This best barrel selection from Celia Welch offers extravagant ripe blackberry and cassis fruit lead to alluring notes of dark cocoa and almonds on the lush mid-palate. Boldly exotic spice and blueberry pie flavors culminate with a prodigious finish highlighted by fresh tannins to enjoy (decanting recommended) now through the next 20 years. This is... Read Full Review →

Wow! The cashmere-like texture reminds us of the best Harlan and Hundred Acre releases that we’ve sampled. Intensely satisfying hints of inky dark fruit (currants, plums, blackberry) combine with opulent notes of dark chocolate and pipe tobacco. The mind-bending finish features luxuriously creamy new oak and espresso guaranteed to dazzle now (decanting recommended) through 2030.... Read Full Review →

A Cabernet of opulence and precision, Fayard has delivered a masterpiece from the Martinez vineyard next to Ovid on Pritchard Hill. On the nose, it unfurls with an luxurious bouquet of juicy, ripe blackberry and cassis intertwined with subtle herbs and citrus zest that adds lift and brightness. The fleshy, velvety texture delivers a vibrant... Read Full Review →

It doesn’t get any better than 2005 Levy & McClellan Cabernet Sauvignon, which is just entering its ideal drinking window. An utterly vivid, breathtaking wine, the 2005 is built like a thoroughbred with perfect balance and overall sense of harmony that may be savored tonight or anytime over TWENTY years. The opaque purple/onyx color is... Read Full Review →

Deep, dark, and powerful, yet wrapped in a remarkably velvety texture that elevates its old-school soul into something irresistibly modern. Layers of ripe red fruits and baking spice immediately grab you, gaining nuance as the wine opens, while a firm, finely structured finish stretches out for minutes. While dense and big on the palate, this... Read Full Review →