Winemaker Notes: "The Tench Cabernet Sauvignon is the purest version of this wine we have crafted to date. The fruit flavors are obvious from the second you pull the cork until you have consumed the last sip. Blackberry and boysenberry flavors drive this wine, but hints of spice and mocha complement them. Blocks 1A and 1B go into this wine, and their rocky, red soils give this wine its power. It has an captivating intensity that pushes it to a level that previous vintages have not achieved."

Blended of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Merlot, the 2014 Proprietary Red EE Tench Vineyard has a deep garnet color. It springs from the glass with bright, youthful scents of baked red and black cherries, blackcurrant pastilles, candied violets and espresso, with underlying hints of sassafras, Sichuan pepper and tobacco. The full-bodied palate is surprisingly energetic and light on its feet, featuring a very firm, rock-solid structure of ripe, grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing with loads of persistent earth and mineral layers.

The Insignia has an inky dark hue and aromas of ripe blackberries, star anise, cigarbox, clove and sweet mochanotes. Richly opulent with velvety texture and supple tannins, this full-bodied offering envelops the palate in luscious, lingeringblack plum and violets along with layers of baking spices.

Red Rock is exactly what it seems, filled with tiny red rocks and oxidized iron content. This north-facing vineyard is steeply terraced and receives less direct sunlight as a result. “The fruit comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of cassis, plum preserves, cedar chest, and pencil lead, plus wafts of black truffles, damp soil, and unsmoked cigars… packed with loads of subtle savory layers and textured by approachable, plush tannin's, finishing on a lingering fragrant earth note.

The 2017 Rubicon is expansive, with intriguing depth. The wine has exciting complexity below the surface, which enhances its expressiveness. There is a defined aromatic core of ripe red and black fruits, especially raspberry, black cherry, and cassis. It is seamless on the palate, with finely-polished tannins. The lingering finish is refreshing, with notes of crème de cassis and cocoa powder. Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc

The Pact is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the highest-elevation blocks of their

Coombsville vineyard, and harvest lots are treated as separate, small-batch parcels in the cellar. The 2018 opens with fresh aromas of black cherries, black currants and blue fruits with graphite, tobacco, star anise and cocoa powder notes rounding out the finish. The Pact is defined by minerality and purity, and its fine-grained tannins and natural acidity ensures that it will last for decades.

Malbec (69%), Cabernet Sauvignon (31%).
Lively ruby red with sharp highlights. 
The nose is elegant and discrete, revealing captivating aromas of liquorice, menthol and camphor that play along with the primary notes of wild fruits and blueberries. These aromas leave space for an intense tertiary bouquet of anise, leather, clove and balsamic.
The mouth is sharp, fresh and subtle. It exhibits the precise balance and finesse of the year. Roundness comes from our octogenarian Malbec vines and structure from the Cabernet Sauvignon.

Tasted out of bottle, the 2014 Fracture is another incredible wine that flirts with perfection. Its saturated ruby color is followed by an awesome bouquet of creme de cassis, graphite, spring flowers, licorice and hints of minerality. A big, full-bodied, concentrated effort, it has building tannin, no hard edges, thrilling depth and a finish that keeps you coming back to the glass. And despite the overall richness level, it stays light, graceful and lively on the palate. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy through 2026.

Pernand-Vergelesses isn't as widely known an appellation, but deserves to be based on how good these wines are. The vineyard 'Sous Fretille' is a stone's throw from some of the most sought after vineyards in all of France, the Corton-Charlemegne, and this wine is an absolute firecracker. This 2018 shows poise and verve with a remarkable and complex array of character and acidity to balance. A true diamond in the rough that deserves a place in your collection. 

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.

• • Alcohol: 13%
  • Optimum Drinking: 7+ years, with gradual development over the years. Younger wines should be poured into a carafe one hour before serving.

• Tasting Notes

  • Les Vérillats has a deep red color with an intense nose of black fruit, unusual for the appellation. The mouth is full and supple, with a delicious smoothness balanced by the freshness of the fruit and spices.

"Fresh floral, citrus and white peach aromas on the nose open into a silken palate offering intense bright stone fruit, pear, and savory minerality. Exceptional freshness is balanced by a rich mouthfeel and profound, mineral depth. With beauty, class and focus in one golden package, this wine has excellent aging potential, and I look forward to drinking it for many years to come."

Ready to discover what a 20-year collaboration between two hemispheres can produce? This powerful blend is ready to challenge your preconceptions with 87% California Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% pure Australian Shiraz. Intensity and complexity abound in a wine that unfolds slowly to reveal fruit, spice, graphite and a growing whisper of sweetness that’s determined to seduce your palate and steal your wallet. Who could blame you for getting carried away with this succulent minx?

