2019 California Wine

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a powerful tannic wine. In some vintages the Napa Valley bottling is quite accessible but not here. Swaths of tannin wrap around a core of dark fruit gravel spice dried flowers lavender... Read More

This has a tightly layered core of cassis mulberry and damson plum while notes of warm earth and a bright iron spine drive underneath. Features a floral flash in the background as the fruit and iron notes coalesce seamlessly on... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville is a blend mostly from Meteor. A stunning wine the 2019 possesses off the charts richness and tremendous depth that just builds with time in the glass. Inky dark fruit plum spice licorice... 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

The salted butter lemon bar orange blossom and ripe melon flavors at the core of this white show generous purity and focus with fresh acidity and with a hint of Himalayan salt on the long expressive finish. The texture is smooth... Read More

Riper and substantially more expressive than the 2018 Fortunate Son's 2019 Red Wine The Diplomat is a plush luscious wine laden with black cherries mocha and loam notes. It's full-bodied rich velvety and supple with a... Read More

Across the board the 2019s at this address are riper and plusher than the 2018s and Fortunate Son's 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon The Warrior is no exception. Black cherries and red cherries join cedar and vanilla shadings on the... Read More

A fresh overt style with a lovely beam of red currant bing cherry and raspberry paste stitched together with flickers of anise sassafras and bramble. Delivers a pretty violet echo on the fruity finish. Best from 2023 through 2037.... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a quintessential wine from this property. Firm and classically built the 2019 exudes mountain energy. Dark cherry plum grilled herbs bay leaf incense licorice and tobacco all race across the palate.... Read More

Loads of lead pencil graphite blueberries blackberries and flowers on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied and very fine tannins with texture and length that caresses your palate. Shows the sophistication of syrah in Carneros. So... Read More

Marked by black cherries and cassis aromas the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a fairly muscular effort—not that it's big or bulky but it shows plenty of tannic depth and a crisply acidic spine. It should be capable of aging... Read More

Deep purple-black the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard rockets out of the glass with intense notes of blackcurrant cordial plum preserves and blueberry pie plus hints of Chinese five spice dusty soil menthol... Read More

This is structured complex dense and lengthy a celebration of dark berry fruit that is layered and velvety smooth on the palate. Tobacco oak and dried herb accent it with ease complementing and contrasting in myriad ways and landing... Read More

The 2019 Metisse Jumping Goat Vineyard is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. A barrel sample with a deep garnet-purple color it prances out of the glass with vivacious notes of crushed blueberries kirsch and blackcurrant... Read More

Composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Cabernet Franc the 2019 Metisse Martinez is a barrel sample with a deep garnet-purple color. It comes barreling out of the glass with powerful notes of crème de cassis plum preserves... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Pride wine. Effusive aromatics meld into a core of dark blue/purplish fruit. Medium in body but with terrific depth 2019 has a lot going on. This is an especially refined vintage for the... Read More

The 2019 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict is a powerful brooding wine. The high percentage of stems (75%) undoubtedly adds savory intensity but it also masks some site character. The 2019 is a gorgeous wine but it is also austere... Read More

Blended with 12% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Annum has pure, detailed aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry, mint chocolate and pencil shavings. The full-bodied palate pairs transparent, understated flavors with polished... Read More

The 2019 Pinot Noir Estate is a powerful wine from Red Car's vineyard in Fort-Ross Seaview. Black cherry sage mint lavender bay leaf and cloves add to an impression of gravitas. This is an especially deep virile style but... Read More

If sunshine could be bottled it would be this. Aromas of fresh succulent stone fruit a hint of yeast citrus blossoms and notes of quince on the nose. The mousse is creamy and light with baked red apples blood orange zest white... Read More

The 2019 M. Étain is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon 4% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored it sashays out of the glass with notes of violets fallen leaves and incense over a warm cassis and plum preserves... Read More

The 2019 Chardonnay Estate is superb. Deep and beautifully layered the 2019 offers up a striking mélange of tangerine peel passion fruit pineapple white flowers and a kiss of French oak all kicked up in a racy voluptuous Chardonnay... Read More

An even spicier combination features notes of fresh tobacco briar and the essence of red cherry. There is excellent energy to the solidly concentrated middle weight flavors that are plump round and seductively textured while displaying... Read More

Bright crimson with some evolution at the rim. Actually there is quite a bit of interest on the nose here. This has lift as well as Napa lusciousness and good structure balance and length. Throbs with life on the long finish.... Read More