Premium Napa Valley
The wines listed below are a sample of the over 3,000 wines offered.
2016 Abreu Las Posadas ( 3 Bottle Set )
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,950.00
Galactic scores go hand in hand with the ABREU production of wines. Winemaking style that has been producing greatness consistently coupled with second to none farming practices yield perfection!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
98+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2016 Las Posadas comes from a higher elevation site on Howell Mountain and has an undeniable mountain fruit structure as well as intensity. Stunning notes of pure crème de cassis, hot asphalt, bay leaf, black olives, and a touch of beef blood all emerge from this big, rich, full-bodied powerhouse. It’s loaded with potential, has huge tannins, a mountain of fruit, and a great, great finish. It’s almost impenetrable, though, and needs a solid 7-8 years or more of cellaring.
2016 Dominus Estate
(not eligible for discounts)
$550.00
Oh Dominus, I do love greatness! We just secured a pristine supply of 100 Point Dominus Estate. If there is a Napa Valley wine that will go 30+ years and shine in the future, this is most definitely it!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
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.
VINTAGE SUMMARY FROM THE WINERY
Rainy days were spread out evenly over the course of a warmer than average winter (November to March: 31.2 inches total, 11.2 inches in March). With soil reserves full, vines grew quickly with dense canopies. Bloom and veraison unfolded in warm and dry conditions and one heat spike of 103F was recorded on July 26th. Ripening slowed down in August because of cooler temperatures and late morning fog. Fruit zone de-leafing and higher temperatures in September (99.2F on the 18th, 100.8F on the 25th, 100F on the 26th) helped fruit to ripen consistently.
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 Heimark Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$170.00
When vendors come here and taste us on wines, with a fresh bottle in this case-much appreciated, I only start asking questions after we taste. The responses to our questions made everything we tasted make serious wine sense.
This wine has terroir, world-class winemaking and fantastic press!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
96+ Points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
2016 HEIMARK
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
(Renowned wine makers call this site "The Pauillac of Napa Valley")
The 2016 Heimark Cabernet Sauvignon is redolent of wild herbs, plums, cloves, and star anise. Rich flavors of black cherries, chocolate, and thyme are supported by the wine’s classical structure and fine grained tannins, resulting in a dense, inviting wine with great energy and lift. The lengthy finish adds seductive notes of cocoa powder, blackberry, and slate. The wine is delicious now with decanting and is beautifully proportioned to reward aging for ten to twenty years.
2016 Highest Beauty To Kalon
(not eligible for discounts)
$550.00
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 Palazzo Reserve Proprietary Red
95 Point World-Class Wine
At all the best restaurants !
At all the best restaurants !
$110.00
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2016 Palazzo Reserve Proprietary Red
(not eligible for discounts)
$110.00
The musical reference above ties into Scott Palazzo's driving forces, both music and world-class wine!
These wines have been at the 3 Star Michelin restaurant here in Yountville from day one!
Fantastic Wine, other brands only dream of such placements!
(( Check out @vwinecellar on Instagram for the video with Scott & Don Vino on the V Wine Minute Series ))
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2016 PALAZZO RESERVE
95 Points The Wine Advocate
A blend of 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Red Blend Right Bank Reserve comes sashaying out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of potpourri, Black Forest cake, forest floor, Ceylon tea and eucalyptus with a core of kirsch, plum preserves and spice cake plus a waft of unsmoked cigars. Medium to full-bodied, vibrantly perfumed and possessing a wonderfully plush texture, it has bags of poise and purity coming through on the finish.
2016 The Mascot Napa Valley
(not eligible for discounts)
$155.00
We recently spent 3+ hours touring, tasting and laughing at Harlan Estate in Oakville, I'd never been, to experience
( see, hear & taste ) first hand the vision of the Estate was beyond impressive!
I love high-end well made wine, It's all I crave and you should too.
