95 Bonfort’s Wine & Spirits Journal

This 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon from Andrew Cotti is a pristine and elegant reflection of St. Helena - refined, expressive, and deeply pure in character. The bouquet lifts gracefully from the glass with vibrant red raspberry and dark cherry, joined by fresh fig, a whisper of clove, and a delicate black-olive savoriness. A measured thread of vanilla spice adds warmth and dimension without intruding on the wine’s natural freshness. On the palate, the wine is poised and beautifully balanced, delivering a seamless interplay of ripe red and dark fruit. The mid-palate expands with fig, subtle spice, and polished layers that glide across a foundation of silky yet assertive tannins - structured, refined, and effortlessly approachable. The finish is long and composed, echoing cherry, warm spice, and a gentle touch of mocha. Meticulously shaped and elegantly layered, this Cabernet offers immediate luxury and the promise of graceful evolution in the cellar.

93 Wine Enthusiast

This three-vineyard blend is a solid choice for the cellar. Aromas of crushed stone and raspberry lead from the nose into a lighter-bodied palate. A gravelly, chalky texture frames flavors of raspberry, cranberry and just enough baking spice. Drink now–2039.

92 Vinous Media - Vinous

The 2022 Chardonnay Convergence is perfumed in the glass, mixing lemon oil and crushed nectarines with a cascade of sweet herbal tones. It is soothingly round and seamless in feel, with vividly ripe orchard fruit and a nuance of sweet spice. The 2022 finishes admirable length, leaving behind a gentle saline tinge that keeps the mouth watering for more.

92 Erin Brooks - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

"Medium ruby, the 2021 Gamay Noir Redford-Wetle Vineyard is scented of pomegranate and rhubarb with touches of flint, potpourri and tea leaves, and the palate is light-bodied, chalky and fresh with delicate, perfumed fruit and a spicy finish."

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Raspberries, sliced strawberries, orange peel and flinty minerality. Vivid and juicy with delicious fruit, a crunchy texture and a dusty, chalky finish. Drink now."

95 Jonathan Cristaldi - Cristaldi & Co

"Total elegance-this Pinot Noir weaves conifer notes around bright red berry, cherry, and pomegranate fruit, accented by flinty minerality and gorgeous cedarwood. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers cherry, blood orange, and cranberry, all lifted by crunchy cranberry acidity. The tannins are fine, firm, and taut-beautifully elongated and persistent through the long, spicy finish. A superbly built and absolutely delicious Pinot Noir. Winemaker Brian Gruber explains that this Pinot Noir is a blend of older plantings and newer vines established in 2018. Grapes are mostly destemmed, though select lots are fermented with whole clusters for blending flexibility. Fermentation occurs in stainless steel, with individual blocks vinified separately. After a short cold soak, native fermentations begin, accompanied by a regimen of pumpovers and punchdowns. Following primary fermentation, an extended maceration of up to 28 days builds mouthfeel, mid-palate weight, and structure. The wine is gently pressed, with primarily free-run juice selected for the final blend. It is aged in roughly one-third new French oak for up to 18 months before blending and bottling."

96 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

It's sweetly ripe and wonderfully complex on the nose showing dark berry, vanillin oak, clove and violet aromas, followed by a concentrated palate that's gracefully silky and lingering, backed by firm tannins, finishing impressively long and structured. At its best: now to 2037.

95 Campbell Mattinson - campbellmattinson.com

The introduction to this wine is pure seduction. Mint, melted dark chocolate, sweet blackcurrant, coconut, Nutella and a general impression that you’re about to dive into a rich, dark, hedonistic pool. All these first impressions are confirmed when you take your first mouthful, which is faithful to the nose but then adds a significant swagger of tannin. This wine is certainly seductive but it’s also serious, in style, and serious in quality too. Indeed the word profound comes to mind. There’s some alcohol warmth here but this is an outstanding wine, concentrated, warm and expansive.

91-93 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

"Bright green citrus, tart pineapple, and some floral notes all emerge from the 2021 Château De Cerons, a pretty, medium-bodied, elegant, beautifully balanced white that will have at least 4-6 years of longevity."

92-93 Yves Beck - YvesBeck.wine

"The bouquet shows wonderful intensity! It reveals great freshness through notes of lime and grapefruit, followed by a touch of white pepper. The wine has zip, a saline touch, and an aromatic expression that lives up to the intensity on the nose. The finish is consequently extended, lingering, and refreshing."

95 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Buriano is another fabulous wine from Rocca di Castagnoli. A blast of inky dark fruit makes a strong first impression. Blue fruit, lavender, graphite, dried herbs, chocolate and pomegranate are some of the many notes that take shape as this deep, pedigreed Cabernet Sauvignon shows off its undeniable allure. This is so impressive."

88 Wine Spectator

Fresh and crunchy in texture, this balanced Prosecco offers notes of poached pear and peach fruit, with hints of lemon thyme, stone and ground ginger. Drink now. 70,000 cases made, 70,000 cases imported.

