The 2019 Paderewski Vineyard is incredibly complex, with loads of red and blue fruits as well as black licorice, orange blossom, and flowers. This beauty is full-bodied, has a layered, seamless mouthfeel, no hard edges, and as I wrote in notes after tasti...
Another perfect wine is the 2018 Hexe, a blend of 57% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, 13% Graciano, 10% Syrah, and the rest Petite Sirah that's a 60/40 split from the James Berry and G2 vineyards. Full-bodied, concentrated, and incredibly pure, its vivid purple ...
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a total knock-out. What a wine. In some recent vintages, the Napa Valley Cabernet has been a bit light, but in 2017 it boasts tremendous richness, power and depth. Plush dark fruit, gravel, dried herbs and spic...
Graciano is the leading variety in the 2020 Heart Stone Vineyard (33% Graciano, 31% Grenache, 19% Syrah, and the rest Mourvedre, Touriga Nacional, and Petite Sirah), and it's another full-bodied, mouth-filling substantial wine offering plenty of dark, cho...
Ranked #49 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2023