2018 United States Wine Over $100

​The Chappellet family’s romance with Pritchard Hill started more than four decades ago when Donn and Molly Chappellet first glimpsed its magnificent hills and view of Lake Hennessy. Anyone who has visited the estate can... Read More

Fresh and pure in profile, with a cassis and cherry core that drives along nicely, flanked by a tobacco edge before lingering over tobacco and warm earth hints on the finish. Best from 2022 through 2030. 250 cases made.... Read More

A barrel sample of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Merlot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall is opaque purple-black colored with a beautiful perfume of bold black currants, Black Forest cake and aniseed with candied violets,... Read More

Packed nicely with dark plum, cassis and raspberry puree flavors, this is vivid and direct, with a graphite edge harnessing the fruit through the finish. There's a strong cast iron spine running from start to finish, giving... Read More

Very fresh in feel, with a racy and refined core of cassis, damson plum and raspberry reduction notes inlaid with black tea and anise hints. A subtle mineral edge adds length to the finish, with the fruit showing nice restraint... Read More

This cuvée comes entirely from the Krankl’s “home” vineyard—the Cumulus vineyard in Oak View, just south and inland from Santa Barbara, on the road to Ojai. There are now just over 12.5 acres planted... Read More

Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from Spottswoode explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crushed blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and wild blueberries... Read More

This is the third edition of this single-vineyard cuvée from The Third Twin estate in Los Alamos, as a follow-up to last year’s “Nuestra Senora Del Tercer Gemola,” but this time the core of the blend is... Read More

“Like Grenache, Graciano ripens late and has to be ripe to produce anything great,” Manfred Krankl mentioned as I tasted the fifth tiny-volume release of this Graciano-dominant blend, coming entirely from the estate-owned... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is the best wine off Christian Moueix's Oakville ranch so far. Deep, creamy, and generous, the 2018 captures the unique blend of fruit in a savoriness that is typical of the southern sector of Oakville... Read More