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97+ Wasn’t Good Enough: 99pt Parker Upgrade In the third week of May 2012, at Sir Peter Michael’s restaurant in Berkshire, British wine merchant Steven Spurrier unveiled a painting depicting the moment when a panel of wine experts (nearly all of whom were French) assembled in Spurrier’s wine shop discovered that they had unwittingly rated…
The Blizzard, Gronk, and a Stags Leap Snafu As the snow fell on Central Park on Saturday, we set up a Skype conference call to rethink our Sunday email strategy. Snow days are wild cards at WineAccess. Sometimes, there’s nothing better for business than having tens of thousands of members trapped in their houses and…
This Winemaker Made a $350,000 Cabernet The most expensive wine ever sold, fetching $350,000 at the annual Carnivale du Vin gala in New Orleans, was a 2015 Sonoma Cabernet blend named The Setting. The winemaker, Jesse Katz, earned a measure of fame as the youngest head winemaker in the U.S., after parlaying his stint alongside…
Arguably the Top Mountain Cabernet Bargain in Napa Ever since we first offered Tom Eddy’s stunning 2006, Wine Access clients have been buzzing about each vintage of the “Elodian” Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the last five vintages, the “Elodian” — arguably the top mountain Cabernet Sauvignon bargain in Napa Valley — has earned 216 perfect 5-star…
Martha McClellan’s Perfectionist Talents For years, Robert Parker has praised Martha McClellan’s “limitless talent” and “perfectionist, nearly obsessive attitude toward making world-class wines,” and he scored this offering 90-92 points: “pure, ripe, medium to fullbodied, powerful and masculine.” Blending fruit from the Vineyard 7 & 8 Spring Mountain estate, the neighboring Atchley Family vineyard, and…
He sat down and helped himself to some of our onion rings. This always happens at Mustards—the price of the best gossip in Napa is time, meatloaf, and tomato-apple ketchup stains. “You won’t believe who’s in town” he sputtered (at least finish the rings first, buddy). “You’ve got us. Who’s here?” “Dwyane Wade…No, don’t roll…
We love telling the stories of the wines we offer, but we’re the first to admit when someone does it better—especially when it’s an extremely satisfied Wine Access member. Here’s a five-star review expressing exactly why every California Cabernet fan within a mile of this email should clear space for today’s exclusive Watkins Cabernet Sauvignon…
Star Winemaker’s Last 40 Cases of Luscious 2013 Napa Cab If you love gorgeous, layered, and rich Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon but want to spend under $50 – this is for you. The 2013 Wilson & Wilson is from a superb vintage, crafted by a renowned winemaker, and made in tiny quantities. What else could…
Sitting on a blind judging panel at the San Francisco International Wine Competition, we swirled an opaque ruby wine, then took in its massive aroma: dark cherry mingled with fresh bramble, cocoa, and espresso tones. It had all the telltales of one of the blockbuster names of California, a monster of a wine whose name…
Parker: A Beautiful Example of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Todd Anderson has a history of delivering blue-chip offers to the Anderson’s Conn Valley faithful, and he’s got another gift to share: The 2014 Anderson’s Conn Valley Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — a 95 point “stunner” from Robert Parker, and the product of Wine Spectator’s “dream vintage.”…
A Globe-Trotting Talent Takes On California…And Wins It’s not that 94-point Napa Valley Cabernets from the spectacular 2014 vintage are hard to find—they just happen to cost hundreds of dollars. That’s why the 2014 AXR Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, which packs 94 points from Robert Parker into a bottle that costs well under $100, deserves…
Four Great Napa Vineyards in One Bottle Anthony Bell is one of Napa Valley’s great viticulturalists, who spent 15 years at Beaulieu Vineyard as the chief viticulturalist working beside the legendary André Tchelistcheff — the “founding father of the modern California wine industry,” according to Jancis Robinson. So, it should be no surprise that Bell…
Pleasure. The joy of the feast. As Napa Valley Cabernet lovers, this is what drives the hunt: finding a bold, full-bodied, downright hedonistic red from America’s most prestigious wine region but doesn’t cost $100+ is harder than ever. Finding a mature one that’s ready to drink? That’s an even greater challenge. Thankfully, we’re giving you…
A Cult Cabernet Producer’s Hidden Gem I’m constantly on the hunt for Napa’s hidden-gem Cabernet beauties — the ones that (just barely) elude the pen of the venerable critic and fly under-the-radar. This 2014 Cahoots by Piña Cabernet Sauvignon is my latest discovery. The winemaker is the brilliant Anna Monticelli who spent a year working…
Steve Matthiasson: Winemaker of the Year … On Speed-Dial On January 5, 2014, Steve Matthiasson was named the San Francisco Chronicle’s Winemaker of the Year. The Chronicle wrote: “If one person stands to rewrite the trajectory of California wine — in Napa’s luxurious heart, no less — it is Steve Matthiasson.” Up and down the…
Our Appointment at 8700 Conn Creek Road — No Hedging Bets at Caymus Throughout our travels over the last 30 years, there’s been one common refrain among winemakers: “It’s all about the dirt.” A pair of geologists, Jonathan Swinchatt and David Howell, explain in their brilliant book The Winemaker’s Dance how Napa Valley was formed,…
Will It Be Number Three? Chuck Wagner was just 19 years old when he took his parents up on a proposal to make “home” wines, drawn from grapes harvested on their property in Rutherford. Chuck and his dad, Charlie, founded Caymus Vineyards in 1971 … and never looked back. It’s hard to imagine today, given…
One of Chad’s Greatest Values to Date When Chad told us about the call he got from White Cottage Road — about the mountainside winery that had $125/bottle Cabernet to spare — he had our full attention. Was it Cade? O’Shaughnessy? Of course Chad wouldn’t tell, but when he poured us four ounces from a…
Sourced from a True Parker Darling Chad has outdone himself. For his under-$30 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, Chad got his hands on fruit from one of Napa’s best estates, a true Parker darling. We can’t say where — as usual an NDA has our lips sealed — but we can tell you that the…
Chad Hits Cabernet Paydirt in Rutherford In the phenomenal 2014 vintage, the crème de la crème of Rutherford turned out some of the richest and most opulent estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignons of our lifetimes, wines of incredible density, structure, and complexity. But despite the superb quality, when one of Rutherford’s superstars brought in more Cabernet Sauvignon…
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