92+ points
2021 La Storia Petite Sirah, Sonoma County San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points This is a near-perfect example of old fashioned Sonoma Petite Sirah, with all of its virtues on display. MoreShop
Lafon 2018 Volnay Santenots
93 points -
Jasper Morris 2018 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu Vinous 93 Points The 2018 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru has a high-toned and quite opulent bouquet, very seductive and vibrant, delivering copious dark cherries, blueberry and touches of bilberry. MoreLafon 2020 Pouilly Fuisse 1er Cru Aux Quarts
93 points
93 points Vinous The 2020 Château des Quarts, which Merlin reminded me, he bought the fruit from between 2003 and 2011 before buying the property with Dominique Lafon, has a refined bouquet, fine mineralité with hints of white flower and wild mint. MoreLafon 2021 Meursault
94 points
2021 Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Meursault, Clos de la Barre Decanter 94 Points There is more ripeness to the Clos de la Barre monopole, with an exotic fruit character ranging from grapefruit to passionfruit and hints of coconut. MoreLafon 2021 Pouilly Fuisse Quarts
92 points
2021 Chateau de Quarts Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru Monopole Vinous 92 Points The 2021 Pouilly-Fuisse Chateau de Quarts 1er Cru Monopole was bottled a little later than other vintages. MoreLafon 2021 Volnay-Santenots
95 points
2021 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru Vinous 93-95 Points The 2021 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru comes from all the Domaine’s vines, including the youngest ones. MoreLafon 2023 Macon Clos de la Crochette
91 points Vinous
The 2023 Mâcon-Chardonnay Clos de la Crochette has one of the best aromatics of the range: crushed stone, sea cave and light Granny Smith scents with good focus.
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Lafon Volnay 2019 Santenots
95 points
2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay-Santenots Du Miilieu, 1er Cru Decanter 95 Points Those who overlook Lafon’s reds do so at their own peril. MoreLapostolle 2022 Carmenere
92+ points
2023 Lapostolle “Cuvee Alexandre” Carmenere, Apalta, Colchagua Valley, Chile San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points Carmenere, originally a Bordeaux grape, has truly find its home in South America. MoreLatour 2018 Le Pauillac
94 points James Suckling
This is already very complex with tobacco, blackberries and hints of cedar.
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Le Vigne 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Di Domenico
93 points
2019 Le Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon “Di Domenico”, Paso Robles San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points Rich and ripe, this generous Cab delivers aromas of black raspberry, pomegranate molasses, dried fig and date in harmony with notes of toffee, vanilla and sweet forest floor scents. MoreLeflaive 2020 Puligny Montrachet Pucelles
95 points
2020 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles Wine Spectator 95 Points A smooth white, bordering on creamy but with bright acidity, featuring lemon cake, apple tart, mineral, vanilla and clove flavors. MoreLeflaive 2021 Puligny Montrachet Clavoilln
94 points
2021 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon Wine Spectator 94 Points A sophisticated white hallmarked by lemon, butterscotch, peach, hazelnut and chalky dust aromas and flavors. MoreLeflaive 2021 Puligny Montrachet Pucelles
95 points
2021 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Wine Spectator 95 Points Seamless in texture and balance, this white caresses the palate with honey, butter, peach, apple and lemon cake flavors. MoreLeflaive 2022 Macon Verze
The Domaine Leflaive Macon-Verze vineyards sit on a western-facing slope with calcareous clay soils with limestone and marl.
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Leflaive 2022 Macon Verze Chene
Mâcon-Villages: “Les Chênes” is bottled from 2 parcels purchased by Domaine Leflaive in 2003.
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Lenz 2017 Merlot Estate
Lenz Estate Selection Merlot is made from ripe grapes harvested in mature vineyards.
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Lewis 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
97 points
2022 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 97 Points This Cabernet is a gorgeous expression of both its terrific vintage and of the personality of Lewis’ signature bottling. MoreLewis Cabernet 2021 Masons
92 points
2021 Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Mason’s, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points Rich, if youthfully reserved, the nose of this fine Cabernet is an elegant medley of blackberry, black currant jam, mocha, toasted cedar, vanilla and and licorice. MoreLightpost 2019 SOFI Brut Rose
93 points
2019 Lightpost Sparkling Brut Rosé “Sofi”, Spanish Springs Vineyard, San Luis Obispo Coast San Francisco Wine Panel 93 Points This well-priced sparkler is stylish, richly fruity and generally engaging to the nose, where elegant suggestions of white cherry, peach pit, nectarine, honeyed biscuit and a hint of pink peppercorn find a lively harmony. MoreLimerick 2021 Zinfandel 1910 Block
97 Points
2021 Limerick Lane 1910 Block Russian River Valley Vinous 97 Points The 2021 Zinfandel 1910 Block emerges from the oldest vines on the property. MoreLimerick Lane 2021 Zinfandel Marquis
98+ points
2021 Limerick Lane Marquis Zinfandel Sonoma County San Francisco Wine Panel Score 98+ Points This great Zinfandel opens with a plush, exceptionally complex aromatic mix, with scents of dark cherry, blackberry, black raspberry, peppercorn, licorice root and scalding minerality of seemingly equal intensity line up at center stage. MoreLindquist 2020 Chardonnay Blend
93 points Wine & Spirits
Firm, muscular, this exhibits plenty of warmth for such a cool climate vineyard, with its nutty lees note and lemon-spritzed pineapple flavors, firm oak, a hint of roasted nuts and lanolin to enrich the texture.
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Lingua Franca 2021 Pinot Noir Mimi's Mind
94 points
2021 Lingua Franca Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Mimi's Mind Wine Spectator 94 Points Shows elegance and vitality, with multilayered raspberry and cranberry flavors accented by crushed stone, black tea and rose petal tones, which gather tension and structure toward medium-grained tannins. MoreLingua Franca 2021 Pinot Noir Tongue
94 points
2021 Lingua Franca Pinot Noir Tongue 'N Cheek Eola-Amity Hills Wine Spectator 94 Points Dynamic and sleekly layered, with handsomely detailed flavors of cherry and guava accented by stony minerality, black tea and forest floor tones as this builds tension and richness toward refined tannins. MoreLocanda 2019 Chardonnay
93 points
2019 Locanda Chardonnay Beckstoffer Lake Vineyard Carneros San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points Spicy, minerally and creamy rich, the nose of this fine bottling offers a tense, focused mix of green apple, white peach, lemon sorbet, honeycomb, oyster shell and pineapple souffle aromas. More