Posts tagged: Chardonnay

Limited offer Napa Gem, Only 10 Cases Available!

Le Pich is the culmination of several seasoned and determined wine professionals efforts to produce the finest Cabernet Sauvignon possible from the best estate vineyards in Napa Valley all under the guidance of winemaker Julien Fayard (assistant winemaker at Lafite Rothschild and former assistant to Philippe Melka) and ace viticulturist Steve Matthiasson. Le Pich 2010 [...]

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Limited offer from Peter Michael winemaker

Three stunning new releases from this Top Notch winemaker! Carte Blanche 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Retail 130.00 – GGWC 124.99 – FREE SHIPPING on 4 or more Can mix and match with other Carte Blanche wines Use discount shipping “CB10MX” during check out The 2010 Carte Blanche Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon reflects vineyard selections from both [...]

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Loring Chardonnay surprises in blind tasting

This might have been one of the best blind Chardonnay tasting line-up I have organized in years. My group of 15 brought some gems for the battle of the whites. The line-up included: Pahlmeyer (94 Parker $75) Lewis Cellars (94 WS $55), Calera Mt. Harlan (94 Parker, $50) Diatom “Hamon” (92 WS, $50) Tor “Hudson” [...]

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Best VALUE Chardonnay in years

This is a new addition to the Walter Hansel portfolio. Previously this section of the Estate Vineyard was planted to Pinot Noir. Steve Hansel didn’t like the development of the Pinot from this flat area of the vineyard near Guerneville Road. He budded it over to the “Hanzell” clone (Musque) of Chardonnay. This is the [...]

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One of the best Chardonnays ever!

Heather Munden produced one of the most amazing Chardonnays I have ever tasted from the Hudson Vineyard in Carneros. This vineyard has gained “Grand-Cru” status among the wine critics, elite wineries and wine lovers alike. This is one of the best sources for Chardonnay in California, and I would say in the world! FAMA 2010 [...]

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Rousseau Chardonnay = Quality & Value from Napa + Free Shipping!

In Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Three Musketeers, D’Artagnan fell for the beautiful and mysterious Milady. This French style inspired Chardonnay is Yannick Rousseau’s Lady – “Milady” – Susanna’s favorite aphrodisiac! It comes from the highly acclaimed, 1800 foot elevation Godspeed Vineyards. Rousseau 2010 Chardonnay “Milady”  Mt Veeder, Napa Retail 38.50 – GGWC 35.99 with FREE [...]

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Paul Lato – “The” Number One Grand Cru Producer from California!

It is with a happy, but heavy heart that I have to say -  the 2011 Paul Lato bottlings are OUTSTANDING but VERY limited! I wish I could say that I have a lot to offer of this amazing winery, but I don’t. As it has been the case in the past 5 years, we [...]

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New World meets Old World (Sine Qua Non connection)

Poe’s mission is to create top-notch single vineyard California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that express the brilliance of the terroir from impeccable sites in Northern California. Winemaker Jonathan Keyes spent time working at Sine Qua Non, Two Hands Winery and Outpost before partnering with Samantha Sheehan to create Poe Wines Poe 2011 “Ferrington Vineyard” Chardonnay, [...]

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Hudson wins 2013 Chardonnay kick-off tasting!

Our first blind tasting of the year was a big win for the Hudson 2010 Chardonnay.  When you have winemakers John Kongsgaard and Christoper Vandendriesche as your tandem guys, a great result is almost guaranteed. We lined up some amazing wines: Peter Michael (94 Parker) Rochiolli Rachael’s Vineyard (94 WS) Paul Hobbs “Ellen Lane” (94 [...]

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Chanin Top 100 Chardonnay, great value

This wine has tremendous focus and energy. There is a great paprika and spice component on the nose as well as  green apple skin and ripe apricot. The palate is mineral, and finishes with great viscous concentration and length. In typical form of Los Alamos Vineyard, which is planted on an ancient sand dune, the [...]

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