The Flagship

Bryant Family Vineyard

DB4 Napa Valley Red Blend 2012

The only negative to this bottle is its a little young. In 5 years, this will be 5 star ... Of course, good luck finding it. Bryant's flagship Cabernets range from $400 to $600 per bottle. Their DB4 is a steal under $100. New world fruit yielding old world complexity. An amazing bottle to share with great friends. Cheers! — 11 years ago

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Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith

Absolutely amazing wine

Robert Biale Vineyards

Black Chicken Napa Valley Zinfandel 2012

The Black Chicken is Biale's Flagship and is right up there with Turley as California's premier Zin. — 11 years ago

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Whaler Vineyard

Flagship Zinfandel 2009

At Ed & Donna Berry's vineyard & winery, Ukiah CA — 12 years ago

Fontanafredda

Serralunga d'Alba Barolo Nebbiolo 2008

Andrew Lampasone
9.4

This is their flagship wine older barrique and large oak — 12 years ago

Quilceda Creek

Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

With respect to Washington producers, Quilceda Creek is in a league of it's own. I found the Galitzine to have a slightly different profile than their flagship Columbia Valley Cabernet, which often has a unique fingerprint of soy and Asian spices. Even so, this Red Mountain Cab is exquisite and pristine. Notes of violets, graphite, wild plums, boysenberry, incense, and smoke. Well-structured, with firm, precise tannins. The structure, in fact, overwhelms the fruit at this stage, more cellaring is needed. — 11 years ago

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Sycamore Creek Vineyards

Flagship Reserve Estate Petit Verdot 2011

Sycamore Creek so far my favorite winery in Morgan Hill — 11 years ago

Michel & Stéphane Ogier (d'Ampuis)

Viognier de Rosine 2010

Enjoying sharing a bottle of this aromatic representation from Ampuis with our favorite Viognier grape grower John Simpson today. He has retired this year and we are going to miss the beautiful Viognier grapes we have made into our flagship white wine since 2008! — 12 years ago

Deb Payne
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Mount Langi Ghiran

Cliff Edge Shiraz 2008

A wine that punches way above its price point in the mid $20s. Not typically the pepper and spice of the flagship "Langi" in this warm 2008 vintage. Overall a very good wine for a reasonable price. 17.5- — 11 years ago

Pahlmeyer

Jayson Napa Valley Red Blend 2012

One of the best wines under $45 you can find. Incredible fruit and complexity. Rivals its flagship Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red at nearly 1/3 the price. Amazing wine. Cheers!! — 11 years ago

Betz Family Winery

Père de Famille Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Andrew Lampasone
9.8

This is the flagship wine and is Cabernet Sauvignon based made with 100% new French oak with a dense array dark currant and cassis berry fruit with notes of licorice and sweet tobacco spice very forward and seductive. A big and sweet seductive fruit with an array of dark berry fruit 89 CS 6 mr and 5 pv blend. Very big and chewy but has wonderful nuance exotic floral notes very exotic a bit reserved right now but should blossom over time has all the right pieces in proportion. Finish 50+ killer — 12 years ago