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 Index of California Wines Tasted - Producers J-L

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Label - Wine - Review Date (s)
 

A-B C-D E-I J-L M-P Q-S T-Z
   
√ Jaeger Inglewood Vineyard Napa Valley Merlot 1981 - March 27, 2016
√ Jaffurs Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Barbara County Syrah 2002 - March 29, 2007
  Jarvis Lake William Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 - April 6, 2002
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2016 - September 11, 2020
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2009 - November 9, 2012
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2008 - May 10, 2012
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2005 - July 31, 2010
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2004 - March 12, 2020
√ Jayson Napa Valley Red Wine 2003 - August 19, 2009
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JC Cellars Domaine Des Chirats Rockpile Vineyard Syrah 2013 - November 13, 2018
√ JC Cellars California Cuvee Syrah 2003 - Aug 3, 2005
√ John Anthony Napa Valley Carneros Sauvignon Blanc 2013 - January 30, 2016, May 27, 2016, December 24, 2016
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Jonata Todo Santa Ynez Red Wine 2010 - June 15, 2015
√ Jordan Alexander Valley Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 - November 28, 2022
  Jordan Alexander Valley Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - January 19, 2011
  Jordan Alexander Valley Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - September 10, 2008
  Jordan Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 - Sept 25, 2004
  Jordan Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1980 - June 25, 2005
√ Jordan Vineyard & Winery Estate Bottled Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1978  - February 26, 2011  
√ Jordan Sonoma County Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2020 - July 18, 2023
√ Jordan Sonoma County Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2016 - June 18, 2020
  Joseph Carr Napa Valley Merlot 2006 - October 21, 2009
√ Joseph Phelps Backus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 - February 25, 2023
√ Joseph Phelps Backus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 - June 4, 2016
√ Joseph Phelps Backus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - September 26, 2015
√ Joseph Phelps Backus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - October 09, 2009, October 27, 2012
√ Joseph Phelps Backus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 - December 18, 2010
  Joseph Phelps Eisrebe Late Harvest Eiswine 2010 - January 7, 2011
√ Joseph Phelps Freestone Sonoma County Chardonnay 2008 - February 27, 2021
  Joseph Phelps Ovation Los Carneros Napa Valley Chardonnay 2004 - January 30, 2010
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2010  - May 03, 2013, September 26, 2015
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2008  - September 26, 2015,  September 25, 2021
  Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2007  - September 26, 2015, November 19, 2016,  September 25, 2021
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2006  - May 12, 2011 May 03, 2013, September 26, 2015, February 29, 2020
  Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2005  - May 14, 2009, September 26, 2015 
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2004  - May 31, 2014, September 26, 2015
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 2000  - September 25, 2021
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 1989  - February 29, 2020, September 25, 2021
√ Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley 1997  - May 22, 2002
  Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1984 - Jan 27, 2003
√ Joseph Phelps Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - July 17, 2012
  Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Merlot 2001- Aug 17, 2006
  Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Syrah 1997 - July 11, 2001
  Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Syrah 1997 - Mar 3, 2001
  Juliana Vineyard La Sirena Napa Valley Sangiovese 1997 - Nov 24, 2000
  Judd’s Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - November 21, 2009
√ Judd's Hill Napa Valley  Cabernet Sauvignon 1998  - Sept 28, 2002
√ Justin 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles - Sept 6, 2002
√ Justin 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles - January 24, 2015
√ Justin Paso Robles Isosecles 2013 - November 11, 2016
√ Justin Paso Robles Isosecles 2007 - May 23, 2015
  Justin Paso Robles Isosecles 1999 - Feb 22, 2003 
√ Justin Paso Robles Isosecles 1997 -  December 23, 2000
√ Justin Paso Robles Justification 2014 - September 19, 2017
