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40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre. Grown, produced, and bottled by Stephan Vineyards, established in 1998 by Stephan Asseo. Features tea and tobacco leaf, garrigue, and jambon in the nose, as well as blueberries and pencil shavings. The mouth is full of spicy berries, licorice, and redcurrants. This wine is impeccably integrated. Learn More

The wine has deep, dark color, fully ripe tannins and refreshing acidity. It displays aromas and flavors of ripe black cherries, cassis and mocha. The texture is lush with integrated tannins and a long lingering finish. Learn More

The long, cool vintage has endowed this wine with inky, midnight color, perfume-like aromas, and elegant flavors of black fruit that's rich and juicy down to the core, with enticing layers of cocoa, black tea, spice, subtle toast, and the kind of mouthfeel you only get with ripe, silky Stags Leap District tannins. Aged three years in barrel and one year in bottle prior to release, this Stags Leap District wine exhibits a pleasing overall balance of extract and elegance. Learn More

This wine has a delicious, creamy nose with jammy black fruits and mixed florals. It is incredibly broad on the palate–a distinctive characteristic of Washington Merlot. The finish is spicy, sweet,lively, and lengthy. Learn More

The wine exhibits an opaque, dark-purple color, and lively aromas of roasted coffee, licorice, kirsch, and upturned earth. The wine has great depth and structure, and a long finish of serious, but burnished, tannins. Learn More

The name Melbury is in homage to an historic area in London, where the estate owners reside much of the year. Since its debut with the 1999 vintage, the consistent hallmarks of Melbury have been plush red fruits (currants, bing cherries), redolent with spice and the scent of violets. Elegance and a supple texture define the structure of this wine. Learn More

Fresh botanical herbal notes and savory bay leaf show the classicism of Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon itself. The complex flavors are pure and delineated; its immense subtleties are intoxicating. The seamless texture of the 2014 “IX Estate” is suave and smooth, such that its elegance belies its intensity. Learn More

Beautiful aromas of wild brambleberry, rich caramel and fresh, dark cherries macerated in Asian spices. On the palate, this elegant wine is seamlessly interwoven with cassis, cured meat, and crushed, dried herbs. Structured, yet approachable tannins provide a full mid-palate and the underpinning for a lengthy and lovely finish. Learn More

In crafting the 2012 Ovid Napa Valley wine, Ovid Vineyards had a wealth of wonderful lots from which to choose. The resulting 2012 Ovid blend evokes this generous vintage with layer upon layer of rich flavors. Vibrant crimson and ruby in color, thre are fresh notes of dark cherry, forest floor, and boysenberry, bolstered by mulberry, candied violets, and blueberry. Learn More

The 2012 Maya is powerful, dense, but beautifully balanced and precise. Each of the varieties delivers its best attributes—dark brambly fruit and a silky, expansive palate impression from the cabernet sauvignon, and exotic spice notes and power from the cabernet franc. It is exciting to see such intensity and balance together in one package. The wine certainly benefits from decanting in its current youthful state, but should continue to open and develop over the years in the bottle. This vintage of Maya will certainly age nicely for decades to come. Learn More

An evocative nose defined by true cassis and gorgeous dark green notes of licorice, dried herbs, and nori. Muscular, dense, and structured; everything cab should be. Manages to also be restrained with black fruit intertwined with dusty herbal notes. More darkness, more power, more complexity. Picks up momentum on the palate. Remains refined and somewhat reserved today. Stands in line with the legendary 2009 Desafio. Dark and brooding; another stunning defiance. Learn More

97% Syrah, 3% Viognier. Jonata is 600 acres of gorgeous, golden hills: 80 of which were meticulously selected based on their unique microclimates and soil profiles, then divided into more than 50 blocks and sub blocks—Each matched with different rootstocks, clones, and planting densities—to provide winemaker Matt Dees with the broadest palette from which to blend the distinctive wines of Jonata. Learn More

The Eastside Road Neighbors Pinot Noir always shows a darker fruit profile, when compared to its Westside Road counterpart. Aromas of blackberry and black cherry immediately fill the nose, while dried rose petal, mushroom, mocha and cherry cordial further add to the complexity. Succulent in the mouth, the black fruit character and softly textured tannin creates an elegant offering, which can be enjoyed in the near term but will certainly develop well with additional bottle aging. Learn More

Dark cherry notes lead from the glass and are leavened by hints of dried thyme and mandarin orange juice. The power-packed palate reveals this wines true heritage and breed. There is an immediate lift of raspberry on the entry and then the fine, expressive tannins unfold and saturate the palate. Wood spices and a prominent finish of clove and Russian caravan tea round out the wine… a superb Rochioli Riverblock Pinot Noir, which will require a bit of patience. Learn More

The wine's great intensity and profound flavors come from a season of striving and struggle that began with a dry and early spring in the second year of California's drought and continued throughout the long growing season. Sweet firm tannins are interleaved with blackberry and dark cherry fruits, espresso, spice and licorice to make a wine that is both uncommonly delectable and undeniably eloquent. Learn More