2014 Humanitas Signum Proprietary Red

Humanitas 2014 Signum Proprietary Red

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HUMANITAS

2014 SIGNUM
PROPRIETARY RED

2014 Humanitas Signum Proprietary Red
After tasting over 5,000 wines last year, my #1 pick was more obvious than it had been in any other year…  It was simply impossible to keep Humanitas Signum on the shelf.  It’s a wine that everybody absolutely loves, and within a few hours of releasing our number one pick, the entire vintage was history.  Our tasting panel was eagerly awaiting the release of the 2014, and after trying it this week, we bought every bottle we could get our hands on.  We’ve been tasting this 2014 vintage for the last couple of months and the evolution has been amazing and it tells us that it’s going to be an absolute Blockbuster… Of course it’s so good, I would recommend a case now and a case to lay down in the cellar.  At $100/btl retail this wine has it all…  At $54.99/btl, you might want to stop reading and get all you can.  You’ll need code signum55 to unlock this price on our site.
Wonderfully intense, compelling and rich, this wine has everything I desire in a big Cab blend…  the 2014 Signum is laden with sensual dark fruits, melted black chocolate, dried violets, tobacco leaf and cassis.  When we introduced the previous vintages, I asked when was the last time you enjoyed a bottle of wine and honestly thought you underpaid for it? I predict you will feel just that way when you try the new 2014 Signum Proprietary Red. 
 
46% Cabernet Sauvignon | 46% Cabernet Franc | 8% Petite Verdot 
 
HUMANITAS
2014 SIGNUM
PROPRIETARY RED
Retails at:  $100.00/btl
Your Price: $54.99/btl
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Tasting Notes: “An absolute blockbuster that is densely focused and opulent, yet without being heavy or cloying. Exceptionally concentrated with fresh crushed blackberries, perfectly ripened bing cherry and hints of elegant sweet vanilla. The supple, dusty fruit tannins are perfectly integrated with the hedonistic, otherworldly dark fruits, white flowers, freshly turned earth, tobacco leaf and subtle spice. This is a sensationally inky, full-bodied wine that drinks spectacularly now, but will continue to get better for many years.”
96 Points, Kevin M. Vogt, Master Sommelier
2014 Husic Palm Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon

2014 Husic Palm Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon

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HUSIC

2014 PALM TERRACE 
CABERNET SAUVIGNON

2014 Husic Palm Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon
When you’ve had a successful career in investing like Frank Husic, you learn a thing or two about what’s needed for a company to give you a return on investment.  Calling on many of the same skills that made him a top financial planner, Frank gathered all the essentials to create a successful wine.  Beginning with the vineyard, located on the hillsides just above Napa Valley’s Iconic Stags leap District and planted to cult clones 337 and 7.  He then hired Jim Barbour as his viticulturist.  Jim’s list of clients include icons like Hundred Acre, Grace Family and Barbour to list a few… The next key component was hiring Mike Hirby as winemaker.  Mike’s past and present clients include Behrens Family, D.R. Stephens, Relic and Realm.  I’ll give you some insider’s advice… add some of this to your portfolio. 
With everything in just the right place, Husic’s Palm Terrace rallies your taste buds into a bull market of dense blackberries, red currants, cassis and melted chocolate.  At under $100 a share, I mean a bottle, this is a wine that I can get behind and this beauty can be thoroughly enjoyed now and promises to pay dividends over the next 12-15 years.  
 
HUSIC
2014 PALM TERRACE 
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Your Price: $67.99/btl
 
Winery Notes: “2014 brought warm temperatures and moderate yields to our estate hillside vineyards in and above Stags Leap District, and the south-western exposure meant we were able to capture the warmth of the last rays of sun all season. The result is the most thoroughly ripe Palm Terrace we have made to date, comprised of clone 337 from Julie’s Knoll and Clone 7 from the Terraces. Aromas of damson plum, raspberry coulis, currants, sage, and cocoa are extremely inviting, while the palate unfolds in many layers of soft, lush fruit carrying rich, concentrated flavors. Drinkable now, and for many years to come.”

 

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2015 Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
FAUST 
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2015 NAPA VALLEY
Retails at:  $55.00/btl
Your Price: $49.99/btl 
From Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, “A barrel sample, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple colored, with a decadent cassis, baked blackberries and plum preserves-scented nose, plus hints of spice cake, cedar and Marmite toast. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and wonderfully spicy in the mouth, it has velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long.” 
 
