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Sokol Blosser 2017 Peach Tree Block Pinot Noir
American Red
$144.99
Clover florals accompany sweet, juicy brambly berry fruit and light, ripened tannins. Cooked bacon, cherry, caramel and spice are also present, with a complex mouthfeel and soft tannins. The finish includes liquorice. This Pinot Noir comes from the Peach Tree Block in Dundee Hills, within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The vineyard includes Pommard and Dijon 777 clones, and the wine contains 13.5 percent alcohol.
Force Majeure 2019 Red Mountain Estate Syrah
American Red
$149.99
Blue fruit, candied violet, chocolate, game, blood and iron appear with ripe tannins and a large finish. The blend is ninety-eight percent Syrah and two percent Viognier, with eighteen percent whole clusters. Fermentation took place in concrete. The wine spent eighteen months in large-format French oak, twenty percent new, and was bottled without fining or filtration. Production totalled 520 cases.
St. Supéry 2013 Élu Napa Valley Red
American Red
$149.99
Vibrant deep red and purple colour accompanies black plum, blackberry, anise, graphite, dark cocoa, espresso and toasted barrel. Cassis, black pepper and black liquorice are also present, with length and fine-grained tannins. The blend is sixty-five percent Cabernet Sauvignon, twenty-two percent Merlot and nine percent Malbec, with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot making up the balance.
Col Solare 2016 Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$149.99
Black cherry, currant, cinnamon and rose petal appear with vanilla and milk chocolate. Rich refined tannins accompany berry, dried-fruit and cocoa flavours. The blend is ninety-four percent Cabernet Sauvignon and six percent Cabernet Franc. The wine spent twenty-two months in entirely new French oak. Fruit came from three Red Mountain vineyards, and production totalled 5,962 cases.
Belle Glos 2018 Dairyman Vineyard Pinot Noir Magnum 1.5 L
American Red
$149.99
Dark ruby colour accompanies boysenberry, dark cherry, mulberry, baking spice, dill, cola, nutmeg and vanilla. Cranberry, ripe plum, cherry and strawberry appear with cocoa powder and sweet fig. The profile has a generous silky mouthfeel and a graceful finish. This Pinot Noir comes from Dairyman Vineyard in the Russian River Valley, and the Magnum format contains 1.5 litres.
Belle Glos 2016 Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir Magnum 1.5 L
American Red
$149.99
Deep garnet colour appears with black cherry, marionberry, ripe plum and anise. Wild berries, caramelized oak and cacao nibs accompany vanilla, cedar, lavender and forest-floor notes. The profile is rich and unrestrained, with firm acidity and layers of red and black fruit. The vineyard sits on one of the highest grape-growing benches in the Santa Lucia Highlands.
RAEN 2022 Lady Marjorie Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
American White
$157.99
White peach, crunchy nectarine, crushed wet gravel and white spring flowers appear in this Chardonnay. Zesty lime blossom, stone fruit and fresh apricot join mineral-laced acidity, subtle salinity and a long, bright finish. The fruit comes from five acres of rocky soils in Fort Ross-Seaview on the Sonoma Coast. Whole clusters are pressed, fermentation takes place natively in barrel, and alcohol is thirteen percent.
Bacio Divino 2000 Napa Valley Proprietary Red
American Red
$199.99
Inky ruby-purple colour accompanies charcoal, toasted oak, espresso and blackcurrant. The proprietary red blend is dense, rich and full-bodied, with ripe tannins, low acidity and a plump, layered, concentrated profile. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for sixty-five percent, Sangiovese twenty-four percent and Petite Sirah eleven percent. A sweet character is also present. The wine comes from Napa Valley, California.
Maritana Vineyards 2018 Moonshine Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
American Red
$159.99
Bright ruby colour accompanies an elegant, perfumed Pinot Noir with a delicate profile, lively palate, creamy texture and structure. The fruit comes from Moonshine Ranch in the Russian River Valley, including Dijon 828 and UCD 04 Pommard clones. The vineyard supplied one of three single-vineyard releases from the harvest. Alcohol is 13.5 percent by volume.
Silver Oak 2016 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$203.99
Ruby colour and a magenta rim accompany cassis, blackberry, vanilla, sage and spearmint. Potpourri, bramble and raspberry are also present. The finish is juicy, with chewy tannins and medium length. The blend combines 94.6 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, four percent Merlot, and one-half percent each of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, with 0.4 percent Malbec. It matured for twenty-four months in American oak, half of it new.
