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February 8, 2026

Argot – Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Bennett Valley 2023
93 points | $75| 135 cases made

Intense flavors of lemon curd, ripe pineapple, poached pear and white peach mingle with details of white tea, sesame seed and jasmine. Juicy and refreshing, with plenty to admire on the finish, where candied ginger and clove notes linger alongside a hint of lime zest.

Argot – Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley 2023
92 points | $85| 100 cases made

Honeyed notes of grilled peach, orange zest, apricot and quince are ripe and juicy, with details of crunchy sea salt, buttery and toasted brioche, and Marcona almond. Shows terrific intensity and focus, especially on the fresh, juicy finish, where a hint of tarragon lingers.

Argot – Chardonnay, Bennett Valley 2023
92 points | $50| 150 cases made

A succulent style, with notes of brown butter, toffee and vanilla cream that complement the core of ripe peach and marmalade flavors, plus a pop of orange sherbet. Details of clove, cardamom and candied ginger linger on the long finish, with vibrant acidity. 

December 18, 2025

98 pts – 2022 Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain
96 pts – 2023 Pinot Noir, Bastard Tongue, Sonoma County
96 pts – 2023 Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Sonoma Mountain
94 pts –2023 Syrah, Sonoma Mountain
93 pts – NV California Rosé Sparkling Wine, Pixelated

December 9, 2025

Argot – Syrah, Steiner Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain 2022
94 points | $95| 105 cases made

A opulent style that balances grace and power, offering citrus rind and Luxardo cherry against richer tones of leather, truffle and pepper-cured meat, while ripe blackberry and plum flavors are at the core and linger on the long finish around toasted herb notes and integrated tannins.

Argot – Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain 2022
93 points | $85| 135 cases made

Deeply imbued with fresh violet, baking spices and singed apple wood, this is densely packed with blackberry and plum flavors but offers a measure of freshness and is flanked by subtle notes of herbs and eucalyptus. Finishes with ripe, muscular tannins.

Argot – Syrah, Sonoma Mountain 2023
92 points | $60| 150 cases made

Leads with dried floral, pepper and mineral tones, but the energy allows the weight of this voluminous Syrah to balance elegance and muscle, with a deeply focused core of blackberry and plum. Mineral tinges fill out the finish around structured tannins. 

October 2, 2025

96 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Leonardini Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Babel, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2022 Syrah, Rosetta, Sonoma County
92 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley
91 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

September 6, 2025

96 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
96 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
96 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Leonardini Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

June 1, 2025

97 pts – 2023 Pinot Noir, Bastard Tongue, Sonoma County

April 29, 2025

98 pts – 2021 Syrah, Rosetta, Sonoma Mountain
98 pts – 2021 Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain
97 pts – 2021 Syrah, Steiner Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
94 pts – 2022 Syrah, Sonoma Mountain

96 pts – 2022 Pinot Noir, Bastard Tongue, Sonoma County
96 pts – 2023 Pinot Noir, Kanzler Vineyard, Russian River Valley
95 pts – 2022 Pinot Noir, Kanzler Vineyard, Russian River Valley
93 pts – 2023 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Mountain

96 pts – 2023 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
95 pts – 2022 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
95 pts – 2022 Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Sonoma Mountain
93 pts – 2023 Chardonnay, Bennett Valley

94 pts – 2024 Sauvignon Blanc, Bennett Valley

March 12, 2025

95 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Leonardini Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

February 10, 2025

Argot – Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain 2021
93 points | $85| 135 cases made

Full-bodied and ripe yet gracefully structured, with expressive flavors of huckleberry and raspberry that take on coffee bean, licorice and pepper accents as this builds richness toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2032.

Argot – Syrah, Sonoma Mountain 2022
92 points | $60| 100 cases made

Supple and richly textured, with layered raspberry and cherry flavors laced with mocha espresso and spices. Finishes with refined tannins. Drink now through 2032.

January 1, 2025

98 pts – 2022 Pinot Noir, Bastard Tongue, Sonoma County
96 pts – 2022 Pinot Noir, Kanzler Vineyard, Russian River Valley
96 pts – 2022 Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Sonoma Mountain
94 pts – 2022 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
94 pts – 2022 Chardonnay, Bennett Valley
94 pts – 2022 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Mountain

December 1, 2024

97 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Babel, Napa Valley
97 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
96 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvee Leo, Rutherford, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley

96 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Leonardini Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley
92 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley

October 17, 2024

96+ pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Babel, Napa Valley
94+ pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
94 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
93+ pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvee Leo, Rutherford, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Leonardini Vineyard, St. Helena, Napa Valley

September 30, 2024

Argot – Syrah, Sonoma Mountain 2021
93 points | $60| 100 cases made

Refined and well-sculpted, this red offers handsome flavors of blackberry and huckleberry accented with coffee bean, licorice and savory meat tones. Finishes with fine-grained tannins.

