Cabernet Sauvignon
The wines listed below are a sample of the over 3,000 wines offered.
2010 Marston Family Vineyards
(not eligible for discounts)
$175.00
The age-ability for this wine was originally through the roof, 10 years later the wine is starting reach a window that allows for fluid experiences of pleasure as the wine dances with grace & power! Truly a great time capsule experience!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2010 MARSTON FAMILY VINEYARDS
SPRING MOUNTAIN
A beautiful bouquet of black raspberry, rose petal, white pepper, and a distinctive acai black tea front leads to a concentrated mouth of black plum, currant, pomegranate, sweet tobacco, and cassis. The layers of complexity in the mid-palate are enhanced by the young, elegant tannins, delivering a harmonious finish of exceptional length.
2011 Dominus 375ml
SUCCESS IN EVERY BOTTLE
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2011 Dominus 375ml
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MASTERFULLY MADE
375ml Version
In a week where we have enjoyed many wine regions seemingly all at once, it's always fun to bring it back full circle. Dominus' presence here in the Yountville AVA continues influence the stylistic expression of wines in California.
This 2011 is a true classic.
~ V Wine Lab
The Wine Advocate Proclaims Success
This is an elegant Dominus with good opulence, a deep plum/garnet color, and notes of tobacco leaf, forest floor, underbrush, red and blackcurrants, plum sauce and Asian soy. Medium to full-bodied on the attack and mid-palate, it falls off slightly in the mouth (a characteristic of the 2011 vintage). It should be fully mature in another year or two, and last for 10-12 years. It is undoubtedly a success in this challenging vintage.
2016 Harlan Estate Red Wine
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,800.00
The quality of the 2016 Proprietary Red Wine shouldn’t surprise anyone. This estate rarely misses a beat, and in a great vintage like 2016, they’ve made a perfect wine. Sporting a deep purple hue as well as extraordinary notes of crème de cassis, blackcurrants, herbes de Provence, tobacco, graphite, and a who knows what else, this beauty hits the palate with a deep, powerful, full-bodied style that has enough structure to warrant a decade of cellaring. The purity is off the charts, it builds incrementally on the palate, and has a finish that won’t quit. Reminding me a little of the 2013, yet with a touch more elegance, do your best to hide bottles for at least 5-7 years and it’s going to keep for 30-40 years or more.
2016 Hertelendy CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$135.00
Classically Inspired Wines Never Go Out Of Style!
Finally making time for this classic 2016 bottling we tasted back in 2021. Everything produced by Hertelendy is simply superb.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2016 HERTELENDY
Cabernet Sauvignon
96 Points The Wine Advocate
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec, 6% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-purple color and delivers intense, vivacious black cherries, warm blackcurrants and blackberries scents with touches of garrigue, cigar box, underbrush and lavender. Full-bodied and packed with generous flavors of crushed black berries with oodles of earthy sparks, it has a rock-solid line of grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and savory.
2016 Highest Beauty To Kalon
Rare Oakville Find!
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2016 Highest Beauty To Kalon
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2016 Is The Inaugural Vintage
~ As Rare As Rare Gets ~
Name your favorite winemaker, now place him/her making a wine from a vineyard you seek/covet or just have heard about. Andy Erickson ( in this wine's case ) has delivered perhaps one of his most uniquely composed wines I have ever tasted. The result is a wine comprised of all his wine ingenuity coupled with the beautiful fruit from the To Kalon vineyard.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
Tasting Notes
A colossal wine, with a dense, layered core of black currant, blackberry and fig fruit paste flavors, steeped with sagebrush, tar, loam and tobacco accents. A bolt of warm cast iron runs through the finish, providing structure and support that should allow this to cruise for two decades in the cellar. A terrific combination of intense, modern, clearly defined fruit, with an old-school grounding in terroir.
About The Wine
To inspire his vision for Highest Beauty, map in hand, Andy Erickson tasted his way through 56 individually fermented blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon from To Kalon Vineyard. To connect flavor and texture with soil and sun, he then walked the blocks, fine tuning his selections. Along with being a winemaker, Andy is also a highly experienced, hands-on winery designer. Leaving no detail to chance, he helped build the fermenters used to craft this small-lot wine.
The 2016 Highest Beauty opens with delicious blackberry, cassis, and blackberry compote notes on the nose. The palate is a harmonious dance between dark, luxuriously juicy cherry and bright, balancing acidity supported by fine, strong tanning, all leading to a long, lingering finish.
Blend: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, .5% Mixed Varietals
Boxed in a beautiful black case.
2016 HOSSFELD Vineyards Coliseum Block
HOSSFELD Estate With Over
40 Years Of Rich Napa Valley History!
40 Years Of Rich Napa Valley History!
$160.00
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2016 HOSSFELD Vineyards Coliseum Block
(not eligible for discounts)
$160.00
Black currant, graphite and an exceptional depth.
The palate is layered with dark fruit, rustic tannins and a
complex richness. Concentrated without being too heavy,
the wine has profound balance and although it is expressive
in its youth, the 2016 Hossfeld Coliseum Block is a wine that
will show more and more integration as it matures. With an
exceptional depth, this wine is a perfect showcase of this
historic vineyard block.
2016 Ridge Monte Bello 375ml Bottle
(not eligible for discounts)
$155.00
WINE IS ART
This iconic vineyard has been producing master pieces since 1958! We just revisited the 2016 and it's singing songs laced with precise enological musical notes.
~ V Wine Lab
2016 RIDGE MONTE BELLO
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello offers a more streamlined, elegant, and ultra-classic style compared to the 2014 and 2015, which are slightly bigger, richer wines. Boasting a deep purple color and beautiful purity in its crème de cassis, blueberry, white flowers, and vanilla bean. It hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and perfect balance. Very approachable for a Monte Bello, it’s still going to see its 30th birthday in fine form.
2016 Vangone Cabernet Sauvignon
98 Points The Wine Advocate
From Dynamo Winemaker Sam Kaplan
From Dynamo Winemaker Sam Kaplan
$225.00
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2016 Vangone Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$225.00
A V Wine Cellar flash back. As we continue to seek material that pushes to relive the greatness from the past and beyond with new found classics.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2016 VANGONE ESTATE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
98 Points The Wine Advocate
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is very deep purple-black in color and a little closed on the nose, giving glimpses at notes of blueberry compote, Black Forest cake and crème de cassis with a waft of camphor, pencil lead, cedar chest, black tea and underbrush plus hints of truffles and lavender. The palate is full, rich and super concentrated, with a firm frame of grainy tannins and great freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
Jeb Dunnuck 96 Points
Gorgeous crème de cassis, white flowers, tobacco leaf, and graphite-laced aromatics, it’s balanced, has ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish. This is a killer 2016 that builds with time in the glass, has serious class, and will keep for 20 years or more.
2017 Dalecio Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
World Class Quality!
95+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
95+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
$0.00
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2017 Dalecio Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
$0.00
We had the pleasure to sit with Scott Dalecio and got the 1st look at the new 2017 line up of wines. The review below is one of Jeb Dunnuck's best, trust me I put them all to the test and this one is precision in articulation. I would only close with this ~ this wine is fantastic right now and well beyond!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2017 DALECIO FAMILY WINES
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
95+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
Incorporating 3% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is a powerful, deep, inky wine that offers lots of minerality as well as chocolatey black fruits, scorched earth, graphite, and tobacco aromas and flavors. This rich, masculine styled effort is full-bodied, has a stacked mid-palate, big tannins, and a great finish. This mountain fruit-like red needs 4-5 years of bottle age but will age gracefully.
2017 Pulido Walker Panek Vineyard
Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Thomas Rivers Brown
Always Reaching For Perfection In Production
Thomas Rivers Brown
Always Reaching For Perfection In Production
$195.00
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2017 Pulido Walker Panek Vineyard
(not eligible for discounts)
$195.00
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Panek Vineyard has a vibrant deep garnet-purple color and prances out of the glass with vivacious black cherries, wild blueberries and blackcurrants scents plus suggestions of violets, bay leaves, tilled earth and black tea. Medium to full bodied, the palate is tightly knit with firm, grainy tannins and a lively line cutting through the stacked, lively fruit, finishing long with amazing freshness.
2017 Shafer Hillside Select 1.5 Liters
(not eligible for discounts)
$775.00
I'm amazed to see, feel and taste legendary wine and it gets no more consistent than Shafer Hillside Select. Everyone else is attempting to emulate what Elias Fernandez
( winemaker at Shafer Vineyards ) has been doing for 40+ years. We've been fortunate to share many of the past classic vintages in recent months. The proof is in each and every bottle we drink and share with friends.
Always 100% about the wine!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
98+ Points
The Wine Advocate
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select displays a deep garnet-purple color, bursting from the glass with scents of blueberry pie, crème de cassis, black cherry compote and chocolate box plus nuances of cedar chest, clove oil, lavender and menthol. The richly fruited, full-bodied palate has a lively skip in its step, featuring gorgeous ripe, velvety tannins and fantastic freshness to support all the spicy black fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed.
An absolute triumph!
2018 ADDAX Cabernet Sauvignon
Masterfully Crafted Cabernet Blend
From The 100 Point Dynamo!
From The 100 Point Dynamo!
$135.00
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2018 ADDAX Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$135.00
Leave it to Russell Bevan to make the ultimate Mix Master Blend! Josh Peeples & Russell Bevan are behind several wines that will ferociously devour any brands that settle for being complacent!
