91 Points, "Smart Buy"  | 2008 Hess Napa Valley Su'skol Chardonnay
Wine Spectator | October 2010
“Aromas of flowers, honeysuckle, fig and spice are rich and complex, elegant and balanced, gaining depth and nuance on the finish, where the minerality shines through. Drink now through 2018.” -- James Laube

92 Points  |  2006 Hess Collection Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Enthusiast | December 1, 2009
“Ripe and forward in the modern cult style, with flavors of blackberry tart, black currants, milk chocolate and ripe mulberry, in addition to sweet, smoky oak. Sturdy mountain tannins provide structural bite, and should help the wine mature beyond 2011.” - Steve Heimoff

2008 Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon Mendocino, Lake, Napa County
Detroit News | February 4, 2011
“Hess Select is an arm of Hess Collection in Napa Valley, only it's more affordable than the winery's big guns from single and estate vineyards in the valley and on Mount Veeder. Winemaker Dave Guffy's standards and styling make it a strong brand. The new Cab, off vineyards in Mendocino County, Lake County and Napa County, is stylish and varietally correct. The fruit is black currant up front, followed by black plums, cherries, raspberry and vanilla. Tannins are chalky and acidity provides structure. Happily, it's a poor man's Hess Collection and it's widely available. You can take the Hess name to the bank.” -- Sandra Silfven

"Best Buy" | 2009 Hess Select Sauvignon Blanc
Wine & Spirits | June 1, 2010
“Tart flavors of green grapes meld into the soft texture of this wine…match [with] sweetly sauced grilled chicken or pork.”

90 Points - Year's Best Chardonnays | 2008 Hess Collection Mount Veeder Chardonnay

Wine & Spirits | October 2010
“Fermented in older, neutral oak barrels without malolactic to soften the acidity, this is a bright, limey Chardonnay… Undertones of linden and nettle balance the sweetness.”

90 Points  |  2008 Hess Collection Mount Veeder Chardonnay

Wine Enthusiast | November 2010
“This enormously rich Chardonnay was grown in the winery’s dramatic mountain vineyard. It’s powerful in concentrated pineapple jam and lemon fruit, while winemaker interventions add creamy notes of vanilla, honey and buttered toast. What it trades in nuance, it more than makes up for in sheer power.” -- Steve Heimoff

89 Points  |  2007 Hess Collection 19 Block Cuvee

Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine | April 2011
“Showing a touch of the proportion and polish that are the marks of the 2007 vintage, this balanced, medium-full-bodied Cabernet is fit with plenty of well-defined, curranty fruit and is sweetened by a soupcon of creamy oak. It is supple and smooth on the palate but finds a good bit of tannic grip at the end, and, if drinkable now with hearty meats, it has room for a few years of positive growth.”-- Charles Olken

90 Points  |  2008 Hess Allomi Petite Sirah
Wine Enthusiast | May 2011
“Could almost be a Cabernet Sauvignon, with ripe, concentrated blackberry, cassis and mocha-choca flavors. The tannins are strong, but very refined, in the Napa style, and the wine shows a good bit of acidity. A fine example of this variety and should age well for a very long time.” -- Steve Heimoff