This wine has a unique profile due to the seasoned rum barrels used in the aging process. The portion aged in rum barrels imparts aromas of baking spice, nutmeg and toasted marshmallow. The balance of the wine, aged on French and American oak, offers red fruits and boysenberry jam with notes of vanilla. The structure is savory with velvety tannins and a lingering finish.
Pairings

Walk on the wild side and grill an exotic game steak like bison, elk or venison.

The Dreaming Tree Crush Red Wine is a complex, tasty red wine blend with lots of fruit flavor. Hand-selected merlot, petite sirah, zinfandel, tannat and other grape varietals are aged for 17 months in oak barrels, producing flavors and aromas of raspberry jam, red and dark fruit, with hints of mocha and vanilla. With a soft finish that lingers on the palate, this full-bodied California wine pairs well with Vietnamese-style pulled pork sandwiches, barbecue ribs and poblano peppers, making it the perfect choice to share with your favorite people at the dinner table or on the patio. To ensure its taste and quality, store this delicious red wine at room temperature, and chill at around 60 degrees before serving. The Dreaming Tree, a collaboration between musician Dave Matthews and winemaker Sean McKenzie, captures the spirit of California's wine country.

Bright ruby. Intensely perfumed red berry and floral scents show very good purity, a hint of cracked pepper and sneaky spiciness. Silky and open-knit, offering intense raspberry and rose pastille flavors that put on weight with air. Clean, bright and nervy on the persistent finish, with the red fruit and floral notes echoing. Very suave for the money and approachable now

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 Opus One offers a harmonious aromatic balance of rich dark fruit, stems of roses, and earthy forest floor. The juicy entry offers a round, silky mouthfeel with just enough acidity to complement the satin texture. This seductive wine shows flavors of black cassis, black cherry and a hint of cocoa powder. The fine-grained, plush tannins evolve into a long, supple finish. A supremely age-worthy wine, it will delight now and for many years to come.

Marissa, co-owner of Anchor & Hope, grew up training fiery young horses and devoted herself completely to her passion. On the other side of the country, Scot Bilbro was taming wild Grenache vines on his father’s heritage vineyards in Sonoma and Mendocino. The varietal is temperamental and unpredictable, even in the warm California sun. This Grenache is loud and bursting with flavors of cherries and wild berries with earthy, smokey and herbal notes. Pair with duck confit or hearty braised veg and some shoestring fries.

This wine is part of the Anchor & Hope art series. The label is a painting by Massachusetts artist Kristin Stashenko, co-owner Marissa’s mom. For more information, please visit KristinStashenko.com.

Vintage |  2017

Vineyard | Old Vines

Appellation | Mendocino County

Winemaking | Native fermentation, whole cluster, 60% stainless, 40% neutral oak, no fining agents, low sulfites

Alcohol by Volume | 13%

Flavor Profile | Cherries, Wild berries, Earth

Taste Profile | Dry, Medium-Full Body, Medium Tannin

Available Formats | 750mL bottle

J. Lohr Pure Paso Proprietary Red Wine is a milestone wine for J. Lohr that harnesses our history with Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah from the region. Classic Cabernet Sauvignon with its savory notes are wrapped in the dark fruit character of Petite Sirah. Pairs well with tomato rice dishes like paella or creamy risotto. Exquisite with prime rib or a dense monkfish.

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.

Harvey and Harriet is the Bordeaux blend created by Eric Jensen of Booker Vineyard, in an attempt to make a wine that his parents would love and could afford. It is a wine that’s made by hard work, the best vineyard sites, the best barrels, the best team and of course no additives or concentrates. A world class wine for everyone who appreciates high quality without the high price tag.

 

At first blush, an exuberant bouquet of candied blueberries, blackberries, jasmine, and orange blossoms jumps out of the glass and demands full attention. Underneath the fruits and flowers lie warm scents of brioche, cocoa and baking spices. The taster is then rewarded with intense cherry, mixed berry and pluot followed by caramel and espresso. The overall sensation is sublime bliss on the palate as the elegant finish slowly fades away.

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.

Fruit forward wine with intense Blackberry aromatics, and a refined oak profile. Full bodied wine with soft approachable tannins. Lingering berry fruit flavors round out the finish with good weight.

• • 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.

Cooper and Thief Bourbon Barrel Aged Red Wine Blend is aged in bourbon whiskey barrels for three months, giving it a velvety mouthfeel with subtle heat. Merlot, syrah, zinfandel, petite sirah, and cabernet sauvignon collide in one bourbon barrel to create this dark and jammy wine, which features true bourbon flavor. Crafted by Cellarmaster Jeff Kasavan, each taste of this California red wine gives way to aromatic hints of fruit and toasty vanilla. This dark red wine garners its unique taste thanks to varietals found all across California's prime winegrowing regions. The bourbon barrel aging gives this wine soft tannins that deliver a full-bodied and lingering finish in each sip. This red blend wine's rich, bold taste beautifully complements beef, lamb, or poultry, so it's great with turkey and stuffing at Friendsgiving potlucks and other cozy autumn meals; simply pour it into fall wine glasses for a festive treat. For a devilishly good taste, keep this red wine blend stored at room temperature, and chill it before serving. Born from mischief, Cooper and Thief Wine celebrates doing things differently.

Bold and vibrant notes of summer raspberry intoxicate the senses, enticing you to take a sip of this lively red zinfandel. Once on the palate, flavors of briary blackberries and ripe cranberries meld with tones of baking spices such as clove and nutmeg. Nuances are added from the young American oak, concentrating and enhancing the juicy mouthfeel. The full-bodied tannin structure relaxes into a smooth and supple finish: long, lingering and full of enjoyment.

Saperavi Premium is like Saperavi’s older brother. More refined, tannic, and most likely studied abroad. The bottle of exploration. The aromas and flavors transform and deepen with each sip. A thought-provoking wine, Saperavi Premium grapes are green harvested in early summer. This means the small, unripe grapes are removed by hand, allowing the vine to put all its energy into the juicy remaining grapes resulting in an adventure for the palette. This wine has a long finish and is aged in French oak barrels for four to six months.

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.

This wine is bursting with aromas of ripe blackberries, roasted hazelnuts, and caramel. With intense concentration bolstered by Petit Verdot, this full-bodied wine has a creamy mouthfeel with ripe tannins and integrated acidity. The lingering finish boasts notes of toasted coconut, violet, and black cherry.

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.

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.

• Appellation: AOP Fitou
• Region: Languedoc
• Country: France

• Colour: Red
• Grape Varieties: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah

• Soil type: Limestone
• Vessel type: Wood - Old oak

• Unfined.
• Filtered.
• No added sulphites.

Black cherry, berry, dark blueberry with vanilla and caramel notes; lush, balanced out with tannins to give it good structure and a long velvety smooth finish. 

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.

Crafters Union Red Wine Blend offers the style of a premium California red wine with the substance to be enjoyed alone or hold its own against hardy dishes – all in a conveniently portable can. This red blend bursts with blackberry flavor before giving way to cool aromas of chocolate, vanilla, and spice. A red table wine with a daring twist, this canned wine overflows with juicy flavor in every sip. Break this chillable canned drink out at a backyard party, where it will enhance the most savory barbecue and grilled vegetables, or enjoy its smooth finish on its own while relaxing next to an evening bonfire. Unlike other red wines, Crafters Union Red Blend is a great outdoor wine that is best sipped after being chilled in a fridge or cooler. Enjoy this portable wine to add a dash of daring to an adventure. Crafters Union: Crafters of the Uncommon. Please enjoy our wines responsibly.