The Mascot is a glimpse into Harlan quality with great value!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
2016 The Mascot NapaValley
Some Good Reading Here!
Following several dry years, 2016 brought one of those welcome, benevolent growing seasons that instills an enthusiasm in the winegrowing team at the approach of harvest. The winter saw abundant rainfall, and the spring brought with it an even temperance. June and July delivered several waves of warmth, which are typical of the Napa Valley; however, regular fog layers dappled with sunlight kept the region cool throughout August, ushering in a moderate Indian summer that imbued the fruit with an invigorating vibrancy, and enabled us to pick at an unhurried pace. In the resulting wine, aromas suggest cool, fragrant mists, an intermingling of bright fruit with gentle florals, and traces of fresh, wild herbs. A sip reveals a polished core—a soft, inviting texture bonded by strength. These playful curves resolve towards an elevated finish, as well as light, colorful notes that dance on the palate—and entice the imagination.
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 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 Dominus Napa Valley 1.5 Liter
Old World Spirit!
Napa Valley Terroir.
100 Points!
Napa Valley Terroir.
100 Points!
$1,200.00
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2018 Dominus Napa Valley 1.5 Liter
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,200.00
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 Hundred Acre ARK
(not eligible for discounts)
$670.00
I'm gonna go out on limb here and call this wine what it is, a bonafide 100 Hundred Point FINESSE!
( Ahead Of Printed Press )
It's what you've come to expect from the trailblazing winemaking legend Mr. Jason Woodbridge!
Ultra lavish textures and flavors that are the historic calling card of this unique amphitheater in shape vineyard site!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar RND Lab
WORDS FROM Mr. WOODBRIDGE
The 2018 is a monolithic year that must be given a great deal of respect. The 2018 vintage is not funny, it is deadly serious and makes me stop in my tracks, it was a beautiful vintage, one of my happiest and maybe my happiest ever. I smile when I think of the 2018 and just keep smiling.
2018 HUNDRED ACRE ARK
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard is full of freshly crushed red and black currants, black cherries, black raspberries and cassis scents with spectacular lilacs and fragrant earth accents. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, the palate is densely packed with lavish and extravagant fruit, finished with long, lingering earthy notes.
2018 Institution Winery Houyi Vineyard CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$250.00
When Josh Peeples & Russell Bevan connect to craft single vineyard magic in a bottle, the wine world may never be the same. This Pritchard Hill, Houyi Vineyard wine leaves you with the attestation that only the 100 Point Brobdingnagian can deliver.
Simply put, Jeb is right, this wine will rock your body alright!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
95 Points JEB DUNNUCK
2018 INSTITUTION WINERY
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
HOUYI VINEYARD
Rock star dark fruits, smoked tobacco, chocolate, earth, and a touch of cedar pencil emerge from the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Houyi Vineyard, a deep, rich, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon that makes the most of this great vintage. With ripe tannins, the vintage's fresher, elegant profile, ample fruit, and a great finish, this seriously good Cabernet will evolve for 20-25 years.
2018 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
&
A V Wine Cellar Favorite
&
A V Wine Cellar Favorite
$295.00
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2018 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$295.00
Perhaps one of the simplest yet most relevant tag lines for a wine label, Remember To Live, not to mention I'm always wearing my Memento Mori hat & the wine is bombastically awesome!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 MEMENTO MORI
Cabernet Sauvignon
99 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Just about pure perfection in a glass, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 100% varietal sourced from top sites including Dr. Crane, Las Piedras, Weitz, Oakville Ranch, and Vine Hill. This deep purple/blue-hued beauty boasts a stunning bouquet of pure crème de cassis and blackberry fruits as well as complex forest floor, graphite, chocolate, and spicy oak. Full-bodied, rich, sexy, yet incredibly elegant and seamless on the palate, this is pure Napa Valley magic that has appeal even today yet the class to evolve for 30 years in cold cellars.
