Category | Name | Rating | | Notes |
Chardonnay | Alpha Domus Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Flavors: apple citrus clove custard fresh herbs nectarine peach pineapple vanilla. |
Chardonnay | Argyle Spirithouse Chardonnay | 3 | | Flavors: cinnamon custard lemon orange rind toast. |
Cabernet Franc | Beringer Vineyards Third Century Cabernet Franc | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry coconut dried herbs pencil lead plum tar tea leaves toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Bernardus Estate Marinus Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry jam compost earthy licorice mineral mocha mushroom plum tomato weedy. |
Cabernet Sauvig | Broman Cabernet Sauvignon | 4 | | Complex yet subtle this is a cab producer on the rise. Flavors: bell pepper cherry clove coffee plum. |
Chardonnay | Bulletin Place Chardonnay | 2.5 | | Flavors: canned fruit citrus clove dusty grassy orange rind peach spicy. |
Red blend | Burgess 25th Anniversary Enveiere Red Wine | 2.5 | | Flavors: blackberry cocoa powder dried herbs dusty plum toast. |
Red blend | Casa Nuestra Quixote Red Wine | 4 | | A 'drink now' wine with elegance that is suitable for subtle dishes. Flavors: bing cherry blackberry cassis cinnamon coffee licorice peat moss toast. |
White blend | Caymus Conundrum White Wine | 4 | | A gorgeous blend that is exotic and classic at the same time. Flavors: anise apple custard licorice mineral nectarine nutty orange orange rind pear pineapple spicy. |
Red Bordeaux | Cedar Mountain Duet Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: black currant black olive licorice plum smoky walnut. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Bonnet Bordeaux Rouge | 3 | | Flavors: black cherry dusty hay herbal licorice plum smoky tea leaves toast wet wood. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau Couhins-Lurton Pessac-Leognan | 4 | | Classic white Bordeaux with lovely spicy fruit in a balanced complete package. Flavors: caramel cinnamon citrus dried fruit fig mineral vanilla white chocolate yeasty. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau de Cruzeau Blanc | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise custard dried fruit fig flint green bean lees complexity lime melon vanilla. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau de Cruzeau Red Bordeaux | 4 | | This one has years to go but driks well now if you like smoky meaty wines with a tannic bite. Flavors: black olive blackberry cola dried herbs dusty mocha mushroom smoky toast. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau de Rochemorin Blanc | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise fresh herbs lees complexity licorice melon vanilla. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Haut-La Pereyre Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black olive blackberry cassis cola toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol | 4 | | This wine is so balanced you can hold it or uncork it tonight. Shows that the wines from the Left Bank are the ones to watch in 1998. Flavors: blackberry leather molasses plum smoky. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau La Conseillante Pomerol | 4 | | Highlights the earthy depths that a great Pomerol can achieve. Flavors: blackberry cola fresh herbs green peppercorn mocha plum smoky toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Le Moulin Pomerol | 4 | | Pretty now but will get more beautiful with age. Flavors: cola dusty fresh herbs mineral mocha pencil lead toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion Pessac Leognan | 4.5 | | A beautiful Bordeaux worthy of the cellar or tonight's dinner table. It's lush plush and altogether delicious. Flavors: blackberry cocoa powder cola mineral plum raspberry smoky toast. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise custard dried fruit fig flint lees complexity lemon vanilla. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau Menaut Bordeaux Blanc | 3 | | Flavors: anise grassy herbal yeasty. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau Monbousqet Bordeaux Blanc | 3 | | Tries to hard to be a Chardonnay with tons of oak Flavors: apricot dried fruit fig lees complexity. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Quiinault L'Enclos Saint-Emilion | 4 | | Powerful tight and one to age for the long-term. Flavors: black cherry cassis chocolate cocoa powder cola dusty earthy licorice mineral rosemary toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Rob Valentin Saint-Emilion | 5 | | Perfection with great pedigree and polish. It captures the essence of a great Bordeaux. Flavors: blackberry blackberry jam cassis chocolate cinnamon cocoa powder dusty green peppercorn mocha molasses sandalwood toast. |
White Bordeaux | Chateau Smith-Haut- Lafitte Pessac-Leognan | 3.5 | | Flavors: citrus fresh herbs melon peach vanilla. |
