2009 "Cat5 Melor" Zin & Petite Sirah
Medals also awarded to
2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Wine,
2008 "Presente" Dessert Wine, and
2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon
at the 2012 SF Chronicle Wine Competition
Wines available for pick-up in SF Bay Area
Our Wine
Our vineyard consists of dry, steep hills at 2,000’ elevation. The vines are warmed by sandstone, granite, and Franciscan rock and by the sun’s heat averaging 90+ degrees in the summer. Winter nights averaging 33 degrees plus snow adds complexity and vigor to spring blooms, and helps keep our natural rootstock safe.
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Our Current Releases
"FOUR FOR THE GOLD"
Four wine entries, five medals
A bottle of each for your award season
A bottle of all four 2012 SF Chronicle Wine Competition medal-winning wines, with shipping paid. *
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER:
(1) bottle of 2009 "Cat5 Melor" Zin & Petite Sirah (750ml)
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS:
(1) bottle of 2008 "Presente" Dessert Wine (500ml)
(1) bottle of 2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml)
BRONZE MEDAL WINNER:
(1) bottle of 2008 "Jolie" Bordeaux Style Wine (750ml)
Price: $119.99
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $89.99
* Shipping paid to U.S. addresses only. All orders will arrive within 5 business days to any address in the 48-contiguous US states that we can legally ship wine to via FedEx.
2009
"Cat5 melor" Zinfandel & Petite Sirah
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER - 2012 SF CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
Named after the category 5 typhoon that deluged California during harvest 2009, this wine is a blend of old vine zinfandel from Alexander Valley and petite sirah from Paso Robles. Medium-bodied with river stone minerality and bright flavors of raspberry, cranberry, cedar, spice box, bay leaf, eucalyptus, and vanilla. Aged in French oak barrels for 19 months, "Cat5" pairs well with grilled meats and spicy dishes.
Production: 150 cases
Price: $19.99 a bottle (750ml)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $14.99 a bottle (750ml)
2008 “Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine
Bronze medal - 2012 SF CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
Medium-bodied with delicate blueberry, chocolate, English roses, thyme, coffee, star anise, crimini mushrooms, and granite minerality, "Jolie" (the French word for “pretty”) always sparkles. This Bordeaux style blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, and petit verdot is approachable with soft tannins, making it a perfect accompaniment with any meal.
Production: 490 cases
Price: $24.00 a bottle (750ml)
$129.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $244.80 a case (15% discount)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $18.00 a bottle (750ml)
2008 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon
SILVER medal - 2012 SF CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
Dynamic and complex, medium-bodied and silky, this small production vintage showcases the maturity of our vines with flavors of chocolate, caramel, black cherry, currants, blueberry, star anise, crimini mushrooms, black olives, black tea, cloves, and graphite. This vintage aged for 24 months in French oak barrels.
Production: 350 cases
Price: $34.00 a bottle (750ml)
$183.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $346.80 a case (15% discount)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (750ml)
$153.00 a six-pack | $306.00 a case
2008 "Presente" DESSERT WINE
SILVER medal - 2012 SF CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION
It is always a gift from Mother Nature when the grapes can hang on the vines long enough to make a port-style dessert wine. Our latest release of “Presente” (the Portuguese word for "gift)" barrel-aged for 3 years, creating flavors of chocolate, blueberry, tangelo, lemon curd, honeysuckle, caramel, cranberry, mint, tobacco, and toasted cashew.
Production: 170 cases
Price: $34.00 a bottle (500ml)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (500ml)
2007 "FREEDOM FROM THE PRESS"
100% free-run estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemakers disagree on whether or not there's a difference between "free-run" wine and pressed wine. For this vintage, there was no argument. Worthy of being bottled on its own, our 2007 "FFTP" has the soft structure of a pinot noir with the complex flavors of cabernet sauvignon. (Label artwork, "Forget-Me-Nots" by Bill Cone)
Production: 200 cases
Price: $38.00 a bottle (750ml)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $28.50 a bottle (750ml)
2007 "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon
Only 500 bottles produced, our 2007 ''Reserve'' is comprised of our two favorite barrels from our 2007 estate cabernet sauvignon vintage. Concept Artist Terryl Whitlatch (Star Wars, Beowulf, and Jumanji) created a beautiful wine label for our best barrels. Called "Sapphire Phoenix", Terryl found inspiration by our vineyard's famous fire history.
