Library Selections

90 points - "The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Bavarian Lion Vineyard is a beautiful Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon showing notes of licorice, graphite, blackcurrants and spice. The wood is used judiciously, the wine full-bodied, rich, ripe and capable of aging for a good 10-15+ years, even though it has a certain accessibility. This is serious Cabernet Sauvignon." -Robert Parker

The Pinot grape really sings in this wine: We blended Pommard and Calera clones from the vineyard to make this fantastic Russian River offering. Bright, fresh raspberry and cherry pie flavors play a central role with a vanilla and tobacco finish backing it up. Aged for one year in neutral oak barrels, this Pinot is mouthwateringly juicy and ready to enjoy!

Culled entirely from a historic site in the heart of Rutherford, this is a deliciously fruity Cab. A perfect gateway to all that Napa Valley has to offer, this wine offers up wonderfully delicate bouquet of fresh berry bramble as well as vanilla bean and just a hint of mint. On the palate, flavors of black currants, blackberries, and dark cherries are exquisitely layered with classic Rutherford Dust as well a smattering of caramel...

The 2012 edition of this wine has a deep ruby color with a garnet rim, and fills the glass with enchanting aromas of cherry, red currant, raspberry, dried herbs, and vanilla bean. The fruit forward palate is lighter compared with previous vintages. Red cherries, strawberries, and raspberries mingle with plums, blueberries, and blackberries entice the palate and are accompanied by toasty oak and just enough acidity to make your mouth water. 

"A wonderful, spicy, hazelnut-infused note gives the ripe dark berry and currant flavors some charm. This is full-bodied, with thick tannins and plenty of spicy details. Drink now through 2018." – Wine Spectator

"Delicate scents of fresh grapefruit, white peaches and apples with a waft of baker’s yeast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laced with elegant stone fruit and savory toast and almond flavors, with a creamy texture and lively acid frame, finishing long. Quite closed at this youthful stage, I’ve been conservative with my judgment, but expect this will offer even more with another year or two in bottle." - Robert Parker

A classic Viognier marked by powerful floral aromatics punctuated with aromas of white peach, lime zest, and wet stone. The orchard fruit continues through to the palate, where a voluptuous mouth feel accentuates flavors of both yellow and white peaches with mineral undertones balanced by a refreshing, mouth watering juiciness. An exemplary expression of the varietal in the classic sense.

Our 2015 Famighetti Vineyard Viognier is the new name for one of our long-standing vineyard sources. Previously known as Kemp, this vineyard came into new ownership in 2015 by Mark and Sheila Farmer. They have continued the high quality level of farming we have come to know and love from this steeply terraced vineyard in the warm hills of Dry Creek Valley AVA.  This Viognier is a perfect example of that quality.

Semillon is a unique wine varietal capable of many different expressions depending on the soil, climate and winemaker’s vision. When grown in the deep, rocky volcanic soils and warm climate of the Bavarian Lion Vineyard, it yields ripe, balanced flavors and a rich texture that sets it apart from the vast majority of white wines. A clear medium gold in color, the wine enchants with captivating aromas of pineapple, gardenia, Kaffir lime leaf, shitake mushroom and just a hint of...