California Wine Advisors

This intensely satisfying new 2018 Cabernet discovery entices from the first sip with rich fruit and luxurious Lindt 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’! This...

This distinguished new Cabernet discovery impresses from the first sip with rich fruit and luxurious Toblerone milk chocolate flavors at its core. Those are melded with silky smooth tannins and bold blue fruit for a tantalizing experience now through the next decade. When sampling, one member of our panel exclaimed ‘this is Fun’! This gem...

The 2022 Arkenstone NVD Cabernet opens with a gorgeous wave of rich dark fruit, layering blackberries, dark cherry, and fig preserves. On the palate, it’s sumptuous and beautifully proportioned with a seamless interplay of ripe fruit, fine structure, and lively acidity. The texture is luxuriously mouth-filling, carrying notes of strawberry jam and dark cherry across...

An ultra-expressive wine that delights with power and elegance. The bouquet is dominated by dazzling aromas of melon, lemon oil, grapefruit pith and passion fruit. The palate is impeccably balanced and showcases intense flavors of guava, lemon citrus, hibiscus, and a steely mineral backbone. There’s so much to love here, a refreshing thriller you’ll find...

This newcomer is polished and elegant and wears its impressive pedigree on its sleeve. Dark fruit, baking spices and dried flowers on the nose are followed by ripe blackberry, cherry and plum on the palate. Finely textured and sleek, this is a stylish effort that will turn the heads of everyone lucky enough to find...

Alluring on the bouquet with waves of ripe blackberry, fresh cut flowers, leather and fragrant mixed herbs. The elegant texture impresses immediately with a luxurious silkiness delivering flavors of ripe dark berries, plum and current. Long, clean finish will leave you wanting the next sip. Very impressive.

This flashy new release features alluring dark fruit, baking spices and dried flowers on the bouquet followed by ripe blackberry, cherry and plum on the palate. Finely textured and silky, this is a stylish effort that will impress everyone lucky enough to find a bottle. Enjoy now (after decanting) through 2030.

Beautifully balanced and impeccably integrated, this compelling new release marries velvety richness with a polished, high-end sensibility that tastes far above its astonishing price point (compared to its famed Napa neighbors). The bouquet is immediately seductive with ethereal dark fruit, baking spice, dried flowers, and a hint of savory herbs, while the palate delivers smooth...

This new 2015 Barbour is an opulent thrill ride that offers a glorious crescendo of sumptuous fruit, harmonious balance and profound depth of flavor. Deliciously ripe black cherries, blackberry compote, toasted pecan and sage. Expansive on the palate with silky smooth tannins, it shows waves of fresh red and black fruit, and semi-sweet cocoa, culminating...

Similar to many of Napa’s top tier 2016 Cabernets, this new 2016 Barbour delivers supreme satisfaction now (decanting recommended) and monumental potential for long-term enjoyment thanks to velvety smooth tannins. Deliciously balanced dark fruit (black cherries, blackberry compote) combine with notes of toasted pecan, dark cocoa and sage culminating in a captivating finish.. Remarkably distinguished...