This dazzling new 2022 Cabernet gives your palate a friendly hug with rich fruit and loads of melt-in-your-mouth Ghirardelli milk chocolate flavors at its core. Those are melded with silky smooth tannins for a supremely impressive wine experience now through the next decade. When sampling, one member of our panel exclaimed ‘I just LOVE this’!...

Fresh espresso, truffle and floral notes waft from the glass, backed by provocative notes of rich, creamy cassis, plum, blackberry, and cocoa. The exotic mid-palate is resplendent with a variety of savory herbs, baking spices and hints of cured meats. The tannins are amazingly supple, imparting a velvety feel to the long, juicy finish that...

Deep garnet-purple colored, this powerful and delicious new release offers up an array of intense, dark fruit flavors including boysenberries, crushed blackcurrants and hints of kirsch, lavender, violets, and stargazer lilies on the bouquet and palate. The velvety smooth and rich texture features fine tannins, spectacular depth of dark fruit flavors, and a lengthy finish...

YES, this opulent new release actually tastes like ‘velvet’….or at least what we would imagine red crushed velvet should taste like! Full-throttle flavors include crème de cassis, blueberry, Christmas spice with lightly toasted oak plus a hint of melted dark chocolate perfectly integrated into a seamlessly elegant and plushy texture. The galaxy of flavors on...

Beautifully front-loaded with ripe fruit flavors and creamy oak. Rich and decadent with a luxuriously milk chocolatey texture. An absolute crowd-pleaser. Ready to enjoy now, but will continue to thrill 5-7 years.

This seriously impressive Cabernet launches forth with full-throttle flavors include crème de cassis, blueberry, and Christmas spices with lightly toasted oak, plus a hint of melted dark chocolate perfectly integrated into a seamlessly elegant and plushy texture. Thanks to its outstanding purity this Cabernet is approachable now, yet is capable of lasting 5-7 years minimum....

Jammy, big, and unapologetically fun, this is a bold crowd-pleaser that delivers immediate gratification. Waves of blueberry jam coat the palate, framed by plush tannins and notes of milk chocolate, Toblerone, and coconut-cream. There’s an elegant lift beneath the richness with bright pomegranate, a touch of olive, and gentle spice keeping everything lively and well-structured....

Opaque purple in the glass, the Turnbull Reserve 2021 offers an alluring bouquet loaded with black cherry, spice box, and rich blackberry. The sumptuous palate builds on these with blueberry, cedar, and hints of Montecristo cigar in a gorgeous, mouthcoating fashion. This is a full-throttle Cab winner and is best after decanting (if popping the...

Fresh, lively, and elegant, this new Estate Tyler Pinot Noir offers up spicy notes of red and black berries, pomegranate, hibiscus, tea, and toasted oak. The palate is vibrant, showcasing plenty of fruit that is light on its feet, then finishes clean with a striking purity of fruit and a classic Pinot profile. This will...

Coming from four of the top Cabernet sites in Napa, the 2018 Vice Versa is a triumph. This hedonistic Cabernet experience launches with dark chocolate brownie, vanilla bean and black cherry. Voluptuous waves of black currant, pipe tobacco, baking spice, and a velvetty smooth mouthfeel culminate in was is easily a 45 second finish. Once...