Domestic

They shoot, they score! Caymus brings home yet another winner with their iconic Napa Cabernet. Using the small, concentrated crop of 2010, the winery focused flavors of black cherries, vanilla, blue fruits and toffee into one serious glass of wine....

While the provenance and pedigree of Weatherby is hush-hush by contract, we can say this seductive Cab blend is fashioned from fruit grown exclusively in the heart...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate says it all, "Beringer's 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (Knights Valley) is endowed with serious minerality and tension. Firm tannins support an expressive core of dark red fruit, grilled herbs, asphalt and savory herbs, all of which come to life in a vibrant Cabernet Sauvignon long on personality...

Infused with some very serious Cabernet fruit sources, this is a medley of black fruits, black cherries and sleek minerality....

One of our more colorful tasting panelists succinctly summed up our collectively opinion of Slingshot in saying, “Twenty bucks! Are you &%#@ kidding me?” This is an absolute no-brainer...

A perennial All-Star in our catalog, this St. Helena estate’s profits go entirely to the world’s largest cardiovascular research fund. Red wine, heart health… you’ve heard the story before. With a nod to what is considered to be ideal blood pressure (120/80), their 2010 brings pure and focused flavors of black cherries, raspberries...

We’ve been selling Phelps Cab for more than a few years now. While we’re always impressed, this might be the first time we’ve used expletives in our tasting notes. In the interest of family-friendly...

Don't let Mr. Rivers' size fool you. He can run with the big dogs when it comes to palate pleasure. A Zin-based blend that leans to the sweet, dark berry fruit and chocolate-cherry realm...

One of the best people in the business is getting his just desserts. Bob Craig – the godfather of Mt. Veeder – uses his east Napa Coombsville vineyard for “Affinity,” a wine regularly on our list of great Cabs....

As the largest private vineyard owners in Napa Valley, the Laird family has an incredible tool box for their own label. Add the talents of consulting winemaker Paul Hobbs, and you have an awesome track record of consistency and quality. Their ’09 Jillian’s pops in the glass...

Every year we think Special Selection can't get any more - well, special - and we're reminded not to underestimate Caymus. The darkest purple imaginable, the 2010 is a cannon blast of ripe dark berries...

The fire roars again! After calling in a few markers and getting the keys to a couple of great cellars, we nailed it. Supple black cherry, blackberry and blueberry notes sing three-part harmony with...

The Mondavi legacy lives on with this impressive Cab that seriously over-delivers for the dough. Dark fruit notes of wild cherry and cassis are backed by a mineral grip usually only found in flashy Napa heavyweights....

Lifted black fruits, blueberry pie and a creamy mid-palate texture point to a wine that would fool a lot of people trying to pin a price tag on it. This is the sort of juice you guiltlessly stockpile as a house wine.

McPrice Meyers has received a lot of love over the years from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate for his ripe, silky, open-knit wines, and the new Paydirt release certainly fits that portrait. A kitchen sink, Grenache-based blend dominated by...

A catalog staple for the past few years for its notable "taste-per-dollar," Headwaters delivers again. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate called it, "a deep...

With '09 being perhaps the best modern California Pinot vintage and Gary Farrell at the controls… you're going to like it. Bright, lifted...

Parker’s Wine Advocate reviewed it as “a fascinating wine… Layers of expressive dark fruit, licorice, mint and new leather wrap around the palate in this deep, powerful Cabernet Sauvignon.”...

This 2010 is arguably the best wine they’ve produced to date, and given the press on previous vintages, we’re talking about something pretty special here. Black cherries, blackberries, graphite and seductive oak spice meet a palate weight that’s...

Consistently among our favorite local Pinots, the Etude name on it means it's a winner....