California Wine Advisors

This opulent blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot is an exceedingly satisfying experience tonight but guaranteed to impress for at least 5 – 7 years to come. This wine comes out guns blazing! Copious quantities of exotic spices and intense fruit launch from the glass. Dense, ripe, and full-bodied, with velvety tannins, this...

An elegant and nimble Zin, featuring blackberry, black cherry pie, vanilla and brown spice aromas, with ripe, jammy blackberry, raspberry, pomegranate and spice flavors. Long and silky, exotic and compelling. Don’t miss.

Aromas of blackberry, currant, anise and vanilla immediately jump from the glass. Opens up to aromas of plum, cedar and soy develop. On the palate, flavors of blackberry, wild berries, boysenberry, black olive and raspberry are framed by polished tannin. The finish is smooth and lush with a structure that should ensure a long life.

Starting with aromas of cassis, licorice, leather and mocha. Dense, creamy-sweet and juicy, with excellent concentration to its luscious flavors of dark berries and semi-sweet chocolate. This grand creation features ultra luscious fruit flavors deftly melded together with plush tannins that bode well for long term cellaring (if you can wait). Enjoy tonight, after decanting...

Classic aromatics of cassis, blueberry, cedar, tobacco and tapanade. The palate is textured and savory, with the ripe fruit profile wrapped around Cabernet complexities of cedar, tobacco, and bakers chocolate. Very fleshy. Integrated tannins then frame the fruit in a long, persistent finish. We love a good deal (especially when it s for a 2007...

Dark and brooding in the glass, this über-impressive new wine captures your attention immediately. The opening aromatics of spices and dried floral notes give way to black cherry and mocha. Silky tannins on the mid-palate deliver a galaxy of toasted nuts, dry tobacco, vanilla bean, ripe blackberries, dark stone fruits and a hint of allspice....

Polished, complex nose; aromas of orange pith, key lime pie, white peach, stone fruits, nut, spice, apricot danish with clotted cream. The innate generosity of the palate is tightly wound around a spine of minerality, this wine will develop superbly, gaining richness without losing its varietal identity.

This treasure launches forth with a bouquet of blackberry, currant and vanilla immediately jump from the glass. Opens up to aromas of plum and cedar develop. On the palate, flavors of blackberry, wild berries, boysenberry, cocoa and dark spices are framed by polished tannin. The finish is smooth and lush with a structure that should...

This wine has aromas of cassis, licorice, leather and mocha. Dense, creamy-sweet and juicy, with excellent concentration to its luscious flavors of dark berries and semi-sweet chocolate. This grand creation features ultra luscious fruit flavors deftly melded together with plush tannins that bode well for long term cellaring (if you can wait). Enjoy tonight, after...

This remarkable new effort launches forth with delicious black currants, plums, and a hint of spice and creamy vanilla on the finish. Elegant, full-bodied flavors are intense and substantial, but neither heavy nor overweight. This beautiful, pure, well-balanced Cabernet should drink well for 10+ years, peaking around 2015 in our estimate but a guaranteed thriller...