Serious about your wines from California? Serious to taste some of the very best? Look no further:

Big Basin Vineyards “Coastview” Chardonnay 2016: RRP £59.00 From just two blocks of vines in the highest lying vineyard in Monterey County. A cashew nut loaded Chardonnay to taste before you die. Powerful and ample in feel, with superb freshness, the 2016 offers terrific nuance as well as complexity. 93 points. Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Benevolent Neglect Whole Cluster Syrah 2017: RRP £60.00 From the famed Las Madres vineyard in Sonoma Carneros, this Syrah utilises 100% whole clusters. Exceptionally smooth and complete - violets, black olives, both fresh and tapenade and sweet loose leaf tea. Squashy mulberries, with a surprisingly lithe, blue and black fruited palate with a dark spiced element - dark chocolate dipped orange peel and pot pourri.

Ashes and Diamonds “Red Hen Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon 2016: RRP £110. You can’t have a Californian selection without including a Cabernet Sauvignin. Sourced from the biodynamic Red Hen vineyard in Oak Knoll, this is produced by Diana Snowden Seysses of Domaine Dujac and Snowden Vineyards fame. A quiet power and poise, with darker and more intense fruit, liquorice, wild herbs and rocks. It finishes with silky, weightless tannins; a benchmark of this site.