2023 Chasing Ether Cinsault California
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points
Surprisingly dark in color for this grape, this Cinsault also shows bright zest and impressive concentration in its panorama of grenadine, red currant, strawberry, lingonberry, pink peppercorn, rose bud and background mineral scents.
2019 Buoncristiani Malbec Napa Valley
Vinous
93 Points
The 2019 is one of my favorite wines in this range, as it so often is. Buoncristiani does a tremendous job in coaxing superb textural richness out of their Malbec while avoiding the jamming heaviness that is sometimes an issue with the Cabernets.
Cayuse 2019 Impulsivo En Chamberlain Vineyard Tempranillo (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
Wine Enthusiast
94 Points
Editors' Choice
This is always a singular wine, and this vintage does not disappoint.
2012 Clos Pizzarra “El Mont” Grenache Priorat, Spain
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points
Sophisticated, elegant, rich and nicely evolved, the nose of this generous bottling melds scents of strawberry jam, dried raspberry, grenadine, licorice root, sandalwood, dried herbs and some mineral undercurrents into a satisfying harmony.
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 Desire Lines Carignane, Evangelo Vineyard, Contra Cost County
San Francisco Wine Panel 93 Points
From a vineyard planted in the 1890s, this is a gorgeous and dinner friendly red.
2021 Kirchhoff Tempranillo Yolo County
San Francisco Wine Panel 92+ Points
This impressive, youthful, yet already distinctive wine offers (for a young Tempranillo) surprisingly well-evolved aromas of dry red cherry, cherry galette, dry cranberry, star anise, tiger lily and mincemeat.
2022 Lapostolle “Cuvee Alexandre” Carmenere, Apalta, Colchagua Valley, Chile
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Carmenere, originally a Bordeaux grape, has truly find its home in South America.
2022 Mesa del Sol Sangiovese, Arroyo Seco
San Francisco Wine Panel Score: 91 Points
This bottling is rich yet zesty on the nose, where aromas of dark cherry galette, strawberry jam, tomato stems, and hints of toasted cedar, forest earth, and licorice root provide support.
2021 Orsi Schioppettino, Dry Creek Valley
SF Wine Panel Score 91 Points
Rich and forthcoming, the nose of this wine offers scents of canela, mace and Campari liqueur, in support of a deeper core suggestive of Bing cherry, lingonberry, boysenberry and concord grape jelly.
2019 Paraduxx Proprietary Red Wine
Wine Advocate
91 Points
A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petite Sirah, 12% Zinfandel, 11% Petit Verdot, 7% Syrah and 5% Malbec, the 2019 Proprietary Red Wine delivers notes of cassis, blackberries and blueberries on the nose, backed by an underlay of mocha-tinged oak.
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 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.
2019 The Prisoner Wine Company Prisoner Red HALF BOTTLE
Wine Spectator
88 Points
Jammy, a touch sweet and loaded with toasty oak, offering easy accents of cinnamon and spice.
2021 Sobon Estate Barbera Amador County
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 89 Points
Dark plum and bright cherry find bright harmony in the gently zesty aromas of this easygoing Barbera.
2020 Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles Rhone Grape Blend, Barossa Valley, Australia
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points
This young vines blend proves surprisingly stylish, and it’s elegantly focused aromas come forth quickly from the glass.
2018 Umbriaso Rhondeaux, Cloverdale Peak/Kenwood
SF Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
Elegant and forthcoming, the nose of this sleek yet gutsy bottling marries fruit-dominant scents of violet, blueberry, cassis and dark plum with others of dark rose, licorice root, sandalwood and coriander seed.