98 Points The Wine Advocate
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of each of the single-vineyard wine sites (Dr. Crane, Las Piedras and Vine Hill Ranch), plus fruit from Oakville Ranch and Weitz vineyards. It was aged for 22 months in French oak, 100% new. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out of the gate with energetic scents of warm cassis, blackberry pie, boysenberries and wild blueberries plus hints of mocha, black truffles, fertile loam and lavender, with a waft of Chinese five spice. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and decadent with a velvety texture and fantastic freshness, it finishes long and layered.
2018 Opus One
(not eligible for discounts)
$385.00
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
In Town 10/6/21?
Visit V Wine Cellar from 4:00 to 7:00 As
Master Sommelier Blanchard guides us through the 2018 vintage in store.
Musical Sensations Will Be Delivered By Kia Behnia!
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 Realm The Absurd
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,000.00
The best of the best from Realm Cellars.
I recently visited Realm Cellars during an Open House, Scott Becker and his team's hospitality were fantastic. Everyone is curious about the new look winery and from what was witnessed it's all coming together artistically great, everything is in tune.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
2018 REALM THE ABSURD
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
As always, the 2018 Absurd is a cellar selection of what the estate thinks is the absolute best they can do in the vintage, and in this reviewer’s opinion, they succeed brilliantly. (I’ve rated four of the five vintages I’ve tasted 100 points.) The 2018 reveals a dense purple/blue color to go with a monster bouquet of blackcurrants, scorched earth/burning embers, tobacco, lead pencil shavings, chocolate, and gravelly earth. I’ve often compared this wine to a great Pessac from Bordeaux given its incredible minerality and cold fireplace-like nuances, and the 2018 has these in spades. Concentrated, full-bodied, and built like a skyscraper, it builds beautifully with time in the glass and has incredible purity, silky, polished tannins, and a dense, layered mid-palate. As with the majority of Realm’s 2018s, the cellar is going to be your friend, since this needs a good 5-7 years of bottle age, but it will be incredibly long-lived. Hats off to winemaker Benoit Touquette and the entire team at Realm for yet another magical, legendary wine.
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 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon
100 Point
Scarecrow Classic
Before It's Released!
Scarecrow Classic
Before It's Released!
$1,000.00
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2018 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,000.00
Only a few brands have achieved the success that Scarecrow wines continue to build upon. It takes a lot of pieces to fall into place, yet the most important aspect of the equation is continued quality in production.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
((These Wines Are Arriving Mid April))
2018 SCARECROW
100 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color, rolling reluctantly out of the glass with tar and earthy notes to begin, giving way to compelling notions of baked plums, warm cassis and wild blueberries plus wafts of dried sage and tilled earth. Full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid structure of grainy tannins supporting the muscular, crunchy black fruits, finishing long and lively.
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 Hossfeld Red Blend
(not eligible for discounts)
$100.00
With almost every single winemaker seeking material to work with in order to stand apart from the pack, enter keystone vineyard sites!
Terroir is the ultimate piece to mold and craft to a degree of divinity at times! Hossfeld Vineyards Coliseum Block is one such distinct site. Just ask the wine luminaries from the past, present and the ones lining up for the future.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 CARTER CELLARS
HOSSFELD COLISEUM
RED BLEND
96 Points From Top Critics
A gloriously dense wine, the 2019 Hossfeld Coliseum Red Blend possesses the sultry flavors and textures from the iconic vineyard site. Unbelievable purity and richness, super-sweet crème de cassis fruit, graphite and blackberries, and a stunningly full-bodied, opulent spicy aroma. A flawless integration of all things found in high-end wine.
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 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 REALM The Bard
(not eligible for discounts)
$160.00
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 Scarecrow M. Etain
(not eligible for discounts)
$265.00
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.
