2003 Dom Perignon P2
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2003 Dom Perignon P2
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LET IT RAIN CHAMPAGNE
It's gotten to the point where everyday should be a celebration, a theme, not necessary to share it but rather to live it ~ to have others sense your feel/flow.
~ The V Wine Lab
2003 DOM PERIGNON
P2
The 2003 Dom Pérignon P2 is rich and demonstrative, wafting from the glass with aromas of stone fruits, honeycomb and buttered toast that leave more space for the wine's generous fruit tones than the more overtly yeasty original disgorgement. Full-bodied, broad and textural, it remains very youthful despite its below-average acidity, with notable precision to its ripe fruit tones and chalky structuring extract that provides, to some extent, a compensating sensation of freshness; it's actually evolving more slowly than its 2002 counterpart. Given the wine's richness, it works best with food. Chaperon relates that then-Chef de Caves Richard Geoffroy rejected any musts with a pH exceeding 3.3, the only time this metric has been used as a basis for selection for Dom Pérignon, and that the juice was allowed to oxidize before vinification. I'm looking forward to seeing the 2003 in its P3 incarnation, as I suspect that the wine will really come into its own when it develops more tertiary notes.
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2008 Dom Perignon 1500ml
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$900.00
ELONGATING FUN ALWAYS
We've been power tasting through Champagne, for what seems an endless glitch in time, the classics are so for great reason. The 2008 vintage is heralded as one of the best in over a decade. It's time to walk on the edge of Champagne life style days with one of the best!
~ The Wine Lab
2008 Dom Perignon
96+ Points The Wine Advocate
The finest release of this iconic cuvée since the 1996 vintage, the 2008 Dom Pérignon wafts from the glass with an incipiently complex bouquet of Meyer lemon, green apple, dried white flowers and oyster shell, with only subtle hints of the smoky, autolytic aromas that have been such a prominent signature of recent releases. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and complete, its notable flesh and amplitude controlled by incisive acids, with a youthfully exuberant but elegant mousse and a long, beautifully delineated finish. Considering the sheer size of this cuvée, it's a remarkable achievement and a fitting release with which to conclude Richard Geoffroy's tenure as chef de cave. Given the 2008's intensity and balance, I suspect purists will be anticipating later disgorgements with lower dosage and more time on the lees with particular enthusiasm. Tasted three times, with consistent results.
2008 Saint Chamant Champagne
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$110.00
Ready For The Bright Lights!
We are not sold out as of this moment, the coveted 2008 vintage shines brighter than ever with this supreme quality producer. Get it while it lasts.
~ The V Wine Lab
2008 CHAMPAGNE
Saint Chamant ~ Epernay
95 Points The Wine Advocate
Offering up aromas of hazelnuts, lemon oil, wheat toast, iodine and fresh peach, complemented by subtle hints of cane sugar and cognac, it's full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a deep and tensile core, racy acids and a delicate pinpoint mousse. Long and sapid, the alliance of lively fruit with complex secondary and tertiary nuance evokes the Champagne of yesteryear.
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.
2015 IRIDIUM CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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$260.00
TIME TO WINE TRAVEL THROUGH THE COSMOS
This bottling not only looks like it's from the future but it's also coupled with the historic past of one of Napa Valley's iconic vineyard sites.
~ The V Wine Lab
2015 STERLING IRIDIUM CABERNET SAUVIGNON
JAMES SUCKLING 97 POINTS
"Dark cherries, black plums, mulberries, granite, olives, graphite and lead pencil. Full-bodied with chewy and very structured, velvety tannins that melt together on the center palate. A very complete wine that maintains a great sense of poise and finesse, while packing a real punch of concentration. Very long on the finish."
THE WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Iridium is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 19 months in 66% new French oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and reveals crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and bay leaves with hints of incense, baking spices, Sichuan pepper and underbrush plus a touch of wood smoke. Medium to full-bodied with a firm, chewy structure and plenty of earthy layers, it finishes on a mineral note.
2015 Salmon Special Club
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$395.00
SPECIAL CLUB CHAMPAGNE
Although the Special Club Wines are new to us as well, we simply can't keep them in stock. The quality and precision of these wines are exactly what we want to feature and promote with a passion. This is the first time this wine is available in the USA.
~ The V Wine Lab
MILLESIME 2015
CHAMPAGNE
SALMON
SPECIAL CLUB
The first flavors that immediately jumped out at me were biscuits, cream, and lemon curd. It made me instantly think about the flavors you’d experience at a formal English Champagne Tea. Other flavors include green apple and delicate floral notes. The flavors were rounded out by tight minerality and crisp acidity that still remained bright and fresh.
2016 Chateau Loudenne
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$30.00
OF LOVING VALUE
In the Lab yesterday we were drinking some pretty awesome old world whites, I stepped away for a few minutes and caught up with the last red wine being poured. It was so delicious, then I asked the price and was blown away. This wine here is a reminder that respect for the old world's winemaking should always be shown.
Varietals: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
“Dense, roasted blackberry, cranberry and cherry. Cohesive and driven by fruit, showing graphite, liquorice, dark chocolate and plenty of finesse.”
~ The V Wine Lab
2016 LOUDENNE
LE CHATEAU
93 Decanter World Wine Competition
Beautiful deep cherry red color. A nose of dark fruits (ripe blackcurrant and black cherry griotte) and spices with a touch of liquorice and vanilla.
The palate shows a very convincing start, broad and immediately textural, with a nice weight through the middle, with a good frame of rich and ripe tannins, fresh acidity and plenty of grip too. Beautiful long and persistent finish.
2016 Domaines Lupier El Terroir
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$40.00
GARNACHA FANTASTICA
Sublime 119 year old vines. Always in the moment and love sensational wines that overwhelmingly deliver! The instantaneous wine consumption with the RND bottle has nearly consumed our initial order.
Don't miss out.
~ The Wine Lab
95 Points The Wine Advocate
2016 DOMAINES LUPIER
EL TERROIR
The 2016 El Terroir comes from a selection of their organic and biodynamically farmed plots, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured between 11 and 13 months, depending on the plot, in mostly used and mostly 500- and 600-liter oak barrels. They now only replace around 8% of the barrels each vintage, so they are quite well seasoned and neutral, and the wines don't have any oak aromas or flavors. It has crunchy fruit, red rather than black fruit, and the wine is super fresh. The oak is much better integrated than the initial vintages—it's transparent with the wine, and you feel the fresh fruit, the rain, the soil—as a result, the wine is relaxed, harmonious and has light. This is a more complete and deeper version of the 2013, with the freshness and acidity with long life ahead. The wines show incremental improvements year after year, and the 2016 has probably helped to obtain the most complete vintage to date. It's long, tasty, has fine chalky tannins and impressive balance.
2016 Hertelendy CS
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$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
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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 Pinot Noir ~ Los Carneros
Beautifully Aged
Los Carneros Pinot Noir
With Culinary Versatility
Los Carneros Pinot Noir
With Culinary Versatility
$49.00
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2016 Hossfeld Pinot Noir ~ Los Carneros
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$49.00
TASTING NOTES:
Premium vineyard sourced Carneros Swan Clone Pinot Noir has a beautiful warm ruby
color and is packed with seductive juicy red fruit layers of cranberry, raspberry and cherry.
Great core of fruit is coupled with secondary aromas of dried grass and an alluring satiny on the palate. All polish and class in glass, with a long, juicy finish.
VINTAGE:
With 10% whole cluster, we fermented in two neutral
barrels, stating with native yeast. A slow, cool fermentation
lead to this beautiful expression of Pinot Noir that has ample
fruit layers, balanced structure and a full mid-palate.
WINE MAKER:
Hayley Hossfeld
2017 Alex Gambal Meursault
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$90.00
INCREASE YOUR LUMINOCITY
Yes we take our affinity for wines and apply it to the natural world. The Magnetism this wine possesses is a controlled explosive flux! Simply delicious!
~ The International Wine Lab
2017 ALEX GAMBAL
MEURSAULT ~ CLOS DU CROMIN
A fresh and classic Meursault nose features notes of hazelnut, white peach and pear with subtle exotic fruit aromas that are followed by rich, generous and plump medium-bodied flavors that possess plenty of mouth coating dry extract. Colors in glass of yellow gold with green hues. The intense nose seduces the senses with notes of yellow fruits and citrus.
2017 Aston Estate
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$80.00
BEEN RED X ~ ING FOR A LONG TIME
We've been enjoying a lot of Thomas Brown Pinot Noir wines recently, they all showcase his passion for the grape with the many intricacies of the sense of origin for each bottling.
~ The Wine Lab
JEB DUNNUCK SOLID (( A ))
Drinking At Its Prime!
2018 ASTON ESTATE
X
SONOMA COAST
The 2017 Pinot Noir X Label has a spicy, complex, savory, almost Grenache-like bouquet of spice, red and black fruits, dried herbs, and forest floor to go with a medium-bodied, nicely textured, supple, savory style on the palate. This complex, meaty, almost gamey Pinot Noir will continue to dink nicely for 5-7 years.
2017 Dalecio Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
World Class Quality!
95+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
95+ Points Jeb Dunnuck
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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 Hossfeld Coliseum Block Estate Merlot
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$90.00
We were sitting with a group of well respected vintners here in the valley and we got to talking about what it takes to make a great Merlot here in the Napa Valley.
The conclusion was that Merlot can achieve world class heights in the Napa Valley if it has a complementing Sense Of Place.
This Merlot Has It & Showcases Pomerol Elegance To Its Core. Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2017 HOSSFELD
COLISEUM BLOCK
ESTATE MERLOT~NAPA VALLEY
Fresh with aromas of blackberry and the rocky
manzanita of Napa chaparral, this 2017 Estate Merlot defines the history of the Hossfeld Coliseum Block's unique terroir. Graphite, coffee grounds coupled
with the site’s warm volcanic rock merge in unison out of glass to deliver an intensely linear, both alive and full bodied wine finishing with a rich lavish texture. The days when Merlot wines topped the charts may seem to have passed, yet it only takes one to remind us of the refinement Bordeaux varietals can achieve in the vast unexplored soils of the Napa Valley.
2017 Paolo Scavino 3 Pack
2017 Paolo Scavino Set (3)
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2017 Paolo Scavino 3 Pack
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Paolo Scavino Barolo wines are known for their polished elegance made from the Nebbiolo grape. Rarely seen in retail, the latest releases are available in a sampler set for all of us to experiment and really embrace the producer from beginning to end.
2017 Paolo Scavino
BAROLO
Bric Del Fiasc
96 Points The Wine Advocate
With fruit from Castiglione Falletto, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Bric dël Fiasc is another terrific release from this leading estate. In fact, this wine delivers a big step up in terms of intensity and clarity, with a seamless integration of dark fruit, spice, balsam herb and sweet cherry. It also shows enormous clarity and definition, thanks to subtle touches of limestone and mineral. This wine figures high on a list of the best Barolos made in 2017.
2017 Paolo Scavino
BAROLO
Carobric
94 Points The Wine Advocate
This wine is a historic blend of fruit from Rocche di Castiglione, Cannubi and Bric dël Fiasc. Because the Cannubi lease was not renewed, Carobric will be very different after the 2018 vintage. However, the Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Carobric delivers what we love about this wine. It opens to a medium garnet hue and soft fruit intensity. It exhibits wild cherry and dried raspberry, with spice, smoke and lightly roasted hazelnut.
2017 Paolo Scavino
BAROLO
Prapo
94 Points The Wine Advocate
This is a bold and opulent wine that sources its fruit from Serralunga d'Alba. The Paolo Scavino 2017 Barolo Prapò delivers rich fruit weight, with plummy black fruit, blackcurrant, iron ore, spice and cured spice. The vines at this site were replanted in 2008 and the fruit shows depth and authenticity, thanks to their advancing age. You get lingering mineral tones of rust and iron that marry this wine to a sense of place. The finish is bold but moderate in length.
2017 Vincent & Alexandre Cluzel Cote-Rotie
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$70.00
Wine discussions should be without end, it's 2022, let's evolve the wine times while enjoying some finely made old world classics!
V Wine Symposium
Potent aroma of flowers aromas to be replaced by spices, wood and resin.
The mouth is powerful with strong tannins, you can easily age this wine for several years. Then black fruits like blackcurrant and blackberry will come out.
2018 Accendo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$385.00
BLINDING LUMINOSITY
with beauty transforms the senses to inspire in the moment enlightenment. I initially tasted this wine prior to release and it clearly expressed all the sensory laced descriptions mentioned below. The vision behind these wines do peak a lot of interest.
~ The Wine Lab
“A textural, intellectual wine, so beautifully built, quietly confident, distinguished and subtle, with a precise, classic structure. It’s like a ballerina: graceful, elegant and refined, but with immense power and strength.”
- Nigel Kinsman, winemaker
2018 ACCENDO CELLARS
Cabernet Sauvignon
Critically Acclaimed Perfection
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from Vine Hill Ranch and Sleeping Lady vineyards, the Cabernet Franc came from Diamond Mountain and the Petit Verdot is from the old Abreu Thorevilos vineyard (now called Ecotone). Deep garnet-purple in color, it leaps from the glass with classic cassis, warm plums and boysenberries scents plus nuances of violets, lavender, pencil lead and menthol with hints of crushed rock and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, framed by firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness with super intense black fruit and earthy layers, finishing long and mineral laced.
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 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
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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 CHATEAU REDORTIER BEAUMES-DE-VENISE
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$30.00
INSTANT WINE LAB RECOMMENDATION
Just wrapped up a tasting that defines in the moment wine promotion projections, this is great with an array of foods that are just fun to enjoy.
Love Steak Super Burritos? Shawarma? Spicy Spaghetti? This is it! Friendly in price and overdelivering in quality and texture.
~ The Wine Lab
5 Stars The Wine Lab
2018 CHATEAU REDORTIER
BEAUMES-DE-VENISE
60% Grenache, 35% Syrah, and 5% Counoise
The Syrah pops big with all its spice-dust and crusty earth, and Grenache fills-in the gaps with its mouthwatering strawberry and raspberry fruits. And that sliver of Counoise? Is a tempting delight to conclude!
The Beaumes 2018 is sensually supple without effort, it shows a nice and balanced concentration with medium to full body and a creamy texture. There is sweetness in the mouth, length and a silky finish.
2018 Cresta Velia Sonoma Coast
(not eligible for discounts)
$45.00
DECONSTRUCTION WEEK
IN THE WINE LAB..
...Starts today, I always want to know more! Find meaning in names and imagery, the days of taking life so serious are long gone. Wines like Cresta Velia, have a compounding degree of confidence that are left for you discover once the you open a bottle. John Giannini has been working with some of the most famous vineyards and winemaking luminaries in the business for over a decade!
I've been a big fan for a long time, supreme quality and value.
~ The Wine Lab
2018 CRESTA VELIA
Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Cherry, pomegranate, saddle leather and earth are all present on the nose. Firm and brooding but with ample amounts of fruit and acidity for both near term pleasure and long term aging.
