Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

An elegant, polished, and seamless Ad Vivum Cabernet Sauvignon from longtime Napa Valley winemaker Chris Phelps. It possesses an ethereal quality, an almost weightlessness, but contains multitudes. I tasted it on three separate... Read More

From an underrated vineyard on the valley floor, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Backstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard boasts a dense purple hue as well as full-bodied aromas and flavors of pure cassis, spring flowers, violets, and... Read More

What a gorgeous wine from Amici Cellars, where consultant winemaker Tony Biagi works with Dante West, who joined in 2020. Sourced from the Morisoli Vineyard in Rutherford on the western side of Highway 29 and aged 22 months in... Read More

Dolum, crafted by Chad Alexander (formerly of The Hess Collection and Robert Craig), hails from a reputable Diamond Mountain site. The Cask 14 is exceptionally smooth and all too easy to drink for a mountain wine, thanks to its... Read More