This brand is dynamic! Fantastic Vintage!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 ADDAX
Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
94+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley showed nicely, with a rich, full-bodied style displaying the vibrant, fresher edge of the vintage. Lots of blue and black fruits, scorched earth, licorice, tobacco, and violet notes give way to a beautifully balanced, vibrant, lively red with outstanding purity, a touch of chalky minerality, and a great finish. Drink now and sense the explosiveness of the vintage!
2018 Alejandro Bulgheroni Lithology ( 3 Pack Set )
An Instant Classic!
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2018 Alejandro Bulgheroni Lithology ( 3 Pack Set )
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Indulging quality should always be automatic!
There are vineyard sites that have all the top qualifiers to showcase the complete effort that goes into crafting magic in a bottle.
Farming, Terroir, Winemaking, Magical Vintage
~ All At Their Best!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 ALENDRO BULGHERONI
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON
LITHOLOGY CS
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Pure perfection, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard is a nuclear fruit bomb of a wine, offering massive richness and depth while being as graceful as a ballerina, with no sensation of weight or heaviness. Classic To Kalon crème de cassis, black raspberries, flowery incense, spice, and tobacco notes all define the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, with a layered, multi-dimensional texture, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It has another 2-3 decades of prime drinking ahead of it. This cuvée is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from four blocks in To Kalon, aged 20 months in 82% new French oak.
2018 Alejandro Bulgheroni Lithology Dr Crane 3 Pack
100 Point Dr. Crane
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2018 Alejandro Bulgheroni Lithology Dr Crane 3 Pack
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The Dr. That Always Seems To Place You At Ease!
2022 is the year to enhance your present and future with self wine care! This project is soaring to the top with no ceiling in sight!
Wines That Add To The Enlightenment Movement!
2018 ALEJANDRO BULGHERONI ESTATE
DR. CRANE VINEYARD
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Lithology Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard is another incredible wine from this estate that has everything: stunning complexity, full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and incredible length. Revealing a dense purple color as well as Graves-like notes of blackcurrants, cold fireplace, graphite, chocolate, and smoked tobacco, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, flawless balance, and ultra-fine tannins. Based on 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc that was brought up 20 months in 70% new French oak, this thrilling 2018 offers pleasure today yet will evolve for 30-40+ years. Hats off to the team at Alejandro Bulgheroni!
2018 Barnett Vineyards Rattlesnake
(not eligible for discounts)
$195.00
2018 BARNETT VINEYARDS
RATTLESNAKE
Definitely a wine that takes you back to a time when the valley was just beginning to envision what "CULT" wines would eventually become. To that I say, welcome back to a true classic that is more than cellar worthy!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
V WINE EXCLUSIVE
The color of the wine is a beautiful dark purple at the core with a crimson rim. Immediate dark chocolate and coffee jump out of the glass, as well as blackcurrant puree and fresh blackberries. Underlying elements of eucalyptus, gravel and pepper spice complement the licorice and nutmeg spice. This is a very lush velvety wine on entry. The dark berry fruit is very pronounced, with other flavors of peppercorn and mocha. The sizeable tannins are in a chalky complex form that are matched by the acidity and demand cellaring. This beautiful and substantial wine will age amazingly over the next several decades!
2018 Blankiet Estate Prince Of Hearts
(not eligible for discounts)
$99.00
YOUNTVILLE SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS!
We bought 2 cases on the spot!
Sensory recall came roaring right back and quickly deemed this 2018 the best Prince Of Hearts I've tasted to date. With Graeme Macdonald as winemaker, Blankiet Estate has honed in on a vineyard that is producing perfection on an unparalleled level.
~ The Wine Enlightenment
2018 BLANKIET ESTATE
PRINCE OF HEARTS
PARADISE HILLS
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Checking in as close to an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with around 1% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2018 Prince Of Hearts Red offers a stunning, Bordeaux-like nose of red and black currants, new leather, lead pencil, graphite, and bouquet garni. With medium to full-bodied richness, a seamless, elegant texture, classy background oak, and a great finish, this head turner has plenty of richness, yet it's the balance, purity, and texture that keep you coming back to the glass. Bravo!
2018 Brilliant Mistake G3
(not eligible for discounts)
$220.00
These wines are Red Lining towards the brink of pure hedonism in the sphere of Napa Valley lavishly textured meticulously made wines.
We've been knowing this for a long time here at the
(((V)))
our futurologist skills rested easy on this one!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Lab
2018 BRILLIANT MISTAKE
G3
97 Points The Wine Advocate
Lisa Perroti-Brown
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon coming from Rutherford, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon g3 displays a deep garnet-purple color. It bursts from the glass with bombastic scents of crème de cassis, blueberry pie, Black Forest cake and mocha with hints of star anise, rose oil and woodsmoke plus a touch of lavender. Full-bodied, decadently fruited and super concentrated in the mouth, it features a lively backbone cutting through the dense black fruit layers with a velvety texture, leading to a beautiful floral lift on the long finish.
2018 Cervantes Black Tail Proprietary Red
(not eligible for discounts)
$165.00
Adventure, Vision & Passion With Precession!
The Proprietary Red Blend MXIII showcases the talents of Andy Erickson to the extreme!
While visiting with the Cervantes family last year, I experienced first hand the vision Xavi Cervantes & his family will accomplish.
I did say this wine would sell out and the press backs the initial excitement felt!
~ The V Wine Lab
98 Points The Wine Advocate
"We don't have anything in mind about what the final blend will be each year," winemaker Andy Erickson said about this Blacktail blend. "We want to create something that is unique to the place this year." The 2018 Blacktail Proprietary Red Blend MMXIII is composed of 27% Cabernet Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Malbec, 23% Petite Sirah and 4% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it bursts with flamboyant blue fruits, plum preserves and black cherry compote notes, with hints of rose oil, Indian spices, camphor and pencil lead plus a waft of truffles. The intense, full-bodied palate delivers wonderfully ripe, rounded tannins with beautiful poise, leading to a long floral finish. Amazing wine!
2018 DALLA VALLE CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$275.00
This year we'll be coming out with more engaging wine flow than ever. The wine times are changing and we are all in to bring you the consumer only the best.
We take our recommendations & promotions personal, your satisfaction is our constant goal.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 DALLA VALLE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
97+ POINTS THE WINE ADVOCATE
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes soaring out of the glass with energetic notions of fresh blackberries, black cherries and cassis plus nuances of dark chocolate, kirsch, cardamom and tilled soil with a fragrant waft of violets. The full-bodied palate is densely packed with perfumed black fruit flavors, supported by firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with loads of mineral accents.
2018 Dominus Napa Valley 1.5 Liter
Old World Spirit!
Napa Valley Terroir.
100 Points!
Napa Valley Terroir.
100 Points!
$1,500.00
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2018 Dominus Napa Valley 1.5 Liter
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,500.00
WINE ARRIVES IN MID MAY! PROVENANCE GUARANTEED!
WE love Dominus here at V, I was fortunate to visit the illusory winery back in December of 2019 and everything I saw, heard and tasted wrapped everything together in a complete package of wine appreciation!
100 Points Yet Again!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
Jeb Dunnuck 100 Points
The flagship 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot brought up in 40% new French oak. With an essence of Cabernet-like character in its darker currants, green tobacco, cedar, graphite, and floral aromas and flavors, this gorgeous wine is full-bodied and has bright yet integrated acidity, polished tannins, and a great, great finish. It’s just gorgeously put together and a magical, flawless wine. It's going to take a decade to hit maturity but will evolve for 40-50 years in cold cellars. It is as good as it gets in classic, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon!
The Wine Advocate 99+ Points
Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Dominus slowly emerges from the glass with profound notes of blackcurrant cordial, ripe black plums, boysenberries and Black Forest cake with hints of violets, star anise, cracked black pepper, raspberry leaves and pencil lead, plus a touch of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers impactful black fruit layers, creating a beguiling sense of richness that is beautifully countered by invigorating freshness and great poise, framed by super ripe, plush tannins and beautiful tension, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note and, finally, lots of mineral sparks. For all that it is at the moment, one cannot help but feel that this 2018 is holding something back. Give it a good five years in bottle, at least, and then get set for what I suspect will be a mind-blowing transformation over the next 30 years+.
2018 Fairest Creature Set Of 6 Bottles
(not eligible for discounts)
$6,000.00
Here is the cool thing, when we tasted these wines, I was able to identify which wine was crafted by each of the three winemakers.
The luxury of having them all at the same time in different points in evolution was EPIC! They where all considered favorites for different reasons in time!
It's What You've Come To Expect From These Wine Wizards!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
These wines are sold in the set above or individually, e-mail or call us at 707 531-7053 for your desired bottle. A little work on your part, but you will be rewarded!
Introducing
Fairest Creature
2018 PERIHELIOS
( Far Left )
By
Thomas Rivers Brown
2018 SINE FINE
( Center )
By
Benoit Touquette
2018 POLYSPLINE
( Far Right )
By
Philippe Melka
2018 Fairest Creature Triniceros
$8,000.00
Lastly, there are a tiny 532 magnums of the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Triniceros, a blend put together by famed consultant Michel Rolland. It's possibly closest in style to the Plyspline release and has incredible dark fruits (cassis, currants) as well as notes of graphite, toasted spice, chocolate, white flowers, and lead pencil shavings. A wine that builds incrementally on the palate, it has ripe, velvety tannins, an expansive texture, fabulous mid-palate depth, and the balance and class to drink well today yet also evolve for 20-30 years.
