... this California Cab packs bags of flavor. Find notes of black cherry, plum and currant, cinnamon, nutmeg, fennel, crushed violets and toasted wood alongside mouthcoating tannins and modest acidity. Best Buy. [Enjoy through 2026+.] Score - 90. (Stacy Briscoe, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 31, 2023)

A total bang-for-the-buck, this wine shows great depth of flavor, with notes of blackberry bush, black pepper, fennel, tinned black olive, pill box, star anise and cacao. The palate is generously filled with mouthcoating tannins, adding a structural backbone against the alcohol. The perfect companion to any hearty meal. Best Buy. Score - 90. (Stacy Briscoe, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2023)

Bogle 2021 Pinot Noir is richly layered with red plum, dark berry, bramble leaf and baking spice flavours plushy on the palate and wrapped up in fresh acidity. Not your Mother's Pinot Noir, this California PN is more robust and can handle a lamb ragu or sirloin steaks from the grill. Drink: 2024-2028. Score - 91. (nataliemaclean.com, April 13, 2024)