Red blend | Chateau Thomas 'Big' Red | 2 | | Flavors: dried fruit dried herbs licorice prune raisin wet wood. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Thomas Family Reserve Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: black olive blackberry cassis dried herbs licorice smoky tobacco. |
Red Bordeaux | Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint-Emilion | 4 | | Finesse is the hallmark of this wine. Though stylish now it will last for decades. Flavors: blackberry chocolate cinnamon cocoa powder cola floral fresh herbs mocha peppery rose petal toast violet walnut. |
Red Bordeaux | Clos Du Bois Marlstone Vineyard Red Blend | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry green peppercorn leather smoky soy sauce tea leaves toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Clos Fourtet Saint-Emilion | 3.5 | | Flavors: chocolate cocoa powder coffee fresh herbs licorice. |
Cabernet Franc | Columbia Red Willow Cabernet Franc | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry blueberry cinnamon earthy tea leaves toast tobacco vanilla. |
Red blend | Conn Creek Anthology Red Blend | 4.5 | | A lavishly oaked and superbly sexy wine. Though delicious now it's one to keep in the cellar a few years. Flavors: blackberry blueberry cassis cinnamon coffee cola licorice mineral pencil lead smoky tar toast. |
Chardonnay | Corley Estate Reserve Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Flavors: apple buttery caramel apple cinnamon citrus custard nutmeg peach toast toasted grain vanilla. |
Red blend | De Rose Hollywood Red | 3 | | Flavors: black pepper blackberry cinnamon dusty green bean pine soy sauce tar toast. |
Red blend | De Rose Miller Family Vineyard Negrette Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: black currant blackberry cola leather licorice pine tea leaves toast tobacco weedy. |
White Bordeaux | DeLille Chaleur Estate White Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: coconut green peas lemon melon orange vanilla. |
Pinot Meunier | Domaine Chandon Pinot Meunier | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry caramel cinnamon gamey licorice plum smoky tea leaves vanilla weedy. |
Meritage | Dry Creek Meritage | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry blueberry cassis cinnamon green bean licorice smoky toast. |
Red blend | Edgewood Tradition Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: black cherry plum smoky tea leaves tobacco weedy. |
Chardonnay | Far Niente Estate Bottled Chardonnay | 4 | | Rich and supple this is a Napa Valley chardonnay with style. Flavors: anise apple buttery clove nutmeg pear. |
Chardonnay | Foxes Island Chardonnay | 3 | | Flavors: anise citrus confectionary dusty grassy green apple lees complexity licorice yeasty. |
Red Bordeaux | Frog's Leap Rutherford Red Wine | 4 | | Frog's Leap knows how to craft beautiful yet understated red wine. It's an insider's secret. Flavors: blackberry cigar box cinnamon coffee cola fresh herbs toast. |
Red blend | Gundlach Bundschu Bearitage Claret | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam blueberry dried herbs pencil lead raisin toast. |
Red blend | Hedges Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: bing cherry black cherry blackberry blueberry cigar box cinnamon cola mocha plum toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Hedges Three Vineyards Red Mountain Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry dried herbs dusty mocha peat moss smoky toast. |
Red blend | Hidden Cellars Sorcery Heritage Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry boysenberry cranberry licorice meaty mushroom pencil lead plum soy sauce toast tobacco. |
Chardonnay | Joullian La Reina Vineyard Chardonnay | 3 | | Flavors: anise apple caramel apple lees complexity nectarine peach pear spicy yeasty. |
Pinot Gris | King Estate Pinot Gris | 3.5 | | Flavors: apple citrus floral lemon mineral pineapple white pepper. |
Chardonnay | La Palma Reserve Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Great lively breakthrough style from Chile. Flavors: citrus lemon orange rind peach pineapple tropical fruit. |
Red blend | Lancaster Reserve Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry jam boysenberry cola dried herbs dusty earthy plum. |
Red Bordeaux | Lange Bricolage Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: black olive blackberry dill licorice plum smoky. |
Red blend | Lolonis Petros Proprietary Blend | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise black cherry cranberry dried herbs dusty molasses pipe tobacco smoky spicy. |
Red blend | Marietta Angeli Cuvee Red Wine | 2.5 | | Flavors: black pepper blackberry herbal prune spicy toast tomato weedy. |
Red Bordeaux | Marquis de Chasse Reserve Red Bordeaux | 3.5 | | Flavors: black olive blackberry cocoa powder herbal licorice plum. |
Red Bordeaux | Mazzocco Matrix Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry green wood licorice molasses pencil lead plum prune spicy toast. |
