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2005 Ground Around
California
Great now and for years to come.
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| Parry Cellars |
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
Parry Cellars 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant cabernet. It has a beautiful ruby color with aromas of blueberry, boysenberry, blackberry and well integrated oak with faint no ...moretes of cardamom, white pepper and truffle oil. In the mouth, the supple, sweet entry opens up into a mid-palate laced with an excellent balance of tannins and berry fruit. The finish lingers with wonderful blackberry and cocoa notes. The wine was aged for 18 months in 100% French oak barrels (44% new / 56% once-used) and was bottled without fining and filtration to preserve the true beauty of our fruit. It pairs well with beef short ribs, a barbequed flatiron or roast pork tenderloin. We are sure you will enjoy this wine now or after bottle aging for a few years.
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| Thunderbolt Junction Winery |
2005 Mundo Viejo
Paso Robles, CA
This wine was hand crafted, from Dolcetto grapes allowed to raisin on the vines. This velvety and sensual Port is best served at the end of a meal. Its calming and warming effect m ...moreakes it perfect for times of reflection. May we suggest pairing this wine with full flavored fruit, such as Strawberries, Dark Chocolate desserts , or Stilton Blue Cheese.
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| Fanucchi Vineyards |
2004 Old Vine Zinfandel
The Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard, of Russian River
Latest Release
2004 Old Vine Zinfandel & 2005 Trousseau Gris Each Scored 99 Points from Just Wine Points AKA Wine-X
July 2008 Restaurant Wine ...more; Ronn Wiegand:
"An excellent, medium rich, well balanced Old Vine bottling, that is full bodied and quite supple on the palate, with rich, complex flavors (baked cherry, plum, toast, oak), and a very long finish. Fine quality. [2008-2009]"
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| Ceja Vineyards |
2006 Dulce Beso
Napa Valley
This wine has richness with an opulent concentration of sweet spice, vanilla, apricot, apple and lime oil. The balance of natural residual sugar and crisp fresh acidity of Carneros ...more provides viscosity that coats and excites the palate for a very long time.
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| Grasso Vineyard, LLC |
2005 100% Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
The Grasso’s designated Olive Ridge Vineyard is lo
· Aromas of black cherry and raspberry, followed by hints of oak and tobacco reveal themselves as this deep black garnet wine opens up in the glass. A viscous palate coats the mo ...moreuth with cranberry and hints of mocha. Lasting tannins mark the finish of a cellar worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Alcohol – 14.5%.
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| Envy Wines |
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Full bodied Cabernet with aromas of Black Cherry, Plum, Blackberry, Anise and Cocoa. Enjoy this Cabernet now through the next 10 years. Limited production - 250 cases
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| Westbrook Wine Farm |
2005 Fait Accompli
Madera County
A co-fermented Estate Grown field blend of six red Bordeaux varieties.
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| Per Bacco Cellars |
2005 Dionysus
Arroyo Grande
This wine is exceptional on a number of levels. A study not only in cool climate Pinot Noir, but in the potential of this site. Its cool climate rearing is seen in the concentratio ...moren of dark fruit - black cherry, blackberry and plum evident in the nose and on the palate. With these flavors at its heart, the wine shows layers of spicy mocha, rose petal and a rich supple texture. The characteristics of the clones come forward in its earthy richness and its silky texture. It is at once intense and seductive, offering a firm structure along with a lingering finish that begs for exploration. Deep dark and rich, it is great now or will cellar for some years to come.
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| Borghese Vineyard |
2005 Castello di Borghese Meritage
Estate bottled at Long Island's first and finest
Our most ROMANTIC wine - rich and sultry. A classy Bordeaux blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. We used only our highest quality, estate grown res ...moreerve grapes to make this Meritage. Smoky cedar and dense plum scents. Plump, soft, gorgeous mid-palate feel. Pairs well with Goose, garlic-roasted chicken, thyme seasoned lamb or red meats/steaks. This is our first Meritage wine. Very Limited Supply!!
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| Nicholls Wine |
2005 NICHOLLS Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Dr. Crane Vineyard
We sourced our fruit from a well known producer located in St. Helena, Napa Valley. Originally planted almost 150 years ago, it was replanted in 1998. The well-drained, gravelly lo ...moream soil there helps create wines with a tremendous concentration of cassis, graphite, and other characteristics reminiscent of a great Graves. This wine has just been released and has yet to be reviewed. A true value; it's in a league with wines twice the price and is destined for cult cab status. Look for review in the June Wine Enthusiast Buyer's Guide (suggested retail $85, rated 86 - good value).
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| Stephen & Walker Winery |
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa
No one believes me… when I say that we share these grapes with the bears, mountain lions, turkeys and deer in this remote vineyard… that is until they accompany me to the viney ...moreard! These grapes grow on the slopes of a very famous vineyard above 1,400 feet elevation, in a very remote area of the Howell Mountain appellation in Napa Valley. Of all the places where grapes are grown, this is truly a Grand Cru vineyard and appellation. The vineyard itself is cut from the mountain and grows on terraces so steep that walking down the rows is dangerous!
This single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is crushed and fermented with extended skin contact and maceration for 21 days. It is then pressed and put into small, French oak barrels for 24 months before bottling.
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| Stephen & Walker Winery |
2004 Portentous
Mendocino
"Port-Style" Dessert Wine. This late bottled vintage “port” was a dream to make. The grapes were crushed and chilled down to 45°F and allowed to sit on the skins for six day ...mores, extracting flavors and color. We then added yeast and slowly allowed the fermentation to begin with close monitoring, in order to press off the skins and add our brandy at optimal sugar to stop the fermentation. The blend was then transferred to older barrels and allowed to age for 2 1/2 years before bottling.
The grapes are grown on extraordinary mountain vineyards in Mendocino County. The Petite Sirah comes from the Talmage Bench area just west of Ukiah on the eastern side of the valley. It is grown at an elevation of approximately 1,400 feet.. The grapes get very ripe, and give spicy berry fruit with dark, black inky color.
The Zinfandel comes from the Mendocino Ridge Appellation and is grown at an extreme elevation of 2,900 feet. These are very renowned grapes and grow right on the edge of what is deemed common for viticulture, resulting in very concentrated cranberry-raspberry flavors and aromas.
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| Bravante Vineyards |
2003 Simpatico
Howell Mountain
Only 99 cases of this wine was produced, and it represents the premium offering from our Estate vineyards. Normally reserved as a "house wine", we began releasing small batches of ...more the Simpatico in 2001. Bravante Vineyards Simpatico is vineyard-select and then barrel-select, to ensure that this wine is always unique and special. It has beautifully defined fruit flavors of black cherries, and 23 % Cabernet Franc brings luscious blueberry and ripe currant with hints of earth, spice and toasty oak filling the flavor spectrum. The big fruit flavors are seamlessly integrated with refined and highly structured tannic core producing an elegant long and smooth finish. This wine could be enjoyed now, but will benefit from aging for 5-7 years.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2005 Chairman’s Club Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère
Sonoma County
Very limited in production, the 2005 Chairman’s Club Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère is a marriage of two Bordeaux varieties which captures Chalk Hill Estate’s unique personality ...more and terroir. The Carmenère is grown on a tiny, low vigor site with extremely rocky soils, perfect to harness its vigorous tendency. Hand-harvested at a mere one-half ton per acre, the Carmenère was co-fermented on skins with a low-yielding Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard. Deep, dark aromas of black plum and cassis accompany graphite and exotic asian spices. This age-worthy cuvee is opulent in texture, with blackberry fruit, black olive and tobacco flavors. The lingering finish is reminiscent of dark chocolate and mocha, pairing deliciously with roasted meat dishes and artisan cheeses.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2002 Estate Vineyard Selection Chardonnay
Chalk Hill
The original Founder’s Block, planted in 1974, offers incredibly low yields of extremely concentrated fruit. By careful barrel-by-barrel selection, only eighteen barrels of the r ...moreichest, most opulent wine were chosen for this premier blend. Effusive stone fruit aromas of apricot and fig build on the floral, spice, and hazelnut notes. The wine unfolds with rich layers of golden apple, honeysuckle, nutmeg and mineral flavors— all adding texture and holding aloft clean, citrus notes that weave through to the lingering finish. The structure and firm acid balance indicates cellar worthiness.
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| Saint Helena Road Winery |
2003 Begins our First Vertical
We are on the west side of Spring Mountian, Sonoma
This is our first offerning of a vertical! 2003, 2004, 2005, in a beautiful wooden box.
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| Chalk Hill Estate Winery |
2003 Furth
Sonoma County
Bold and rare - describes the wine and the man. Furth, the wine, is the pinnacle red wine from the Chalk Hill Estate; a wine that speaks in a booming voice of its terroir. Its big ...moreflavors are assembled from old-vine blocks of Bordeaux varietals that have the personality and panache to personify Fred Furth's vision of "the best that my home estate can produce."
Produced only in exceptional years, and in minute quantities, no expense is spared in its creation. Starting with intensive care in the vineyards- handcrafting in the winery, special cooperage, extended barrel age, even its sturdy, eponymous bottle- all are steps in the creative process designed to focus the fruit into a broad, expansive, weighty wine worthy of the name.
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