Winemaker Notes:. On the nose, black fruits, Bing cherry, saddleback, gun flint, crushed rock and minerality. On the palate, black raspberry, elderberry, black licorice, rose petals, mocha, vanilla…

In early spring, moderate to cooler temperatures and fairly high levels of moisture in the ground delayed vine growth. On the surface, showers during bloom in May appeared to make for a challenging…

"In a lineup of fabulous Cabernets, 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Era is a bit hard to understand, as it doesnt really stand out in any meaningful way. There is plenty of fruit and oak in the glass, but…

"Alpha Omegas 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges III sits somewhere between the straight Cabernet bottling and the best of the To Kalon wines. It has the poise and balance of the former but the…

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"Slightly beefier is the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges Iii Vineyard. The fruit from this site was one of the component parts of the old Bv Private Reserve Georges de Latour Cabernet and…

This is a wow wine, half barrel-fermented and half fermented in stainless steel, that impresses from start to finish. Candied cassis and emphatic aromas of violet ride along a soft, delicately…