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 Domaine De La Charbonniere CDP
(not eligible for discounts)
$49.00
So-some friends flew in and said let's drink some red Burgundy, I ran to Bouchon Bakery gathered some Brioche, butter and my Oatmeal.
Long story short,
I enjoyed some 2011 DRC La Tache with my breakfast and it was beyond awesome!
Same thing today, having a late breakfast with this awesome value driven CDP and boom! It's delicious anytime of day!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
Also In Wine Spectators Top 100
Great Value!
92 Points JEB DUNNUCK
2018 Domaine de la Charbonniere
CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
Leading off the four Châteauneuf du Pape releases, the 2018 Châteauneuf Du Pape (70% Grenache and 15% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre) offers lots of blackberry fruits as well as notes of violets, flowers, and sandy, loamy earth. It’s medium-bodied, with a silky texture, ripe tannins, and the charming nature of the vintage front and center.
About The Estate
One of the finest run estates in Châteauneuf du Pape is the Maret family’s Domaine de la Charbonnière, which is in the heart of the appellation, just off the route to Courthezon. They produce four Châteauneuf du Pape (readers should read last year’s report on the 2016 and 2017s for a description of each of the cuvées), all meriting attention. In addition, they’ve added two new Vacqueyras releases, bringing the total from that appellation to three cuvées. The 2017s aren’t far off what was achieved in 2016, and the 2018s all showed beautifully, with more depth and richness that most in the vintage.
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
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$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 Diplomat
(not eligible for discounts)
$225.00
THIS BOTTLING IS GALACTIC IN QUALITY!
Remembering the day I handed Jason Woodbridge a Champagne saber and he looked into my eyes and said " when one man hands another man a sword, it's the ultimate sign of trust ". As the years have progressed, the Hundred ACRE family of wines continue to devastate palates with layered textured hedonistically explosive wines.
~ V Wine Lab
2018 FORTUNATE SON
THE DIPLOMAT
RED BLEND
96 Points The Wine Advocate
Jayson Woodbridge calls this a “21st Century Claret.” The blend is mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with a good dollop of Merlot and a dash of Petite Sirah. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon The Diplomat comes skipping out with bright notes of Morello cherries, mulberries, and black raspberries, over a profound core of warm cassis, hoisin and blackberry pie, with wafts of licorice and unsmoked cigars. The generous, full-bodied palate is soft and plush, featuring a powerful black fruit core with a lively backbone and loads of layers on the earthy finish.
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 Fulldraw Chopping Block
California Rhone Sensation!
Sold Out, may be available at the winery.
Please contact us for more details.
2018 Fulldraw Chopping Block
(not eligible for discounts)
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN RHONE
A potent decadent nose with a sultry ravenous vivacity that leaves you only thinking of desiring more.
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 FULLDRAW VINEYARD
CHOPPING BLOCK
94 MASSIVE POINTS JEB D
A Southern Rhône-like blend of 49% Syrah, 34% Grenache, and 17% Mourvèdre that spent 18 months in 50% new French oak, the 2018 Chopping Block has a big, opulent nose of smoked black fruits, black licorice, pot roast, and peppered meat-like aromas and flavors. This deep, powerful, inky colored effort stays balanced and relatively light on its feet and has a stacked mid-palate as well as a great finish. It's not for the Pinot Noir-only crowd out there, but it offers incredible pleasure.
2018 Highest Beauty To kalon Wine Co
To Kalon Magic!
Sold Out, may be available at the winery.
Please contact us for more details.
2018 Highest Beauty To kalon Wine Co
(not eligible for discounts)
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
Fading Into Beauty
Somethings are so illusive, it's rare to actually find something that lives up to expectation. In this case, the combination of Andy Erickson & the famed To Kalon Vineyard in the heart of Oakville do just that...live up to expectation and add to your sense of fine wine living!
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 HIGHEST BEAUTY
TO KALON VINEYARD Co
VINEYARD
H.W. Crabb came to California looking for gold but stayed to become one of the pioneers of Napa Valley winemaking. He named his estate To Kalon Vineyard, Greek for Highest Beauty, because of the lush bounty it provided. Soon, his wines became renowned around the world. And over the last 150 years, the vineyard’s consistent fine quality has made it one of the most coveted in the world.
Sited between the sheltering Vaca and Mayacamas mountain ranges deep in the valley, the vineyard has well-drained, gravelly soil that allows the vines to root deeply to find precious moisture and nutrients. The broad diurnal temperature shifts and reliable sun, wind, and fog provide the ideal blend of growth and rest for complex flavor development.
VINTAGE
2018 was a spectacular growing season from start to finish. February brought a healthy dose of rain, fully replenishing the soils. Sunshine and mild temperatures followed, setting up nearly ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set. Light rains in early October, followed by breezy warm days, allowed the vineyards to fully mature, and the grape harvest felt like the smoothest of landings.
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 Hossfeld Estate Malbec
(not eligible for discounts)
$90.00
Switching gears to a Malbec of precise flavors and textures from one of Napa Valley's most historically unique vineyard sites. I had to opportunity to catch up with one of Napa Valley's most prominent winemakers and the fruit is looking magnificent up atop the hill above Soda Canyon Road.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar Wine Lab
2018 Hossfeld Estate Malbec
Dried Violets, Açai and Cacao Nibs
The 2018 Hossfeld Malbec opens with a dense nose of French plum and splintered cedar. Red currant and dried bramble give way to graphite and hillside tannin. Young with volcanic vibrancy, this Malbec will cellar well for the next
decade and beyond.
THE VINTAGE:
The 2018 season was defined by a slow ripening process with wonderful acid retention. While we usually have lower juice pH than average of the Valley (a benefit for aging), in 2018
we saw low pH coupled with the color and flavor intensity of a riper vintage. The nights were very cool throughout September and October without too much heat during the day. It was a very lengthy growing season that this hillside wine documents perfectly.
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 Ladoucette Sauvignon Blanc
(not eligible for discounts)
$135.00
VISIONARY LIQUID FLOW
Projections of the future in the now. People come in and ask me, what are you loving right know? Depends on my mood, company, weather etc...The one thing my always different answer contains is Quality! Quality above all else is always the visionary response!
Imagination and growing wisdom fueled by the pleasure of hedonism are the rhythm today and always!
~ The V Wine Lab
This Wine Exemplifies QUALITY!
2018 Baron de Ladoucette
Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc
Pouilly Fume, Loire, France - Rich ane generous, this wine has aromas of peaches, gooseberry, and sage. Subtle minerality is backed by a long, austere finish, but is still fresh.
2018 Marciano Estate CS ( 3 Pack Set )
(not eligible for discounts)
$750.00
DESIGNER LIFESTYLE
We are all designers as we proceed! Projecting & promoting good times is what passion is all about. Marciano Estate exemplifies supreme quality, as witnessed 1st hand a few years back.
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 MARCIANO ESTATE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is flat-out gorgeous and offers just about everything you could want from a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Pure cassis and darker berry fruits, notes of white flowers, unsmoked tobacco, violets, and lead pencil, a fresh, focused, full-bodied, mouthfeel, and perfectly polished tannins all define this beauty. It needs 4-5 years of bottle age and should evolve for 20-25 years or more if properly stored.
2018 Matt Morris Charbono
(not eligible for discounts)
$85.00
LIGHTS CAMERA & A LOT OF ACTION
Matt Morris & Francoise Pechon have taken Charbono to new heights by fusing various creative visions into a delicious wine. For those days when you get tired of drinking high-end powerhouse Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, this Charbono from Tofanelli vineyards, moves in as swift and suave as Michael Jackson's moon walk. Time to get elevated ~ join us!
