Another Napa Cracker

It’s hard to believe California’s Napa Valley could produce better wine after the amazing 2012 vintage released last year, but it did just that with the 2013. The best wines show superb structure and richness yet shy away from the overly fruity style of the recent past. James Suckling chose these 10 reds as some of the best after tasting close to 500 in the Napa Valley at the beginning of the year

CONTINUUM NAPA VALLEY 2013 Impressive purity of fruit and definition, with blackcurrant, oyster shell, blueberry, slate and graphite. Very complex yet subtle. Full-bodied, chewy and powerful yet polished and gorgeous. Muscular, well-formed tannins. Electric style. Drink in 2020. 99 points PAUL HOBBS CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY OAKVILLE BECKSTOFFER TO KALON VINEYARD 2013 This is incredible, with blackberry, oyster shell, iodine, stone and graphite. Perfect nose. A full body yet so balanced and dense, with terrific subtle fruit and a salty, savoury finish. Like sea salt with raw Wagyu beef. Better in 2020 but amazing to taste now. 100 points PETER MICHAEL WINERY NAPA VALLEY OAKVILLE AU PARADIS 2013 The complex aromas are amazing, with hot stone, blackcurrant, meat and iron. Turns to porcini and wet earth. Cassis leaf too. A full body, velvety and savoury,…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2016

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