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Abreu Cappella 2011 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Finally in the bottle, the 2011 Proprietary Red Cappella is showing even better than it did from barrel last year (a common occurrence at Abreu). The 2011, which includes more Merlot than usual because of the cold growing season, reveals terrific notes of espresso roast, chocolate, forest floor, incense, and blackberry and cassis fruit. This broad, round effort is an opulent, fruit-forward, supple, luscious wine that should drink well for 10-15 years.
RP95

Abreu Cappella 2011 750mL

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Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2011 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2011 Proprietary Red Howell Mountain exhibits good red and black fruit, roasted meat, sweet forest floor and wet gravel characteristics, undeniable minerality, medium to full body and beautiful ripeness, purity and depth. Although it is the least concentrated of Abreu’s 2011s, it is still a big wine as well as one of the vintage’s most successful efforts. Drink it over the next decade.
RP95

Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2011 750mL

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Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2012 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2012 Las Posadas Proprietary Red is a massive fruit bomb from that high-elevation vineyard. Forest floor, floral notes, lead pencil shavings, licorice, fruitcake, cedar wood and oodles of black fruits soar from the glass and from the palate of this full-bodied, majestic, multi-layered wine. Like most 2012s, it is really strutting it’s stuff. It is still obviously young, but dramatic and flamboyant. This sensational wine should age effortlessly for 25-30+ years.
RP99

Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2012 3-Pack OC 750mL

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Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Abreu is now calling his vineyard on Howell Mountain (a tract of 33 acres with 15 planted) Las Posadas, after the road high on the mountain that seems to be the Fifth Avenue of Howell Mountain vineyard sites. The 2013 Las Posadas Proprietary Red was unreal from barrel, and that extraordinary Midas touch exhibited by Grimes and Abreu has extended to this wine out of bottle, which is a showcase for Howell Mountain and the meticulous viticulture and winemaking of Abreu and Grimes. Inky purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of sweet mulberry, intense graphite, scorched earth, smoldering wood charcoal, and massive blackberry and cassis fruit, this intriguing and provocative wine also throws in hints of licorice and black truffle. It is extremely rich, full-bodied, and nearly an out-of-body experience. Look for it to improve in age for 40 to 50 years. I can see consumers opening it circa 2065 to 2075 and saying, “Wow – what a great vintage this must have been!"
RP100

Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL

$2,400.00
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Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2013 750mL
RP100

Abreu Las Posadas Proprietary Red 2013 750mL

$795.00
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Abreu Madrona 2010 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2010 Madrona Ranch, which David Abreu told me he crop-thinned by at least 50%, is a more backward, tannic, brooding wine at present. An inky/purple color and lots of baking spice, espresso, black and blue fruits, and hints of graphite and toast emerge from this wine as well as formidable tannins in the finish. However, the tannins are sweet and well-integrated in this big, blockbuster effort. It will require patience by purchasers as it needs to be forgotten for 4-5 years; it will drink well over the following three decades.
RP98

Abreu Madrona 2010 3-Pack OC 750mL

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Abreu Madrona 2011 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • From the back hills of St. Helena, in the direction of Spring Mountain, comes Abreu’s first single-vineyard offering from vineyards planted in 1982, the Madrona Ranch. This cuvée usually contains at least 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Franc, ranging from 33% to 45%. Tiny quantities of Petit Verdot and Merlot are also added, depending on how they fared in any given vintage. Last year I mentioned that the 2011 Proprietary Red Madrona Ranch was one of the rare Abreu wines that showed a little herbaceousness, but that has completely aged out. There is now a forest floor intensity to this full-bodied, opaque purple-colored 2011. After spending 26 months in 100% new oak, it exhibits great fruit, concentration and intensity. The fact that Abreu and Grimes do malolactic in their new oak barrels seems to integrate the wood better than at many wineries. It is certainly a key to understanding the wine’s complexity. It displays lots of Christmas fruitcake, coffee, chocolate and spice box notes, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and sweet tannin. Drink it over the next 15+ years.
RP95

Abreu Madrona 2011 3-Pack OC 750mL

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Abreu Madrona 2011 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • From the back hills of St. Helena, in the direction of Spring Mountain, comes Abreu’s first single-vineyard offering from vineyards planted in 1982, the Madrona Ranch. This cuvée usually contains at least 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Franc, ranging from 33% to 45%. Tiny quantities of Petit Verdot and Merlot are also added, depending on how they fared in any given vintage. Last year I mentioned that the 2011 Proprietary Red Madrona Ranch was one of the rare Abreu wines that showed a little herbaceousness, but that has completely aged out. There is now a forest floor intensity to this full-bodied, opaque purple-colored 2011. After spending 26 months in 100% new oak, it exhibits great fruit, concentration and intensity. The fact that Abreu and Grimes do malolactic in their new oak barrels seems to integrate the wood better than at many wineries. It is certainly a key to understanding the wine’s complexity. It displays lots of Christmas fruitcake, coffee, chocolate and spice box notes, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and sweet tannin. Drink it over the next 15+ years.
RP95

Abreu Madrona 2011 750mL

$265.00
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Abreu Madrona 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 Madrona Ranch hits the magic three-digit score. It is literally a 30- to 45-year wine in itself. It behaves like a ripe, complex first growth Pauillac, with blackberry and crème de cassis, a touch of licorice, black truffle, pen ink and graphite. Incredibly fragrant, extremely full-bodied, with abundant tannin but also enormous fruit extract and richness, it is an amazing wine and a profound effort from Abreu and Grimes.
RP100

Abreu Madrona 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL

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Abreu Madrona 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 Madrona Ranch hits the magic three-digit score. It is literally a 30- to 45-year wine in itself. It behaves like a ripe, complex first growth Pauillac, with blackberry and crème de cassis, a touch of licorice, black truffle, pen ink and graphite. Incredibly fragrant, extremely full-bodied, with abundant tannin but also enormous fruit extract and richness, it is an amazing wine and a profound effort from Abreu and Grimes.
RP100

Abreu Madrona 2013 750mL

$725.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2002 750mL (Marked Label)
RP100

Abreu Thorevilos 2002 750mL (Marked Label)

$825.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2005 750mL (Nicked Label)
RP99

Abreu Thorevilos 2005 750mL (Nicked Label)

$550.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2007 750mL
RP100

Abreu Thorevilos 2007 750mL

$795.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2008 750mL
RP98

Abreu Thorevilos 2008 750mL

$375.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2010 750mL
AG98

Abreu Thorevilos 2010 750mL

$375.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2011 3-Pack OC 750mL
AG97

