2014 California Wine

The wines from the extremely hot drought year 2014 were just bottled prior to my visit. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon reflects the vintage’s precociousness and front-end loaded flattering style. It is medium to full-bodied shows... Read More

"Composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot and 5% Petite Sirah the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon G.B. Crane Vineyard is deep garnet-purple in color and scented of cassis black cherries and warm plums with touches of pencil shavings... Read More

The 2014 Roberta’s Reserve State Lane Vineyard is a blend of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. 650 cases were produced which is 27% of their total production. This was actually showing more fruit density and personality than... Read More

It's a new day for this producer which is stepping slightly off the gas to make more nuanced balanced wines. This is no exception: a restrained offering of earthy mushroom soy cedar leather and juicy red fruit that disentangles... Read More

"The 2014 Screaming Eagle is an 880-case blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon 16% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. The telltale sign of this iconic wine is its extraordinary purity of crème de cassis fruit which is displayed abundantly... Read More

Aromas of dark cherry spice sandalwood tea lavender and anise introduce delicious and attractively textured medium weight flavors

A wine of precision and understatement the 2014 Pinot Noir Vista Verde Vineyard offers up generous sweet red and bluish-hued berry flavors with good supporting acidity and nuance to match. The Vista Verde is one of the smaller-scaled... Read More