Featured Reserve Wines
Featured Reserve Wines
These wines are highly prized and allocated, often in limited production and most often come from small family vineyards. Our prices on these wines are competitive with local, national, and other internet wine wholesalers.
OLD WORLD WINES
France
“A relatively strong effort for this vintage, but hardly one of the profound examples of Petrus, this wine exhibits a dark plum color and a somewhat monolithic, foursquare personality with notes of plums, black cherries, licorice, and some herbs and damp earth. Medium-bodied, muscular, and tannic, but lacking some charm and sweetness, it should age nicely for 12-15 more years and possibly be even better than my score. Readers who buy it should not even attempt opening a bottle for at least 4-5 years.” – Rated 90, Robert Parker
“Gorgeous subtle aromas of crushed raspberries and light vanilla, with hints of spices. Medium- to full-bodied, with wonderfully seductive, silky tannins. Beautiful slinky finish. Pétrus is very fine indeed in this vintage. Not overdone, all in the right place. Best after 2009. 1,665 cases made. –JS” – Rated 93, Wine Spectator
Laura Alberts has been allotted one bottle.
CLOS DES GOISSES BRUT 1991 PHILLIPPONNAT CHAMPAGNE
The Clos des Goisses is the top of the line from Philipponnat and one of only four walled vineyard bottlings. 70% Noir and 30% Chardonnay. 93 Points Wine Spectator. “It has presence without being overbearing, exuberantly hoisting you in the air, but letting you down gently with the rich biscuity finish. Drink now through 2020.”
$136
JEAN-LUC JOILLOT CREMANT DE BOURGOGNE
Cremant de Bourgogne became an appellation in 1973. The appellation is the generic term for sparkling wines of all colors from the Burgundy region. All grape varieties grown in Burgundy are allowed in the Cremant, although Gamay may not constitute more than 20% in the blend. Joillot’s Cremant is produced with traditional Champagne grapes, Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, in the Champagne method. Big creamy mousse with bright citrus & apple fruit.
$26.00
ITALY
PALLADINO VIGNA BROGLIO BAROLO 1996
Bright cherry, coffee, and strawberries with a spicy, racy finish. 24 months of small French oak barrels. 100% Nebbiolo….$90. A value, as the wine is going for $120-$140 online.
BERTANI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 1999
The firm of Bertani founded in the early 19th century by Cavalier Giobatta Bertani is still today directed with loving care by the same Bertani family. This family has the pleasure of presenting its Amarone, a wine of limited but classical production, from only carefully selected grapes of the Valpolicella region. This wine is aged for several years in the traditional method in special oak barrels.
$80.00
BEGALI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO MONTE CA’ BIANCA 1999
91 Points, Wine Enthusiast
“Nice and sturdy on the bouquet, where dainty cedar notes blend perfectly with cola, gingerbread, and tree bark. Healthy and muscular, with intense cherry, plum, and raspberry flavors. Throughout there’s power and pizzazz, and just enough sweet chocolaty notes to make it friendly. A winner with some kick.”
$70.00
NEW WORLD WINES
CALIFORNIA
REVANA FAMILY VINEYARDS 2002 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
92 Points, “Wine Spectator”
Dark hued, intense and concentrated with a wonderful core of rich currant, cedar, sage and tobacco. Finish is long with supple fine tannins.
Sold in 3 pack wooden boxes at $108.00 per bottle.
AMIZETTA ESTATE 2000 CABERNET SAUVIGNON
94 points, Wine & Spirits
636 cases produced
Rich magenta color. Decadent aromas of crushed raspberries, black cherries, fig & sweet toasty oak. Upon tasting, this elegant wine exhibits a full, yet velvety mouth feel with lingering flavors of dark plums, raspberries and spice.
Decant and Enjoy now or Cellar for 10-15 years . .$50
ABABUS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, NAPA
9th Bottling
The 9th bottling contains 15 vintages!
Only three bottles have been allocated to Laura Alberts at $375
Abacus is a proprietary wine from the cellar of ZD Wines & has evolved into a Napa Valley Cabernet unlike any other produced in the world.
This is a “solera-style” wine: a wine that combines old and young vintages. Beginning with the 1992 vintage, ZD started holding back in barrel a small amount of each vintage of Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley.
