Made in a seductive mouth-filling style, this smooth rich and creamy Cabernet leads off with an inspiring medley of mocha-laced currant, blackberry, mint chocolate and hints of hazelnut and brownies on the finish. This wine is perfectly finessed and graceful, guaranteeing a thrill ride anytime now (after decanting 1/2 hour) through 2016. 200 cases made.

The glass explodes with a bowl full of ripe red cherry and jammy red and black fruit. The the palate is loaded with red and black currant, creme de cassis, graphite, and mixed red fruits on the finish. Simply gorgeous now, it should cellar beautifully for the next 10 years.

The Castello di Ama Apparita 2008 is an absolute knockout. Both elegant and powerful, sweet black cherries and chocolate are among the many notes in this complex bouquet plum, mint, and baking spices rest on a sophisticated structure of supple tannins. Subtle notes of cut flowers linger in the background. If you can keep yourself...

Castello di Ama remains a reference-point producer in Tuscany. My visit to the property last year culminated with the stunning 1988 Apparita, still in great shape after all these years. The house style seeks a rich, bold expression of fruit that requires significant bottle aging to reach its apogee, even if the wines can be...

Exhibiting the garnet hue and floral aromas typical to high class Barbaresco, this little Langhe over-delivers for the price. Deep and dark, the palate is packed with blueberry, cut flowers, and baking spices. Silky smooth, with well-integrated structure, the finish goes on and on. This beauty is ready to go right now, but will continue...

Undoubtedly the most opulent Super Tuscan we ve sampled this year, this gem is astonishingly rich, deep and powerful. Features beautifully decadent dark fruit, Italian espresso with layers of blackberries, blueberries, cassis, spices, cocoa and sweet toasted oak. Full and velvety, with wonderful length. Enjoy now (after decanting) through 2018. 95 The 2006 Pietradonice (Cabernet...

This impressive release sets a new standard among boutique winery Napa Cabernet blends under $30 because it’s so deliciously smooth and full of ‘body’….but won’t cost you an ‘arm and a leg’! The Cabernet blend featuring superb richness, structure, depth and tantalizing flavors that include blackberry plums, fruit, semi-sweet cocoa, fresh herbs and a tannin...

A big, powerhouse of a wine, packed with of dark berries, sandalwood and spices, with layer after layer of complexity giving length and depth. Sweet blackberry and mulberry qualities and intense floral and spicecake character add intrigue. This complex, opulent, full-bodied 2008 should drink well for a decade or more.

With stunning balance, this sumptuous Pinot offers a glorious nose of dried bing cherries, pomegranate, and faint rose petal. On the palate it offers copious red fruits lined with silky fine grained tannins framing an overall captivating experience. Bing cherry, cranberry, and exotic spices including hints of lavender and acacia flower flow through the palate...

Featuring impeccably balanced ripe tropical fruit from prime Sonoma Coast vineyards comibined with the precision of a great grand cru white Burgundy {not surprising given Morlet’s French roots and experience at Peter Michael}. If you love elegant pineapple, creamy vanilla, and lemon oil characteristics reminiscent of the finest Kistler or even Marcassin Cult Chardonnays. Starting...