Wine & Spirits

Experience a sun-kissed summer day by uncorking the 2021 Rosé, Miljenko’s Selection—a light, refreshing wine with crisp acidity that will wake up your senses and make you feel like you’re in the heart of Napa Valley. A wonderful nose of sun-drenched fresh fruit offers hints of forest strawberry and young white peach, complemented by a hint of mint and green tea. Complex aromas and flavors of succulent peach, strawberry, and honeydew linger on the palate. Grapefruit acidity and beautiful minerality accentuate the wine’s complexity and mouthfeel, adding zest and vigor that carries through a long finish.

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Ripe cranberry and cassis on the nose. Focused dark bramble fruit on the palate, layered with cocoa and clove. Vibrant acidity balances beautifully with opulent fruit and carries through to a long and elegant finish. Blend: 69% Zinfandel, 20% Carignane, 8% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet, 1% Mataro COMMENTARY: The 2020 Ridge Geyserville reaches a new level of excellence. I have tasted nearly every vintage since I first tasted the 1972 vintage in the mid-1970s. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of alluring boysenberries, formidable blackberries, and racy minerality. (Tasted: March 27, 2022, San Francisco, CA)

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This exquisite Merlot opens with plum, rose hip, blood orange, fresh peach and cherry in  the nose, with undertones of laurel and dried orange peel. Flavors of juicy red fruit explode on the palate, and an uplifting freshness carries the mid-palate with complex and  dense  tannins, plenty of fruit and a soft transition to a lush, lingering aftertaste. Well-balanced acidity and a silky tannin structure on this young wine leaves plenty of room for many years of aging.

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Winemaker Notes: The historic Napanook Vineyard, a 124-acre site west of Yountville, was planted in 1838. This vineyard was the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines. Estate-bottled in the spirit of the Bordeaux châteaux, Dominus Estate is dry-farmed to allow natural stress and good concentration of fruit. Grape clusters are crop-thinned to allow sun and air to pass in between, helping to achieve full maturation and soften the tannins. Only 20% to 40% new French oak barrels are used in order to limit the extraction of oak notes. To express the unique terroir, the classic Bordeaux grape varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are planted with different root stocks best suited for the varying soil composition of gravel, heavy clay and loam.

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The 2018 Space & Time is another magnificent wine in this range from Aaron Pott. A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot from Pott's estate vineyard on Mt. Veeder, Space and Time possesses tremendous intensity from the outset. Inky, beautifully perfumed and so expressive, the 2018 is a total knock-out. Dark berry fruit, dried herbs, mocha, lavender and spice lead into the long, vibrant finish. The 2018 is arrestingly beautiful. That's pretty much all there is to it.

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.

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Michel Rolland is a global winemaker with an impeccable resume making fantastic wines across the globe. His work at Alpha Omega is top quality and he has made his own wine here which is a beauty. Big rich beauty with a medium intense aroma but a palate which is influenced by French traditional winemaking paired with fruit intensive California reds. Dry, yet Fruity (blackberry, plum) with lots of barrel spices. Medium intense tannins is felt throughout. Long dry spicy finish.

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Floral and caramel on the nose. Absolutely the smoothest wine I’ve ever had. Not even velvety, more like silk. No tannins/unpleasant dryness to speak of. And beautiful deep black color.

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Our Merlot vineyard is in the Oak Knoll region of the Napa Valley, and is nestled up to the Mayacamas Mountain Range on the west side of the valley. The mild climate and alluvial soils in this region lend this wine great balance and structure. The mild temperatures allow these grapes to develop bright aromatics and flavors, along with a beautiful natural acidity and elegance. The alluvial soils bring darker fruits to the nose and palate, and give this wine its structure and concentration. The 2019 vintage has a beautiful and complex nose black cherry, boysenberry jam, plum, and fresh cut flowers come through first, then cardamom, nutmeg, and a touch of cocoa and vanilla enter giving the nose depth and intrigue. The palate too has great depth and complexity flavors of red cherries, muddled berries, and dried herbs, with a creamy texture and silky tannin complimented by a fresh, vibrant acidity.

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The nose is black cherry, blueberry, slightest farminess, cured. The flavor is cherry, ripe strawberry, roasted meat, oak, earth, Dark garnet color. Medium body. Viscous, thicker for Pinot. Drinking amazing wines and somehow, not sure how, this one is better! Surprising flavor and structure for a Pinot

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Robert Modavi's To Kalon vineyard Cab Sauv has great balance, and long finish. Long time ago had this and did not have to wait long..just 20min swirling in the glass it almost showed it's full potential with aromas of oaky violet vanilla and dark chocolate, also joyful on the palate with multipul layers of flavour. So savoury and elegant as well. I really loved the full course of drinking(2hrs..) One of my fave.. Notes : oak vanilla blackberry cassis plum earthy savory black raisins bing cherry smoke --Mike Lee

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Cooler Napa vintage very apparent here, but manifested by finesse and elegance. Fruit is still ripe and delicious, complemented by a touch of toasty vanilla oak, graphite and pencil shavings. Minty, earthy component that is found in great Napa cab. An expensive wine, but delicious --Christian Manthei This item only can pick up on MP/ARC store

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