It doesn’t get any better than the 2018 Levy & McClellan Reserve, a majestic beauty well on the way to perfection. An utterly vivid, breathtaking wine, this vintage is built like a thoroughbred with immaculate balance and overall sense of harmony that may be savored tonight (decanting recommended prior to 2025) or anytime over the...
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Another magnificent release from the universally acclaimed 2018 Napa vintage (Wine Spectator’s top rating all-time). This new Dark Matter is truly breath-taking, offering a silky smooth texture that leads to an enormously impressive combination of opulent black and blue fruit flavors deftly balanced with vanilla cream (from the new French Oak), Toblerone chocolate, espresso and plush...
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Imagine alternating between milk chocolate covered blackberries and s’mores tossed in baking spices. Lush, big, bodacious, jammy, spicy, and loaded with blueberry cream, cassis, plum, currant, sage, vanilla and gloriously toasted oak. A genuine crowd pleaser for aficionados of hedonistic Napa reds. (Photo: Hobel Winery)
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This ultra-velvety new release is 100% rich and luscious, displaying intense blueberry cream and hints of cocoa on the finish. We were dazzled by the almost Amarone-like finish that featured a complex array of exotic tobacco and black tea. Bravo! Photo: Sloan Estate
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This dreamy new release captures your attention from the start with a velvety-rich & creamy texture, a result of the glorious integration of underlying oak. In fact, the 2019 Reserve bottling is the most deliciously age-worthy Textbook we’ve sampled as it reminds us of opulent favorites trading for $200-$300 per bottle. This barrel sample already...
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Given the unanimous acclaim for Napa’s 2016 vintage, it’s no surprise that the new edition of Dark Matter is another show-stopper. Launching forth with a cashmere-like, silky texture, you’re introduced to statuesque tannins and lavish black and blue fruit flavors. The distinguished finish includes alluring notes of vanilla cream, graham cracker, and espresso tightly wound...
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The Araujo Eisele 2010 has become a truly ravishing wine, benefiting immensely from a full decade of cellar time. Built like a thoroughbred, this Cabernet blend is a remarkable experience now and will continue to delight for another the remainder of this decade. Intense notes of voluptuous dark fruit are deftly balanced by plush tannins...
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This spectacular new Reserve bottling is a brilliant example of why connoisseurs adore Napa’s 2018 vintage. In two words, it’s all about Power and Persistence! The silky smooth texture and plush tannins (plus creamy new oak) introduce a powerful core of dark cherry, cassis and pipe tobacco on the front palate with hints of roasted...
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A true sensation of a Cabernet with instant ‘cult’ appeal. Shows the richness and concentration you want in a great Napa Cab from this vineyard so famous, but also a structure that lifts it above the soft, mushy wines that are so prevalent. There’s real tannin and lively architecture framing the opulent blackberry, black currant,...
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This is a sumptuous new release from Jones Family that reminds us why we adore the stunning 2016 vintage in Napa. Launching forth with juicy blueberries and black raspberries, and subtle savory notes, this hedonistic experience floats gracefully across the palate with dark plums and alluring notes of maple and mocha. Showing fabulous complexity, this...
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