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As you consider the Back Room Wine Club, here are some examples of wines you'll receive. The tasting notes you see are the same that accompany the wine shipments. (Wines in your wine club membership depend on the wine budget you choose.)
California Red Wine ClubBlack Cordon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2007 $60.00 Inaugural release. Paul Hobbs, consulting winemaker. Combo of Valley Floor and Atlas Peak fruit. 4% Cab Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Black, juicy cherries, perfectly ripe. Pomegranate, blackberries, cedar, violets, vanilla bean (70% new French oak, 22 months). On the “elegant” side of Napa Cab. Decant an hour and enjoy, or cellar and drink 2013-2020. 350 cases made. Sojourn Cellars Pinot Noir "Gap's Crown" Sonoma Coast 2009 $49.00 This Sonoma Mountain vineyard makes bigger, bolder Pinots. Sojourn handles the “big flavors” like the pros they are. 20% whole cluster ferment, 50% new French oak. Rich, liqueur-y flavors, dark, robust, hearty, spicy, brooding. A powerful Pinot! 900 cases made. Obsidian Ridge "Half Mile" Red Hills, Lake County 2009 $66.00 The vineyard is a half mile high, in the Red Hills of Lake County. A blend of Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Pours out crimson/black. Smell new toasty oak, dark tobacco, cassis, baker’s chocolate. Taste wild black cherries, mulberries, mineral, roasted herbs, forest floor. Young, and an ager…wait at least until 2013 with best drinking 2016 to 2020. 230 cases made. Oberschulte Syrah "Monte Rosso Vineyard" Sonoma Valley 2007 $39.00 Sonoma Valley hillside Syrah grown & made by Monte Rosso (former) vineyard manager, Mark Oberschulte. Nose is very rich: dark cherries & berries, black pepper, a little tobacco and lavender. Taste is rich, fruity and plush. Alotta berries, black olive, kirsch, toast, creamy cocoa.
California Mixed (Red & White) Wine Club
Arnot Roberts Chardonnay "Watson Ranch" Napa Valley 2010 $32.00 “Watson Vineyard” is on the bay, is as far south, and as cool, as you can possibly get/be in Napa. Picked less ripe than most to keep the acidity. Fermented/aged in neutral barrel. Whatcha get is a lemon, white peach, lime, cilantro and grapefruit flavored Chard. Will make your mouth tingle from the acidity. You’ll come back for more. Scholium Project "La Severita di Bruto" "Farina Vineyard" 2009 $40.00 This is Sauvignon Blanc from “Farina Vineyard” on Sonoma Mountain. The grape’s severity (Severita) is a great thing. Citrus zest, quince, salinity, Granny Smiths, rocks. Has high acidity with stuffing underneath to support the tang. La Severita di Bruto = "The Severity of Brutus." That's Brutus Caesar, slayer of Julius Caesar. Frith Grenache Napa Valley 2009 $32.00 First release, 50 cases made. From “Hudson Vineyard.” 5% Syrah. We like it’s spicy, smoky Syrah-like aroma AND wild strawberry/ raspberry, classic Grenache flavor and body. Smell and taste white pepper, oil-cured black olives, framboise, lightly smoked bacon and pomegranate. Good tannins and excellent intensity. This is what WE like to drink at home! Robert Foley "The Griffin" California Red Wine 2009 $37.00 Blend of 50% Petite Sirah, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot. Fruit comes from Napa and beyond. This is “very Robert Foley,” i.e. it’s rich, dark, lush, spicy, almost sweet (but not) and “hedonistic.” Dark berries, cherries, cocoa, allspice, licorice. It’s lip-smacking good!
International Wine Club
Verzier Condrieu "Chante Perdrix - Authentic" 2010 $48.00 Lots of flowers and fresh Asian herbs (coriander, lemongrass) on the nose. In the mouth it’s delicate, very pretty and minerally. A light, and still intense wine that keeps your intention. An excellent representation of Condrieu at a fair price for the region. Fontaine Gagnard Chassagne Montrachet "Vieilles Vignes"2009 $56.00 From seven vineyards in and around Chassagne, all 40-50 year old vines. Ripe lemons, pears, vanilla, brioche, quince. Boasts an excellent “snap” of acidity. The lovely, bright fruit and tang will make your mouth water. Good stuff! Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso "Riserva Pipparello" 2005 $69.00 From the great producer in Montefalco, Umbria. Galloni, June 2010: "A rock star wine. This powerful, intense red emerges with generous dark cherries, plums, licorice, smoke and leather. The late harvest in 2005 resulted in an extraordinarily complete wine blessed with tons of pedigree. The 2005 Pipparello is 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and 15% Sagrantino. The wine saw 42 days of contact on the skins and was aged for a year in stainless steel followed by two years in cask. Simply put, it is magnificent! Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025."  Yves Cuilleron Saint Joseph “Les Pierres Seches” 2009 $39.00 Josh Raynolds for the International Wine Cellar. February 2011: "Deep ruby. Spicy, fragrant nose features raspberry, blackberry and violet, with hints of smoke and black olive. Sappy and chewy but surprisingly lithe; the red and dark berry and bitter chocolate flavors are at once taut and rich, thanks to lively minerality. Finishes with fine-grained tannins and lingering smokiness. I like this wine's energy." Whatever your preference:Napa Valley wine club, California wine club, Napa Cabernet club, or a "Wines of the World" club, you'll be thrilled by the quality of the wines. To join wine club, go to our Wine Club Join Now page. Thank you! |
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