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A very attractive red now, with complexity and yummy drinkability. It’s medium-bodied with medium, round tannins...
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Red
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Onda Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of dark chocolate, blackberries, and roasted plums. Intermingled with the...
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Presents an impressive beam of purity, a generous core of juicy tangerine, green apple and lemon curd as well as a...
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A velvety, seamless texture and subtly layered fruit, spice and cream flavors make this rich and full-bodied wine...
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown is a firm, classically built wine that is going to need a few years to come...
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Red
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Rated 94 - Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stone Crib has 2% Cabernet Franc in the blend....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $64.32
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The 2019 vintage from Star Vineyard, in the renowned Rutherford AVA, is an elegant wine from an intense site....
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Intricately woven aromas and flavors of baked apple, dried apricot, orange blossom and freshly toasted almonds. Rich...
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750ml
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Polished and approachable, the 2019 vintage offers an alluring floral-berry perfume and pops of dark, wild berry and...
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750ml
Bottle: $62.88
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Vineyard: Quarry Vineyards. The primary Cabernet block is between 300 and 400 foot elevation in the eastern foothills...
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750ml
Bottle: $72.93
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There are just 250 cases of the 2019 Perspective Cabernet Sauvignon, which comes from the estate vineyard in...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $138.73
Bright in cherry and cassis, with dusty crushed rock, dried herb and cedar playing along, this is a well-integrated...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $181.73
#19 TOP 100 CELLAR SELECTIONS 2022. This is a winemaker's master class in blending and understanding of a...
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750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $1061.77
Pure perfection from Napa Valley, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is, as always, all Cabernet Sauvignon from an...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $412.27
From a historic vineyard planted on an old creek bed – 'killer dirt', says winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. Heady...
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2019 United States California Napa Valley Rutherford Wine

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.