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. 

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. ”

Janzen To-Kalon Vineyard 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon

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JANZEN
TO-KALON VINEYARD
2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
If you had to choose just one, what vineyard do you think is THE BEST in the entire New World?  Many would argue that it’s Andy Beckstoffer’s To-Kalon Vineyard which regularly garners worldwide accolades and attracts some of the most talented winemakers to produce  single vineyard To-Kalon wines.  Clinching 97 Points from Robert Parker, this beauty was authored by Kirk Venge, who was named One of the Top 20 New Winemakers in the World by Food & Wine Magazine.  Perfectly illustrating the profound hedonism and highlighting the definitive complexities that make this site so remarkable, with a complete production of only 7 barrels, there’s not much of this high-scoring Cab to go around…
Surrounding Robert Mondavi Winery and in the heart Oakville, the To-Kalon Vineyard has become synonymous with excellence.  This wine unleashes an electrifying perfume of crushed black fruits, espresso roast, graphite and exotic spices that tip the scales in terms of scrumptious mouth-feeling flavors and defined opulence.  Kept for 26 months in new Taransaud French oak barrels, this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is remarkably generous and highly extracted. I strongly recommend locking up some of this stunning wine.
JANZEN
TO-KALON VINEYARD
2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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From Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate,  “The 2014 Janzen Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon sports a very deep garnet-purple color and exotic nose of Indian spices, smoked meats and sandalwood over a core of crème de cassis, baked black berries and blueberry pie with wafts of dried roses and oolong tea. Full-bodied, rich, opulent and seductive, it has beautifully plush tannins and just enough freshness to support the generous fruit, finishing very long and very sexy…” 97 Points

 

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TOR
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2014 NAPA VALLEY
Your Price $79.99/btl 
With all of the X’s and O’s in just the right place… Tor’s 2014 Napa Valley  Cabernet  Sauvignon is the wine equivalent of an All-Star team of Napa Valley’s top players…  Melanson Vineyard on Pritchard Hill takes on the role as the team captain.  Also taking the field are To-Kalon, Teirra Roja, Cimarossa, Herb Lamb and Vine Hill.  Tor producers single vineyard  Cabernets from each of these MVP’s (Most Valuable Properties), which start around $150/btl, and have near perfect batting records.
SAUNTER
RED HEAD VINEYARD
2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Your Price: $110/btl
From Robert  Parker, “… Possessing an extra gear and level of concentration, the wine has an inky bluish purple color and a sweet kiss of blueberry, blackcurrant and spice box as well as a floral note. It is full-bodied, opulent and voluptuously textured, all hallmarks of this 2014 vintage. The finish is opulent, and the wine long, showing complexity and secondary nuances, and giving no excuse to defer one’s gratification. This is a sumptuous beauty to drink over the next 15 or so years.” 94 points

Witchery 2015 Reserve Two Barrel Production Howell Mountain

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WITCHERY RESERVE
2015 HOWELL MOUNTAIN
TWO BARREL PRODUCTION
Great things can come from a steadfast focus on your core strengths and attributes. Witchery epitomizes this and with their 2015 vintage they’ve scaled back production by nearly two thirds, producing only limited quantities of their three flagship wines, Howell Mountain, Oakville and Proprietary Red.  The two barrel production of their Howell Mountain Reserve casts spells of rich and enchanting flavors of mystic dark berries, crushed rock, violets and black cherry.  With the micro-production and macro quality, there will be a lot of people on the hunt for their most limited Howell Mountain Cuvée…
Held captive for nearly two years in new French oak barrels… this towering, prodigious effort emanates with majestic levels of boysenberry, roasted coffee beans, and cigar box.  This truly top-level Howell Mountain wine shouldn’t be missed and for those of you who’ve tasted any of Witchery’s wines over the years… no other information is needed other than here’s another brilliant wine from a producer that we adore. If you place your order on our website, you’ll need code witchery89 to unlock this bewitching price.
WITCHERY RESERVE
2015 HOWELL MOUNTAIN
TWO BARREL PRODUCTION
CABERNET SAUVIGNON BLEND
Retails at:  $125/btl
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Tasting Notes: “Saturating your glass with a mystic blue/black color; Aromas of wild blueberries, black cherry, graphite and violets leap from the glass.  Across the pallet intense blue and black fruits give way to the spices notes of pipe tobacco and toasty oak.  Classic Howell Structure with chewy rich tannins that leave you wanting another sip.”

 

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WITCHERY
2015 RESERVE
PROPRIETORS BLEND
Retails at:  $75.00/btl
Your Price: $54.99/btl
This tiny 100 case production blend is incredibly intriguing.  A superior blend emanating from top vineyards on Spring and Diamond Mountains, as well as Oakville, the 2014 emanates from the glass with alluring crushed blueberries, blackberry liquor, hints of mocha and spring flowers.
WITCHERY RESERVE
2015 OAKVILLE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Retails at:  $110/btl
Your Price: $89/btl
Transcending what you may have thought possible from this hallowed ground… Witchery’s  spellbinding  Oakville Cabernet emerges from a vineyard that sits directly South of Opus One.  It flaunts a vivid perfume, accented by majestic levels of blackberry fruit, intertwined with white chocolate, espresso and seductive blue fruits.

