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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.96 $24.40
12 bottles: $17.59
Sourced primarily from our St Helena estate and hand-picked in the cool of night, the grapes reached the winery in...
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750ml
Bottle: $69.93 $72.00
12 bottles: $68.53
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley includes 9% Merlot from a vineyard in Oak Knoll and spent 16 months in 28%...
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White
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Bottle: $99.92
Montelena's 2016 Chardonnay is terrific. Fresh, nuanced and light on its feet, the 2016 is striking for its freshness...
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750ml
Bottle: $60.93 $64.00
12 bottles: $60.80
Nose: Bright gold in color and incredibly aromatic, the ripeness of the vintage is most pronounced initially; melon,...
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750ml
Bottle: $36.94 $39.60
6 bottles: $36.00
Ripe and open-knit in feel, with kirsch and black cherry compote notes, backed by fruitcake hints on the frankly...
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750ml
Bottle: $95.04 $105.60
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is based on 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot, and...
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750ml
Bottle: $107.89 $111.60
The 2021 Red Blend Elevage is plusher and more forward, yet it shares a similar level of purity and finesse. Black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $67.60 $68.80
12 bottles: $66.25
I loved the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, and readers looking for a great Napa Valley Cabernet under $100 shouldn't...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $109.93
6 bottles: $107.73
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750ml
Bottle: $89.90 $94.39
12 bottles: $88.92
Lots of red and black fruits, spring flowers, candied orange, and violet notes emerge from the 2018 Red Blend High...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.77 $109.20
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights is laced with inky dark fruit, licorice, crème de cassis, chocolate, sweet...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $26.99 $29.99
Youthful and delightfully fresh, the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc offers an exhilarating bouquet of lemon curd, honeysuckle...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $54.18 $60.20
There's a nice streak of warm earth and singed cedar running in lockstep with the core of cassis and gently mulled...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $168.94 $174.00
A Bordeaux-inspired blend, the 2019 Yettalil Red Wine is considerably darker, deeper and richer than the Napa Valley...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.88 $42.00
12 bottles: $36.48
The Clos Pegase Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon releases lush aromatics of blackberries, blueberries and...
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750ml
Bottle: $324.94
98-100 This note is written before the final blend of the 2021 Continuum. Deep purple-black in color, it hits the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.94 $42.00
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Fresh, lifted aromas of black cherry tinged with savoury black olive, liquorice and cedar. Full-bodied and plush with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.94
12 bottles: $17.58
100% Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley AVA. Fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel and concrete eggs....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $248.95 $249.60
6 bottles: $246.00
Onda Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of dark chocolate, blackberries, and roasted plums. Intermingled with the...
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750ml
Bottle: $84.94
12 bottles: $83.24
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Vaso is cut from the same cloth, offering beautiful purity and richness. It’s slightly...
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United States California Napa Valley 750ml

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.