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Since Vinous acquired the acclaimed publication, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar in 2014, it has expanded its wine coverage into all major wine regions. The brainchild of renowned wine critic Antonio Galloni, Vinous now reviews thousands of wines each year, and is a wonderful resource when shopping for wines. Shop top-rated Vinous wines on WineMadeEasy, and take comfort knowing you're getting a great bottle of wine!

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  1. Arnot-Roberts Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard

    2021 / 750 ml. | Item#59046

    VN9696 pts. - Vinous - Jan 2023
    The 2021 Chardonnay Trout Gulch Vineyard is a model of precision and class. Pure and crystalline, the 2021 is superb. I would give it a few years to settle down, but all the elements are in place. Lemon peel, chalk, mint, white flowers, sage and crushed rocks abound in this striking, riveting Chardonnay. The 2021 is just pristine. This is what Trout Gulch Chardonnay is all about. (Antonio Galloni)
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    Primary Grape: Chardonnay | All Grapes: Chardonnay

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  2. Domaine Eden Cabernet Sauvignon

    2018 / 750 ml. | Item#60751

    VN9494 pts. - Vinous - May 2022
    The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine to focus on in this range in 2018. Dark and brooding, the 2018 is such a classic Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet. It offers up copious black fruit, dried herbs, chocolate, lavender and underbrush, all in a super-classic, mid-weight style that is hugely appealing. This might very well be the best value in artisan, high-end California Cabernet. (Antonio Galloni)
    WE9494 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 11/1/2022
    Subtle aromas of dark cherry, toasted mahogany and roasted nut are very balanced on the nose of this bottling. The palate offers incense and potpourri flavors against a fresh red-fruit element. On the spicy, peppery finish, the leathery tannins continue their grip. (Matt Kettmann)
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    Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon | All Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon

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  3. Mount Eden Vineyards Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon

    2017 / 750 ml. | Item#57543

    VN9797 pts. - Vinous - May 2022
    The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is going to need a number of years to come around. The only question is how many. In 2017, the Mount Eden Cabernet is shockingly opulent. Inky black fruit, bittersweet chocolate, spice, leather and incense are all dialed up in this super-sized Cabernet. Even so, there is plenty of structure lurking beneath. I can’t wait to see how this ages.
    JD9797 pts. - Jeb Dunnuck - 12/21/2021
    A brilliant, youthful, unevolved wine that will give Ridge’s Monte Bello a run for its money, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals a deep ruby/purple hue to go with a wonderful perfume of blackcurrants, blueberries, lead pencil, vanilla bean, exotic flowers, tobacco, and bouquet garni. Needing plenty of air to show at its best, it’s medium to full-bodied on the palate and has a concentrated, powerful style, ripe tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec, aged in used French and American oak, it’s going to benefit from 4–6 years of bottle age and, I suspect, have 30–40 years of overall longevity. (Jeb Dunnuck)
    SP9393 pts. - Wine Spectator - Feb 28, 2022
    This has a zesty set of loganberry, raspberry and sweet bay leaf notes mixed together, along with flashes of violet, mesquite and anise. There’s a good tug of warm gravel running underneath and nice energy throughout. Should mellow nicely with cellaring. Best from 2024 through 2034. 1,285 cases made.
    WE9292 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 12/1/2021
    Balanced aromas of redwood and pine give depth to the asphalt and leather elements on the nose of this bottling. The American oak seems prominent on the dense, leathery palate, where dark and dried fruits play along with sandalwood and mahogany flavors.
    WS9292 pts. - Wine & Spirits - 12/21
    This is a staunch mountain wine that needs a day of air to come out of its shell. It’s all hard edges at first, not so much about fruit, though the fruit is present; not inviting, but it leaves room for you to come inside. As the wine begins to relax, it feels like an old-fashioned cabernet with woodland flavors of mountain fruit and savory wild mushrooms. Powerful in its youthful structure, it needs a decade in the cellar for that structure to evolve.
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    Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon | All Grapes: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon

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  4. Ridge Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

