California Wine Advisors

This luxurious new Cabernet blend is bold and rich tasting, unveiling sumptuous layers of dark fruit, blackberry, and dark cherry wrapped in a silky, sultry texture. The bouquet blooms with alluring notes of dark cocoa, Madagascar vanilla, and toasted coconut, leading into a palate reminiscent of Black Forest cake—lush, decadent, and irresistibly smooth. Firm yet...

Launching forth with a generous bouquet of currant, black cherry, and ripe berries, Sojourn’s 2016 Georges III Cabernet evolves into a full, yet elegant wine that is ultra-velvety smooth on the palate. Captivating layers of red and black fruit, hints of dark chocolate and espresso beans, and classic tannins (bold to ensure long term aging)...

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate has the ripe, expansive, sexy style of the vintage front and center. Loads of crème de cassis, blueberries, crushed violets, and spice all soar from this beauty, which is powerful and rich, yet perfectly balanced. At the same quality level as the 2013, it’s nevertheless in a much more approachable,...

This majestic new release captures the true essence of Napa’s highly anticipated 2021 vintage; offering a best-of-both-worlds combination of luxurious dark fruit to enjoy now (after decanting) plus the promise of guaranteed thrills for collectors that set aside a few bottles for future splendor. We noticed the silky & creamy texture that introduces a panoply...

The enchanting new vintage of Textbook Dumas Reserve captures the true essence of Napa’s finest sources for Cabernet & Merlot! Once again, this exclusive, one-barrel-blend offers a magical combination of luxurious black & blue fruit to enjoy now (after decanting) plus the promise of guaranteed thrills for collectors that set aside a few bottles for...

The winemaker behind these magnificent wines is Dave Phinney, working from the Dr. George Beldon Crane Vineyard, which was first planted as a site in 1885. The new vintage is his best yet, full of decadent notes of current, plum, and toasted sweet spice, leading to a palate of opulent dark blackberry compote, chocolate, sage...

This deliciously juicy new release launches with notes of espresso, butterscotch, and dark Ghirardelli chocolate. The deep flavors cascade through superb fine tannins in endless tiers, plum, black currant, sage, blackberry, sweet tobacco, mineral, cherry, mocha, Indian pudding, oak and spice, all coming together in a minute-long finish. Reminds us of Harlan. Highly recommended.

Exotic bouquet of peaches, honey crisp apple pie, baking spices and honeysuckle leap from the glass of this of this vibrant young Chardonnay. Those flavors continue through the palate combined with a suave texture and notes of bosc pears, freshly baked croissant, white chocolate and tangy butterscotch. This delightfully refreshing Chardonnay should drink well for...

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...

Fans of the most classic California Chardonnay (Aubet, Pahlmeyer, Peter Michael, etc.) will swoon for this ultra-rich new discovery. Captivating aromas of jasmine and beeswax lead to lip-smacking butterscotch pudding notes plus sumptuous poached pears, grille pineapple and then a finish that reminds us of cotton candy or lemon pie with a graham cracker crust....