Joseph Phelps 2019 Insignia
American Red
$624.99
Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for seventy-five percent of the blend, with Petit Verdot and Merlot each at ten percent, Malbec at three percent and Cabernet Franc at two percent. An inky dark hue accompanies ripe blackberry, star anise, cigar box, clove and sweet mocha. The full-bodied palate has velvety texture, supple tannins, black plum, violets and baking spices.
Quilceda Creek 2018 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$419.99
Blackberry, dark plum and crème de cassis appear with graphite, violets, herbs, sweet spices and mocha. Dark ruby colour has a deep core and purple reflections. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated and fresh, with a round, polished texture and layered dark fruit. This Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is listed at 14.8 percent alcohol. A cork closes the bottle.
Heitz Cellar 2018 Lot C-91 Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$179.99
Cabernet Sauvignon combines fruit from Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena and Howell Mountain. The wine has brilliant concentration and balance, with generous tannins and balanced acidity. Black cherry, black olive, charcoal, black pepper, herbs and black fruit appear in a complex profile. Menthol, boysenberry, blackberry compote, liquorice and earth accompany a velvety feel and a long finish.
Sea Smoke 2014 Ten Pinot Noir
American Red
$189.99
Ten Pinot Noir clones from the estate vineyard form the blend, which ages sixteen months in French oak, seventy percent new. Vanilla, warm cherry sauce and caramel appear with berry fruit and purple flowers. Chipped-slate minerality is accompanied by dried thyme and bay leaf. Red currant, raspberry and cherry are finely textured. Chocolate and savoury notes are present. The finish has sandalwood and thyme.
Paul Hobbs 2018 Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$194.99
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot form an 85/10/5 blend. The fruit is hand harvested at night and fermented with indigenous yeasts in small, closed stainless-steel tanks. The wine receives a five-day cold soak and thirty days of total maceration. After spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel, it ages twenty months in French oak, sixty-nine percent new, before unfined and unfiltered bottling. Wild blueberry, dried lavender, mocha, red currant, black fig, sage and leather meet fresh acidity, fine-grained tannins and crushed-rock minerality.
Joseph Phelps 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$224.99
Ripe currant, tobacco, leather, pencil shavings and dark chocolate are joined by dark plum, blackberry and savoury spice. The full-bodied wine is rich, fleshy, dense and layered, with acid structure and depth. The blend is ninety-two percent Cabernet Sauvignon, four percent Petit Verdot, two percent Cabernet Franc, one percent Merlot and one percent Malbec. It matured for sixteen months in new and used French and American oak barrels.
Foppiano 2019 Russian River Valley Estate Pinot Noir
American Red
$59.99
Cranberry, cherry and wood spice accompany a tar-like detail. Smooth tannins lead into balanced density and a soft finish. The Pinot Noir was harvested at lower sugar and fermented with Assmanshausen yeast. Maturation lasted sixteen months in tight-grain French oak, thirty-five percent new. Fruit came from the estate’s cooler land near the Russian River, south of Healdsburg.
Justin 2020 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$68.99
Deep ruby-purple colour accompanies black cherry, cassis, tobacco leaf, baking spice, oak, leather, camphor and purple flowers. The dry, nearly full-bodied palate includes black cherry, blackcurrant, red berries, vanilla and cinnamon. Fermentation takes place in open- and closed-top stainless-steel tanks with twice-daily pumpovers. The Cabernet Sauvignon matures for thirteen months in American oak, one quarter new.
Siduri 2021 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
$59.99
Red plum, black cherry and violet appear in the aromatics. Mulberry, blood orange, wet stone and cola are present on the palate. Fruit comes from Parsons’, Bloomfield, Dutton-Perry Ranch and Barbieri vineyards. Some sections ferment as whole clusters. Maturation lasts ten months in French oak, thirty percent new. Freshness, acidity and soft tannins are also present.
Avennia 2015 Justine Columbia Valley Red Blend
American Red
$83.99
Black raspberry, black cherry, liquorice, cocoa, fresh herbs and crushed rock accompany savoury umami, sage, lavender and rosemary. The blend is fifty-five percent Grenache, thirty-two percent Mourvèdre and thirteen percent Syrah. Native-yeast fermentation includes fifteen percent whole clusters. Maturation lasts sixteen months in neutral French oak, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Velvety tannins accompany a juicy fruit core and mouthwatering acidity.
