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"The 2015 Pinot Noir Occidental Station Cuvée Catherine is just as seductive from bottle as it was from tank just prior to bottling. At times delic...

"Based on 81.8% Grenache, 8.6% Mourvèdre, 7.7% Syrah, and the rest white varieties, the 2023 Grenache Distenta V will spend 23 months in 58% new Fr...

"Some dried fruit and dried flowers on the nose with hints of spices and strawberries. Full body and round, soft tannins. Yet, it shows brightness ...

"A full, rich, buttery style, where the toasty oak adds allure and texture, joining with pure green apple, melon, white peach, anise and fig flavor...

"The production of the Pinot Noir is much higher. The 2014 Pinot Noir was aged 11 months in 60% new French oak after 100% destemming and a cold soa...

"Crisp acids along with hints of Granny Smith apple skins, poached pear, brioche and white peach aromas jump from the glass of the medium to full-b...

"The 2006 Chardonnay Dutton Ranch is structured and tannic, with more acidity, and a leaner, more backward personality with a chalky character. Whi...

"The 2012 Pinot Noir Occidental Station Cuvée Catherine has closed down significantly since I last tasted it a few months back, which is probably g...

"A particularly stylish red, rich and resonant, with a powerful mouthful of black cherry, anise, black pepper and cedar flavors, all echoing elegan...

"The 2004 Chardonnay Mon Plaisir reveals a light green-hued straw color, wonderful crisp, orange rind, lemon oil, white peach, wood, and smoke char...

"The light straw/green-colored 2004 Chardonnay Belle Cote offers an exotic nose of tropical fruits, litchi nuts, tangerines, and brioche. Gorgeous ...

"The impressively rich, dense purple-colored 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Vineyard exhibits a blueberry/blackberry/cassis-scented nose, with a t...

"Firm, rich and intense, with loamy earth, dried berry, plum, anise and mineral flavors that are taut, full-bodied, complex and concentrated, frame...

"Elegant and almost ethereal, this wine is tantalizing and irresistible. It shows sophistication, from the mysterious, earthy bouquet to the comple...

"Current vintages of the luxury cuvee, the Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection, are bottled much earlier than in the past and they remain one of N...

"The 2008 Thorevilos packs a huge punch. Crème de cassis, blueberry jam, violet, lavender, chocolate and spice all meld together in dense, super-co...

"Dense, detailed and concentrated, this is tight, focused and full-bodied, with an enticing mix of mineral, wild cherry and black cherry fruit, pic...

"Classic aromas of graphite, crushed rocks, boysenberries, black raspberries, blackberries, and subtle wood soar from the glass of the inky/purple-...

"An amazing wine that keeps sprinkling out new flavors. Firm, dense and marked by grapey Syrah flavors built around wild berry, pepper, spice, anis...

"Rich and expansive, starting tight and unfolding to reveal complex pear, apple, citrus and green fig notes, easing into a lengthy aftertaste that ...

"This is an immense and firmly tannic young Syrah that's also blessed with lively acidity. The core blackberry and blueberry flavors are shaded by ...

"Aged 32 months in 100% new French oak. It is quintessentially Stags Leap, with grapes grown on Shafer's famous Hillside estate vineyard, roughly 2...

Winemaker's notes: "The 2022 Pellet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of menthol, eucalyptus, and dried herb, complemented by notes of ...

Winemaker's notes: "The 2022 Nickel & Nickel Air Show Cabernet opens with subtle oak aromas intertwined with notes of graphite, tea, and pepper...

"A limited production of a very powerful and massive wine from two of California’s most famous winemaking gurus, Bob Levy and Martha McClellan, thi...

"This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Jayson Woodbridge is dynamic, complex, and downright pleasure-packed and one of the stars of the show from his l...

Winemaker's notes: "Our 2022 Hawk’s Cradle Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon bursts with aromas of sandalwood, sweet tobacco, and hints of herbal pine, c...

"The exquisite 2004 Proprietary Red Wine offers up notes of lead pencil shavings, licorice, Asian plum sauce, black currants and a hint of underlyi...

"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dark Ark is not far off the classic Ark Vineyard, yet it has a slightly darker, more structured, focused style. Darker...

Vineyard notes: "Planted on well-drained, alluvial soils at the base of Calistoga's Eastern hills, Kenefick Ranch produces vines of moderate vigor ...

"Vecina vineyard is located in the western foothills of Oakville, just to the south-east of the winery (up on Oakville Grade). Deep garnet-purple c...

"A supple, relaxed red that soothes the palate with ripe red and black fruit and soft tannins. A broad, generous texture brings along dried cherry,...

"Simply a wonderful wine, the 2021 Maya oozes class, with deep, complex aromas of violets and cassis, earthy loam and hints of tobacco and mint. It...

"Moving to the 2022 Maya, it's the first year since 1989 that has this cuvée includes more Cabernet Franc than Cabernet Sauvignon. (It's 54% Cabern...

"Gorgeous red and black fruits, leather, dried flowers, and Asian spice all emerge from the Eisele Vineyard 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia, a b...

"There are just over 600 cases of the 2016 Syrah Obsidian Estate, an incredibly thrilling, satisfying Syrah that delivers just about everything you...

"A blend of 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre, the 2022 PharoahMoans Red Wine shows some of the potential of Rhône varieties in Napa. Fragra...

"Like walking through a rose garden, this offers exotic, perfumed scents. Starts out elegant and understated but gains depth and complexity, fannin...

Winemaker's Notes: "We’ve long fermented most of our wines in the mid-80°F range. With this experiment, we were curious to ferment one lot at 70°F....

"Lots of blackberry, white pepper and other spices. Ink, too. Medium to full body with firm, silky tannins that run the length of the wine. Very al...

"The 1974 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon is fabulous. Aromatically beguiling and wonderfully deep, the 1974 possesses remarkable depth. Sweet pipe to...

"The 2021 vintage release of LPV Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is the last year Schrader Cellars will source grapes from this...

"Spicy, peppery, bursting with currant and jammy blackberry fruit, marvelously dense and deep, flashing all sorts of nuances to make it interesting...

"Bright and chewy, with a solid core of currant and berry flavors, almost floral at the edges; a youthful wine with a light feel behind the layer o...

"Tightly wound, much like the other Volcanic Hill bottling, with a trim band of spicy currant, plum and cedar. Firmly tannic." - Wine Spectator

"The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with a huge bouquet that is immediately captivating. Dark fruit, menthol, licorice, cloves, graphite and dried h...