Opaque garnet. Deeply perfumed aromas of red fruit and blue fruit liqueur, mocha and exotic spices, along with a building floral overtone. Shows impressive depth and sharp focus on the palate, offering appealingly sweet, spice-laced black raspberry, cherry cola and candied rose flavors that take on a smoky nuance through the back half. Delivers an appealing blend of power and vivacity and finishes very long and spicy, with well-knit tannins adding discreet grip.

Deep, glistening magenta. Powerful, spice-accented red and blue fruit and floral pastille scents are complemented by vanilla and pungent floral nuances. Rich and seamless in texture, offering sappy blueberry, cherry liqueur and fruitcake flavors that smoothly coat the palate. Finishes impressively long and gently smoky, with dusty tannins building steadily and adding grip to lingering kirsch and floral notes.

Vivid ruby. A complex bouquet evokes ripe dark berries, cherry, incense and mocha, and a smoky topnote builds in the glass. Appealingly sweet, densely packed cherry cola, black raspberry and fruitcake flavors are sharpened by a spicy nuance. Opens up slowly through a long, smooth finish framed by fine-grained, well-knit tannins.

Brilliant ruby-red. Cherry, blackberry, candied rose and hints of licorice, mocha and baking spices on the complex nose. Concentrated red and dark fruit preserve and spicecake flavors show fine definition and a firming spine of juicy acidity. Closes very long and gently chewy, with steadily building tannins and repeating spiciness.

Saturated garnet. Ripe red and bule fruits, candied violet and oak spices on the nose, along with a smoky nuance in the background. Sweet and subtly chewy in texture, offering juicy black raspberry, cherry cola and fruitcake flavors complemented by vanilla and mocha accents. Concentrated yet lively, showing fine clarity on the long, floral-tinged and youthfully tannic finish.

Deep, shimmering garnet. Lively, spice-accented red and dark berry aromas are complemented by suggestions of cola and candied flowers. Supple in texture and alluringly sweet, offering vibrant raspberry, black raspberry and rose pastille flavors enlivened by a building mineral nuance. Shows fine detail and spicy cut on the penetrating finish, which is shaped by smooth, well-judged tannins.

Bright ruby. Spice-accented red and blue fruit and floral scents, along with hints of cola and mocha. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering juicy black raspberry and boysenberry flavors that show very good depth and appealing sweetness. Closes very long and smooth, with sneaky tannins and repeating floral and cola notes.

Glistening ruby. Cherry pit, boysenberry, baking spices and a subtle floral nuance on the incisive nose. Tangy red currant and bitter cherry flavors show good tension, and sweetening mocha and vanilla flourishes emerge on the back half. Fine-grained tannins frame a long, focused finish that echoes the cherry and spice notes.

Deep magenta. Aromas of mulberry, cherry cola and woodsmoke pick up baking spice and mocha notes as the wine opens up. Fleshy and gently sweet, offering sappy red and blue fruit and floral pastille flavors that become firmer with air. The long, smooth finish features even tannins and lingering blue fruit and spice notes.

Vivid ruby. Spice-accented red and blue fruit and floral scents take on suggestions of cola and mocha with air. Juicy and supple on the palate, offering sweet boysenberry and cherry flavors that show very good depth and spicy back-end lift. Finishes long and smoky, with a repeating blue fruit note and round, even tannins coming in late.

Dark magenta. Assertive cherry and dark berry scents pick up hints of baking spices and cola with air. Shows very good depth and sharp focus to the bitter cherry, blackberry and mulberry flavors, which turn sweeter and tighten up with air. Smooth, even tannins frame a long, spicy finish that strongly repeats the berry and cola notes. 30% new French oak.

Translucent ruby-red. Cherry, black raspberry, candied licorice and oak spice aromas are complemented by a steadily building mineral nuance. Succulent and penetrating on the palate, offering appealingly sweet red and dark berry flavors, a touch of savory herbs and a vanilla note that gains strength on the back half. Finishes long and spicy, with a resonating cherry note and gentle tannic grip.

Glistening ruby-red. Ripe cherry and blueberry on the nose, along with building floral, earth and succulent herb nuances. Broad and gently chewy on the palate, offering sappy red and blue fruit flavors that show appealing sweetness and an undercurrent of spiciness. Clings very nicely on the finish, which features gently framing tannins and a repeating cherry note.

