Leviathan Napa Valley Red 2020

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 92 Points - A partnership between winemaker Andy Erickson and Huneeus Vintners, the 2020 Leviathan blends 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 13% Petite Sirah, 7% Syrah, 5% Petite Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Sourced from such diverse regions as Red Hills (Lake County), Coombsville (Napa) and Moon Mountain (Sonoma), it's a bit less dramatic and flamboyant than the 2019 but is still a ripe, plush wine for early drinking. Medium to full-bodied, it boasts mixed berry fruit, vanilla and cedar shadings and a long, corpulent finish. Best After 2023.


His resumé is extensive, Screaming Eagle ($3 g’s bottle), Harlan, Spottswoode, Ovid, Dalla Valle, Staglin, Favia, Mayacamas, Mulderbosch. Andy knows a thing or two about making some of the greatest wines ever in California. He has been winemaker at some of the most legendary wineries in The United States and is now even dabbling in historic places like South Africa. Andy Erickson, was hired as winemaker at Napa Valley’s Screaming Eagle in 2006 (2006-2011), when Jean Phillips, the founder of the winery that practically invented California Cult Cab status, sold it after 20 years on the 54-acre Oakville estate. Erickson had the unenviable task of filling the shoes of Screaming Eagle winemaker Heidi Peterson Barrett, but his pedigree indicated he’d be up for the task—Erickson started his winemaking career at Harlan Estate and was then named winemaker at Staglin in 2001 before founding his own winery, Favia, in 2003 with his viticulturist wife, Annie Favia; in addition to his duties at Screaming Eagle and Favia, he consulted for Hartwell, Ovid, Dancing Hares, Dalla Valle and Arietta in Napa and Jonata in the Santa Ynez Valley.

His New project Leviathan is sure to become a cult collectible.