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Bucket List Wines

California "cult" wine gained popularity in the 1990s when riper fruit made for bigger bolder wines. The wines are usually limited production, highly rated, good investments and include many Cabernet Sauvignons. Here are ten great producers.

2004 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

RP  95+    
ST  95+    
WS  91   
2 available
Bid *

2004 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

Label condition issue

RP  95+    
ST  95+    
WS  91   

2004 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

RP  95+    
ST  95+    
WS  91   

2010 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

RP  94   
2 available
Bid

2003 Sloan Proprietary Red

RP  96+    
WS  94   
ST  91+    
5 available
Bid *

2003 Sloan Proprietary Red

RP  96+    
WS  94   
ST  91+    

2001 Marcassin Three Sisters Vineyard Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

RP  93-95   
ST  90   

2004 Marcassin Three Sisters Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  95   
RP  94   
ST  93   
2 available
Bid *

2006 Marcassin Three Sisters Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

WS  96   
RP  94+    

2009 Scarecrow M Etain

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  94   
WA  93   

2002 Colgin IX Estate Syrah

RP  95   
WS  95   
ST  93   

2000 Sloan Proprietary Red

WS  93   
RP  92   
2 available
Bid *

2019 Schrader Double Diamond Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  #1 of 2022   
4 available
Bid *

2007 Colgin IX Estate Syrah

RP  95-97   
WS  93   
ST  92-95   
2 available
Bid *

2016 Aubert Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay

WA  98-100   
VN  97   
WS  95   

2012 Sloan Asterisk

VN  93   
4 available
Bid *

2001 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly elevated cork

WS  97   
ST  94   
RP  92   
2 available
Bid *

2001 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

WS  97   
ST  94   
RP  92   

2001 Marcassin Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WS  97   
ST  94   
RP  92   

2013 Sloan Asterisk

Lightly depressed cork

VN  92   

2023 Aubert Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay

4 available
Bid *

2023 Aubert UV-SL Vineyard Chardonnay

VN  95-97   
2 available
Bid *

2005 Kongsgaard Chardonnay

RP  95   
ST  93-96   

2018 Aubert UV Vineyards Pinot Noir

Light label condition issue

WA  98+    
WS  95   
JS  95   
CT  93.8   
VN  93   
WS  #2 of 2020   

2023 Aubert Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay