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Eisele "Altagracia" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
96
James Suckling
(1/27/2017) "Lots of sweet-tobacco, currant and coffee character, yet this remains refined and subtle. Mushroom undertones. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and a velvety texture. Complex and fascinating. Spanish cedar all the way. Better in 2019."
(1/27/2017) "Lots of sweet-tobacco, currant and coffee character, yet this remains refined and subtle. Mushroom undertones. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and a velvety texture. Complex and fascinating. Spanish cedar all the way. Better in 2019."
$
12999
Discount:
750 ML
Patria "Avoyelles" Oakville Ranch Napa Valley Proprietary Red 2015
96+
Wine Advocate
98
Jeb Dunnuck
(12/29/2017) "A more classic Cabernet Franc-dominated blend that includes 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Avoyelles is a sensational red from Tony Biagi. It's a rich, full-bodied effort with a saturated purple color and notes of blue fruits, liquid violets, flowers and crushed rock minerality. This beauty has incredible intensity, sweet, fine-grained tannin, and blockbuster length, all making for a sensational Cabernet Franc that could very well have 30+ years of longevity."
(12/29/2017) "A more classic Cabernet Franc-dominated blend that includes 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Petit Verdot, the 2015 Avoyelles is a sensational red from Tony Biagi. It's a rich, full-bodied effort with a saturated purple color and notes of blue fruits, liquid violets, flowers and crushed rock minerality. This beauty has incredible intensity, sweet, fine-grained tannin, and blockbuster length, all making for a sensational Cabernet Franc that could very well have 30+ years of longevity."
Robert Mondavi "To Kalon Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
95
Wine Advocate
(12/30/2016) "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve To Kalon is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep ruby/purple-colored, notes of sweet crème de cassis, blackberry, charcoal and toast are present in the subtle but intense aromatics. The wine is full-bodied and classically crafted, building incrementally on the palate and displaying full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and a potential to age for 25-30 + years. This is a beauty. Drink Date 2016 - 2048."
(12/30/2016) "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve To Kalon is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep ruby/purple-colored, notes of sweet crème de cassis, blackberry, charcoal and toast are present in the subtle but intense aromatics. The wine is full-bodied and classically crafted, building incrementally on the palate and displaying full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and a potential to age for 25-30 + years. This is a beauty. Drink Date 2016 - 2048."
$
12999
Discount:
750 ML
Patria "Avoyelles" Oakville Ranch Napa Valley Proprietary Red 2016
97
Wine Advocate
(10/29/2018) "The 2016 Oakville Ranch Avoyelles is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, co-fermented and aged 19 months in 100% new French oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and comes bursting forth with vibrant red cherries, redcurrants and blackberries plus touches of cedar chest, red roses, cinnamon stick and pencil lead with a hint of spearmint. The palate is full-bodied and packed full of juicy red berries and perfumed layers with a solid backbone of ripe, fine-grained tannins and a wonderfully vibrant finish. 100 cases produced. Drink 2021 - 2039."
(10/29/2018) "The 2016 Oakville Ranch Avoyelles is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, co-fermented and aged 19 months in 100% new French oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and comes bursting forth with vibrant red cherries, redcurrants and blackberries plus touches of cedar chest, red roses, cinnamon stick and pencil lead with a hint of spearmint. The palate is full-bodied and packed full of juicy red berries and perfumed layers with a solid backbone of ripe, fine-grained tannins and a wonderfully vibrant finish. 100 cases produced. Drink 2021 - 2039."
Kosta Browne "Gap's Crown Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2016
96
James Suckling
93
Wine Spectator
95+
Jeb Dunnuck
(6/5/2018) "The 2016 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown comes from a great, great site on the Sonoma Coast and saw 15% whole clusters and 40% new wood. It's a deep, rich, blacker fruit-driven effort that shows more and more savory, iron, and earthy notes with time in the glass. It's ripe and opulent on the palate, with building tannin, yet packs a wealth of fruit and texture, while still showing the more elegant, balanced style of the vintage."
(6/5/2018) "The 2016 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown comes from a great, great site on the Sonoma Coast and saw 15% whole clusters and 40% new wood. It's a deep, rich, blacker fruit-driven effort that shows more and more savory, iron, and earthy notes with time in the glass. It's ripe and opulent on the palate, with building tannin, yet packs a wealth of fruit and texture, while still showing the more elegant, balanced style of the vintage."
$
12999
Discount:
750 ML
Chateau Saint Cosme "Hominis Fides" Gigondas 2016
Jeb Dunnuck calls this "one of the greatest Gigondas ever made!" Amazing!
