HUSIC
2014 PALM TERRACE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
LUKE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2015 COLUMBIA VALLEY
Retails at: $30/btl
Your Price: $23/btl
Recognized as one of the 2016 Wine Spectator wineries to watch, Luke’s 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich and extracted, yet perfectly poised and elegant, with substantial quantities of chocolate covered raspberries, creme de cassis, pulverized blackberries, and dried violets. A palpable sense of value is absolutely unmistakable in this wine, and the previous three consecutive vintages have all earned 90 and above scores in the Wine Spectator…
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SPARKMAN
2015 HOLLER
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Retails at: $32.00/btl
Your Price: $29.99/btl
Sparking an intense love affair with Washington Wines with just a single taste, when we first offered Sparkman’s 2013 Holler Cabernet two years ago we knew it would induce one of those where have you been all my life moments… Later that year it went on to rank #21 in the world on the Wine Spectator Top 100 and even outscored icons like Screaming Eagle at more than 25 times its price.
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STEPS RESERVE
BARREL SELECT
2015 PROPRIETARY RED
Retails at: $50/btl
Your Price: $45/btl
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EHLERS ESTATE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2014 ST. HELENA
Retails at: $55.00/btl
In grape growing, much as in real estate, location-location-location is absolutely essential. And when your neighbors include Chuck McMinn’s renowned “Aida” Vineyard, Turley and Revana, wine lovers should pay keen attention. Founded in 1886, Ehlers Estate, located just North of St. Helena, quietly produces some of the most classically styled Cabernet Sauvignon out there.
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GRASSI
2014 SHINER SERIES
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Retails at: $50/btl
Your Price: $45/btl
Grassi’s 6 barrel production of their 2014 Shiner Series Cabernet is incredibly fabulous and lucky for consumers, it also comes in at around $30/btl below their Estate Cabernet… It’s brought to life by Robbie Meyer, whose experience includes 5 vintages at the iconic Peter Michael Winery, as well as time at Lewis Cellars, Jericho Canyon and Del Dotto to list a few…
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LAIRD
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2013 NAPA VALLEY
Retails at: $60.00/btl
Your Price: $52.99/btl
Laird’s 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is built from almost equal parts Mast Ranch and Flat Rock vineyards. The winery produces single vineyard Cabernets from both of these sites which retail for $80 to $90 per bottle… It’s a brand that I love, and in fact we featured their 2012 vintage as one of our top 5 wines of the year in 2017.
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What’s better than drinking the new vintage of a wine that was #1 in the world in 2016? Simple, drinking the Reserve version of that wine… Created using only the best barrels, Lewis Cellars’ 2015 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet envelopes your palate in provocative and intense dark berries, roasted coffee bean, exhilarating black cherry and dried violets. The 2013 vintage of their Napa Valley Cabernet reined as the #1 wine in the world in 2016, cementing the fact that Lewis Cellars is a rock-solid producer the world of ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon.
LEWIS CELLARS
RESERVE CHARDONNAY
2016 NAPA VALLEY
Your Price: $74.99/btl
Winery Notes: “Our 2016 Reserve Chardonnay is a classic. Perfumed, layered and leesy with green pear, pistache and brioche the mouthfeel is lustrous and elevated, with flashes of flinty mineral. Great depth of character, opulent yet restrained with incredible length and precision on the finish.”
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LEWIS CELLARS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2015 NAPA VALLEY
Your Price: $94.99/btl
Winery Notes: “Like an Aston Martin V-12.. a silky powerhouse of fruit at wide-open-throttle. Black currant, plum and juicy ripe berries rev freely on the palate with seductive oak spice, candle wax and semi-sweet chocolate aromas. Fine-tuned and polished, the wine is deceptively powerful with supple, sweeping tannins...”
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SALCHETO
“Dark notes of blackberry and plum are reinforced by molasses and licorice flavors. Dense and meaty, this red is surprisingly nimble given the power and concentration. What this needs is an aged, grilled steak. Drink now through 2025.”
93 Points
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“Toast, mocha, spiced plum and pipe tobacco aromas come together in this savory red. The palate offers juicy raspberry, wild cherry, star anise and vanilla notes with firm, refined tannins. Drink 2018-2026.”