Abreu Thorevilos 2011 3-Pack OC 750mL

$975.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2011 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • As good as other cuvées from Abreu are, I am beginning to believe that my favorite vineyard in Napa Valley may be the site that David Abreu co-owns with Ric Forman, the Thorevilos Vineyard. Situated on a steep hillside behind the luxury resort of Meadowood, it is, bizarrely, not entitled to any AVA. This cuvée is normally a blend of 45%-60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30%-40% Cabernet Franc and the rest tiny dollops of Petit Verdot and Merlot. The 2011 Proprietary Red Thorevilos exhibits classic notes of white flowers, blueberries, blackberries, and hints of chocolate and wet rocks, a full-bodied mouthfeel, sweet tannin and an incredibly long finish. In a vintage that offered so many challenges, this wine’s purity and full-bodied texture are remarkable. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.
RP96

Abreu Thorevilos 2011 750mL

$315.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2012 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2012 Thorevilos is flamboyant, phenomenally concentrated, full-bodied, majestic and totally prodigious. It can be drunk young, but most readers will probably prefer to give it a few years of bottle age and consume it over the following 30+ years.
RP99+

Abreu Thorevilos 2012 3-Pack OC 750mL

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Abreu Thorevilos 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Probably one of my favorite vineyards in all of Napa Valley, even though it is not entitled to any particular AVA designation, is the steep hillside vineyard behind the luxury resort of Meadowood in St. Helena called Thorevilos. It is co-owned by David Abreu and Ric Forman. I have now tasted 16 vintages of this wine, and six and possibly seven (the 2015) have merited perfect scores, which is just mind-boggling even to someone who has been doing this for 38+ years. This wine contains a considerable quantity of Cabernet Franc (probably 30% or more, although Abreu and Grimes are never specific) and there may even be a small percentage of Petit Verdot included in the blend. This is always the most floral of the Abreu wines, but it also has what the French call je ne sais quoi, a quality that is hard to pin down. The 2013 defines what Thorevilos is all about, with copious quantities of blueberries, black raspberries, truffles, violets, crushed rock, forest floor notes and oodles of glycerin in its full-bodied, incredibly pure and amazing texture and length. It is a spectacular wine, with the cascade of fruit hiding what must be some considerable tannic clout. It’s not showing through just yet, but I suspect it will come as the wine closes down in bottle once it gets into a cold cellar. This is simply other-worldly and a tribute to all things Napa, California, and in a way, America. Drink it over the next 50+ years.
RP100

Abreu Thorevilos 2013 3-Pack OC 750mL

$2,550.00
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Abreu Thorevilos 2013 750mL
RP100

Abreu Thorevilos 2013 750mL

$825.00
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Andremily No. 4 2015 1.5L
JD97-99

Andremily No. 4 2015 1.5L

$425.00
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Andremily No. 4 2015 3-Pack OC 750mL
JD97-99

Andremily No. 4 2015 3-Pack OC 750mL

$695.00
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Beaulieu Vineyards Georges de Latour 1994 750mL
RP91

Beaulieu Vineyards Georges de Latour 1994 750mL

$115.00
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Bevan Bench Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL
AG93

Bevan Bench Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL

$195.00
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Bevan McGah Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • From Rutherford comes the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon McGah Vineyard. It is a small cuvée of 125 cases. Dense purple to the rim with notes of blackberry, cassis, white flowers, cedar wood and smoky barbecue, the wine is full-bodied, opulent, fleshy and showing extremely well already. This wine will continue to offer considerable pleasure for another 15 or more years.
RP95

Bevan McGah Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL

$225.00
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Bevan Sugarloaf 2012 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Another perfect wine is Bevan’s equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2012 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mountain. Notes of unsmoked cigar tobacco, forest floor, pen ink mulberries, blackberries and spring flowers soar from this inky/purple-colored 2012. The wine possesses great intensity, remarkable unctuosity and thickness, and perfect integration of acidity, alcohol, tannin and wood. Aged in equal parts new Gamba and Darnajou barrels, there are 225 cases of this fabulous wine. Drink now-2032.
RP100

Bevan Sugarloaf Mountain 2012 750mL

$325.00
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Bevan Tench Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 750mL
RP99

Bevan Tench Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 750mL

$295.00
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Bevan Tench EE Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Russell has made a killing farming and making wine from Oakville’s Tench Vineyard in the heart of the high-rent district of Rudd, Screaming Eagle, Phelps, Dalla Valle and a few others. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard is his third perfect wine of the vintage, which, believe me, is a trifecta of brilliance. Aged three-fourths in Darnajou and one-fourth in Taransaud, the wine is as dark as a moonless night, has the telltale blueberry and blackberry liqueur notes with Asian spice, incense and the perfume of a flower shop. Deep, built like a skyscraper, with multiple levels, well-integrated acidity and tannin, this big, juicy, succulent and intense wine is a tour de force and can be drunk now or cellared for 20-25 years.
RP100

Bevan Tench EE Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL

$350.00
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Bevan Tin Box Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Another 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Tin Box was 147 cases, aged in three-fourth Taransaud and one-fourth Darnajou barrels. It is a deep, powerful, almost primordial wine, very much in the Bevan style, but with sweet, velevty tannin, gorgeous blue and blackberry fruit, a touch of creosote and camphor. An almost Graves-like scorched-earth is present in this deep, full-throttle, amazingly savory and concentrated , balls-to-the wall Cabernet. Drink it over the next 20+ years.
RP96

Bevan Tin Box Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 750mL

$225.00
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Bevan Vixen Block Wildfoote 2013 750mL
RP97+

Bevan Vixen Block Wildfoote 2013 750mL

$245.00
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Bond Assortment Case 2010 5-Pack OWC (Melbury, St. Eden, Pluribus, Quella, Vecina)
RP97-99

Bond Assortment Case 2010 5-Pack OWC (Melbury, St. Eden, Pluribus, Quella, Vecina)

$2,150.00
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Bond Assortment Case 2011 5-Pack OWC (Melbury, St. Eden, Pluribus, Quella, Vecina)

Bond Assortment Case 2011 5-Pack OWC (Melbury, St. Eden, Pluribus, Quella, Vecina)

$1,450.00
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Bond Melbury 2012 1.5L OWC
JS99

Bond Melbury 2012 1.5L OWC

$995.00
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Bond Melbury 2013 3-Pack OWC 1.5L
RP97/JS97

Bond Melbury 2013 3-Pack OWC 1.5L

$2,950.00
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Bond Pluribus 2013 1.5L OWC
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 Pluribus is the finest wine I’ve tasted from this vineyard to date, capturing the vintage’s extraordinary purity and richness, with a multidimensional mouthfeel and incredible notes of blue and black fruits, charcoal, graphite and white flowers. This profound effort should hit its prime in another 5-10 years and evolve for 30-40 or more.
RP100

