23 Wine Reviews Found

  • Winemaker: Andy Erickson
Dalla Valle Proprietary Red Maya 2014
99 Points

Dalla Valle Proprietary Red Maya 2014

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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Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2015
98 Points

Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2015

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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97 Points

Dalla Valle Collina Cabernet Blend 2020

This highly-anticipated boutique Cabernet blend impresses with a silky smooth texture, plush tannins, and seriously delicious, dark fruit that remind us of best-selling trophy wines. We have judged the last ten Collina vintages and this is a strong candidate for the best-ever upon release. Flavors of dark chocolate and espresso lead to seductive layers of...

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96 Points

Favia Cabernet Blend Carbone 2018

This oh-so silky & rich new release from Napa’s acclaimed 2018 vintage offers sumptuous aromas of plum, cassis, blackberry and sage evolve on the palate to include dark chocolate and baking spice with some graphite and background oak. It is full-bodied and has a layered, multi-tiered mid-palate (tangy baking spices) leading to a distinguished finish...

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97 Points

Favia Viognier Suize 2016

The majestic bouquet features alluring notes of gardenia and beeswax. The oh-so silky smooth texture offers a veritable symphony of fun fruit and floral notes including butterscotch, honeysuckle, nectarines and white peach plus a hint of flaky pastry on the finish. Beautifully balanced, this is a wine that matches perfectly with seafood (Lobster) with rich...

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arieeta white keys
98 Points

Arietta Sauvignon Blanc On the White Keys Artists’ Reserve 2018

This is one of the most deeply delicious and uniquely exotic white wines we have the pleasure of judging annually. The newly released 2016 vintage is another show-stopper, guaranteed to impress for a refreshing happy hour or pairing with a wide array of menus! It’s also marvelously creamy with a silky texture as it enjoys...

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Carbone
97 Points

Favia Cabernet Blend Carbone 2017

“his oh-so silky & rich new release from Napa’s acclaimed 2018 vintage offers sumptuous aromas of plum, cassis, blackberry and sage evolve on the palate to include dark chocolate and baking spice with some graphite and background oak. It is full-bodied and has a layered, multi-tiered mid-palate (tangy baking spices) leading to a distinguished finish...

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Arietta Sauvignon Blanc On the White Keys Artists’ Reserve 2017
98 Points

Arietta Sauvignon Blanc On the White Keys Artists’ Reserve 2017

This is a delightfully refreshing, mouth-watering, and exotic new white wine; guaranteed to impress for a refreshing happy hour or pairing with a wide array of menus! It’s also the most uniquely creamy and delicious Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend we’ve discovered as it enjoys extended aging (rare for a S.B.) in new French oak...

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97 Points

Dalla Valle Cabernet 2014

Dense, ripe, and full-bodied, with deftly balanced, prodigious tannins, this magnificent effort displays a core of cassis, blackberry, graphite and espresso bean complimented by a slight hint of creamy vanilla oak on the prodigious finish.

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98 Points

Favia Cerro Sur 2013

What a gorgeous effort with layers of concentrated black cherry and blackcurrant fruit and blueberries are present in this full-bodied, opulent and voluptuously textured wine.

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