2018 Spring Custom Shipment
Chardonnay HMR 2016 - $32.00/members
94 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review | 91 points, Wine Enthusuast | 91 points, Vinous
One sniff and you will be hooked! Our small block of Chardonnay was carefully handpicked, fermented and aged in 85% neutral barrels, 10% new French oak barrels and 5% in one stainless steel barrel for 8 months. Lemon, melon, honeysuckle, brioche with a smooth and silky fresh finish. Drink through 2019.
Keeper Red 2015 - $24.00/members
38% Syrah , 20% Mourvedre, 19% Grenache, 12% Cinsault, 11% Counoise
Aromas of ripe blackberries and blueberries, dried thyme, chocolate tinged espresso, roasting meat
Flavors of compote of black plums, blackberries and blueberries dusted with herbs de Provence and cracked white pepper, dark chocolate and espresso
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford (Napa Valley) 2015 - $68.00/members
This suave and polished wine exudes provenance in its voluptuous concentration, the bouquet of ripe black cherries, cedar plank, and Belgian chocolate and delivering as promised understated deliciousness. Matured in predominantly new French oak barrels for 20 months the wine displays flavors of plum and ripe black berry juiciness and a marathon finish of sweet cedar and cassis. Drinking well now, best before 2025.
Anna's Red 2014 - $32.00/members
Cinsaut 29%, Mourvedre 25%, Counoise 22%, Petite Sirah 11%, Grenache 8%, and Syrah 5%
Aromas of strawberry and blackberry compote, herbs de Provence, hazelnut liqueur
Flavors of Barely sautéed strawberries with allspice, light veal stock, sage and thyme
PInot Noir HMR 2016 - $48.00/members
The wine possesses an initial gossamer silkiness morphing into flavors of black cherry, raspberry tea, and forest floor dusted with whorls of spicy potpourri. It will outgrow its current adolescence in a few months, best enjoyed from late 2017 through 2023.
Zinfandel Michaels 2016 - $36.00/members
Aromas of briar patch, fresh picked raspberries, Grandfather’s pipe tobacco, pink peppercorns
Flavors of wild mountain berries, sweet/tart lingonberries, mocha, brown spices, peppercorn dust.
Grenache Blanc 2016 - $28.00/members
94 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review | 91 points, Wine Enthusuast | 91 points, Vinous
Aromas of honeysuckle, lemon meringue, baked apples, gingerbread.
Flavors of honeydew melon, lemon custard, ginger cookie, quince.
Syrah Anna's 2015 - $36.00/members
Aromas of roasting coffee beans, blueberries, anise, cracked peppercorns and bay leaf.
Flavors of espresso coffee from Ethiopia (blue fruit character), black plums, meat juices, dark chocolate.
Anna's Red Signature Annas Vineyard 2014 - $48.00/members
Mourvèdre 39%, Syrah 33%, Grenache 26%, Petite Sirah 2%
Aromas of black forest fruits with notes of underbrush and wild herbs.
Flavors of savory game infused blackberry reduction with herbs de Provence.
Nebbiolo Glenrose 2012 - $38.40/members
Aromas of rose petals, anise, raspberry sauce, forest floor, new leather.
Flavors of cherry skin, rose hips, anise, cloves, freshly turned soil.
Syrah Signature Anna's Vineyard 2014 - $64.00/members
92+ points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate | 91 points - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
Blue and Black fruits, bacon, cured meats, tanned leather hides, damp soil.
Flavors of blueberry and blackberry compote, charcuterie, tapenade, light roast coffee
Dessert Wine 2015 - $28.00/members
Always the last pick of the year, Adelaida’s dessert wine is based on a small block of aromatic Muscat au petite grains or Muscat Blanc. The frozen grapes are pressed off, producing only a few drops of sweet nectar-like juice per grape, minus the still frozen water fraction. Sweet wines ferment slowly (over several months) and require a specialized yeast strain that can metabolize the elevated sugars. Small crops from this acre site necessitated a blend of two vintages. Serve well chilled in a normal wine glass to show the full aromatic intensity.