2013 AXR Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I received this sample in November, 2017, as part of a large, unsolicited shipment of California Cabernets made by consulting enologist Jean Hoefliger. The…
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2020 Birichino Vermentino Mahoney Ranch Vineyard Los Carneros Napa Valley
Birichino’s Vermentino, sourced from Mahoney Ranch in Los Carneros, is shiny yellow with a quiet perfume of laurel, grass, and lime peel (this melange…
2020 Gallica Cabernet Franc Napa Valley
Gallica’s Napa Cab Franc is ruby purple with blue-fuchsia glints. The wine has a perfume of violets and black plums, and the first palate…
2017 Smith-Madrone Riesling Spring Mountain Napa Valley
This is an estate Riesling, dry-farmed. The wine has firm acidity and is the color of a lemon drop with greenish glints. The fragrance…
Three vintages of Corison Sunbasket Cabernet
Cathy Corison’s wines are vintage-expressive; a vertical tasting reveals more about the temperament of the season than that of the winemaker. I always find…
2020 Gallica Estate Rosé St. Helena Napa Valley
Gallica’s rosé is blend of organically grown Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. The vines are old, planted in 1953 and 1990. The wine is…
2017 Domaine Carneros Estate Pinot Noir Carneros
Friendly, plummy Pinot noir
2017 Mi Sueño Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley
Lavish but lemony Chardonnay
2019 Clos du Val Sauvignon Blanc Estate Yountville Napa Valley
Crackly, green-fruited Sauvignon blanc
2017 Clos du Val Estate Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
Pinot with a kick of spice
2018 Priest Ranch Grenache Blanc Napa Valley
Autumnal white from Napa Valley
2017 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Woodsy Cabernet from good Napa districts