Darioush Winery

A wonderful Napa Valley Chardonnay; seamlessly integrated layers of vibrant citrus, stone fruits and delicate mineral tones; bright and intriguing notes of white peach and gravenstein apples.

A wonderful Napa Valley Chardonnay; seamlessly integrated layers of vibrant citrus, stone fruits and delicate mineral tones; bright and intriguing notes of white peach and gravenstein apples.

90 PTS WINE ADVOCATE. The '08 Darioush Signature Cabernet exhibits a lovely perfume of black currants, licorice, an attractive texture, and elegance combined with substance.

94 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '07 Darioush Cabernet is robust and potent, offering ripe, dense blackberry, licorice, lead pencil, cedar and roasted herb flavors that are full bodied and concentrated.

The Caravan Cabernet is ripe and fully-weighted on the palate; a hint of oak rounds out the wine; smooth and layered in the aftertaste.

92 PTS WILFRED WONG. A lavish wine, the regal '05 Darioush Cabernet has it all; ripe, black fruit; bold, sweet oak, and lots of fine palate textures; long and lasting in the finish.

90 PTS WILFRED WONG. This wine simply screams out "Napa Valley Cabernet," rich, powerful, full of ripe fruit and oak, the '04 Darioush comes onto the palate with a broad stroke of tasteful flavors.

93 PTS WILFRED WONG. A product of healthy Napa Valley terroir, the fancy '03 Darioush Cabernet is a wine of luxury quality; lavish on the palate with excellent acidity, this wine is a real winner.

94 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '04 Darioush Shiraz is brimming with ripe, supple black cherry and blackberry fruit that's pure and plush; focused, tight, deep and concentrated; wonderful aftertaste.

90 PTS WILFRED WONG. Totally juicy and very refined, the full-jazzed '06 Caravan Cabernet shows excellent length and richness on the palate; soft, ripe tannins round out the wine in the finish.

90 PTS WILFRED WONG. Mildly seductive with prototypical aroma and flavors of the Napa Valley, the '02 Darioush Cabernet exhibits fully ripe, black fruit flavors with an accent of sweet oaky notes.

92 PTS WINE & SPIRITS. The '01 Darioush Cabernet melds the intensity of earthy, fully ripe, mountain-grown tannin with bright red fruit concentration; full of black chocolate richness up front.

90 PTS CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE. The '01 Darioush is a nicely mannered Merlot whose ripe and well-defined fruit is met step for step with lots of sweet and creamy oak; has a very keen sense of balance.

90 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '07 Darioush Chardonnay combines ripe pear, apple and tangerine fruit that's fresh, vibrant and full-bodied, shaded by toasty, cedary oak, turning smoky.

89 PTS WILFRED WONG. A wine of big density, the full-bodied, well-layered '02 Darioush Viognier exhibits pleasing ripe peach, floral flavors; this wine matches up nicely with grilled pork chops.

Great density and extraction is found in the fine and well-crafted Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon; the wine artfully stays on this side of the power grid; a exciting effort.