Castello di Amorosa Sangiovese 2012
This is a very pretty glass of wine. Drink with roast pork loins. 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.
Shafer Merlot
Smooth tannins and tart red fruit create marvelous balance and beg for locally-sourced and perfectly seared lamb chops. Very Highly Recommended. 95 points.
Shafer Relentless
Huge black fruits, dark chocolate, freshly-turned earth, seared beef fat, and eucalyptus make two big fists and punch their way out of the bottle and into your heart. It will pair beautifully with a well-marbled ribeye, but it's just as good all by itself. Highly Recommended.
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.
Vgs Chateau Potelle Chardonnay
Tropical and complex, with a soft mouth-feel, this would pair well with crab cakes. Highly Recommended. 91 points.
Eighty Four Malbec
The palate is huge, with fresh and dried black cherries, blueberries, espresso, unsweetened chocolate, and cloves. Tannins are powerful and smooth, mouth feel big and meaty. Drink with well-marbled ribeye to tame the big tannins and let the fruit flow. Very Highly Recommended. 95 points.
What We’re Drinking – Notre Vin Cabernet Sauvignon
Fruit takes the lead in this restrained, refined wine. Drink with rack of lamb. Highly Recommended. 90 points.