2018 USA Wine

The 2018 Chardonnay VGW is generous and exotic. The nose is bursting with ripe peach honeycomb pie crust jasmine and gingery touches. The medium-bodied palate offers alluring perfumed fruit in a silky frame with focused acidity... Read More

Blended of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights prances out of the glass with showy notes of crème de cassis blueberry coulis and chocolate-covered... Read More

The 2018 Merlot Black Vineyard from Colète is terrific. Bright and energetic the 2018 is incredibly appealing. Readers will find an especially savory structured Merlot that is full of cool climate character. Bright acids lend... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and nuanced from the very first taste. Over the last year the 2018 has developed from a powerhouse into a much more refined wine. There is plenty of mountain tannin and structure but those... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Ciel Vineyard checks in as 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a great vineyard on Red Mountain. It spent 20 months in new French oak. Brilliant notes of pure cassis and darker currants fruits as well... Read More

The 2018 Chardonnay Sanford and Benedict Vineyard The Twelve Rows shows a light hand in its expression of this historic Sta. Rita Hills site. Hints of apricot tangerine oil spice and tropical fruit all meld together effortlessly... Read More

The 2018 Pinot Noir Sanford and Benedict Vineyard The Twelve Rows is sourced from Block T6 which was planted in 1995. It was done with very gentle extractions the fruit crushed by foot with native ferments after which it spent... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (containing a splash of Cabernet Franc) is a brand-new wine representing a collaboration between Dalla Valle in Napa Valley and Ornellaia Estate in Tuscany (hence DVO). Deep garnet-purple colored it... Read More

I was able to taste two wines from Grace Family both made by the incredibly talented Helen Keplinger who has been at this estate since 2014. The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Blank offers a beautifully pure elegant style in its darker... Read More

In a vintage that played to its strengths the terrific 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard is a cool gently herbal wine loaded with black cherries and cassis with just a touch of licorice. It's medium to full-bodied... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is packed with blackberry jam chocolate new leather spice and sweet French oak. This plush exuberant Cabernet Sauvignon is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Today it is engaging and delicious. (Drink between... 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