A quintessential Cabernet Sauvignon blended from our top Napa Valley estates. Saturated ruby-purple hues anticipate aromas of red currant, pitted red fruit, cassis, and sandalwood. Flavors of black raspberry, Chambord, and vanilla bean are balanced. Satisfying structure that displays the elegance, layering, and length expected from this noble varietal grown in Napa Valley’s world-class wine region.
Deep purple hues in the glass with aromas of dark stone fruits, dried sage, and blue flowers. On the palate enjoy ripe blackberries, black plums, and a hint of molasses with notes of cracked leather and crushed stone. This Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a round and plush texture with a dense core and firm tannins, presenting a hearty and weighted profile of elegance and power. Aged for 20 months in 100% new French oak. Less than 50 cases available.
"The 2020 John Anthony Reserve Syrah was carefully sourced from a micro-block at Crane Vineyard, one of the first plots planted to the Hermitage Clone of Syrah by John nearly 25 years ago. A deep, inky hue foreshadows a medley of black, blue, and red fruit aromas—olallieberry, huckleberry, and dark cherry with intriguing notes of kalamata olives. Followed by flavors of preserved berries, fresh savory spices, and a touch of black pepper. Mid-palate tannins command attention and release into an incredibly long finish, showcasing a subtle yet robust power in the mid-to-back palate. Aged for 20 months in 80% new French oak barrels. Only 100 cases produced."
"The John Anthony Reserve represents our finest expression of the vintage, blended from the most exemplary barrels. For the 2019 vintage, we selected lots from the rocky, hillside terrain of Twisted Oak Vineyard, complemented with fruit from head-trained, dry-farmed vines at Coombsville Vineyard. The nose opens with aromas of berry pie, baked boysenberry, and sweet pipe tobacco. Notes of elderflower, lilac, and truffle emerge as the wine opens up. The palate entry is commanding, with stunning balance and plush textures. High mineral tones reverberate through the dense fruit core, wrapped in silky, weighted tannins. Aged for 28 months in 100 percent new French oak barrels. Only 200 cases produced."
A landmark vintage release from John Anthony, marking the first single-vineyard edition of La Dame Michele. A sparkling wine born of the standards practiced by the great Champagne houses, with five years spent en tirage. Aromas of Fuji apple and fresh almond anticipate notes of citrus blossom, lemon shortcake and lychee. The mouthfeel is flush with structure, delicacy and length, exhibiting refined effervescence and luscious acidity. A masterful wine that will age beautifully for decades to come.
“This John Anthony Reserve is our finest cabernet sauvignon expression from the 2018 vintage, selected and blended from exemplary barrels. For the 2018 vintage we selected fruit predominantly from the head-trained, dry-farmed vines at Coombsville Vineyard, with a complement from the rocky, hillside terrain of Twisted Oak Vineyard. Aromas of blackberry, black cherry and black fig yield to cherry woodsmoke and star anise. Flavors of blackberry cobbler, sunned boysenberry and cassis reveal hints of violet, licorice and pencil lead. Polished tannins evolve with energy into a long, expansive finish. Ample structure and acidity promise to reward careful aging."
"The 2018 vintage continues its ascendance in the best barrel of wine selected from what has been one of our most nuanced and complex vintages of the decade. This ONE Cabernet Sauvignon is 70% from our Twisted Oak Vineyard, a hillside site that grows fruit of intense character from steep elevations and soil drainage, and 30% from our Coombsville Vineyard, a cooler climate, dry-farmed, head-trained site that develops fruit with a deep, rugged personality from its stressed growing conditions. This is the first vintage we selected a highly allocated new French oak barrel whose proprietary assemblage was curated for long cellaring that magnifies the wine’s power and precision. Chocolate covered black cherry, briar fruit, savory panatela and warm earth fragrances. A rich and refined texture envelops the palate with ripe blackberry and red plum, fresh leather, sweet pine, iron and graphite, all concentrated with a bracing energy from balanced acid and structured tannins. The 2018 ONE Cabernet Sauvignon can be enjoyed now with decanting and cellared for decades to come."
"The seventh offering of The ONE John Anthony Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley is from fruit harvested on the steep, rocky, hillside terrain of Twisted Oak Vineyard. A notable expression of tension and balance in this vintage with ethereal aromatics and nuanced fruit and spice. The flavors are pure with black and red fruit notes, wild berry intensity, and framed by red stone fruit and savory herbs. Boysenberry, black raspberry, and cassis mingle with cocoa dust, bay leaf, tarragon, dried leather and wet gravel, finishing with vanilla and baking spice undertones. The palate is focused with subtle power noted for the vintage. It evolves and expands with dusty tannins that broaden as the fruit opens to expressive tertiary flavors. The acid is the pillar of The ONE’s framework and implies cellaring potential for up to 25 years."
Flooding rains early in the growing season with cool temperature October showers. Amber in color with notes of pineapple upside down cake and coconut chips, baking-spiced butter and dried, white flowers on the nose. Intense flavors of dried apricot, baked guava, toasted macadamia and black cardamom.
Fog and cool temperatures late into September. The copper hue showcases the wine’s graceful aging while aromas of baked Fuji apple and candied Mission fig, white truffle and linseed imply enhanced complexity from the cellar. Peach preserves and ripe tropical fruit flavors comingle with dried sweet herbs and juniper.
"Less than one acre of “Hermitage” clone syrah on the Crane Vineyard has become the dominant expression in this wine. On the nose, powerful fresh blackberry, Chambord and preserved fig are followed by black pepper, olive and brisket. The wine is compact and opens up beautifully with time. On the palate dark berry and plum mingle with rosemary, star anise and bacon notes with velvety tannins. The result is a wine of incredible balance: tension and energy, plush and structured, sweet and savory."
"Blueberry, blackberry, pomegranate puree and crushed violet aromas. Inky and sumptuous. Blood orange and exotic spices comingle with rainbow peppercorns and smoked game meats. This syrah is rich and round with a youthful energy. It delivers powerfully with strong and silky tannins that lead to a nearly unending finish. The Crane Vineyard syrah."
“This is the second single vineyard release of our popular Oak Knoll District Syrah, now sourced exclusively from two acres within the Crane Vineyard. Dark fruit aromas and classic Rhone spice. Hints of brown butter with toasty vanilla and clove outline hints of cracked pepper. A powerful wine with structure and great length."
"This is the first single vineyard release of our popular Oak Knoll District Syrah, now sourced exclusively from two acres within the Crane Vineyard. Dark fruit aromas and classic Rhone spice. Flavors are fresh and rich in plum and berry with sassafras and savory spice. A powerful wine with structure and great length."
"Our most popular single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon continues to prove itself worthy of its status. Black fruits and savory secondary flavors continue to characterize the wine’s aromas. It is a compactly built wine, having experienced stress in the vineyard through dry farming and head pruning. Its tannins are polished and there is a vibrant personality to the wine unlike any other in our portfolio. Wild berries, plums and dark pitted fruits combine for an array of flavors that are followed by herbs de Provence, loamy minerality and umami."
