"As for those in bottle, my favorite is the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa. Most of this comes from the Sacrashe Vineyard as well. A dense, full-bodi...

"Put your seatbelts on for the 2009 Scarecrow, which should end up rivaling their prodigious 2007. A wine of great intensity, an opaque purple colo...

"A real tour de force once again, and their second consecutive perfect score, is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which is 99% Cabernet Sauvign...

"A perfect wine any way you look at it, the 2012 Grenache Rattrapante comes all from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and spe...

Rene Engel Echezeaux Grand Cru 1997, 750ml

"Readers who require immediate gratification will dislike this wine, which is one of the most concentrated behemoths and tannic blockbusters of the...

"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard boasts a sumptuous nose of blueberries, black raspberry jam and wet rocks that provide ...

"A stunning success for the vintage, and possibly the Margaux of the year, this wine, which achieved 13.5% natural alcohol, is a blend of 51% Merlo...

"The 2004 Cote Rotie La Turque exhibits hints of green pepper and bouquet garni intermixed with notions of graphite, blackberries, cherries, and sm...

"Although still youthful, I do not think the 2000 Monbousquet will develop much more complexity. It is a seductive, rich, generously endowed effort...

"The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a slightly more brooding and formidably endowed effort displaying more extract, tannin and structure. In sp...

Vincent Girardin Chambertin Grand Cru 2005, 750ml

Gros Frere et Soeur Richebourg 2005, 750ml

Prieure Roch Chambertin Clos de Beze 2003, 750ml