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Schramsberg 2004 J. Schram Rosé Sparkling (North Coast)

Price $130

Score Chasers: USA 2011

An awesome rosé, just a tremendous feat. Made from 11 vineyards in 4 counties, it shows a masterful art of the blend. Insanely rich in toasted bread and lees, showing the influence of six years in the bottle. A tremendous core of strawberries, raspberries, orange zest, roasted macadamia, roasted coconut, pear liqueur and honey lasts into the finish. Despite the… — S.H. (12/1/2011)

Schramsberg 2004 J. Schram Sparkling (North Coast)

Cellar Selection

Price $100

Top 100 Cellar Selections 2011

Don’t even think about opening this brut for at least six years and probably far longer. Made from 85% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Noir, it’s rich and full-bodied, with elaborately ripe flavors of tangerines, raspberries, roasted almonds and coconut, brioche, honey and vanilla. Good as it is, it simply needs time for everything to transmute into magic. — S.H. (12/1/2011)

Schramsberg 2000 Reserve Sparkling (Napa-Mendocino-Sonoma-Marin)

Cellar Selection

Price $80

An astonishingly brilliant bubbly, one of the best ever from Schramsberg or indeed any California winery, this Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend strikes with sheer beauty. It’s so delicate and refined yet so powerful, defining Champagne qualities of finesse and elegance. Rewarding now, but the parts are far from melding. Best 2007–2012. — S.H. (12/31/2006)

Schramsberg 2002 J. Schram Sparkling (North Coast)

Cellar Selection

Price $100

The best of Schramsberg’s current bubblies, for the smoothness and finesse of its mousse and subtlety of flavor, high acidity and impeccable structure. Mainly Chardonnay, with 17% Pinot Noir, it shows a minerally firmness to the grilled peach, pear, green apple tart, pineapple and toasty, yeasty flavors. This should develop seamlessly over the next 10 years or longer. — S.H. (12/31/2009)

Williams Selyem 2006 Weir Vineyard Pinot Noir (Yorkville Highlands)

Price $56

Williams Selyem’s best Weir ever. Shows vast richness of flavor, with a flood of wild red berry currant, cherry pie, Dr. Pepper, Asian spice and smoky oak flavors, with hints of roasted meat and mocha. Yet it displays gorgeous structure. The tannins are as refined as anything in California. Great now, and should evolve for a decade in a cool cellar. — S.H. (3/1/2009)

Schramsberg 2001 J. Schram Sparkling (North Coast)

Price $100

Pretty much as gorgeous as California bubbly gets. It’s dry and yeasty and rich in citrus, peach and apple flavors, with an enormously fine structure. Feels smooth as silk, clean as a whistle, with a delicate but complex mousse. Young and vibrant, with mouthwatering acidity, this Champagne-like brut should develop bottle complexity through 2013, at least. — S.H. (12/31/2008)

Pride Mountain 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Sonoma-Napa)

Cellar Selection

Price $120

Youthful tannins star in this young wine. The wine is dry and balanced, with a fabulous core of blackberry, cassis and smoky oak. With a drop of Petite Verdot, which adds a touch of violets, this is one of the best high mountain Cabs of the vintage. Too dry and toughly astringent to drink before 2010; should develop well through 2016, at least. — S.H. (2/1/2008)

Pride Mountain 2003 Reserve Claret Red (Napa-Sonoma)

Editors' Choice

Price $120

If you’re lucky enough to try this with Pride’s reserve Cab, which is 100% varietal, you’ll find this one fleshier and meatier. Based on Merlot, it shows a voluptuous fatness, a chocolate-covered cherry candy immediacy, that makes it drinkable now. At the same time, it has big, dusty, mouth-coating tannins. Drink now, with decanting, or cellar for 10 years. — S.H. (3/1/2007)

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