California Red

Scarecrow is a 20-acre Rutherford vineyard planted in 1945 by Joseph Cohn, an MGM executive, and revived by Bret Lopez and the Mick Unti family. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, a cult Napa red.

Duckhorn Vineyards, founded in Napa Valley in 1976, built its name on Merlot, and this bottling comes from a single vineyard at Calistoga.

Ridge Vineyards` flagship, from Monte Bello in the Santa Cruz Mountains. A 1971 vintage from the estate placed in the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting. A Cabernet-led Bordeaux-style blend, long-lived and mineral.

Kutch Wines was founded by Jamie Kutch, a former Wall Street trader, in 2005. This Pinot Noir comes from the Falstaff Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast, in cool, windy conditions.

When Sean Thackrey died in 2002 the world lost one of it`s most charismatic winemakers philosophers of wine and winemaking traditions. From his rustic winery in Bolinas, under the pine trees he made a series of wines that captured the attention of a huge raft of enthusiasts, including Alice Walters, who listed his wines from the very start of Chez Panisse. Unapologetically Californian, they were the blueprint for a generation of winemakers.

Sine Qua Non is a cult California estate run by Manfred and Elaine Krankl, who change the labels each year. This Syrah-led red is known for its richness and scarcity.

From a vineyard in the 1920s, there are fewer and fewer viable vines in this vineyard - now production is limited to about 74 cases. Fresh in style and capable of being enjoyed not or in twenty years.