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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2022	Chono	Carmenere 'Single Vineyard' Colchagua Valley	A carmenere to put as a textbook example of the variety, this comes from Peralillo, in the center of the Colchagua Valley, and spent a year in barrels, all used oak. It's a soft and juicy wine with good balance, herbal notes, and friendly acidity that underscores the notes of red fruits.	Descorchados	90		2025-07-09
2022	Grand Bourry	Chevalier Delaude	Succulent and concentrated with flawless blackberry fruit melded with black pepper and dried herbs. The lush richness is tempered by silky smooth tannins and clearly defined structure.	Decanter	95		2025-07-08
2024	Lava Cap	Chardonnay El Dorado	Fermented and aged 50% in French and Slavonian oak and 50% in stainless steel, with half the wine undergoing malolactic fermentation. The result is a zesty, racy Chardonnay with lovely depth of fruit and layered, silky texture. The oak character is perfectly integrated, adding a subtle honeyed richness that complements rather than overshadows. From nose to finish, it offers aromas and flavours of green apple, white peach, creamy pear, jasmine, and a cool wet river rock character, all carried through to a long, saline-mineral finish. Quite a fashionable white.	Decanter	93		2025-07-07
2024	Barker's Marque	Sauvignon Blanc Blind River 'Three Brooms'	An effusive style, with notes of orange blossoms and jasmine that give this some added elegance. Lemon sorbet and fresh green apple flavors are at the core, with accents of white pepper and green tea. Bright and fresh. Drink now. 18,000 cases made, 17,000 cases imported.	Wine Spectator	90		2025-07-07
2023	Lava Cap	Cabernet Sauvignon El Dorado	This is highly exciting Cabernet offered at a price that won't boost your blood pressure. Made from fruit grown in volcanic soils on hillside sites ranging in elevation from 2,700 to 3,100 feet (reportedly the highest-elevation Cabernet Sauvignon plantings in Northern California), it's packed with pure blackberry accented by a lip-smacking streak of saline minerality. Already quite complex in its youth, it will only improve for another five years.	Tasting Panel	94		2025-07-02
2024	Lava Cap	Chardonnay El Dorado	Sourced from six Chardonnay blocks ranging from 2,400 to 2,700 feet in elevation in estate vineyards planted on volcanic soil, this intriguing medium-bodied wine displays pure notes of orchard fruits such as golden apple, fresh acidity, and a nice suggestion of saline minerality that one rarely finds in California Chardonnay.	Tasting Panel	93		2025-07-02
2022	Di Giovanna	Nerello Mascalese 'Vurria'	The 2022 Nerello Mascalese di Giovanna Vurria is wildly fresh and pure in style, offering blackberry and sage complemented by a tinge of exotic spice. Juicy and round, it washes across the palate with mineral-inflected red and blue fruits riding a wave of juicy acidity. The finish brings a cascade of violet inner florals and a twang of sour citrus.	Vinous	91		2025-07-01
2022	Di Giovanna	Grillo 'Helios'	Distinctly savory, the 2022 Grillo Helios 830 Metri opens with a burst of crushed stones, dried herbs and lime-infused orchard fruits. It sweeps across the palate with notes of ripe apple and pear underscored by salty mineral tones. The finish is fresh, with a hint of green melon offset by a tinge of sweet spice.	Vinous	90		2025-07-01
2023	Lava Cap	Merlot El Dorado	Opulent and rich, this wine offers aromatics of ripe Bing cherry, boysenberry, dried cranberry, orange marmalade, potpourri and vanilla on the nose. Flavors on the palate are red currant coulis, raspberry jam, dried coriander, black olive and baking spice, with layers of mineral throughout. Hidden Gem.	Wine Enthusiast	92		2025-06-30
2023	Cape Mentelle	Cabernet Sauvignon 'Marri'	Aromas of raspberry and black currants sprinkled with dried mint, coca powder and underscored by black olives and graphite float from the glass of this Cab, from one of the region’s long-standing producers. There’s a lightness here that’s welcome amidst the sturdy tannins, which take over the mouth. The fruit squeaks through the cracks but falls off quickly. Best Buy.	Wine Enthusiast	Best Buy		2025-06-30