It’s a winner. Sourced from two different estate vineyards, one on the eastern side of the valley and one in Yountville, the wine just exudes the character and confidence of great Merlot. The cocoa-dusted black cherry fruit flavors in this wine are textbook, as is the lavish mouthfeel and notes of spice, licorice and sweet herb. The wine has a glossy, supple feel on the palate in spite of its heft and finishes in a velvety, lightly tannic, fruit-laden rush. Buy 6 or more bottles and ground shipping is included!  Use coupon code: freenapa

Supple, silky and dark, with black olive, coffee and plum flavors that course nicely through a muscular structure. The tannins are well-integrated, and this finishes smooth. Drink now through 2014. 50 cases imported.  Wine Spectator Magazine, October 15, 2008

Deep garnet colored with a purple tinge to the rim, the 2008 Shiraz offers notes of ripe blackberries and mulberries with supporting notes of black pepper, star anise, tar and a whiff of eucalypt. Full bodied with ample fruit and black pepper laced flesh, it has a firm grip of tight-knit, grainy tannins and...

95 pts! The 2008 Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Roussanne Vieilles Vignes has opened considerably since I tasted it last year. Superb notes of orange marmalade, candle wax, rosewater, tropical fruit, spice and peachy/apricot jam emerge from this stunning white wine...- Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #191, October 2010

Fontanafredda’s top wine has long been made from the grapes of the Lazzarito and La Delizia vineyards, and in this vintage they have been used together. The 1999 Barolo Lazzarito, accordingly, is the most important of the series, explosive on the nose with very warm aromas of roses, tar, cinnamon, and chocolate. The palate is equally imp ...read more

The 1999 Barolo La Villa comes from the township of Barolo and could easily be called a Cannubi. Spicier than the Serralunga and with more personality in its wild cherry, anise, and cedar aromatics, it is supple, round, and deceptively tasty, yet there is plenty of substance and weight in its flavors and fine complexity in the chocolate, tar,  ...read more

Fuligni’s gorgeous 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. Made in a style that captures elements of both traditional and modern styles, it presents a very attractive array of ripe red fruits, smoke, tar and tobacco and toasted oak on a firm, classically-built frame. While it isn’t quite as fr ...read more

The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino is a gorgeous wine that brings together the richness of the vintage and the house’s continuing move to a more traditional style. Sweet red berries, flowers, mint, spices and anise are woven together beautifully in this large-scaled, generous wine. The wine gains volume and depth in the glass as the flavors ...read more

Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri! We love this spin on old vine Carignan from the folks who make some other Tuscan wine called, uh...Sassicaia! To tell the truth, this wine provides a load of flavor packed into the bottle.  Dense, richly appointed, more rustic than its Tuscan counterpart but perhaps more soulful, Barrua is one of Sardinia' ...read more

The 2000 Pinot Gris Hommage a Jeanne was produced from a selection of Trimbach's best Pinot Gris parcels (all harvested at over 15% natural potential alcohol). It sports 25 grams per liter of dry extract and 20 grams per liter of residual sugar. While at most firms this wine would merit a Vendanges Tardives bottling, the Trimbachs chose to ...read more

A rich, layered wine, presented in a lissome, elegant package. Fresh, with a subtle juiciness and initial flavors of ripe yellow apple, dried apricot, almond and candle wax that are accented by...

A medium-bodied Riesling, structured with firm acidity and closely knit flavors of lemon peel, Granny Smith apple, lemongrass and stone. Shows good intensity, but in a well-honed package, with a lingering, smoky finish. Needs time in the cellar. Drink now through 2030. 4,500 cases made.  Wine Spectator Magazine, November 15, 2010