Bond Pluribus 2013 1.5L OWC

$1,295.00
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Bond Quella 2006 6-Pack OWC 750mL
AG95

Bond Quella 2006 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,800.00
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Bond Quella 2007 6-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2007 Quella performed slightly better than I predicted last year. A magical combination of blueberry liqueur intermixed with crushed rock, spring flowers (violets?), earth, pen ink and burning ember leads to a full-bodied, majestically rich wine with a multilayered texture, silky tannins and a phenomenally long finish of over 50 seconds. This sensational 2007 should drink well for 25-30+ years.
RP97

Bond Quella 2007 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$2,250.00
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Bond Quella 2012 1.5L OWC
Tasting Notes

  • 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 and graphite. Full-bodied, like its siblings, with great fruit extract, terrific purity and richness, and high but velvety tannins, this wine should also benefit from another 3-5 years of cellaring and keep for 30+ years.
RP98/JS97

Bond Quella 2012 1.5L OWC

$895.00
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Bond St. Eden 2007 750mL
RP99

Bond St. Eden 2007 750mL

$525.00
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Bond St. Eden 2013 1.5L OWC
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 St. Eden is absolutely mind-blowing, with notes of blackcurrant liqueur and licorice as well as hints of Asian soy and lead pencil. Wonderful fruit that hits the palate with a cascade of glycerin, silky but noticeable tannins, and a big, earthy, rich, full-throttle, majestic finish of close to a minute add to this wine’s compelling personality. It should drink well for at least 30-40 years.
RP99

Bond St. Eden 2013 1.5L OWC

$995.00
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Bond Vecina 2012 1.5L OWC
Tasting Notes

  • From an 11-acre vineyard sitting near Bond’s winery and the Harlan estate, the 2012 Vecina Proprietary Red is the perfect Napa version of a hypothetical blend of a La Mission Haut-Brion and Mouton-Rothschild. This is riveting Cabernet Sauvignon with great intensity, a killer fragrance of burning embers, charcoal, gravel, blackberry, cassis and earth. Fabulously intense and full-bodied, with majestic flavor intensity, a skyscraper-like mouthfeel, incredible purity and length, and supple tannins, this magnificent wine comes closest to the great Harlan Estate itself. Drink it over the next 35 years.
RP100

Bond Vecina 2012 1.5L OWC

$1,195.00
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Booker My Favourite Neighbour 2016 750mL
JD95-97

Booker My Favourite Neighbour 2016 750mL

$75.00
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Bryant Family 1995 1.5L
Tasting Notes

  • The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon is cut from the same mold as the profound 1996, displaying astonishing levels of black fruits (the usual suspects - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and cassis), phenomenal concentration, and virtually perfect balance and equilibrium.
RP99

Bryant Family 1995 1.5L

$1,295.00
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Bryant Family 1996 1.5L
RP99

Bryant Family 1996 1.5L

$1,295.00
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Bryant Family 2004 750mL
WS96

Bryant Family 2004 750mL

$325.00
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Bryant Family 2005 750mL
AG95+

Bryant Family 2005 750mL

$325.00
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Bryant Family 2008 750mL (Wine Stained Label)
WS97

Bryant Family 2008 750mL (Wine Stained Label)

$295.00
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Bryant Family 2013 750mL
RP96

Bryant Family 2013 750mL

$575.00
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Carter Beckstoffer Tokalon "The G.T.O" 2015 1.5L OWC
RP99

Carter Beckstoffer Tokalon "The G.T.O" 2015 1.5L OWC

$895.00
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Colgin IX Estate 2010 750mL
RP100

Colgin IX Estate 2010 750mL

$525.00
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Colgin IX Estate 2011 6-Pack OWC 750mL
AG95+

Colgin IX Estate 2011 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,800.00
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Colgin IX Estate 2012 750mL
RP99

Colgin IX Estate 2012 750mL

$425.00
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Colgin IX Estate 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Another perfect wine from Ann Colgin and her winemaking team is the 2013 IX Proprietary Red Estate, a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. An absolutely compelling wine, with notes of lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, blueberry, blackberry and cassis, it has the full smorgasbord of black and blue fruits, wonderfully integrated, toasty oak, acidity and tannin, a floral note that is unmistakable, and great richness, density and purity. It is an utterly exceptional wine and a tribute to not only a great vineyard, but impeccable winemaking and upbringing. It should drink well for 30+ years as well.
RP100

Colgin IX Estate 2013 750mL

$525.00
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Colgin Tychson Hill 2001 3-Pack OWC 750mL
RP98

Colgin Tychson Hill 2001 3-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,595.00
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Colgin Tychson Hill 2003 3-Pack OWC 750mL
RP96

Colgin Tychson Hill 2003 3-Pack OWC 750mL

$895.00
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Dalla Valle Maya 1990 750mL
WS97

Dalla Valle Maya 1990 750mL

$435.00
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Dominus 1985 750mL (Oxidized Capsule)
Tasting Notes

  • I have been fooled by this wine in blind tastings, mistaking it for a top Pomerol, although there is an insignificant percentage of Merlot in the blend. The complex bouquet of ripe, curranty fruit, coffee, and sweet black cherries has become increasingly complex and intense. Full-bodied, opulent, and soft, this fleshy wine appears to have reached an attractive plateau of maturity; it should easily last for another 10-15+ years.
RP91

Dominus 1985 750mL (Oxidized Capsule)

$230.00
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Dominus 1997 750mL
RP94

Dominus 1997 750mL

$195.00
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Dominus 1999 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Earthy, elegant and refined Cabernet blend, delivering layers of currant, tar, black cherry, cedar, coffee and anise, all sharply focused and framed by just the right amount of tannin. Drink now through 2009. 6,000 cases made.
RP91

Dominus 1999 750mL

$165.00
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Fairchild Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1 Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Absolutely perfect is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1, which comes from the Beckstoffer/Las Piedras Vineyard in St. Helena. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 80% new French oak for 20 months, the wine has that Mission Haut-Brion/Haut-Brion scorched-earth, gravelly, quarry-stone aromatics intermixed with blueberry, cassis and spring flowers. It is full-bodied with magnificent texture and concentration, stunning freshness, and a terrific finish that goes on for close to a minute. This is surreal and compelling Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 30+ years.
RP100

Fairchild Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1 Las Piedras Vineyard 2013 750mL

$575.00
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Harlan Estate 2002 3-Pack OWC 750mL
RP100

