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We’re proud to be working with winemaker David Ramey on our first own-label Sonoma County Chardonnay. From the 2018 vintage, this wine has an attractive, ripe stone-fruit nose, with aromas of orange blossom, ginger and citrus zest adding complexity. Time in French oak has contributed layers of toast and spice, and is generously supported by lively, crisp acidity and a subtle hint of struck match.

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We are proud to collaborate with the highly regarded winemaker Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat for our Own Selection Santa Barbara Pinot Noir. The 2018’s blueberry and dark cherry aromas combine with a juicy core of brambles and pepper spice that are intrinsic to the style of Au Bon Climat. Benefiting from coastal influence, the wine’s racy acidity provides a wonderful backbone that is supported by luxurious, silky tannins.

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{color} Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-keep{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will keep{maturity-text}
{vintage}2018{vintage}{***}

For this, the second vintage of our Californian Zinfandel, Ridge Vineyards has carefully sourced the highest-quality grapes from the Sonoma County AVA. The resulting wine displays luscious, wild, red-berry fruit with strawberry jam and chocolate notes. The concentration and spice of the 2018 vintage is wonderfully balanced by the wine’s crunchy acidity and rich tannins.

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This vineyard block just keeps getting better with age. It is rich without being heavy, and with moderate alcohol, has great balance for aging. Aged 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle so it shows well on the release. It is deeply colored with well integrated flavors of blueberries, cola and hints of black pepper. If you do keep it in a cellar, you could put this away for another 10-15 years (until 2029)!

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{color}Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
{vintage}2014{vintage}{***}

The 2015 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley is a truly majestic wine with great purity, class and breed. The wealth of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry fruit is remarkable, with hints of spring flowers, cocoa powder, roasted herbs, forest floor and minerals. This wine will have a large drinking window due to the seamless integration of all its elements. Drink now through 2037.

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{color}Red{color}                                                               {maturity}ready-improve{maturity} {maturity-text}Ready, but will improve{maturity-text}
{vintage}2015{vintage}
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   [] Jeb Dunnuck:: 99/100
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From a site that's next to En Chamberlin that's planted with a 4x4 spacing (the Sur Echalas is 3x3), the 2014 Syrah The Tribe Vineyard offers more fruit (blackberry, black cherry) as well as beautiful notes of violets, rose petal, pepper and earth. Fermented with 100% whole clusters and aged in neutral puncheons, this full-bodied beauty has fine tannin, juicy acidity and a great finish. It's in direct contrast to the more masculine, meaty, umami style of the Sur Echalas Vineyard. Give it 2-3 years and it too will be long lived!
Jeb Dunnuck - 30/06/2017

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[]The Wine Advocate::96+/100

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This is the first vintage that the iconic Inglenook name is re-united with the vineyards, and the wine does not disappoint. Classic ripe Napa Cabernet Sauvignon character, skillful winemaking and use of French oak yield a wine of great concentration and surprising elegance. Patient cellaring will be rewarded with great complexity

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{color}Red{color}
{vintage}2014{vintage}
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[]The Wine Advocate::92/100

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Deep ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard is intensely scented of crushed raspberries and blackberries with a pretty perfume of violets, wild thyme and mossy bark. Light to medium-bodied, the intensity of flavors is nicely juxtaposed by the ethereal elegance, with soft, fine grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with lingering earthy notes. - Wine Advocate

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{color}Red{color}
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{vintage}2015{vintage}

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   [] Vinous:: 95/100

[] Wine Advocate:: 94/100

[] James Suckling:: 94/100

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The perfect 2005 Syrah Atlantis Fe 203-1a,b,c is a blend of 93% Syrah, 5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier, with 25% whole clusters... An extraordinarily flowery nose interwoven with scents of blueberries, blackberries, incense, and graphite soars from the glass. Although not the biggest or most concentrated Syrah Krankl has made, it is one of the most nuanced, elegant, and complex. It remains full-bodied, but builds incrementally on the palate, and comes across as elegant and delicate, especially when compared to many California Syrahs. Nevertheless, the intensity is mind-boggling, and the finish lasts for nearly a minute.  - Robert Parker

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{color}Red{color}
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{vintage}2005{vintage}
{ratings}
[]The Wine Advocate::100/100

[]Vinous::94-95/100

[]Wine Spectator::92/100

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The 2015 Bodega (Freestone Occidental) is the deepest and richest of these wines but it has somehow achieved all of that intensity while retaining its translucent personality and feel. Lavender, violet, plum and an array of blue stone fruit flavors give the Bodega its distinctly dark profile. At the same time, the 2015 is endowed with remarkable aromatic freshness and nuance. The whole clusters are evident, but also beautifully woven into the wine's fabric. - Vinous

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{color}Red{color}                                          

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[]Vinous:: 95/100   

   
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A wine of total allure, the 2015 Home Field (Fort Ross Seaview) is also the brightest of the three Pinots in the range. Sweet red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, blood orange and chalk are some of the many notes that run through the 2015. Bright, tense and salivating, the 2015 possesses terrific energy, with beams of underpinning salinity that drive the wine forward. This is another captivating wine from Raen. - Vinous

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{color}Red{color}                                          

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{vintage}2015{vintage}
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[]Vinous:: 95/100

   
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