Galil Mountain Winery “Yiron” Red Blend
On the palate, cherries and plums are huge, cigar box and graphite come out on the mid-palate. Drink with leg of lamb. Recommended. 88 points.
BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon
This is dark-fruited, herbaceous, and angular. Drink with a barbecued beef sandwich. Recommended. 86 points.
Susana Balbo “Crios” Red Blend
This is rich, full, and round, filled with black and red fruit. Drink with tira de asado. Highly Recommended. 90 points.
Frei Brothers “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
Plenty of plum lead on a palate that adds brown sugar and vanilla. Drink with burgers. Recommended. 86 points.
Rodney Strong Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
This is rich and complex, while keeping Alexander Valley red fruit high notes that distinguish its wines from the neighboring Napa Valley. Drink with a T-bone. Highly Recommended. 90 points.
Sullivan Family Vineyard Couer de Vigne
This is round, soft, opulent, layered with rich, elegant fruit and other flavors. Drink with fine filet. Very Highly Recommended. 95 points.
Vineyard 511 Cabernet Sauvignon
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Shafer Hillside Select
This is one of America's First Growths, and, given the two decades it could use to show its best, it will reward the drinker with more than a glass of wine. It will offer an experience in richness, complexity, and the layers of flavors, some maturing and some still barrel-fresh, one has come to expect from Shafer's flagship wine. Very Highly Recommended. 99 points.