This majestic vintage of Dalla Valle’s flagship blend displays a dense purple color as well as glorious aromas of black and red fruits, smoke, camphor, subtle wood, and exotic spices. After a few years of cellar time, we marveled at the bountiful dark fruit flavors perfectly balanced by ultra-velvety tannins. This brilliantly constructed 2014 is...
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Simply stated, this is a big WOW wine! Intensely flavorful with deep dark fruit, a divinely silky smooth texture, and an overall freshness that reminds me of far pricier reds from Bordeaux’s left bank (in prime vintages). Similar to recent vintages, this magnificent effort displays a core of cassis, blackberry, graphite and espresso bean complimented...
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Showcasing Napa’s celebrated 2018 Napa vintage, this virtually flawless Cabernet blend dazzles from the start with a velvety-rich texture and scents of freshly baked tollhouse cookies. Monumental in its grandeur, the palate of this new Cabernet boasts notes of dark chocolate truffles intermingled with deeply concentrated black fruit (currants, plums, dates) deftly balanced across a...
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This ultra-velvety new release is 100% rich and luscious, displaying intense blueberry cream and hints of cocoa on the finish. We were dazzled by the almost Amarone-like finish that featured a complex array of exotic tobacco and black tea. Bravo! Photo: Sloan Estate
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Once again, this esteemed Cabernet blend impresses with seriously delicious, dark fruit and velvety smooth tannins that remind us of far pricier red wines. The bouquet boasts captivating aromas of baking cocoa and pipe tobacco that lead to seductive layers of fruit complimented by seamlessly integrated French oak. Intensely satisfying hints of savory spices and vanilla linger on the creamy finish and meld together harmoniously...
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The Araujo Eisele 2010 has become a truly ravishing wine, benefiting immensely from a full decade of cellar time. Built like a thoroughbred, this Cabernet blend is a remarkable experience now and will continue to delight for another the remainder of this decade. Intense notes of voluptuous dark fruit are deftly balanced by plush tannins...
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The new Ovid Cabernet blend “Experiment N3.8” 2018 delivers a luxuriously smooth blend of bold and rich dark fruit + delightfully fresh tannins that provide sublime enjoyment now and bode well for pleasure for at least another decade. This Cabernet blend contains a dollop of Merlot which adds rich mocha and bakers chocolate flavors as...
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Absolute perfection, this awe-inspiring Cabernet reminds me of the new Mouton Rothschild with ultra-dense texture and grainy tannins that taste like ‘diamonds!’ Cabernet blend dazzles from the start with a soaring, almost Amarone-like bouquet along with toasty oak, cassis, and blackberry liqueur. Monumental in its grandeur, super-rich, and velvety-textured, this is a spectacularly impressive, Cabernet...
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The 2018 vintage is the debut release of Aileron Sauvignon Blanc and we’re impressed with this captivating white wine, guaranteed to delight serious connoisseurs of California’s newest white wine trend. The oh-so-exotic & refreshing thrill ride commences with cotton candy, lemon zest, golden delicious apples, Key lime tart, and sea breeze that float on the palate. The...
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“Once again, another majestic Cabernet from Celia Welch which is no major surprise given the universal acclaim for Napa’s 2018 vintage! This is an silky smooth and gloriously well balanced Cabernet that reminds us of many Napa ‘Cult’ favorites that trade for much higher prices. Rewa 2018 currently boasts a rich core of dark fruits...
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