling out with notes of warm cassis, boysenberry preserves and chocolate box, plus suggestions of crushed rocks, wild sage and cedar chest. The full-bodied palate is completely coated with blackberries and earthy sparks, framed by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and layered.
ABV
14.8%
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Piero Benevelli / 230
832, Barolo, Le Coste di Monforte, 2019
Piedmont, Italy, 1500ml
Description
RP-94
Varietals
Nebbiolo 100%
Producer Story
It was in 1978 that Piero Benevelli started out with five hectares of vines in Monforte d'Alba and focused on the traditional grapes of Piedmont: Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera. His son, Massimo, started his training in the vineyard at age 14 and quickly learned the core principle that still guides him today—to make great wine, you must first have great grapes. The young Massimo Benevelli has developed into an extremely talented Piemontese grower. He exhibits a total command of the production process, from vine to bottle. When tasting his production during various stages of aging—in barrel, tank, and bottle—there is a consistency, a touch, an intangible quality that is the mark of something great. His wines show character, soul, and originality.
Tasting Note
Redolent of dried herbs, leather, tobacco, menthol, pine, dried rose petal and spice. The aromatics are quite pretty.
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Spottswoode / 700
822, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown 40th Anniversry, 2021
St. Helena, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-98, WS-97, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 87% Cabernet Franc 9% Petit Verdot 4%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
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Spottswoode / 700
833, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, 2020
St. Helena, California, 1500ml
Description
RP-96+, WS-93, Organic
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon 96% Petit Verdot 3% Cabernet Franc 0%
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
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Spottswoode / 700
852, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Estate Grown, 2023
St. Helena, California
Description
RP-100, VIN-98, WS-97, Organic
Producer Story
Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on our wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Today, Mary’s daughter Beth Novak Milliken manages the winery, and daughter Lindy Novak serves as the winery’s Marketing Ambassador.
Tasting Note (2019)
Stunning notes of black cherry and currants create a sense of both warmth and freshness. Secondary flavors of pomegranate, pine, earth, and sandalwood complement a backbone of vibrant acidity. The refined tannins are structured yet velvety, showcasing the power, elegance, and finesse of this classic wine.
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The Mascot / 550
825, 2021
Napa Valley, California, 1500ml
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story (2020)
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.
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The Mascot / 550
813, 2022
Napa Valley, California, 1500ml
Description
From the younger vines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory.
Producer Story
“The Mascot” began as a family wine, unnamed, unlabeled—a blend made for and poured at our own table. The components were of the highest pedigree, harvested from the younger vines of the Harlan family domain. The domain traces its beginning to the founding in 1984 of Harlan Estate, located in the western hills of Oakville and conceived as a “first growth of California.” In 1996, the family established BOND, a portfolio of “Grand Cru” vineyards whose wines showcase the range of expression of cabernet sauvignon across distinct geographical sites within the Napa Valley. Promontory, whose land the family acquired in 2008, is led by the family’s second generation and represents a 21st-century approach to winegrowing. As these varied sites were gradually replanted, many of the young vines contributed to my project. Yet, despite these distinguished origins, my early endeavor could only hint at the individual character embodied by each of our grands vins.
Product Story (2020)
The Mascot is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon made from distinct hillside vineyards; specifically the younger vines of BOND, Harlan Estate, and Promontory. It started out as a small project shared among the family, winemaking team, and close friends. Drawing fruit from blocks of recently replanted vineyards, The Mascot shares a glimpse into the evolution of its parent estates: a youthful snapshot of their future.
Tasting Note (2019)
Gentle, velvety swells pause and fold in on themselves, their liquid whorls of refined tannin and gratifying acidity gliding across the surface of smooth curves before retreating gradually to reveal, on the finish, the burnished dimensions beneath.