San Felice’s 2020 Vigorello is a Toscana IGT blend led by Pugnitello, with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a splash of Petit Verdot. Aged 24 months in French barriques, it shows dark berry fruit, sweet spice, and tobacco, framed by firm tannins and fresh acidity. Built for cellar, approachable after decanting.
Less than 100 cases of this Napa Valley Bordeaux-blend are produced per vintage, which makes snagging a bottle a real triumph. We were lucky enough to get our hands on a bottle of this rare wine, and, needless to say, it didn’t disappoint.
The 2022 Carter Estate Les Nobles is a white wine from Temecula with a refreshing palate, complex aromatics, and all of the grapes in the bottle are sourced from estate vineyards that are sustainably farmed.
This library release showcases the immense longevity of high-elevation Cabernet Sauvignon from the Sierra Foothills. Produced by Gideon Beinstock at Renaissance Vineyard and Winery, the 2001 vintage offers a distinct, savory profile with resolved tannins and moderate alcohol. It presents a look into the history of California viticulture outside the
The 2022 Diana Madeline is a benchmark example of biodynamic farming in Margaret River. This Cabernet-dominant blend balances the warmth of the vintage with the region’s cooling maritime influence. Notes of blackcurrant, graphite, and violet are supported by firm tannins; creating a structured wine built for long-term cellaring.
This Assyrtiko represents a significant moment of transition for a legendary Santorini producer. Named “Skitali,” meaning “baton,” it symbolizes the transfer of stewardship from founder Haridimos Hatzidakis to the next generation. Grown on volcanic soils, this wine offers intense minerality, saline complexity, and the structural depth to age gracefully for
Happy Canyon fruit gives this 2023 Viognier from Jack McGinley Vineyard a tropical leaning profile with mango, mandarin and stone fruit over gentle oak. It is generous in weight, lifted by bright acidity, and shows enough structure to drink well now and comfortably through 2030 for attentive white wine drinkers.
Clos Saint-Jean’s 2021 Deus Ex Machina is a concentrated, full-bodied Châteauneuf-du-Pape built on ripe red and black berries, licorice, roasted nuts and cedar over polished tannins. Elevated but well-handled alcohol and vibrant acidity frame a long, persistent finish. Serious cellar potential, with drinking now through 2040 in good cellars.
A concentrated, full-throttle G2 that leans into black-fruit power and spice. The structure and length are here, but the elevated alcohol and ripe tone make it feel less precise than top-tier Saxum vintages.
Rutherford Hill—among Napa’s Merlot pioneers—delivers a plush, full-bodied 2022 that marries ripe black-fruit intensity with polished oak and a long, savory finish. It’s approachable now yet structured enough for short-term cellaring, offering strong value at the winery’s $38 release price.
Cline’s Ancient Vines Zinfandel continues to define accessible California heritage wine. The 2022 vintage draws from century-old Contra Costa vineyards to produce a plush, spice-laced expression of Zinfandel that’s both generous and finely balanced. With ripe berry fruit, savory depth, and soft oak framing, it’s one of the strongest vintages
A ripe, classically CdP profile, black cherry and plum wrapped in smoke and pepper, delivered on a full-bodied frame with a long, cohesive finish. The 60/40 Grenache-Syrah blend shows old-vine depth and the hallmark mineral imprint of galets roulés