Earthy and oaky, with a lift of rose petal, this is a thick and intensely full-bodied red, stemmy and plush in style. It shows the exuberance of the appellation in a rich, lasting note of cola.
Juicy with supple tannin and a broad approachability, this is a hearty, full-bodied red brimming in cola, cherry and black tea.
A delicious combination of black fruits, milk chocolate and baking spices gives this full-bodied wine a tempting aroma and warm, mouthfilling flavors.
Dried lemon, orange peel, appleflesh, white-flower and sea-salt aromas make for a compelling introduction to this bottling. The flavors warm up on the sip, where toasted hazelnut, browned butter and salted nectarine flavors align.
Tart lime aromas meet with richer guava flesh on the nose of this bottling. There’s a plumeria and tuberose character to the palate, where tropical guava flavors are cut by tangerine rind and orange pith.
Lots of fresh lime and thyme flavors give a fruity, brisk feel to this medium-bodied and nicely balanced wine. Crisp acidity counterpoints the ripe citrus flavors in an appetizing way.
Nectarine, brisk lime and honeysuckle aromas show on the nose of this bottling. There’s a lively citrus kick to the tip of the sip, and then come richer waves of pear, peach and browned butter.
The Freemark Abbey Viognier possesses floral and tropical fruit aromas, with some surprising banana and pineapple notes. On the palate, more traditional flavors of white peach are present, with lots of texture and body.
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…while the La Crema Pinot Noir Rosé 2021 from California offers a more "serious" style, with cherry, strawberry and red apple aromas and forward strawberry/herbal flavours.
Offers a pure, powerful laser beam of Meyer lemon, Honeycrisp apple and tangerine, with notes of minerality, beeswax and dried white flowers on a sleek, polished frame. Gains momentum on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2037.
Wonderfully supple, elegant and aromatic, with notes of toasted green tea, lemon blossom, candied ginger and spice to the fresh, juicy core of lemon curd. Drink now through 2030.
Plush and creamy up front, with spice and peach blossom flavors, tropical and citrus accents at the core and appealing grace notes of spice and honey. Features a touch of minerality on the finish. Drink now through 2025.
Polished and precise, showing crisp and pretty pear, citrus and fresh ginger flavors that finish with freshness and lift. Drink now.
Offers lemon meringue, marmalade, green apple and Bartlett pear flavors that are fresh and polished, with details of toasted sesame seeds, spice and orange blossom. Drink now through 2035.
Precise and focused, featuring yellow apple, pear and lemon zest notes that are fresh and bright, with accents of lemon verbena and white tea on the finish. Drink now through 2030.
The 2019 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon comes 100% from the Veeder Peak vineyard. Deep garnet-purple in color, it unfolds beautifully to deliver notes of creme de cassis, licorice, blackberry pie, and fruitcake with hints of Indian spices and underbrush. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated, and powerful in the mouth, it has a firm, grainy texture and tons of freshness to support, finishing with epic length.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot from Ed Corra vineyard, Stags Leap, St Helena - from all over the valley! Deep garnet-purple in color, it sashays out with gorgeous blackcurrant preserves, wild blueberries, and Morello cherries scents, plus hints of roses, fragrant earth, allspice, and violets with dark chocolate. Full-bodied, rich, and seductive with achingly velvety tannins and a laser-precise backbone of acidity, this beautiful wine finishes with epic length and seductive fragrance.
A blend of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2019 W S Keyes Merlot is deep garnet-purple in color. It comes bounding out with exuberant notes of baked plums, blackberry preserves, and boysenberries plus hints of licorice, underbrush, and Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied, the palate is both rich and energetic, featuring super-plush, rounded tannins and fantastic freshness, delivering a very long, earth-laced finish. It should age well. 509 cases were made. The soils that these old vines are planted on run counter to everything you've learned about where Merlot should succeed. Here there is volcanic, tufa soil as opposed to the typical clay. It is fascinating how a microclimate can change the parameters.
The 2019 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon comes 100% from the Keyes vineyard. Deep garnet-purple in color, it prances out of the glass with showy notes of kirsch, black plum preserves, and warm cassis, plus suggestions of charcoal, roses, and forest floor. Full-bodied, the palate is completely coated with crunchy black fruits and firm, grainy tannins, finishing long, earthy, and refreshing.
The 2019 Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon comes mainly from the Wallis Vineyard, located at around 1,100 feet and consisting of gravelly loam. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is fairly closed to start off, soon revealing earthy scents of truffles, crushed rocks, and forest floor over a core of cassis and blackberry preserves plus a hint of tar. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is firmly structured with ripe, grainy tannins and stunning freshness supporting the tightly wound fruit, finishing long and savory.
The 2019 Red Wine is made from 67% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Malbec, and 0.5% Petit Verdot, with all 4 mountains in the blend. Deep garnet-purple in color, it slowly unfurls to deliver a provocative perfume of chocolate-covered cherries, rose oil, and star anise with hints of violets, fallen leaves, forest floor, and dusty soil. Full-bodied, the palate has the most beautiful, silky tannins and well-integrated freshness supporting the perfumed fruit, finishing long and mineral-laced.
The 2019 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon comes mostly from the Wurtle vineyard near the bottom of Spring Mountain, which the Jackson family had been farming and has now purchased. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a tad shut down to begin, revealing notes of crushed blackcurrants, boysenberries, and fresh plums with hints of dried herbs and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate delivers a firm, grainy texture and well-knit freshness, featuring vibrant black fruits and a long, lifted finish.
A blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Sycamore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color. It sashays out of the glass with gorgeous floral notions of candied violets and lilacs over creme de cassis and blueberry compote notes with wafts of Morello cherries and Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has fantastically ripe, fine-grained tannins and wonderful tension supporting the ethereal black and red fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed. 2,000 cases were made. The soil is more of a clay loam at Sycamore, at the end of Bella Oaks lane, only about a quarter of a mile from Bosche vineyard, and also on the west side of the Valley.
Complex from the very first moment. Aromas of blueberries, red and dark cherries, sappy and herbal notes, as well as hard brown spices, blackcurrants and violets. The palate has such succulent and energetic style, with red and dark cherries and blueberries sitting in a very complete and layered, fine brand of tannin. The depth and plushness are both impressive. Drink over the next eight years. Screw cap.
Brashly spicy and complex, this has aromas of espresso, blueberries, toasted spices and grilled bread, as well as forest wood and violets. The palate delivers alluring depth and a round, fleshy build. Acidity explodes on the finish, releasing fresh red-cherry and blueberry fruit flavors. Wonderfully layered and complete. Drink over the next eight years. Screw cap.