The light gold-hued 2019 Estate Blanc checks in as 94% Sauvignon Blanc and 6% Semillon, vinified and aged in a mix of concrete, used barrels, and new French oak. Gorgeous white grapefruit, ripe lemon, and chalky mineral notes... Read More

Arriving in 2006, winemaker Sam Kaplan continues to fashion rock star wines from this Howell Mountain estate. One of the best whites from Napa, as well as one of the most ageworthy, the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Estate gives up serious... Read More

From black, rocky soils, the impressive 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Obsidian is the finest wine in this group. Still backward and not much different than a young barrel sample given its youthfulness, it reveals a dense blue/purple... Read More

Brought up in 60/40 new barrels and concrete eggs, the 2016 Chardonnay UV Vineyard is scheduled to be bottled next summer. It offers an exotic, tropical style with its mint, lime, tangerine peel notes. Medium-bodied, fresh, focused,... Read More

The 2011 Memento Mori exhibits seductive aromatics of nutmeg, dark raspberries, hints of chocolate, sweet ripe plums and red licorice. Very soft and balanced on the palate, light on its feet yet plush as velvet, displaying very... Read More

I loved the 2021 Marsanne, a more elegant, medium-bodied example of the variety that has bright citrus, minty herbs, and some gravelly, mineral-like nuances. It should drink well for 4-6 years.

Influenced by trips to Rhone Valley in France, and the fact their site is not conducive for Chardonnay and wanting to produce something besides the often-ubiquitous Sauvignon Blanc, Mark planted two small blocks to Marsanne (.14... Read More

Planted in 2018 to four Cabernet Sauvignon clones, The Vida Valiente Estate is composed of the Cortina soil series: extremely well drained cobbled rock and sand.

The vineyard is also laced with large chunks of black obsidian,... Read More

A meticulously crafted Cabernet Sauvignon blend from all of the vineyards that Vida Valiente sources from: The Estate, High Ranch, and Beckstoffer To Kalon. $100 from each bottle sale of The Movement™ directly supports the... Read More