2020 USA Wine

Made from a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot the 2020 Sorella is fresh yet restrained and has a focused and red-fruited core of spiced potpourri. The nose is slightly compressed at... Read More

Bedrock wine company was started in 2007 by Morgan Twain-Petersen, the son of Joel Petersen who had established Ravenswood. Working initially out of a garage with outdoor fermenters and subsequently borrowing space in a friend’s... Read More

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau La Grande Roche is a bold punchy wine. Red cherry/plum fruit kirsch rose petal mint and white flowers abound. This mid-weight pliant Cabernet Sauvignon delivers the goods and then some. Readers... Read More

Corison's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard is more floral than the other offerings easily marrying hints of thyme blossom with fresh cassis and a delicate touch of vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied marginally... Read More

Corison fans should enjoy the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon. Gentle herbal streaks run through the wine's classic black cherries and cassis fruit. Medium-bodied sleek and streamlined it shows vibrant energy and ample length framed... Read More

The 2020 Chardonnay Isobel Charles Heintz Vineyard was harvested on September 12 and matured in larger 300- to 500-liter barrels. It opens with creamy new oak spices over baked peaches baklava beeswax and jasmine. The palate is... Read More

Thick and tangy, this wine offers great acidity, length and power, with amazing shocks of white and black pepper. Leather, lavender and dark cherry combine in a forceful reckoning of savory and edgy intensity that does justice... Read More

The 2020 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is a blend of declassified barrels from Ferren's single-vineyard program. It was matured in 20% new French oak for 12 months and six months in stainless steel. It takes time to unfold from... Read More

The 2020 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is a blend of declassified barrels from Ferren's single-vineyard program (specifically the Frei Road and Volpert vineyards). Matured for 18 months in 20% new French oak it has detailed scents... Read More

13% alcohol. From an own-rooted vineyard planted in 1972 at 1400 ft 3 miles from the Pacific (it’s Bohan Vineyard) this is fermented in French oak (20% new) and has minimum effective SO2 added. It’s sensational. Taut fine... Read More

13% alcohol. 11 barrels only of this Pinot which comes from a vineyard at 1010 feet 3.5 miles from the Pacific, planted in 1998. Greywacke and sandstone soils, 50% whole bunch, used French oak. Rocky soils and this is a warm site,... Read More

The 2020 Chardonnay Seven Springs Vineyard was picked on September 22 after the smoke from the wildfires in Willamette Valley cleared. It was fermented and matured for around 11 months in 50% new oak. It has intense aromas of... Read More

The 2020 Patrimony Cabernet Sauvignon made entirely with free-run juice will be in 100% new French oak barrels for 30 months. It has an opaque ruby-black color and youthfully gregarious aromas of cassis blueberries pencil shavings... Read More

The nose of the 2020 PlumpJack Reserve Chardonnay opens with a range of citrus notes – lemon, orange zest, pomelo, and key lime. Just behind these are the rich tropical notes of lychee and feijoa along with the sweeter,... Read More

By Antonio Galloni The 2020 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard from Block I shows all the class that is so typical of the best wines of this site. Silky and layered with striking depth the Bien Nacido Chardonnay is gorgeous. Light... Read More

A blend of 54% Napa County and 46% Sonoma County grapes from the Pride Mountain Vineyards Ranch which straddles the Sonoma and Napa county line. A remarkably elegant and finesse-driven Cabernet Sauvignon with dusty black cherry... Read More

The estate-grown 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Reserve is a substantial step up from the regular Cab both in price and quality. Black cherries and cassis are framed by subtle oak shadings while an earthy undercurrent provides... Read More

This youthful finely balanced wine offers a tangy concentrated moderately tannic expression wrapping a rather firm grip around bright cherry and bold black-cherry flavors. With more sipping it reveals subtle cinnamon clove and... Read More

This pure-tasting laser-focused wine shows brilliant balance and a lively texture due to moderate tannins and good acidity supporting the deep but refreshing black-cherry flavors. A good candidate for further aging it is superfresh... Read More