James Suckling 97 Points
Winemaker Notes
This wine is darj and brooding, a wine of elegance, fine and structured tannins, and basically the wine-equivalent of Wagner piece on a stormy night after unexpectedly making an enormous sum of money.
2023 Fulcrum Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points
Bright and gutsy, forthcoming and focused, the aromas of this dinner-balanced Cabernet center on red plum, boysenberry, sour red cherry, canela, black tea, baking spice and vanilla scents.
2022 Gubel Family Cabernet Sauvignon Clone Six, Calistoga, Napa Valley
SF Wine Panel Score 93+ Points
Elegant, focused, slightly floral and just a hint gutsy, the nose of this Cabernet focuses on red currant, raspberry licorice, sour red cherry, red rose, clove, licorice root, baking spice and an emerging note of pipe tobacco.
2021 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon Pocai Vineyard, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96+ Points
This terrific and immediately appealing Cabernet is bright and expressively fruit forward to the nose, where aromas of boysenberry, black raspberry and black currant achieve a classy harmony with supporting notes of cedar, laurel, licorice root, graphite, dark tobacco and toffee.
2021 Kathryn Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate”, Santa Cruz Mountains
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points
Still youthful yet already distinctive, this Mountain Cabernet is deep, complex and plush, with generous aromas of blackberry, mulberry, black currant, dried fig, toffee, baking spice, licorice root and graphite.
2024 Kathryn Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon Small Lot, Santa Cruz Mountains
San Francisco Wine Panel 92 Points
This fine and dinner friendly Cabernet opens with deep purple color and all the charms of youth, including bright aromas of blueberry, blackberry, dark cherry and violet poised above a rich mineral undercurrent and hints of graphite and charcoal.
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 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.
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.
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.
2023 Luuma Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel 92 Points
Forthcoming and appealing as soon as the cork pulled, this attractive bottling has focused aromas of cassis, blackberry syrup, dark plum jam, dried black fig, peppercorn, vanilla, clove, and dark tobacco.
2021 Magnus James Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points
Bright aromas of black cherry, red currant, blueberry, violet, toasted cedar, dry sage, eucalyptus and a hint of coffee bean enliven the nose of this clearly Howell Mountain sourced Cabernet.
2023 Myriad Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points
Packed with forthcoming fruit, this is a gorgeous Cabernet from the moment the cork is pulled.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
