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Producer tasting notes: "The 1998 has an outstanding structure and mouthfeel with layered bouquet of bright fruit and hints of floral notes. Aromat...

"Quite ripe and oaky, made in a big, impressive style. Knocks you out with the density and concentration of its black currant, dark chocolate and c...

"Aging well. Elegant and understated, with dried currant, mineral, sage and loamy earth notes that are pleasant and well proportioned." - Wine Spec...

"A strong briar-patch nose is accented by cola, creamy vanilla, and finely toasted oak. It’s much the classic Rutherford big boy, with black-curran...

"Aging well. Elegant and understated, with dried currant, mineral, sage and loamy earth notes that are pleasant and well proportioned." - Wine Spec...

"A strong briar-patch nose is accented by cola, creamy vanilla, and finely toasted oak. It’s much the classic Rutherford big boy, with black-curran...

Producer tasting notes: "The 1998 has an outstanding structure and mouthfeel with layered bouquet of bright fruit and hints of floral notes. Aromat...

"This luxury cuvee produced from a single-vineyard is primarily Cabernet Sauvignon. It is made in an exceptionally restrained, polite style that is...

"Bright ruby color. Knockout nose combines black fruits, smoke, licorice, pepper and a strong rocky character. Quite suave on entry, then thick but...

"Supple texture, with mature, earthy, leathery flavors and just a touch of currant and cherry woven in with the cedary tobacco notes." - Wine Spect...

"The 2005 Zinfandel Juvenile's sexy nose of sweet kirsch, pepper, and spice is accompanied by an excellent attack, but the wine is medium-bodied, t...

"Abundant with smoky, meaty aromas and dense, ripe blackberry, cracked pepper and licorice flavors that take on muscle toward the supple finish." -...

"Domaine de la Côte's 2014 Pinot Noir Bloom's Field is terrific. All the elements come together effortlessly. The 2014 is lifted and translucent, a...

"The ripe, slightly rustic side of this Zinfandel is balanced by a focused beam of complexity. Smoky, meaty aromas blend with ripe cherry, leading ...

"The 2005 Turley Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard is a beautiful Zin with lush dark fruit, cherry, earth , pepper, vanilla and spice aromas on the fair...

Winery Notes: "The Oracle is a Bordeaux-style blend inspired by the ancient Greek Oracle, the center of prophecy and wisdom. The fruit for this win...

"Hershey Vineyard is DANA’s largest and most diverse vineyard site, planted to both red and white grapes. This 35-acre vineyard perches 1800 feet a...

"I called the 2016 Grenache Dirt Vernacular a perfect wine last year, and it’s still straight-up heavenly stuff that tops out on my scale this year...

"The second wine, the 2007 L’Esprit des Pavots (44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot), exhibits lots of smok...

"Ripe, generous and almost opulent, brimming with berry and currant aromas and flavors that linger on the complex, sophisticated finish. Has a smoo...

"Deliciously complex, rich and polished, with layers of mocha-scented oak, ripe black cherry, blackberry and spice, offering nuances of cedar, choc...

"The 2002 St. Eden, which comes from a valley floor vineyard in the Oakville corridor, is unreal. I had given the 2001 a perfect score, but the 200...

"The wine exhibits notes of forest floor intermixed with chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, espresso, and spice. It is strikingly more tannic, and c...

"The 2003 Melbury comes from a slopeside site on the northern side of Lake Hennessey, opposite the Rutherford valley floor. Winemaker Bob Levy comp...

"This wine has filled out very nicely. Nearly 3,000 cases were produced of this flowery, tar, camphor, incense, blackberry, black currant, espresso...

"Ripe, with supple black cherry, earth, anise and red plum flavors that are elegant and appealing. Holds its focus and shows a measure of finesse a...

"Ash, smoke, crushed rocks and white flowers jump from the 2010 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard. A wine of total grace and purity, the 2010 wraps around...

"The 2016 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard is delicate and also beautifully layered in the glass. Lemon confit, smoke, slate, tangerine and spice all ope...

"Beautiful, dark berries, strawberries and perfume. Flowers, too. Full bodied, very tight and chewy with polished tannins and a long, flavorful fin...

"An incredible value, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon TD-9 includes slightly more Merlot and is 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 11% Malbec and the ...

"Saturated red-ruby. Thoroughly ripe aromas of black raspberry, cassis, bitter chocolate, minerals, tar and sexy oak. Sweet, dense and concentrated...

"While it’s easy to think of the appellation blends as being the entry-level cuvées, with the quality always being higher with the single vineyard ...

"Candied strawberry and raspberry-sorbet aromas are generous yet elegant on the nose, enhanced by dried violet and sandalwood scents. There's a gre...

"Aged 15 months in 42% new French oak, the 2017 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills has a medium ruby-purple color and gives up cinnamon toast, raspberry co...

"Nose: Bing cherries, black raspberry, rose petals. Mouth: Cherries and rose hips that blossom to cola, pomegranate and sun drenched raspberries, c...

"Coming from steep, rocky soils on the Sonoma Coast, the 2014 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard was brought up in 25% new French oak, 16% concrete an...

"I always love this site, and the team at Kosta Browne have made a killer bottle of wine with their 2017 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard, especiall...

"The appellation 2014 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley from this team is a smoking effort. Mostly destemmed and brought up in 44% new French oak, it...

"The last of the appellation releases, the 2014 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast was brought up in 55% new French oak, which is slightly more than the 2013....

"From a site that is dry-farmed, with deep vines, this Keefer is elusive on the nose at first, opening slowly and with grace. Tart, tangy raspberry...