Red Wine

jamessuckling.com, 100 points: Stunning aromas of blackcurrant, stone, blueberry and licorice. Also iodine. Floral. Perfumed. Full body, fantastic density of fruit and ripe tannins. It goes on for minutes on the palate with such energy and focus. Touch...

Vinous, 95 points: The 2016 Pinot Noir Estate is a blend of the seventeen clones on the property. Freshly cut flowers, spice, mint, blood orange and dried flowers give the Estate beguiling aromatic complexity and nuance. There is a sense of...

View From The Cellar, 94 points: The 2015 Cuvée Laurène from Véronique Drouhin and the talented team at DDO is outstanding, offering up a better structural chassis for aging than the estate bottling. Readers will recall that the Cuvée Laurène is a barrel...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: From a vintage loved by the estate (they consider 2015 more California in style and 2014 more Bordeaux-like), the 2014 Estate Cuvee State Lane Vineyard is another beautiful wine from Kapcsandy. A blend of 72% Cabernet...

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: There’s a deep-set array of rich dark cherries and an earthy, soulful overlay with a very profound, complex set of forest-like notes. The palate is supple and succulent and has a wealth of rich, dark cherries and berries...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: Aromas of dark fruit, such as blackberries and black olives, as well as black tea and tanned leather. Raspberries and lemon spices, too. Full-bodied, very tight and polished with beautiful tannins and a weave of fruit and...

jamessuckling.com, 98 points: The evolution of this wine has been phenomenal since I tasted it in barrel a year ago with the same black cherry, plum and citrus character but with a turn to orange leaf, dark Chinese tea, and mushroom. Full body, fine...

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: There’s a savory stance here that sets it apart from the regular Dundee Hills bottling. Earthy and spicy forest-wood aromas sit across ripe red cherries and fresh red flowers. The palate has a long, smooth and elegant...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a brilliant wine and one of the gems out there from this estate. It offers crème de cassis, crushed violets, purple iris, and white flowers, with beautifully integrated background...

Wine Enthusiast, 90 points: A tangy plum aroma meets turned soil on the rustic and rugged nose of this appellation blend by the historic winery, now owned by Duckhorn. The turned earth component shows on the palate as well, with additional flavors...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: Best Figeac in years. Loads of blackberry chocolate and stones. Full-bodied and concentrated with masses of tannins and fruit. Long long finish. Needs time. Best after 2002. 9500 cases made. -JS

jamessuckling.com, 91 points: Some savory notes of earth and walnuts here, as well as a slightly dusty array of dried cherries. The palate has a tart red-fruit core and approachable, if firm tannins. Drink now.

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: Moving to the 2015s, the 2015 Estate Cuvee State Lane Vineyard is the Margaux of the lineup with its perfumed floral, spice-box, black cherry and currant-driven aromas and flavors. It has an understated elegance...

TheWineCellarInsider.com, 96 points: (94-96) Dark in color, the wine jumps with fresh, cassis aromatics tinged by tobacco, earth, smoke and a touch of vanilla. Crunchy, crisp and showing sweetness and peppery tannins, this full bodied, concentrated wine will...