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Classic Menu - Featuring

Sanctuary – Rutherford, Napa Valley - 2017

Rating: 92 pts – Wine & Spirits

Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Only 2935 Cases Produced!

Tight and austere when first opened, this wine takes a day to begin to show itself. What starts as a perfumed note, one that takes Rutherford dust into powder-puff territory, begins to turn toward green-tea-leaf as the tannins allow the firm and juicy core of the wine to show. Give this several hours in a decanter or several years in the cellar for the structure to relent.

  

Premier Menu - Featuring

Black Stallion – Gaspare Vineyard – Napa Valley – 2020

Rating: 95 pts – Wine Enthusiast

 

The Gaspare Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is an elegant and powerful wine that is iconic of the Oak Knoll District. The aromas of blackberry and blueberry also have a note of brown sugar and cedar. The flavors are dark fruit with ripe, fruit sweetness. The structure of this wine is balanced with tannins that are robust, but not too aggressive.

 

Iconic Menu - Featuring

Robert Craig – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley – 2017

Rating: 95 pts – Wine Enthusiast

Composition: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc

Only 1085 Cases Produced!

Our Spring Mountain Cabernet displays the mountain’s special blue notes – blueberry, boysenberry and exotic plum fruits – that are so distinctive to Cabernets grown on its slopes. We are fortunate to obtain a tiny amount of this exquisite fruit to create a wine with great weight, structure and velvety texture.
The Crowley vineyard is a close fit for our mountain Cabernet portfolio from the highest elevations of Napa Valley. Overlooking St. Helena from its perch at 2,000 feet, this vineyard’s rocky volcanic soil, varied hillside exposures, and moderate climate produce densely concentrated wine grapes. The mountain is cooled by afternoon breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean, creating moderate daytime temperatures and cooler nights that allow grapes to ripen slowly without pushing high alcohol and sugars.

The 2017 Spring Mountain is savory and pleasantly balanced, opening with dark fruit and white floral notes that give way to a palate filled with jam, preserves and a kiss of vanilla. Pure cassis and boysenberry grip nicely on the mid-palate and carry through to the long, lush finish.