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Crafted by two Mondavis in minuscule four-barrel batches, Fourth Leaf Cabernet might be the ultimate Napa Valley insider wine—one you might never taste unless you count members of Napa Valley’s most revered winemaking family among your friends. That’s why we’re so grateful that our relationship with the Mondavis has secured us this library vintage release…
Hidden Ridge is truly one of the most breathtaking vineyards we’ve laid eyes on in Northern California, and the wines are a direct translation. To quote Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, which bestowed upon Hidden Ridge nine scores between 94-100 points in recent vintages: “These are clearly world-class Cabernets and should be considered by any serious collector for their…
Juslyn Relents — The NYC Marathon Revisited In early March, as you may recall, we conducted an exhaustive tasting of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons from 2011, far and away the coolest growing season in recent history. Prior to release, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate encouraged buyers to be selective. If that advice was heeded, with the…
Hardball in the Bronx Last March, we conducted an exhaustive tasting of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons from the 2011 vintage. We called that tasting “The NYC Marathon.” Over 100 wines were evaluated over four hours. Roughly half, we determined, were uninspired, most drawn from valley-floor vineyards that struggled to bring clusters to physiological ripeness in…
2011 Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon “Reserve”: A 94pt Miracle on Spring Mountain As we learned in the high ground of Spring and Howell mountains two weeks ago, those who were quick to universally decry Napa Valley’s 2011 vintage completely missed the boat. For reasons we will explain in some detail, estates perched well above the fog…
Of all of Napa’s AVAs, none varies more widely than Mount Veeder when it comes to soil composition, exposure, and microclimate. If you spend a half day driving up and down these mountain roads, you discover sun-drenched perches where vineyard crews struggle to fend off blistering in hot vintages. Then, just around a bend, you’ll find…
Tignanello on Atlas Peak — The Legacy of Piero Antinori In 1966, Piero Antinori was 28 when disaster struck his family’s business. After weeks of torrential downpours, the Arno River flooded the streets of Florence, pouring into the Antinori cellars as well as ruining countless historical treasures and priceless works of art. At the same…
Clos du Val Alum’s Lost Vintage We’ve often said that this job is mostly about timing. Last week, we received a serendipitous call from a friend at Arbor Bench Vineyards in Dry Creek. While clearing out room in the cellar for the incoming 2017s, a pallet of Estate Cabernet was found tucked into a dark…
Timing is everything. It’s how we scored the 2012 Ascent Cabernet Sauvignon, which has been aged perfectly and is hitting its peak right now. Produced for a private client, the bill for this wine simply wasn’t paid—blame legal battles, trust funds, and the depravity of mankind. With fruit from an exceptional vineyard near Spring Mountain…
A 2012 Napa Discount We’re Not Explaining Since the early 1980s, we’ve barrel-tasted new vintages of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in early summer. In July 2013, we tasted over 200 wines, including this one. We could have counted the clunkers on a single hand. If you asked us what so distinguished the 2012s during our…
2012 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve: Parker’s 96-point “Classic, Quintessential Napa Cabernet” The 2012 vintage will go down as one of the most monumental in recent history. Not since 2007 would Robert Parker rain so many perfect 100-point scores on the Napa Valley elite. The challenge for collectors will come at the cash register. With…
Historic, fully mature Cabernet almost a decade into its impressive long life isn’t usually accompanied by a freshly awarded 94-point score and Wine Enthusiast Editors’ Choice designation. But this 2012 Brothers in Arms Leading Horse Cabernet Sauvignon is full of surprises. The Wine Enthusiast review heralded this outstanding wine as “a quintessential South Aussie Cabernet drinking…
$150 Super Tuscan Tops Masseto and Solaia Collectors, take note: The magnificent 97-point Castello dei Rampolla d’Alceo is not only a showcase of Super Tuscan power and grace at its best, but a Cabernet-based gem that will shine in the cellars of both Italian wine collectors and Bordeaux aficionados.Wine Enthusiast named it #61 in their…
2012 CREŌ Reserve … by another name John Bugay made the introduction. “Bugay’s neighbor, Peter Boyd, was awed by how Bugay had sculpted a phenomenal Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard on the western face of the Mayacamas mountains. Boyd asked Bugay to farm his 7-acre parcel as Bugay farmed his own.” Not long after Bugay accepted the…
Cornerstone Throws WineAccess a Bone … from the Left-Field Bleachers In the summer of 2012, after two years of pounding on Cornerstone’s door, we finally pried open the entrance to one of Napa Valley’s cult Cabernet cellars. It would be on the humid morning of July 12th that Chicagoan Craig Camp finally threw WineAccess a…
Advocate’s Highest Rated In Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, from Chile’s excellent 2012 vintage, the Domus Aurea Cabernet Sauvignon swept the competition, earning the country’s highest score for any Cabernet or Bordeaux blend while offering far and away the best value. Warm and sultry, 2012 was “a year of tremendous concentration,” wrote the Wine Advocate, in…
2012 Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon Three Palms Vineyard: Knickerbocker Fire Company #5 At the age of seven, Lillie Hitchcock Coit was rescued by a firefighter from a burning hotel. Years later, to repay her debt, she became the fire engine company’s most prominent patron. Known for her philanthropy, legendary parties, and devotion to the Knickerbocker Fire…
An 1880 Howell Mountain Prediction Coming True In the now-yellowed pages of the St. Helena Star, you can find an 1880 story making the case that Howell Mountain “would be to California what Médoc is to France.” Nothing has changed in the intervening 136 years to convince us otherwise — especially in the acclaimed 2012…
2012 Edict Cabernet Sauvignon: “A Spring Mountain Cakewalk” If you’ve hit the jackpot in the last couple of years, and you’re considering building a winery in Napa Valley so you can “live the dream,” the story of Charles Bartlett’s powerhouse 2012 Edict Cabernet Sauvignon is a must-read. Bartlett has worked in Napa since the late…
A dozen years ago, the team at Freemark Abbey were furiously getting ready for harvest: cleaning the presses, fermenters, and sorting equipment, making sure the destemmer operated properly, and locking in for the annual crush. They’d been blessed with a beautiful, easy growing season until that point: ideal budbreak, excellent flowering, and warm summer days…
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