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.
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.
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.
2023 Red Stitch Pinot Noir Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
Full, rich, zesty and concentrated, the nose of this classy Pinot Noir offers scents of raspberry, pomegranate, sour red cherry, pink peppercorn, baking spice, pink rose and a hint of cardamom.
2012 Revenant Proprietary Red Napa Valley
NVWE Notes: Darkly aromatic, this complex 2012 Bordeaux blend offers scents of rich forest earth, dark pipe tobacco, mahogany and dry red rose in support of tart red cherry, dark plum and cherry brandy fruit notes.
2020 Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains
90 points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes all from the estate Monte Bello Vineyard on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, which is much warmer than the western side of the region.
90 points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes all from the estate Monte Bello Vineyard on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, which is much warmer than the western side of the region.
2021 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains MAGNUM
Wine Advocate 96 Points
2021 marks the start of a new era at Ridge, now under the stewardship of Trester Goetting and longtime Ridge veteran John Olney following the departure of veteran winemaker Eric Baugher.
2021 Ridge Geyserville Zinfandel Blend Alexander Valley HALF BOTTLE
Vinous
94+ points
The 2021 Geyserville hits the palate with a burst of dark red/purplish fruit, sweet spice, lavender, chocolate, dried herbs and American oak.
2021 Ridge Vineyards Petite Sirah Lytton Estate
San Francisco Wine Panel 93 Points
This fine, gutsy bottling is aromatically redolent of dark cherry, blackberry and black currant, with rich undercurrents of graphite, dark earth and dried herbs: everything focused and varietally on target.
97 points Zinfandel Chronocles
Winemaker's Notes
Deep ruby in color with aromas of black cherry, dark plum, sarsaparilla, baking spices, toasted oak, and lavender.
2022 Ridge Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley
Wine Spectator 95 points
Like a beast that's been tamed, this red is genteel and polished on the outside but dark and fervent deep down, with expressive flavors of blackberry, briar patch, savory anise and pepper.
2022 Ridge Zinfandel Sonoma Valley Pagani Ranch
Wine Spectator
93 points
Elegance meets a deep core of concentrated fruit, offering blackberry and blueberry notes, plus details of green olive, licorice and Asian dark spices that build richness toward fine-grained tannins.
