If the Prim Family Cabernet were the only wine you had tasted from the 2011 vintage in Napa Valley, you would never guess it was...
V. Sattui, Howell Mountain (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
V. Sattui is a virtual machine when it comes to producing great Napa Valley Cabernet vintage after vintage. This 2012 Howell...
Kon Tiki, Valle Central (Chile) Merlot 2014
This is the value special of the 2015 Critics Challenge, a $13 Merlot from Chile's Valle Central. The Kon Tiki Merlot is fruit...
Sobon Estate, Amador County (California) 2013
Sobon's ReZerve Zin has been consistent over the years, shunning the trend toward the high-alcohol bombs that took over the...
Francis Ford Coppola, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
The Coppola winery has been on fire in recent vintages and there doesn't seem to be any letup in sight. The Director's Cut...
Cakebread Cellars, Howell Mountain (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
For more than 30 years the Cakebread name has been synonymous with outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley. Founder...
Brancaia, Toscana IGT (Italy) 2012
This Super Tuscan is a blend of three red grapes, though Sangiovese is dominant, which shows in its inviting black cherry...
Mullen Road Cellars, Columbia Valley (Washington) 2012
This red-fruited beauty is supple and suave, with a note of vanillin and fine tannins. Well balanced and firmly structured, it's...
Barboursville Vineyards, Virginia (USA) Nebbiolo 2012
America's finest Nebbiolo is made in Virginia. Indeed, the Barboursville Reserve Nebbiolo could give the finest Barolos a run...
Chateau St. Jean, Sonoma County (California) 2010
Long one of America's brightest lights in red wine, St. Jean Cinq Cepages is a national treasurer so consistently excellent that...
V. Sattui, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
For as long as memory serves, the Morisoli Vineyard has been one of the Napa Valley's most stunning properties. The Cabernet...
Truchard, Carneros (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Cool-climate Cabernet is the ultimate risk-reward gamble in California, where there is plenty if sunshine in most places to...