Coso Obra 2015 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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COSA OBRA
2015 PINOT NOIR
SONOMA COAST
It is unusual for any one wine to be requested and discussed months or even years after the offering.  When this happens, some might call it storied or legendary, but when a value Pinot Noir makes this list, it simply speaks to the above average quality of the wine.  For those of you who tasted, loved and are still talking about 2013 Cosa Obra Pinot, all I can say is, wait until you taste the 2015… Vaulting from from the glass with a vibrant medley of dark cherries, exotic spices, wild roses and subtle tobacco, this is not only a terrific value, but a wine I think people will talk about long after it’s gone.
Arising from the Sangiacomo Vineyard, a vineyard that’s produced it’s fair share of memorable and highly-rated wines, the 2015 spends just 9 months in French oak, preserving the wines vibrant and lively flavors, yet adding a lightly toasty finish.  Long, lovely and persistent on the palate this is simply a wine that when you taste it, you feel like you got a great deal, and it leaves a good taste in your mouth… Pun intended.
COSA OBRA
2015 PINOT NOIR
SONOMA COAST
Retails at:  $32.00/btl
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From PinotFile, “Moderate garnet color in the glass. The nose opens slowly over time revealing aromas of dark cherry, spice, fertile earth and mesquite. Mid weight plus flavors of black cherry, blueberry-pomegranate and cherry cola are embellished with toasty oak in the background. Well-rounded, integrated tannins and texturally appealing with a soft and sleek mouthfeel...” 91 Points
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ARGUS
2015 PINOT NOIR
NAPA VALLEY, CARNEROS
Your Price: $29.99/btl
Like finding that needle in a haystack, and after a grueling 75 wines tasted last week, we had a few that literally stopped us in our tracks, giving us an immediate feeling of euphoric delight.  It’s a grand feeling, like finally passing that exam that you studied for, for months (or years,) or watching your favorite team win a championship…
ALMA de CATTLEYA
2016 PINOT NOIR
SONOMA COUNTY
Your Price: $26.99/btl
Have you ever tasted a wine that made you pinch yourself, just to make sure you’re really tasting a wine that good, at such a low price?  This beauty was expertly created by Columbia born, French trained winemaker  Bibiana Gonzalez Rave, whom many of you may recognize as the winemaker for Pahlmeyer…

Hendry 2014 Zinfandel Block 20 Napa Valley

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HENDRY
2014 ZINFANDEL
BLOCK 28, NAPA VALLEY
 
We taste many different Zinfandels during our weekly tastings, and most of them have origins right in our own backyard… Dry Creek Valley, Russian River or Napa, but we’ve had some from as far away as Croatia.  Few Zinfandels strike me the way that Hendry’s 2014 Block 28 Zinfandel did.  Remarkably penetrating and perfectly balanced, giving way to waves of briary cherry and raspberry fruit, intermixed with holiday spices, cracked black pepper and violets.  The previous vintage was named one of the Year’s Best Zins by Wine & Spirits, and the vintage before that was honored as one of the top 100 wines of the year by the same publication.  I think the 2014 is even better, so don’t wait too long to secure a case.
 
Nestled at the base of Mount Veeder, the Hendry’s have been farming the same vineyard in Napa Valley since the 1930’s… The lessons learned after more than 75 harvests are almost palpable in this extraordinary Zinfandel.  Kept for 15 months in oak barrels, the 2014 is wonderfully long and vibrant, without being the least bit overripe, heavy or jammy. This awesome Zin would be a remarkable compliment to food or delightfully pleasing on it’s own.
 
HENDRY
2014 ZINFANDEL
BLOCK 28, NAPA VALLEY
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From Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, “As for the 2014 Zinfandel Block 28, this is a briary, berry-scented and flavored Zinfandel that spent 15 months in French oak. There is a touch of new oak in the background, the wine shows minerality and earthy, spicy strawberry and black cherry fruit.” 90 Points

 

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GAMBA
2015 ZINFANDEL
STARR ROAD RANCH
Retails at:  $49.00/btl
Your Price: $39.99/btl
 
Fashioned from an organically farmed vineyard planted in 1920, the ancient vines have relied on winter rains as their sole source of irrigation for over 95 years.  Yielding just 1.5 tons per acre of strikingly intense, concentrated, pristinely focused fruit, the 2015 exhibits all the qualities that I look for in Old Vine Zinfandel.
CARLISLE
2015 ZINFANDEL
PAPERA RANCH
Your Price: $47.99/btl
From Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, “A killer effort… from a vineyard planted in 1934…  Moreover, he clearly gives the fruit plenty of attention so that it can strut its ripeness and full-bodied character, given the fact that he rarely uses more than 20-25% new French oak, and of course, the wines are bottled with no clarification by fining or filtering. This should drink well for up to a decade or more.”
92-94 Points