 
92-94 Points
TAMBER BEY
2014 RABICANO
DEUX CHEVAUX VINEYARD
Retails at:  $65.00/btl
Your Price: $59.99/btl 
 Tamber Bey’s Deux Chevaux Vineyard in Yountville is in a prime location and lies just across the Napa River from the 100 Point producing Kapcsandy Estate Vineyards, and with the iconic Ghost Block Vineyard just a stone’s throw away, this vineyard is definitely in the right neighborhood.  This fruit was then given a voice by winemaker Andy Jones, who began working alongside winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown in 2008 at Black Sears Winery, and Brown continues as the consulting winemaker at Tamber Bey.  
3026 Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay

Leeuwin 2015 Prelude Chardonnay Margaret River Austrailia

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LEEUWIN

2015 PRELUDE CHARDONNAY
MARGARET RIVER, AUSTRALIA 

3026 Leeuwin Estate Prelude Chardonnay
As one of the most iconic Chardonnays from the entire Southern Hemisphere, Leeuwin has built a reputation for a style that perfectly reflects the new and old world.  With Burgundian complexity and keen acidity, marrying perfectly with new world weight and power, Leeuwin is no stranger to high scores…  Even their value-priced Prelude Chardonnay has already earned nearly a half dozen 92-95 point ratings, and at around half the price of the winery’s upper-end Artist Series, it’s an unbeatable value. 
Created from 100% Estate fruit grown inside Australia’s famed Margaret River district, the 2015 Prelude was crafted under the guidance of two generations of winemakers. Spending just 9 months in French oak, the 2015 is wonderfully bright and lively across the palate, and beautiful expressions of ripe melon, honey dipped peach, Bosc pear and roasted hazelnut.  Leeuwin’s Prelude Chardonnay is made in a style that should appeal to just about anyone with a pulse… 
 
LEEUWIN
2015 PRELUDE CHARDONNAY
MARGARET RIVER, AUSTRALIA 
Retails at:  $46.00/btl
Your Price: $34.99/btl 
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“If you didn’t know about its Art Series sibling, you would be perfectly happy to accept this as a high class part of the Leeuwin Estate portfolio (which in a sense it is). A beautifully balanced wine, in terms both of its suite of stone fruit, citrus and pear flavors, and of the subtle barrel-ferment oak inputs. Its length is no less impressive.”
 
 
95 Points
“From one of Margaret River’s leading Chardonnay producers, the 2015 Prelude doesn’t disappoint. It’s a nutty, smokey, toasty, melony beauty. Perfectly in balance, with a chalky texture and medium to light body, it wears its heart on its sleeve and is drinking perfectly now, but will gain more even more complexity with a few years in bottle. Drink now-2022.”
 
92 Points, Editor’s Choice

 

 

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DOMAINE De BEAURENARD CHATEAUNEUF du PAPE BLANC AC, 2016
DOMAINE de CHANTEMERLE
PREMIER CRU CHABLIS
2016 FOURCHAUME
Your Price: $34.99/btl 
Unfolding sensually in the glass, Adhemar & Francis Boudin’s Premier Cru Fourchaume is a whole new level of detail and delineation.  Layers of honeyed melon, apple pie, and ripe peaches caress the palate with sheer purity and beautiful focus.  A host of juicy nectarines, orange blossom and jasmine emerge from the glass with vibrant energy. 
DOMAINE De BEAURENARD
CHATEAUNEUF du PAPE 
BLANC AC, 2016
Your Price: $44.99/btl
 
From The Wine Spectator,  “Delicious pear, green apple and green melon flavors show both a creamy and a racy feel, while light meringue, acacia and honeysuckle notes fill in through the finish. Thoroughly delicious. Drink now through 2022…” 
 
 
 
 94 Points

Quillia 2013 Proprietary Red Columbia Valley

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QUILLIA

2013 PROPRIETARY RED
COLUMBIA VALLEY 

 
In wine, some of the best opportunities arise when luxury brands have excess barrels of premium juice.  Quillia was born from a collection of some of the most prestigious vineyards in Washington State, and was created using the same tools and techniques as the marquee wines. Each component was carefully blended into a wine that performs many levels above it’s price, and like other wines in this category, Quillia is contractually obligated to silence on the specific origins of each component.  Of course, one taste will tell you all that you need to know, and at $25/btl this could take your house red to levels previously unknown… 
Emerging from Washington’s coveted Columbia Valley AVA, an area made famous by Chateau Saint Michelle, Quilceda Creek and other iconic Washington State wineries.  Interestingly, Columbia Valley is almost directly on the same latitude as Bordeaux and the area clearly produces world-class Cabernet based wines.  The 2013 is a riveting blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, enhanced with Merlot, Cab Franc, Syrah, Mourvedre and Petite Verdot and the wine is deep, persistent and compelling to levels that are rarely found at this price.  I highly recommend a case, or two… 
 
QUILLIA
2013 PROPRIETARY RED
COLUMBIA VALLEY
Your Price: $24.99/btl 
 
Winery Notes: “A blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Mourvedre and Petit Verdot, this wine is a seamless, perfumed, complex reflection of elegance and grace…. it has fabulous intensity of flavor with an impossible to resist profile.”  
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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…
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. 
SILVER GHOST CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 NAPA VALLEY

