California Red Wines
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California produces red wines across a sweep of climates and soils, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir anchoring the state's reputation. Napa's benchland appellations yield structured, age-worthy Cabernets, represented here by Caymus's Napa Valley and Special Selection bottlings alongside Turnbull and Austin Hope. Sonoma Coast sites like Freestone-Occidental deliver cool-climate Pinot Noir with pronounced acidity and coastal salinity, as seen in bottlings from Flowers and Occidental, the latter produced under the Kistler umbrella. Las Jaras occupies a different register entirely, with the carbonic-influenced Glou Glou and the rare Sweet Berry Wine reflecting California's growing interest in unconventional, lower-intervention styles. The range spans easy-drinking, lighter-bodied reds to collectible single-vineyard Cabernets and single-appellation Pinots built for extended cellaring.
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California produces red wines across a sweep of climates and soils, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir anchoring the state's reputation. Napa's benchland appellations yield structured, age-worthy Cabernets, represented here by Caymus's Napa Valley and Special Selection bottlings alongside Turnbull and Austin Hope. Sonoma Coast sites like Freestone-Occidental deliver cool-climate Pinot Noir with pronounced acidity and coastal salinity, as seen in bottlings from Flowers and Occidental, the latter produced under the Kistler umbrella. Las Jaras occupies a different register entirely, with the carbonic-influenced Glou Glou and the rare Sweet Berry Wine reflecting California's growing interest in unconventional, lower-intervention styles. The range spans easy-drinking, lighter-bodied reds to collectible single-vineyard Cabernets and single-appellation Pinots built for extended cellaring.
