V Selection

Laurenz V.

Singing Grüner Veltliner 2023

Apple, lemon, apricot, melon and blood orange. Racy acidity and bold minerality. — 5 months ago

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Anne Amie Vineyards

Winemaker's Selection Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Elegant, graceful. Carlton, Oregon, just a few miles north of McMinnville 🍷 — 6 months ago

Robert Mondavi Winery

Private Selection California Merlot 2019

Beaver lake beer wine and spirits "cooking" wine sale $5. Better unaerated — 8 months ago

Raymond Vineyard & Cellar

Reserve Selection Napa Valley Merlot 2021

Loved this merlot & paired well with a pesto pasta. — a year ago

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Individual Vineyard Selection Eden Valley Dry Riesling 2021

Diesel/petrol, lovely Riesling fruit, I know this is way too young to drink, but the bottle looked like it wanted to be drunk today!! — a year ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Dave

Too many bottles look at me that way.

Gary Farrell

Russian River Selection Chardonnay 2021

Delectable Wine
9.2

The 2021 Chardonnay (Russian River Valley) is super-expressive right out of the gate. Tangerine oil, lemon confit, chamomile, spice and lightly honeyed notes all run through this creamy, inviting Russian River Chardonnay from Gary Farrell. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)
— 2 years ago

Lemelson Vineyards

Thea's Selection Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Mo
9.0

Concur with WS review albeit one point lower:

“Snappy and vibrant, with tart cherry, cranberry, green tea and spice flavors that zip along toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2032. 9,554 cases made.”

Tim Fish
Issue Date: Jun 30, 2025
Release Price: $40/750mL
— 5 months ago

Tikveš

Special Selection Vranec 2017

Little more tannic than I prefer but opened up well — 8 months ago

Heitz Cellar

Cellar Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Somm David T
9.2

A night of finishing coravined 07’s.

A purchase on the secondary market about 8 plus months ago. Its storage not what mine would show at this point. It’s farther advanced from what it should be at this stage, but still enjoyable. Showing some liqueur notes.

I feel similarly about this producers Napa Cabernets as I do Joseph Phelps. There’s differences and I lean into Phelps Napa over most of the Heitz Napa’s.

The nose shows baked & slightly stewed fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, dark slightly liqueured cherries, both plums stewed, cherries, raspberries, tree bark with sap, mid berry cola, delicate baking spices-nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, vanillin, spices, anise to black licorice, black tea, fresh & old tobacco, sweet tarriness, withering & just slightly, candied flowers that are dark at the core, red, withering red roses with violets.
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The palate is ripe, a touch lush & ruby; blackberries, black raspberries, dark slightly liqueured cherries, both plums, cherries & raspberries. Tree bark with sap, mid berry cola, delicate baking spices-nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, vanillin, caramel, malt balls, menthol, dark spices with some palate heat, anise to black licorice, expresso, milk chocolate w/ toffee bit’s, black tea, fresh & old tobacco, sweet tarriness, sweet forest floor w/ dry leaves, withering & just slightly, candied flowers that are dark at the core, red, withering red roses with violets, excellent acidity, well balanced/crafted, nicely tensioned & elegance/polish for days with a finish that lasts 90 seconds and lands evenly on earthiness & spice.
— 10 months ago

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Michael Pozzan Winery

Annabella Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

K ITO
9.1

mocha choko berry rich
nice sweet bitter sour balance
— a year ago

V. Sattui Winery

Preston Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

An extremely drinkable Cab. Blackberry, blackcurrant, oaky vanilla, soft tannin … just lovely — 2 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1990

Another beautiful drinking older Napa Cab that was showing younger than its 35 yrs with dark fruits, mocha, cedar, graphite, spice & tobacco — 6 months ago

Andrew, Jan and 12 others liked this

Robert Mondavi Winery

Private Selection California Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

JFP
9.3

Excellent sipper. Opened quickly. Full bodied. — 7 months ago

V. Sattui Winery

California Madeira Red Blend

One of my all-time favourites. — 9 months ago

De Toren

Fusion V Stellenbosch Red Blend 2018

A blend of the five Bordeaux varietals, this is an exceptional wine. There’s a great balance of acidity, velvet tannins and black fruit. Cassis, black cherry, black plum, a light toast and vanilla oak component and developing tertiary character of leather, forest floor and cigar box. Terrifically harmonious the wine is full bodied with a sense of being heavy. A joy to consume. — a year ago

Tom, Paul and 2 others liked this

Prunus

Private Selection Tinto Red Blend 2021

K L
8.9

Ridgewood wine store Portugal rec. too fruity but fine. — a year ago

Matt Dill
with Matt

V. Sattui Winery

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Bold oak and cedar over black cherry and a touch of stone. Big and holds up well to food. — 3 years ago