90 Plus Rated Domestic Proprietary Red

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...

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 over 100 years of winemaking under its belt, (how many Napa producers can say that?), Beaulieu Vineyards has withstood the test of time as a true Napa Valley icon. From the days of André Tchelistcheff, a focus on quality has kept this brand strong and more importantly, kept what's in the glass as good as ever....

This blend is a pretty serious trip indeed. From the team responsible for Kobalt, their 2010 is dosed to the gills with ultra-ripe flavors of blackberry, plum, espresso and violets. It’s as packed with fruit as anything...

Piero Antinori's global vision reigns supreme in this blockbuster project from Washington's Columbia Valley. Predominately Cabernet Sauvignon, it's the kind of red that can rock a steak either next Saturday or two decades from now....

Who says they can’t grow world-class Cab in Santa Barbara? Parker’s Wine Advocate: “There is a purity and raw vibrancy in the 2009 that is impossible to miss. Dark cherries, plums...

Grown and crafted on the same State Lane property as its “100-point” big brothers, Endre – modeled on the Bordeaux “second label” concept – represents very serious pedigree. Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate found “…lovely fleshiness and...

Andy Beckstoffer's eye for vineyard property is beyond reproach as demonstrated with this succulent blend. Pure purple thunder in the glass, it combines creme de cassis, cinnamon and juicy red fruits in an ever-evolving Napa hot rod. There's an awful lot to like here.

A Napa Valley legend is now re-released! This is the original proprietary red, and still one of the absolute best. Every single year, it competes with California’s finest releases in our blind tastings, and now with a few years in the bottle, it's strutting like Mick Jagger....

A winery specializing in the art of blending, Parker's Wine Advocate has written that, "A dizzying array of interesting wines emerges from B Cellars." They reviewed this version...

Winemaker Phillipe Melka continues his tour de force with this well polished showgirl. According to Robert Parker's Wine Advocate she shows off notes of "sweet white chocolate,...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate writes, "The 2009 Proprietary Blend Harlan Estate is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel....

You may remember Heidi Barrett's tenure at Screaming Eagle when her winemaking helped launch an international sensation. She's still doing things at an elite level with...

The secret is out on this, winemaker Tom Rinaldi's special blend. Wine Spectator praises it as; "fresh, snappy and vibrant, with chewy currant, loamy earth, dried berry and herb flavors that are full-bodied." We got our hands on a small amount of this...

Insignia remains one of Napa Valley's most acclaimed proprietary reds. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate calls it; "a big, generous wine that covers the palate with waves of dark red fruit....

Robert Parker writes, "The fruit for this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec came from Chalk Hill (58%) and Alexander Valley (42%)... The 2008 will be fascinating to taste next to the 2007...

These guys know how to make wines that can age for a generation. Wine Spectator calls it; "a wine of great balance, finesse and grace. Well-focused, the ripe, tart, rich blackberry and currant fruit is intense yet elegant." There's not much left,...

Robert Parker writes, "How much fun collectors will have comparing the 2007 and 2008 La Joies over the next three decades. A blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec...

Hedonistic and sexy, Leonetti's "Reserve" offering never disappoints as one of the best wines Washington has to offer. Wine Spectator notes, "Supple, lithe and distinctive for its red berry and fresh red pepper flavors,...