September 30, 2024

93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvee Leo, Rutherford, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley

March 23, 2024

97 pts – 2021 Syrah, Steiner Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
96 pts – 2021 Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain
95 pts – 2021 Syrah, Sonoma Mountain

December 21, 2023

97 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bonny’s Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley
97 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ridge Vineyard, Napa Valley
96+ pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvee Leo, Rutherford, Napa Valley
94+ pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Starstruck, Napa Valley

July 20, 2023

97 pts – 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Babel, Napa Valley
97 pts – 2019 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
97 pts – 2021 Pinot Noir, Bastard Tongue, Sonoma County
96 pts – 2021 Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Sonoma Mountain
96 pts – 2020 Chardonnay, Le Rayon-Vert, Sonoma Mountain
96 pts – 2020 Syrah, Indigo, Sonoma Mountain
95 pts – 2021 Pinot Noir, Kanzler Vineyard, Russian River Valley
95 pts – 2020 Syrah, Sonoma Mountain
95 pts – 2020 Chardonnay, Bennett Valley
95 pts – 2021 Chardonnay, Bennett Valley

June 7, 2023

Argot – Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2021
94 points | $105 | 225 cases made

Alluring, with a mix of gently mulled red and black cherry and mulberry fruit melding steadily with black tea, singed wood spice, chaparral and savory notes as this moves along, all while maintaining definition and understated energy. Drink now through 2029.

May 15, 2023

Tasting Highlights – ‘8 Stunning Sonoma Chardonnays’

Bennett Valley is a prime source of Chardonnay for Argot, who has made one of this selection’s top-scoring whites. Bennett Valley’s inland setting is a cool region influenced by the Petaluma Gap with an extended growing season, which allows Chardonnay grapes to fully develop their flavors while retaining vibrant natural acidity. This is on display in Argot’s 2020 bottling, which is rich and fragrant with floral notes and focused, mouthwatering acidity.

March 23, 2023

97 pts – 2019 Le Rayon-Vert, Chardonnay, Sonoma Mountain
96+ pts – 2019 1555 Oakville, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
96 pts – 2019 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
96 pts – 2020 Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir, Sonoma County
95 pts – 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2019 Chardonnay, Bennett Valley

January 7, 2023

2020 Syrah Sonoma Mountain
92 points| $60 | 150 cases made

Reveals a rich texture wrapped around a core of lively acidity and tannins, with deep blackberry and blueberry flavors laced with stony minerality and savory meat. Drink now through 2030.

December 21, 2022

Top Values In 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
#69 – 2019 Argot Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Starstruck

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Starstruck has a classic Napa Valley Cabernet nose of crème de cassis, violets, lead pencil, and flowery incense. This carries to a medium-bodied, supple, nicely textured Cabernet with moderate tannins, terrific overall balance, and a great finish. It’s ready to go and should keep for 10-12 years or more.

November 15, 2022

97+ pts – 2019 Sugarloaf Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley – “A stunning, true-blue Napa blockbuster with its own very evocative signature, this comes highly recommended!”
95+ pts – 2019 1555 Oakville, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
95 pts – 2019 Sage Ridge Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
93 pts – 2019 Starstruck, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

February 2, 2022

2019 Le Rayon Vert Chardonnay, Sonoma Mountain
93 points | $75 | 325 cases made

Showcases well-knit apple, Asian pear and white currant flavors, with accents of dried mint and tarragon. Toasty in the midpalate, with a finish that lingers on and is marked by crushed stone. Drink now through 2025.

January 26, 2022

2019 Syrah, Sonoma Mountain
93 points | $75 | 280 cases made

Handsome and polished yet structured at the core, this red is rich with raspberry and blueberry flavors laced with smoky meat, black olive and pepper accents. Drink now through 2030.

Purely Domestic Wine Report

March 1, 2015

93pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, “Bastard Tongue”, Sonoma County
92pts – 2012 Chardonnay, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
91pts – 2011 Syrah, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
90pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain

Wine Advocate

December 30, 2014

94pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
93pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, “Bastard Tongue”, Sonoma County
92pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, Hawk Hill Vineyard, Sonoma Coast
91pts – 2012 “Madras” Pinot Noir, Steiner Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
90pts – 2012 Pinot Noir, Saralee’s Vineyard, Sonoma Coast
91pts – 2012 Chardonnay, Simpatico Ranch, Bennett Valley
90pts – 2012 Chardonnay, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain
90+pts – 2011 Syrah, Estate Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain