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| Mario Perelli-Minetti Winery |
2000 Miriam
This wine was produced 100% from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in Atlas Peak in southeastern Napa Valley at an elevation of 1500-1600 ft. These grapes mature 2-3 weeks later than ...more the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown on the floor of the Napa Valley. The longer "hang time" and smaller yield produce richer, more intense wine with deeper color.
The wine was aged 30 months in New French Oak barrels. This is our finest wine.
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| Zayante Vineyards |
2003 Santa Cruz Mountain Estate Clos du Z
Santa Cruz Mountains
50% Grenache, 30% Petite Sirah, 20% Syrah. The wine has aromas of boysenberries with hints of white pepper that fill the nose. The ripe berry and grape flavors dominate the palate. ...more This is a wine of impeccable structure and balance. A long lingering finish simply invites another taste. 14.3% alcohol by volume.
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| Verite Winery |
2002 Le Désir
French for 'desire', Le Désir captures the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-styled wines. A Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend, with some Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine expre ...moresses extreme power, finesse and elegance. 2000 was the first vintage of Le Désir.
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| Amicitia Wine |
2001 Alexander Valley Carignane
From the day we set our eyes on this patch of vines in the heart of Alexander Valley we knew we were on to something. Working an old style, dry farmed vineyard requires the farmer ...moreto be very hands-on. We reduced our crop and focused on sunlight in the vine canopy to get full, ripe flavors in the wine that resulted. Our carignane is deep and structured with a great nose of toasted cinnamon, clove and orange peel. 120 cases. 100% Tomka Vineyard.
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| Villa Creek Cellars |
2005 Mas de Maha
Simon and Hillary Graves continue to supply us with Tempranillo from their small, family Ohana vineyard on the east side of the Salinas River. James Berry and Denner Vineyard fruit ...more make up rest of the blend. Large yeilds and big flavors are the buzz words across the board for this vintage. The juicy Tempranillo grapes dripping with flavor and tannin comprise most of the blend. The wine was vinified in our standard fashion and barreled down almost dry to finish primary fermentation in barrel. The wine was aged fourteen months in 50% new wood comprised of half French and half American oak.
BLEND: 60% Ohana Vineyard Tempranillo, 25% Denner Grenache, 15% Denner Mourvedre
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| Dalla Valle Vineyards |
Dalla Valle Maya
Alluring and full of unmistakable pedigree, Dalla Valle Maya is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the small and remarkable vineyard that bears its name. Each ye ...morear less than 500 cases of this wine are produced. The grapes for Maya are aged in 70% to 80% new French oak, producing a graceful wine of refinement, rich elegance and outstanding aging potential.
1988 marks the first vintage of Maya.
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| White Crane Winery |
2004 Hat Trick
Livermore Valley
*** 2006 International Silver Medal Winner ***
The winemakers special select blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah. All the fruit came from the award winning Crane Ridge ...morearea of Livermore Valley. Rich silky flavors of dark berries, toasted oak, spice and plum, tantalize the taste buds with a long, lush, lingering finish. Meats and cheeses love this wine.
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| L’Aventure |
2005 L'Aventure Optimus
Paso Robles
Cépage; 51% Syrah, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot. Deep ruby, center to edges, and a classic Optimus nose of cassis, blueberry, and cola. Broad on the palate are tar, leat ...moreher, dark berries, and licorice. Long, delicious, Optimus. It’s a shame that this wine is overshadowed by Estate Cuvee. It is incredibly complex and elegant. Not chopped liver! The good news; 4,000 cases produced!
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| Perry Creek Vineyards |
2003 Three Hills Red, Estate Bottled
El Dorado
Dried Herbs, cedar and espresso bean mark the flavors of this lighter style Bordeaux blend. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot at their best. Ages well for the next 7 years.
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| White Cottage Ranch Winery |
2004 Risa
Meaning laughter in Spanish, our Risa has grown in distinction over the last several years. This wine is a blend of our mountain Cabernet Sauvignon with excellent fruit from the va ...morelley floor, and this vintage definitely reflects the best of both worlds. Great extraction has given this wine dark, ruby color, with the aromas of black and red fruit on the nose, leading into robust forward fruit on the palate with just a hint of the minerality for which Howell Mountain is so well known. A long and full finish rounds out this unique Cabernet blend and it is sure to bring a smile to your face!
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| White Cottage Ranch Winery |
2003 Risa
Meaning laughter in Spanish, our Risa has grown in distinction over the last several years and we are thrilled with this new vintage! Driven by the blending of our mountain Caberne ...moret Sauvignon with excellent fruit from the valley floor, this Risa is one of our most robust to date. Nearly black in color, with great extraction, the aromas of black and red fruit on the nose blend into a delightful sensation on the palate of forward fruit with just a hint of the minerality for which Howell Mountain is so well known. The finish is long and full it makes us smile every time we take a sip!
Barrel Aging: 12 months in French Oak
Cases produced: 625
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| Epiphany Cellars |
2004 Revelation
Santa Barbara County
Comprised of 60% Syrah, 35% Grenache and 5% Petite Sirah, the 2004 offering is dense, dark purple in color and shows exotic aromas of black cherry, plum, smoke and pepper.