2018 Fortunate Son The Dreamer
(not eligible for discounts)
$145.00
NEARLY 90 YEAR OLD VINES SHINE ON
Fortunately dreaming is still free and making them come true with wine fueled passion is an awesome sensation. These latest bottlings from Hundred Acre are very interesting as they are packed with same explosiveness found in the 5 STAR labeled bottles.
~ V Wine Lab
2018 FORTUNATE SON
THE DREAMER CABERNET SAUVIGNON
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Showcasing nearly 90-year-old vines, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon The Dreamer is made from around 92% Cabernet Sauvignon with a small proportion of unknown red varieties interplanted. Deep garnet-purple in color, it bursts with flamboyant notes of redcurrant preserves, cassis, dark chocolate, violets and red roses, plus fragrant hints of Indian spices and camphor, with a suggestion of iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate is fabulously velvety, delivering beautiful freshness and loads of spicy layers, finishing very long.
2018 Hossfeld Coliseum Block
(not eligible for discounts)
$160.00
The Numbers Are In, Let's Begin!
CULT CLUB STANDOUT
&
TOP SELLING 2016
Hossfeld Coliseum Block is back in its curvaceous 2018 version! A V Wine Cellar exclusive!
This 2018, like the 2016, will be enjoyed by a collection of palates that all have the affinity for lavish textures in common. Enjoy!
~ V Wine Lab
2018 HOSSFELD
COLISEUM BLOCK
5 MASSIVE STARS, V WINE LAB
Seductive spices fused with rose bud and forest floor greet the nose and ignite the palate with sophistication and grace. The 2018 Coliseum Block delivers a core of black cherry coupled with graphite, the lifting sensation made possible by the natural acidity provided by the majestic site. Projecting its hillside structure from the mid-palate to the signature long finish, this wine is a perfect example of a confident hillside Napa Cabernet. Youthful and seductive now, it will bring much reward to the patient collector.
2018 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan
(not eligible for discounts)
$685.00
At 1st Taste 3 Months Ago A Spark Was Felt!
((( Fast Forward ))) to today, the 2018 Kayli Morgan is enveloping you in a blanket of sheer Hedonistic Wine Sensations! A constant winner that has fueled a lot of creative wine flows around here!
2018 HUNDRED ACRE
KAYLI MORGAN
100 Points The Wine Advocate
Sporting an opaque garnet-purple color, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard needs a fair bit of coaxing to unlock fabulously evocative notions of pure cassis, ripe, juicy black plums and wild blueberries, plus suggestions of candied violets, cinnamon stick and fenugreek, with a touch of fallen leaves. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with poise and sophistication, shimmering with energetic black and blue fruit layers and a perfectly plush texture, finishing with a dazzling display of minerals and floral fireworks. A hands-down, jaw-dropping beauty!
2018 King Coal
(not eligible for discounts)
$111.00
Let's Revolutionize The Game!
It's been a long time since we've had the pleasure to tip the hat to King Cole. A revolutionary brand that came out HOT back in a time you couldn't give Cabernet Syrah blends away. It takes vision and confidence to roll like this, time to start poppin royal juice for sure!
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 KING COAL
Stoneridge Vineyard
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon / Syrah King Coal Stoneridge Vineyard is another beautifully layered, complex wine from the team at K Vintners, based on 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Syrah. It offers lots of classic Cabernet tobacco, cedary herbs, and graphite notes, with the Syrah offering a more plush, sexy, seamless style to the wine. Loaded with red and black fruits, toasted spice, and chocolate, full-bodied, concentrated, yet seamless and incredibly pure, this gorgeously layered blend has enough tannins to warrant short-term cellaring yet is going to evolve gracefully for 15-20 years in cold cellars. It's a gorgeous wine.
2018 Kings Row Checkerboard CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$200.00
THE KING KEEPS MAKING ROYAL MOVES
Toasting with a little 2008 Dom Perignon for added wine flow & appreciation, the 2018 Kings Row From Checkerboard wines deliver winning pedigree for over a decade in production.
~ V Wine Lab
2018 KINGS ROW
2018 Checkerboard Kings Row exhibits all the markers of a classic Cabernet. The nose is fresh and laced with cherry, black currant, and red spice that combine in a dazzling array of flavors on the palate to include wild blueberries, crispy sage, white flowers, baking spice and paprika.
2018 Opus One
(not eligible for discounts)
$450.00
The legendary vision behind this wine continues to flourish into the future. Being legendary doesn't just happen, it takes constant work, energy and focus. Opus One continues to craft wine that has achieved a global global following few ever achieve.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
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Master Sommelier Blanchard guides us through the 2018 vintage in store.
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2018 Opus One
( 98 Points The Wine Advocate )
Very deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Opus One soars out of the glass with bright, bold boysenberries, warm cassis and ripe, juicy black plums notes, plus emerging nuances of lilacs, oolong tea, cinnamon stick, tilled soil and black truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with tightly wound layers of crunchy black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing with lifted fruitiness and on a lingering mineral note.
During my recent visit to Opus One, I tasted five vintages of the "grand vin," including a barrel sample of the 2019, which will be published separately in a dedicated report.
Comparing the 2018 vintage with 2019, winemaker Michael Silacci commented, "There’s a little more richness to 2019. 2018 is elegant, and that's not an excuse for being lighter. I like the intensity of the 2018s—2019 is a bit above it. 2018 was cooler with a little bit more acidity."
Both vintages are a triumph at Opus One and a testament to the subtle changes that Silacci and his team have been conducting in the vineyards and winery over the last 15+ years. Bravo!
2018 Reflectionist Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$140.00
We tasted this new Atelier Melka production early in March with 1/2 The Dynamic Duo of Melka & koschitzky. Mayaan said he had a nice surprise, did he ever. This wine was delicious, expressive, seductive and with all that ~ a great value!
(( The best thing about this project is that proceeds go to Napa Valley charities, what's not to love ))
Based On Everything I've Tasted From 2018 We Give This Wine
A High 90s Score!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 REFLECTIONIST
Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine has the seduction and purity reminiscent of a great left bank Bordeaux vintage. Sourcing from three distinct sites, the wine displays the diversity of soils from some of Napa’s most iconic locations. Aromas of Asian spices, vanilla bean and savory undertones lead to a cascade of flavors such as mocha, blackberries. The mouthfeel is plush and dense with a deeply textured fullness. The tannins are firm, but over time in the glass, give way to an interwoven polish. The balance is exquisite, providing a sense of instant pleasure with a refined persistence in the finish.
This 2018 was aged in the French tradition for 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels and was bottled in June 2020.
– Philippe Melka, Winemaker, Atelier Melka
2018 SCARECROW M. ETAIN ORIGINAL SET
97 Point Classic
M. ETAIN
SCARECROW RUTHERFORD
M. ETAIN
SCARECROW RUTHERFORD
$650.00
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2018 SCARECROW M. ETAIN ORIGINAL SET
(not eligible for discounts)
$650.00
I opened a bottle as soon as I picked up my allocation as I do at least a couple times a year. I mentioned to a dear friend...Humm I expected better for a 2018 from the winery. Never judge a wine too quickly, on day 2 its was signing songs of Rutherford greatness!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 M. ETAIN
Cabernet Sauvignon
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 M. Étain is another gem of a wine, and while it’s billed as a second wine of Scarecrow, it has a style all its own. The 2018 is reminiscent of a great Saint-Julien, with its purity and elegance paired with textbook Cabernet notes of crème de cassis, crushed violets, earth, and liquid rock-like minerality. It’s just as gorgeous on the palate and has a full-bodied, seamless, ultra-pure texture, ripe yet present tannins, and a great finish. As with the Grand Vin, it offers pleasure today but is going to be better with 3-5 years of bottle age. You can’t go wrong with either of these releases from Scarecrow, and this is another brilliant release from winemaker Celia Welch.
2018 SCHRADER LAS PIEDRAS
$450.00
It takes a lot of training to maintain being in "The Moment" most of the time. When passion for wine is a driving force in finding joy, a classic vintage and producer go hand in hand.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
Enter The:
2018 Schrader Beckstoffer
Las Piedras Vineyard
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
I loved the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard LPV. This vineyard, which is just a stone’s throw from Dr. Crane, has yielded an incredibly complex, full-bodied, exotic style as well as a kaleidoscope of blue fruits, spring flowers, bay leaf, and dried tobacco. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aging in 100% new Darnajou and Taransaud barrels, it has a surprising amount of structure hiding under its fruit and it’s going to be a magical, long-lived wine.
2018 Spottswoode Magnum
(not eligible for discounts)
$650.00
Magnum Sized Classic!
We had this wine several moths before it got released over some Spanish Tapas, the only thing I knew was that it had received a 100 point score from 3 critics.
Even before release it was drinking as expected! Spottswoode is a classical Napa Valley production and for great reason.
Rare 2018 Magnums don't miss out.
~ V Wine Lab
100 Points WA, WW, JD
2018 SPOTTSWOODE
1.5 Liter Magnum
Cabernet Sauvignon
Composed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon from Spottswoode explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crushed blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and wild blueberries with hints of cardamom, lilacs, incense and fragrant earth, leading into wafts of pencil shavings and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied, elegant and yet so, so intense, it has layers of bright crunchy fruit and mineral sparks galore, framed by exquisitely ripe, finely pixelated tannins, finishing very long and energetic. Wowsers.
