Of all the wines, this is the one that really makes you sit up and take notice. A stunning debut Syrah. It does what the best Syrah from France can do, which is deliver powerful, compact wine with soaring aromatics at crazy low... Read More

If you look closely, you will notice the devil is in the details. The skull label is inspired by the ever-mysterious goat eyes, which are capable of seeing and sensing two things at once. The art conveys the double meaning behind... Read More

New to the Donum portfolio, our Home Ranch Pinot Noir is a celebration of the multifaceted vineyards that make up our Carneros Estate. Selected from the warmer parcels of our vineyard, using higher-impact barrels, our Home Ranch... Read More

A big beast of a wine, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Slope has loads of blackcurrant and blackberry-styled fruits as well as toasted spice, graphite, licorice, and crushed stone-like aromas and flavors. Structured, full-bodied,... Read More

Focused fruit and a firm structure give this wine a powerful and rather tight expression at this stage in its maturing process. Black cherry, cranberry and espresso flavors are alluring and concentrated, but need time to realize... Read More

This label comes from Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, planted at 1,000-1,400 feet elevation to a 'suitcase' clone on a soil type of clay with basalt rocks. Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2017 Pinot Noir le Caprice comes roaring... Read More

The 2013 Chardonnay Point Rouge offers up plenty of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, pineapple and baked brioche notes, subtle oak, and a wonderfully multi-dimensional, prodigious mouthfeel and length. This super-intense Chardonnay... Read More

The 2013 Chardonnay Belle Côte, which I had tentatively rated 95 to 97, has turned out to be flirting with perfection. Production was nearly 1,000 cases less than the 2014! Displaying an almost stony liqueur of rocks, lemon... Read More