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 →

Dark, dense, and unapologetically powerful, the 2022 Estate Cabernet delivers rare finesse. The first impression is all ripe blackberries, dark cherry, and milk chocolate, wrapped in a structure of tight, sculpted tannins that hint at enormous long-term potential. As it opens, savory herbs, iron, and a profound minerality give this wine an unmistakably brawny character.... 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 →

We’ve judged the last twenty vintages of Insignia, and the new 2022 is a strong contender for the most immediately irresistible! Aromas of blackberry, dark chocolate, mint, sweet tobacco, and violets captivate from the start. The full-bodied palate is framed by silky, polished tannins, unfolding into flashy layers of fig, blueberry, espresso bean, and a... 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 →