Organic/Bio While Stephen Hagen and his team are fine winemakers, the real story here is winegrowing. Stephen’s unique “grazing based viticulture” replaces herbicides, mowing, plowing and fertilizers with something... Read More
From all estate fruit fermented and aged in French oak, this is richer, deeper and more ripe-tasting than many Willamette Valley Chards. As Suckling says in the 92 point write-up, “A substantial and well-balanced wine that... Read More
A tremendous bottle of Eola Hills Pinot made from estate fruit with just a little whole cluster and a lot of style, charm and power. We love the silky feel to the spiced red berry fruit and an enlivening twist of orange peel at... Read More
Really good, gusty, highly-drinkable GSM with an extra dose of M. Two ways to describe it. Winemaker Sonja Magdevski goes with, The only wine blend we create, we say this combination of Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre is for radical... Read More
Lower ABV Pretty fancy pants Pinot. If you're like us, that'll be your reaction to tasting this lightly colored, fully flavored, cooler vintage gem. The strawberry fruit picks up a zip of mandarin orange and is well cloaked... Read More
The winery says, “We like to say our approach to Cabernet Franc is more Burgundy than Bordeaux, meaning we look for silky rather than tannic structure and favor the aromatic potential of the grape over the flavor of the... Read More
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Temperance Hill gives some of the most savory, mineral, wines of the Valley. Here that's matched by stunning fruit. Vinous describes it well in the 94 point review: Blends nuances of crushed chalk with rose petals... Read More
One of California's top Pinot houses reaches up to Oregon's Zena Crown vineyard for a Warrior Princess of a wine! Jeb Dunnuck captures it nicely in the 95 point rave, it’s a youthful ruby hue and is floral and ripe... Read More
Lower ABV Named for Kelley's mom, this is classic Pinot Blanc, a varietal that remains far under-recognized for it's ability to give generousity of flavor match with outstanding energy and freshness. Fermentation in stell... Read More
Robin Lail grew up in the vines at Inglenook where her dad, John Daniels, created benchmark Cabernet through the mid-1960s. This honors his contributions in a grand wine of excellent intensity and depth. As Wine Advocate says... Read More
Anywhere Cabernet Sauvignon thrives, its Bordeaux stablemate, Sauvignon Blanc, will probably shine as well. But Robin Lail is one of the first in Napa willing to let Sauvignon Blanc shine on a truly prime site. The result is one... Read More
The Gallo family resurrected this old Monte Rosso estate, first built in 1886 and then closed during Prohibition. The wines today take advantage of Monte Rosso’s elevation to escape the morning fog that can make Sonoma Cabernet... Read More
After leaving Ravenswood, Joel Peterson created this project to make old-school wines from some of the same old-vine sites he used at Ravenswood. Fermentations are in redwood, yeast is native, punchdowns by hand, and the grapes... Read More
Philip Togni makes some of the most age-worthy and classic wines in all of Napa Valley from their estate vines at 2,000 feet on Spring Mountain. The Tanbark Hill bottling delivers Togni’s class and style in a more approachable... Read More
Super rare in every way, from the unique delivery of pure Viognier character with a jolt of minerality and freshness to the 61 case total production. Sashi Moorman puts most of his Northern Rhone passion into his Syrahs, but here... Read More
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From a 2,300 foot high ridge in the Coastal Mountains, this is about as beautiful as Syrah gets. All whole cluster and aged in one new and one used cask, there’s lovely fruit here but it’s the savory notes... Read More
Charles Smith is the wild man of Washington wine, best known for his K Vintners Rhone-style wines and increasingly for the Wines of Substance line covering the rest of the wine world. His trademark is crafting utterly authentic... Read More
Winemaker Morgan Lee likes to make unexpected wines - as he says, wines that make people think. Mainly what you'll think after tasting this is, That's a legit Cab. Thus the name. It's a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon... Read More
From a Yountville vineyard best known for gracefully powerful Cabernet Sauvignon, this is wonderfully rich and silky Franc. As Dunnuck says in the 96 point praise, One of the standouts in the vintage (which is no surprise, as... Read More
Power is the name of the Howell Mountain game and you'll find plenty of that here. But also some real complexity and finesses. Jeb Dunnuck describes it nicely in the 95+ point review: Ripe black and blue fruits, conifer, forest... Read More
Made famous by Robert Mondavi, To Kalon Vyd in Oakville is arguably the finest vineyard in Napa and certainly the most expensive – 2021 Cabernets with “To Kalon” on the label currently sell for $400-$800+ per... Read More
This always a winning value in high-end, handcrafted, tiny-production, Napa Cab. And in 2022, it’s delicious right now! For the first time this bottling includes a little bit of Howell Mountain fruit to go with five other... Read More
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