California Proprietary Red

Composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon 19% Cabernet Franc 15% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot the 2015 IX Proprietary Red Estate sports a deep garnet-purple color and nose of smoked meat blackberries and black currants with suggestions... Read More

Continuum's 2019 Proprietary Red is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 37% Cabernet Franc 7% Petit Verdot and 6% Merlot all from the estate vineyard on Pritchard Hill. Aged in two-thirds new French oak with the balance in second or third-use... Read More

From a north-facing site at elevation the 2019 Cerro Sur is a bold savory wine loaded with energy. This Cabernet Franc-based wine is bursting with tension. Floral spice and mocha accents lend striking aromatic top notes. I am... Read More

Altogether much more serious than Lail's Blueprint bottling (and priced accordingly) the 2019 J. Daniel Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon comes primarily from the Vine Hill Ranch Dutch Canyon (Heimark) and Steltzner Vineyards. Marked... Read More

Very deep garnet-purple in color the 2018 Opus One soars out of the glass with bright bold boysenberries warm cassis and ripe juicy black plums notes plus emerging nuances of lilacs oolong tea cinnamon stick tilled soil and black... Read More

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot the 2019 Proprietary Red is a monster of a wine that's unquestionably up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. Blackberries truffle earth chocolate... Read More

Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 7% Cabernet Franc 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec the 2018 La Joie displays an opaque purple-black color slowly unfurling to offer profound notes of crème de cassis preserved plums and... Read More

Composed of 82% Cabernet Franc 12% Merlot and 6% Malbec the 2018 Le Désir was aged for 16 months in 100% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple in color it is a little closed to begin soon unfurling to offer glimpses at notes of... Read More