260 Wine Reviews Found

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100 Points

Levy & McClellan Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve 2014

Absolute perfection, this awe-inspiring Cabernet reminds me of the new Mouton Rothschild with ultra-dense texture and grainy tannins that taste like ‘diamonds!’  Cabernet blend dazzles from the start with a soaring, almost Amarone-like bouquet along with toasty oak, cassis, and blackberry liqueur. Monumental in its grandeur, super-rich, and velvety-textured, this is a spectacularly impressive, Cabernet...

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96 Points

Domaine Francois Gaunoux Meursault Clos Meix Chavaux 2018

This glorious Meursault is silky smooth with bright freshness and a purity rarely found in Burgundy at such a reasonable price. The alluring bouquet offers white flowers, lemon-lime, grapefruit peel, hazelnuts and minerals. Green apple, pear, melon, tangerine, sweet lime, all lead to a refreshing crescendo of lemon oil, guava and caramel.

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99 Points

Domaine Albert Grivault Meursault 1er Clos des Perrieres 2018

The 2018 Meursault Clos de Perrieres is an awe-inspiring triumph highlighting the glorious nature of this vintage. The bouquet possesses astonishing verve and a laser- like focus. Notes of Golden Delicious apple and white peach lead to a palate that is dazzling in its complexity, boasting majestic layers of tightly wound fruit with hints of...

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Kenzo Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Ai 2018

The 2018 Kenzo Ai is a masterpiece that must be tasted to believe the intensity of exotic fruit flavors and cashmere-like texture. The blend this vintage is 90% Cabernet plus a dash of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot to add complexity. The bouquet features warm spices and lightly toasted oak reminiscent of a Summer...

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97 Points

Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Altagracia 2018

This is another majestic release from this lauded vineyard and reminds us of our most recent favorite, 2016. This new 2018 Altagracia displays concentrated dark fruit flavors, truffle, and pipe tobacco. Sultry and luxuriously smooth tannins give way to notes of black berry, plum, espresso, exotics spices and hints of mocha on the prodigious finish....

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99 Points

Williams Selyem Zinfandel Papera Vineyard 2019

This is a truly awe-inspiring red wine balancing a dazzling array of brilliant red fruit flavors (raspberry jam, cherries, pomegranate, and strawberry cream) with a galaxy of exotic spices, figs, vanilla, and hints of oolong tea on the finish. The cashmere like texture is reminiscent of favorite Pinots but the full-throttle fruit is pure Zin...

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Twomey pinot noir
95 Points

Twomey Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2018

Highlighted by dark cherry aromas with hints of baking spices that entice from the beginning. The silky texture and mouth-filling tannins lead to alluring notes of bright red cherry and pomegranate, juxtaposed with hints of toasted walnut and truffles. Enjoy now (decanting recommended prior to 2022) through 2026.”

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Carbone
97 Points

Favia Cabernet Blend Carbone 2017

“his oh-so silky & rich new release from Napa’s acclaimed 2018 vintage offers sumptuous aromas of plum, cassis, blackberry and sage evolve on the palate to include dark chocolate and baking spice with some graphite and background oak. It is full-bodied and has a layered, multi-tiered mid-palate (tangy baking spices) leading to a distinguished finish...

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Toymaker
99 Points

Toymaker Napa Cabernet Diamond Mountain 2016

This brand new release of Toymaker Cabernet is a deep, dark and dazzling winner from Napa’s unanimously acclaimed 2016 vintage. The texture reminds me of luxuriously smooth cashmere in a glass and is guaranteed to delight fans of Napa’s most intensely rich Cult-style reds. The full-throttle  fruit favors display notes fresh figs, blackberry compote, and...

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Blue Farm Chardonnay Laceroni 2016
96 Points

Blue Farm Chardonnay Laceroni 2016

The 2016 Laceroni is bursting with Meyer lemon, tropical citrus, orange blossom, and hints of roasted hazelnuts. The palate has a foreground of tangerine zest and and tropical fruit, with hints of brioche in the background. There is stunning depth and a clean, bright minerality. Enjoy this beauty over the next five years.

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