√ Justin Paso Robles Justification 2013 - November 11, 2016
√ Karl Lawrence Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 - Aug 8, 2005
  Karl Lawrence Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 - Aug 9, 2005
  Karl Lawrence Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 - July 3, 1999
√ Kate's Vineyard, Napa Valley Sedna Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 - Aug 13, 2005, June 11, 2006
√ Kathryn Kennedy Santa Cruz Mountain Lateral 1997 - Mar 5, 2003
√ Kathryn Kennedy Santa Cruz Mountain Saratoga Cabernet Sauvignon - 2008 - May 03, 2013
√ Kathryn Kennedy Santa Cruz Mountain Saratoga Cabernet Sauvignon - 1981 -
Jan 15, 2006
  Keenan Napa Valley Chardonnay 2004 - November 16, 2007  
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Cabernet Franc 2005 - March 27, 2020
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 - August 1, 2015
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - May 15, 2013
  Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - November 16, 2007
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 - July 10, 2007, April 19, 2010, January 9, 2023
  Keenan Napa Valley Carneros Merlot 2004  - November 16, 2007
√ Keenan Napa Valley Merlot 2012  - February 26, 2016
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Merlot 2003  - November 16, 2007,
January 4, 2022
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Merlot 1986 - August 15, 2009
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Merlot 2005 - January 14, 2009
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Merlot 2004 - October 5, 2016
√ Keenan Napa Valley Spring Mountain Mailbox Vineyard Merlot 2003 - November 16, 2007
√ Keenan Napa Valley Syrah 2014 - November 25, 2019
  Keenan Zinfandel 2004  - November 16, 2007
  Ken Brown Santa Barbara Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2006 - June 30, 2009
  Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018- February 2, 2021
  Kendall Jackson Vintners Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2001- Mar 26, 2005
√ Kenward Family Wines ROCK Hommage Allan Hudson Vineyard Syrah 2013 - June 25, 2021
√ Kenwood Jack London Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 - July 15, 2019
√ Kenwood Jack London Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 - August 26, 2007
  Kenwood Merlot Sonoma County 2001 - Oct 15, 2004
  Kenwood Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2006 - February 3, 2010
√ Kinsella Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley Spencer Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 - December 19, 2020
√ Kistler Hyde Vineyard Carneros Chardonnay 1996 -  February 28, 2015
√ Kistler "Les Noisetiers" Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2020 - April 19, 2023
√ Kistler Sonoma Mountain Chardonnay 2019 - October 18, 2023
√ Kirkland Ranch Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001- June 11, 2008
  Klinker Brick Winery Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel - October 31, 2007
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Kongsgaard Napa Valley Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay 2012 - Oct 6, 2018
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Kongsgaard Napa Valley Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay 2016 - June 4, 2021
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Kongsgaard Napa Valley Hudson Vineyard Syrah 2002 - May 26, 2018, May 22, 2021
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Kongsgaard Napa Valley Hudson Vineyard Syrah 2007  - January 19, 2012

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Kongsgaard Napa Valley Hudson Vineyard Syrah 1999  - November 13, 2021
  Kosta Browne Russian River Valley 2009 - May 12, 2011
  Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast 2007 - May 14, 2009
  Kunde Estate Vineyards Reserve Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - November 1, 2008
√ Kunde Estate Vineyards Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 - April 11, 2007
  La Brisa Peay Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2003 - Aug 7, 2005
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La Crema Sonoma County Chardonnay 2007 - September 23, 2008, April 26, 2009
La Crema Sonoma County Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2009 - March 23, 2013
La Crema Sonoma County Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2005 - October 5, 2008
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La Crema Sonoma County Chardonnay 2007 - September 23, 2008, April 26, 2009
La Crema Sonoma County Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2005 - October 5, 2008, March 23, 2013
La Crema Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2007 -  April 26, 2009
  Ladera - Napa Howell Mountain Wine Experience 2008.
√ Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Two Mountains 2000 from 2003 Napa Premiere Lot 67 - July 24, 2009
√ Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Two Mountains 2000 from 2002 Napa Premiere Lot 64 - March 17, 2013,
 October, 9, 2014
√ Ladera Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - February 3, 2010,
February, 23, 2010 
√ Ladera Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - September 3, 2020, September 1, 2023
√ Ladera Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - August 16, 2008
√ Ladera Lone Canyon Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - August 16, 2008,
December 4, 2020, August 26, 2022
√ Ladera Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - August 16, 2008
√ Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - May 03, 2013
√ Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - July 15, 2017 January 21, 2021, June 25, 2021
√ Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 - October 22, 2010 August 15, 2020, November 9, 2020
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Ladera Howell Mountain Malbec 2006 - June 29, 2016, April 12, 2020
√ Ladera Napa Valley Malbec 2006 - August 16, 2008, September 27, 2008, September 28, 2019, April 12, 2020
  Ladera Pillow Road Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County Pinot Noir 2006 - August 16, 2008 October 09, 2009, September 1, 2013
  Laetitia Limite Pinot Noir 2005 - July 1, 2007
√ LaFond Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2004 - March 26, 2006
√ Lail Blueprint Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 - July18, 2012
√ Lail Blueprint Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - December 12, 2016
√ Lail J Daniel Cuvee Napa Valley 1999 - July 11, 2009
√ Laird Family Estate Napa Valley Flat Rock Ranch Malbec 2011 - March 3, 2015
√ La Jota Howell Mountain Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2018 - July 29, 2022
√ La Jota Howell Mountain Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 1999 - Oct 14, 2005
√ La Jota Napa Valley Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2011- April 4, 2015
√ La Jota Napa Valley Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2001- January 9, 2012
√  Lake Sonoma Winery Sonoma County Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2020 - August 11, 2023
√ Lake Sonoma Winery Sonoma County Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2018 -
August 13, 2021
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Lokoya Napa Valley Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1997- July 29, 2022
  Lamborn Family Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 August 15, 2008
√ Lamborn Family Vineyards 'The Abundant Vintage' Howell Mountain Zinfandel 2009 - November 21, 2015
  Lamborn Family Vineyards 'Serendipity' Howell Mountain Zinfandel 2006 - August 15, 2008
  Tasted at the Lamborn Family Vineyard on Howell Mountain, Napa Valley. See Napa Howell Mountain Wine Experience 2008 - Lamborn.
√ Lamborn Family Vineyards "Echo" Howell Mountain Zinfandel 2004 - August 13, 2015
√ Lamborn Family Vineyards Howell Mountain Zinfandel 1990 - November 26, 2009
√ Lamborn Family Vineyards Howell Mountain "The Cork Report" Zinfandel 2001 - August 2, 2015
√ Lamborn Family Vineyards Howell Mountain Why 2k Zin 2000 - November 26, 2009
  Lancaster Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 - Nov 12, 2004
√ Landmark Cellars Outlook Chardonnay 2001 - Dec 24, 2008
Landmark Sonoma Valley Grand Detour Pinot Noir 2007 - September 10, 2009
√ Lang & Reed Two-Fourteen Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2014 - June 25, 2021 
  Langtry Meritage 2002 - July 18, 2006
√ Language of Yes En Passerillage Santa Maria Valley Rancho Real Grenache 2020 -
December 11, 2022
√ Language of Yes En Passerillage Santa Maria Valley Rancho Real Syrah 2020 -
December 9, 2022
√ Le Petit Vice Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 - February 24, 2015
  Larkmead Firebelle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - October 5, 2008 
√ Larkmead Cellars Napa Valley Family Estate Cabernet (60%) Merlot (40%) 2003 - June 11, 2008
  La Sirena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 - Sept 25, 2004
  La Sirena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 - April 21, 2012 
  La Sirena Napa Valley Juliana Vineyard Sangiovese 1999 - September 04, 2010
  La Sirena Napa Valley Juliana Vineyard Sangiovese 1997 - December 31, 2007, Dec 17, 2004, Nov 24, 2000
√ La Sirena Napa Valley Moscato Azul Dry Musat Canelli 2006 - November 27, 2013
  Leaping Lizard Napa Valley Merlot 2003 - July 1, 2007
√ Leitz "Eins, Zwei, Dry" Trocken Riesling 2009 - October 2, 2011
√ Lewis Cellars  
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Blend 2014 - August 1, 2017
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Blend 2012 - December 24, 2022
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Blend 2011 - July 18, 2021
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Blend 2010 - November 22, 2020
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 2007 - December 26, 2017