Production: 500 bottles
Price: $45.00 a bottle (750ml)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $33.75 a bottle (750ml)
Library Wines
2007
“Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2007 “Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon is an auspicious vintage. The growing season produced the thickest and most flavorful skins we’d ever grown. Potent and complex, her raven complexion reveals a feminine style, medium body, and dense flavors of fresh blueberries, chocolate, currant, cinnamon, violets, and cloves. This vintage aged for 24 months in French oak barrels.
Honors
The SF Chronicle Wine Competition - 2011 Bronze Medal
Production: 425 cases
Price: $34.00 a bottle (750ml)
$183.60 a six-pack (10% discount) | $346.80
a case (15% discount)
$90 a magnum (1.5L, only 20 cases produced)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $25.50 a bottle (750ml)
$153.20 a six-pack | $306.00 a case
2007 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5L MAGNUM BOTTLES
These magnums have been aged for 3 years in French oak barrels. Only a few cases available for sale.
Production: 500 bottles
Price: $90.00 a bottle (1.5L)
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $67.50 a bottle (1.5L)
Wine
Club Only
Wines
Non-Vintage
“suerte" red wine
“Suerte” means “luck” in many countries, and for us, it represents our “luck in a bottle”. Bottled in 2010, this non-vintage red wine is a blend of our estate cabernet, syrah, and old vine zinfandel. Medium bodied with flavors cassis, raspberry, blackberry, anise, bell peppers, and bay leaves, “Suerte” is easy to drink and pair with meat dishes, curries, and even salads.
Production: 150 cases
Wine Club Members Price: $21.00 a bottle (750ml)
2007
“Jolie" Bordeaux Style Red Wine
Garnet-jeweled tones with blueberry, chocolate, and spice notes... this
beauty has earned her name. Jolie (the French word for "pretty") is a Bordeaux style blend of 85% estate cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 4% petit verdot, 1% cabernet franc. Soft tannins, medium-bodied, and approachable, Jolie is wonderful company for any dinner. Drink now or age for 5+ years.
Production: 600 cases
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $19.00 a bottle (750ml)
2006
“Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon
"Mom's Vintage"
2006 was a hot year with 116 degree heat. The weather produced our full-bodied Estate cab that has soft tannins and flavors of dark chocolate, blueberry, pepper, black cherry, plum, cassis, sweet tobacco, vanilla, and licorice. This vintage aged for 24 months in American, French, and Hungarian oak barrels and is unfiltered, leaving some sediment. One sip and you'll want a steak. Being young, the Estate cab will benefit from decanting and will age gracefully through 2016.
Honors
The SF Chronicle Wine Competition - 2009 Silver Medal
Production: 525 cases, 100% Estate Fruit
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $27.00 a bottle (750ml)
2005 “Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon
"The Chocolate Vintage"
This vintage aged for 21 months in American, French, and Hungarian oak. Medium body, softer tannins, chocolate, strawberry, black cherry, plum, fig, cassis, tobacco, vanilla, and licorice flavors. It’s unfiltered, leaving some sedimentation.
Honors
The SF Chronicle Wine Competition - 2008 Bronze Medal
Production: 550 cases, 100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $29.25 a bottle (750ml)
2005 “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon
Our First Reserve Wine
In 2005, we enjoyed an ideal season and celebrated it with harvest on Dad's birthday. The combination produced a beautiful yield of chocolate and strawberry flavors, so we decided to make our first "Reserve" wine. This unfiltered cab aged for 21 months in 100% new French Allier, Troncais, and Centre oak barrels.
Honors
The SF Chronicle Wine Competition - 2009 Silver Medal
Production: 200 cases, 100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Club Members Price (25% discount): $36.75 a bottle (750ml)
