Napa Valley

• Atlas Peak
• Best of Napa
• Calistoga
• Conn Valley
• Diamond Mountain
• Howell Mountain
• Mt. Veeder
• Oak Knoll
• Oakville
• Pope Valley
• Rutherford
• Spring Mountain
• St. Helena
• Stags Leap
• Yountville

Another great wine for what is now a "reasonable" price from Hayfork for a Napa Cabernet.  Purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is nice with cassis, cedar, spice and slight new leather.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Nicely balance.  On the palate, this is young but delicious.  Flavors of cassis slight black cherries with spice and char.  Nice finish.  This will continue to develop but is drinking well right now.  It is very nice on its own and will work with most (not seafood) foods.  A nice choice for grilled meats or veggies.  Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.  

Gorgeous Napa Cab.  Inky purple in color, opaque and shimmering bright.  The nose is deep and concentrated with cassis, graphite, cedar, spice and slight tobacco.  Full bodied.  Great balance.  Firm tannins.  On the palate, this is delicious with a great texture.  Concentrated.  Flavors of cassis, earthiness and spice.  Long finish.  This is very young but quite accessible.  It should drink well for twenty years.  Nice on its own, this would work well with bigger foods that can stand up to the tannins.  Of course, a steak, but also Roasted Root Vegetables.  

Becklyn wines are consistently excellent.  This is their basic cabernet.  Purple  in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is great with cassis, slight cedar, dust and saddle leather.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Good balance.  On the palate, this is deep and delicious.  Flavors of cassis with some earthiness and char.  Long finish.  Drinking well already, it will probably still improve a bit.  Great on its own, this will work well with a grilled Ribeye but also a Pizza.  Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. 

This is a Petite Sirah.  Inky purple in color, opaque and shimmering bright.  The nose has boysenberries, gravel, slight cedar, slight plums and spice.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this is tight and took a couple of hours to open up.  Flavors of black raspberries with gravel and char.  Good finish.  This needs a few more years of good cellaring.  hold for five and drink for ten after that.  It will work well with grilled meats or fowl.  

This is a blend of 78% Napa and 22% Sonoma. It is 91% Sauvignon Blanc and 9% Semillon.  Green/sliver/light gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has guava, peach, slight minerality, an herbal note and a bit of lime peel.  Medium bodied. Slightly oily texture.  Good acidity.  On the palate, this has some depth.  Tasty with flavors of peach, apple and citrus.  Long finish.  This drinks well on its own and will work well with lighter foods.  It worked nicely with pasta.  Drink over the next few years.