    Monte Bello Vineyard
    2019 / 750 ml. | Item#57473

    VN9292 pts. - Vinous - May 2022
    The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate offers a hugely appealing mix of fruit richness married to the savory, structured style that is the Ridge signature. The 2019 is beautifully exotic, but natural without the volume of the Monte Bello. I imagine it will drink splendidly with minimal cellaring. Succulent red cherry, blood orange, mint, cinnamon and pomegranate. (Antonio Galloni)
    SP9292 pts. - Wine Spectator - Nov 15, 2022
    Distinctive, with a burst of singed vanilla and savory leading off, followed by dark plum and blackberry puree notes that stream through. Shows singed mesquite and a sanguine note as this unfolds. Sleek, tight-grained finish. Best from 2023 through 2033. 6,800 cases made. (James Molesworth)
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    Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon | All Grapes: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon

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  5. Ridge Monte Bello

    2019 / 750 ml. | Item#59092

    JS9999 pts. - JamesSuckling.com - Wednesday, November 16, 2022
    This is a very powerful Monte Bello with currants and blackberry, black licorice and smoked meat. Mint. Some sesame seed, too. It’s full-bodied with incredible darkness and saltiness like volcanic salt. Umami. Grilled seaweed. Flavorful and captivating. It goes on for minutes. Try after 2025, but this may age forever.
    VN9898 pts. - Vinous - May 2022
    The 2019 Monte Bello is a wild, exotic wine. Huge, soaring aromatics meld into a core of heady, exotically ripe fruit. Not a shy wine by any means, the 2019 is atypically opulent, and yet all of the classic Monte Bello structure is there, underneath all of that fruit. The 2019 needs time in bottle to shed its baby fat, but there is a lot to look forward to. I imagine it will always be a pretty exuberant wine. Inky red fruit, blood orange, espresso, sweet American oak, cedar and pipe tobacco leave a lasting impression. In a word: magnificent! (Antonio Galloni)
    SP9595 pts. - Wine Spectator - Nov 15, 2022
    This has a densely packed core of vivid red and black currant and mulberry fruit, which is encased for now in a mix of charcoal, cast iron, singed mesquite and apple wood. Shows terrific drive, though, and everything is in proportion, with an echo of violet hinting at some inner purity. This will just need time to unwind. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2040. 5,700 cases made. (James Molesworth)
    JD9595 pts. - Jeb Dunnuck - 8/29/2022
    The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello is a more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, all hitting 13.7% alcohol. As usual, it was aged in new American oak. It shows the higher Cabernet component and is deep purple-hued and tight and closed, with a primordial vibe to its dark blue and black fruit, smoked tobacco, vanilla bean, graphite, and cedarwood aromatics. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has terrific overall balance, building, ripe tannins, a good sense of freshness, and outstanding length. It reminds me slightly of the 2018 with its more elegant, streamlined profile, but I expect this to build with bottle age, and it should have 2–3 decades of overall longevity. (Jeb Dunnuck)
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    Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon | All Grapes: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon

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  6. Roederer Estate Brut

    NV / 750 ml. | Item#5926

    SP9292 pts. - Wine Spectator - Aug 31, 2019
    Sleek and luxurious, with expressive Asian pear, strawberry blossom and roasted hazelnut flavors that build richness on an opulent finish. Drink now through 2020. 80,000 cases made.
    WE9292 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 12/31/2015
    The fruit flavors are apparent, fresh and lively in this medium-bodied, beautifully balanced brut. Light pear and pineapple aromas are followed by richer pear and citrus flavors, and subtle hints of baking spices, almonds and a nice earthy touch emerge.
    WS9090 pts. - Wine & Spirits - December 1, 2014
    Roederer Estate’s Brut is reliably open and delicious, this year’s cuvée bursting with concentrated apple flavor. It’s clean and dry with a long, delicate finish enhanced by the barrel-aged reserve wines that winemaker Arnaud Weyrich blends in. Its bold flavors and vinous texture would be great with cracked crab.
    ST8787 pts. - Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar - May/Jun 2012
    Light yellow. Pear, orange zest and smoky lees on the nose. Offers flavors of melon and fresh orchard fruits, with a honeyed nuance and a spicy overtone. Refreshingly dry and precise, with firm closing grip and lingering bitterness.
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    Primary Grape: Chardonnay | All Grapes: 60% Chardonnay

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    2018 Wine Spectator Top 100 Selection | #27

    Wine Spectator Top 100 selection - 2018 | #27

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  8. Bedrock Gibson Ranch Heritage

