Winemaker Notes:
Intense and vibrant our 2021 Kukeri Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, exhibiting aromas of dark fruits, black tea, tobacco, and green olives, accented with earthy spice notes.
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Kukeri 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
91 points
2022 Kukeri Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points The aromas of this well-priced Cabernet center on purple plum jam, blackberry and cassis, with pretty baking spice and hazelnut hints in support. MoreKukeri Petar 2021 Cabernet Oak Knoll
92+ points
2021 Kukeri Cabernet Sauvignon “Petar” Oak Knoll Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel 92+ This is an elegant, charming dinner wine already, and it promises even more appeal for those who can give it some cellar-time. MoreL'Arlot 2017 Clos Des Forets
93 points
2017 Domaine de L'Arlot Clos des Forets St George, Nuits St George, Burgundy Wine Spectator 93 Points This shows some breadth and an underlying earthiness to the black cherry, iron and leafy tobacco flavors. MoreL'Arlot 2020 Clos Des Forets
92 points
2020 Domaine de l’Arlot, Nuits-St-Georges, 1er Cru Clos des Forets St-Georges Decanter 92 Points This accomplished wine has effusive aromas of lush ripe plum and mulberry, with an edge of star anise and violets. MoreL'Arlot 2021 Clos Des Forets
92 points
2021 Domaine de l’Arlot, Monopole, Nuits-St-Georges, 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St-Georges Decanter 92 Points This substantial wine has a ripe plummy fruit on the initial attack adorned with notes of smoke, earth, spice and an almost savoury animal complexity. MoreLa Jota 2017 Merlot
2017 La Jota Merlot Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
Wine Advocate
94 Points
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Merlot Howell Mountain reveals pretty baked plums, blueberry pie and blackberry compote notes with touches of cloves, star anise, cracked black pepper and black soil plus a waft of underbrush.
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La Rasina 2015 Brunello di Montalcino
93 points
2015 La Rasina Riserva Il Divasco Brunello di Montalcino Wine Advocate 93 Points Here's a wine I have not seen in a few years. MoreLa Storia 2021Petite Sirah Alexander Valley
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. MoreLafon 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 Volnay
89-91 points
2020 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Village Wine Advocate 89-91 Aromas of cherries, sweet berries, spices and forest floor preface the 2020 Volnay Village, a medium to full-bodied, layered and attractively concentrated, vibrant wine that's derived, as usual, from younger vines in Les Santenots (planted in 2002 and 2015). MoreLafon 2020 Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu
93-95 points
2020 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu Wine Advocate 93-95 Points The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu is excellent, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of wild berries, plums and cassis mingled with hints of spices, grilled meats and rose petals. 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 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. MoreLapis Luna 2020 Cabernet Franc
90+ points
2020 Lapis Luna Cabernet Franc Reserve, California San Francisco Wine Panel Score: 90+ Points This wine is forthcoming and sweet-natured on the nose, where blueberry compote, black raspberry, cedar, mace, and sweet vanilla scents rise above suggestions of mocha and peppercorn. 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. MoreLenz 2017 Merlot Estate
90 points
2017 The Lenz Winery Estate Selection, Long Island Wine Advocate 90 Points The current-release 2017 Merlot Estate Selection delivers hints of tomato and tobacco alongside black cherries on the nose. MoreLewis 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. 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. MoreLingua 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. MoreLucia 2021 Pinot Noir Garys'
TASTING NOTES
Yet another sublime chapter in the long and increasingly fabled history of this renowned vineyard, the 2021 Lucia by Pisoni Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir wastes no time as its deep ruby hue paints the edges of the glass.
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Lucia 2022 Pinot Noir HALF BOTTLE
90 points
2022 Lucia by Pisoni Pinot Noir Estate Cuvée Wine Advocate 90 Points The 2022 Pinot Noir Estate Cuvée combines the Pisoni, Garys' and Sobranes Vineyards. MoreLuli 2021 Pinot Noir
93 points
2021 Luli Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands Wine Enthusiast 93 Points Cranberry and currant aromas are elevated with sagebrush in a charmingly rustic style on the nose of this bottling. MoreMacauley 2020 Pinot Noir Fort Ross
94 points
2020 Macauley Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points Macauley’s Pinots are almost as exciting as his Cabernets and this classy, complex and structured bottling is assured a bright future. MoreMagnus James 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mtn
95+ points
2021 Magnus James Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain, Napa Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points Bright aromas of black cherry, red currant, blueberry, violet, toasted cedar, dry sage, eucalyptus and a hint of coffee bean enliven the nose of this clearly Howell Mountain sourced Cabernet. More