2018 The Vice ~ The Five Peaks
(not eligible for discounts)
$80.00
NEW PROJECT ALERT!
CULT CLUB MEMBER APPROVED!
Thanks Joel & Robert!
An interesting blend of Napa Valley's most renowned growing regions in one masterful combination!
~ The V Wine Lab
Each of the five mountain AVAs—Atlas Peak, Mount Veeder, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, and Spring Mountain District—makes up for less than 1% of the wine made in Napa Valley.
Leather, game meat, hickory and licorice are currently wrestling one another, backed with waves of blackberry, fig, boysenberry and black currant. The massively tannic mid-palate shows the strength to age. The back half kicks in with apple wood, dark cacao and cedar that linger into a lengthy finish.
2018 WÜLF Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$70.00
Oakville Single Vineyard VINOSITY Delivered!
The source : Pelissa Vineyard
For reference : Neighboring vineyards, to the North is Opus One & to the West is Beckstoffer To Kalon.
We were impressed with the distinctive, essential quality and flavors of this wine ( notes below ). The inaugural release from Hamilton Cellars captures the Terroir of The Heart of Oakville and delivers quality with great value.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 WÜLF
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
OAKVILLE
Intoxicating aromas of spiced red berries, currants, lilacs, licorice and creme brulee effortlessly transition into a rich and sophisticated palate of red plums, graphite, cassis and hints of vanilla. Beautifully integrated tannins frame nuanced depth and structure, leading into a sensual and lengthy finish rich in balance, texture and grace.
2018 ZAKIN Hillside Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
1200 Ft Elevation Sensation
Crafted By Melka
Crafted By Melka
$150.00
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2018 ZAKIN Hillside Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$150.00
I had the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Janice Zakin and Monsieur Melka last week, since then I've revisited their wines and they are now available at " The V " All you need a is simple conversation to ignite the fresh wine flows we are famous for. This wine captured my interest.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
Introducing the inaugural vintage.
2018 ZAKIN Hillside Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2018 Hillside Estate is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Cabernet Franc and aged for 20 months I 60% French new oak. Winemaker, Philippe Melka says the 2018 Hillside is “very expressive, characterized by complex aromatics of cedar, sap, forest floor, floral and fresh mint. The wine is full bodied with a powerful attack, layered with sweet vanilla and dusty oak, savory nuance and bright vivid red fruit.”
On the nose you get aromas of sage, garrigues, dry herbs with some earthy wet soil notes, while in mouth the Cabernet Franc gives the wine backbone, beautifully highlights, and a long finish. This richly nuanced wine with supple tannins should age gracefully for many years.
About The Terroir
Primarily grown in our Pool Block facing south west on a beautiful hillside approximately 1,250 feet above the valley floor this block receives the most direct sunlight on the during the growing season and benefits from great drainage and the rocky volcanic soil found on our entire estate.
2019 Altagracia Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$175.00
Seeking Sublime Wine All The Time
" In the endless pursuit to put things together in order to promote and present wines with the utmost confidence as we are drinking great wines all the time to achieve this philosophy. The day I visited EISELE Vineyard was an eye opening experience, the humility, the vision, the respect for the land shone bright. It's no wonder Chateau Latour took this vineyard to a plane few dare attempt to parallel.
((( 2019 Altagracia Is Beautiful ))) "
~ V Wine Lab
2019 ALTAGRACIA
EISELE VINEYARD
Cabernet Sauvignon
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia comes bounding out of the glass with sit-up-and-beg notes of macerated black cherries, kirsch and boysenberries, giving way to fresh blackcurrants, menthol and crushed rocks with a waft of wild sage. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with rambunctious red and black fruit characters, framed by fine-grained tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and vibrant.
2019 ARGOT 1855 Oakville
(not eligible for discounts)
$160.00
CELEBRATING SOME CLUB STANDOUTS THIS WEEK
A regular on our show the V Wine Minute series on Instagram, and a constant brand on our shelves for over 6 years. Justin Harmon a.k.a Dr. Pleasure, continues to excite every single vintage with hedonistically laced wines that leave you gasping for more! This latest 1855 Bonny's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is packed with sensual textures from the famed Oakville site.
~ V Wine Lab
96 Points The Wine Advocate
2019 ARGOT 1555 Oakville
Bonny's Vineyard
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon 1555 Oakville wafts sensuously out of the glass with redcurrant jelly, black raspberries and rose oil scents, followed by a cassis and black plums core, with emerging suggestions of cinnamon toast, cedar and pencil shavings. The full-bodied palate is fantastically fragrant, delivering red and black fruit layers accented by floral and exotic spice nuances, supported by super ripe, velvety tannins, finishing long and perfumed.
2019 ARGOT CUBIC PACK
(not eligible for discounts)
$450.00
Some of the hottest wines here at the V Mothership the last few years coming back in at GALACTIC LIGHT SPEED QUALITY!
Justin Harmon Is Getting Scary Good!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 ARGOT SUGARLOAF
97+ Points The Wine Advocate
It is not often that you see a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon coming from this rising star, cooler-climate vineyard in south Napa. This wine comes exclusively from the low-yielding, steep, rocky "Block 6." Deep purple-black in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Sugarloaf Vineyard needs a little coaxing to reveal wonderfully pure scents of blackcurrant cordial, juicy blueberries and ripe blackberries, plus suggestions of iris bulb, dark chocolate, molten licorice and cedar chest. The big, rich, seductive, full-on full-bodied palate is laden with ripe, energetic black berry layers, framed by firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and perfumed. A stunning, true-blue Napa blockbuster with its own very evocative signature, this comes highly recommended!
2019 ARGOT 1555
95+ Points The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon 1555 Oakville wafts sensuously out of the glass with redcurrant jelly, black raspberries and rose oil scents, followed by a cassis and black plums core, with emerging suggestions of cinnamon toast, cedar and pencil shavings. The full-bodied palate is fantastically fragrant, delivering red and black fruit layers accented by floral and exotic spice nuances, supported by super ripe, velvety tannins, finishing long and perfumed.
2019 ARGOT SAGE RIDGE
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Sage Ridge Vineyard opens with open-knit notes of plum preserves, baked blackberries and boysenberry jam, leading to a core of crème de cassis, mocha, camphor and Indian spices with a touch of unsmoked cigars. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated and dense with black fruit preserves, framed by soft tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and very spicy.
2019 ARGOT Sugarloaf Mountain
(not eligible for discounts)
$150.00
This 2019 from Justin Harmon is steady rocking right now! &
very well into the future.
A few observations, Lisa Perrotti Brown is consistent and very precise in her articulation of wine descriptors. She has given this wine 97+ Points, this confirms my belief that this wine is taking Sugarloaf Mountain wines to a whole new stratosphere!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar ~ Lab
2019 ARGOT SUGARLOAF
97+ Points The Wine Advocate
It is not often that you see a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon coming from this rising star, cooler-climate vineyard in south Napa. This wine comes exclusively from the low-yielding, steep, rocky "Block 6." Deep purple-black in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Sugarloaf Vineyard needs a little coaxing to reveal wonderfully pure scents of blackcurrant cordial, juicy blueberries and ripe blackberries, plus suggestions of iris bulb, dark chocolate, molten licorice and cedar chest. The big, rich, seductive, full-on full-bodied palate is laden with ripe, energetic black berry layers, framed by firm, ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and perfumed. A stunning, true-blue Napa blockbuster with its own very evocative signature, this comes highly recommended!
2019 Barbour Vineyards
(not eligible for discounts)
$165.00
" When you've been tasting and drinking this wine for as long as I have...This is the best Barbour to date! "
Lavish textures and flavors permeate the palate beyond expectation!
Don't miss out!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 BARBOUR VINEYARD
Cabernet Sauvignon
If you've found yourself enjoying some of Celia Welch's wines in the past, this 2019 Barbour scratches perfection with a ton of confidence. Classic elegance with dense layering continues to shine. A luxurious Cabernet Sauvignon that has all its classic signatures of cassis, graphite, and crushed rock all in tact.
2019 Bevan Cellars EE Tench Vineyard
$240.00
" We were casually tasting barrel samples with the Hundred Point King last fall, right then & there we knew the 2019 Bevan Cellars line up of wines were pure hedonism in a bottle, as expected "
From farming to winemaking, Mr. Bevan has been delivering with the style that leaves you shocked ~ in many a good way!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 BEVAN CELLARS
EE ~ TENCH VINEYARD
99 Points The Wine Advocate
Made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2019 Proprietary Red EE Tench Vineyard is a barrel sample with a deep garnet-purple color. It leaps out of the glass with crème de cassis, blueberry pie and black cherry cordial with nuances of potpourri, kirsch and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied, the palate is bright and refreshing with bags of juicy fruit and a soft texture, finishing with a floral lift.
2019 Bevan Cellars Sugarloaf Mountain
(not eligible for discounts)
$225.00
The 100 Point King Strikes Again!
The point system may be changing as we proceed through time, awareness and first hand knowledge will supersede all criticism scales. Having said that, you know this 2019 made by the Wine Colossus will reaffirm his continued dominance. Hedonism delivered!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 BEVAN CELLARS
SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Checking in as a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the 2019 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard is one of the top wines in 2019 (at least at this stage). Offering an incredible nose of black raspberries, cassis, wildflowers, violets, and wood smoke, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a layered, ultra-fine, seamless texture, great tannins, and a great, great finish. The purity is just about off the charts.
