This grand estate's reputation as a top quality wine producer took off in 1945 after a series of exceptional vintages. Since then, Lynch-Bages has continued to produce excellent wines, even during…

Jeb Dunnuck – 99 Points (2020) Decanter – 98 Points (2020) Spicy coffee-ish and black fruit aromas. Very intense and profound. Deep and structured with a wonderful velvet texture and…

The Pontet Cantet vineyard, located directly across from Mouton Rothschild, is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, with an average vine age of about…

Robert Parker – 98 Points (2018) James Suckling – 98 Points (2018) What strikes the taster immediately is the energy these wines display, the expression of tension and intensity: 2018…

Chateau Montelena?s history is one of the deepest and most storied in the Napa Valley and California. Founded just north of Calistoga by a senator and San Francisco entrepreneur in 1882 at the turn…

The Pontet Cantet vineyard, located directly across from Mouton Rothschild, is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, with an average vine age of about…

Creative freedom lies at the core of Montelena. It's pervasive, ubiquitous, but at the same time, subtle and ostensibly paradoxical to those who don't.

Cinq Cépages is the flagship wine of Chateau St. Jean. Each year, Winemaker Margo Van Staaveren selects fruit from the finest Bordeaux variety vineyards.

Second Growth powerhouse Cos d'Estournel represents the epitome of Saint Estephe wines and great Bordeaux. In 2024 the estate became fully organic, after decades of sustainable and organic methods in…

Renowned as one of the world's most elegant wines, the character of Château Haut-Bailly is a series of unlikely paradoxes. It is as complex as it is balanced: deliberate and discrete, powerful and…

Wine and Spirits Mag – 92 Points (2000) Serge Hochar's estate red has a sweet, earthy succulence in 2000 that's hard to resist, a combination of raspberry liqueur, mocha, black olives and very…