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 2005 -  August 29, 2012
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 2003 - August 12, 2010, August 16, 2010, May 5, 2012, December 25, 2015, September2, 2020
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 2001 - Dec 19, 2003, Aug 6, 2005, February 22, 2019
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 1999 - December 17, 2010
√ Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend Napa Valley Red Wine Blend 1997 - May 13, 2001, May 9, 2015 April 4, 2017
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 - September 1, 2012
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - March 8, 2007
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 - May 22, 2009
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley  Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 - August 1, 2017
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 - August 27, 2016
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 - August 16, 2014
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 - Nov 19, 2004
√ Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2000 - April, 2, 2010
√ Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1999 - Dec 5, 2002  
√ Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1998 - Feb 6, 2003, 6 May 2002, April 6, 2002, February 17, 2012
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2015 - August 1, 2017 November 13, 2020
√ Lewis Cellars Sonoma County Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2004 - June 24, 2018, January 17, 2020, February 29, 2020  
√ Lewis Cellars Ethan's Napa Valley Syrah 2016 - August 16, 2019, August 3, 2019
√ Lewis Cellars Ethan's Napa Valley Syrah 2013 - February 11, 2018
√ Lewis Cellars Ethan's Napa Valley Syrah 2012 - May 30, 2015, December 24, 2015
√ Lewis Cellars Ethan's Napa Valley Syrah 2009 - November 27, 2013, June 15, 2019,
June 16, 2020
√ Lewis Cellars Ethan’s Napa Valley Syrah 2000 - Oct 7, 2004
√ Lewis Cellars Mason’s Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 - December 5, 2020
√ Lewis Cellars Napa Valley Merlot 2014 - August 1, 2017
√ Lewis Cellars Merlot 1998 - April 3, 2002
√ Lewis Cellars Merlot 1997 - Mar 21, 2001, Nov 15, 2000
√ Liana Estates Vintners Blend 2015 - November 19, 2017
√ Lillian California Syrah 2017 - April 1, 2023
√ Lillian California Syrah 2016 - October 15, 2022
√ Lindstrom Stags Leap District Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 - July 26, 2014 
√ Liparita Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2002 - March 10, 2012, April 29, 2020
√ Liparita Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 - March 14, 2009, February 1, 2012, October 8, 2016
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Liparita Napa Valley Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 - December 4, 2011
√ Liparita Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 - May 11, 2013
√ Liparita Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1993 - Apr 27, 2001
√ Liparita Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1990 - March 10, 2018
√ Liparita Howell Mountain Merlot 1996 - February 2, 2011, November 24, 2013, August 30, 2014, December 24, 2015
√ Liparita Howell Mountain Merlot 1995 - February 5, 2011
√ Liparita Napa Valley Merlot 2001 - December 29, 2010
  Liparita Napa Valley Merlot 1998 - Jan 6, 2005
√ Liparita Napa Valley Merlot 1997 - Sept 14, 2001, July 26, 2000, April 29, 2006, September 1, 2008, December 25, 2010, December 29, 2010, May 26, 2016
√ Liparita Napa Valley Merlot 1995 - July 9, 2001, February 10, 2007
  Liparita Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot 1988 - Aug 22, 2003
  Little Stone Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot 2001 - Aug 29, 2004
√ Livingston Napa Valley Moffett Vineyard Stanley's Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 - September 18, 2010
Livingston Napa Valley Moffett Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 - December 3, 2008
  J. Lohr Cypress Central Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 - July 4, 2005
  Lodi Vineyards Earthquake Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - November 11, 2008
√ Lokoya Napa Valley Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 -  June 12, 2010,  
July 29, 2022, July 30, 2022
  Lokoya Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1993 - November 15, 2007
√ Long Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 - December 17, 2011,
July 28,2016
√ Lost Chapters Volume XIX Napa County Petite Sirah 2017 - November 27, 2021
√ Louis Martini Sonoma County Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauivignon - March 2, 2017
  Louis Martini Lot No. 1 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauivignon - May 03, 2013
  Louis Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - June 7, 2007
  Loring Wine Company Santa Rita Hills Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2004 -November 3, 2006
  Lupine Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 - February 27, 2008
Lyeth Napa Valley Meritage 2004 - February 22, 2008
   
 

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