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Black cherry, plum, tobacco, menthol and licorice all open up in the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Rockfall. This is another pretty wine with soft contours and plenty of short to medium term appeal.

Crafted with the passionate, uncompromised and ongoing pursuit of quality, this judicious blend comes from the finest barrels demonstrating the synergy among our estate vineyards on the Oakville Bench and on the foothills of Knights... Read More

In the mid-1960s, an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines. Ever since 1966, Heitz Cellar has been crafting the now illustrious... Read More

The 2022 vintage of King Richard’s Reserve Pinot Noir captures the essence of a picture-perfect growing season. Cool evenings and warm, sunny days in the Russian River Valley created ideal conditions for ripening, resulting... Read More

Great wines evoke memories of being together with family and friends and celebrations of love, honor, and life’s transformations. For vintners Aaron & Meredith Michaelis, their appreciation of wine brought each of them to... Read More

Fragrant bouquet of raspberry, blueberry, and plum fruits with notes of exotic perfume, spice, and cassis, with subtle cedar and cocoa character on the finish.

Another incredibly successful 2020, the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a big, rich, powerful profile offering ample chocolaty dark fruits, some tobacco, eucalyptus, and mint herb nuances, an expansive, layered texture, and building... Read More

The Zeitgeist Cellars 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, known for its serious, age-worthy, and elegant style. It features aromas of dark plum, coffee, anise, and cassis,... Read More

A blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc that reflects the best of the Profile Estate in a fantastic vintage. This wine opens with powerful aromas ranging from fruit notes of black cherry, boysenberry, cassis to... Read More

This Cabernet Sauvignon, with 2% Cabernet Franc, was aged for 20 months in 53% new French oak barrels. In 2022, savoury spices abound in this red- and black-fruited wine from Paul Hobbs's Coombsville estate. Leather, violets,... Read More

A darker shade of red, the 2018 Pinot Noir Jessie James Vineyard also takes on more depth in the glass, with notes of leather, ripe berries, black raspberry, violets, and rich, dark earth. Moving to a broader shouldered, richer... Read More

Lush red cherries and black currants are joined by bay leaf and baked-earth nuances that build on the palate and linger on the finish. Great acid balance and moderate tannins will preserve this wine for many years to come as it... Read More

Platt Vineyard, is located on a Sonoma Coast ridge line just 6 miles from the Pacific—the same ridge line occupied by the Kistler family’s Occidental property and Bodega Thieriot vineyard (Littorai). Platt was named... Read More

Platt Vineyard, is located on a Sonoma Coast ridge line just 6 miles from the Pacific—the same ridge line occupied by the Kistler family’s Occidental property and Bodega Thieriot vineyard (Littorai). Platt was named... Read More

The triumphal 2022 Rhythm exudes class and sophistication right out of the glass, flaunting its Stags Leap District breeding and balanced perfection with confidence. There are gorgeous black currants, kirsch, pain grille, cigar... Read More

The 2022 SMD flows with black cherry, dried plum, fig, juicy black currant and cassis with pencil shavings, earth and spice before a hint of eucalyptus. With loganberry leading off, the palate also exhibits spice and mineral laden... Read More

Renowned for crafting Napa Valley’s first cult wines, Heitz Cellar is globally recognized as the crown jewel of American wine. The timeless post-Prohibition style of winemaking endures with esteemed winemaker, Brittany Sherwood,... Read More

A typical Laurel Glen Vineyard Estate Cabernet, our flagship wine, is full-bodied, elegant, and age-worthy. It displays an inky, ruby color, an expressive bouquet of red cherries, dark chocolate and savory forest notes, a velvety... Read More

Tasting Note: Loaded with very ripe dark raspberry and cherry aromas, plus notes of cinnamon, clove, cedar, cocoa nibs, and vanilla, the aromas on this fully ripe Cabernet show intensity and integration even at this early date.... Read More

Since 1955, the Snowdens have farmed their vineyard high above the Napa Valley. In addition to the stunning views of St. Helena, Rutherford and the San Francisco Bay, the estate offers four separate sites producing remarkably... Read More

