The 2022 Chardonnay Antiguas Reservas from Maipo Alto was half fermented in French oak barrels and spent six months on its lees. Yellow with a golden sheen. Delivers pear, pineapple and hazelnut aromas. In the mouth it’s creamy and broad with precise mali...
Creamy and elegant, with apricot and nectarine flavors up front and a touch of marzipan to complement Meyer lemon, Fuji apple and fennel grace notes. Reveals a touch of sea salt minerality on the fresh, vibrant finish. Drink now. 12,050 cases made.
A really lovely, restrained effort from Paso Robles by Jean Hoefliger. Not to say the wine isn't powerful, full-bodied, or richly layered with a tapestry of inky dark black and blue fruit. It is all that, but immense structure and building tannins also cr...
Sliced apples, white peaches and dried lemon peel with some floral and mineral undertones to it. Medium-bodied with a ripe stone fruit character and fine, polished texture. Hints of crushed stones in the finish.
Well-built and deep in flavor, this full-bodied wine is a great value for a Napa Cab. Blended with 5% each of Petit Verdot and Malbec, plus 2% each of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, it shows a calm strength and emerging complexity. The wine blankets deep, dar...
Savory, sweet bay and tobacco notes peek out from behind a core of well-steeped blackberry and black currant fruit, while the grippy, tarry structure asserts itself through the finish. A touch burly in the end, but cellaring may tame that somewhat. For fa...