90 Vinous Media - Vinous

The fruit-forward and charming 2022 Shiraz Mother's Milk offers up a wild ride of dark cherry and coffee bean aromas with a dark, earthy tinge. It's well-pitched, fresh and vibrant, with a supple core of tannins that fits the overall package of red berry flavor well before the gentle finish. (AH)

95 Monica Larner - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Offering a clean and bright fruit profile, the Fattoria dei Barbi 2019 Brunello di Montalcino shows plum, dark cherry and blackberry. The fruit presented in this vintage is fresh, velvety, nicely contoured and still tastes quite primary in nature. This bodes well for the wine's future bottle evolution. The tannins are slightly chalky but supported by rich texture. This is from a widely distributed production of 160,000 bottles that will hit the market in January 2024. Great job here.

95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Blueberry and orange peel with some cedar and nutmeg in the aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with firm and polished tannins and a flavorful finish. Polished and refined, yet structured. Solid wine. Better after three or four years.

93 James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

Fully destemmed and matured in 500L French puncheons (15% new) for 9 months. A bright crimson ruby. Opens well with a tight core of strawberry and cranberry fruit. There's a little spice, with the oak sitting discreetly in the background. Equally bright on the very even and persistent palate, this should provide plenty of enjoyment now and over the next 5 or so years.

96 KEN'S WINE GUIDE - kenswineguide.com

This midnight purple colored Cabernet Sauvignon from Brandlin opens with a cassis, boysenberry, and pencil shavings with hint blueberry. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied and medium acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, round, plush, and savory. The flavor profile is blueberry and stony minerality blend with notes of cedar and black currant. We also detected some hints of menthol and blackberry in the mix. The finish is dry, and its flavors and integrated dusty tannins, are very lengthy and pronounced. The Tasting Panel would decant this Cab with a very long time and then serve it with a well-marbled ribeye or seared duck breast"

95 Michael Franz - Wine Review Online

Terrific fruit — respectfully grown and vinified — then aged and finished with impressive skill. That’s what you get for your money in this wine, and it is a thing of beauty. To be clear, beauty is not what everyone seeks when buying premium wines from Napa, and if the automotive equivalent of what you’re seeking is a Hummer, you might be better off with another choice. But if a BMW is more your thing, this could be what you’re after in a current release at a high level. Fully 50% of the 110 barrels of this were new, but you’d never know that from the wine unless you had additional information about the toast level of the barriques or the time the wine spent in them, and the tech sheet I have at my disposal won’t enable me to clue you in on that. But really, given that the character of the finished product is what matters, who cares? Winemaker Steve Rogstad has managed to turn out a very serious and age-worthy Cabernet that places the pure core of fruit at center-stage, with all the winemaking accents right where they belong — as accents in the wings. As this opens with aeration, you can find the cooperage expressing itself with subtle spiciness and toastiness, but there is no icky vanilla or distracting charred notes in this wine — and I checked it again and again to assure that you won’t find them, either. The tannin management is as skillful as the wood influence, making this already wonderful with decanting and a pairing with fairly serious food — or just a nice piece of cheese.

94 Wine Spectator

Very expressive, with zesty anise and apple wood mixed with sassafras and sweet bay leaf flavors, all backed by a dense, polished core of blackberry and açaí berry fruit. Features a hint of tar that adds spine and textural contrast to the finish. Big all around, but everything is well-proportioned. Best from 2023 through 2038. 2,700 cases made.

93 Wine Enthusiast

Very ripe, lush, jammy fruit flavors give a lot of pleasure to this full-bodied wine as moderate tannins add good structure to the palate, firming up black cherries, cranberries and blueberries that show excellent depth. Best from 2025–2035.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A vivid, structured and textured wine in which vibrant acidity merges with bold sliced apple and Bosc pear flavors. It shows brightness, lift and freshness that are especially appetizing. Medium-bodied and quite affordable. Drink now.

94 Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier - CamDouglasMS.com

A wine that has begun it’s perfect drinking window, still taut and precise with aromas of nut and spice, an amalgamation of tree and citrus fruits along with some bottle development. On the palate, dry, taut, intriguing and developing with core textures from acidity and fine tannins, there’s a citrus pith feel to the beginning of the fruit profile, then flavours of wood spice, nut and oatmeal. Dry, well made and ready to drink from day of purchase through 2027+.

90 Wine Spectator

Nectarine and white peach flavors mingle with dried apricot on a sleek, plump and juicy frame, with details of lemon zest and orange blossoms. Offers fresh acidity and roasted, salted hazelnut accents. Drink now. 800 cases made, 500 cases imported.

88 Wine Enthusiast

A familiar and pleasing combination of black cherry, toasted wood and graphite show on the nose of this bottling. The palate is very ripe with cassis, blackberry and violet flavors, leading into a slightly confectionary finish. This will please crowds, so it's great for weddings or large parties.

93 Owen Bargreen - OwenBargreen.com

"The 2022 ‘Home Ranch Cuvee’ is sourced from this location in southwestern Sonoma County that was planted by Sojourn founder Craig Haserot in 2002. Soft and refined on the mouth, this shows sweet pipe tobacco and black cherry compote flavors alongside shades of black licorice on the palate. Medium bodied, with good tension, enjoy now and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034"

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Ripe black cherries, blackberries, raspberries and a touch of graphite on the nose. Silky tannins and broad acidity give structure and restraint to this fruit-forward, full-bodied wine. Drink now.