Caymus Special Selection Cabernet 2008 – 97+ Points

WOW! This brand new release displays all the opulence and grandeur now associated with the 2008 vintage in Napa combined with the classic ‘velvety’ smooth texture and age-worthy elegance we’ve grown to love from Caymus’ finest Special Selection bottlings. Today, this jewel offers and an ultra powerful thrill ride that reminds us of Cult wines commanding double or triple the price. YES, this wine actually taste like ‘velvet’….or at least what I would imagine red crushed velvet should taste like! Full-throttle flavors include cassis, blueberry, spice with lightly toasted oak and a hint of Valrhona chocolate meld together across a seamlessly elegant texture that rests happily on your taste buds, and the proverbial plush and tasty now but built to last tannin structure everyone aspires to but few achieve. The galaxy of flavors on the sultry finish (30 seconds long) remind me of chocolate covered espresso beans. Enjoy now through 2018, peaking in 2015 in our estimation.
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AP Vin Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch 2008 – 94 Points.

The new AP Vin Keefer Ranch Pinot is full of classic ripe, rich Keefer Ranch fruit. This boisterous vineyard is located in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County – the home of many of the best Pinot Noirs produced in California.

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Seduire Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2005 – 94+ Points.

The 2005 Séduire is plush, rich and layered, built on crème de cassis, mocha, cherries, currant and blueberries flavors aimed to seduce your every sense; sight, nose and palate. It has a very supple and silky tannin structure and provides a long smooth finish.

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Wine Label Hall Of Fame: Leviathan.

Andy Erickson, winemaker for Screaming Eagle and Favia, also makes Leviathan, a California-appellation red wine blend that features this unique label. I haven’t been able to find any information on who designed it, but it’s iconic in the same way that Orin Swift’s Prisoner label was and similarly stands out from other wines on the shelf.

Paradigm Zinfandel Napa Valley 2007 – 95+ Points.

The 2007 Zinfandel has aromas of vanilla, coconut, and exotic spices. On the palate it is velvety smooth with juicy blueberry flavors. This is a deeply complex Zinfandel with bold flavors and seriously impressive tannins reminiscent of a fine Cabernet. Enjoy tonight or anytime over the next 3 – 5 years!
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Trinitas Pinot Noir Carneros 2008 – 93 Points

Aromatics of candied red fruit, vanilla, mocha, and campfire. It boasts flavors of baked red apples covered in butter and cinnamon with a rich entry and broad mid palate. The weight of the fore- and mid-palate over shadow the delicate dark chocolate finish which will lengthen with age.

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