2019 Robert Chevillon Nuits St George Les Roncieres 1er Cru Burgundy
Wine Spectator
93 Points
Polished, exuding black currant, blackberry, earth and stone flavors.
2012 Clos Pizzarra “El Ramon” Proprietary Red Wine Bellmunt Vineyard
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Very ripe, rich yet structured nose of strawberry jam, cassis, black currant, sour red cherry, pomegranate syrup, white and black peppercorn, sumac berry, licorice root, hazelnut toffee, dark pipe tobacco and dried dark rose.
2022 Cochon “Wild Hog” Rhone-style Blend, Sonoma County
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Classy, focused and youthful, with an even finer future ahead, this pretty yet substantial red blend is not to be missed.
2023 Cochon Grenache Mathis Vineyard, Moon Mountain, Sonoma
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92
This is a boldly forthcoming wine with complex aromas suggestive of
pomegranate, Campari, raspberry, sweet Black cherry, Santa Rosa plum, crabapple, cherry pit and cinnamon stick, with notable tension created by it’s layering of fruit, zest and tannic structure.
2023 Coho “Headwaters” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
A trace reserved at opening, yet deep, complex and structured, this gutsy bottling delivers aromas of dark plum, black raspberry, black currant, vanilla, graphite and toasted nuts poised above mineral notes and a rich undercurrent of bottled Italian sour dark cherries.
2017 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru
Vinous
94 Points
The 2017 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru was opened by Dominique Lafon just because he wanted to compare with the ensuing two vintages.
2018 Domaine des Comtes Lafon, Volnay
Decanter
93 Points
Dominique Lafon's village red comes from the young-vine parcels of his Volnay Santenots Premier Cru that were picked last - perhaps surprisingly - in 2018.
2023 Cotiere Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points
This pretty Pinot noir has an elegantly focused nose of dark red cherry, pomegranate and lingonberry, with supporting savory notes of mace, hazelnut and baking spice.
2024 Covenant "Mensch" Zinfandel, Lodi
SF Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Black fig, black raspberry, peppery broth and a suggestion of pink rose rise above a core of dark cherry in the nose of this immediately attractive Zinfandel.
2007 Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore
Wine Advocate
94 Points
The 2007 Valpolicella Superiore from the celebrated Monte Lodoletta vineyard is rock-tight with a midnight black appearance and aromas that emerge with fierce determination.
2008 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore
Wine Advocate
92 Points
Reminiscent of a walk through a forest on a crisp fall day, this offers aromatic notes of underbrush, fresh earth and wood smoke, with rich fig cake, dried currant, mocha and baking spice flavors.
2009 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore
Wine Advocate
91 Points
A dense, savory red, with rich, smoky minerality underscoring the flavors of cherry compote, graphite, herbed black olive and star anise.
2023 Deauratus Cabernet Sauvignon Jillian Rose Vineyard, Paso Robles
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
If never downright powerful, this Cabernet is deep and complex, and it delivers a truly fine panorama of fruity and savory scents that include blackberry, black currant, dark plum, leather, peppercorn, mineral, toasted oak and roasted game.
2023 Diochon Moulin a Vent Vielles Vignes Beajolais
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points
Moulin a Vent is famously the most age-worthy of Beaujolais and this finely crafted wine is in the classic format.
2022 Doi Da Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points
This is a focused, elegantly rich Cabernet, with aromas of red plum jam, dark cherry galette, pomegranate molasses, toffee, baking spice, hazelnut and star anise.
2020 Bernard Burgaud Cote Rotie
Wine Advocate
91-93 Points
Lifted, vibrant notes of blueberries and black olives appear on the nose of Burgaud's 2020 Cote Rotie, a blend of grapes from several lieux-dits, including Côte Blonde, les Moutonnes, Fongeant and more.
2023 Domaine Della Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
This forthcoming Pinot Noir opens with bright aromas of red raspberry, tart red cherry and lingonberry, supported by suggestions of mace, coriander seed baking spice and hazelnut.
2022 Domaine Della Pinot Noir Terra del Promissio Vineyard, Petaluma Gap
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 98 Points
Promissio is a famous and distinctive vineyard that ages well yet is often delicious in it’s youth.
2021 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Yamhill Cuvée
Wine Spectator 93 Points
Bursts with fresh and vibrant fruit, especially raspberry and bright cherry, all highlighted by orange peel, clove and additional dusky spice notes.
99 points, James Suckling
Black currant, pencil shaving, subtle sandalwood, wet earth, forest floor and violet aromas follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate with ultra-fine tannins that integrate perfectly at the end.
2023 Dumol Pinot Noir Wester Reach, Russian River Valley
SF Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
2023 is expected to be a great vintage in much of Napa and Sonoma counties and this winery is already bragging about their exceptional 2023 Pinots.
2021 Ehlers Cabernet Sauvignon Estate “Jean Luducq” St Helena, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points
This immediately attractive Cabernet opens with aromas of blackberry, black currant, cassis, licorice root, tobacco, dried herbs and baking spice in fine harmony, despite the wine’s obvious youth.
2021 Eisele Cabernet Sauvignon “Alta Gracia”, Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel 95 Points
Notable for both its youthfully bright fruit and for the controlled intensity of its oaky spice, the nose of this fine bottling centers on black currant and black raspberry, with blueberry, violet and pomegranate syrup hints joining to dominate subtly savory counterpoints of dark tobacco, clove, cedar and baking spice.
