96 points
2022 Blue Farm Chardonnay “Laceroni” Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 96 Points As rich in fruit and complex as in the past this Chardonnay, from the famed Zio Toni Vineyard, is already satisfying. MoreShop
Blue Farm 2022 Pinot Noir Gap's Crown
97 points
2022 Blue Farm Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown Vineyard, Petaluma Gap San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97 Points Bright, rich, forthcoming and structured to age, this is an impressive Gap’s Pinot. MoreBonneau 2021 Chardonnay Catherine Vineyard
92 points
2021 Bonneau Chardonnay Catherine Vineyard Carneros San Francisco Wine Panel 92 Points This rather European-styled Chardonnay is pretty, soft-edged and gently creamy to the nose, where firm white and yellow peach, baked apple, preserved lemon, vanilla wafer, and nutmeg scents find a genteel harmony. MoreBooker 2016 Grenache Ripper
93 points
2016 Booker "Ripper" Grenache, Paso Robles Wine Spectator 93 Points Densely structured yet blanketed in polished veneer, offering bold blackberry, smoky pepper, garrigue and river stone accents that take on speed toward broad-shouldered tannins. MoreBorgo Conventi 2020 Friulano
91+ points
2020 Borgo Conventi Collio, Friulano, Italy San Francisco Wine Panel 91+ Points This wine has the expected Friulano brightness, yet demonstrates fine evolution in its forthcoming aromas of ripe melon, dried apple, preserved lemon and floral highlights, all of which rise gracefully above an earthy-minerally background. MoreBouchaine Vineyards 2019 Riesling Las Brisas Vineyard
Tasting Notes
This wine is the liquid version of a walk through a Carneros vineyard in Spring.
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Bowman 2020 Zinfandel Estate
91 points
2020 Bowman Zinfandel Estate, Sierra Foothills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points Rich in alcohol, yet both bright and surprisingly elegant, the nose of this complex red delivers scents of cranberry, pomegranate, red currant, pink peppercorn and coriander seed which line up in fine focus above a background of firming minerality. MoreBrancaia 2019 Il Blu Rosso
95 points
2019 Brancaia Il Blu Rosso Wine Advocate 95 Points A terrific blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is an organic red blend from the forested hills of Tuscany. The 2019 Il Blu is recognized by its modern blue label (and fun orange capsule) and its contemporary winemaking style. MoreBrewer Clifton 2021 Chardonnay 3-D
2021 Brewer Clifton Chardonnay 3-D Vineyard Santa Rita Hills
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points
Piquantly fresh and fiercely mineral yet beautifully ripe, this is a textbook Brewer Clifton Chardonnay.
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Brick Barn 2021 Rose of Cab Franc
92 points
2021 Brick Barn Rosé of Cabernet Franc Santa Ynez Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points Showcasing fruity, floral and savory contrasts, the nose of this subtly complex Rosé centers on aromas of bottled red cherry, watermelon and strawberry supported by undercurrents of pink rose, white pepper and a hint of mace. MoreBroadley 2021 Pinot Noir Claudia's
94 points
2021 Broadley Pinot Noir Claudia’s Choice, Willamette Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points This is a bright, focused bottling, with concentrated aromas of cranberry sauce, fresh pomegranate, black raspberry and coriander seed poised above emerging scents of sweet tobacco and minerality. MoreBryant Family 2012 Red Bettina
96 points
2012 Bryant Family "Bettina" Proprietary Red Wine, Napa Valley Robert Parker - Wine Advocate 96 Points The seductive 2012 Proprietary Red Bettina offers up a more Margaux-like femininity compared to the overwhelming power and richness of the Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. MoreBryant# 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum
94+ points
2002 Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill), Napa Valley MAGNUM Vinous 94+ Points (15.7 alcohol) Bright medium ruby. MoreBuoncristiani 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
96 points
2019 Boncristiani Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points Although this bottling is clearly the equal in fruit and intensity of the winery’s much lauded previous efforts, it easily surpasses them in polished focus and textural suppleness. MoreBuoncristiani 2019 Malbec Napa Valley
93 points
2019 Buoncristiani Malbec Napa Valley Vinous 93 Points The 2019 is one of my favorite wines in this range, as it so often is. Buoncristiani does a tremendous job in coaxing superb textural richness out of their Malbec while avoiding the jamming heaviness that is sometimes an issue with the Cabernets. MoreCalstar 2021 Sauvignon Blanc
90 points
2021 CalStar Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90 Points Bright, pretty and forthcoming the nose of this refreshing white poises scents of honeydew melon, lime sorbet, lemon grass and a hint of white pepper above a richer backdrop of fresh gooseberry. MoreCarbonnieux Blanc 2018
95 points
2018 Chateau Carbonnieux Pessac Leognan Blanc Bordeaux France Wine Enthusiast 95 Points Always a success, the releases of whites from this estate continue with this tight, textured, wood-aged and ripe wine. MoreCarol Shelton 2020 Coquille Blanc
2020 Carol Shelton “Coquille” White Nevarez Vineyard Paso Robles
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90+ Points
This delightfully drinkable white Rhone grape blend delivers a gently creamy nose of white peach, fresh pear, lime oil, honeysuckle and white rose scents in an easy harmony.
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Carpineto Farnito 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
90 points
2015 Carpenito Cabernet Sauvignon Farnito, Toscana, Italy San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90 Points Maturing nicely, the bouquet of this Italian Cabernet is a rich medley of dark cherry, pomegranate syrup, toffee, baking spice, licorice root and mulling spice scents. MoreCarr 2021 Viognier Kaerskov Vineyard
92 points
2021 Carr Viognier Kaerskov Vineyard Los Olivos District, Santa Barbara San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points The virtues of Viognier are on fine display in this immediately appealing bottling, as aromas of white peach, lychee, honey, jasmine blossom and lime are all notable at first sniff. MoreCarruades 2000 De Lafite
93 points
2000 Chateau Carraudes de Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux Wine Spectator 93 Points Wonderfully ripe and decadent, with tobacco, meat and ripe berry aromas, with hints of currants. MoreCarter 2020 Cabernet The Grand Daddy
98+ points
2020 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy Oakville, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard San Francisco Wine Panel Score 98+ Points Plump and juicy, focused and forthcoming, this is an extremely impressive Cabernet from a vineyard block famous for producing wines of grandeur. MoreCarter 2020 Cabernet The Haze
94+ points
2020 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon “The Haze” Oakville, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94+ Points Bright and forthcoming, the nose of this already satisfying Cabernet is centered on red currant, sour red cherry, red plum and blueberry, enhanced by suggestions of violet, rose and hazelnut above a mineral background. MoreCarter 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon La Bam
96 points
2022 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon “La Bam”, Las Piedras Vineyard, St Helena, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 96 Points If neither as powerful nor as weighty as Carter’s other Las Piedras Cab, this “La Bam” bottling is more forthcoming, focused, elegant and satisfying. MoreCarter 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy
97+ points
2022 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon “The Grand Daddy”, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 97+ Points The “Grand Daddy” block is typically the plumpest and juiciest of Carter’s grand-scale Cabs and is often their most immediately impressive Cab at release, yet that weight is tempered in 2022 by an extra note of zest. MoreCarter 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze
96+ points
2022 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvigon “The Haze”, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 96+ Points From new fruit sources in 2022, this “Haze” bottling is both a much fruitier and more immediately forthcoming Cabernet than in the past. More