A fleshy, full-bodied red, with powerful minerality and hints of salinity to the dark currant, plum pudding and black olive flavors. Mocha and baker's chocolate notes flood the richly textured finish. Merlot, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2023.

Hints of dried rose petal accent the concentrated roasted plum and dried cherry flavors. Tea and cola notes extend on the rich, savory finish. Drink now through 2023.

Up From The Cellar #7 & Misc New Releases The 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Alexander Valley sports a light gold hue as well as a delicious, forward style in its lemon blossom, sappy herbs, and green citrus-driven aromas and flavors. Nicely balanced, medium-bodied, soft, and charming, it's a classic Sauvignon Blanc from this estate to enjoy over the coming 2-4 years.

America's zinfandel for America's holiday Exceptional on both nose and palate! Features strength and impressive complexity, as well as integrated tannins, wonderful development, forward personality and a long-lasting finish.

Pair These Wines With Your Favorite Thanksgiving Dishes 2017 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay: Sweet Potato Casserole With hints of vanilla, honey, and oak, the 2017 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay was basically made for sweet potato casserole. And for $17 per bottle, you really can't beat it.

Drink these 10 great zinfandels on Thanksgiving and beyond Winemaker David Ready Jr. adds petite sirah and syrah to make a splashy zinfandel from California’s northern climes. Luscious blackberry and red currant flavors with a hint of cloves.

This is only the third vintage?of this stellar chardonnay. Sourced from four vineyards, these bottles present a luscious white wine made entirely from chardonnay grapes aged in French oak for 10 months. Very ripe fruit with lemon curd notes and bright acidity define this chardonnay.

Although not known for bubbly, La Crema certain has all of the ingredients. This Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist delivers a very nice brut rosé that is delicate, very dry and shows notes of strawberry and apple with a fine mousse and exquisite balance. Composition: 73% Pinot Noir 27% Chardonnay.

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Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated This shows excellent potential with currant, blackberry and tar aromas and flavors. Full body. Round and chewy tannins.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated A muscular Chianti Classico, offering a dense and rich palate with blue-fruit and slate character. Full-bodied, chewy and muscular. Needs two or three years to soften. Better after 2021.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated Aromas of lead pencil and currants with blueberries. Medium body, chewy tannins and a savory finish. Needs two or three years to soften. Try in 2021.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated Pretty and balanced 2014 with currant and berry character and just hints of vanilla. Full-bodied yet tight and focused. Needs a year or two to soften even more, but already very attractive. Drink or hold.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated This is quite reduced now, so it certainly needs some time in bottle before serving. It should turn out to be a beauty; dark cherries, black olives and blackberry tart intermingle with vanilla and spices. Full-bodied with a lovely, velvety mouthfeel and loads of layers of dark fruit. Drink from 2023.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated This shows beautiful freshness and poise, thanks to vivid dark cherries and bright herbs. Medium body with fine-grained tannins, loads of tangy fruit and a finely tuned yet structured finish. Salty aftertaste. Delicious. Drink now.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated Big and rich wine with lots of fruit and tannins. Plenty of wood, too. Full body. Needs two or three years to soften. Try after 2021.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated Shows plenty of beans, blackcurrants and spices. Medium body, intense acidity and a slightly short finish. Drink now.

Italy’s Incredible Year: About 6,400 Wines Rated This shows a little bit too much bean paste on the nose, although there’s some pretty blackcurrants beneath. Medium-bodied and little lean on the palate with slightly hard tannins, but some good fruit comes through. Drink now.

Off the vine: Drinking expensive wine is truly seductive From there it was on to the Le Désir, again this is a wine that captivates. Abundant cherry and red fruit aromas are intertwined with rich flavors of blackberry, licorice and refined hints of mocha along with dark chocolate. Well balanced and smooth with a multifaceted profile in terms of flavor and depth. Much like the La Joie, this is a wine that will age gracefully.

Off the vine: Drinking expensive wine is truly seductive We started with the La Joie a full-bodied wine that boasts a deep purple color and is accentuated by mint, sage and lavender aromas that are over the top. Black currant, cherry and plum favors are bold and intense. The tannins are rather noticeable now but will soften over time. The La Joie a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot is a wine that, with proper cellaring, will improve for many years to come. Simply put, this wine will leave you breathless.

