Live chat

Gold Star Red Wine 2018

Napa Valley

The Gold Star label from this winery is reserved for wines that really stand out for quality. That's very true of this rich, dark Merlot, Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah blend, all from top Napa subregions. A velvety, spiced fruit Napa red to snap up.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Cassis, plum, mulberry, with rounded tannins, and long toasty oak

Aroma

Dark raspberry scented, plum and blackberry with vanilla spice

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Gold Star Red Wine 2018

More information

  • 14.5% ABV
  • 10.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2028

This is a fabulous, rich, ripe, beautifully structured red from some of the top subregions of the Napa Valley. Stars that include Rutherford, St Helena and Oak Knoll. It's a small leftover parcel that was offered to our buyer at a really sharp price. She snapped it up on tasting it. We can't spill the beans on the source, but it really is the business, which you'll taste in every drop. Not only are the grapes – a luscious, mouthfilling blend of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah – from some of the Napa's smartest addresses, the 2018 vintage was "the finest of the past two decades." Critic Jeb Dunnock concluded that "the wines are beautifully balanced and are going to age gracefully". A rich, long flavoured red. Decant for best results.

"Gorgeous, velvety, dark berry fruit, rounded tannins and spice. Delicious now, will cellar" Clare Tooley
Wine expert
Map showing Napa Valley
Tasting note information