Fall 2018 Custom Club Shipment
Roussanne, Anna's Vineyard 2016 | $30.40/members
91 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review
"The nose is a taffy-like creamy peach, lemon and vanilla with notes of gardenia blossom. The palate is a full buttercream, tropical banana on entry with a richly textured and concentrated silkiness. Drink 2017 – 2019."
Anna's Red, Anna's Vineyard 2015 - $36.00/members
Aromas of plum and blackberry compote, roasting meat juices, wild thyme, and wet earth. Flavors of dried cranberries, beef jerky, and herbs-de-Provence.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Barrel Select 2015 - $48/members
The wine demonstrates the character of its mountain heritage showing a bold fruit profile, a sense of tightly wound inner energy translated into flavor extracts of blackberries, blueberries, elements of cedar-cigar-box with its fine maduro tobacco leaf and hints of cocoa powder in the resonant finish. Made for the long haul, its youthful grip and density beg for food pairings, additional bottle age will add a mellow complexity, lasting through 2025.
Pinot Noir HMR 2016 - $48.00/members
92 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review
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
93 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review | 91 points, Wine Advocate
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.
Anna's Red Signature, Anna's Vineyard 2015 - $48.00/members
94 points, Purely Domestic Wine Report | 91 points, Wine Advocate
Syrah 38%, Mourvèdre 31%, Grenache 18%, Petite Sirah 10%, Viognier 3%.
Inspired by the top cuvees of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, this GSM blend showcases the synergies of these varieties. Anna’s Estate Vineyard features mountain elevation and steep south facing exposures, all the better to maximize vine stress, thick skins and flavor intensity. The nose is a complex, earthy mint and cherry/chocolate with a beautifully polished palate and supple black fruit, gorgeous wine with notes of spice box. Drink 2017 - 2023.
Picpoul Blanc, Anna's Vineyard 2016 - $28.00/members
90 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review
"The nose is golden current, dried lemon with a subtle note of baked stone fruit tart with butter crumb crust. The palate is a crisp lemon and nectarine with a dewy melon on the finish along with bright, integrated acidity. Drink 2017 – 2020."
Syrah Signature, Anna's Vineyard 2016 - $60.00/members
90 points, Doug Wilder - Purely Domestic Wine Review
"The nose is dark chocolate, sticky blackberry and spice. The palate entry is scrumptiously polish black tree fruits with well structured acid and spice in the core."
Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley (Oregon) 2011, Library Release - $40.00/members
There is a sturdiness in the substantial mouthfeel which grows with aeration and builds to a dense tightly knit finish of integrated fruit, tannin and soil influence. Aromas of potpourri, rose petals, campfire smoke, roasted tomatoes. Flavors of roasted red fruits, raspberries, juniper berries
Touriga Nacional, Bobcat Vineyard 2014 - $38.40/members
Aromas of dark chocolate, violets, mint and dried rosemary
Flavors of black and blue fruits, raspberry jam, bittersweet cocoa, espresso
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.
The Don, Port Style Wine 2013 - $28.00/members
Aromas of berry preserves, mint leaves, chocolate truffles
Flavors of dense, lushly textured blackberry and raspberry pie, hint of mint, chocolate covered figs