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 MATT MORRIS WINES
TOFANELLI VINEYARDS, CHARBONO
96 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard is beautiful, revealing a perfumed, complex bouquet of blue fruits, damp underbrush, violets, spring flowers, and tobacco. This carries to a medium to full-bodied wine with a wonderful sense of purity, ultra-fine tannins, and perfectly integrated acidity. Drink this rich yet fresh, seamless Charobono any time over the coming 10-15 years.
2018 Opus One
(not eligible for discounts)
$420.00
Very Admirable! The Vision, The Unification Of Wine Worlds, The Consistency, The Brand Recognition, these are just a few components of what legends are made of!
~ The Wine Lab
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.
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 SANTO STEFANO
(not eligible for discounts)
$30.00
VALUE DRIVEN DUST
Over a 100 years of winemaking know how delivers meticulously crafted everyday drinking wine.
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 SANTO STEFANO
RUTHERFORD, CABERNET SAUVIGNON
A mouth filling wine with smooth texture and soft tannins. Enticing aromas of vanilla and spice are followed by ripe flavors of blackberry, currant, and black cherry. The finish shows hints of bittersweet chocolate.
2018 Scarlett Petite Sirah
(not eligible for discounts)
$40.00
MON ~ ETOILE
For those days when you want to share with the masses at a Summer gathering! Include this deceptively great wine in your arsenal of creative wine flows. Wine Lab approved!
~ The Wine Lab
2018 SCARLETT PETITE SIRAH
MAGAH FAMILY VINEYARD
Loaded with personality, 2018 brought our Scarlett Petite Sirah to perfection. This wine is powerful, juicy, and expressive with notes of black plum, barrel spice, and a unique hint of soil infusion that greets the nose.
2018 Shafer Relentless Signed Bottles
(not eligible for discounts)
$105.00
The Wine Lab Is Always Open
to taste, to learn, to listen, to observe and most of all to promote wines that add to your sensorial joy.
Elias Fernandez, winemaker at Shafer Vineyards for over 3 decades is one such LUMINARY that embodies what we do here in the RND Lab.
Relentless is an iconic bottling, yet Elias has taken the production to a level that engulfs all other Syrah productions with the addition of a new fruit source starting with the 20th Anniversary Vintage.
I recently had the luxury to taste the yet to be released 2019 and YES, it's a mind blowing 100 Point Wine to be.
Elias Fernandes has Signed 36 Bottles Of the Classic 2018.
In The Wine Lab You Trust, This Wine Has
The It Factor!
~ The Wine Lab
2018 SHAFER RELENTLESS
20th ANNIVERSARY
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
A blend of 94% Syrah and 6% Petite Sirah, the 2018 Relentless looks to be just about sensational, offering a dense purple color as well as rich, loaded notes of blackberries, currants, smoked meats, peppery spice, and violets. Reminding me of a great Cornas on steroids with its gamy, exotic character paired with beautiful richness, it has fabulous purity, ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish. This will undoubtedly be a great vintage for this cuvée, and my money is on it being one of the best yet.
2018 Shea Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir
(not eligible for discounts)
$45.00
GET READY FOR SHEA
Had the pleasure to take part in a flash back tasting of sorts, current events have forced us all to evolve and adapt. Here at the Lab, we have embraced change on a cosmic level. All we seek is pleasure, tasting this wine yesterday with some industry OGs took me back to the pre Don Vino days when we would taste 50-60 wines a week. Tasting Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir wines was always a treat, this 2018 is instant Wine Karmatic Bliss!
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 SHEA VINEYARDS
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
ESTATE PINOT NOIR
The Estate Pinot noir is the best example of Shea Vineyard as a whole in a given vintage due to the diversity of vineyard blocks and Pinot noir vines that the Estate is sourced from. This big, enticing Pinot shows off the rich, ripe nature of the 2018 vintage while also displaying more complex flavors of violet, white pepper, black tea and pomegranate that come from a long vintage with perfect harvest time weather. A long finish will keep you reaching for your glass.
2018 Sire Estate Houyi
(not eligible for discounts)
$300.00
TERROIRE TIME CAPSULE
Mentioned to a friend this morning that time is now irrelevant, yet timing is key. With Houyi Vineyard having been in the wine news recently, it was a great opportunity to meet and taste with Tom Buck ( Proprietor Sire Estate ). Sire Estate is one of the new age wine producing pioneers from the famous vineyard with the precession and expertise of Julien Fayard as winemaker since 2014.
The 2018 Sire Estate Houyi is singing songs of continued evolution well into day two.
( Sample bottle opened 6/30/22 )
~ The Wine Lab
2018 SIRE ESTATE
HOUYI VINEYARD
The signatures of ever present pure currant, cassis- layered chocolate essence, site specific graphite, crushed stone, and violets have been the classic flavors since 2014. Full-bodied richness, and integrated velvety tannins delivered with a sense of balance. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ~ Pritchard Hill.
2018 Teeter Totter Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$70.00
Teeter Tottering On The Edge Of Time
Was thinking about you and drinking some of those wines we always mention when day dreaming, this wine here allows us all to drink as Napa Valley Insiders since the wine has literally evaporated in all markets across the country. Don't miss out on this V Wine Lab exclusive!
This is the best TEETER TOTTER to date!
~ The V Wine Lab
2018 TEETER TOTTER
Cabernet Sauvignon
Immediately approachable and irresistibly enjoyable Napa Cabernet. Lots of ripe black fruits – blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, and plum on the nose. Sweet cigar, oak, herbs, spices, and mocha leads into a big, chewy, and inky mouthful; but a very smooth palate that has a long, mouth-coating finish.
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 ADDAX Pinot Noir SC
(not eligible for discounts)
$75.00
I'VE BEEN IN THE BEVAN GALAXY....
...since before it was ever identified, back to the days when perhaps only Robert M. Parker Jr was spotting the galactic wine traveler in the time space continuum. This Pinot Noir is one of the most hedonistic, lavishly textured wines the 100 Point King has unleashed on the masses.
I was taken back to the early 2010s, yeah we go way back and we're going future giant perhaps in his vintage classic time machine.
~ The Wine Lab
2019 ADDAX PINOT NOIR
(( Tasting Notes From Mr. Bevan ))
This beautiful, deep purple Pinot Noir was crafted from the Silver Eagle Vineyard in the hills of Green Valley and the Pfendler vineyards in the Petaluma Gap region of the Sonoma Coast. Aged in 100% new French oak, this blockbuster Pinot is packed with aromas of mountain berry, clove, and Ibarra cocoa. Medium-bodied with an exotic palate of asian spices and chocolate. Plush tannins and a finish to match.
JEB DUNNUCK REVIEW
94 POINTS
Smoky red and black fruits, peppery herbs, and scorched earth aromatics. With solid background oak, good mid-palate density, and outstanding finish.
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 Amuse Bouche Red Wine
(not eligible for discounts)
$225.00
WINE IS ART ~ ART FUELED BY WINE'S INSPIRATION ~ IS OTHER WORLDLY!
The consistency in Amuse Bouche's production continues to bridge the different genres in the world of fine collectable art like no other, always inspired by the greats!