    2019 / 750 ml. | Item#55342

    VN9797 pts. - Vinous - Jan 2021
    The 2019 Gibson Ranch Heritage Wine is sourced from the oldest vines on the ranch, which date back to the 1880s. Quite unusually for a field blend, the Gibson Ranch is based on Grenache rather than on the far more common Zinfandel or Mataro. The aromatics, lifted by 20% whole clusters, are captivating. Blood orange, apricot, ginger, inky dark fruit and mint lend compelling inner sweetness and pliancy throughout. There is feeling of wildness in the Gibson Ranch that is impossible to miss. The Gibson Ranch will take adventurous readers for quite a ride. It is one of the most alluring and exotic wines in this range from Bedrock. Don’t miss it!
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  9. Domaine Eden Cabernet Sauvignon

    2017 / 750 ml. | Item#55791

    VN9494 pts. - Vinous - Sep 2020
    The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is fabulous. A rush of floral and spice notes leads into a core of racy purplish fruit. Lavender, sage, mint and a whole range of savory Cabernet aromatics play off the natural richness of the year so well. The 2017 is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon from Domaine Eden plus non-estate vineyards in Los Gatos and Saratoga, along with Merlot and Cabernet Franc from Mount Eden. That blend works so well. I loved it for its power and density. More importantly, the 2017 is a huge overachiever and a screaming value.
    WE9393 pts. - Wine Enthusiast - 12/1/2021
    Dark and brooding aromas of black plum and elderberry meet with oak, mahogany and loamy soils on the nose of this bottling. The wine is extremely structured on the sip, with elements of chiseled graphite, lava rock and pencil shavings, as well as those dark fruits and spicy woods. Drink now through 2034.
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    Primary Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon | All Grapes: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon

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  10. Idlewild the Bird

    Flora & Fauna Red
    2016 / 750 ml. | Item#45510

    VN88+88–90 pts. - Vinous - Mar 2017
    The 2016 The Bird Flora & Fauna Red, a blend of Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Grignolino and Freisa, five Piedmontese varieties one does not exactly see every day in California. Bold red cherry, tobacco, dried herb and anise flavors abound in this rustic, yet pleasing, everyday red.
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    Primary Grape: Barbera | All Grapes: 39% Barbera

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  12. Marietta Gibson Block

    Estate Grown McDowell Valley Syrah
    2018 / 750 ml. | Item#55428

    RP9696 pts. - Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate - 3rd Jun 2021
    The 2018 Gibson Block Syrah comes from very old vines interplanted with other varieties like Grenache, Trousseau Noir and Mission. They are dry-farmed, picked together and co-fermented. It has a deep ruby-purple color and deep, layered aromas of tar, earth, blackcurrant liqueur, cast iron and dried violets. The full-bodied palate bursts with juicy acidity, sparks of Luxardo cherry and a silky, rounded mouthfeel. It finishes very long and perfumed.
    VN9494 pts. - Vinous - Jan 2021
    The 2018 Syrah Estate Gibson Block is positively stellar. These old, dry-farmed vines yield a Syrah that is intensely bold and savory. Dark blue/black fruit, tobacco, cedar, licorice, tobacco and dried flowers open with a bit of coaxing. Readers will find a heady, tannic Syrah built for aging. Time in the glass brings out notable finesse, but I would be in no rush here.
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  13. Rhys Horseshoe Vineyard Pinot Noir

    2017 / 750 ml. | Item#54831

    VN9494 pts. - Vinous - Oct 2019
    The 2017 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is one of the most distinctive wines in this range and also one of the Pinots that seemed to deal with the rigors of the growing season particularly well. Deep, mysterious and resonant, the 2017 has so much to say. Sweet tobacco, grilled herbs, menthol, licorice and earthy notes meld into a core of black cherry and plum fruit. The 2017 has a distinctive savory quality, even though it was made with fully destemmed fruit.
    RP9292 pts. - Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate - 6th Feb 2020
    The 2017 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard has a pale to medium ruby-purple color with scents of dried orange peel, cranberry, rose petal, potpourri, wild blackberries, black cherries, oolong tea leaves, tobacco and peppery notes. The light to medium-bodied palate is savory with firm, grainy tannins, good freshness and a spicy finish.
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    Primary Grape: Pinot Noir | All Grapes: Pinot Noir

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