Morgan Twain-Peterson crafts this bold, gutsy, California red from a mixture of vines growing in some of the country's most famed old-vine sites. The base is Bedrock Vineyard (planted 1888), Nervo (1896), and Sodini (1905)... Read More
Winemaker Neil Koch has worked with superstar Philippe Melka at benchmark Napa Cab houses like Seavey Vineyards, Bryant Family and Vineyard 29 and helped make the bold whites and Chardonnays of Lewis Cellars as assistant winemaker... Read More
Vailia From created Desparada to make rich, flowing, deep, expressions of Central Coast wines from some of the region's very best vineyards. Sackcloth & Ashes has always been our favorite here as the deepest, richest, more... Read More
Organic John Lockwood grew up in Virginia, got introduced to grapes working a summer job in Vermont and started Enfield as a side-gig while working at Failla in 2010. He focuses on getting the character of old vines and unique... Read More
A truly old-vine Russian River Zinfandel mainly from vines 100+ years old, this delivers both the intense fruit Zin-heads love and a refreshing freshness that makes it hard to stop drinking. Raspberry pie, kirsch, star anise and... Read More
Ten years in, Laura Brennan Bissell is making a name for herself for crafting wines of elegance, purity and honesty that remain full of California weight and fruit. This is her Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc blend from... 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
Although it comes to the US from Italy (via Austria and Ohio - it's a long story), Zinfandel is very much America's grape. And this robust wine starts with very good grapes indeed, all grown by the unofficial first farming... Read More
Organic/Bio Joanna Wells and Sean Castorani make mountain wine - wine only from California vineyards at 1,000 feet elevation and above. Here they're working on Wildcat Mountain in Carneros where fog and wind from the bay nearby... 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
As Vinous says, Pax Mahle's single-vineyard Syrah's are incredibly site-specific and distinctive. Done 100% whole cluster and aged in neutral oak, this is beautifully ripe at 13.0% and loaded with Syrah's distinctive... 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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Daniel Callan’s mission is to highlight the terroir of the Central Coast through the lens of old-vine field blends, like this wild combination of Valdiguié, Cinsault, Négrette, Zinfandel and Cabernet... Read More
As Vinous says in the 92 point review, The 2022 Chardonnay Estate is a total knockout. Bold, punchy and immediate, the 2022 is absolutely irresistible. A rush of ripe apricot, pear, white flowers, spice and chamomile makes a strong... Read More
For all the size and power, Turley's Dusi Zin is one of the most fresh and zippy of the entire line-up. Making it one of the most food-friendly, too. As Wine Advocate says in the 95 point review, it's A seductive Zin that's... Read More
If you're looking for elegance and finesse, look elsewhere. This is always a bold wine and never more than in the rich, fruit-forward, 2022 vintage. Vinous describes it well, The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is bold,... 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
At one time Chenin Blanc was a key grape in Napa, but today only around 16 acres remain. This comes from a tiny plot of heritage vines in St. Helena and the combination of old-vine concentration and Chenin's naturally vivid... Read More
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