Pinot from Carneros, at the southern end of Napa/Sonoma, gives a distinctive blend of freshness (from the cold bay nearby) and heft (from the clay-rich soils). This is a great example, serving up bold black cherry and blackberry... Read More
Stags Leap is the smallest AVA in Napa but has loomed large in wine-lovers’ minds ever since Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 1973 shocked the wine world by beating out the best of Bordeaux... Read More
Critic Antinio Galloni drank this at dinner in July 2024; his 96 point review: Foxen is one of my favorite producers in Santa Barbara. Their 2019 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Block 8 is stellar. What a wine. Deep and wonderfully... Read More
From one of the best Cabernet sites in Happy Canyon, inland of Santa Barbara, this 2019 leans into a prettier style of California Cab. As Vinous says in the 92 point review, a very pretty wine from this well-known site in Happy... Read More
A stunning blend of 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot from Ballard Canyon on California’s Central Coast. In 2019, you’ll be struck by how intense and even tight the wine is... Read More
Lower ABV From the Oregon side of the Columbia River, across from Walla Walla in the famed Rocks AVA, this is simply as delicious as New World Cabernet Franc can possibly be. At least for those of us who want CF to be both juicy... Read More
Powerful, deep, and cellar-worthy, this 97% Cabernet, 2% Merlot, 1% Cab Franc is from one of Washington's most elite vineyards, the slopes of Red Mountain. Just 10 barrels were selected after aging 23 months in 90% new French... Read More
If you find yourself thinking, Hmm - this tastes like Napa with a bit of French flair!, there's a reason for that. Diana Snowden grew up in a Napa winemaking family, destined to take the reins someday. But then she met and... Read More
Organic/Bio As Vinous says, “When I think of what St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon should be, I often think of Spottswoode. The wines are simply classic.” Lyndenhurst is the estate’s “drink now” cuvee... Read More
Tolosa makes world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from California's cool-climate Edna Valley. The Pinots normally sell for $70-$150, fairly priced for the hard work they take, the small production, and the huge amounts of... Read More
Another great vintage, and last year's 90 point Vinous review very much applies: Soft, supple and absolutely delicious. Light tropical notes, lemon confit, white flowers and bright acids give striking nuance as well as character.... Read More
Before the 2019 growing season, friends of Jen Williams and Mark Porembski recommended them to the owners of Rafael Vineyard – a super-steep site on the western side of Oak Knoll running up the Mayacamas Mountains’... Read More
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