A selection of Napa Valley vineyard sites including Huichica Hills (37.9%), Rancho Sarco (29.6%), Ahmann Vineyard-Carneros (24.3%), Keyes Vineyard-Howell Mountain (6.7%) and Spring Mtn AVA (1.5%) presents a much welcomed lighter impression of chardonnay, that beguiles with a fragrant, honey aroma flecked with citrus washed pear and green apple. The oak is subtle, and with zero malolactic, the wine is fresh with an excellent mid-palate. The fruit was harvested before the October fires, leaving the wine clean and a perfect match for halibut, turkey, or lobster. Only 15 percent of the wine is aged in new French oak, and a total of 84 percent is aged 4½ months in wood.

This straw-colored Viognier from Cambria opens with an orange and lemon bouquet with hints of sour dough. On the palate, this wine is medium to full bodied and balanced. The flavor profile is an orange and apricot blend with notes of white pepper, honey and lime. The finish is dry and its flavors are nicely prolonged. This Viognier would pair well with Savoury Lane’s five fruit chicken or a seafood casserole. Very good.

So Your In-Law's a Wine Geek. Here's a Holiday Gift List Vérité Winery La Muse, La Joie and Le Désir 2016 from Sonoma. These wines cost $420 each and we would never have tasted them if the winery had not sent them to us to review. That’s a lot of money. But if your in-laws love wine, they might really enjoy a bottle of this and we’ll explain why. The first, La Muse, is primarily Merlot, the second Cabernet Sauvignon, and the third Cabernet Franc. We didn’t immediately warm to any of them. But a funny thing happened. We talked about all three from beginning to end. We never lost interest in them. And not only that, but we disagreed about all three! John preferred the Le Désir and Dottie preferred the La Muse and we agreed that the La Joie was our least favorite, but we disagreed on the reasons. Our notes on these French-inspired wines take an entire typewritten page as we debated the merits of these young wines and weighed each sip as they changed. If your in-laws enjoy talking about and, yes, sometimes even arguing (politely) about wine, this is for them.

So Your In-Law's a Wine Geek. Here's a Holiday Gift List Vérité Winery La Muse, La Joie and Le Désir 2016 from Sonoma. These wines cost $420 each and we would never have tasted them if the winery had not sent them to us to review. That’s a lot of money. But if your in-laws love wine, they might really enjoy a bottle of this and we’ll explain why. The first, La Muse, is primarily Merlot, the second Cabernet Sauvignon, and the third Cabernet Franc. We didn’t immediately warm to any of them. But a funny thing happened. We talked about all three from beginning to end. We never lost interest in them. And not only that, but we disagreed about all three! John preferred the Le Désir and Dottie preferred the La Muse and we agreed that the La Joie was our least favorite, but we disagreed on the reasons. Our notes on these French-inspired wines take an entire typewritten page as we debated the merits of these young wines and weighed each sip as they changed. If your in-laws enjoy talking about and, yes, sometimes even arguing (politely) about wine, this is for them.

So Your In-Law's a Wine Geek. Here's a Holiday Gift List Vérité Winery La Muse, La Joie and Le Désir 2016 from Sonoma. These wines cost $420 each and we would never have tasted them if the winery had not sent them to us to review. That’s a lot of money. But if your in-laws love wine, they might really enjoy a bottle of this and we’ll explain why. The first, La Muse, is primarily Merlot, the second Cabernet Sauvignon, and the third Cabernet Franc. We didn’t immediately warm to any of them. But a funny thing happened. We talked about all three from beginning to end. We never lost interest in them. And not only that, but we disagreed about all three! John preferred the Le Désir and Dottie preferred the La Muse and we agreed that the La Joie was our least favorite, but we disagreed on the reasons. Our notes on these French-inspired wines take an entire typewritten page as we debated the merits of these young wines and weighed each sip as they changed. If your in-laws enjoy talking about and, yes, sometimes even arguing (politely) about wine, this is for them.