Silver Ghost 2015 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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SILVER GHOST

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2015 NAPA VALLEY

SILVER GHOST CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 NAPA VALLEY
In the wine business, the saying that nice guys finish last doesn’t hold an ounce of truth.  Anybody that’s met Weston Eidson, founder and winemaker at Silver Ghost will likely tell you that he’s absolutely one of the nicest guys in the wine industry, and I concur.  Silver Ghost always finishes first, and it’s also the first bottle finished when opened next to comparably priced wines.  When you’re as nice as Weston you can access to some seriously high quality fruit at a price low enough to produce a killer Napa Valley Cabernet at under forty per bottle. The 2015 comes from vineyards in Rutherford, Saint Helena and Yountville, where the diversity in each iconic site adds it’s own unique character and complexity to the final blend, which is stunningly good.  
The 2015 is becoming known for its superior quality, and this Silver Ghost is brimming with crushed black fruits, chocolate covered blueberries, dried violets and espresso roast.  It’s kept for 22 months in French oak barrels, and if  you’ve tasted Weston’s earlier vintages of Silver Ghost, then you already know… If you haven’t, I strongly recommend grabbing some before it vaporizes. 

  

SILVER GHOST
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2015 NAPA VALLEY
 
Your Price: $34.99/btl
 
Winery Notes: “Silver Ghost is a full-bodied, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon crafted from some of Napa Valley’s finest vineyards. Complex aromas of black cherry, blueberry and cassis perfectly complement the wine’s rich, deep hue. The palate reveals lush fruit and notes of espresso, mocha, and toast providing a rich texture and depth guaranteed to please the palate long after the last sip.“
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STEPS RESERVE 
BARREL SELECT
2015 PROPRIETARY RED
Retails at:  $50/btl
Your Price: $45/btl 
 
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. 
Tamber Bey 2014 Rabicano

Tamber Bey 2014 Rabicano Deux Chevaux Vineyard

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TAMBER BEY

2014 RABICANO
DEUX CHEVAUX VINEYARD

Tamber Bey 2014 Rabicano
I always focus on the location when describing a new wine, because the origin of the grapes can be the single most important factor giving it a chance at greatness.  Tamber Bey’s Deux Chevaux Vineyard in Yountville is in a prime location and lies just across the Napa River from the 100 Point producing Kapcsandy Estate Vineyards, and with the iconic Ghost Block Vineyard just a stone’s throw away, this vineyard is definitely in the right neighborhood.  This fruit was then given a voice by winemaker Andy Jones, who began working alongside winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown in 2008 at Black Sears Winery, and Brown continues as the consulting winemaker at Tamber Bey.
 
A stunning display of class and depth, the 2014 Rabicano is built around a core of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and incorporates all five Bordeaux Varietals.  Kept for 18 months in French oak barrels, the 2014 possesses a velvety richness  swelling with sweet blackberries, plum, white chocolate, espresso and toffee notes.  If you tasted this wine blind you’d think you’re tasting a $100 Yountville Cab…
 
 TAMBER BEY
2014 RABICANO
DEUX CHEVAUX VINEYARD
Retails at:  $65.00/btl
 
Your Price: $59.99/btl
 
Winery Notes: “The nose is full of plum and blackberry, with an undertone of dry figs and a hint of clay. The mouth-feel is fleshy and consistent, with black currant and blackberry, as well as hints of rosemary, ripe nectarine and flowers. The finish is long, with dark chocolate, cherry and slate notes.“
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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…
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.

Eponymous 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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EPONYMOUS 

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2014 NAPA VALLEY
 
What can you get from just a single word? Single word descriptors can mean quite a bit, particularly when describing wine. Bob Pepi’s 2014 Eponymous Cabernet Sauvignon offers a virtual wine dictionary of descriptors, with layers of flavors that lure you into craving more and more. With an eccentric perfume laced with black tea, eucalyptus, roasted coffee beans, sage and cocoa powder dusted blackberries, the 2014 is rich and scrumptious, and unsurprisingly, this wine has a following of it’s own.  At the normal $60/btl retail price, this wine would have you and you beaming with joy.
 
Calling on fruit from Mount Veeder and the Benchlands below Atlas Peak, this perfectly orchestrated composition of two distinctly different sites oozes complexity and defined flavors.  Aged in French oak barrels for 20 months, the 2014 opens up to an abundance of dark berries laced with holiday spices, dried mint, pipe tobacco and clove.  If you like things a little bit different and enjoy deep, complex and individualistic reds that have plenty of character… this one is for you.
 
