Grilling Essentials Three-Bottle Set 750 ml

100-point winemaker’s unbeatable Napa Chardonnay buy

2020 AXR Winery Chardonnay Napa Valley

This exquisite bottle by Jean Hoefliger, the 100-point legend regarded as one of the top Cabernet and Chardonnay aces in California, earned 94 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown’s The Wine Independent—same as the $78 2020 Chard he made at Alpha Omega. What a phenomenal bottle. 

The Rolls-Royce of value Napa Cab

2023 Silver Ghost Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville

The 2023 Silver Ghost Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley comes from Weston Eidson, one of the hottest young winemakers in Napa and the protégé of 100-point superstar Russell Bevan—and it marks the return of a wine that has become a go-to for our wine team. This wine always dazzles Wine Access members, who have showered it with four- and five-star reviews that echo one consistent theme: VALUE.

Silky Single-Vineyard Sonoma Pinot

2023 Glassmen Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

The Knights Valley sub-AVA is home to Beringer, Peter Michael, and other Sonoma Cab standouts—but the 2023 Glassmen shows the region can produce Pinot Noir that’s every bit as alluring. From the hand of Saintsbury and Chalk Hill alum William Knuttel, it boasts concentrated dark-fruit character, tight-knit tannins, aromatic liveliness, and spicy nuance.