300 POINT LEGENDS BOX
(not eligible for discounts)
$2,000.00
In the past few years, we've been drinking & selling high-end wine at a scorching pace! We've been building our Wine Wisdom to say the least. These wines above are young, very true, but they are all so delicious we needed to create a stellar ensemble for your next celebration of anything!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2018 DALLA VALLE MAYA
100 The Wine Advocate
The very deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Maya is shy and restrained to begin. With swirling, it begins to reveal beguiling notes of fragrant earth, lavender, garrigue and Sichuan pepper, giving way to a core of wild blueberries, boysenberries, black raspberries and black currants plus a hint of iron ore. The palate is full-bodied, revealing itself in slow-releasing layers of black and blue fruits with exhilarating earth and mineral sparks, framed by firm, beautifully ripe tannins and bold freshness, finishing on a persistent ferrous note. As cerebral as it is downright hedonic, this Maya is simply jaw-dropping.
2018 REALM THE ABSURD
100 Jeb Dunnuck
As always, the 2018 Absurd is a cellar selection of what the estate thinks is the absolute best they can do in the vintage, and in this reviewer’s opinion, they succeed brilliantly. (I’ve rated four of the five vintages I’ve tasted 100 points.) The 2018 reveals a dense purple/blue color to go with a monster bouquet of blackcurrants, scorched earth/burning embers, tobacco, lead pencil shavings, chocolate, and gravelly earth. I’ve often compared this wine to a great Pessac from Bordeaux given its incredible minerality and cold fireplace-like nuances, and the 2018 has these in spades. Concentrated, full-bodied, and built like a skyscraper, it builds beautifully with time in the glass and has incredible purity, silky, polished tannins, and a dense, layered mid-palate. As with the majority of Realm’s 2018s, the cellar is going to be your friend, since this needs a good 5-7 years of bottle age, but it will be incredibly long-lived. Hats off to winemaker Benoit Touquette and the entire team at Realm for yet another magical, legendary wine.
ADVERSITY 3 PACK
(not eligible for discounts)
$800.00
Adversity, perhaps its been more prominent in recent times yet we don't care, we adjust and move on. The 100 Point Colossus has pushed the pedal through the floor and has caused shockwaves in the industry!
A rare ensemble of 3of the 4 Cabernet Sauvignon wines all in one explosive box!
3 WINES INCLUDED BELOW!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 ADVERSITY CELLARS
THE PAPAS
This wine is suave, everything you remember in the coolest dude you’ve ever met, in a glass. Polished, the textures are silky smooth and refined, but it has the power that you need to be confident regardless of the situation. My wines always have plush tannins, but this wine has the firm hand that your Papa had when he handed you his car keys for the first time. The tannins are silky, but powerful. I have pushed the fruit level to capture ripe cherry and boysenberry. The beauty of this wine reminds us of all the reasons we admire our Papas and inspires us to aim higher for our own families.
2019 ADVERSITY ERBA
The inky hued 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Erba Vineyard, which includes 15% Petit Verdot, comes all from Atlas Peak (next to Pahlmeyer) and was brought up in new barrels. It's loaded with bloody, iron-laced blue fruits as well as notes of sage brush, bouquet garni, chocolate, and crushed stone. Full-bodied, seamless and beautifully pure, with a big finish, it's going to benefit from short-term bottle age and keep for 20 years.
2019 ADVERSITY SAGE RIDGE
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Sage Ridge is another inky hued wine from Bevan and offers lots of ultra-ripe black cherries, blackberries, wildflowers, chocolate, and a kiss of iron. With full-bodied richness, a dense, layered mid-palate, and lots of tannins, it nevertheless has beautiful purity and a seamless texture. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, from a steep, terraced vineyard (Kuleto), it's another terrific wine in the lineup.
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!
The Stars Align 2 Pack
(not eligible for discounts)
$1,000.00
The Quintessential Combo!
2018 Hundred Acre Ark
Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Dom Perignon Brut Millesime
Illumination
*Each set includes Artisanal Napa chocolates
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