Dark magenta. Expressive, oak-tinged aromas of cherry, black raspberry, candied flowers and mocha. Supple and broad on the palate, offering juicy, smoke-laced red and blue fruit and spicecake flavors that show very good depth and a hint of smokiness. Round, even tannins frame the clinging finish, which leaves a repeating cherry note behind.

Deep, shimmering crimson. Smoke-accented cherry and black raspberry scents are complemented by suggestions of allspice, mocha and candied rose. Pliant and expansive on the palate, offering gently sweet, spice-laced red fruit and cola flavors and a touch of cured meat. Finishes on a gently tannic note, with persistent cherry and floral qualities and a hint of botanical herbs.

Brilliant red. Aromas of black raspberry, cherry and pungent flowers pick up hints of licorice and vanilla with aeration. Juicy and broad on the palate, offering spice-laced bitter cherry and dark berry flavors that turn sweeter on the back half. The floral and spice notes repeat on a persistent, gently tannic finish that shows no rough edges.

Bright violet. Zesty red and blue fruits on the nose, along with a hint of spiciness. Taut and focused in style, offering bitter cherry and dark fruit flavors and a deeper licorice nuance. Shows firm grip and tension on the finish, which leaves behind a hint of botanical herbs.

Lots of blackberries and walnuts on the nose with some violets. Full-bodied, yet lively and agile, with polished tannins that run across the palate and show class and focus. Bright and vivid. Needs three or four years to come together. One of the best I have had from here. Try after 2024.

Blackberry, fresh rosemary and basil with some hot-stone undertones. Medium-to full-bodied with currants, fresh earth and hints of chocolate. Lovely texture to this. Give it three or four years to come together, but already tight knit and nicely constructed. Try after 2024.

This is a soft red with the texture of fine velvet, offering dark-berry and chocolate aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied palate that’s attractive and delicious. Seductive. Drink or hold.

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Sparkling Wine + Caviar
In our opinion, caviar never gets old and Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to dip into this delicacy alongside a glass of sparkling wine. Thankfully, La Crema Chef Tracey Shepos Cenami agrees with us. “Fluffy Blini is the perfect accompaniment for salty caviar; follow that up with a sip of Brut Rosé and you will definitely know what ‘true love’ is.”

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La Crema Sparkling Brut Rosé
It's lovely pink color says "love." Aromas of crisp apple and white flowers lead to fresh strawberry and lemon meringue flavors with a lingering finish.

One of the finest pinot noir and shiraz blends we’ve seen. A lifted nose of wild forest berries and spices gives way to a palate of bright fruits, darker mineral notes and a feel that is equal parts savoury and vibrantly fresh.

From the very beginning, visionary Jess Jackson hung his hat on Chardonnay, celebrating the cool climate beauty, helping the variety become the favorite white wine for consumers in America. Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay is one of the largest and most successful white wines produced in the country each year. Beyond the large production, well-known wine, Kendall-Jackson crafts a handful of estate wines from their properties dotted throughout California, their Estate Collection, including their Kendall-Jackson Camelot Highlands Estate Collection Chardonnay.
From the Santa Maria Bench within Santa Barbara County, Camelot Highlands sits at 350-450 feet above sea level with rocky soils filled with calcium carbonate and limestone, giving a nice mineral note to the rich wine. Daily fog rolls through the vineyard, keeping acidity fresh, and ensuring the growing season is very long, with fruit ripening slowly, maintaining elegance and balance in the wine.
Filled with tropical fruit notes of ripe mango, pineapple, and lychee, with a creamy, toasted hazelnut, spice, and vanilla note thanks to 8 months of partially new French oak aging, the wine is rich without being overpowering. An ideal pairing to warm you on a cold winter night, to enjoy with butter-poached lobster or shrimp, roasted chicken, creamy pasta, or simply on its own. #Cheers

Peter Fraser and Michael Lane rely on a gravelly outcrop of ironstone in the midst of their sandy soils to farm their flagship shiraz. In 2018, that parcel gave a wine of sunny intensity and athletic grace, its mineral power resonating within the frame of the oak tannins, its fruit continuing to gain layers of freshness over the course of days. Panelists described the wine's complexities before turning back toward its fruit, which ranges from "black currant pastilles" to "plum leather and blueberry leather," before the fresher elements of those fruits come forward with air. A great vintage of Ironheart, this should age for decades.