This is the ongoing cycle of the ever-evolving solera-style wine; every year Abacus will increase by one vintage. . . .$375
MERRYVALE PROFILE 2002 RED BLEND
90 Points, Wine Spectator
“This wine combines firm, ripe, complex fruit with excellent structure. The core flavors are centered around a mix of currant, black cherry and plum and the acidity and tannins are in the right proportion, giving it a resemblance to a fine Bordeaux. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2012. 3,050 cases made.” ~J.L.
$83.00
Deep ruby-red. Aromas of cassis, blueberry, licorice, lead pencil and Cuban tobacco. Dense and powerful but rather elegant; the petit verdot contributes to the wine tactile impression. Still rather austere; this will need considerable bottle aging. Note of dark chocolate. Finishes very long and firmly tannic.
$69.99
SULLIVAN VINEYARDS MERLOT 2000, 2001
From Winemaker’s website: “This Merlot is both bright and expressive; it explodes on the palate with flavors of cherry, cranberry, and caramel. In making this wine, we maximized extraction levels from the grape skins by employing the technique of dry farming. This allowed us to create an intense and concentrated wine. After fermentation and extended maceration, the wine was barrel-aged for a total of 14 months, using a combination of American and French Oak.”
2000 Vintage Tasting Notes: “Fuller, soft, round mouth feel with ripe black plum and rhubarb. Finish is well balanced dusty finish with hazelnut, cinnamon, nutmeg, rhubarb and pomegranate.”
Blend: 86% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Vintage Tasting Notes: “ Bright and expressive with pronounced flavors of cherry, caramel, and pomegranate; this wine has a clean, crisp, and focused entry. On the mid-palate it is round, elegant, refined and seamless. It finishes long and structured, leaving you with intense fruit-flavors and complexities.”
Blend: 100% Merlot
$58.99
All bottles signed in store by winemaker Sean Sullivan on September 4, 2008.
LOLONIS PETROS RED BLEND 2000, HERITAGE VINEYARD, REDWOOD VALLEY
Petros is Greek and means “rock,” symbolizing the rock laden soil of the region. The red label reflects the iron richness of the Redwood Valley. Petros also happens to be the founder’s name. This wine is Estate grown and organically produced, using ladybugs as pest repellents, also reflected on the label.
This wine is rich, balanced with fruit and oak with soft textures. Black currants and cherry shine through on the nose and palate.
$62.99
WASHINGTON
DUCK POND CABERNET FRANC, COLUMBIA VALLEY WASHINGTON, 1997
90 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Cabernet franc is often a gentler relative to its robust first cousin, cabernet sauvignon. In France’s famous Bordeaux region, cabernet franc is often blended with cabernet sauvignon to soften and smooth out the rough qualities in its more aggressive cousin.
Duck Pond Cab Franc exhibits “wonderful perfume aromas, long on fruit, including strawberries, chewy and big, bits of chocolate, lengthy finish.” Complements big, robust, and spicy foods.
$50.00
AUSTRALIA
BUTTING HEADS SHIRAZ 2004, BAROSSA VALLEY
92 Points Wine Advocate
“This Barossa Shiraz is an impressive effort from a vineyard planted in the red schist soils of Krondoff. Aromas of juicy black currants interwoven with smoky bacon. Plums and violet emerge from this elegant, medium to full-bodied rich Shiraz.”
$50.00
SPAIN
92 Points, Robert Parker
“The 1968 Vina Valoria is a more substantial wine than the 1973. Brickish ruby-colored, it yields a lovely perfume of cedar, tobacco, spice box, and cherry fruit. Its personality is all about elegance with nicely concentrated, ripe fruit enmeshed in a velvety-textured, medium-bodied wine. Considerably more structured than the 1973, it should continue to drink well for another 4-6 years.”
$90
VINA VALORIA RIOJA 1994 GRAN RESERVA
70% TEMPRANILLO, 20% GRACIANO Y 10% MAZUELO
From upper Rioja, this wine is ruby in color, layers of fruit and earth, good structure with vanilla and chocolate notes on the finish.
$35.00
CHILE
Founded in 1850, Chateau Los Boldos is owned by the Massenez family, producer of renowned fruit brandies and crèmes from France. This wine comes from old vines planted with Cabernet Sauvignon in 1948 and Merlot in 1959. This is an unfiltered wine.
Upfront morello cherry nose. Modern expression, light-quality oak and cappuccino, milk chocolate overtones. Long with rich, high-class fruit. Well made. Drink 2-5 years.
$50.99
Bacon Caramel
Parmesan & Basil (garden basil)
