Case of Wine
All scores and tasting notes from Wine Spectator, except as noted
White
Peter Michael: Sauvignon Blanc Knights Valley L'Après-Midi 2013
This succulent white offers nectarine, apricot and ripe melon flavors, with clear, crisp acidity. Shows lemon, tobacco and celery leaf details, accented by a whiff of lanolin. Elegant and supple in texture, with a powerful finish.
• Score: 94
• Release Price: $60
• Region: Sonoma
Evening Land: Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs Vineyard Summum 2010
Light, racy and aromatic, with depth, offering mineral notes of crushed wet stone before delivering beautifully restrained apple, pineapple and citrus flavors that play against a lean, sinewy frame. The finish doesn't quit.
• Score: 96
• Release Price: $90
• Region: Willamette Valley
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Realm: Sauvignon Blanc Fidelio 2016
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Citrus flowers on the nose. The palate was citrus dominated by grapefruit, fresh cut grass, and river rocks. [description and score from Cellar Tracker]
• Score: 93
• Release Price: $70
• Region: Napa Valley
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Ancillary: Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Sangiacomo Vineyard 2016
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The core tangerine, nectarine and peach flavors are rich, potent, deep and persistent in this white, which ends simpler on the finish.
• Score: 88
• Release Price: $70
• Region: Sonoma
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Chasseur: Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2011
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Ripe and dark-hued, with exotic, honey-laced fig and butterscotch flavors. Rich and fleshy.
• Score: 87
• Release Price: $40
• Region: Sonoma
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Tor: Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Durell Vineyard Wente Clone 2014
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Pure and rich, centered on honeyed fig and apricot flavors, with a buttery, smoky oak edge and a deep, persistent finish. Young and assertive, this is starting to mellow.
• Score: 91
• Release Price: $60
• Region: Sonoma
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Red
The Mascot: Bordeaux Blend 2011
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Blackberry, cassis, chocolate. Very rounded wine in the front and the middle. Full bodied, almost chewy, in your face. Finishes with a load of sweet oak tannin. [description and score from Cellar Tracker]
• Score: 93
• Current Price: $125
• Region: Napa Valley
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Myriad: Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Round Pond Vineyard 2016
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Not shy on ripeness, as waves of creamed plum and boysenberry cruise through. Energetic, with subtle ripples of acidity adding length. Licorice and apple wood notes impart range through the finish.
• Score: 92
• Release Price: $80
• Region: Napa
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Aperture: Red Blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc) Alexander Valley 2015
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Offers complex flavors of currant, blueberry, blackberry, herb, cedar, gravel and underbrush, yet for all the fruit intensity this has a measure of tenderness and charm. The tannins are ripe, giving this structure.
• Score: 91
• Release Price: $48
• Region: Sonoma
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Kobalt: Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007
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Tightly wound, firm and complex, offering a mix of cedar, loamy earth, dried currant and blackberry flavors, with touches of black licorice, mineral and sage. Full-bodied, ending with ripe, chewy tannins that reverberate on the finish.
• Score: 95
• Release Price: $90
• Region: Napa
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Cavus: Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2006
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Rustic, and pleasantly so, with earthy herb, dried berry, plum and black licorice flavors that are pure and full-bodied. Fleshy and structured at points, ending with a mix of black licorice and berry flavors.
• Score: 91
• Release Price: $90
• Region: Napa
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Robert Craig: Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder 2014
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Structured, full bodied with firm tannins. Fruit and acidity in balance. [description and score from Cellar Tracker]
• Score: 92
• Current Price: $85
• Region: Napa