EPONYMOUS 
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2014 NAPA VALLEY
Retails at:  $60.00/btl
 
Winery Notes: “Eponymous 2014 exudes lovely, complex notes as soon as the cork is pulled. Held to the light, this elegant wine shimmers with a stunning deep purple-inky color that announces the intensity of the grapes. The complexity of aromas jump out of the glass with rich blackberries, spice, vanilla and hints of toasted rosemary that carry over to the palate. This palate has classic Napa structure and grip with more than ample tannins, although nicely balanced by fruit, a rich earthiness and spice. It is rich, full and round from the initial taste, continuing as it fills the mouth, leading to a long, lingering, polished finish. ”
Lewis Cellars 2015 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet

Lewis Cellars 2015 Napa Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

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LEWIS CELLARS

2015 NAPA RESERVE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Lewis Cellars 2015 Napa Valley Reserve CabernetWhat’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.

Reaping the rewards from spending 18 months in high-end oak barrels, the 2015 Reserve Cab was sourced from carefully chosen vineyards blocks that are strategically positioned throughout Napa Valley.  With each specific site adding its own distinctive stamp and contributing to the wine’s absolutely compelling set of flavors and aromas, the 2015 is brimming with pedigree. Don’t wait for the reviews on the 2015 to come out, because it will be too late…
 LEWIS CELLARS
2015 NAPA RESERVE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Retails at:  $175.00/btl
Your Price: $159.99/btl
Winery Notes: “From the outstanding 2015 vintage our Reserve Cabernet is powerfully seductive, brilliant and black in hue with kirsch-like crushed berries and showy cedar spice. Ripe, hi-tone fruit aromas are laced with candlewax, clove and cocoa. Expansive, with tiers of black fruit and velvety texture, the palate builds depth and power culminating in a muscular, long finish with supple young tannins.“

 

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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.”
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...”
Salcheto Riserva

Salcheto 2012 Riserva Vino Nobile di Montelpuclciano (Sangiovese Blend)

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SALCHETO

2012 RISERVA
VINO NOBILE di MONTELPULCIANO
(SANGIOVESE BLEND)

 
Odds are, when three top wine critics in the US positively agree on a wine, it will appeal to aSalcheto Riserva broad audience. Yes, taste is  subjective, but truly great wine can transcend subjectivity and appeal to a much wider range of palates, simply because it’s an excellent representation, is perfectly balanced and has a set of indescribable qualities that is compelling for just about any wine lover. With triple 92-93 point scores and a price that’s fairly easy to swallow (pun, intended), I strongly recommend trying this one.

Emerging from Tuscany’s Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, this stunning Riserva spends the required 2 full years in oak and a year in the bottle before release.  With Sangiovese making up 90% of the final blend, the 2012 has a scrumptious bouquet lined with dark berries and wild plum, then on the palate the wine is deep, seductive and velvety.  With about 30 cases available, we don’t expect this wine to last very long…

SALCHETO

2012 RISERVA
VINO NOBILE di MONTELPULCIANO
(SANGIOVESE BLEND)
Your Price: $34.99/btl
 
 
“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
“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
“… 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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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…
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

Katherine Goldschmidt 2015 Crazy Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

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KATHERINE GOLDSCHMIDT

2015 CRAZY CREEK
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
ALEXANDER VALLEY

We’re not the only ones Crazy about Katherine Goldschmidts Crazy Creek Vineyard Cabernet… The wine just earned an incredible 94 Point score in the January issue of Tasting Panel Magazine and at $19.99/btl, there’s simply nothing like it.  Saturating your palate in an abundance of chocolate covered cherries, crushed blackberries, roasted coffee and black currants, and just like the previous two vintages, this beauty out-performs most Cabernets double its price… Emerging from a single vineyard which for years went to Simi for their Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon ($75)…  At just $19.99/btl, Katherine Goldschmidt’s Crazy Creek Cabernet Sauvignon perfectly expresses just how inspiring Cabernet Sauvignon can be from Alexander Valley.
Ramping everything up a notch or two in terms of sheer power and concentration, the new vintage of Crazy Creek releases a dense core and remarkable palate presence, unlike anything I’ve tasted at this price.  2015 was a textbook vintage in Alexander Valley, resulting in low yields which provided high levels of intensity and vividly sensuous, opulent flavors.  I’m not surprised that this value driven Cabernet continues to be my top-selling Cabernet…
KATHERINE GOLDSCHMIDT
2015 CRAZY CREEK
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
ALEXANDER VALLEY
Retails at:  $24.00/btl
Your Price: $19.99/btl
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From The Tasting Panel, “Named for Goldschmidt’s middle daughter, the wine’s grapes hail from Crazy Creek, a vineyard known to produce some iconic wines.   Big, bright, blue fruit notes on the nose are meaty, with a chocolate espresso twist and dry tannins showing on the palate.  It’s a little masterpiece with a dark chocolate finish that way over delivers on price-to-quality.” 94 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.
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.