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Andrew Will Ciel Du Cheval 2017
$90.00Add to cartIn View From the Cellar # 47 wine-writing legend John Gilman wrote this incredible bit of praise about Andrew Will:“Since day one, this has always been a working winery […], just outstanding winemaking year in and year out, and a single-mindedness to produce superb, age-worthy wines from some of Washington’s finest vineyards sites. [Ciel du Cheval supplies his] superb, claret-styled reds that must be ranked at the very summit of Washington state wines and amongst the very finest wines to be found from anywhere in America.”50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc and aged for 18 months in 35% new French Oak before aging in bottle for an additional 12 months. -
Au Bon Climat La Bauge Pinot Noir 2019
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Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera Del Duero 2023
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Cain Concept 2014
$165.00Add to cartThe 2014 Cain Concept—The Benchland is a pure expression of the potential of the great vineyard sites in Napa Valley. It is extremely fresh. This vintage is about two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Delicious, fun, and just starting to enter a perfect drinking window.
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Caymus Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 50th Anniverary Edition 2022
$104.00Add to cartCaymus is one of the most recognizable bottles in California Cabernet and is a favorite of many a long time wine drinker. Popping open this bottle (no matter the age—one of the stark differences between Caymus and more Bordeaux-leaning California Cabernets) means that you are guaranteed something approachable. Big, brash, and decidedly New World.
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Caymus Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 2018
$250.00Add to cartCaymus only produces two wines. Both are bold California Cabs, but what makes the special selection so special? The special selection takes the very best barrels of Caymus in only great vintages, which means that some years there isn’t a special selection. One of the points of pride for Caymus is that their wines are enjoyable on release or with age, so if you are looking for a special California Cab to drink tonight, look no further.
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Chappellet Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
$120.00Add to cartChappellet is recognized as one of the great Napa Valley wineries, and one of the few which remains family owned.
This is their flagship wine and we love it.
The 2019 is beautiful now (especially on these cold nights) but can easily stand up to aging. It’s luxuriously dark and concentrated. It’s all dark berries and cherries, spice and chocolate. Full-bodied with supple tannins, the long finish is where the complexity unfolds.
77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 8% Malbec, and 3% Merlot.
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Clos Mogador Priorat Tinto 2020
$144.00Add to cartThe estate of Clos Mogador is a must try for anyone interested in learning about Spanish wine. From the heart of Priorat René Barbier creates this heady Garnacha-dominant blend. It has structure, power, and elegance, but for all that retains finesse—even in old age. Drink now or lay down for 10+ years.
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Cosimo Taurino Notarpanaro Rosso 2012
$25.00Add to cartThis wine is an easy recommendation and hopped right out the gates as a staff favorite (especially for Will) showing that no matter the price point you can find wines with depth and soul.
Hailing from Lecce in Puglia (the heel of the Italian boot) where most wine is made in bulk to be drunk out of a jug comes a wine that’s rustic and earthy while still being classic and elegant. This is Grand Cru Puglia, a diamond in the rough?
Cosimo Taurino takes his wines seriously, holding them back for years to tame the tannins and allow them to harmonize in the bottle. This current release is a 2012!
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Crocker & Starr Napa Cabernet Franc 2019 750ml
$90.00Add to cartThis is a prestige Cabernet Franc that acts as an introduction to the Crocker & Starr portfolio. When Charlie Crocker was looking for a winemaker to take the reigns of his Napa estate after decades of selling grapes and making wine for friends and family he chose winemaker Pam Starr because of her gorgeous Bordeaux-styled California wines at Spottswoode. This blend is based on the right bank of Bordeaux and is led by Cabernet Franc which gives the wine a gorgeous and earthy lift.
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Dominus Napa Valley Red Wine 2016
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Dominus Napa Valley Red Wine 2021
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Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot 2021
$69.00Add to cartA classically styled Napa Cab that delivers like a warm hug. It’s big and flavorful and can stand up to a variety of foods.
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Gour du Chaule Gigondas “Cuve Tradition”” 2020″
$49.00Add to cartA very pretty Gigondas from a longtime winemaking family. Blended from a few sites with an average age of well over half a century in age that have very low yields. The wine is aged in large oak foudres where it stays to be bottled unfined and unfiltered a full three years after harvest. It’s balanced but sturdy and has sweet tannins and aromatic, meaty spice.
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Herb Lamb Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 750ml
$189.00Add to cartThe wines from Herb Lamb were a special grower take on Napa Cab, that are now unfortunately in a rebuilding phase after the Glass Fires swept through the region destroying their operation along the way. But this wine, oh this wine is in a perfect place. If you want to taste great Napa Cabernet this is the bottle for you.