Tasting Note: This beautifully balanced Cabernet Sauvignon draws you in with a bouquet of fresh blackberries, plum, boysenberry, and just a touch of eucalyptus. The palate leads into soft vanilla and coffee bean accompanied by... Read More

The incredible diversity of our growing region is evident in this blend’s assemblage of vineyard lots. The flavors show remarkable synergy while showcasing the unique characteristics of each vineyard source. Dried lavender... Read More

Tasting Note: Opening with multiple layers of black-skinned, earthy fruit notes nuanced with floral, spice, and mineral aromas, it is opulent and multifaceted. Building to tremendous presence, the wine gradually gives way to an... Read More

Philippe & Cherie Melka~ Owners

As co-proprietors and winemakers for Melka Estates, Philippe and Cherie produce four distinct brands that reflect their philosophy of soil driven wines: Métisse from Napa Valley, Mekerra... Read More

The 2021 Cain Five is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Malbec, and 4% Petit Verdot, sourced entirely from surviving grapes in the Cain Vineyard atop Spring Mountain. It is the current release... Read More

For generations, our family has been growing the Pinot Noir grape in France. When our children were young, we celebrated this commitment each harvest as they stomped a small vat of Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast. Handcrafted... Read More

Bedrock Wine Co. was started in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Peterson. Working out of a small converted chicken coop in a friend’s backyard, Morgan focused on making personality-filled wines wrought from a small array of thoughtfully... Read More

Tasting Note: A very focused, precise wine both on nose and palate. Nose is just as much mineral as it is fruit: currants, cassis but not without pencil lead. It is assertive in the mouth, and all about structure. Flavors are... Read More

COOMBSVILLE, NAPA VALLEY

Napa Valley's Coombsville AVA is the southernmost—and coolest— growing region for Cabernet Sauvignon. Nestled into an ancient volcanic caldera, its bowl-shaped depression captures the fog... Read More

The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is bright, punchy and focused, all of which suggest it will be terrific once bottled. Graphite, lavender, spice and new leather are nicely delineated in this appealing, mid-weight Cabernet... Read More

2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1,827 cases 750ml. 75 cases 1.5L • 50 3L bottles

Writing these notes, March 31, 2022, amidst a three-year cycle of less than normal rainfall, I read my notes from the 2019 growing season and am mindful... Read More

Artefact was born out of our intention to create a Napa Cabernet with depth and a unique voice. To this end, we have sought out Cabernet sources that are not typical, as the pioneering farmers of Napa once did, looking for unique... Read More

Visionary Oregon wine project led by Bertrand de Villaine of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Katrina Rank, bringing Burgundian winemaking talent to express the Willamette Valley climate and terroir. Focused on single vineyard... Read More

The history of Evening Land Vineyards is built upon stewardship for a very special property in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley in Oregon: the Seven Springs Vineyard. Originally planted in the early 1980's... Read More

Renowned for crafting Napa Valley’s first cult wines, Heitz Cellar is globally recognized as the crown jewel of American wine. The timeless post-Prohibition style of winemaking endures with esteemed winemaker, Brittany Sherwood,... Read More

In the mid-1960s, an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines. Ever since 1966, Heitz Cellar has been crafting the now illustrious... Read More

It makes perfect sense that Oakville has become the most heralded slice o f the Napa Valley (the “tenderloin,” a s Robert Parker has called it). Our blocks at Oakville Ranch —high above the eastern edge of the... Read More

Philippe & Cherie Melka~ Owners

As co-proprietors and winemakers for Melka Estates, Philippe and Cherie produce four distinct brands that reflect their philosophy of soil driven wines: Métisse from Napa Valley, Mekerra... Read More

Philippe & Cherie Melka~ Owners

As co-proprietors and winemakers for Melka Estates, Philippe and Cherie produce four distinct brands that reflect their philosophy of soil driven wines: Métisse from Napa Valley, Mekerra... Read More

In the late summer of 2015, a last minute change in plans led a couple from Chicago to Oregon’s Willamette Valley. They made an appointment at one of their favorite wineries, a bottle of which they shared on their first... Read More

The 2021 Red Wine is an attractive offering from Quintessa. Crushed red berry fruit, cedar, mocha, spice and tobacco open gracefully. All the elements are nicely balanced in this understated Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend.... Read More

Randy Dunn purchased the initial land for Dunn Vineyards in 1979 with optimistic hopes of crafting fine wines from Howell Mountain. His hopes were surpassed as Dunn Vineyards is looked to as an example of terroir driven wines... Read More

Jim Barbour was raised on his family’s ranch in Rutherford where he learned the life of farming, a passion for land, and the understanding that hard work breeds success.

