California

A supple, accessible Zinfandel with aromas of blueberry, blackberry and mocha. Medium weight and with a bright acid lift to the palate, that makes this very easy drinking.

From a single site in Los Olivos District. Ungrafted vines planted on clay and river stones in 1974. Vinification was 100% destemmed, in stainless-steel tanks. The wine was aged in neutral barriques for 14 months....(read more)

43% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 27% Mourvèdre. Vinified and aged separately in neutral oak barrels. 30% whole-bunch fermentation. Blended one month prior to bottling. Another nose of inviting ripeness and purit...(read more)

This is a truly exciting new addition to the range from Darling Wines. Syrah is Tom Darling's soft spot, and his passion and love for the grape is palpable in this wine. Incredibly pretty and aromatic on the nose, with v...(read more)

Good red-fruit purity on the nose, alongside a dash of spicy pepper and juniper. Lithe and fresh on the palate. Lots of crunchy cherries and a touch of that stalky juniper note, too. Lightly grippy tannins and fresh, sta...(read more)

From a vineyard at 1,200 ft facing the Pacific 11 miles away. Vines are ungrafted, dry-farmed and 35 years old and planted on fractured sandstone surrounded by redwoods. Three barrels produced. Pale purple with a pale ri...(read more)

From vines planted in 2000 at 1,000 m (3,500 ft) elevation in the Sierra Madre mountains on a layer of decomposed granite and clay loam. Whole-bunch fermentation. Aged in a mix of old barriques and puncheons. A li...(read more)

Grown nine miles from the Pacific at 2,400 ft on Josephine and Hugo loam. A dry-farmed, no-till, regeneratively farmed vineyard. Hand-farmed by Dan, Vicki and Nicole Dooling, Mihael Frey and crew (bravo for mentioning th...(read more)

A blend of 70% Zinfandel, 18% Carignane, 9% Petite Sirah and 3% Alicante Bouschet, the 2023 Geyserville is dark and brooding. Virile and intense, this is a monster wine that's only at the very beginning of its evolution....(read more)

The 2023 Lytton Springs is powerfully aromatic and expressive from the jump. It explodes from the glass with dark blue fruit, lavender and blood orange peel, framed by mocha-like richness and a wave of exotic spice. The...(read more)