Provenance Vineyards 2018 Deadeye Napa Valley Red Blend
American Red
$61.99
Ripe blackcurrant, stewed blackberry, mint chocolate, charred bark and mocha accompany a full-bodied texture with round, sleek tannins. Bitter chocolate and dark berry appear on the finish. The blend combines Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. It matures for eighteen months in French, American and Hungarian oak. Fruit is sourced from vineyards across Napa Valley.
Frog’s Leap 2021 Sauvignon Blanc
American White
$62.99
Freshness and depth accompany bright fruit and crisp mineral detail. The Sauvignon Blanc received about three hours of skin contact before pressing, followed by roughly six months on the lees. Two percent of the blend fermented in a concrete egg. The wine is made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc grown in certified-organic, dry-farmed vineyards. Production totalled eleven thousand two hundred ten cases.
Stolpman Vineyards 2020 So Fresh GDG Gamay
American Red
$62.99
Bright, clear red colour accompanies high-toned fruit, pine and hop notes. Rhubarb, salted plum, oregano and dried rose petals appear with a savoury side and crunchy texture. The Gamay comes from own-rooted vines planted in Ballard Canyon. Carbonic maceration is used, and no sulphur is added. Some fruit is sourced elsewhere in Santa Barbara County.
Roots Run Deep Educated Guess 2022 Napa County Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$63.99
Sweet black currant and juicy blackberry appear with shaved chocolate and tobacco. Toasty oak and silky tannins accompany a lingering finish. The blend is eighty-five percent Cabernet Sauvignon, nine percent Merlot and six percent Petite Sirah. It spends twelve months in French oak and carries 14.5 percent alcohol. Production totalled eighty-five thousand cases from Napa County fruit.
Ponzi 2019 Tavola Pinot Noir
American Red
$64.99
Black cherry, rhubarb and clove appear with caramel, wild herbs and baking spice. Raspberry, plum and strawberry compote are also present, along with silky tannins. Fruit comes from several vineyards across the Willamette Valley. The Pinot Noir sees twenty percent new oak. Its profile is soft and plush, with red fruit and spice in the glass.
Forge Cellars 2020 Freese Dry Riesling
American White
$64.99
White pepper, apricot and saline detail appear in a dry Riesling. Fruit comes from Freese Vineyard on the east side of Seneca Lake at Lodi, where gentle slopes sit on loam with shale. Grapes were hand harvested, sorted and whole-cluster pressed. Indigenous-yeast fermentation took place in barrel. Residual sugar is 2.5 grams per litre, with 580 cases produced.
Oeno 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
$64.99
Cherry and cranberry appear with earthy forest-floor detail in a medium-bodied Pinot Noir. Fruit comes from a single River Front Block vineyard in the Russian River Valley, planted with vines fifteen to twenty years old. Half the grapes ferment as whole clusters with native yeast. The wine matures in neutral oak and is bottled without fining or filtration in Healdsburg, California.
Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs 2018 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
American Red
$64.99
Vibrant ruby colour accompanies pomegranate, Bing cherry, rhubarb, Earl Grey tea and cinnamon. Strawberry, raspberry and fennel join delicate acidity and salinity. The Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir uses about seventy-two percent estate fruit. A small portion of stems is included, and the wine spends nine months on its lees in French oak, eleven percent new. Production totalled about nineteen thousand five hundred cases.
Chateau Ste. Michelle 2013 Ethos Reserve Chardonnay
American White
$66.99
Toasted oak, poached pear, butter and nutmeg accompany pear, crème brûlée and Golden Delicious apple. The Chardonnay is rich, full-bodied and textured, with peach and a long finish. Fruit comes primarily from Canoe Ridge Estate and Cold Creek vineyards. The wine spends nine months on its lees in French oak, using thirty-six percent new, sixty percent one-year-old and four percent two-year-old barrels.
Pax 2017 Buddha’s Dharma Vineyard Chenin Blanc
American White
$64.99
Melon, wool, Mirabelle plum and flowers appear with exotic fruit and spice. The Chenin Blanc is fresh and long. Vines were planted in nineteen forty-four on gravelly volcanic soils and are dry farmed without chemicals. Grapes are whole-cluster pressed. Ambient fermentation and full malolactic conversion take place in neutral French oak and new Stockinger Austrian barrels, followed by ten months in the same vessels.