~ The Wine Lab
2019 AMUSE BOUCHE
NAPA VALLEY RED BLEND
Vinous Wine Media 96 Points
The 2019 Amuse Bouche, a Right Bank-inspired Merlot/Cabernet Franc blend is superb. Expansive, sweet aromatics are immediately seductive. Silky tannins wrap around a core of plum fruit, sweet tobacco, chocolate, spice and leather. This wonderfully expressive, elegant Napa Valley red hits all the right notes in a nuanced style that is all class.”
LABEL FEATURED ARTIST: FRANÇOISE GILOT
I had the pleasure of working with Françoise Gilot (98) as she created "Cathedral of Trees" to adorn the Amuse Bouche 2019 label. When we met in New York this past February she was dynamic, witty...and still going strong! Françoise, born in 1921, is a decorated French painter perhaps best known for her long, stormy relationship with Pablo Picasso, with whom she had two children, Claude and Paloma.
Gilot was 21 years old and an accomplished artist, notably in watercolors and ceramics, when she met Picasso, then 61, in 1943. When the decadelong relationship came to an end, Pablo did his best to derail her career by discouraging galleries from purchasing her work. He also refused to see their children ever again.
In 1969, Gilot married polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk and she currently divides her time between her New York studio and Paris. Her book, Life with Picasso, has sold millions of copies.
Gilot is highly regarded as an international artist of the second half of the twentieth century. She has exhibited her work for more than 50 years in the major art centers of Europe, Asia, and North America. She was awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters with rank of Commander in 1988, the French Legion of Honor with rank of Chevalier in 1990, and the rank of Officer in the National Order of Merit by the president of France in 1996.
2019 Andremily No. 8 Syrah
(not eligible for discounts)
$175.00
WHERE ARE WE GOING? TO THE TOP!
The whole West Coast is local to us, the Andremily wines are at the epicenter of California Rhone wines ascending the ladder to the top at a rapid pace. Passion coupled with potency is the lifestyle we pursue, the No. 8 Syrah is a Bad *ss wine that delivers.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 ANDREMILY No. 8
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
Another magical wine in the lineup, the 2019 No 8 is Syrah-based, with 9% Mourvèdre and 3% Viognier. There should be a little over 800 cases produced, and it was 55% destemmed and is still resting in 65% new French oak. I love its freshness and elegance, and it’s one of those rare incredibly hedonistic yet seamless, weighty wines that does everything right. Pure cassis, blackberries, smoked meats, and white pepper slowly emerge on the nose, and it’s full-bodied, with perfect balance and a great, great finish.
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 INDIGO SYRAH
(not eligible for discounts)
$90.00
FLAVORS & TEXTURES
THAT ENHANCE PASSION!
Syrah that intertwines your senses all at once ,and with time, the 2019 INDIGO continues to take you deeper into rewarding pleasure! Superb, it's what we've come to expect!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 ARGOT INDIGO SYRAH
97 OVERDELIVERING POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
Brought up in more new French oak (90%), the 2019 Syrah Indigo is inky purple-hued and gives up a killer bouquet of blackberries, beef blood, bay leaf, iron, peppery herbs, and bacon fat. It's rich, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, with a dense, rich, powerful, yet also focused style that stays graceful and elegant. This is a gorgeous Syrah in every way that should have 10-15 years of prime drinking.
2019 ARGOT SIMPATICO RANCH
(not eligible for discounts)
$85.00
THE ULTIMATE LIQUID FUSION
Been a fan for so long that awesomeness is always expected and delivered. Imagine a little spicy Asian Cuisine dishes with this wine ~ your senses will never be the same again. It's what we do here in the lab ~ Always seeking more pleasure.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 ARGOT CHARDONNAY
JEB DUNNUCK 94 Points
Lots of peach, tangerine, honeyed minerality, and toasted hazelnuts all emerge from the glass, and while I don't think it matches the 2018, it's a brilliant Chardonnay offering medium to full-bodied richness, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's beautifully balanced and is going to keep for at least 5-7 years.
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 Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir
(not eligible for discounts)
$85.00
When Justin Harmon ( a.k.a Dr. Argot ) brings us a bottle and says V is the 1st to taste his latest B.T. bottling, all we can say THANK YOU and let's keep the love and affinity for Block Bursting Pinot Noir going!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
The Recipe Remains The Same!
A BAD *** SUCCESS!
Picking up where the 95 Point JD 2018 B.T. left off, 2019 has intensified the classic flavors and textures the iconic label has been famous for.
I'm expecting this wine to scratch perfection!
Loads of black cherry and black raspberry fruit intermixed with plenty of spring flowers, sappy herb, and forest-like nuances. Full-bodied, it has a hedonistic, sweetly fruited style, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It doesn’t pull any punches yet stays balanced, textured, and a joy to drink.
2019 BOARS' VIEW BDR Pinot Noir
(not eligible for discounts)
$75.00
GREAT WINE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT
With all the challenges Mother Nature comes with at times, nearly an inch of hail in May last week, I found myself enjoying some wines that have inspired Thomas Brown's passion for Pinot Noir under our sheltered patio. Always live RND here, this latest Pinot Noir is ferociously delicious.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 BOARS' VIEW BDR
PINOT NOIR
For the inaugural vintage of this wine, we selected specific barrels to create a dark complex Pinot Noir full of fruit, spice and structure. In the glass, this wine exhibits a nearly opaque purple-red hue. Waves of aromas suggest red licorice, pomegranate reduction, pennyroyal mint and lavender oil. The bold, dynamic palate suggests notes of macerated boysenberry, cedar shavings, black cherry, oolong tea and crushed river rock. The entry of this wine starts with a fruit-forward expression and develops more structure and tertiary notes, mid palate, finishing with pretty, floral quality. This wine is easily enjoyable now with its abundance of fruit and great natural balance and acidity. - Thomas Rivers Brown
2019 Carter Cellars The Grand Daddy
(not eligible for discounts)
$245.00
A Big Shot Out, To All The Dads Who Put In The Work To Be The One That Can Always Be Counted On!
Enjoy this CARTER GRAND DADDY With
Shipping Included.
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 CARTER CELLARS
The Grand Daddy
BECKSTOFFER TO KALON
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.
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 CAYMUS The Walking Fool
(not eligible for discounts)
$45.00
The Walking Fool Delivers
Caymus' recipe continues to captivate the masses! This Zinfandel based red wine will surely complement an outdoor festivity or two. Take advantage of the inclusive shipping on 3 or more bottles.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 CAYMUS
THE WALKING FOOL
A silky scarlet red with luminous highlights, this wine opens with a lean earthiness—the scent of rustic wood mixes with sweet spice, a whiff of cigar box, dusty pavement and old leather, infused with garden ripe strawberries and cherries. The palate is smooth and lively, featuring flavors of juicy raspberry, the subtle tartness of cranberry, and notes of espresso and smoked meat. Underlying acidity makes this wine mouthwatering, while its tannins lend a gritty yet softly fine texture. On the finish: a trace of vibrant cranberry, luxurious cocoa and an extra kick of spice.
2019 Clos Des Papes
(not eligible for discounts)
$145.00
We Have The Legendary Rhone Giant In Good Supply!
Don't Miss Out!
98 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape is a stunning example of this estate as well as the vintage. Gorgeous kirsch, flowery incense, spice box, and garrigue-like notes define the nose, and it hits the palate with classic Clos des Papes elegance and finesse backed up by a great mid-palate, fabulous concentration, and a monster of a finish. Don’t miss this beauty. It can be enjoyed today with incredible pleasure or cellared for two decades.