Harlan Estate 2002 3-Pack OWC 750mL

$3,600.00
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Harlan Estate 2002 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2002 Harlan - In Asia # 0109 - Jan 2009: Very deep garnet-black colour with a purple rim. The nose is still a little closed giving notes of blackberry, black cherries, dark chocolate, tobacco, cigar boxes and cinnamon. The palate displays faultless structure and balance: very finely grained, firm tannins, medium to high acid and incredible intensity. Perhaps paradoxically, this wine is at once rich and full bodied yet exquisitely elegant. Although taut, it is already irresistibly tempting to drink. Epic finish with lingering flavours of Chinese dried plums, truffles, and an interesting iron/stony nuance. Drink 2009 2030+. Tasted November 2008.
RP100

Harlan Estate 2002 750mL

$1,150.00
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Harlan Estate 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2009 Proprietary Blend Harlan Estate is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel. Cloves, dark plums, cherries, smoke and graphite add richness and resonance to this powerful, incisive wine. Juicy and exuberant, the 2009 has always had a certain raciness that is impossible to resist. Layers of fruit continue to build to the enveloping, sensual finish. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this hugely delicious wine. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2034.
RP97

Harlan Estate 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$4,500.00
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Harlan Estate 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2012 Harlan Estate is reminiscent of their 2002. Probably a candidate for perfection with another 4-5 years of bottle age, the wine is inky plum/purple to the rim and offers a gorgeous nose of scorched earth, blackberry and cassis, forest floor, and a floral, lavender-like component followed by deep, opulent, majestic flavors that caress the palate with high but sweet tannin. This is relatively evolved, and supple and voluptuous for a young Harlan estate – hence the comparison with their compelling 2002. This wine can be drunk in several years and is likely another candidate for 30-50 years of cellaring.
RP99+

Harlan Estate 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$5,750.00
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Harlan Estate 2012 750mL OWC
RP99+

Harlan Estate 2012 750mL OWC

$925.00
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Harlan Estate 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL
RP98

Harlan Estate 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$5,950.00
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Heitz Martha's Vineyard 1985 750mL
RP94

Heitz Martha's Vineyard 1985 750mL

$350.00
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Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL
RP100

Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$3,000.00
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Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan 2013 750mL
RP100

Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan 2013 750mL

$450.00
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Hundred Acre Wraith 2013 3-Pack OWC 750mL

Hundred Acre Wraith 2013 3-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,800.00
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Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 1978 750mL

Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 1978 750mL

$160.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 1993 1.5L
Tasting Notes

  • Joseph Phelps has been on a hot streak since the 1991 vintage, having turned in outstanding efforts in 1992, even more exhilarating 1993s, and blockbuster 1994s. The 1993 Insignia Proprietary Red Wine is made from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, and is aged in 100% new oak. It is meant to be the most complex and compelling wine in the Joseph Phelps portfolio. The wine continues to exhibit spectacular richness, and is even stronger from bottle than it was from cask. It boasts an opaque purple/black color, and a fabulous nose of Asian spices, sweet, toasty oak, black fruits, and minerals. This highly extracted, huge, full-bodied wine possesses great sweetness and ripeness of fruit, an expansiveness to its flavors, and a blockbuster finish. A great Insignia, it rated even higher than the 1992. Tel. (707) 963-2745; Fax (707) 963-4831
RP94(HG)

Joseph Phelps Insignia 1993 1.5L

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Joseph Phelps Insignia 1997 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1997 Joseph Phelps - Wine Spectator: Dense, rich and focused, youthful and concentrated, with hints of maturity on the edge of the core currant, mineral and spicy berry flavors. Wonderful vibrancy and intensity for a wine this age, which only bodes well for the future. A classic. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.--'97 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now through 2020. 20,000 cases made. JL
RP100

Joseph Phelps Insignia 1997 750mL

$375.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 1999 1.5L
RP91

Joseph Phelps Insignia 1999 1.5L

$375.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia - Wine Advocate # 157 - Feb 2005: The 2002 Insignia is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec. This wine has put on considerable weight since last year. An exotic nose of spice box, soy, creme de cassis, chocolate, espresso, and various spices is followed by extravagant fruit on the attack, a voluptuous, medium to full-bodied palate, and a long, ripe, concentrated finish with the tannins well-concealed behind significant glycerin and concentration. This beauty is more extroverted than the 2001. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2023.
RP100

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 750mL

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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2003 6-Pack OWC 750mL
RP97+

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2003 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,195.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2006 1.5L
Tasting Notes

  • The 2006 Insignia possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as copious amounts of cassis, but has not yet developed secondary nuances. It remains a big, full-throttle, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine with 14.5% natural alcohol, impressive purity, sweet tannin, decent acidity and a monolithic personality. Everything needed for a graceful evolution is present, and the 2006 should keep for another two decades.
RP94

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2006 1.5L

$395.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2007 1.5L
RP98

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2007 1.5L

$595.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2008 1.5L
WS94

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2008 1.5L

$375.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2008 750mL
WS94

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2008 750mL

$185.00
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Joseph Phelps Insignia 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL
WS91

Joseph Phelps Insignia 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,150.00
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Kapcsandy (Grand Vin) State Lane 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The perfect 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard is 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Merlot aged 20 months in 100% new French oak. I think this is the third perfect score I’ve given to this wine, which is the essence of their vineyard, representing about 13% of the total production, or a mere 320 cases. The wine has a gorgeously opaque purple color and a beautiful nose of camphor, charcoal, blackberry and crme de cassis with licorice and truffle. It has unbelievable richness, great texture, tremendous finesse, precision and delineation. Very intense, full-bodied and super-pure, the length of the wine must be at least 50+ seconds. This is a gorgeous wine and one of the great superstars of this fabulous vintage. Drink it over the next 25-30 years.
RP100

Kapcsandy (Grand Vin) State Lane 2013 750mL

$410.00
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Kapcsandy Estate Cuvee 2014 750mL
RP93

Kapcsandy Estate Cuvee 2014 750mL

$115.00
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Kapcsandy Roberta's Reserve Cabernet 2014 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2014 Merlot Roberta’s Reserve, composed of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, has a deep garnet-purple color and is scented of warm plums, baked blackberries and blueberry pie with suggestions of spice cake, violets and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, rich, opulent and seductive in the mouth, it has mouth-filling black and blue fruit with oodles of exotic spices, framed by velvety tannins and great freshness, finishing long.
RP96

Kapcsandy Roberta's Reserve Cabernet 2014 750mL

$295.00
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Kerr Cellars Reserve Red Vertical 3-PK (2013,2014,2015) 750mL
RP95-100
Kerr Cellars Reserve Red Vertical 3-PK (2013,2014,2015) 750mL

Kerr Cellars Reserve Red Vertical 3-PK (2013,2014,2015) 750mL

$450.00
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Kitchak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon 2012 750mL

Kitchak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon 2012 750mL

$99.00
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Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvee 2015 6-Pack OWC 750mL
RP98+

Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvee 2015 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$1,500.00
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Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J.Daniel Cuvee 2014 750mL
AG95

Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J.Daniel Cuvee 2014 750mL

$210.00
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Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1 2013 750ml
Tasting Notes

  • A perfect wine, that seems to have gone from one strength to another since I first tasted it, the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1 is absolutely amazing wine. It was aged 21 months in 87% new French oak, finished at 15.3% alcohol and was another abundant vintage, as this lot produced 850 cases, which is even more than 2012 and slightly less than 2003 and 2014. The wine has an inky purple color, a gorgeous nose of graphite, blueberry liqueur intermixed with cassis, blackberry, espresso roast, chocolate and graphite. Dense and incredibly intense with good acidity (slightly lower pH than the 2012, reflected in the character of the wine), fabulous purity and a finish that goes on for close to 50+ seconds. This could well turn out to be the greatest wine ever made at the Louis Martini Winery and that is saying something. It has at least 30-50+ years of aging potential and is clearly a compelling effort from this historic and iconic winery in Napa.
RP100

Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1 2013 750ml

$285.00
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Montelena Estate Cabernet 1974 750mL (Top Shoulder)
RP91

Montelena Estate Cabernet 1974 750mL (Top Shoulder)

$325.00
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Montelena Estate Cabernet 1974 750mL (Top Shoulder,Soiled Label)
RP91

Montelena Estate Cabernet 1974 750mL (Top Shoulder,Soiled Label)

$300.00
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Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Elysian Reserve 2013 3.0L
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Elysian Reserve has a black/bluish purple color, extraordinary suppleness and velvety integration of tannin, copious quantities of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, graphite and white flowers. It’s amazing wine and would be the equivalent of a great vintage of a Mission Haut-Brion on steroids. Whether it lasts 20 years or 30 or 40 is still up for speculation, but this is a profound Cabernet Sauvignon and one of the most compelling examples of this remarkable vintage. This is an utterly compelling, prodigious effort. Here’s to you, Mike Smith!
RP100

Myriad Cellars Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Elysian Reserve 2013 3.0L

$2,400.00
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Opus One 1991 6.0L
RP92

Opus One 1991 6.0L

$3,950.00
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Opus One 1997 375mL
WS94

Opus One 1997 375mL

$195.00
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Opus One 1997 375mL (Soiled Label)
WS94

Opus One 1997 375mL (Soiled Label)

$185.00
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Opus One 1997 6-Pack 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1997 Opus One - Wine Spectator - Nov 15, 2000: A rich, decidedly earthy style of Opus, showing currant, anise, black cherry, mineral, leather and sage flavors that are focused and complex. Drink now through 2010. 26,000 cases made. JL
WS94

Opus One 1997 6-Pack 750mL

$2,550.00
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Opus One 2004 6-Pack 750mL OWC (Scuffed/Slightly Damp Stained Labels)
Tasting Notes

  • 2004 Opus One - In Asia # 0709 - Jul 2009: Deep garnet-purple colour. Intense, very purely fruited nose of warm cassis, mocha, black pepper, black olives and cigar boxes. Great concentration of juicy fruit on the palate, which is well supported by a firm backbone of medium to high acidity and a medium to high, fine grained tannins. Nicely balanced though the oak is still dominating slightly. Long finish. Drink now to 2024. Tasted April 2009.
RP96

Opus One 2004 6-Pack 750mL OWC (Scuffed/Slightly Damp Stained Labels)

$2,295.00
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Opus One 2014 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Blended of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, the Opus One 2014 Proprietary Red Wine sports an inky purple color and nose of crushed black and red currants, black cherries and mulberries with touches of underbrush, sautéed herbs and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box. Medium-bodied, finely crafted and with an energetic line lifting the red and black fruits, it has a bold frame of grainy tannins and a very long, earth and spice-layered finish.
RP96

Opus One 2014 750mL

$350.00
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Palazzo Cabernet Franc 2014 750mL

Palazzo Cabernet Franc 2014 750mL

$85.00
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Palazzo Right Bank Proprietary Red 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Given the fact that the 2013 had been in bottle only five weeks when I tasted it, some allowance should be made by readers that it may have been somewhat less expressive, but it certainly strutted its stuff. A blend of 68% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has beautifully fragrant, fresh earth, coffee, chocolate, blackberry and cassis notes, a brawny, vigorous, uplifting mouthfeel, a tightly coiled texture, and moderately intense but sweet tannin. The purity, freshness and vigor are all there, but the wine still resembles a barrel sample, as one might expect. Forget it for another 4-5 years and drink it over the following two decades
RP95+

Palazzo Right Bank Proprietary Red 2013 750mL

$75.00
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Peter Michael Les Pavots 1994 750mL
RP94

Peter Michael Les Pavots 1994 750mL

$185.00
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Realm Farella Vineyard 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • From the southeastern AVA Coombsville in the Vaca Mountains, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Farella Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from white tufa and decomposed red volcanic sedimentary soils. For whatever reason, it seems that people who buy from this vineyard make better wine than the actual owners, which I'm sad to say, is not exactly what proprietors Tom and Frank Farella would like to hear. This is a terrific Cabernet Sauvignon made from clones 4 and 8, offering a rich nose of blackberries, dark earth, a touch of barrique, and some baking spices. The wine is rich, full-bodied, tannic and backward. Deep and super-concentrated, it needs another 2-3 years of cellaring, but should last another 25-30 years.
RP98

Realm Farella Vineyard 2013 750mL

$225.00
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Realm The Absurd 2014 750mL
RP100

Realm The Absurd 2014 750mL

$650.00
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Robert Mondavi Reserve 1994 750mL
RP97

Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet 1994 750mL

$145.00
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Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet 1997 750mL
RP92

Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet 1997 750mL

$115.00
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Scarecrow 2003 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2003 Scarecrow - Hedonist's Gazette - June 2008: A wine that soared at the table was the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon from Scarecrow. Opulent, flamboyant, beautifully pure, wonderfully textured, and full, this is an exceptional wine to drink over the next 10-15 years.
RP99(HG)

Scarecrow 2003 750mL

$750.00
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Scarecrow 2003 750mL (Soiled Label)
Tasting Notes

  • 2003 Scarecrow - Hedonist's Gazette - June 2008: A wine that soared at the table was the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon from Scarecrow. Opulent, flamboyant, beautifully pure, wonderfully textured, and full, this is an exceptional wine to drink over the next 10-15 years.
RP99(HG)

Scarecrow 2003 750mL (Soiled Label)

$725.00
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Scarecrow 2008 750mL
WS96

Scarecrow 2008 750mL

$575.00
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Scarecrow 2012 1.5L OWC (Chipped Capsule)
Tasting Notes