92 Points
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“… displays pretty aromas of wild berry, cassis and dried cherry. The 2012 vintage is steady and well assembled, although the high notes are more muted. However, you can count on the bouquet to deliver authentic and true Sangiovese aromas…”
92 Points
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Customers who enjoy Salcheto’s Vino Nobile di Montelpulciano Riserva, may also enjoy these two terrific Italian wines…
SILVIO GRASSO
2013 BAROLO
PIEDMONT, ITALY
Your Price: $34.99/btl
Pushing the boundaries of tangible value, to find a beautifully crafted and classically styled Barolo at under forty per bottle isn’t just an anomaly… It’s a dominating statement in terms of what’s achievable and available at this price point. Created in a warm, intense style with a solid core and beautifully persistent flavors, we simply couldn’t believe how great this Barolo was for $34.99/btl…
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BIBBIANO
GRAN SELEZIONE
2013 CHIANTI CLASSICO
VIGNA DEL CAPANNINO
Your Price: $34.99/btl
From The Wine Spectator, “A savory example, featuring tobacco, earth, wild herb and underbrush notes enveloping a core of fading cherry. Balanced and finishing dry, with tobacco and iron accents lingering. Settling in nicely, with a few years more to go…” 93 Points
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ARBOR BENCH
2012 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
ESTATE, ALEXANDER VALLEY
Retails at: $48.00/btl
Your Price: $24.99/btl
(use code arbor25)
If you’ve tasted any California Cabs recently from the 2012 vintage, you might have noticed that many have developed into something extra special…. Drawing you in with a fully developed and hedonistic bouquet of majestic blackberries, black plum, sweet vanilla and savory undertones. Tasted alongside Cabernet Sauvignons in the $47-$50.99 range at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, this delightful wine earned a Silver Medal.
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SEBASTIANI
2015 GRAVEL BED RED
SONOMA COUNTY
Retails at: $40.00/btl
Your Price: $24.99/btl
Enveloping your taste buds in a velvety embrace, winemaker Mark Lyon has once again eclipsed expectations for Cabernet Blends at anywhere near this modest price point… Sebastiani’s 2013 Gravel Bed Red was my number one pick on my top 10 list in 2015, and three months later went on to receive a near perfect 97 Point Score from Robert Parker.
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BRULIAM
2014 PINOT NOIR
SOBERANES VINEYARD
Retails at: $48.00/btl
From The Wine Enthusiast, “Hearty sagebrush, rust and dust meet with dried Montgomery cherry and tart pomegranate aromas on the nose of this bottling from a Healdsburg-based producer. It’s luscious on the palate with ripe plum fruit and tons of baking spice, from cinnamon to clove cream, nutmeg and vanilla.” 93 Points
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DANIEL
2014 PINOT NOIR
LAGUNA VINEYARD
Retails at: $60.00/btl
Your Price: $39.99/btl
Winery Notes: “Sensory Notes: This Daniel Pinot Noir is brilliant ruby red in color. The bouquet opens with Huckleberry coulis and black cherry, followed by charcuterie and cedar. This pinot boasts incredibly concentrated red and dark fruit that lingers with a silky texture on the palate. A wine capable of long term aging, every sip offers new nuance.”
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Unapologetically bold, Hungry Blonde’s 94 Point Napa Valley Chardonnay makes no excuses for being made in a rich and buttery style that defines classic California Chardonnay to the fullest. Authored by the iconic Cary Gott, the fruit for this captivating Chardonnay comes from the Poe Vineyard, which sits adjacent to the world renowned Hyde Vineyard. Fittingly, Larry Hyde’s HDV Chardonnay, sells for $60… It’s consistently been an originator of numerous enthusiastic utterances and significant re-orders, and as Jeb Dunnuck, former critic for Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate wrote, “At 30 bucks it’s a killer value.”
For those of you who love the classic “California Style” of Chardonnay, a la Beringer Private Reserve, Rombauer, Frank Family, Paul Hobbs, Far Niente, etc., Hungry Blonde should pique your interest… If you’re looking for a leaner, more Burgundian style Chardonnay, then this is simply not for you. With delectable flavors spanning white peach, smoky hazelnuts, buttered citrus and honeysuckle, at just $29.99/btl, Hungry Blonde delivers everything you might expect from an upper echelon Napa Valley Chardonnay.
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