For more than a decade Schrader Cellars has produced benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from the most prestigious vineyards in the Napa Valley. With winemaker Thomas Brown, Schrader has created wines known for their vibrant flavor and opulent richness, which they identify as ‘American Classic’.

Extremely rich, dense, and focused, the Schrader RBS is a stunner and puts on a display of the beautiful fruit that clone 337 has to offer. Flavors of raspberry and blueberry dance upon the palate finishing with subtle oak spice and a touch of sweet licorice that merge seamlessly.

This is the special occasion wine. If you could bottle Valentine’s day, this is what it would taste like. Salome even sounds romantic if you say it nice and slow. Salome.

Salome is our flagship wine, and it acts like one. An exotic full-bodied and complex bio-dynamic wine, Salome is made from tenderly hand-cultivated Saperavi grapes and features a long, lingering finish. Salome shares similar traits found in sophisticated California reds but, with its own unique characteristics, it marries western winemaking with Georgian earth and grapes.

Pure, with extremely low sulfites, Salome with its dark pomegranate color is fermented in oak casks and aged in French oak barrels. Rich and opulent on the palate, and framed by a solid tannic structure with soft, curvy oak tones, Salome features hints of tobacco leaf and dark fruits.  An everlasting romance in a glass.

The 2015 Smith-Haut-Lafitte is adorned with a special label to celebrate the 650th anniversary of the château and the 25th vintage made under the ownership of Daniel and Florence Cathiard. It is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, picked between 23 September until 12 October with the Cabernet Franc. Matured in 65% new oak (although technical director Fabien Teitgen mentioned that he could have added more if he felt it would benefit), it has a very intense, blueberry and crème de cassis scented bouquet, a touch more opulent than its peers with hints of freshly shucked oyster shell developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin couched in gorgeous, satin-textured black cherry and cassis fruit, tinged with cedar and pencil shavings. It lingers very long and sensually in the mouth, completing a sophisticated and powerful Smith Haut-Lafitte that should age in splendid fashion.

This wine features inviting aromas of black fruit, toasted caramel and vanilla seamlessly integrated with flavors of black cherry, boysenberry and tobacco that linger on the finish. 95 Points Wine Advocate. First produced in 1944, Vintage Selection is the ultimate expression of the Charles Krug portfolio, an elegant, artfully balanced wine that has stood the test of time. Our 2016 release incorporates pristine fruit from three flagship vineyards: Voltz (39%) and Slinsen (32%) in Yountville and Cold Springs (29%) on Howell Mountain. This marks the first time in 75 years that mountain fruit has been incorporated into our signature offering. Varietal Makeup: 99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Petite Verdot Aging: 20 Months in new French Oak Barrels Vintage Information: Napa Valley’s 2016 Vintage was what some might call “typical”, with well-timed rain prior to and during the early growing season. The January rains left good moisture in the soil, bud-break came early and canopy growth was rapid and even. A warm but moderate summer followed, with fog mitigating the heat extremes and minimizing dehydration, leading to uniform growth overall.

We source grapes from thousand acre vineyards… and 1/4 acre vineyards. We work with fruit from Paso Robles’ east side, west side, and the farthest southern and northern reaches of the AVA We’ve purchased fruit from many of the regions greatest vineyards, like Saxum’s James Berry vineyard. We’ve bought grapes from vineyards that no one knows but us. We pick grapes by hand and drive them to our small winery in the back of our old chevy truck. We foot stomp grapes when the skins are too thick and the grapes too small for any other crush method to work. We’ve left juice on the skins for months to transform them and build long silky tannins. We’ve made wines where the only added ingredient is grapes.. We use some of the best barrels from the finest coopers of France….. in moderation. We believe that the diversity of soil and microclimates in Paso Robles can produce grapes among the best in the world. We believe that collectable wines can only be made only made from a rigorous barrel selection. Special wines are made from special vintages with careful selection in the vineyards. We believe that when everything goes right, Paso Robles has the potential to make the finest wines in the world. This wine has been completely hand and foot made from the vineyard to box by the six hands and feet that represent the Broadside team Ephemera represents Broadside’s view of the best that Paso Robles can offer.

Wood tones dominate this wine when it's first opened, bringing ginger beer and a masculine, cologne-like scent to the savory, Morello cherry flavors. It develops floral aromas with air, a powerful cherry weightlessness that opens up and races past the woody curves of the finish. A stylized rose, this has an intriguing character to back it up. For seared duck breast or other gamey meats.

Tasting Notes
Our Rose is announced with a rich bouquet of red fruits with delicate, smoky grilled notes behind. It is fresh and full-bodied on the palate with aromas of strawberries and blackcurrant, and is lingering and complex in its finish. Armand de Brignac Rose is produced in extremely limited quantities - even by comparison to our boutique Brut Gold.

50% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier, and 10% Chardonnay