2019 Bevan Cellars Tench
(not eligible for discounts)
$225.00
OAKVILLE'S GOLDEN TRIANGLE
is a magical place where Eagles sore above the volcanic strata, a unique terroir yielding many a perfect wine.
The 2019 Bevan Cellar's Tench made by the Wine Argonaut is delivering pulsating wine sensations for sure!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 BEVAN CELLARS
TENCH VINYARD, OAKVILLE
99+ Points The Wine Advocate
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard is deep garnet-purple colored and skips out of the glass with bright, cheery blackberries, crushed blackcurrants and plum preserves scents with hints of menthol, bay leaves and candied violets. Full-bodied, the palate is bombastic and juicy with plush tannins and lively acid, finishing long.
2019 CARTER CELLARS FORTUNA
(not eligible for discounts)
$130.00
" The Super Project that will have everyone taking notice!
(( NEWS FLASH ))
The 100 Point King Of The Ring, Russell Bevan, is making Carter Cellars from 2021 onward.
Any bottling of 2019 CARTER CELLARS are the vivacity that fused the essence for taking these wines into a more hedonistic future! "
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 CARTER CELLARS
FORTUNA VINEYARD
Cabernet Sauvignon
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Brilliant stuff, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortuna Vineyard delivers classic Napa Valley richness and depth as well as balance and class. Blackcurrants, pipe tobacco, espresso, chocolaty oak, and some Graves-like gravelly earth and cold fireplace nuances all define the bouquet, and it's full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with silky tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. This rich, powerful, yet classic and age-worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will shine for another twenty years or more.
2019 Carter Cellars La Verdad
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
The CARTER WINES ARE ABOUT TO UNDERGO
A MASSIVE REGENERATION!
The wines have been on a Galactic Level for years, the 2019 La Verdad just left us in a state ECSTASY!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 CARTER CELLARS
LA VERDAD
BECKSTOFFER LAS PIEDRAS
This Wine Is Back To Inciting 100 Point PASSION!
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard La Verdad has a very deep purple-black color and reveals slightly subdued, youthful notes of crushed blueberries, warm black cherries and mulberries with hints of blackcurrant cordial, stewed black tea, wilted roses and fragrant soil. Wow—the palate explodes with very primary yet incredibly exciting, densely packed muscular black fruits, framed with a brick house of super ripe tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long and incredibly cerebral. Yes, yes, yes!
2019 CARTER CELLARS THE O.G.
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
The Original Napa Grape Lifestyle!
Live It, Love It, Drink It 4 Life!
CARTER CELLARS 2019 ARE FLAT OUT BOMB!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Lab
2019 THE O.G.
KEEP IT (( 100 ))
STRAIGHT OUTTA OAKVILLE
Lots of cassis, white chocolate, graphite, and cedary spice notes emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The O.G., which is all Clone 337 brought up in new barrels. Dense purple, with full-bodied aromas and flavors, it has a plush, seamless texture, beautiful tannins, ample mid-palate depth, and one heck of a great finish. It's one of the most complete, layered wines in the lineup.
2019 CARTER THE THREE KINGS
(not eligible for discounts)
$230.00
Every 2019 CARTER CELLARS wine promoted this week has sold out and all of them are distinctly delicious! The Three Kings To Kalon Vineyard is expanding on the legend of the iconic Oakville site majestically!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 CARTER CELLARS
THE THREE KINGS
TO KALON VINEYARD
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from D Block and all Clone 7, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Three Kings offers a classic To Kalon nose of sweet crème de cassis, crushed flowers, violets, graphite, chocolate. One full-bodied, sexy beast of a wine, it has ripe, sweet tannins, beautiful purity of fruit, no hard edges, and a gerat finish. It's going to shine right out of the gate yet still cruise for 20-25 years in cold cellars.
2019 Caterwaul Regusci
TRB NEW AGE CLASSIC!
Sold Out, may be available at the winery.
Please contact us for more details.
2019 Caterwaul Regusci
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
Been working all year to deliver the goods that you love to share and drink with loved ones! Enjoy this CULT CLUB exclusive, act quickly, can't keep the CAT in the bag too long.
SANTA~LOS, V Wine Cellar
2019 CATERWAUL REGUSCI
98 Points JEB DUNNUCK
TRB'S INSTANT CLASSIC
Black and blue fruits, cedarwood, bay leaf, and bouquet garni notes all emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Regusci, a rich, beautiful, layered Cabernet that's already hard to resist. With full-bodied, richness, ripe tannins, and a great finish, this is another winner.
2019 Corvus Pacificum
$325.00
The Wine Enlightenment Is Here!
When a wine pushes beyond the norm, it better deliver.
Leave it to Anthony Perliss & Aaron Pott to push beyond the homogeneity!
(( Read About The Wine Below ))
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 CORVUS PACIFICUM
Amphora-Aged Seawater Blend
AARON POTT'S TASTING NOTES:
On the Nose: Black cherry, crushed raspberry, strawberry jam, cedar, fresh tobacco, candied violets, toffee, plum, leather, latte.
On the Palate: Very rich fat attack, layered toffee, black cherry, plum with a wonderfully supple mid palate. The wine finishes with great length with cherry, strawberry, tobacco and plum.
Giving This Wine A 100 for bridging multiple senses at one time!....Carlos Falla
Inspired by the past, CORVUS PACIFICUM is an entirely new offering from Perliss Estate - a revival of an Ancient Roman recipe in which 1% seawater was blended into 99% wine. The objective for the Romans was probably two-fold - to both preserve the wine and to accentuate its taste, as salt does to food. The resulting amplification of flavor and structure is striking.
Seawater was harvested from the frigid currents of the Pacific Ocean at China Beach in San Francisco. The historic site - an isolated, bracingly cold and windy cove surrounded by rocky cliffs - served as an encampment for Chinese fisherman in the early days of the city’s history. The clear waters host a broad range of marine life, from crabs, mollusks and sea lions, to luxuriant kelp beds and cormorants. The blending wine is the 2019 PEARL of the RAVENS, our estate Cabernet Sauvignon that has been fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae, vessels similar to those employed by the Ancient Romans for their wine production.
We embarked on this maritime exploration out of pure curiosity and were delighted by the results. At the blending session, winemaker Aaron Pott found the trace of seawater added an aromatic boost, broadened the "wonderfully supple" mid-palate, and softened the wine. The final blend came in at just 0.66% seawater, but how that fraction of a percent changes the entirety of the wine is remarkable.
While Corvus is Latin for raven, Pacificum alludes to both the water’s source and to the serenity this wine will evoke when shared with good company.
We invite you to taste this unique and historical expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, made in extremely limited quantity - 25 cases produced.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our single, estate vineyard. Yields are kept down and organically farmed to achieve the best expression of the fruit. The grapes are hand-harvested and naturally fermented with the vineyard's indigenous yeast. It is bottled unfiltered and unfined.
The bottle features a wraparound label, connoting the endless flow of the sea. It was hand-dipped in beeswax and sea salt.
2019 Debauchee Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$300.00
Start Living!
( Same Wine In Each Label - Only Art Work Varies )
2019 DEBAUCHEE
Cabernet Sauvignon
96 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from the Fairest Creature label and a more value-priced release (at least in the context of this range), the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is blended from the leftover lots from the Winemaker Series and blended by Michel Rolland. There are roughly 520 cases produced, and it's unquestionably worth checking out, offering full-bodied aromas and flavors of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, chocolate, and spice. This plump, sexy, expansive beauty has ripe tannins, no hard edges, and is ideal for drinking over the coming 10-15 years.
2019 Ghost Block Esate
(not eligible for discounts)
$90.00
Revisiting The Oakville Grand Tasting 2022
Imaging a racetrack with 30 plus pit stops, now envision each pit stop serving wine most people never get a chance to drink. There were only so many stops I could make, as I enjoy every ounce tasted. Now we get to circle back to a production that has gotten better and better every year!
In a track full of stars, the Ghost Block is no apparition!
Quality is real!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 GHOST BLOCK
Oakville
Deep aromas of blackberry and ripe plum along with sultry tones of dusty earth and leather with hints of sweet bay leaf and baking spices. On the palate, alluring layers of cassis, boysenberry and black cherry are met with subtle notes of tobacco leaf. The refined, beautifully integrated tannins create a harmonious experience that fills out your palate completely ending with a long elegant finish that leaves you with one word...exceptional.
2019 L'Envolee Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$135.00
THE EVOLUTION CONTINUES
Defying the laws of gravity, or least the perception of uplifting flight, on a continuous cycle are the amazing new wines coming out of the Napa Valley. This amazing wine was also showcased on one of our most reordered club ensembles ever put together. One sip is all it takes to take flight with this Golden Triangle Cabernet Sauvignon.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 L'Envolee
Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon shows incredible refinement and elegance while at the same time bringing serious richness and depth. Pure cassis, blueberries, violets, and floral notes emerge on the nose, and it’s full-bodied and seamless on the palate, with beautiful balance and polish to its mouthfeel. It’s a stunning wine any way you look at it. Drink bottles over the coming 15-20 years.
