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Toasty marshmallow, black tea, blackberry, and milk chocolate jump from the glass followed by flavors of ripe cherry pie, pipe tobacco, menthol and a dusty cocoa finish…indicative of essential Contra Costa flavors. - Outstandingly dense aromas of the ripest raspberry and strawberry emanate from the glass followed by flavors of honeycomb, milk chocolate, and berry pie.
- WOW!! The old vine elegance really shows through in this wine. Graceful notes of honey and ripe berry pie jump from the glass followed by juicy flavors of raspberry, strawberry, ripe plum and white pepper.
- This bright wine boasts mouthwatering strawberry that leaps from the glass followed by bright plum, coconut, sarsaparilla, dark cocoa, rosemary, lavender, black cherry and hints of gala apple skin. Oooooooooh, yum.
- This seductive Zinfandel exudes a sensuous minerality beautiful spice, maple, anise notes, deep plum, and black currant aromas and flavors with a lasting chocolate and cherry pie finish.
- Bright candied cranberry, raspberry and cappuccino aromas jump from the glass, followed by flavors of strawberry, white pepper, blackberry bramble, sweet anise and a lingering candy pucker.
- This threesome fits together like soul mates. Romancer is brimming with aromas of ripe blackberry, blueberry muffin, sage, graham cracker, freshly dried pipe tobacco, followed by flavors of cocoa puffs, lavender, black raspberry, fragrant violet, black cherry and a savory black tea finish. Please enjoy this with someone you love.
- Close your eyes and smell this wine. Imagine yourself walking into a tall forest; fragrant with pine, fresh mint, and raw wood. Then you stumble upon a blackberry bramble that sits on the edge of a patch of lavender and on the other side, a cherry orchard.
- This Fiano leads with charming aromas of orange blossom, dried banana chips, honey and white flowers followed by delightful flavors of tangerine, white peach, pineapple and macadamia nut, with a lemon meringue pie finish.
- This clean, crisp sparkling wine was fashioned to be dry, and fruit-forward at the same time for your taste bud’s pleasure. Aromas of apple pie a la mode, mango and mandarin orange jump from the glass, followed by elegant flavors of crisp granny smith apple, lemon meringue and a dry finish featuring Asian pear.
- The Russian River minerality shows through beautifully in this wine met by soft sugar cookie and angel food aromas, and followed by flavors of ripe dried mango, French vanilla and passion fruit.
- This wine is ripe and tropical, showing it’s Santa Lucia identity with aromas and flavors of Fuji apple, Asian pear, and a hint of spiced eggnog, caramel and vanilla.
- This Fiano leads with charming aromas of orange blossom, dried banana chips, honey and white flowers followed by delightful flavors of tangerine, white peach, pineapple and macadamia nut, with a lemon meringue pie finish.
- This beautiful offering of Sauvignon Blanc is ripe with peach, apricot and pink grapefruit in the aromatics followed by bright flavors of Asian pear, lemon zest and orange blossom.
- Fruity in the nose and dry on the palate, white peach guides the aromatics, followed by white grape, honeydew melon, pineapple, and a floral honeysuckle finish.
- Wow, what a fantastic wine. Bursts open with scads of fine French oak, cedar and char, with a rôti quality riding high over the cherries, cassis and white chocolate. So good, it’s scary. Rich, long, powerful in cassis and cherry fruit, yet wonderfully firm and tannic, this wine is fabulous now.
- Some very appealing apple, Asian pear, mint, smoke and toast notes mark the nose of this even, medium-weight wine. It has fine fruit-to-acid balance and offers apple-peach flavors with a mild but evident butterscotch element. The tangy oak that’s present from the start shows most prominently on the spicy finish.
- Fine, silky tannins support a core of expressive dark red berries, flowers, mint and sweet spices, all of which meld together in an attractive, mid-weight Cabernet with tons of near term appeal. Sweet floral and spiced notes reappear on the finish, adding perfume and class.
- As former winemaster of Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Walter Schug was a pioneer of botrytis affected late harvest Rieslings in the 1970's. This bottling under his own SCHUG label reflects nearly 60 years of winemaking experience in both the US and Germany. Botrytis cinerea, the noble rot, affected the grapes after late season rains, concentrating the sugar while leaving the acidity in perfect balance. It has pronounced flavors of apricot and spiced pears, with a high residual sugar content that is balanced by a refreshing burst of acidity on the finish. It is the perfect match for delicate desserts, including almond cookies, crème brûlée and poached pears.
- Planted on a steep slope with very rocky soils, this Cabernet is very dark, very rich and very tasty, abundantly illustrating how excellent Cabernet Sauvignon can be
- This luscious Pinot is impressive now for the power of its black currant, cherry, raspberry, vanilla, cola and Provençal herb flavors, with their firm backbone of acidity. It’s the kind of Pinot that dazzles from the first sip to the last, as it evolves in the glass. The tannins are sweet and gentle, but supportive enough to allow this gorgeous wine to age for six…
