The 2018 Syrah Haley is a stunning Syrah from 25-year-old vines in the Rockpile vineyard (2,010 feet elevation) made with 40% whole cluster and aged 18 months in 80% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple, it is deeply scented with... Read More
The 2018 Zinfandel Rinaldi Vineyard comes from organically farmed vines, some more than 100 years old. It was made with 20% whole cluster and aged 18 months in 30% new French oak. It has a pale ruby color and segues from tar to... Read More
There are 15 barrels of the 2018 Estate Cuvee, which is a blend of 63% Zinfandel, 27% Syrah, and the balance Petite Sirah. More closed aromatically and dark, dense, and meaty (no doubt due to the Syrah and Petite Sirah), it slowly... Read More
The nose is metallic, salty and almost fizzy, like a can of Coke on a fishing boat, but a touch of fruit comes from a latent black cherry element. The palate deftly manages to both stick with that umami saltiness and bolster the... Read More
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, which includes the addition of 7% Petit Verdot and 2% each of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, pours a deep, nearly opaque blackish red hue. Its classic aromas of toasted cedar, black currants,... Read More
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Series offers a lively, fresh bouquet of blueberries and cassis that are balanced by beautiful notes of cedarwood, graphite, liquid violets, and spice. More medium to full-bodied, with terrific... Read More
A wine that needed plenty of air, the 2018 Syrah Singularity started out reductive and impenetrable yet slowly gave up beautiful, gamey black and blue fruits as well as notes of iron, beef blood, ground pepper, and iodine. Exotic,... Read More
Notes of ripe strawberries and raspberries with spicy herbs and citrus peel. Full and fruit-forward with a succulent fruit character and spicy edge to it. Polished tannins and a linear finish. Drink or hold.... Read More
This is a sanguine and effusively perfumed red wine, soft and rounded in texture, with underlying grip. Richness prevails in the form of dark cherry, cassis and dark chocolate, with ancillary notes of dried herb, cedar and sweet... Read More