2022 Álvaro Palacios Priorat Gratallops Finca Dofí
Wine Spectator 95 Points
A fresh, graceful red, with lovely purity to the crushed raspberry, pomegranate and cherry fruit flavors.
2021 Paloma Merlot Estate, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
Young and clearly age-worthy from the first sip, the 2021 opens with a focused medley of dark plum, blackberry and bright dark cherry fruit aromas in fine harmony with scents of licorice root, mocha, black truffle, coffee toffee and baking spice, everything poised above strong minerality.
2021 Patine Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Cuvee
San Francisco Wine Panel Score
93+ Points
Notably rich and forthcoming yet fresh, the nose of this youthful bottling offers peppercorn and coriander seed.
2022 Patiné Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97 Points
If still a hint youthfully reserved in it’s fruit expression, this is nevertheless an immediately attractive and sophisticated Pinot Noir.
2022 Patria Cabernet Sauvignon “The Monarch”, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
This surprising Cabernet is delightfully generous to the nose, where jammy aromas of blackberry, black currant, black fig, mocha, star anise and clove rise above an undercurrent of bouillon.
2022 Patria Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Ranch Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points
Harmonious and quite fruit-forward, the nose of this juicy Oakville Cab melds aromas of black and red currant, dark cherry, purple plum compote, chocolate, cedar, toffee and coffee bean scents into a rich melange.
2022 Paul Lato Pinot Noir “Suerte”, Solomon Hills Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96+ Points
This notably elegant vintage of Suerte is aromatically forthcoming, genteel and focused on aromas of boysenberry, dry dark cherry, Bing cherry, cranberry sauce, blueberry and plum compote, in seductive harmony with savory notes of star anise, mace, mulling spice, potpourri and hazelnut nougat.
2020 Peake Ranch Bellis Noir Red, Santa Rita Hills
Wine Enthusiast
94 Points
This Rhône-dominated estate red blend begins with aromas of baked cherry, nutmeg, anise, tar and smoked meat on the nose.
2020 Peake Ranch Grenache Peake Ranch Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills
Wine Enthusiast
95 Points
Clean and ripe aromas of cherry, rose petal and loamy earth make for an attention-grabbing nose on this bottling, another show of the Rhône promise of the Sta.
2020 Peake Ranch Pinot Noir Peake Ranch Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills
Wine Enthusiast
94 Points
A range of cherry aromas—from luxardo to maraschino—kick off the nose of this bottling, with grenadine and Red Hot cinnamon candy elements also arising.
2022 Peake Ranch Syrah John Sebastiano Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points
Darkly fruity, with just a hint of gamey spice, the forthcoming nose of this already classy yet clearly age-worthy Syrah unfolds scents of black raspberry, dark sour cherry, bresaola, graphite, clove and toasted cedar in a youthful if slightly coiled harmony.
2020 Peirson Meyer Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel
94+ Points
Fruit-forward and already a charmer, this Cabernet opens with a complex perfume of sweet dark plum, fresh red and black berries, dark cherry galette, clove, dry red rose, dry sage, star anise and baking spice scents.
2014 Shiraz South Australia Grange
Wine Spectator
98 Points
At first glance, this is a purely indulgent wine, with gobs of creamy, milk chocolate–laden maraschino cherry, raspberry framboise and Earl Grey tea aromas.
2019 Pestoni Zinfandel 1892 Field Blend, "Quackenbush", Lake County
SF Wine Panel Score 93 Points
Rich, notably harmonious and more so as it airs, this very satisfying and dinner worthy old vine Zinfandel is a complex melding of dark cherry, red plum, mulling spice, star anise, peppery broth and toffee scents.
2021 Picayune Cabernet Sauvignon Starry Sky Vineyard, Knights Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel 96+ Points
This is a deeply concentrated, tightly focused and altogether classically styled Knights Valley Cabernet.
2022 Pilcrow Cabernet Sauvignon Granite Lake, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
SF Wine Panel Score 97+ Points
Young, gutsy, boldly Howell Mountain in fruit and minerality, with a nose of dark cherry, red cherry pie, red licorice, iron ore, crushed rock, caramel, baking spice and vague suggestions of dried herbs.
2022 Pisoni Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands
Decanter 94 Points
Sourced from low-yielding blocks on the Pisoni Estate—one of the highest elevation vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands at approximately 396 metres — where vines are rooted in decomposed granite soils with schist and quartz, and shaped by heavy fog influence.
2023 Pisoni Pinot Noir Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 98+ Points
Complex, focused, and firmed by cutting zest, this is a masterfully crafted and ultra elegant bottling from a winery best known for the sheer power of it’s Pinot Noir.
2021 Poggi Cabernet Sauvignon Two Palms Vineyard, Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points
Gorgeously ripe and in chiseled focus, the aromas of this beautifully rendered Cabernet center on black cherry, red currant, cassis, black raspberry, cranberry sauce, mace, cedar, toffee and vanilla.
2021 Pont Neuf Pinot Noir “La Vouge”, Silver Eagle Vineyard, Russian River Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97 Points
Notably complex and already impressively evolved, the nose of this gorgeous Pinot Noir is a zesty yet generous medley of black cherry, black raspberry, dark plum, Mr.
2019 Prima Materia Sangiovese Kelsey Bench, Mendocino
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Complex and varietal, the nose of this tasty and graciously balanced bottling melds scents of strawberry galette, dark cherry, dry dark rose, star anise, baking spice and a hint of dry golden fig into an immediately appealing harmony.
Prima Materia 2021 Sangiovese Kelsey Bench, Lake County
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points
Purple plum, blackberry and boysenberry are at center-stage in the nose of this impressively successful bottling, while dark minerality rises up from the background to complete a juicy and truly attractive harmony.
Promontory Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 2015
Wine Advocate
98+ Points
Composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon displays a deep garnet-purple color and is a little sluggish to reveal its fragrant core of plum preserves, crème de cassis, blueberry compote and Morello cherries with accents of stewed Darjeeling tea, underbrush, cloves and tobacco leaf plus a waft of pencil shavings.
2015 Quintarelli Cabernet Alzero
Vinous
95 Points
The 2015 Cabernet Alzero is loaded with varietal character, bursting from the glass with a dark blend of black fruits, savory herbs, pencil lead and crushed stone.
2015 Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Vinous
94+ Points
Dark ruby with purple hues, the 2015 Ricioto della Valpolicella Classico is youthfully coy, requiring coaxing to evolve in the glass.
2021 Racines Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills Cuvee
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
This notably youthful Pinot, a blend of 4 well-regarded vineyards: La Riconada; Rancho La Vina; Wenzlau: & Sanford and Benedict, is destined to be elegant, refined and focused.
