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 "Volcanic Hill is a full-bodied Cabernet with ripe berry fruit, smoky richness, scented earth and elegant tannins that make the wine alluring in y...

 "Gravelly Meadow often evokes freshly tilled earth, currant, plum, and ripe blackberry flavors, well-defined, elegant tannins and a mineral, persi...

"The 2021 Cariad is another First Growth Bordeaux look-alike from Colgin. Darker currants, smoked tobacco, graphite, bouquet garni, and some exotic...

"2018 was an unprecedented year in regards to the growing season. Rarely, in Napa do we get the luxury of such an extended hang time without gettin...

"The 2022 Scarecrow is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the J.J. Cohn vineyard, nestled up against the lower slopes of the Mayacamas. Bottled in July 2...

"Fragrant and expressive with aromas of red and black currants, lavender and fresh spearmint. Medium- to full-bodied with supple texture and fine, ...

"This falls midway between the spectacular '08 and the elegant '07. Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, its grapes were grown in St. Helena. The wine show...

"This is a wow wine, half barrel-fermented and half fermented in stainless steel, that impresses from start to finish. Candied cassis and emphatic ...

"This blends 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc into a seamless expression of black pepper, garrigue, clove and pencil. Old w...

"The 80% new French oak is just barely noticeable in the 2020 Chardonnay Lauren Estate, revealed in the hints of pencil shavings that accent white ...

"The aromas are really pretty, with a floral, currant and blackcurrant quality. Some lavender and hints of fresh spearmint. It’s medium- to full-bo...

"Including 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Aida Estate comes from a rocky site in St. Helena and spent 20 months...

"This bottling is simultaneously fresh and dark on the nose, offering black cherry, scarlet rose petal, violet and mint aromas. There is ample tens...

"Such an attractive and alluring bouquet of violet florals, blue fruit aromatics, sagebrush, bay laurel, and toasty cedarwood. Medium to full-bodie...

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"Complex, with crunchy acidity to the concentrated citrus and McIntosh apple flavors. Intense minerality shows midpalate, followed by a pure and po...

"Lail's 2021 J. Daniel Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon blends lots from several high-end vineyards, including Heimark (Calistoga), Vine Hill Ranch (Oakvil...

"The 2018 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, medium ruby in color, takes time to unfold to aromas of blackberry preserves, dried red and blue flowers...

"This is ripe and dense but succulent in feel, with subtle brambly energy driving the core of blackberry and black currant preserves. Offers a melt...

"Showy and delightfully so, throwing off boysenberry, mulberry and blackberry puree flavors enlivened by licorice snap, bramble and violet notes. A...

"And my top choice of the range this year is the 2019 Syrah en Chamberlin Vineyard. It has an impressive array of aromas on the nose with nuances o...

"Though lower in alcohol than Adam Lee's usual style, this appellation cuvée doesn't scrimp on power. Creamy aromas of boysenberry jam and lilac le...

"Rounded aromas of dark cherry and black raspberry are quite focused on the nose of this bottling. There's a smoked-wood layer to the palate, where...

"Adam Lee's winemaking skills shine brightly in this tough vintage. Rounded aromas of strawberry, raspberry, rose potpourri and lavender make for a...

"Rich and luscious aromas of ripe plums and blackberries sprinkled with baking spices carry into flavorful black fruits layered with oak spices. Fi...

"A wine that shows grace, detail and seemingly effortless complexity. Opens with fragrant aromas of rose petal and raspberry preserves that lead to...

"The 2018 Pinot Noir Ten is a classic Sea Smoke wine. Dark, ample and enveloping, the 2018 possesses notable richness and volume right out of the g...

"Very perfumed and bright with blueberry, violet and dark fruit. Lavender. Full body, linear with more tannic traction. Edgy. Bright finish. Some h...

"Another St. Helena release, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Ceanda checks in as 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot a...

"Black cherries, black olives, currants and a touch of black pepper come with firm tannins and a hearty, grippy mouthfeel in this full-bodied, clas...

"The 2015 Dominus is a flawless, perfect wine as well as a legend in the making. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot and the rest Ca...

"Described as a great, early year by the team at Ovid, the 2014 Hexameter is a brilliant wine based on 51% Cabernet Franc, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, ...

"Bark, freshly picked blackcurrants, oyster shell, underbrush, peppermint oil, cedar and vanilla. Full body and so much structured and compact tann...

"Deeper, richer and more profound, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a denser purple color and a big, sweet kiss of blueberry and blackberry liq...

"The 2012 Thorevilos is flamboyant, phenomenally concentrated, full-bodied, majestic and totally prodigious. It can be drunk young, but most reader...

"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 La Muse is composed of 93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec. Wow—it comes strutting out of the glass w...

"A blend of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet-purple colored 2016 Proprietary Red Blend Amuse Bouche sings of crushed red and bl...

"Inky purple-black in color, the 2015 Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon (a barrel sample) has a crème de cassis, blueberry compote and licorice-scented no...

"Youthful and charismatic winemaker, Heidi Barrett combines her 40 years of winemaking with entrepreneur John Schwartz to deliver Amuse Bouche's Na...

"Super linear, fresh and balanced, with a lot of aging potential ahead. Intense in black fruits and dark chocolate wrapped in tight but polished ta...

"This is a dense and juicy red with characters of blackberries, chocolate and pine needles. Sweet tobacco, too. Full body and round, polished tanni...

"An enticingly floral nose of fresh violets, lavender and black cherry. The tense, upright structure typical of Dalla Valle is here in spades, albe...

"The 2010 Altagracia is surprisingly huge in this vintage. Layers of exotic black fruit, spices, mocha and espresso burst onto the palate with stri...