Red blend | McDowell Rodeo Red | 3 | | Flavors: anise banana candied fruit cranberry plum raspberry raspberry jam strawberry watermelon. |
Pinot Blanc | Mirassou Coastal Selection White Burgundy Pinot Blanc | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise apple buttery custard lemon mango orange vanilla. |
Pinot Blanc | Mirassou Mission Vineyard Pinot Blanc | 3.5 | | Flavors: ash buttery caramel citrus clove coconut custard honey marshmallow passion fruit vanilla. |
Meritage | Mount Palomar Meritage | 3 | | Flavors: dried fruit dusty hay licorice smoky vanilla weedy. |
Meritage | Mount Palomar Meritage | 2.5 | | Flavors: dusty earthy licorice mineral tobacco. |
Petite Verdot | Murphy-Goode Murphy Ranch Petit Verdot | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam boysenberry cola dried herbs dusty earthy. |
Red blend | Neiman Caldwell Vineyard Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: chocolate coffee earthy hay mocha weedy wet wood. |
Red blend | Ojai Travail a l'anglaise Red Table Wine | 3 | | Flavors: anise blackberry cinnamon cocoa powder green pepper prune raspberry sandalwood toast. |
Chardonnay | Pegasus Bay Whole Bunch Pressed Chardonnay | 2.5 | | Flavors: buttery dried flowers lees complexity orange rind pineapple toast. |
Red blend | Phillips Melange de Lodi Red Wine | 2.5 | | Flavors: cocoa powder cola dried herbs dusty earthy hay leafy plum prune toast. |
Red blend | Primus Carmenere/Cabernet | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry coffee dried herbs pencil lead plum smoky wet wood. |
Red Bordeaux | Renaissance Claret Prestige Proprietary Red | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam dill green peppercorn licorice pencil lead prune toast. |
Red blend | Renaissance Le Provencal Unfiltered Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry jam cassis dried fruit fresh herbs resin rosemary. |
Cabernet Franc | Reverie Cabernet Franc | 3.5 | | Fine example of Cabernet Franc as a varietal. Flavors: blackberry blueberry coffee mocha smoky tea leaves toast tobacco. |
Red Bordeaux | Rosenblum Holbrook Mitchell Trio Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: cassis coffee dusty plum sandalwood spicy toast. |
Red Bordeaux | Signorello Padrone Premiere Cuvee 2000 Red Wine | 4 | | Supple texture but has en exciting wild side to it. Flavors: black cherry boysenberry cocoa powder cola dusty earthy leather licorice molasses smoky toast tobacco. |
Red blend | St. Julian Chancellor Red Wine | 2.5 | | Flavors: blackberry boysenberry coffee cranberry dusty molasses smoked meat toast vegetal weedy. |
Chardonnay | Staglin Family Chardonnay | 4 | | Balanced and elegant the hallmark of Staglin Family wines. Flavors: anise apple cinnamon custard lees complexity lemon mineral nutmeg. |
Cabernet Franc | Steele Wines Cabernet Franc | 3 | | Flavors: blackberry blueberry pancetta smoky toast. |
Chardonnay | Steele Wines Parmelee-Hill Vineyard Chardonnay | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise apple apricot buttery caramel custard floral lees complexity mineral nutmeg nutty peach. |
Red blend | Stuart Cellars Special Select Reserve Tatria Red Wine | 2 | | Flavors: blackberry coffee dried fruit dusty earthy hay metallic peat moss prune. |
Red blend | Teldeschi Terranova Proprietor's Reserve Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: black cherry cinnamon hay licorice wet wood. |
Red Bordeaux | Thornton Limited Bottling Cabernet-Merlot | 2.5 | | Flavors: black cherry coffee cooked fruit dill dusty earthy mushroom pencil lead smoky. |
Red blend | Tikal Corazon Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: blackberry boysenberry dried herbs earthy licorice mineral plum tar toast. |
Chardonnay | Trefethen Estate Chardonnay | 3 | | Flavors: anise lees complexity lemon licorice mineral toasted grain vanilla yeasty. |
Cabernet Franc | Truchard Cabernet Franc | 3.5 | | Flavors: blueberry cassis chocolate cinnamon cocoa powder earthy licorice mushroom pencil lead smoky toast. |
Pinot Blanc | Tualatin Estate 25th Anniversary Pinot Blanc | 2.5 | | Flavors: anise cheese fig green apple green bean mineral nutty spicy yeasty. |
Red blend | Valley of the Moon Winery & Vineyards Cuvee de la Luna Red Wine | 3 | | Flavors: black currant compost dried herbs earthy mocha mushroom plastic smoked meat toast. |
Pinot Gris | Van Duzer Pinot Gris | 3 | | Flavors: ash caramel coconut dried flowers flint lees complexity licorice nutmeg peppery pineapple spicy wet wood. |
White blend | Weisinger's of Ashland Chardonnay Semillon | 2.5 | | Flavors: dried flowers lemon melon mineral vanilla. |
Red Bordeaux | Weisinger's of Ashland Petite Pompadour Red Wine | 3.5 | | Flavors: anise black currant cassis cola earthy licorice. |
Pinot Gris | Willamette Valley Vintage Selection Pinot Gris | 3 | | Flavors: citrus dried flowers floral kiwi nutty. |