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 DETERT Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$110.00
ONCE PART OF THE TO KALON VINEYARD
One of the many great quality wines at this years GRAND TASTE OF OAKVILLE was the 2019 DETERT Cabernet Sauvignon. With Tension, Terroir & Texture all in check, this 2019 bottling is truly one of the best wines from a family owned vineyard.
~ The Wine Lab
2019 DETERT FAMILY VINEYARDS
OAKVILLE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Gorgeous aromas of violets, minerals, black cherry and mocha. The flavors are equally seductive, with an energetic spine supporting a rush of black currant, cherry and anise over dried herbs, mineral and spice. Very long and complex – this is so tempting now but will reward patience.
2019 Domaine De La Janasse CDP VV
(not eligible for discounts)
$145.00
It's True!
The Most Explosive Old Vine CDP On The Planet Is Back!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 DOMAINE DE LA JANASSE
CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE VIELLES VIGNES
99 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
Lovers of brilliant Châteauneuf du Pape should snatch up bottles of the 2019 Châteauneuf Du Pape Vieilles Vignes, which comes mostly from the northeastern sector of the appellation, from the La Janasse lieu-dit as well as from the La Crau lieu-dit. Revealing a deeper ruby/plum color to go with a spectacular bouquet of peppery garrigue, smoked meats, blackcurrants, black cherries, and truffly earth, this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness and has no hard edges, with building tannins and another blockbuster of a finish. While this wine is always rich and powerful, it’s the level of elegance and purity that really sets it apart in this vintage. Give bottles 2-3 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following 20+ years or more.
2019 DOMAINE DE VILLAINE RULLY 1er CRU RABOURCE
(not eligible for discounts)
$115.00
TRIED TRUSTED & TAKE ME
A Hidden Gem!
One of the world's most iconic vignerons
" Aubert de Villaine "
2019 DOMAINE DE VILLAINE
RULLY 1er CRU
RABOURCE
Rabourcé is considered one of the top premiers cru Chardonnays in Rully. Its old vines sit on a steep clay and limestone slope and yield a complex, powerful wine. The 2019 Rabourcé is a tightly wound, structured white with notes of lemon zest, herbs, and French oak—serious white Burgundy that needs a few years to unfurl.
(( Summer wine for fresh seafood and great company ))
2019 Domaine Jacques Prieur
(not eligible for discounts)
$110.00
A PASSPORT & A DREAM
Take a break from reading wine magazines and get a feel for what the 2019 vintage has instore for your next HOT August Night! Wines like these inspire creativity in a multitude of ways, hedonism is calling!
Will you answer?
~ The Old World Wine Lab
2019 Domaine Jacques Prieur
Beaune Champs - Pimont 1er Cru
The signature expressive bouquet shines bright in 2019 with touches of almond and orange blossom, a hint of lemon curd developing with aeration. The well-balanced palate offers crisp acidity, more tension than Prieur’s other Beaune premier crus and a racy, lightly spiced finish.
Origins
The 5.6 acre Domaine Jacques Prieur parcel of 1er Cru Champ-Pimont sits on the slope overlooking the town of Beaune just west of the village. The vineyard faces due east and produces both red and white wines of superior quality. The soils range from clay based in the lower slopes to mineral rich (iron) gravel soils further up the the slope.
2019 Dominus Napa Valley
(not eligible for discounts)
$420.00
YOUNTVILLE'S VISIONARY RED WINE
As the Kentucky Derby approaches, I'm reminded of the years we enjoyed drinking Dominus samples prior to release. The futuristic vision implemented at the winery is second to none and it shows year in and year out!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 DOMINUS RED WINE
Another Perfect Vintage
"Lots of crushed stone, lead pencil and licorice aromas that are extremely aromatic and bright. Black cherries, cloves and purple fruit, too. Full body and a round and ripe center-palate with a juicy interior. It opens at the end with a savory and juicy finish. Layered and beautiful. Drinkable now, but better in three or four years." —James Suckling
2019 Eisele Vineyard CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$700.00
IS PRESS NECESSARY?
" I find it entertaining, or as I express to visitors, points of reference are also worth discovering in order to put the wine puzzle together. That is part of the fun as well.
The quality of this wine is paralleled by few, as the experience brought here from France is historic! "
~ The Wine Lab
THE WINE ADVOCATE 100 POINTS
2019 EISELE VINEYARD
Cabernet Sauvignon
The magnificent 2019 vintage was born under the best possible conditions, with an abundance of welltimed rain and sunshine with no excess. Intense and sophisticated, the wine unveils with deep aromas of blue fruits, Bigarreau cherries and violets followed by subtle notes of rosemary and pencil lead. The mouthfeel is silky smooth, with incredible definition and finesse. Perfectly ripe and tight-knit tannins support the youthful energy of the fruit, layered with wild blueberry coulis. The very long finish lingers with mineral notes of graphite and volcanic soil, laced with aromas of Madagascar vanilla, cinnamon and wilted roses. The 2019 is beautiful, evocative and complex. Still, so much has yet to be revealed with bottle age. This is the quintessence of the Eisele Vineyard terroir.
THE WINE ADVOCATE REVIEW
Deep purple-black in color, the nose of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon slowly unfurls to reveal a gorgeous perfume of violets and roses over a core of kirsch, boysenberries and cassis, plus hints of redcurrant jelly and menthol, emerging into wafts of pencil lead and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, featuring very firm, wonderfully ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness to support the vivacious, tightly wound black and red fruit layers, finishing long and mineral laced. It's a stunning, evocative, singular wine that so beautifully captures the long, slow-maturing grace of the 2019 vintage.
2019 Hawks Hill Liquidity
(not eligible for discounts)
$95.00
BUILDING SUCCESS
In the last few years I've observed how the Paso Robles winemakers have been uplifting one another in order to propel the area as a whole to stardom. More recently, we have been tasting and enjoying wines from the area prior to release.
Launching a brand in a competitive arena can be an immense task for anyone. Yet, when you possess terroir, artistry & viticultural know how it all leads to success. Working with ambassadors that appreciate your craft and expand on a brands vision, is great. We are just appreciative of the support these modern day luminaries display towards us.
Let's Keep It Going!
V WINE CELLAR EXCLUSIVE
2019 HAWKS HILL LIQUIDITY
~ The Wine Lab
Introducing The Three T's
TERROIR, TEXTURE, TENSION
This Wine Has All 3.
2019 HAWKS HILL LIQUIDITY
V WINE CELLAR 5 STARS
60% Syrah 40% Grenache
The 2019 Liquidity is the second vintage that co-fermentation was implemented for Syrah and Grenache together the same way northern Rhone Cote Rotie wines are done. This process binds the wines together earlier and helps achieve a deeper crimson color. This wine is showing the evolution of our wine making and the result is a more structured wine, with tremendous longevity and complexity. This wine is still a little tight and closed, so be sure to open it a couple hours before enjoying to allow it show.
2019 Hossfeld Estate Blend
(not eligible for discounts)
$100.00
A WINE LAB TASTING PANEL STANDOUT
A unique site created in the early eighties, the future vision to employ dynamite in order to fracture the bedrock was visionary. The result is continued production of world class highly coveted Bordeaux varieties for which legendary winemakers for continue to line up. The history of the site is framed by innovative farming taking place at the iconic family owned vineyard.
These wines express a sense of place and are designed for enjoyment now and show characteristics of aging nicely well into the future.
~ The Wine Lab
Jeb Dunnuck ( A ) Rated
2019 HOSSFELD ESTATE BLEND
The 2019 Red Blend checks in as a blend of 40% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, with the balance Merlot, that spent 20 months in French oak. Its deep purple hue is followed by an up-front, exuberant red offering lots of candied red and black fruits, notes of violets, tobacco, and flowery incense, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a great finish. Drink this solid, impeccably made blend over the coming decade or more.