  • The classic 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon included fruit from the 2-acre, old vine parcel that is nearly 70 years of age. It boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious notes of spring flowers, blackberries, black raspberries and wet rocks. The wine’s gravelly minerality and spectacular opulence and density make it an instant classic. This massive, full-bodied 2012 should drink beautifully for 15-20+ years. It showed incredibly well last year, and it still reveals the potential to possibly merit a 3-digit score – it’s that special.
RP98

Scarecrow 2012 1.5L OWC (Chipped Capsule)

$1,725.00
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Scarecrow 2014 3-Pack OWC 750mL
RP100

Scarecrow 2014 3-Pack OWC 750mL

$2,350.00
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Schrader CCS 2006 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2006 Schrader - Wine Advocate #180 - Dec 2008: The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon CCS is utter perfection in Cabernet Sauvignon. Extraordinary power, fruit depth, and perfume (not dissimilar from its siblings) as well as a seamlessness, monumental richness, and a staggering finish are the stuff of legends. Again, the dominant characteristics are creme de cassis, graphite, espresso, blackberries, chocolate, and subtle background new oak. As I wrote last year, this is a fascinating portfolio of 100% Cabernet Sauvignons all of them from Beckstoffer-owned vineyards, including the To-Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, and one wine from the George III Vineyard in Rutherford. All the wines are aged in 100% new French oak, usually a combination of Darnajou and Taransaud barrels, with a higher percentage of Darnajou used for the T6, CCS, Old Sparky, and Schrader. The different bottlings are essentially based on specific blocks and/or specific clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. In short, I think the 2006s are arguably the finest wines of the vintage, and the 2007s appear to be as profound. Given the fact that these wines seem to put on weight once they are in bottle, the 2007s may eclipse the extraordinary 2006s produced by Carol and Fred Schrader, and their brilliant winemaker, Thomas Brown. Total production of these cuvees is just over 1,500 cases, with the average for each offering 200-250 cases. Readers should keep in mind that all of these wines are aged in 100% new French oak for 20 months, bottled with no clarification, and possess alcohols ranging from 14.5% to 14.9%. This was one of the most exciting tastings I have done in 2008
RP100

Schrader CCS 2006 750mL

$595.00
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Schrader George III Beckstoffer Tokalon 2006 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2006 Schrader George III - Wine Spectator - Issue: Jun 15, 2009: Seductive in its overlay of rich, concentrated flavors, with enticing jazzy toasty, creamy oak draped over rich currant, black cherry and blackberry fruit that's tight and focused. Ends with mouthcoating ripe tannins that have great traction. Best from 2010 through 2018. 125 cases made. –JL
RP95

Schrader George III Beckstoffer Tokalon 2006 750mL

$285.00
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Schrader Las Piedras Vineyard (LPV) 2013 750mL
RP94

Schrader Las Piedras Vineyard (LPV) 2013 750mL

$215.00
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Schrader Mixed "Cellar" 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL (GIII,CCS,LPV,RBS,T6,ORIGINAL)
RP94-100

Schrader Mixed "Cellar" 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL (GIII,CCS,LPV,RBS,T6,ORIGINAL)

$2,000.00
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Schrader Mixed "Classic" 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS,LPV,T6, 3 RBS)
RP94-100

Schrader Mixed "Classic" 2012 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS,LPV,T6, 3 RBS)

$1,950.00
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Schrader Mixed Cellar 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL (GIII,CCS,LPV,RBS,T6,ORIGINAL)
RP94-100

Schrader Mixed Cellar 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL (GIII,CCS,LPV,RBS,T6,ORIGINAL)

$2,000.00
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Schrader Mixed Cellar 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL (2CCS,2RBS,2T6)
RP96/RP98

Schrader Mixed Cellar 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS, RBS,T6, LPV, ORIG, GIII)

$1,800.00
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Schrader Mixed Cellar 2015 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS, RBS,T6, LPV, ORIG, GIII)
RP97-100

Schrader Mixed Cellar 2015 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS, RBS,T6, LPV, ORIG, GIII)

$2,400.00
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Schrader Mixed Classic 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS,2 LPV,3 RBS)
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Schrader Mixed Classic 2013 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS,2 LPV,3 RBS)

$1,850.00
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Schrader Mixed Dandy 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS,T6,2 LPV,2 RBS)
RP94-98

Schrader Mixed Dandy 2014 6-Pack OWC 750mL (CCS, 2 LPV,3 RBS)

$1,750.00
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Schrader RBS 2006 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2006 Schrader - Wine Advocate #180 - Dec 2008: Nearly perfect, the opaque purple-colored 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon RBS reveals notes of graphite, charcoal, blackberries, cedar, creme de cassis, and a hint of chocolate. Oodles of concentration, remarkable purity and density, and a finish that lasts over 60 seconds suggest this beauty should drink well for 20-25 years. As I wrote last year, this is a fascinating portfolio of 100% Cabernet Sauvignons all of them from Beckstoffer-owned vineyards, including the To-Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, and one wine from the George III Vineyard in Rutherford. All the wines are aged in 100% new French oak, usually a combination of Darnajou and Taransaud barrels, with a higher percentage of Darnajou used for the T6, CCS, Old Sparky, and Schrader. The different bottlings are essentially based on specific blocks and/or specific clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. In short, I think the 2006s are arguably the finest wines of the vintage, and the 2007s appear to be as profound. Given the fact that these wines seem to put on weight once they are in bottle, the 2007s may eclipse the extraordinary 2006s produced by Carol and Fred Schrader, and their brilliant winemaker, Thomas Brown. Total production of these cuvees is just over 1,500 cases, with the average for each offering 200-250 cases. Readers should keep in mind that all of these wines are aged in 100% new French oak for 20 months, bottled with no clarification, and possess alcohols ranging from 14.5% to 14.9%. This was one of the most exciting tastings I have done in 2008
RP99

Schrader RBS 2006 750mL

$385.00
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Schrader RBS 2008 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2008 Schrader RBS - Wine Advocate # 192 - Dec 2010: The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS from Clone 337 planted in the Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard reveals a similar blue/purple color offers a big, sweet kiss of burning embers, charcoal, white chocolate, subtle toast, and oodles of creme de cassis and incense. This expressive, full-bodied, powerful wine is seamlessly constructed, shows little evidence of the 100% new oak aging, and like most of its peers, has a 45-second finish. It is slightly more exotic aromatically, but from a textural and concentration perspective, it is similar to its peers.
RP97:WS97

