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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. Wines below updated March 16, 2013. California Red Wine ClubPetit Batard Napa Valley Red 2007 $38.00This is “the illegitimate offspring of XTANT Red,” explains the winery. 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Malbec, 12% Merlot. “Lewelling” in St. Helena is primary source of grapes. Jeff Gaffner (of Saxon Brown), winemaker. This wine POPS with dark berry and cherry compote, sweet spice, vanilla and mocha smells and flavors. Very rich, modest tannins, ready to drink. 950 cases made. Midsummer Cellars "Canon Creek Vineyard" Cabernet Napa Valley 2009 $43.00 This vineyard is just below the Howell Mountain AVA (and just above St. Helena Hospital). Dark, rich color. Smell and taste dark berry liqueur, beef broth, soil, new leather gloves, and lots and lots of black cherries and berries. Concentrated fruit flavors balance the tannins. 373 cases made.  Tallulah "Bald Mountain Ranch" Napa Valley Syrah $32.00At the crest of the Mayacamas mountains, next to Mt Veeder, is “Bald Mountain Ranch.” Terraced, dry-farmed Syrah grapes soak in the sun when it's cloudy down in Napa Valley. Then, at 2100 foot elevation, they cool down at night. This is a Northern-Rhone style of Syrah, full of spice, fruit and power. Smell & taste black pepper, kalamata olives, smoke, black currants, Kirsch, cocoa, blueberry pie and vanilla beans. Structurally, it reminds us of Mountain Cab with its army of fine tannins and good acidity. 240 cases made Kastania "Proprietor's Reserve" Pinot Noir 2009 $44.00 Family vineyard and winery in the Petaluma Gap (just south of Petaluma, west of Highway 101). A “bigger” Pinot, this wine has loads of spicy ripe cherry, Christmas spice, cola and licorice smells and flavors. Long finish of more of the same. Venture into pork and light red meat dishes. 274 cases made.
California Mixed (Red & White) Wine Club
Rudius "Hyde Vineyard" Napa Valley 2011 $50Hazelnut, lemon zest, apricot and brown butter nose. Taste sweet butter, fresh pineapple, Granny Smith applesauce and butterscotch. It’s rich and opulent with a good burst of acidity to keep it fresh. Cosa Obra "Hummingbird Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2011 $23.00 COSA OBRA (Spanish): A hand-crafted, artisan (Obra) thing (Cosa). Single-vineyard, cool-climate Sonoma Coast Sauvignon Blanc that leads with citrus (fresh lime, sweet grapefruit) then herb (fresh thyme, cilantro). Intense, tangy, rich mid-palate, aggressive zippy fruit and herb notes on the big finish. 313 cases made. Abiouness "Stanley Ranch" Pinot Noir 2009 $39.00  Nicole Abiouness: owner/winemaker. From vineyard 2 miles south of Napa. Cherry liqueur, silky mouthfeel, nicely framed with pie spice, rosewater, fresh earth and vanilla toast. Goes down smooth and easy. This is a crowd pleaser! 217 cases made. Marshall Family Wines Cabernet Franc 2010 $35.00 100% Cabernet Franc from a vineyard north of Calistoga on Tubbs Lane. Dark brilliant color. Rich and full bodied (this is a Cabernet Sauvignon style Franc) with sweet berry/cherry flavors, lots of sweet toasty oak and vanilla flavors. Medium tannins. Drinking great now. Only 3 barrels (60 cases) made.
International Wine Club
Etienne Et Sebastien Riffault "Les Quartons" Sancerre 2010 $25 Low yields, biodynamic farming on chalk and limestone-heavy soils of Sancerre make for a classically crunchy, tangy, intense Sauvignon Blanc. Smell and taste yellow grapefruit, Eureka lemons, white peaches, green melons and green apples. Touch herbal: lemongrass and lemon thyme. Medium bodied (full body for Sancerre, really), pure soil and fruit. Nisia Verdjo "Old Vines" 2011 $16.00  This delicious, fruit-forward, creamy-textured Spanish white speaks eloquently to the grape and place. And it’s just plain tasty! Peaches, apricots and more stone fruits coat the tongue along with floral, spice and nutty notes. 70-100+ year old vines yielding under a ton an acre. Fermented/aged in part steel, part neutral oak. Aged sur-lie. Tenute delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2011 $21.00 From the hillsides of Mount Etna in Sicily. This winery is owned by Italian wine importer Marc de Grazia. Grape is mostly Nerello Mascalese. Aged 18 months in neutral oak. Smell musky spice, plum sauce, wild cherries. Taste Marasca cherries, sweet earth, Indian spice and black olive.. Finish is earthy, fruity, firm and “authentic.” La Bastide Saint Dominique Chateauneuf Du Pape 2010 $55.00 “Reserve” bottling from this highly regarded winery in the Southern Rhone Valley. “Pignan” vineyard is old vine on riverbed sand: the grapes are small and concentrated here. This is big, jammy, super spicy, oily and powerful yet not overly tannic. Pours out purple black and over-delivers in aroma and flavor from nose through its 50 second finish. 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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