Products tagged with WL
Chardonnay
Chardonnay, Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley, CA, 2022Aromas of ripe green & golden apple, accented by fresh white peach & light oak. Silken in texture with flavors of apple, citrus & pear balanced by refreshing acidity. The long finish is clean, with underlying hints of minerality, vanilla, & lemon.
Sangiovese
Chianti Classico "Riserva", Castello di Volpaia, Tuscany, IT, 2019D 93: With purity & precision, strawberry, tobacco, vanilla and forest earth emerge from the glass. This is well-proportioned & balanced in ripeness with a core of concentrated red cherry. Fresh acidity props it up & smooth, rounded tannins frame the whol
Rhone
Crozes Hermitage, Guigal, Rhone Valley, FR, 2019Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 91 Points
Jeb Dunnuck 91 Points
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags' Leap Winery, Napa Valley, CA, 2020JS 93 : Very polished Cabernet sauvignon with currants, chocolate, and hazelnut. It’s medium- to full-bodied with silky tannins and a flavorful finish. Very long. The texture and flavor stays with you for a long time. One for the cellar but fun to taste.
Rhone
Gigondas, Château Saint Cosme. FR, 2021JD 92Pts.
Leading off the 2021 barrel samples, the 2021 Gigondas is a juicy, elegant, medium-bodied beauty with lots of red and black fruits, some floral and violet notes, fine tannins, and kiss of salinity on the finish. It’s clearly an outstanding wine
Red Blend
Red Blend "Fusion V", De Toren, Stellenbosch, ZA, 2019Complex flavors of licorice, black cherry, cedar and dark berries, it offers a stylish departure for sophisticated oenophilic tastes. Soft as spun silk, with a lingering hint of sweet fruit on the back palate, this is a wine that will only improve with ag
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, ZD Wines, Napa Valley, CA, 2019With a beautiful deep ruby color, intense aromas of candied strawberry & ripe raspberry complemented subtle notes of cocoa, flint, & violet. Bright, soft, & balanced on the palate, flavors of cherry pie, chocolate, & tobacco lead into a long finish.
Super Tuscan
Tuscan Blend, Le Serre Nuove Ornellaia, Tuscany, IT, 2021RP 92 : A voluptuous and generous wine that bursts forth with wild-cherry aromas, blackberry, crème de cassis, oak spice and smoke. It awards pleasure and smoothness, thanks to its plump tannins and ripe fruit overtones.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, 2018Deep purple with a bright fuscia rim. Aromas of red cherry and sage with a hint of violet, spice and toast. Full-bodied, with flavors of raspberry and black cherry, with notes of violet and toast. Supple tannins carry through to a fine and smooth finish.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley, CA, 2020This classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon reveals aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry with hints of dark chocolate and sweet oak. On the palate, the dark fruit is balanced by fresh acidity and lush tannins that carry all the way over a lingering,
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Caymus Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, 2021Signature style, dark color, with rich fruit & ripe tannins, approachable in youth as in maturity. with fruit from the valley floor creating lushness & the hillsides providing backbone, layered, lush aromas & flavors, including cocoa, cassis & ripe berrie
Shiraz/Syrah
Syrah Blend "Relentless", Shafer, Napa Valley, CA, 2018WA 95 : Lavender, mint, violets and crème de cassis notes are laced into the super-expressive finish. Blackberry pie, plum preserves, mulberries and licorice. Smoked meats and scents of raspberry leaves. A VERY complex wine!
Super Tuscan
Tuscan Blend “Superiore”, Podere Grattamacco, Bolgheri, IT, 2019RP 97: A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 15% Sangiovese is a real beauty & shows very nicely today based on advancing vine age alone. Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah vines show great results after seven years, whereas Merlot & Sangiovese vines
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon "One Point Five", Shafer Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, 2021WE 96Pts.
This sophisticated & concentrated wine wraps lovely dark plums, blueberries & cocoa flavors in velvety tannins that are well integrated and soothing, while still setting the wine up for a potentially long life. Subtle baking spices, espresso &
Last Chance
Red Blend "L' Esprit Des Pavots", Peter Michael, Knights Valley, CA, 2019WA 95 : 62% CabSauv, 18% CabFranc, 13% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot; deep purple-black; blackcurrants, blueberry, blackberry, camphor, black soil, truffles, crushed rocks and red roses. Full and rich, finely grained tannins and finishing long and earthy.
Red Blend
Red Blend, Opus One, Napa Valley, CA, 2019 (Michael Silacci)99pts Wine Advocate
99pts James Suckling
97pts Jeb Dunnuck
95pts Wine Spectator