Schrader RBS 2008 750mL

$415.00
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Schrader T6 2006 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2006 Schrader T6 - Wine Spectator - Issue: Jun 15, 2009: A masterpiece. Capturing currant and blackberry fruit at the zenith of ripeness, this is smooth, plush and layered, with a mix of mocha, black cherry, currant and wild berry all flowing together in a steady stream. Firms up nicely on the finish, yet the flavors keep rushing through. Best from 2010 through 2018. 250 cases made. JL Wine Advocate # 180 - Dec 2008: The similarly-styled 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon T6 displays extraordinary focus and precision along with lavish amounts of creme de cassis fruit intermixed with smoked herbs, milk chocolate, and burning embers. Powerful yet silky-textured and sumptuously rich, this is another stunner to drink over the next 20-25 years.
WS99:RP98

Schrader T6 2006 750mL

$375.00
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Screaming Eagle 1994 750mL (Scuffed Label)
Tasting Notes

  • The 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon is performing even better this year than it was last. I still believe the 1995 has a slight edge, but that may be more noticeable 8-10 years from now than at present. The opaque purple-colored 1994's forward, gorgeously-scented nose offers up a smorgasbord of black fruits, along with a subtle dosage of toasty oak and minerals. Full-bodied, with a seamless, lush texture, this is a profoundly generous wine with everything going for it. The finish lasts for 35 seconds. As gorgeous as it is, this wine can be drunk young, or cellared for 20-25 years. What makes Screaming Eagle such an extraordinary wine is its remarkably sweet, lavishly rich, opulently-textured, super-extracted black currant and black cherry fruitiness. Moreover, they are admirably pure, layered, velvety, and accessible. As delicious as these wines are young, they should age for 20 or more years, because of their extraordinary equilibrium.
RP98 (HG)

Screaming Eagle 1994 750mL (Scuffed Label)

$3,750.00
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Screaming Eagle 1996 750mL (Scuffed Label)
Tasting Notes

  • 1996 Screaming Eagle -Wine Advocate #126 - Jan 2000: The newly-released 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals lots of structure, an opaque purple color, and the hallmark blackberry and cassis liqueur-like notes. Silky-textured, fabulously-concentrated, and gorgeously-balanced, it has every component part - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and extract - flawlessly presented. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2020.
RP98

Screaming Eagle 1996 750mL (Scuffed Label)

$3,275.00
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Screaming Eagle 2009 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2009 Screaming Eagle - Wine Advocate #204 - Dec 2012: Once again, the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon pays homage to the 2007, but the aromas and flavors seems to be just a touch brighter, which might just be a function of the wines age. A wine of remarkable precision, the 2009 is totally dialed in from start to finish. Layers of intensely sweet, perfumed fruit are woven together with remarkable elegance and sheer polish. Today, the 2009 isnt quite as radiant as it has been in the past, and seems headed for a stubborn phase. It is still striking, though. Even if a bit less exotic than the 2007, the two wines share a silkiness and overall sense of textural finesse. A translucent, weightless finish rounds things out in style. The 2009 is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2029.
WS97

Screaming Eagle 2009 750mL

$2,950.00
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Screaming Eagle 2015 750mL
RP100

Screaming Eagle 2015 750mL

$2,850.00
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Screaming Eagle Second Flight 2012 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2012 Second Flight may be the highest scoring second wine I have ever reviewed. A blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, it is completely different from the Screaming Eagle since the latter wine is at least 75% or more Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot with only a tiny dollop of Cabernet Franc. The 2012 Second Flight offers up floral, blue and black fruit, mocha and white chocolate characteristics. It possesses full-bodied, silky flavors, and a finish that lasts 50+ seconds. It can be drunk now, but should evolve effortlessly for 12-15+ years.
RP96

Screaming Eagle Second Flight 2012 750mL

$595.00
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Shafer Hillside Select 1996 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1996 Shafer - Wine Advocate # 120 - Dec 1998: The immense 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select, which reveals the most structure and tannin among its siblings, is one of the biggest, brawniest Hillside Selects to date. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is extremely full-bodied, with fabulous concentration. Cascades of ripe black fruits roll over the palate, dispensing chewy glycerin, purity, and power. While it may never possess the symmetry of the 1994 and 1995, the 1996 is a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2030. Since the 1991 vintage, one of the stars of the Cabernet Sauvignon sweepstakes has been Shafer's Hillside Select. Approximately 2,000-2,200 cases of this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon are produced. The wine is aged in 100% new oak for 30 months. Recent vintages have all been spectacular. In short, attempting to decipher qualitative differences between them is akin to splitting hairs. I just hope that Cabernet lovers have the discretionary income and accessibility to cellar a few bottles.
RP98

Shafer Hillside Select 1996 750mL

$245.00
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Shafer Hillside Select 1997 6-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1997 Shafer - Hedonist's Gazette July 2002: The 1997 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is prodigious stuff. This was a perfect performance by a magnificent wine that is young yet so concentrated and long. It will last for at least two decades.
RP100(HG)

Shafer Hillside Select 1997 6-Pack OWC 750mL

$2,500.00
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Shafer Hillside Select 1997 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1997 Shafer - Hedonist's Gazette July 2002: The 1997 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select is prodigious stuff. This was a perfect performance by a magnificent wine that is young yet so concentrated and long. It will last for at least two decades.
RP100(HG)

Shafer Hillside Select 1997 750mL

$395.00
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Shafer Hillside Select 1999 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 1999 Shafer - Hedonist's Gazette - June 2004: Equally spectacular was the 1999 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select. This fabulously concentrated Cabernet is one of the candidates for wine of the vintage, a very good, but not great year for Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa and Sonoma.
RP97

Shafer Hillside Select 1999 750mL

$260.00
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Shafer Hillside Select 2001 1.5L
Tasting Notes

  • 2001 Shafer - Wine Advocate # 162 December 2005: Shafers flagship wine is the 2,000 case cuvee of Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 32 months in 100% new French oak prior to bottling, it is one of the worlds greatest Cabernet Sauvignons. Like many of the top wines of the vintage, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select has closed down, but it reveals impressive potential. Its dense purple color is accompanied by an exquisite bouquet of charcoal, sweet oak, black currant liqueur, and graphite. Full-bodied and powerful, with superb intensity, length, persistence, purity, and texture, it should either be decanted for several hours in advance, or given another 2-4 years of bottle age. Drink it over the following 20-25 years. Shafer Vineyards, one of the most impeccably run wineries in the world, is a wonderful family operation that deserves all the success they have earned.
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Shafer Hillside Select 2001 1.5L

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Shafer Hillside Select 2003 750mL
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Shafer Hillside Select 2003 750mL

