Provenance Sauvignon Blanc 2008

This Estate Sauvignon Blanc reveals delightful aromas of tropical fruit, grapefruit, lychee and pear. On the palate, the wine shows bright flavors of lemon, pear, guava, lime peel and tangerines. Round and creamy, yet with a vibrant finish, this is a delicious aperitif or seafood white from California.TOP 100 ... more

Chalone Vineyard Estate Chardonnay 2007

Chosen by Wine Spectatoras a Top 100 Wine of the Year for 2009, Chalone has become a standard bearer for California Chardonnay over the last 40 years. Chalone Vineyard is one of the few wineries in the U.S. growing grapes in limestone-based soils, which is similar to the ... more

Foxglove Chardonnay 2008

Recommended by both Robert Parker and The New York Times, Foxglove Chardonnay from the Central Coast of California has smooth, fresh flavors of tropical fruit, pears and apples. Serve with tropical shellfish dishes, mango chicken, or with creamy cheeses such as Brie and Saint Andre topped with fruit spreads, and/or ... more

Ramey Jericho Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Blend 2005

The final vintage for this cuvee, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Jericho Canyon offers a Graves-like personality of scorched earth, chocolate, charcoal, and black currants as well as a sumptuous, full-bodied palate, and a layered, multi-dimensional finish. Drink this remarkable Cabernet Sauvignon over the next two decades., The final vintage for ... more

Etude Heirloom Pinot Noir 2004

Etude’s finest Pinot is always the Heirloom, and the 2004 is a gorgeously textured, rich, full-bodied Pinot Noir with sweet plum, forest floor, and gamey notes intermixed with plenty of sweet cherry and plum fruit. Beautiful texture, full body, terrific depth, and richness suggest this wine might even deserve a ... more

Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, this 2004 offering has aromas of fresh blackberries, violets, cola, nutmeg and licorice. In the mouth, the wine has a juicy attack and offers great expression of fruit and spice on the mid-palate. Its fruit-driven finish is long and elegant. Drink now through 2018.In ... more

Chalk Hill Estate Bottled Chardonnay 2006

A strong success in a challenging vintage, the 2006 Chardonnay reveals notes of spicy oak interwoven with tropical fruits, citrus butter, and orange oil. Full-bodied, layered, fresh, and lively, it can be enjoyed over the next 1-2 years., A bold, rich, full-bodied style, with layers of toasty oak, caramel, fig ... more

August West Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007

August West is a California micro-producer which is a joint venture between Ed Kurtzman (winemaker), Gary Franscioni (owner of Rosella's vineyard) and Howard Graham (owner of Graham Family Vineyard). The wines are made exclusively from fruit from the partner's vineyards, some of Sonoma Coast's most highly regarded. For the most ... more

Dominus Napa Valley Red 1997

This wine is a fleshy, silky-textured, opulent wine with a gorgeous nose of roasted herbs, coffee, jammy black cherry and plum-like fruit. Asian spice, licorice, and blackberry and cherry notes with tobacco spice all add to this complex, very involved, yet gorgeously symmetrical Dominus. The wine is medium to full-bodied, ... more

Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

The stylish, elegant 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve (8,300 cases of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec) is not as dense as either the M-Bar or Vine Hill Ranch cuvee, but it offers a beautiful marriage of power and elegance. Cedar wood, ... more

Château Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Made of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, this stunning Estate Cabernet comes from 100% estate vineyards at Montelena, and is their flagship wine. We tasted and loved the purity of fruit in this wine, as well as its sleekness, smooth tannins and multiple complexities. Black, purpley fruits on ... more

Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which mostly comes from To-Kalon, has a relatively small production in this vintage (7,500 cases). The wine has a dense purple color and a wonderful, sweet, almost St.-Julien like nose of ... more