2023 USA Wine

The 2023 Dolinsek Ranch Heritage Wine is a wild exotic wine. Red cherry kirsch apricot mint blood orange spice rose petal and sweet spice all grace this layered silky Zinfandel-based field blend from vines planted in 1910. The... 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 2023 Papera Ranch Heritage Wine is an unusual wine in that Carignane represents about 35% of the blend. Red-toned fruit and floral nuances run through this super-expressive wine. Pliant and creamy the 2023 has an abundance... Read More

The coiled intense 2023 Pinot Noir Bloom's Field is dark-fruited and floral on the nose leading to a multidimensional palate that combines textural depth and breadth with stunning saturation and focus. The palate is vibrant... Read More

The most filled-in and concentrated wine on the roster the 2023 Pinot Noir La Côte shows its perennially high-toned lifted aromatics that contrast its twisted sinewy seamless and lacy texture. The finish is weightless yet punchy... Read More

Despite its dark and brooding reticence on the nose the 2023 Pinot Noir Memorious is shaping up to be a beautiful combination of polished weightless herbal and saline. The texture is beautifully lacy and dexterous with a long... Read More

The 2023 Chardonnay Estate is laced with hints of tangerine oil chamomile citrus confit and white truffle. Like so many wines in this vintage the Chardonnay is delicate and gracious. The 2023 is more understated than in some recent... Read More

The Freestone-Occidental pinot noir includes a blend of fruit from our Bodega Headlands, Occidental Station, and Bodega Ridge vineyards. It also shares the same winemaking techniques as our vineyard-designated pinot noirs. All... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay Belle Côte from tank just before it was bottled. From vines planted in 1990 it’s open and expressive its peach and guava aromas complemented by nuances of elderflower graham cracker and crème brûlée.... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank just before it was bottled. It has inviting aromas of guava peach panna cotta well-integrated new oak spices and top notes of Meyer lemon. The palate is satiny and mouth coating... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Chardonnay La Carrière from tank just before it was bottled. It has inviting aromas of guava peach panna cotta well-integrated new oak spices and top notes of Meyer lemon. The palate is satiny and mouth coating... Read More

I tasted the 2023 Pinot Noir Le Caprice as a sample just before it was bottled. It has slowly unfolding aromas of cranberry red cherry tea leaves and mint becoming more floral as it airs in the glass. The palate is layered and... Read More

A brilliant elegant vivid wine with so much concentration but so light elegant and well balanced. Toasted almond mineral and lemon curd aromas then a creamy layered texture backed by tangy acidity. Lemon pith creme brulee cheese... Read More

A light-bodied yet oh-so-full-flavored wine that opens with stony floral aromas that lead to fresh and ripe fruit flavors backed by racy acidity. A great creamy texture but vivid in acid minerals and chalk that lift the pear citrus... Read More

An amazingly complex dynamic wine that demands your attention from the first sniff to the lingering finish. Aromas of redwood forest rosemary purple flowers and black cherries then black tea pomegranate dark cherry dried raspberry... Read More