After graduating from the University of California-Davis,... Read More

Robert (Bob) Foley began his wine making career in the Napa Valley in 1977, having just graduated from UC Davis with degrees in both Viticulture and Enology. He spent his first year working for Heitz Cellars, followed by 15 years... Read More

Deep red. Fresh cherry and raspberry aromas are complicated by suggestions of candied flowers, baking spices and incense. Palate-coating red fruit flavors show very good depth and clarity and an exotic spice flourish on the back... Read More

In California, Ad Ripa is associated with the Happy Canyon Vineyard in the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA. This vineyard benefits from a unique microclimate with warm days and cool nights, ideal for Bordeaux varieties like... Read More

The Togni Cabernets embody the essence of old-school classicism in Napa Valley.

- Vinous Media

Bright, dark red. Complex, inviting scents of red and black fruits, violet, black pepper, mulch, smoked meat and olive tapenade. Concentrated and quite balsamic, conveying a distinct peppery dryness to its flavors of dark berries,... Read More

Vinous 2024 Wine of the Year: 2021 Philip Togni Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Choosing the Vinous Wine of the Year for 2024 from the more than 35,000 wines our team of reviewers tasted during the last twelve months was a... Read More

One of the unquestioned highlights in this tasting, the 2014 Pinot Noir is brilliant, precise and wonderfully engaging from the first impression. Perhaps most surprisingly of all, the 2014 does not really seem to show any signs... Read More

This wine was made to celebrate the solar eclipse on its path of totality over Hye in 2024.

“The wine is a representation of the range of Texas wine growing. It's almost a snap shot of the WCV production - varieties... Read More

Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Together, our founders set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit... Read More

Pure black currants on the nose with an incredible al dente grape character. It’s almost like grape must. Undertone of ink and violets and sandalwood. Perfumed. Hints of spearmint. Full-bodied, but so well-formed and reserved.... Read More

This Pinot Noir is aromatically alluring with cool fruit character and spice undertones. Notes of citrus, sassafras, and cedar shavings are layered into this very complex wine owing to the diversity of vineyards sourced for the... Read More

Gandona's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Encosta features scents of crushed stone and pencil shavings layered atop ripe plums and black cherries. While it's full-bodied, with some grainy tannins, it's not unapproachable,... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is silky and elegant, with lovely aromatic presence and impeccable balance. Sweet tobacco, cedar, dried flowers and mint all give this mid-weight Cabernet lovely complexity and nuance. The 2018 has... Read More

Tasting Note: Ripe Bing Cherry and allspice aromas are the first indication of sweet, fully ripe fruit. Balanced acidity and even tannin carry the black and red fruit flavors across the palate and resolve in a gently gripping... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Mount Veeder wine loaded with strong savory and mineral accents. Black fruit, graphite menthol and licorice lend complexity to this huge, explosive Cabernet Sauvignon. The tannins are pretty... Read More

The 2019 Dominus is shockingly primary. A wine of tremendous density and power, the 2019 is also a wine for readers who can be patient, as it won't be ready to drink for another 10-15 years! Dark fruit, leather, tobacco, incense,... Read More

We work hard to produce the highest quality wines in limited quantities from grapes grown on our Sonoma Valley and Moon Mountain District estate vineyards. We farm our vineyards with organic and biodynamic practices, always mindful... Read More

32 Barrels (800 cases) produced

There were 32 barrels of the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley produced. It’s a great wine, offering full-bodied richness and depth in a rich, concentrated, satisfying package. Classic Cabernet... Read More