2019 La Pelle Alluvium Vineyard
(not eligible for discounts)
$140.00
Mr. Koschitzky
has displayed a unique greatness with his abilities in wine artistry in the last decade plus, in the last few years, I've noticed a monumental increase in his winemaking prowess....He is on a cosmic level few can keep up with!
His 2018s Killer! His 2019s just left us seeing
5 STARS as this wine is the first to receive the accolade from us! Simply Phenomenal!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 LA PELLE
ALLUVIUM VINEYARD
A true profile of known and powerful wines from the St. Helena AVA. Deep burgundy color with a nose of bursting black fruits, dark plums, mountain herbs, and warm spices. Full-bodied palate with ripe tannins and minerality. Well-structured with integrated acidity to support the mid-palate layers of dark fruits and mountain spices. A hint of toasted French oak sweetness and tons of graphite expression. Already an impressive wine in 2022 with complexity. Expected to cellar beautifully for 20+ years.
2019 La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$90.00
We hid these bottles just for the right moment, we read reports too, congratulations to our friend Mr. Koschitzky!
The Neo Wine Classicist At His Best!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 LA PELLE
NAPA VALLEY
Cabernet Sauvignon
97 Points V Wine Cellar
A Cabernet Sauvignon base with a subtle blend of Petite Verdot, showcases the diversity and depth that Napa Valley’s Mediterranean climate has to offer. The fruit is sourced from six different sites across the Coombsville, Oak Knoll District and Saint Helena AVAs, all farmed by Silverado Farming Company. The vision of this wine is to capture the vintage in a bottle and to create an interesting and complex red wine.
Dark in color with aromatics of blackberry, deep purple prunes, crème de cassis, violets and graphite. Full-bodied with a silky texture from front to back with juicy, round tannins. Ripe black fruits and blueberries with impressions of tobacco and mountain herbs, and well-balanced acidity to carry the wine through a delicate and juicy finish. Our 2019 has been cellared to enjoy upon receiving. It is opulent and will continue to age elegantly for the next 20+ years.
2019 LeRoy Neimen Red Wine
(not eligible for discounts)
$200.00
Heidi Barrett continues to deliver, in this case, a masterful blend that took me three days to fully understand and appreciate. The evolution of this wine left us craving for more and cemented the fact that original wine icons continue to craft greatness!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
Allow for this Red Wine Blend to expand your appreciation for fine wine laced with complexity!
WINEMAKER: Heidi Barrett
BLEND: 63.8% CabernetSauvignon, 15.6% Syrah, 10.1% Petit Sirah, 8.4% Petit Verdot, 2.1% Cabernet Franc
2019 Maybach Amoenus CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$220.00
A Little TBT Back To The Grand Tasting Of Oakville
It was great to see some old friends doing their thing embracing the masses in our industry! TRB was there putting in the work and adding color to one of his most famous projects.
The Classic That Is AMOENUS
Amoenus in Latin = Land Scape Of The Mind
Now is the perfect time to add color, depth and texture to your lives, perhaps love too~you never know!
~ V Wine Lab
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
2019 Maybach Amoenus
Cabernet Sauvignon
First made in 2009 (the first vintage of Maybach was in 2004), the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus offers an incredible, full-bodied, pure, seamless style, and I suspect this is the finest vintage of this cuvée ever made. Gorgeous red and black fruits, toasted spice, brioche, violets, and flowers are just some of the nuances here, and it's one of those wines that brings massive richness and depth while staying pure, seamless, and as graceful as they come. Don't miss it!
2019 Memento Mori CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$275.00
REMEMBERING TO LIVE TODAY AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE!
This bottling has been one of trend setters here in the Napa Valley for a long time and continues project positive living. The 2019 is simply supersonic!
~ The V Wine Enlightenment
2019 MEMENTO MORI
98 Points The Wine advocate
Made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon opens somewhat reluctantly with cedar and baking spice scents, eventually giving way to a tantalizing core of Black Forest cake, blackcurrant cordial and candied violets with a waft of black raspberries. The tightly wound, medium to full-bodied palate is taut with ripe black fruits and a fine-grained textured, delivering loads of perfumed layers on the long finish. Stunning.
2019 My Favorite Neighbor
(not eligible for discounts)
$50.00
Wine Fuel For The Week!
Even the professor needs a little pick-me up in the wine lab from time to time....so here we go! The 5 STAR sensation that is BOOKER'S crowd pleasing juggernaut ~ My Favorite Neighbor!
~ V Wine Lab
2019 My Favorite Neighbor
96 Points The Wine Advocate
Blended with a bit of Syrah and Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep ruby-purple color and an alluring fragrance of cassis, violet, aniseed, bitter chocolate and coffee beans. It's notable this vintage for Goldilocks ripeness and seamless lift, offering a chocolate-like texture and very long finish.
2019 MYRIAD Peterson Vineyard CS
$145.00
Jeb Is Never At A Loss For Words....He Loves It!
We Live In The Wine MATRIX!
~ The V Wine Lab
95 Points Jeb Dunnuck
I also loved the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Peterson Family Vineyard, a more lifted, perfumed, red and blue-fruited wine. As with most of Smith's 2019s, it’s ripe, full-bodied, and has a round, sexy mouthfeel, sweet tannins, and one heck of a great finish. Drink it over the coming 10-15 years.
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL Howell Mountain
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
5 HYPERGIANT STARS
THE V WINE LAB
" Remembering the days when we would host the Howell Mountain tasting here at the store, talk about a popular event that's as explosive any other AVA's. So, fast forward to today, one of the most expressive sites in Howell Mountain coupled with MAGIC KOSCHITZKY's dynamo winemaking = One of the most impressive wines from the iconic vineyard.
Unfortunately I can't name the site, but In The Wine Lab You Trust!
It's Killer! "
~ V Wine Lab
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL
Purple-black that fades to a crimson rim, deeply pigmented and staining the glass upon swirling. A volley of warm blackberries, Chambord, graphite, and a hint of cedar aromas add complex blueberry, sweet spice, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, and espresso notes with a touch of air. Even before the first sip, it’s obvious this is a big wine. Power and energy pulse through the supple grip of the super-fine tannins, with a core so concentrated it seems to generate its own gravity.
2019 Pas De Cheval Oakville
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU OAKVILLE
" Connections and projections are the roads that we can all travel across to reach destinations. When those roads lead to Oakville's Golden Triangle, we can all enjoy the premium quality many simply dream of. This PAS DE CHEVAL INTERMEZZO Oakville has the quality and precession found in wines that sell from double to five times in price. Your trust in what we do is always a must....Oakville Magic! Enjoy! "
~ V Wine Lab
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL
INTERMEZZO
Dense ruby-black with an electric amaranthine rim. Viscous and loaded with loganberry, black currant, and spearmint aromas that evolve slowly to reveal complex notes of licorice, cardamom, violet, and wild sage. On entry, the muscularity is immediately evident. Equal measures of perfectly ripe fruit and savory herbal flavors are bound by supple, tongue-coating tannins. Highly concentrated at its core, this is a robust and highly complex wine, seamlessly integrating notes of blackberry, cassis, licorice, tilled earth, mint, and herbes de Provence. The finish builds in a resonant crescendo of fruit, earth, and spice that commands rapt attention. It’s raw power cloaked in refinement, and it will only get better. Drink now–2049.
2019 PERUS Bryn Proprietary Red
(not eligible for discounts)
$145.00
The Hundred Point King Delivers Again!
Perhaps we're not the 1st to hit the market with this sultry hedonistic Proprietary Red, but if it helps, we performed RND for about 8 hours. This wine simply flows like silk in the wind and envelops your craving for textured fine wine.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 PERUS BRYN
PROPRIETARY RED
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
More bloody, iron, and bouquet garni-like nuances emerge from the 2019 Bryn Proprietary Red, which might just surpass the 2018. Beautifully concentrated, rich, and full-bodied, it offers a slightly more red fruited, savory, chocolate style and is already complex. Give bottles a few years in the cellar and it should cruise for 15-20 years.
2019 REALM The Bard
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
I was almost Starstruck when I saw the blacked out windows coming down on a custom Porsche 911 in our parking lot this past week. It was our dear friend " Bennie Buenas Noches " a.k.a Benoit Touquette. The man has been busy living and making great wines as always!
The 2019 The Bard is Flawless, a mastermind blend of vineyards and classic Bordeaux varietals!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
97 Points From The Wine Advocate
A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, the fruit for the 2019 The Bard fetches from Calistoga to Coombsville, including portions from illustrious vineyards such as Dr. Crane, Moonracer, Houyi and Larkmead.
Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose bursts with bold notions of blackcurrant pastilles, wild blueberries and chocolate-covered cherries, plus suggestions of violets, star anise and unsmoked cigars. The full-bodied palate is chock-full of bright, crunchy black and blue fruits, framed by very fine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, finishing with lots of floral and exotic spice layers. This 2019 is particularly spectacular, drinking beautifully now and yet has the stuffing to cellar beautifully for 20 years+.
2019 REWA KHANDA Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$150.00
The Wine Lab Is Always Pulsating With The Rhythm Of Hedonistic Flows!
We tasted this wine with Sommelier To The Stars Anthony Washington from REWA and we instantly called this bottling a success! Celia Welch has delivered a seductive site specific combination of compressed flavors all in one bottling.
