2024 Kazumi Koshu Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
Kazumi has offered California’s first and only presentation of Japan’s signature grape and the 2024 is once again a notable success. Notes of lemon blossom, lavender and honeysuckle introduce the nose, where vibrant zest and subtle minerality underpin fruit notes of white peach, quince and sweet apple.
2021 Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley HALF BOTTLE
San Francisco Wine Panel 91+ Points
The aromas of this gutsy young Cabernet unfold as a mix of black raspberry, black currant, dark cherry, mineral, violet, clove, cedar, licorice root and dark foresty spice.
2021 Keenan Merlot Napa Valley HALF BOTTLE
San Francisco Wine Panel 92 Points
Firm and youthfully reserved, yet well focused, the nose offers a medley of dark cherry, dark plum compote, tobacco, violet, licorice root and dark earthy spice.
2021 Keenan Merlot Reserve, Mailbox Vineyard, Spring Mountain, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel 97 Points
Gorgeously fruity and impressively elegant, the aromas of this knockout mountain Merlot are redolent of red cherry, red plum, violet and rose, that rise above undercurrents of sweet tobacco, minerals and forest floor scents.
2021 Kenefich Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon “Chris Cuvee”, Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points
Aromatically forthcoming, this classy Cabernet opens with focused dark cherry, cassis, cranberry sauce, star anise, mace, baking spice, clove and dark olive scents.
2019 Kerr Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points
This Cab is darkly ripe, with black raspberry, black cherry, cassis, clove, toasted cedar and hints of licorice root and other earthy spices all in evidence.
2024 Kerr Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points
The marriage of bright varietal character and creamy oak spice is immediately notable in the nose of this classy Sauvignon Blanc.
Winemaker's Notes
Our 2015 Old Vine Zinfandel is a blend of 16 different vineyard blocks of old vine zinfandel vineyards with an average age of 87 years.
2022 Klipsun Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain Vineyard, Washington
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points
Lean and youthful to both the nose and palate, yet showing early appeal, this Cabernet offers blueberry, dark plum, sweet vanilla and hazelnut flavors, which linger nicely despite some firming tannins.
2021 Kosta Browne Chardonnay Russian River Valley One Sixteen
Wine Spectator
92 Points.
Overtly toasty and spicy up front before melting away to reveal a core of apricot pastry, baked apple, mouthwatering lemon curd and honeysuckle flavors.
2023 Kosuge Pinot Noir El Galpon, Carneros
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points
Forthcoming and varietally on target, the nose of this engaging Pinot Noir combines a pretty medley of sweet red cherry, red raspberry and rose petal scents with hints of cinnamon and baking spice.
2019 Kukeri Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94+ Points
Capturing Oakville’s distinctive personality, the nose of this bottling unveils focused scents of red currant jam, sour and sweet red cherry, tobacco and baking spice which rise above a deep undercurrent of firming minerality.
2022 Kukeri Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points
The aromas of this well-priced Cabernet center on purple plum jam, blackberry and cassis, with pretty baking spice and hazelnut hints in support.
2021 Domaine de l’Arlot, Monopole, Nuits-St-Georges, 1er Cru Clos des Forêts St-Georges
Decanter
92 Points
This substantial wine has a ripe plummy fruit on the initial attack adorned with notes of smoke, earth, spice and an almost savoury animal complexity.
2024 Lady of the Sunshine Pinot Noir Bassi Vineyard, SLO Coast
Wine Enthusiast 98 Points
From the first vintage since vintners Gina and Mikey Giugni purchased this iconic oceanview vineyard, this bottling is a masterclass in fresh-style wine.
Jasper Morris
2018 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu
Vinous
93 Points
The 2018 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru has a high-toned and quite opulent bouquet, very seductive and vibrant, delivering copious dark cherries, blueberry and touches of bilberry.
93 points Vinous
The 2020 Château des Quarts, which Merlin reminded me, he bought the fruit from between 2003 and 2011 before buying the property with Dominique Lafon, has a refined bouquet, fine mineralité with hints of white flower and wild mint.
2020 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Village
Wine Advocate 89-91
Aromas of cherries, sweet berries, spices and forest floor preface the 2020 Volnay Village, a medium to full-bodied, layered and attractively concentrated, vibrant wine that's derived, as usual, from younger vines in Les Santenots (planted in 2002 and 2015).
2020 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu
Wine Advocate 93-95 Points
The 2020 Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots-du-Milieu is excellent, wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of wild berries, plums and cassis mingled with hints of spices, grilled meats and rose petals.
2021 Chateau de Quarts Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru Monopole
Vinous
92 Points
The 2021 Pouilly-Fuisse Chateau de Quarts 1er Cru Monopole was bottled a little later than other vintages.
2021 Domaine Comtes Lafon Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru
Vinous
93-95 Points
The 2021 Volnay Les Santenots-du-Milieu 1er Cru comes from all the Domaine’s vines, including the youngest ones.
91 points Vinous
The 2023 Mâcon-Chardonnay Clos de la Crochette has one of the best aromatics of the range: crushed stone, sea cave and light Granny Smith scents with good focus.