2019 INSTITUTION SYRAH
(not eligible for discounts)
$190.00
V WINE LAB EXCLUSIVE
Caught up with the HEDONISTIC HIT MAKERS at INSTITUTION WINERY yesterday and got my 1st glimpse of this 2019 GREYWACKE VINEYARD Syrah. The wine has a seductive texture that leaves you with the pulsating imprint of a kiss you've desired and has left you in a state of welcomed flux. Our one Wine Lab RND is the only one out in the wilds of Napa and did not last long.
~ The Wine Lab
RUSSELL BEVAN'S LATEST PULSATING ROCKET FUEL
2019 INSTITUTION SYRAH
GREYWACKE VINEYARD
With deep blackberry and plum fruit and attractive, savory hints of black olive and asphalt, this full-bodied, creamy-ripe effort boasts a long, licorice-tinged finish. Drink it anytime over the next decade or more.
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 M D H VOLNAY 1er CRU
(not eligible for discounts)
$110.00
A Day That Imprinted Mental Images Of Joy
Tasted this 2019 En Champans Volnay and it immediately took me to a light sun kissed day in Burgundy. Envision enjoying simple time with the people that add to your quality of the self. If you fancy yourself as cuisine dynamo, look no further as this Burgundian beauty can flow with versatility.
~ V Wine Lab
2019 Monthelie Douhairet Porcheret
<< EN CHAMPANS >>
Volnay 1er Cru
Offering up a profound bouquet of blackberries, sweet spices, rose petals, orange rind, summer truffles and forest floor, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and immensely concentrated, with lively acids, abundant but almost imperceptible tannins and a long, saline finish.
2019 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc
Leroy Bourgogne Blanc
Sold Out, may be available at the winery.
Please contact us for more details.
2019 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc
(not eligible for discounts)
Sold Out, may be available at the winery. Please contact us for more details.
Always a temptatious wine, 2019 is a riveting blend of Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Savigny Chardonnay.
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
2019 Maison Leroy Bourgogne Blanc
Leroy is known for wines with incredible density and intensity of fruit. This Bourgogne Blanc offers a level of fruit intensity and extraction that is uncommon for white Burgundy. Meticulous in its integration of oak to the texture, there's lots of ripe fruit, long-lasting flavors and a fine, laser-sharp finish.
2019 Nid Tisse Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay
(not eligible for discounts)
$80.00
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
We buy wines we like/love, we think first of the consumer. We bought this wine without ever checking scores etc. Then we met the winemaker when she came in to thank us for purchasing her wine, it's all about appreciation and sincerity....That's What The Lab Is All About! Those That Know Know What's Up!
Yesterday's White Lightning 3 Pack Sold out.
The 2019 NID TISSÈ is still available and is in rare supply.
Don't miss out!
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 NID TISSÈ
Hyde Vineyard, Carneros
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard comes from a well-known site in Carneros, in the southern part of Napa Valley. This is pure class all the way and has a vivid perfume of citrus blossom, honeyed minerality, green almond, and a touch of charcoal. It shows more richness on the palate and is medium-bodied, has a beautifully layered mouthfeel, integrated acidity, and one heck of a great finish. I don't think there's much of this to go around, but it's up there with the crème de la crème of California Chardonnay. It needs lots of air to show at its best today and will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and shine over the following decade.
As described by Marie-Laure ~ Winemaker
Of a bright color with pale yellow, very fresh nose with a hint of honeysuckle and key lime. The mouthfeel is ample revealing fresh notes of almond with a nice tension on the finish. The delicate oak nuances allow the wine to linger in the mouth.
2019 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$185.00
ONE G.O.A.T
One of the greatest wines from the ever popular Howell Mountain A.V.A is the OUTPOST Cabernet Sauvignon bottling. The wine has become mostly mailing list only, demand for Thomas Rivers Brown 2019s are at an all time high. The trail from the valley floor to the top of the mountain is perilous, together we can conquer the path to enjoying and appreciating only the best!
The texture and brooding hedonistic layering in this wine is very intoxicating.
~ The Wine Lab
2019 OUTPOST C.S
96+ The Wine Advocate
Sporting a deep purple-black color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon needs a little coaxing to begin, soon unfurling to reveal notions of crushed black cherries, wild blueberries and fresh blackcurrant, plus suggestions of tar, wet slate, fertile loam and black truffles. The medium to full-bodied palate is charged with wonderful energy, delivering loads of black fruit layers and a firm, grainy frame plus and lively backbone, finishing long and mineral laced.
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 Patria Avoyelles
(not eligible for discounts)
$175.00
OAKVILLE TERROIR SHINES
The Patria wines have always captivated the senses with continuous quality and precision. Experiences with Tony Biagi's winemaking from the past, present and glimpses into the future all foretell more and more well deserved success.
~ The Wine Lab
2019 PATRIA AVOLLEYES
OAKVILLE RANCH
100 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
The 2019 Avoyelles Oakville Ranch checks in as 55% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot, all from the Oakville Ranch Vineyard and aged 22 months in French oak. It has an insanely good bouquet of chocolaty red and black fruits, dried herbs, chocolate, and obvious minerality as well as full-bodied richness and depth on the palate. Complex, layered, multi-dimensional, and perfectly balanced, it's an incredible Cabernet Franc-dominated blend that will benefit from just a handful of years in the cellar and keep for 15-20 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 Riverain The Reserve
(not eligible for discounts)
$275.00
WEAVING OAKVILLE MAGIC
Thomas Rivers Brown's winemaking prowess in Oakville's Golden Triangle has proven to be extraordinary. TRB's consistency is the key, having drunk his wine for over a decade, one expects greatness and it's always delivered.
THE RESERVE
TENCH VINEYARD
~ The V Wine Lab
2019 RIVERAIN
THE RESERVE
98 POINTS JEB DUNNUCK
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard The Reserve is a deeper, richer wine with more opulence and decadence. Blackcurrants, black cherries, smoked tobacco, iron, and plenty of minerality emerge from the glass, and it's full-bodied, with ripe, polished tannins, no hard edges, and a gorgeous finish. It's a big, concentrated, mouth-filling beauty to drink over the coming 15-20 years.
2019 SCARECROW
100 Point Killer Is Back!
Sold Out, may be available at the winery.
Please contact us for more details.
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 LPV
Classic Las Piedras!
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2019 SCHRADER LPV
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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 SQN Distenta 1 Syrah
100 POINT!
CALIFORNIA RHONE GIANT!
CALIFORNIA RHONE GIANT!
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2019 SQN Distenta 1 Syrah
(not eligible for discounts)
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Art, Hedonism, Passion, Prominence...I could go on and on as I love these wines and many of you do as well! The first ART DETAIL glimpse of the newest release of the 2019 Sine Qua Non DISTENTA series is right above.
The 100 Point Syrah Distenta 1 is on stage! Don't Miss It.
1st Come 1st Serve!
Carlos Falla, V Wine Cellar
100 Points The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, it erupts from the glass with a powerfully fragrant nose of red roses, Morello cherries, boysenberries and juicy blueberries, followed by hints of mocha, star anise, cardamom and cassia. The concentrated, full-bodied palate is jam-packed with bright, crunchy black, blue and red fruits. It has a rock-solid structure of firm, finely-grained tannins and seamless freshness lifting the shimmering layers to a long, energetic finish. The complexity and vivacity of this Syrah are simply jaw-dropping!