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 REWA KHANDA
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2019 Khanda is a seductive Cabernet Sauvignon blend with Cabernet Franc and Malbec. The aromas are complex and fresh with plum, chocolate covered cherry, red currant, violet, lavender, coffee grounds and a hint of tobacco. The approach is bright and dominated by the cherry and plum notes as well as raspberry, mushroom and vanilla. Deceptively soft tannins result in an elegant mid-palate providing the foundation for an extended finish.
2019 SCARECROW
100 Point Killer Is Back!
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2019 SCARECROW
(not eligible for discounts)
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
WARNING DOWN BELOW
DECIDE QUICKLY
Location & Old Vines ~ Continue To Shine!
The legend continues to ascend!
Making the job of the critics as easy as possible, this does it on level very few can parallel. The NEW NAPA VALLEY trend is proclaiming terroir, I see it more like a recalibration that is taking place and this wine has finally become an expression of its Majestic Site.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 SCARECROW
100 The Wine Advocate
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2019 Scarecrow hits the ground running with bold expressions of crème de cassis, wild blueberries and chocolate-covered cherries plus hints of dried herbs, tilled soil and crushed rocks with a fragrant undercurrent of Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with layer upon layer of tightly packed mineral-sparked black fruit flavors, framed by super plush tannins and absolutely seamless freshness, finishing long, long, long. This expression of the venerable J.J. Cohn vineyard—including vines planted in 1945 by John Daniel and dry farmed—is pure magic.
100 Jeb Dunnuck
Pure perfection from Napa Valley, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is, as always, all Cabernet Sauvignon from an incredible site in Rutherford that spent 21 months in 70% new French oak. Incredible aromatics of crème de cassis, darker currants, smoke, tobacco, and assorted floral notes all define the bulk of the bouquet, and it’s full-bodied, with a multi-dimensional, layered texture, ultra-fine tannins, and perfect balance. This is such a magical site, and this wine consistently checks in with the greatest wines of the world. It already offers pleasure yet should have 30 years of overall longevity. Hats off to winemaker Celia Welch and the team at Scarecrow.
2019 Scarecrow M. Etain
(not eligible for discounts)
$450.00
The scores on the 2nd bottling of Scarecrow wines have been going up every year in the last 5 vintages, rumors of another 100 Point Scarecrow in 2019 are more than wishful thinking as the vineyard is a gold mine.
Our 12 bottles are up for grabs!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Lab
2019 M. Etain a.k.a. The Tin Man
The classic signature notes of crème de cassis, crushed violets, earth, and liquid rock-like minerality are back with its ultra-pure texture, ripe yet present tannins, and a great finish.
2019 Schrader Cellars CCS
(not eligible for discounts)
$485.00
Allow us the reintroduce you to the 6 time 100 point To Kalon production, Beckstoffer To Kalon Schrader CCS!
This bottling is what it was and continues to be!
Perhaps the best to date!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 SCHRADER CELLARS
((( CCS )))
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON
98-99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard CCS from the To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville is another heavenly wine in the lineup. I always find another level of purity in this cuvée, and the 2019 offers remarkably pure crème de cassis-like fruits as well as notes of white flowers, incense, toasted spice, and unsmoked tobacco. Full-bodied, deep, round, and plush on the palate, I love its tannins, it brings incredible richness while staying perfectly balanced and fresh, and it’s just already a joy to drink.
2019 Schrader Cellars RBS
(not eligible for discounts)
$485.00
It's gonna get very interesting out in Oakville in the next few years, with so many Wine Galacticos in one area, the wine future will show us all. In the mean time, the classic block busters are drinking better than ever! Yesterday's LPV sold quick, limited amount of RBS available ;)
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 SCHRADER CELLARS
RBS
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON
98 Points The Wine Advocate
Opaque purple-black colored 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard needs a fair bit of swirling to unlock vibrant notes of dark chocolate-covered cherries, crème de cassis and blueberry preserves, plus suggestions of menthol, fertile loam, licorice and dusty soil. The full-bodied palate is rich and decadent, delivering velvety tannins and soft acidity with loads of spicy sparks coming through on the finish.
97 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
Lots of violets, flowery incense, cassis, and spice notes emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard RBS, a full-bodied, silky, elegant 2019 that shines just as much for its purity and balance as its richness and depth. Possessing good acidity, a lively, vibrant mouthfeel, supple tannins, and a great finish, it has plenty of up-front appeal yet should easily evolve for a solid 20 years if properly stored.
2019 Schrader Cellars T6
(not eligible for discounts)
$485.00
Feeling Supersonic In The Wine Lab Today.
T6 ( Clone 6 ) coming from the D2 block in Oakville's majestic To Kalon Vineyard displays its beyond ordinary high-end Cabernet Sauvignon qualities in 2019 like never before.
~ The V Wine Lab
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
A big, muscular, powerful wine, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6 boasts a monster note of blackcurrants, fresh plums, scorched earth, tobacco, and chocolate. This all carries to a full-bodied 2019 with the ripe, savory, concentrated style of the vintage, building tannins, no shortage of fruit, and a great, great finish. It's certainly one of the biggest, richest, more structured wines in the lineup, yet the balance is spot on and everything is in the right places. It's going to take at least 7-8 years for this puppy to shed some of its considerable baby fat and hit maturity, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it evolve for 20 or 30 years.
2019 SCHRADER LPV
Classic Las Piedras!
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2019 SCHRADER LPV
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
What's a point or 2 or 3 when you have a record of shattering all scales of measure. The most important accolade is the fandom these wines have accrued.
T.R.B. is a true winemaking wizard!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 SCHRADER CELLARS
LPV
LAS PIEDRAS VINEYARD
99 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
Lots of lifted red and blue fruits, violets, bay leaf, and bouquet garni notes emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard LPV, a concentrated yet elegant 2019 that builds nicely with time in the glass. Coming from a Grand Cru site outside of St. Helena, it shows the classic Schrader richness and depth yet is just as much about elegance and finesse.
97 POINTS THE WINE ADVOCATE
Schrader’s “LPV” comes from Beckstoffer’s Las Piedras vineyard, produced from 337 clone grown on the C block. Deep purple-black colored, this barrel sample of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard Lpv rolls out of the glass with energetic notes of wild blueberries, black raspberries and chocolate-covered cherries, plus touches of licorice, camphor and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is rich, densely laden and framed by firm, grainy tannins with seamless freshness and an earthy finish.
2019 Simon Family Estate
(not eligible for discounts)
$130.00
Maayan " MAGIC " koschitzky
" Maayan is one of the leaders , through focused work, of the new Napa Valley Vision. His precision in winemaking are illustrated in his terroir driven wines. This inaugural 2019 Simon Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon just left us stunned "
~ V Wine Lab
2019 SIMON FAMILY ESTATE
NAPA VALLEY
Cabernet Sauvignon
5 GIANT STARS V WINE CELLAR
A wine impeccably balanced with refined tannins and dark fruit notes of blackberry and ripe plum, our Simon Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is Napa Valley at its best. Acidity brings a vibrancy to the palate supported with a well-structured foundation, giving the wine a multifaceted, layering sensation. Aged in 70% new French oak, it’s a wine with versatility.
2019 The Black Aces
(not eligible for discounts)
$125.00
All In All The Time!
When you can see, feel & hear in the dark, then you understand that you're beyond ordinary.
The Black Aces from Vineyard 36 is remarkable!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Lab
2019 VINEYARD 36
THE BLACK ACES
( V Wine Cellar CULT Worthy )
Slow simmering blueberry and jammy currant fruits as well as leafy herbs, earth, and floral notes. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows the elegant, lightly textured style of the vintage, with serious, building tannins that emerge and clamp down on the finish. This only needs a couple hours to ignite the sensations of lavish textures and finesse.
2019 The Grand Daddy ~ CARTER CELLARS
(not eligible for discounts)
$235.00
Putting 2021 To Bed With The Grand Daddy!
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2019 THE GRAND DADDY
CARTER CELLARS
99 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard The Grand Daddy is just about as good as it gets, delivering a full-bodied, deep, rich, powerful style. Plenty of kirsch and ripe currant and blackberry fruits as well as textbook Oakville iron, black olive, and tobacco emerge on the nose, and it has a seamless mouthfeel, plenty of building tannins, and a heavenly finish. This pure, all-American, hedonistic yet balanced beauty could come from nowhere else. It has another 20-25 years of longevity.
Coliseum Block Party Pack Join In
Hossfeld Party Pack!
All Estate Grown!
Single Vineyard Magic!
All Estate Grown!
Single Vineyard Magic!
$325.00
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Coliseum Block Party Pack Join In
(not eligible for discounts)
$325.00
Winemakers have been lining up since the mid 1980's to source fruit from one of the most iconic sites in the Napa Valley. I often play winemaker here at our bar when called upon with great success. We have the wines to mix master blend at will, you too can do this at your next Holiday party.
All Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec & Merlot!
Pop Them Open & Be Amazed!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
HOSSFELD VINEYARDS
COLISEUM BLOCK MAGIC
( 1 Bottle Each )
2016 Coliseum Block Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Coliseum Merlot
2018 Coliseum Malbec
These wines have been some of our best sellers and Cult Club Alumni in the 2016 C.S.
Open All 3 & Get Your Friends Hooked!
