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An excellent balance of fruit and oak make this full-bodied, dry red, ideal with all red meat dishes. Bully Hill’s story begins when Walter joined the Taylor Wine Company as an Executive Vice President.

Medium body and very smooth, it finishes with an herbal flourish that lingers. Well-structured blended red wine, this pleasant Bordeaux is perfumed on the nose, with good up front fruit and just enough spice to make it intriguing.

Composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc coming mainly from clay soils on the plateau and aged for one year in oak, 65% new, the 2015 Clos du Clocher springs forth with profound notes of crushed blackberries, black cherries and blueberry compote plus touches of iron ore, bouquet garni, beef drippings and black soil.

The Dalla Valle wines from the 2011 vintage are an achievement. In many parts of Napa Valley, the season brought challenges, like cool temperatures, early rain, and a relatively late harvest. Dalla Valle's vineyard, perched several hundred feet above the valley, with its western exposure and rocky conditions, performed exceptionally well.