California Wine Advisors

This lush, full bodied wine is packed with plenty of blueberry, blackberry, cigar box and violets, leading to an intense yet balanced palate full of black ripe fruit, espresso and notes of licorice. With sweet, powerful, and rich tannins, this is Bure’s best bottling and is worth grabbing a few bottles to sample. An extraordinary...

Similar to many of Napa’s top tier 2018 Cabernets, this new discovery by Jim Barbour and Thomas Rivers Brown delivers supreme satisfaction now and monumental potential for long-term enjoyment thanks to velvety rich tannins. Luxuriously smooth notes of dark cherries and blackberry compote combine with hints of toasted pecan, dark cocoa and baking spices on...

One sip is all it takes to be seduced by this voluptuous Cabernet. Cavus hails from a perfect high elevation Stags Leap District vineyard and delivers velvety rich, lush and opulent blackberry coulis, cherry, blueberry, sage, cassis, cocoa powder and slightly toasted oak flavors. This is a crowd pleaser today and will cellar for many...

Silky, rich, ultra creamy, spicy red fruits, black cherry, plum, currant, sage, blackberry, Christmas spices, dark chocolate and espresso, leading through fine grained soft tannins. A deep and complex red with a hint of dried herbs on the peppery finish. Could use a few more years in the cellar to bloom into an extraordinary blend.

The abundance of the 2016 vintage has given us Impetuous, and we couldn’t be more delighted. Aromas and initial palate flavors feature bright cherry, raspberry and fresh blackberries entwined with baking spice. These warm fruit notes are layered with velvety rich chocolate and vanilla bean in a wine that’s full bodied and structured with approachable...

In just the second vintage, this Impetuous Cabernet blend shows why we admire the talents of genius winemaker Martha McCllelan and Checkerboard’ mountain vineyards. Aromas and initial palate flavors feature fresh blackberries and mint chocolate entwined with baking spice. Black fruit notes are layered with velvety rich dark chocolate and vanilla bean in a Cabernet...

This intensely delicious Cabernet is a contender for bargain of the vintage thanks to deeply satisfying notes of red fruit, dark chocolate and hints of cashew plus coconut on the finish. The lingering pleasure is a bit reminiscent of Tobblerone. This beauty will impress all Napa fans now (decant prior to 2024) through 2029.

This new show-stopper launches forth with alluring notes of caramel, monumental black fruit, deftly balanced tannins and hints of white chocolate across an ultra-silky texture. This immensely age-worthy winner features alluring hints of Mexican chocolate and walnut brownies on the voluptuous finish. Decanting recommended prior to 2020 and savor every sip of this dreamy red...

An irresistibly hedonistic Cabernet that over-delivers with pure, crowd-pleasing energy. Bursting with juicy blackberry and cherry fruit, it’s wrapped in a plush layer of vanilla cream and exotic coconut, giving the wine a decadent allure, yet without any sense of heat. Beneath the opulence there’s layered graphite, violets, and cedar, while chalky, well-balanced tannins provide...

The new King’s Row is another thriller, reminiscent of the finest 2015 reds as it demonstrates the luscious nature of this vintage. Aromas and initial palate flavors feature bright cherry, raspberry and fresh blackberries entwined with baking spice. These warm fruit notes are layered with velvety rich chocolate and vanilla bean in a wine that’s...