100 Points Jeb Dunnuck
A full-bodied, seductive, incredibly sexy wine that’s just about overflowing with fruit, its deep purple color is followed by beautiful cassis and darker berry fruits as well as notes of smoke game, pepper, and spring flowers. The tannins are polished, and it has a great mid-palate as well as one heck of a great finish. Due to the difficulty in trademarking names today, the estate has settled on using the name Distenta for their normal Syrah going forward. Luckily though, the incredible artwork on the labels will continue.
(( WINE WILL ARRIVE LATE FEBRUARY ))
2019 SINE QUA NON
DISTENTA 1 SYRAH
2019 Tablas Creek Vineyard Grenache
(not eligible for discounts)
$45.00
Might Just Be Your Next Tuesday Night Wine
Checking out Tablas Creek's website and I come to find that the single grape bottlings and combinations of varietals are endless. Most definitely a tip of the custom hat to them for their innovative thinking, creativity like this allows for all of us to enjoy their wines in and endless series of future good times.
~ The Wine Lab
(( SOLD OUT ELSEWHERE ))
TABLAS CREEK VINEYARD
2019 GRENACHE
With deep blackberry and plum fruit and attractive, savory hints of black olive and asphalt, this full-bodied, creamy-ripe effort boasts a long, licorice-tinged finish. Drink it anytime over the next decade or more.
SHOOT I'M GETTING HUNGRY TOO
GUILTLESS PLEASURE
FOOD & WINE WITH ZEST
NOW WE'RE TALKIN
RECIPES & PAIRINGS
RECIPE SUGGESTIONS
FOOD PAIRINGS
Grilled steaks
Pastas with meat sauces
Rich beef stews
Spicy sausages
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 TOR VHR
(not eligible for discounts)
$375.00
DECADES OF HARD WORK
Napa Valley's essence captured in every bottle, a level of precision that's shinning bright at the right time!
~ The Wine Lab
(( JEB DUNNUCK 99 POINTS ))
2019 TOR VHR
OAKVILLE
Gorgeous crème de cassis, graphite, and chocolate notes dominate the bouquet of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch, which comes from the rockiest portion of this site in Oakville. With full-bodied richness, a pure, elegant texture, and a powerful mid-palate, it's not far from the style of the 2018 yet might be a tad more focused and elegant. It's a beautiful wine that will benefit from bottle age.
2020 Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon
(not eligible for discounts)
$55.00
2020 THE YEAR THAT CHANGED ALL THINGS
IN TRB WE TRUST!
Napa Valley's most prolific wine creator has selected a few barrels to be made available to insightful promoters to continue spreading the Caterwaul word. We were one of the 1st to unleash this battle tested cat to the masses and we're back with one more hit for you to come and get!
~ THE WINE LAB
The Caterwaul Napa Valley bottling might just be the finest wine in the market in its price range.
ANTONIO GALLONI
2020 CATERWAUL
NAPA VALLEY
TRB has delivered a winner, constant delectable spice, red and black-fruited, tobacco and cedar-driven profile as well as full-bodied richness on the palate. It's fruit loaded and has a round, elegant mouthfeel, supple tannins, and a great finish. The classic essence of this wine is 100 percent in tact! In TRB we trust!
2020 Caymus 48th Edition CS
(not eligible for discounts)
$115.00
DECEPTIVELY BIG
1000 ML aka 1 Liter
You can most definitely fuel the wine rocket ship with this always hedonistic effort from the Rutherford Giant!
Usually only available in restaurants, don't miss out.
~ The Wine Lab
2020 CAYMUS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
The classic recipe of crème de cassis, violets and chocolate box notes plus hints of lilacs, raspberry leaves, anise and cardamom continue into the future. The perfumed black fruit preserves and chocolate-laced notes completely pack the full-bodied palate, with soft, velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing very long and very spicy. Definitely one for hedonists seeking immediate gratification.
2020 DOMAINE SANTA DUC VACQUEYRAS ROUGE
$0.00
JE T'AI DIT JE T'AIME
DESIRS REALISABLES
The RND Lab has been on fire this week, a wine weakness of mine is Grenache ( Garnacha ), weaving in and out of all stylistic worlds with ease. When you taste a wine that leaves you in a state of desire, what else is there?
~ The Wine Lab
2020 DOMAINE SANTA DUC
VACQUEYRAS ROUGE LES AUBES
80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, boasts intriguing aromas of garrigue, fennel, roses and purple raspberries. It's medium to full-bodied and silky in texture, striking a fine structural balance between delicacy and tensile strength, with a long, mouthwatering, licorice-tinged finish.
2020 Kosta Browne 3 Pack
All Three KB Cuvee Wines In One Set
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2020 Kosta Browne 3 Pack
(not eligible for discounts)
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~ Pictured 2019 ~
Kosta Browne has hit all the Top 100 lists, all the wine magazine covers and fine dinning limelight that come with the illusive intrigue of wine brand stardom!
Today is the day to align three of the cuvee blends in one awesome set of the 2020s.
~ V Wine Lab
2020 KOSTA BROWNE
Russian River Valley
NOSE ~ Perfectly clean and precise with bright red fruits. Cranberry, boysenberry, and layered baking spices complement the alluring hint of vanilla.
MOUTH ~ Lifted, with a polished, expressive texture and bountiful red fruit. A pleasing tension on the palate finishes with inspiring length and integrated tannins.
2020 KOSTA BROWNE
Sonoma Coast
NOSE ~Uplifted aromatics. Compelling dark fruit notes of blueberry, blackberry, and boysenberry are coupled with a hint of currant and a seamless touch of vanilla.
MOUTH ~ Vibrant with facets of dark fruit, wildflowers, and earthy layers that add sophistication and create intensity with refined tannins.
2020 KOSTA BROWNE
STA. Rita Hills
NOSE ~ An explosion of red fruit with an understated yet elegant savory quality. Nostalgic notes of cinnamon stick and clove mesmerize.
MOUTH ~ Deeply rich with an earthy core and copious amounts of fruit. Refreshingly light on the palate with well-integrated tannins and unique flair.
2020 Le Vieux Donjon CDP
(not eligible for discounts)
$80.00
WHEN TIME IS SEEN AS AN ILLUSION
What is not Illusory is the fact that these finely crafted wines, since 1966, are delivering explosive sensorial realities to in the current wine moment enthusiasts. Always tasting and drinking new wines in the wine lab, as we are in tune with keeping it fresh in REAL TIME.
~ The Wine Lab
Jeb Dunnuck Is Correct!
A Massive (( A )) Effort
2020 Le Vieux Donjon
Châteauneuf Du Pape
From an estate that seems to have hit another level over the past 5-7 years or so, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape reveals a deeper plum/purple color as well as charming, complex aromas and flavors of ripe blackberries, mulberries, peppery garrigue, flowers, and orange blossom. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows the more charming, mid-weight style of the vintage, has silky tannins, wonderful overall balance, and outstanding length. It's not going to match the top vintages from this estate, but it's going to put a smile on your face any time over the coming 15 years or so.
2020 Littorai SC Chardonnay
(not eligible for discounts)
$125.00
WINES THAT ARE RARELY SEEN
Or you only read about, times are changing! It's time to power through quality and build upon the love affair most of us have with West Coast wines.
~ The Wine Lab
2020
LITTORAI SONOMA COAST
CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay, with a soft laced minerality, honeyed citrus, medium to full-bodied personality. With its intense but subtle flavors that unfold in the glass and on the palate, this poised, luscious, Chardonnay gives every indication of developing nicely for another 3-4 years.
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