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Crafted by 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year Dan Petroski, the 2015 Larkmead Vineyards Dr. Olmo Cabernet earned a 97-point score from Vinous and inspired this rave from Antonio Galloni: “What a gorgeous wine it is.” It’s a bottle that keeps company with Napa’s absolute crème de la crème. Both astoundingly complex and…
One of the great runs in Napa Valley is over. For the last decade, SF Chronicle Winemaker of the Year Dan Petroski has led Larkmead Vineyards, crafting classic wines, earning sky-high scores, and bringing the historic estate’s quality in line with its formidable history. But Dan’s tenure at Larkmead just ended, which is why we’re…
Bailing Ourselves Out at Gramercy Tavern There’s something about drinking elite Cabernet with a perfectly grilled burger that never fails to excite us. On our last visit to New York, we headed straight for Danny Meyer’s mecca of American cuisine, Gramercy Tavern, skipping a reservation, and opting for the bar to get our fix. Before…
Napa Cabernet’s Mountain Challenger Antonio Galloni’s Vinous called the2015 Mendel Cabernet Sauvignon, “seamless,” “minerally,” and “most impressive” and pinned on 92 points. Not to be outdone, James Suckling awarded the label 93-points for its “full body that’s chewy and rich.” We’d expect nothing less from winemaker Roberto de la Mota who, according to Jancis Robinson,…
A Napa Cab Redefining “Everyday Wine” When Britt Nichols told us that the $24 2015 Nichols Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley was one of her favorites, out of all the wines she’s made, we couldn’t help but wonder, “why?” For someone who spent time at Peter Michael making $200 bottles of “Les Pavots,” and with Philippe…
Opening the Vault: A Napa Insider’s Cabernet We have said this before: there is the Napa everybody knows—Mondavi Private Reserve, Caymus Special Select, and the big names that won the Judgment of Paris and put Napa Valley on the map—and there is the Napa that the insiders know. The valley where the same accomplished winemakers…
A Historic Day Technically, we’d had the appointment for about a month. But realistically, we’d been looking forward to it for years. So on a beautiful August day, the Wine Access offices in the town of Napa emptied. Everyone in the company headed north on Silverado Trail to the Oakville AVA, to make our first…
A 96-Point Ode to Restraint and Structure Philip Togni’s harvest experience at Bordeaux’s Château Léoville-Barton and study under the watchful eye of Émile Peynaud were enough to set him on the path that he is still on to this very day. Because ever since the first vintage that he crafted on Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain,…
High-End Napa Cab for Everyday Drinking Even within Napa Valley, whose name is synonymous with some of the best wines produced anywhere in the world, some parts of the region grow more sought-after wines than others. From the rolling expanse of Oakville to the heights of Spring Mountain District and beyond, Napa offers a surprising…
After stints at Lafite-Rothschild and Smith Haut Lafitte, winemaker Julien Fayard moved to Napa in 2006 to work alongside Philippe Melka at Quintessa before striking out on his own to craft his masterful Purlieu and Le Pich Cabernets. The 2015 Le Pich, from the latest in a line of excellent Napa vintages, was sourced from…
American gem that goes toe-to-toe with the world’s top Cabs This is your chance to claim the 2015 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine revered as one of the finest expressions of Cabernet in the world. With 99 points from Jeb Dunnuck, the sensational, opulent 2015 is another in a string of perfect or…
Some of the best old-school yarns ever told by Wine Access were about Robert Craig wines, so we knew we had to get in touch with the top brass for this offer. So we got President and CEO Elton Slone, part owner for two decades, on the blower. “We used to do seven-to-ten year library…
The Stars of Spring Mountain Cab Before we say anything about today’s 2015 Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, we have to tell you thatthere are only 35 cases up for grabs. The lauded 2015 vintage had record-low yields across the valley, meaning even this iconic Spring Mountain winery couldn’t produce enough bottles to satisfy demand….
Magnums From a Prolific 100-Point Vintner If you don’t know the name Thomas Rivers Brown (or “TRB” as he’s known in wine country), know this: His fingerprints cover no less than 25 wines bearing perfect 100-point scores. This track record usually bumps the price of his handiwork to triple digits. Not today. The 2015 Round…
Napa Valley might seem quiet this time of year, but the first Saturday in February is one of the biggest days on the California Cabernet calendar: It’s Silver Oak’s Napa Valley Release Day, wine lovers’ very first shot at the new vintage of Silver Oak’s iconic and opulent Cabernet. Once a year for three decades,…
Silver Oak’s 1-2 Punch: Early Release. Magnums. This weekend, we shared our interview with Silver Oak’s Matt Duncan, the third generation behind America’s First Family of wine. It was in that interview Matt said something we won’t forget: “There is so much talent pouring into the California wine business, I think the quality bar keeps…
Napa Valley might seem quiet this time of year, but the first Saturday in February is one of the biggest days on the California Cabernet calendar: It’s Silver Oak’s Napa Valley Release Day, wine lovers’ very first shot at the new vintage of Silver Oak’s iconic and opulent Cabernet. Once a year for three decades,…
Napa Insider’s Powerhouse Value Play The Napa wine world is tiny, so we weren’t too surprised to run into two excellent vintners, Anna Monticelli and Kimberly Jones, sitting together at the bar at TORC in downtown Napa. The surprise came when they told us that the bottle of red accompanying their dry-aged NY strip, the…
Extraordinary Napa Cabernet By now, you know about all Ry Richards: by day he works alongside the legendary Phil Titus at Chappellet making blockbuster Cabernets like the 97-point 2015 Pritchard Hill bottling. During his “free time” Richards makes Sueno Profundo, or what Wine Access clients know as extraordinary value Cabernets. Ry uses his deep connections in…
Michelin-starred restaurant wine lists are loaded with legendary bottles, so when we find one that steals the spotlight, we know it’s a win. The 2015 Tabalí Talud—which hails from Maipo Valley, a region nicknamed “the Bordeaux of South America”—did just that. With this thoughtful Cab, Felipe Müller East, Chile’s “Winemaker of the Year,” delivers a…
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