"In 2002 very small yields produced only about 3,000 cases at 14.7% natural alcohol and a blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc. This wine is going from strength to strength since I…

"This very fine wine is fully mature, and ideally requires consumption. Very dark ruby, with a smooth, round, ripe black currant and cedar bouquet, savory, full, generous flavors, and a slightly…

"The 2012 Quella (from a steep 9-acre vineyard in the eastern Vaca hillsides) has an opaque purple color, a gorgeous nose of white flowers, sweet blackberry and cassis fruit, and a touch of vanilla…

"This wine was too muchtoo much like a caricature for me, winemaker Michael Silacci confessed to me while tasting the 2015 Opus One together again recently. So, when we took it out of barrel to…

"Both 2013s are clearly the finest Eisele wines made under the administration of Franois Pinault and his top lieutenant, Frdric Engerer, who also runs the show at Chteau Latour. The utterly…

"In magnum, the 1999 Palmer is drinking beautifully, offering up a deep and lavish bouquet of cherries and berries mingled with hints of cigar box and violets. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with…

Champagne Pol Roger created their Prestige Cuvée in homage to Sir Winston Churchill mindful of the qualities that he sought in his champagne : robustness, a full-bodied character and relative…

"From the valley floor, the 2010 St. Eden exhibits copious notes of creme de cassis, loamy, dusty soil undertones, forest floor, toasty oak and plenty of sweet tannin in its full-bodied, massive…

"Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass with ripe blueberries, black cherry jam and crme de cassis with hints of violets, dark chocolate, cedar chest and cardamom, plus a…

"Utter perfection, and one of the most profound Rhone Ranger wines I have ever tasted is the 2007 James Berry Vineyard Proprietary Red, a blend of 41% Grenache, 31% Mourvedre, and 28% Syrah (15.8%…

"Jean-Baptiste Lcaillon calls Cristal "the first terroir cuve of the Champagne." He furthers, "Its not just Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, but the chalk that brings the ultimate finesse, length and…

"The 2010 Cumulus Vineyard #4 is an off-the-hook effort that showed even better than last year. Made from 44% Syrah, 32% Grenache, 12% Petite Sirah, 8% Mourvedre and 4% Touriga Nacional, its mostly…

Wine Advocate 99. "There are 400 cases of the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, which is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot. This comes from the backstreets of St.…