100
Jeb Dunnuck
(9/26/2018) "One of the more backward and structured wines in the vintage is unquestionably the 2016 Gigondas Hominis Fides, which is 100% Grenache from a sandy, limestone site just across the street from the Le Claux vineyard. As always, it was not destemmed and was brought up all in barrel. Its inky purple color is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of blackcurrants, roasted garrigue, scorched earths, graphite, and an incredible sense of minerality (both in the aromatics as well as on the palate). Deep and powerful, with awesome intensity, it still stays ethereal and elegant, with no hard edges, polished tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. A huge wine that never puts a foot wrong, this is one of the greatest Gigondas ever made! Don't miss it."
(9/26/2018) "One of the more backward and structured wines in the vintage is unquestionably the 2016 Gigondas Hominis Fides, which is 100% Grenache from a sandy, limestone site just across the street from the Le Claux vineyard. As always, it was not destemmed and was brought up all in barrel. Its inky purple color is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of blackcurrants, roasted garrigue, scorched earths, graphite, and an incredible sense of minerality (both in the aromatics as well as on the palate). Deep and powerful, with awesome intensity, it still stays ethereal and elegant, with no hard edges, polished tannins, a stacked mid-palate, and a blockbuster finish. A huge wine that never puts a foot wrong, this is one of the greatest Gigondas ever made! Don't miss it."
Chateau Saint Cosme "Le Claux" Gigondas 2016
99-100
Jeb Dunnuck
(10/19/2017) "The 2016 Gigondas Le Claux has slightly more mid-palate depth compared to the Hominis Fides, yet is also more tannic and structure. Damp clay, forest floor, currants spice and huge minerality all soar from the glass and this full-bodied beauty has an unctuous texture that's currently hiding serious amounts of tannin. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 15+."
(10/19/2017) "The 2016 Gigondas Le Claux has slightly more mid-palate depth compared to the Hominis Fides, yet is also more tannic and structure. Damp clay, forest floor, currants spice and huge minerality all soar from the glass and this full-bodied beauty has an unctuous texture that's currently hiding serious amounts of tannin. Forget bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 15+."
$
12999
Discount:
750 ML
O'Shaughnessy Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
96
Vinous, Antonio Galloni
96
Wine Advocate
(12/2016) "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and usually my favorite from Betty O'Shaughnessy. She produces just under 1,200 cases of this wine, which has the classic blueberry, blackberry and acacia flower nose that comes from the high elevations of this wild and backward mountain area in southern Napa Valley. Dense bluish/purple to the rim, with loads of blueberries on the palate, big-time glycerin, sweet tannin, low acidity and a long, layered finish, this is terrific wine to drink now and over the next 20-25 years. Drink Date 2016 - 2041."
(12/2016) "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and usually my favorite from Betty O'Shaughnessy. She produces just under 1,200 cases of this wine, which has the classic blueberry, blackberry and acacia flower nose that comes from the high elevations of this wild and backward mountain area in southern Napa Valley. Dense bluish/purple to the rim, with loads of blueberries on the palate, big-time glycerin, sweet tannin, low acidity and a long, layered finish, this is terrific wine to drink now and over the next 20-25 years. Drink Date 2016 - 2041."
$
12599
Discount:
750 ML
Roserock "Zephirine" Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir 2015
98
James Suckling
(11/1/2017) "Incredible aromas of chamomile, hibiscus, fruit tea, lavender, dried strawberries, cherries, lemons and light white chocolate. Medium-bodied but with crazily formed tannins that are like velvety strings and are surrounded by vivacious acidity. A phenomenal, awe-inspiring finish. An indisputably unique wine. Drink from 2020."
(11/1/2017) "Incredible aromas of chamomile, hibiscus, fruit tea, lavender, dried strawberries, cherries, lemons and light white chocolate. Medium-bodied but with crazily formed tannins that are like velvety strings and are surrounded by vivacious acidity. A phenomenal, awe-inspiring finish. An indisputably unique wine. Drink from 2020."
$
12499
Discount:
1.5 LT
Cayuse "Cailloux Vineyard" Walla Walla Valley Syrah 2016
97-99
Jeb Dunnuck
(4/5/2018) "Moving to the Syrahs and always the largest production release, the 2016 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard includes a small amount of co-fermented Viognier and is raised all in puncheons. Cold campfire/ash, plums, dried violets, and pepper all flow to a rich, full-bodied, incredibly opulent Syrah that has a stacked, thick mid-palate, bright acidity, and a great, great finish. It's another killer vintage for this vineyard and it's going to be one of the Syrahs of the vintage."
(4/5/2018) "Moving to the Syrahs and always the largest production release, the 2016 Syrah Cailloux Vineyard includes a small amount of co-fermented Viognier and is raised all in puncheons. Cold campfire/ash, plums, dried violets, and pepper all flow to a rich, full-bodied, incredibly opulent Syrah that has a stacked, thick mid-palate, bright acidity, and a great, great finish. It's another killer vintage for this vineyard and it's going to be one of the Syrahs of the vintage."
$
11999
Discount:
750 ML
