Highly Allocated Gems

  • Buoncristiani 2017 O.P.C. Red Blend

    Buoncristiani 2017 O.P.C. Red Blend

    $69.99

    Napa Valley California
    Jeb Dunnuck 93 Rating
    The 2017 Red Blend O.P.C. checks in as a blend of 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Syrah, 20% Malbec, 12% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot brought up in 60% new French oak. It has a complex, nuanced style in its mulled plums, black tea, peppery herbs, and orange blossom aroma and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, rich and beautifully textured on the palate, with ripe, mouthcoating tannins, it's another terrific 2017 from this team that will evolve for a solid 10-15 years, that is, if you can keep your hands off bottles. SP25-4 CF1-1

  • Bydand 2018 Red Blend

    Bydand 2018 Red Blend

    $79.99

    Coombsville Napa Valley California
    Wine Spectator 92 Rating
    Alluring, with dark plum, blueberry and açai berry flavors coursing through. The racy graphite spine is well-imbedded and the finish drips with lingering notes of anise and dark fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2033. 195 cases made. SP12-4

  • C.H. Berres 2010 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 375ml

    C.H. Berres 2010 Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 375ml

    $149.99

    Mosel Germany
    Wine Spectator 95 Rating
    A rich, buttery aroma leads to a vibrant, luxuriant mix of ripe apricot, peach and kiwifruit flavors that are flanked by notes of smoke and spice. Velvety and lush on the finish, which is filled with notes of cream and golden raisin. Drink now through 2050. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 40 cases made.

  • Cade 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

    Cade 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

    Price range: $119.99 through $732.00

    Napa Valley California
    Jeb Dunnuck 93 Rating
    The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain comes almost all from the estate on Howell Mountain and is 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Merlot. It has classic Howell Mountain style in its ripe blue fruits, violets, iron, and bouquet garni-like aromatics, and its medium to full-bodied, with a rich, mouth-filling texture and outstanding length. It has another 15 years of prime drinking ahead of it.
    Must be ordered.
    Valid while supplies are available
    Buy this by the 6pk for $122.00 per bottle 

  • Cakebread Cellars 2021 Dancing Bear Cabernet Sauvignon

    Cakebread Cellars 2021 Dancing Bear Cabernet Sauvignon

    Price range: $198.99 through $1,140.00

    Napa Valley California
    Jeb Dunnuck 98 Rating
    Lastly, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch comes from a stunning estate vineyard on Howell Mountain with the plantings dating back to 1999. A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and a splash of Cabernet Franc, aged in 59% new oak, this beauty reminds me of a great Saint-Julien (Leoville Barton?) with its incredible purity and regal, structured style. Crème de cassis, lead pencil, violets, chalky minerality, and chocolaty oak all emerge on the nose, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It needs air if drinking any time soon and will ideally be given 4-6 years in the cellar. This beauty will have three decades of overall longevity.
    Must be ordered.
    Valid while supplies are available
    Buy this by the 6pk for $190.00 per bottle

  • Camigliano 2010 Gualto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

    Camigliano 2010 Gualto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

    $99.99

    Tuscany Italy
    Wine Spectator 96 Rating
    A fluid, expressive style, full of cherry, plum, truffle, eucalyptus and tobacco flavors. Fine balance and a lively structure keep this focused and long on the finish. Decant now or cellar another year or two. Best from 2018 through 2032. R3-2

  • Canard Vineyard 2019 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

    Canard Vineyard 2019 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

    $99.99

    Napa Valley California
    Wow a very rich and fruit driven bouquet, dark cherry liqueur, cassis and currant like fruit with sweet tobacco spice, dark chocolate. This is 100% varietal and is all Clone 7, a very smooth and easy drinking Cabernet with lots of intensity, big but still quite balanced with a long layered finish. R10-3

  • Cantina del Taburno 2015 Bue Apis Aglianico del Taburno

    Cantina del Taburno 2015 Bue Apis Aglianico del Taburno

    $119.99

    Campania Italy
    The Bue Apis is produced exclusively from grapes Aglianico from a century-old vineyard located in the district “Pantanella” at about 1000 meters from the Taburno cellar. This testifies to the ancient vineyard presence of Aglianico the slopes of Mount Taburno. The vinification of grapes from it obtained, the so-called original clone Aglianico bitter, is one of the paths that the Cantina del Taburno has undertaken to highlight the extraordinary potential of this ancient grape variety. SP43-6 R24-5

  • Cantina Terlano-Kellerei Terlan 2016 Porphyr Lagrein Riserva

    Cantina Terlano-Kellerei Terlan 2016 Porphyr Lagrein Riserva

    $49.99

    Trentino-Alto Adige Italy
    James Suckling 96 Rating
    You rarely, if ever, see this level of complexity in a lagrein, which goes headlong through bracken, tea leaves, vanilla, blackberries, undergrowth, heather and violet extract. Full-bodied and very structured indeed, the chewy tannins envelop layers of compact yet exuberant dark fruit. Elements of undergrowth and spice linger on the long finish. Stunning. Delicious now, but better in 2022. R43-4