Dominus 200 Point Set
Keep It 200
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Dominus 200 Point Set
(not eligible for discounts)
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
Volume = πr²h
"Perhaps looking back on it now, it would be awesome to perform Calculus while drinking 100 point wines, then we could be like the true innovators that have helped shape the modern world with practical genius aptitude"
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 DOMINUS
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The flagship 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot brought up in 40% new French oak. With an essence of Cabernet-like character in its darker currants, green tobacco, cedar, graphite, and floral aromas and flavors, this gorgeous wine is full-bodied and has bright yet integrated acidity, polished tannins, and a great, great finish. It’s just gorgeously put together and a magical, flawless wine. It's going to take a decade to hit maturity but will evolve for 40-50 years in cold cellars. It is as good as it gets in classic, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon!
2016 DOMINUS
100 Points The Wine Advocate
A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc aged in 40% new oak, the 2016 Proprietary Red Wine is deep purple-black in color and quite reticent at this youthful stage to begin, offering up subtle notions of potpourri, Indian spices, cigar box and iron ore over a core of crushed blackberries and black cherries with intermittent wafts of black and red currants, new leather and smoked meats. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a densely packed mid-palate and oodles of freshness framed by very ripe, finely grained tannins and laced with compelling earthy accents. It offers incredible vibrancy with tons of black and red fruit sparkle in the mid-palate leading to a provocative mineral element on the very long finish. If I could give more than 100 for this one, I would. To be released in May 2019.
Levensohn Quattro Pack
(not eligible for discounts)
$800.00
THE QUATTRO EXPERIENCE
(Opportunity To Acquire Unique 4 Bottle Set)
Levensohn Cabernet Sauvignon vintages age in the spirtit of 1st growth Bourdeaux! Originally projected by Robert M. Parker Jr. to go the distance of 30+ Years. The unique terroir site at Levensohn Vineyards is one of the most coveted sites in all of Napa Valley.
2013 LEVENSOHN VINEYARD
94+ Points Robert Parker
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from their vineyard in St. Helena is a slightly richer, broader and more profoundly deep style of Cabernet Sauvignon than the 2012 with a nearly opaque ruby/purple color, with sweet black cherry and blackcurrant fruit in the intense and persistent aromatics. Full-bodied with the same alcohol as the 2012 (14.8%), the wine cuts a broad swath across the palate without any sense of heaviness. Pure and ripe but still youthful and relatively unevolved, this should be cellared for another 3-5 years and drink over the following two decades.
2014 LEVENSOHN VINEYARDS
94 Points Robert Parker
This blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Merlot is deep, rich, concentrated and authoritative. Dense ruby/purple-colored, with crème de cassis and blacker fruits, some licorice and incense, it is full-bodied, beautifully pure, with sweet tannin and a long, layered finish. This is high-brow, impressive Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 15-20 years.
2015 LEVENSOHN VINEYARDS
95 Points Lisa P Brown
Containing a 5% splash of Merlot and aged 19 months in French oak (80% new), the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color with vibrant notions of red and black currants, violets, blackberries and black cherries, plus a cinnamon toast and pencil shavings undercurrent. Medium to full-bodied, lively and purely fruited on the palate, it has a firm, grainy backbone and long finish of spicy layers.
2016 LEVENSOHN VINEYARDS
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Winemaker Benoit Touquette compares the 2016 vintage to 2014 with its purity and balance. The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon shows the fresher style of the vintage beautifully and offers up a complex array of crème de cassis, blueberries, crushed rocks, violets, and lead pencil shaving-like notes. This full-bodied beauty has awesome purity of fruit, a seamless texture, perfect balance, and a great, great finish. Give bottles another 2-4 years, and it’s going to evolve gracefully for 20 years or more. It’s pure class.
Pas De Cheval Set
$750.00
A CONNOISSEURS ENSAMBLE!
A unique experience from three single vineyards that are synonymous with textured site specific wines showcasing Napa Valley's best.
The collaboration between Maayan koschitzky & Master Of Wine Vanessa Conlin is prolific, I enjoyed these wine for three solid days in the RND lab, Mr. K has taken his craft to new heights!
The Enlightenment Movement!
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL PRELUDE
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
Dense ruby-black with an electric amaranthine rim. Viscous and loaded with loganberry, black currant, and spearmint aromas that slowly reveal complex notes of licorice, cardamom, violet, and wild sage. On entry, the muscularity is immediately evident. Equal measures of perfectly ripe fruit and savory herbal flavors are bound by supple, tonguecoating tannins. Highly concentrated at its core, this is a robust and highly complex wine, seamlessly integrating notes of blackberry, cassis, licorice, tilled earth, mint, and herbes de Provence. The finish builds in a resonant crescendo of fruit, earth, and spice that commands rapt attention. It’s raw power cloaked in refinement, and it will only get better.
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL INTERMEZZO
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Saint Helena
Deep, dense, viscous purple-black, with a vivid ruby rim and deep, staining tears. With a little air, the nose blossoms with aromas of baked blackberries, açaí berry, crème de cassis, crushed stones, cedar shavings, cocoa, and mint. The palate is mouth-filling and rich, loaded with vibrant red-berry fruit and ripe, perfectly integrated tannins. Although tightly packed and full-bodied, the wine’s balance leaves the impression of elegance and grace. Rippling with flavors of Black Forest cherries, blackberry, toast, vanilla, and subtle hints of tobacco, it is a clear standout that comes together for a beautifully harmonious, seemingly never-ending finish. Proof that truly great Cabernet need not choose between power and poise.
2019 PAS DE CHEVAL FINALE
100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
Purple-black that fades to a crimson rim, deeply pigmented and staining the glass upon swirling. After a touch of air, a volley of warm blackberries, Chambord, graphite, and a hint of cedar aromas add complex blueberry, sweet spice, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, and espresso notes. Even before the first sip, it’s obvious this is a big wine. Power and energy pulse through the supple grip of the super-fine tannins, with a core so concentrated it seems to generate its own gravity. Lush flavors of blackberry and pomegranate preserves form the weft for a tapestry of chocolate, tilled earth, toast, vanilla, star anise, five-spice, and crushed violets. Finishing with evolving patterns of ripe fruit, spice, and earth, it seems endless. A gorgeous expression of Howell Mountain muscularity and richness, but still defined by an overall sophistication and balance. There is so much packed into this wine, and it’s perfectly structured to improve for decades.
SCHRADER CELLARS 7 BOTTLE PARCEL SET
(not eligible for discounts)
$3,250.00
2017
SCHRADER CELLARS
7 BOTTLE PARCEL PICK
( One Bottle Of Each )
GIII 97 Points JD
Yields at Schrader are down a massive 50%, yet what they put in bottle is certainly brilliant. Starting with their 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard, it’s one of the plusher, more rounded, sexy wines in the lineup and is loaded with cassis and assorted blue fruits as well as notes of white flowers, violets, and tobacco. Full-bodied, concentrated, and opulent on the palate, it’s one big mouthful of pleasure bent fruit that’s hard to match in the vintage. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 20 months in 90% new oak, it’s going to put a smile on everyone’s face any time over the coming 20 years or so.
LPV 97+ Points JD
There are two releases from the Las Piedras Vineyard just outside of St. Helena, the LPV and the Colesworthy. The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard LPV is a slightly larger production cuvée and has terrific, complex notes of blueberries, bay leaf, blood orange, and liquid violets. I always find a floral note from this vineyard, and it’s certainly present here. Deep, powerful, and opulent on the palate, it has terrific tannins, no hard edges, and a beautiful finish. I love it even today, yet I suspect it will develop even more complexity with 3-4 years of bottle age and keep for two decades.
CCS 98 Points JD
Another wine in the running for the wine of the vintage is the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard CCS, which, as always, is all Cabernet aged in new Darnajou barrels. This full-bodied, magical 2017 has incredibly polished, silky tannins as well as a mammoth-sized texture and mouthfeel. Loaded with notions of blueberries, white flowers, graphite, candied violets, and incense, it’s one of those wines that carries incredible richness and depth yet never seems heavy or cumbersome. The 2017 doesn’t get much better, and this beauty can be drunk today or cellared for two decades.
RBS 96 Points JD
More black fruits, tobacco, chocolate, and earthy notes emerge from the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard RBS, but it’s a similarly textured, sexy, opulent wine on the palate. All Cabernet aged 20 months in 95% new French oak, this full-bodied, concentrated 2017 has terrific tannins, a balanced, layered mouthfeel, and a great finish. It too is destined for 15-20 years of prime drinking.
TO KALON 96+ Points JD
Also known as the Schrader Schrader, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Schrader offers a more black-fruited, chocolate, and mineral-laced profile as well as full-bodied richness, a dense, powerful mid-palate, and building tannins. As I wrote last year, it’s one of the biggest, baddest wines in the lineup. I wouldn’t open bottles for a good 4-5 years, yet it should be long-lived.
T6 98 Points JD
In the top handful of wines in the vintage, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard T6 is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (which was harvested the morning of the fires) that spent 20 months in 92% new French oak. This is a powerhouse of a wine that’s loaded with fruit and richness, yet it still just glides across the palate with no sensation of weight or heaviness. Dense purple-hued, with lots of chocolaty black and blue fruits, incense, and spice as well as unsmoked tobacco, give bottles 3-4 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following two decades
MB 94 Points JD
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Vineyard Monastery Block is always terrific, yet I always find it more linear and foursquare compared to some of the other releases in the lineup. Nevertheless, it offers a terrific bouquet of gravelly earth, ground herbs, chocolaty dark fruits, and some obvious minerality. This full-bodied Cabernet is going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for 15-20 plus.
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