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The palate is full-bodied with jammy blackberry liqueur flavors accented by enticing spice box, leather, vanilla and peppery notes. It is balanced, long
on the finish and thoroughly rewarding.
We aged this wine for over two years in one- and two-year-old barrels
(80% French and 20% American oak) to add complexity and texture.
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| Epiphany Cellars |
2004 Gypsy
Santa Barbara County
In the past, Gypsy was comprised of 100% Grenache. But with such an eclectic name, we decided the wine needed to be something a bit unique as well. So, this years Gypsy is a blend ...moreof 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre and 20% Syrah. 60% of the grapes are from the Camp 4 Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley & 40% are from Rodney’s Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. After aging for 26 months in 30% New French & American Oak, we bottled the wine and came up with the wine you are now enjoying!
The combination of these three grapes brings out a very balanced wine. Mourvedre tends to be an intense wine heavy on tannins, but the fruit and richness of the Grenache tends to soften the grape while the spice and body of the Syrah gives it structure. On the nose of the Gypsy, there are hints of black cherry, allspice, vanilla and hints of leather followed by a silky smooth texture on the pallet with a light vanilla finish.
This wine will pair nicely with pizza, pasta, grilled or roasted meats like Dad’s pork chops on the grill and root vegetables. Enjoy the Gypsy while you can because, as the name suggests, it won’t be around for long!
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| Tolosa Winery |
2004 Tolosa Heritage Blend
Edna Valley
Medium ruby color, with complex aromas of cured meats, blackberry, and herbs de Provence. Luscious palate feel, with spiced berry and herbal tea flavors that compliment the aromati ...morecs. Pleasantly edgy, with a youthful grip at mid-palate, and good balance between the fruit and herbal/spice components.
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| Oak Mountain Winery |
2004 Miscela Toscana
Temecula
Miscela Toscana means Tuscan blend. It is based on traditional Italian varieties including Sangiovese (70%) as well as Cab Franc(30%).The final blend is determined shortly prior to ...more bottling. This 2004 is smooth and spicy with wild strawberry, red raspberry, black currant, black cherry and violet notes defining aroma and flavor. Enjoy with all Mediterranean cuisine.
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| Orin Swift Cellars |
2005 The Prisoner
A fruit forward, ripe berry blend that consists of:
48% Zinfandel
26% Cabernet Sauvignon
14% Syrah
10% Petite Sirah
2% Charbono
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| Bacio Divino |
2004 Bacio Divino
Napa
Our Cabernet Sauvignon comes from 7 various vineyards, including world class vineyards such as ‘To Kalon Vineyard’ in Oakville, ‘Georges Latour III Vineyard’ in Rutherford, and our ...more own ‘Stix & Stones Vineyard’ in Dutch Henry Canyon near Howell Mountain. The Sangiovese comes from a high elevation vineyard in Atlas Peak, and a hillside vineyard in the heart of the Oakville appellation. The Petit Sirah vineyard is located just north of Calistoga. All fruit and wines are Napa appellation.
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| Cakebread Cellars |
2005 Rubaiyat
Napa County
Rubáiyat is a blend both of grapes varieties and of numerous small lots of wine made from grapes harvested at different times from multiple vineyard sites. Many of these small, han ...moredcrafted lots are fermented in small, open-top fermenters with manual punchdown of the cap (skins and seeds) that forms at the top of the tanks during fermentation. This method provides for a gentle, but thorough maceration of skins and juice to extract maximum color and flavor. The various lots for our 2005 Rubáiyat were blended in September 2006, and put back into barrels (30% new and 70% one- and two-year-old French oak) for further aging before bottling in December, 2006. Total oak aging time was 14 months.
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| Cakebread Cellars |
2003 Dancing Bear Ranch
Howell Mountain Napa Valley
Our Howell Mountain grapes have a higher acidity and typically more tannins and deeper color than most other vineyards. Consequently, it’s important that we capture the special, in ...moretense qualities of this mountain fruit without extracting harsh, aggressive tannins. We do this by carefully monitoring fermentation temperatures and the ‘cap’ of skins at the top of the fermenting tank, whose contact with the juice determines tannin and flavor extraction. Winemaker Julianne Laks carefully manages these processes, including the number of ‘pumpover’ (sprinkling juice over the cap) and ‘rack and-return’ procedures (draining and refilling a tank to thoroughly macerate juice and skins and soften tannins). During fermentation and maceration, she tastes the wine daily to assess tannin levels and ‘mouth-feel’. When she feels it has achieved an optimal balance of fruit intensity and ripe tannins, the free run juice is drained from the skins and transferred to French oak barrels for aging. (The juice subsequently pressed from the skins is not used in the blend.) The 2003 Dancing Bear Ranch was aged 22 months in French barrels before bottling in August 2005.
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| Chatom Vineyards |
2004 She Wines Red
Calaveras County
A nose of spicy red fruit, vanilla and white chocolate followed by baked black fruit, rum raisins and hints of coffee. Completed by soft lingering oak with a hint of dark fruit.
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Won a "SILVER" at the California State Fair
100% Estate Fruit
34% Merlot, 27% Zinfandel, 15% Sangiovese, 14% Syrah, 10% Touriga Nacional
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