Features vivid aromas of black raspberry, fresh violet and black tea, which open to structured and polished flavors that take on tension and complexity toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2030.

Brooding and well-built, offering blueberry and cherry flavors laced with crushed stone and dusky spices, which build tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2029.

A vibrant red that's multilayered with raspberry and tart cherry flavors that are accented by crushed stone and dusky spice notes, building tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2030.

Savory, bright and elegantly structured, with hints of underbrush, raspberry and pomegranate building tension toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2029.

Offers lively cherry and pomegranate aromas, which lead to sleekly structured flavors accented by orange peel and green tea. Drink now through 2028.

A vibrant red, with cherry and rhubarb flavors that are laced with savory underbrush notes, finishing with fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2028.

Vibrant and minerally, with sleek nectarine and apple flavors that are framed by a rich and supple texture. Drink now.

Sleek and savory, this red simmers with a steely minerality that pairs with cherry and forest floor accents. Drink now through 2028.

A handsome red, well-built and polished, with blueberry, forest floor and dusky spice flavors that finish with medium-grain tannins. Drink now through 2028.

Well-framed and slightly brooding, with cherry and blueberry flavors laced with black tea and dusky spice. Drink now through 2028.

Steely and tart, with tightly focused cherry, crushed stone and dusky spice flavors that build tension toward lively tannins. Drink now through 2029.

This clear and bright straw-colored Chardonnay from La Crema opens with an attractive green apple and ripe honeydew melon bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied with integrated mellow acidity. The flavor profile is an Anjou pear and almond blend with subtle hints of oak, pineapple, minerality, lemon verbena, and pastry crust. The finish is dry and drifts away nicely. This crowd pleaser Chard is a nice glass pour option for restaurants. It is versatile and will compliment with many foods. I would pair it with lemon butter chicken with angel hair pasta.

Very deep red/purple colour, with a very rich, deep aroma of dark plum and blackberry, with latent spices emerging the more the glass was worked. Some subtle bunchy traces as well—'forest floor' and leaf litter. A profound and already quite complex shiraz with full body, richness and drive, the finish reverberating on for some minutes. A trace of licorice. The tannins are very abundant and so soft that the wine drinks well already. A ripping shiraz with a big future.

Andrés Sánchez sources this cuvée of the 667 and 777 Pinot Noir clones from quartz and granite soils close to the Pacific Ocean in the Itata Valley. Sweet, juicy and fleshy, it has vibrant plum and summer pudding fruit flavours, graceful tannins and a salty tang. 2023-26

Produced in a style that's aimed at the American market - the owners are Jackson Family Wines - this is a textured, buttery, full-malolactic Chardonnay made from a cocktail of clones 4. 76, 96 and 548. Leesy, ripe and toasty, with good underlying freshness and zip and stone fruit sweetness. 2022-25

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Garnet in the glass, this pinot noir is redolent of ripe raspberries, with vanilla overtones. The mouthfeel is soft, and the palate is suggestive of savory boysenberry sauce with a hint of allspice. Floral notes are evident throughout, but express themselves most prominently as violets with a touch of licorice on the finish. This silky sipper is superb for entertaining, as well as evenings alone.
Pair it with: roast pork tenderloin with raspberry sauce, oven roasted salmon filets with figs, and pappardelle with fennel ragout.

We typically do not recommend wines that are this expensive, but this exceptional effort demands the attention of people who really understand what is happening, one of whom is the man who made this wine, Chris Carpenter. Mt. Veeder is probably the most age-worthy district of all red wine districts in the Napa Valley. It is easy to screw that up, which Carpenter did not! There is black fruit here that has just enough of the black olive and dried herb components that mark the varietal. And although the tannins are firm, the wine displays overwhelmingly interesting characteristics after being open for 24 hours. Brilliant stuff!

Touches of mocha and vanilla play around the crushed blueberry notions of the nose. The palate has earthy depth and an uncommon kind of salty resonance. Stone, salt and earth have a beautiful presence and lend the wine an unusual harmony that pulls together powerful but sumptuous tannins, a bold but sinuous body and rich, layered fruit with a cinnamon and nutmeg finish.

The nose is of lifted blackberry and dark forest fruit on this blend, made from a combination of Napa’s mountain fruit. There are overtones of gravel, of stone, of hints of smoke. The palate is immediately concentrated, powerful and intense. This is like a primal force, bold but toned, rich but fresh. Ripe tannins coat the mouth, assert themselves while that dark fruit lingers.

A shy nose hints at dark berry and some graphite only. It is on the palate that the fine freshness, the superfine tannin, like combed, starched silk, breaks though. There is crunch, there is freshness, there is this insistent, lasting, long and pure, tart red berry fruit. This is Cab Franc the California way.

A friendly style, with creamy raspberry and plum nicely lined by light anise and sweet spice hints. Drink now through 2023.

There’s finesse in this elegant Chardonnay — it’s got some requisite “Napa heft,” but the fruit is so pure and honest it comes off more like a white Burgundy. Bright and refreshing.

From a legendary estate, this is a voluptuous and elegant Napa Cab, drinking beautifully now, the tannins ripe and present, and the fruit evolving into layers both sweet and savoury. Wonderful.

Solid, superior wine (to its Yarra stablemate) with great depth of fruit. Exciting stuff! Very long.

Very pale ruby. Quite gamey and vegy on the nose. Fresh and sweet with lots of pleasure delivered but a bit simple and maybe not the most appetising.