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Shafer Hillside Select 2004 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • This vintage shocked me when I did my retrospective earlier this year, and the 2004 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select acquitted itself brilliantly in the vertical of Hillside Selects. It was a hot year, a relatively early harvest and there were worries that the heat had stressed the grapes, and there would be a lack of physiological ripeness and nuance. Those worries have not manifested themselves in this great Cabernet Sauvignon. Inky/purple-colored with notes of blueberry, blackberry, cassis, spring flowers, and a touch of toast, the wine is opulent, voluptuous and full-bodied with sweet tannin, just enough acidity to provide freshness, vibrancy and delineation, and a spectacular finish that goes on 40+ seconds. This is a killer, a showy and flamboyant style of Hillside Select that’s already drinking beautifully and should continue to do so for another 15-20 years.
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Shafer Hillside Select 2004 750mL

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Shafer Hillside Select 2007 1.5L
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Shafer Hillside Select 2007 1.5L

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Shafer Hillside Select 2011 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Possibly the Cabernet Sauvignon of the vintage is Shafer’s 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select. Last year I thought it was a strong effort, but it’s even better now that it’s been bottled. With an opaque black/purple color and notes of subtle burning charcoal embers, blueberry, blackberry and graphite, the wine has a certain Bordelais minerality, but then the richness of Napa kicks in. It’s full-bodied (somewhat unusual for a 2011) with lighter tannins, and no doubt the wine will be on a faster evolutionary track than vintages such as 2010, 2012 and 2013. Nevertheless, the Shafers and Elias said this was the toughest vintage they’d ever experienced. To be able to produce a compelling wine like this is a testament to their extraordinary skills and craftsmanship. This wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 15-20 years.
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Shafer Hillside Select 2011 750mL

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Signorello Napa Cabernet 2011 1.5L

Signorello Napa Cabernet 2011 1.5L

$150.00
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Signorello Napa Cabernet 2014 750mL
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Signorello Napa Cabernet 2014 750mL

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Silver Oak Alexander Valley 1989 750mL
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Silver Oak Alexander Valley 1989 750mL

$75.00
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Silver Oak Napa 1985 750mL
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Silver Oak Cabernet Napa Valley 1985 750mL

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Silver Oak Cabernet Napa Valley 1989 750mL
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Silver Oak Cabernet Napa Valley 1989 750mL

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Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Reserve 1991 750mL
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Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Reserve 1991 750mL

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Sloan 2002 3-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • 2002 Sloan - Wine Advocate #201, Jun 2012: The perfect score does not surprise me since I had given this wine a three-digit rating after bottling. However, I was surprised by how evolved and complex the 2002 has become. Compared to some of the other high scoring 2002s, Sloan’s offering seems to be on a faster evolutionary track. There is nothing wrong with that, but based on this one bottle, this blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot can be drunk now or cellared for another 10-12 years. I do not think it will be one of the blockbuster, extremely long-lived wines of the vintage, but I could be wrong, because everything is in perfect balance. It offers a dense plum/garnet/purple color, a sweet nose of roasted espresso, chocolate, spring flowers, blackberries, black currants and new saddle leather, an opulent, voluptuous texture, gorgeous, layered flavors, lots of glycerin, sweet, silky tannin and a phenomenal finish. If you own any of this beauty, don’t hesitate to drink it. Wine Spectator - Nov 15, 2005: Flirting with perfection, as the fruit is absolutely gorgeous, seemingly flawless, with its tremendous silky texture, layers of currant, black licorice, blackberry and wild berry fruit. Despite all its richness, depth and complexity, it ends on a plush note, with ripe, fine-grained tannins. Best from 2007 through 2014. 420 cases made. –JL
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Sloan 2002 3-Pack OWC 750mL

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Sloan 2006 6-Pack OWC 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2006 is performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel. Sloan and McClellan decided to bottle it later than usual, recognizing the rugged, tough tannins of the vintage could be sweetened up with longer barrel aging. Their strategy worked. The wine’s dense ruby/purple color is followed by notes of white chocolate, burning embers, creme de cassis, coffee, and scorched earth (think Haut-Brion or La Mission Haut-Brion). It possesses terrific structure, melted, well-integrated tannins, full body, and is already bursting with complexity. A great success, it is one of the vintage’s most thrilling wines. Drink it over the next 20-25 years.
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Sloan 2006 6-Pack OWC 750mL

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Sloan 2007 6-Pack OWC 750mL
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Sloan 2007 6-Pack OWC 750mL

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Sloan 2007 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2007 Sloan, now in bottle, has lived up to the extraordinary quality it exhibited from barrel. A world-class, perfumed nose of charcoal, espresso roast, white chocolate, black currants, sweet plums, Asian soy and a Grave-like scorched earth aroma soars from the glass of this dense purple-colored wine. Full-bodied and seamlessly constructed with a multidimensional mouthfeel as well as a phenomenal finish, this 2007 carries considerable tannin, but at present it is concealed by the wine’s luxurious levels of fruit, glycerin and intensity. This spectacular 2007 should drink well for 25-30+ years.
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Sloan 2007 750mL

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Sloan 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL
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Sloan 2009 6-Pack OWC 750mL

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Sloan 2010 6-Pack OWC 750mL
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Sloan 2010 6-Pack OWC 750mL

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Sloan 2010 750mL
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Sloan 2010 750mL

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Sloan 2012 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • Owned by the Chinese Pan family, but still featuring Michel Rolland as its winemaking consultant, the 2012 Proprietary Red Blend Sloan has turned out beautifully. The vintage gives it a precocious silkiness that is atypical. A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it showcases this fabulous terroir on the steep hillsides of the Vaca mountains, behind the luxury resort of Auberge du Soleil. The 2012 offers up beautiful notes of blueberries, blackberries, cedarwood, graphite, espresso, licorice and chocolate along with copious quantities of glycerin and fruit. This is a big, surprisingly savory and fleshy effort from Sloan that comes closest stylistically to their magnificent 2002. It can be drunk now but will be even better in 7-8 years, and should keep for 25-30 years.
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Sloan 2012 750mL

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 1986 750mL
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 1986 750mL

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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 2013 750mL
Tasting Notes

  • The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 ratchets up the level of complexity, richness and density. Magnificent floral notes intermix with blueberry, blackberry and cassis, and there is no hint of new oak. A full-bodied opulence on the palate, great purity and personality make for a prodigious example of Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 30+ years. Kudos to Stags Leap Wine Cellars.
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cask 23 2013 750mL

$195.00
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Tusk Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 1.5L

Tusk Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 1.5L

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Verite La Joie 2008 750mL
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Verite La Joie 2008 750mL

$325.00
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Verite La Muse 2003 750mL
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Verite La Muse 2003 750mL

$225.00
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Viader 1990 750mL

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Viader 1991 750mL

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William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1987 750mL
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William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1987 750mL

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