This delicious blend is comprised of 43% Zinfandel, 33% Petite Sirah, 17% Grenache and 8% Syrah, so it will come as no surprise...
Trattore Wines, Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, California) 2010
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Parallel Wines, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Pricey and yet worth its sticker price, this is dark and concentrated but showing some restraint as well, with oak that is...
Little Black Dress, California (United States) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
This shows plenty of Cabernet character for eleven bucks, but it also shows a lot of gutsy, pleasantly earthy accents around the...
Benziger Family Winery, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2010
Still in the boost phase of its development, this lovely wine remains just a bit shy in terms of aromatic expressiveness, but...
Owl Ridge, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
Impressively meaty and substantial for a $20 Cabernet, this is quite a mouthful of wine for the money. Importantly,...
Cupcake Vineyards, Chianti DOCG (Tuscany, Italy) 2011
Want to know why reputable reviewers and wine competition judges taste wines blind, without knowing their identities? ...
Pollak Vineyards, Monticello (Virginia) Merlot 2010
This is an excellent wine that is very nearly outstanding, which it may yet become if it picks up a little more aromatic...
ZD Wines, Carneros (California) Pinot Noir 2011
Lovely, exemplary purity of fruit on the nose; pie cherries and fresh strawberries. Admirably light and delicate, but delivers...
Bota Box, California (United States) Merlot 2011
Everybody knows that Merlot was the whipping boy of American wine for almost a decade in the wake of “Sideways,” and...
Little Black Dress, California (United States) Merlot 2011
Lightly but really only faintly sweet, this is a very, very successful commercial wine that offers a big mouthful of pure berry...
Don & Sons, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2011
A juicy Pinot Noir full of sweet primary fruit, this is a crowd pleaser that can also turn the head of serious wine critics, as...
Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate Vineyards, California (United States) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Rather on the light side for Cabernet, but very tasty and very versatile thanks to soft but sufficient structure from acidity...