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Herb Lamb Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 750ml
$387.00Add to cartThe wines from Herb Lamb were a special grower take on Napa Cab, that are now unfortunately in a rebuilding phase after the Glass Fires swept through the region destroying their operation along the way. But this wine, oh this wine is just coming into its own. The reserve is the best of the best and if you are looking for the perfect Napa Cab this is a wine to drink now or save for the next decade.
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Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$110.00Add to cartA classic Napa Cab that has a little something for every bold red lover. The 2021 vintage was cooler than average leading to well balanced fruit that retained some great acidity. It’s rich and full-bodied with fleshy fruit and well-rounded structure. As is classic in the region it’s drinkable now but will gain even more complexity with age.
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Kriz Plavac Mali 2020
$29.00Add to cartPlavac Mali is one of the most interesting grapes around. It’s the progenitor of Primitivo, which is actually Zinfandel! How do we know this? In the first DNA mapping researchers from UC Davis reversed the search until they found out that all the way on the Dalmatian coast. It’s a deep, dark, highly dense wine that screams out for a steak.
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La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2015
$90.00Add to cartThis is the Medoc’s smallest village, and while it has no first growths it has the highest amount of classified estates in the Medoc. The gravels are less deep that Pauillac so are less hefty but still grace. This expression is from one of the oldest estates and has all the delightful notes of the region: cedar, violets, graphite and will definitely benefit from some aging, so this 2015 is just entering its ideal drinking window.
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La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 2019
$90.00Add to cartThis is the Medoc’s smallest village, and while it has no first growths it has the highest amount of classified estates in the Medoc. The gravels are less deep that Pauillac so are less hefty but still grace. This expression is from one of the oldest estates and has all the delightful notes of the region: cedar, violets, graphite and will definitely benefit from some aging, so this 2015 is just entering its ideal drinking window.
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La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza Rioja Reserva 2017
$54.00Add to cartRioja Alta has a slightly different vibe than the vineyards further down the slopes at lower elevation. The winds keep things a little fresher so the expression will be lighter and have a bit more acidity.
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Marietta Game Trail Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$58.00Add to cartThe Game Trail is part of the “Single Estate Series” that are the most concentrated and limited wines that Marietta makes. The grapes come from a small block perched at 1400 ft. in a mountain ridge of the Yorkville Highlands, with coastal influences, and large diurnal shifts, which allow for the ideal balance of optimal ripeness of fruit, and retention of natural acidity. Deep, dark, and savory.
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Masserio Trullo di Pezza Mezza Pezza Primitivo Salento 2021
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Montes Wings Carmenere 2019
$68.00Add to cartBoth Aurelio Monteses (father and son) have worked to elevate Carmenere to even higher heights. The wine is a deep red purple with intense dark black fruit flavors and spice.
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Neyen Espiritu de Apalta Carmenere Cabernet
$100.00Add to cartA blend of Carmenere and Cabernet from one of the pioneers of Apalta, Chile who work regeneratively and biodynamically.
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Obsidian Ridge Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
$50.00Add to cartThis is a wine that is an exploration of volcanic soil in a part of the world where twenty years ago, they planted a vineyard on an old abandoned walnut orchard, 2,875 feet high in the Mayacamas Mountains that turned out to be a ridge of solid black Obsidian glass. All of the extremes in this site come together to form a truly interesting wine that we think is worth trying for any Cabernet fan.
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Orin Swift Papillon Napa Valley Red 2022
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Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove dell Ornellaia 2021
$99.00Add to cartThis is the second wine from Ornellaia made from the same varieties as the first: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. It has all the hallmarks of great Bordeaux but with a Mediterranean twist.
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Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz 2021
$35.00Add to cartThe first of Penfold’s Bin series that is exactly as it should be: rich and generous with flavors straight out of a German cake shop. Despite the bakery flavors it retains juicy acidity and well structured tannins.
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Philip Togni Tanbark Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$125.00Add to cartPhilip Togni has been working the vineyards and cellars of Napa for a long, long time—including making the 1969 Chappellet which is widely considered one of if not the greatest wine to come from California. We are thrilled to have a few of his wines. Here are the words of other major critics on just how important he is:“No one is more deserving of this success than Philip Togni, who has made some of the all-time great Napa Valley Cabernets going back to the late 1960s” – Antonio Gallioni“Cabernet enthusiasts who have not yet discovered Philip Togni should be on a crusade for his wines, which will handsomely repay extended cellaring.” – Robert Parker“They are tensile and savory, dark-fruited and cedar-edged, showing the broad, ripe structure that shows mastery with this particular grape. They routinely last 20 years or more, matching the toughness of great old Bordeaux with a Napan generosity.” – Jon BonneThis is his more entry level wine but is a picture into the Napa Valley of the past.
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Poggiotondo Brunello di Montalcino 2018
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Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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