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“The Best California Merlot Ever” – Napa’s Answer to Chateau Petrus When Dan Duckhorn bought Three Palms Vineyard in 2011, he knew just what he paid for. Duckhorn had been working with fruit fromthe historic Napa property for 33 years. He knew the hard work necessary to get the most out of the rocky, volcanic…
6.5 Acres of Lynsolence: Parker’s 94pt “Star of the Vintage” ABV 14.50% Enjoy right away % Merlot
When we saw the dusty, untouched pallet in the corner, we knew we weren’t done tasting for the day. We hounded our hosts at Castellucci Napa Valley to pry open a box and pop a cork. They indulged us—and what we tasted was the most perfectly aged, silkiest library Merlot we’ve had in half a…
Duckhorn’s Three Palms Merlot from Parker’s Greatest Vintage in 37 Years In the 2013 vintage, Robert Parker’s “greatest in 37 years,” Duckhorn’s enhanced rigor in its legendary Three Palms Vineyard paid monster dividends. The 2013 is a Three Palms Merlot like never before — a wine of immense concentration and polish, gorgeous out of the…
A Dream Come True on “Heart Attack Hill” In the spring of 1994, Craig MacLean got his first look at a steep slope at the base of Spring Mountain. MacLean was a student of the mountain, and the head winemaker at Spring Mountain Vineyard thought he knew its many faces about as well as anyone….
“I am NOT drinking any (expletive) Merlot!” — Paul Giamatti, “Sideways” While the Academy Award-winning film “Sideways” jump-started Pinot Noir sales in Santa Barbara County, it also stuck a dagger into the heart of one of Napa Valley’s most successful varieties — Merlot. The same variety responsible for the great wines of Bordeaux’s Right Bank, including…
Cult Winemaker Jonathan Maltus’ Napa Brilliance Jonathan Maltus is a Robert Parker 100-point winemaker with a cult following. Napa collectors know him best for his extraordinary World’s End line, where he’s been makingsleekly contoured, darkly concentrated single-vineyard reds since 2008. For the 2013 World’s End Reserve Merlot “Little Sister,” Maltus went to Andy Beckstoffer, Napa’s…
5:30 Wake-Up Call From the Wagner Family — Emmolo’s Quintessential Cab Drinker’s Merlot On Tuesday, we were awoken by a phone call. We checked the clock: 5:30 a.m. We figured it must have been bad news; it was the opposite. Our groggy “Hello?” was answered by a bright and cheerful voice: “Hi! It’s Jenny! I…
Antonio Galloni of Vinous, after tasting a complete three-decade Massetto vertical, called the 2014 “terrific, even in the company of all the truly great Massetos.” Accessible now but with many glorious years ahead of it, it’s got aromas of wild boysenberries and crushed violets awakening the senses and a sturdy frame carrying a miles-long finish….
“One of the Most Sought-after Winemaking Consultants in America” When we got a call from winemaker Mia Klein about a potential 2014 Selene Merlot allocation for Wine Access, our excitement was palpable. We first fell in love with her wines back in 2007 after savoring a bottle of her Robert Parker 100-Point 2002 Dalla Valle…
From Silver Oak’s Soda Canyon Vineyard Silver Oak’s founding family, the Duncans, have won global acclaim for setting the bar for lush California Cabernet, but few realize that for two decades at Twomey, they have done the same for Merlot. Harvested from the same Soda Canyon Vineyard that supplies much of their Silver Oak Cabernet,…
Culinary icon Joseph Bastianich doesn’t do anything halfway, from his Michelin-starred restaurants to his judgements on the show MasterChef. So it’s no surprise that his Venezia Giulia estate—a multi-Tre Bicchieri winner that Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate called “A rock star winery with international pedigree”—has crafted a 2015 Rosso of such power, nuance, and creativity. The…
Inspired by the singular red wines of France, the 2015 Clos de Betz is a 95-point “full-bodied, layered and velvety,” Bordeaux-inspired red. After a glass, you won’t wonder why Robert Parker himself credits the estate for making “The best wines in Washington state.” You’ll just nod in agreement like we did. We’ve shared a whopping…
Château Bel-Air is as classic as Pomerol gets. It’s just down the road from both Trotanoy ($350) and Château Clinet ($150+), two of the region’s legendary names. Bel-Air also boasts the same 95% Merlot to 5% Cabernet Franc ratio as Petrus’ vineyard. Add in sandy gravel over greenish-clay soils and you have the recipe for…
When Master Sommelier Sur Lucero put the 2015 Château Bernateau St.-Émilion Grand Cru on the table, he said the winemaking regimen was on par with $300 bottles. But by the time he got to the specifics, we were already obsessing over the extravagance and depth in the glass. Then, with a wide grin, Sur stopped…
Two years ago, we sold out our entire allocation of the 96-point 2015 Château Croix de Labrie Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, creating a new Wine Access favorite in the process. Since then, stateside supply has dwindled to absolutely nothing. It doesn’t matter who you are—Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and LeBron James couldn’t buy more if they…
If we could buy stock in Bordeaux, Château Haut-Brisson is where we’d park our money. Instead, we stock up every chance we get. Complex, velvety, and full of energy, the estate’s seamless Grand Cru delivers textbook Right Bank character that feels closer in quality to its pricier neighbors. Haut-Brisson NAILED 2015, one of the best…
Those who truly love wine, especially Bordeaux, know that Cru Bourgeois delivers some of the very best values in the world for red wines under $50—and that’s before factoring in a 99-point Médoc vintage, a world-renowned winemaking consultant, and some formidable Left Bank terroir. Beautifully balanced between black-fruited depth and earthy, aromatic elegance, Wine Advocate…
With dual 93pt scores, a 100-point winemaker, and lavish praise across the board Château Marsau is upending Bordeaux’s status quo. As Robert Parker himself said: “Is it the Petrus of the Cotes de Francs?” We believe it is. Full-bodied and broad on the palate, the 2015 has the fantastic structure and supple tannic grip of…
Great Bordeaux doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Sure, some of the most famous and lusted-after names in the world are produced there—Lafite, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, and more—but the truth is that the region itself is huge, with producers from one end to the other crafting wines of real character and, yes, value. This was…
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