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Snowvale Sierra Foothills
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Since the 2012 vintage we have been partnering with Banshee Wines to select some insane high end left over barrels from prestigious wineries and bottle them under their Snowvale and Willowlake labels. The results have been pretty eye opening. We’ve seen wine from Dominus, Hidden Ridge, maybe or maybe not Dunn and some other crazy names.
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Sombrero Cabernet Sauvignon
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Over four generations of winemaking, the Vellas family have slowly assembled a strong group of properties in Languedoc and Roussillon. In beautiful sites like Mas du Pont they have created not only a vast set of vineyards but also farmlands, bull breeding, equestrian centers, olive groves and more. With Cabernet spread out across these sunny and Mediterranean climes, ripeness and aromatics are both in strong supply.
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T. Solomon
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I am willing to put my professional reputation on the line here and tell you that this may be the best sub $40 Pinot Noir you are ever going to try. Ever.
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Tatiana Guillot Julienas
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Most Americans have no idea how great the Beaujolais region has become. The last two decades have seen it grow, crafting some of the most intriguing AND affordable wines of France. It’s important to understand not all Beaujolais is the same, if you think Beaujolais Nouveau represents the character of Beaujolais, you’re dead wrong. Like the best Beaujolais, Julienas is firm, intense, tannic and nothing at all like the simple fruity wine from past.
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The Palace Thief #2
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Most of the Napa OGs have been bought out or at least changed hands numerous times. The winery behind Palace Thief Napa, starting in 1969, has remained owned and run by the same family. Now, it’s a third-generation project but the critical piece, the vineyards, is really what has allowed this family to achieve such demonstrated excellence. The Cabs are firm, powerful and very classically Napa-esque.
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The Palace Thief Cabernet Sauvignon
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The vast Columbia Valley encompasses 12 AVA’s; it even leaks over from Washington State into Oregon. So, it’s difficult to say exactly what Cabernet Sauvignon is going to be like when it’s labeled as Columbia Valley. For now, we can focus upon the fact that there is more Cabernet grown in the Columbia Valley than any other grape, by a significant measure. There’s a reason for that: virtually all the AVA’s within it make great Cabernet.
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Vajra Langhe Rosso
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In some ways, winemaking isn’t complicated at all: you squish grapes and then you let them ferment. They could be fermented in barrels, or in stainless steel, or in cement tanks, if you like. Here, Vajra has let the grapes ferment in stainless steel and left them to age in the same tanks for a few more months. Then they bottle it. If that sounds too simple, just know that in this wine the grapes being fermented are Nebbiolo (Vajra makes Barolo after all), Barbera, Dolcetto, Freisa, Albarosso, Chatus and Slarina. Haven’t heard of the last few? Neither has anyone else outside of folks who’ve been making wine in Piemonte for generations. That's where your complexity comes from.
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Vieux Chateau Renaissance
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Most Bordeaux never make it to the U.S. because there are a surprisingly small number of importers who have range and reach to get the wines into the hands of America’s small and powerful wholesalers. So it’s fun to subvert the system and bring in some things direct, letting the little guys bring you wines that aren’t part of some faceless distribution conglomerate. And this is from the heralded 2020 vintage!
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Vineyard 29 CRU
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an early cult favorite, Vineyard 29 was founded in 1989 with the planting of a 3-acre vineyard by David Abreu and cuttings from neighboring Grace Family Vineyards. In 2000, owners Chuck and Anne McMinn bought the historic Aida vineyard to add to the winery’s portfolio. The 2021 Cru blends the estate vineyard, from a hillside just at the “pinch” of Napa Valley’s hourglass shape, with Aida Vineyard fruit, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20 months in French oak. This is sexy, sexy stuff.
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Waccamaw Proprietary Red
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Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.
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Snowvale Sierra Foothills
Since the 2012 vintage we have been partnering with Banshee Wines to select some insane high end left over barrels from prestigious wineries and bottle them under their Snowvale and Willowlake labels. The results have been pretty eye opening. We’ve seen wine from Dominus, Hidden Ridge, maybe or maybe not Dunn and some other crazy names.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Sombrero Cabernet Sauvignon
Over four generations of winemaking, the Vellas family have slowly assembled a strong group of properties in Languedoc and Roussillon. In beautiful sites like Mas du Pont they have created not only a vast set of vineyards but also farmlands, bull breeding, equestrian centers, olive groves and more. With Cabernet spread out across these sunny and Mediterranean climes, ripeness and aromatics are both in strong supply.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
T. Solomon
I am willing to put my professional reputation on the line here and tell you that this may be the best sub $40 Pinot Noir you are ever going to try. Ever.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Tatiana Guillot Julienas
Most Americans have no idea how great the Beaujolais region has become. The last two decades have seen it grow, crafting some of the most intriguing AND affordable wines of France. It’s important to understand not all Beaujolais is the same, if you think Beaujolais Nouveau represents the character of Beaujolais, you’re dead wrong. Like the best Beaujolais, Julienas is firm, intense, tannic and nothing at all like the simple fruity wine from past.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
The Palace Thief #2
Most of the Napa OGs have been bought out or at least changed hands numerous times. The winery behind Palace Thief Napa, starting in 1969, has remained owned and run by the same family. Now, it’s a third-generation project but the critical piece, the vineyards, is really what has allowed this family to achieve such demonstrated excellence. The Cabs are firm, powerful and very classically Napa-esque.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
The Palace Thief Cabernet Sauvignon
The vast Columbia Valley encompasses 12 AVA’s; it even leaks over from Washington State into Oregon. So, it’s difficult to say exactly what Cabernet Sauvignon is going to be like when it’s labeled as Columbia Valley. For now, we can focus upon the fact that there is more Cabernet grown in the Columbia Valley than any other grape, by a significant measure. There’s a reason for that: virtually all the AVA’s within it make great Cabernet.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Vajra Langhe Rosso
In some ways, winemaking isn’t complicated at all: you squish grapes and then you let them ferment. They could be fermented in barrels, or in stainless steel, or in cement tanks, if you like. Here, Vajra has let the grapes ferment in stainless steel and left them to age in the same tanks for a few more months. Then they bottle it. If that sounds too simple, just know that in this wine the grapes being fermented are Nebbiolo (Vajra makes Barolo after all), Barbera, Dolcetto, Freisa, Albarosso, Chatus and Slarina. Haven’t heard of the last few? Neither has anyone else outside of folks who’ve been making wine in Piemonte for generations. That's where your complexity comes from.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Vieux Chateau Renaissance
Most Bordeaux never make it to the U.S. because there are a surprisingly small number of importers who have range and reach to get the wines into the hands of America’s small and powerful wholesalers. So it’s fun to subvert the system and bring in some things direct, letting the little guys bring you wines that aren’t part of some faceless distribution conglomerate. And this is from the heralded 2020 vintage!
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Vineyard 29 CRU
an early cult favorite, Vineyard 29 was founded in 1989 with the planting of a 3-acre vineyard by David Abreu and cuttings from neighboring Grace Family Vineyards. In 2000, owners Chuck and Anne McMinn bought the historic Aida vineyard to add to the winery’s portfolio. The 2021 Cru blends the estate vineyard, from a hillside just at the “pinch” of Napa Valley’s hourglass shape, with Aida Vineyard fruit, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20 months in French oak. This is sexy, sexy stuff.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions
Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.
Type, Body & Flavor
Pairings & Occasions