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Red
750ml
Bottle: $159.94
Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard is deep garnet-purple in color....
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.90
6 bottles: $88.10
Ripe and focused, with a core of raspberry, mulberry and black currant pate de fruit notes that meld nicely with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $97.45
6 bottles: $95.50
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $104.57 $109.20
12 bottles: $103.74
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is a charming, sweetly fruited effort with loads of character. First produced in 1985 and...
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $158.94
A full-bodied cabernet sauvignon that’s fruity on the nose with notes of crushed raspberries, berries and herbs....
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White
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $103.94
This is a generous, layered white with lots of cooked apples and hints of coconut and vanilla. Full body. Phenolic...
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White
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $51.93
This is a generous, layered white with lots of cooked apples and hints of coconut and vanilla. Full body. Phenolic...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $74.10 $78.00
Grand Vin is a wine of finesse and elegance that maintains fresh red and blue fruit flavors while exalting secondary...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.93
12 bottles: $39.13
The 2018 Atlas Peak AVA Cabernet Sauvignon is stunning, displaying a deep garnet color that immediately captures the...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $206.83
3 bottles: $202.69
Wonderful aromas of currants, plums, lavender, slate and violets follow through to a full body with tight, chewy...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $132.84 $147.60
Wild blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate, tobacco and dark spice on the nose. Dried violets, too. It’s medium-to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $78.85 $82.80
A perfumed, fresh nose filled with violets, lavender, black currants. The palate is plush, dense and precise,...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $46.13
12 bottles: $45.20
Stone fruits, buttered citrus, white currants, and brioche all emerge from the 2018 Chardonnay, a beautiful...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $142.95 $144.00
"We don't have anything in mind about what the final blend will be each year," winemaker Andy Erickson said about...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $89.90 $94.39
12 bottles: $88.92
Lots of red and black fruits, spring flowers, candied orange, and violet notes emerge from the 2018 Red Blend High...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.77 $109.20
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights is laced with inky dark fruit, licorice, crème de cassis, chocolate, sweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $84.94
12 bottles: $83.24
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Vaso is cut from the same cloth, offering beautiful purity and richness. It’s slightly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $127.54
Juicy in feel, with both a lush and brambly aspect to the mouthfeel, this red delivers a nice wave of steeped currant...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $46.80
12 bottles: $45.86
• 100% Zinfandel. • Sourced from estate vineyard in St. Helena. • All native fermentation. • Aged for 11...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $101.34 $112.60
6 bottles: $99.20
Juicy, with good cut to the savory-inflected dried red berry and cherry tart flavors. The sleek finish is crisp and...
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2018 United States California Napa Valley Wine

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.