Winemaker's Notes
Marked by a particularly hot and dry climate, the 2022 vintage in Provence benefited on the terroirs of the interior valleys that were welomed with rain showers in early September, which allowed the grapes to complete their maturity.
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.
2021 Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wachau Ried Achleithen
Wine Spectator 94 Points
Distinctive and savory, with chalky minerality, savory herbs and warm lentil upholding white flowers, honey and stone fruit.
2020 Pierre Sparr Grande Reserve Gewurztraminer
92 points Wine Enthusiast
Very ripe pineapple and lychee aromas bound out of the glass, backed by just a hint of wood smoke.
2021 Pierre Sparr Grande Réserve Pinot Gris Alsace
Wine Enthusiast
88 points
A charming white, featuring apricot and papaya flavors that are underscored by spice and floral notes.
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.
2021 Bailarin Pinot Noir Manchester Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points
Rich if fruit and packed with the mix of savory and feral-earthy counterpoints that are a signature of this vineyard, this is a distinctive and praiseworthy Pinot Noir.
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.
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 Domaine de Montille, Pommard, 1er Cru Rugiens
Decanter
93 Points
The Rugiens-Bas has always been among the flagships of the de Montille estate since the time of Hubert.
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.
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 The Prisoner Chardonnay, Carneros
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90 Points
This Chardonnay is elevated by the floral richness of Viognier and Gewurztraminer grapes.
2021 Prisoner Wine Company “Saldo”, Chenin Blanc, California
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90 Points
Bright and forthcoming, the nose of this immediately appealing Chenin Blanc offers scents of fresh lime zest, poached pear and vanilla wafer. It is a bit creamier than expected on the palate, yet pear and lime and other citric flavors hold center stage through its lingering finish.
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.
2019 Protege Chardonnay Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94+ Points
This is a complex and distinctive Chardonnay that combines notable minerality with pristine varietal fruit.
2022 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points
This is a young Cabernet, with impressive character, but a hint of youthful reticence.
2017 Quinta do Noval Vintage Port
Wine Advocate
97 Points
The 2017 Vintage Port is a field blend, mostly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão and Sousão, aged for 18 months in old wood vats.
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.
