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“You can’t buy happiness but you can buy wine, and that’s kind of the same thing.” – AnonymousAnd Burgundy is one of the wines that really makes me happy. The last few vintages have been excellent for both white and red Burgundy.The Far East is starting to recognize the collectible nature of Burgundy and that although the top producers of Burgundy may produce a few dozen different wines, they only make a few hundred cases of these wines each year and they usually are not seen in the aftermarket. Unlike the great wines of Bordeaux who get sold over and over again before they are consumed Burgundy lovers don’t usually sell their most prized possessions they hang on to them until they die planning to drink each precious bottle. If you are a serious white Burgundy lover you want to take a look at this offering and quickly as some of these wines we only get a few cases of a year. Jean Marc Boillot is one of the top producers of Puligny Montrachet and has some of the most prized vineyards of this region. Check out the entire line-up of wines from this great producer on this offering even the Bourgogne blanc is excellent!Jean-Marc Boillot was one of the younger generation in Burgundy who was determined to improve his family’s wines. In 1984, after vinifying 13 vintages at the family’s domaine, Henri Boillot, Jean-Marc walked out in protest, intent on producing highly concentrated, rich, and ripe wines. He became the winemaker for Olivier Leflaive for the next four years and at the same time produced wines from 5-acres of vineyards, bottled under his own label. The wines impressed Boillot’s grandfather, who bequest half his vineyard to Jean-Marc. Boillot runs his domaine from his grandfather Henri Boillot’s house and cellars in the village of Pommard. Jean-Marc’s maternal grandfather was the late Etienne Sauzet, from whom he also inherited exceptional vineyards.Jean Marc Boillot – One of the best producers in Puligny Montrachet and beyond.2024 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru Cote de BeaunePrice: $495.00 Your Price: $445.50 Quantity in Stock: 12(95 Points) A very appealing lemon and lime colour. Unctuous and effortless on the nose. Ripe citrus, lemon skins, alongside an intense mouthful of pure orchard fruit, good acidity throughout, undemonstrative, but nonetheless with weight. I know more intense examples, but this has been very well made in an understated style. Drink from 2030-2037. Tasted Oct 2025. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/20262024 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot La Garenne Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, FrancePrice: $185.00 Your Price: $166.50 Quantity in Stock: 6A very classy nose, almost of rose petals. Very perfumed on the nose and also the same flavor on the palate. Super silky in texture with a powerful side, yet the wine has lots of finesse, like a Grand Cru. It has a massive finish of tangy pineapple.2024 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot La Truffiere Puligny-Montrachet Premier CruPrice: $232.50 Your Price: $209.25Cool, steely, mineral style, and a delicious bitterness, like that of freshly sliced pink grapefruit. Concentrated, showing impressive linear attack to the acidity, continuing right through the long, saline finish. Very fruity bouquet. A slightly richer style than other vintages, with just enough tension behind, but this is riper than in the past so a bit more muscular.2024 Domaine Jean Marc Boillot Les Combettes Puligny Montrachet Premier CruPrice: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50A very classy nose, almost of rose petals. Very perfumed on the nose and also the same flavor on the palate. Super silky in texture with a powerful side, yet the wine has lots of finesse, like a Grand Cru. It has a massive finish of tangy pineapple.2024 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Les Referts Puligny-Montrachet Premier CruPrice: $186.00 Your Price: $167.40 Quantity in Stock: 12Lemon sherbet and lime, the early grace in the palate is supported by a striking tensile chalky depth, which builds to give breadth, complexity and length.(93 Points) Lemon and lime colour. The fruit comes across a little riper, with some plum skins. Notably generous on the palate but still with excellent acidity, an intriguing little touch of liquorice further back, quite complex. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Oct 2024. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/20252023 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot La Truffiere Puligny-Montrachet Premier CruPrice: $190.50 Your Price: $171.45 Quantity in Stock: 12(94 Points) Pale lemon. Quite a classy nose, still restrained but you can see a lot more to come beneath. There’s a lovely thread throughout, attractively ripe fruit, but no exotic flavours, fine tension in the middle of the palate and excellent length. Drink from 2030-2036. Tasted Oct 2024. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/20252022 Domaine Jean Marc Boillot Les Garenne Puligny-Montrachet Premier CruPrice: $145.50 Your Price: $130.95 Quantity in Stock: 3(92 Points) Welcome back to La Garenne, having been frosted out in 2021. Still a small crop, old vines on a poor soil. Mid lemon and lime. The fruit has an attractive balanced ripeness, an even flow across the palate, some ripe lemon touches, a pleasingly graceful texture, and medium length. Drink from 2028-2034. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/20242022 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Les Referts Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, FrancePrice: $159.00 Your Price: $143.10 Quantity in Stock: 2(93 Points) Pale lemon and lime. The 20222 Les Referts has notably more density than the Garenne, a touch of salt on the citrus at the back of the palate, with generous yellow plum fruit in between. Good length. Drink from 2028-2035. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/20242022 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot La Truffiere Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, FrancePrice: $190.50 Your Price: $171.45Super ripe with racy lemon acidity on the nose, and on the palate, lemon cream pie flavors. Vanilla bean, jammy golden raisin fruit, and very smoky and mineral, too. it’s like toast with a gob of butter. a powerful and succulent star fruit, mineral finish.2023 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Monthelie Les Sous Roches Blanc Cote de BeaunePrice: $85.50 Your Price: $76.95 Quantity in Stock: 122024 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Monthelie Les Sous Roches Blanc Cote de BeaunePrice: $99.00 Your Price: $89.10 Quantity in Stock: 12Monthélie "Les Sous Roches" Blanc is a rare and highly regarded French white wine from the Monthélie AOC in the Côte de Beaune region of Burgundy. Known as a close cousin to neighboring Meursault, white Monthélie wines represent less than 5% of the appellation's total production, making this particular Chardonnay expression quite unique."Les Sous Roches" sits at the top of a very steep, east-facing hill right beneath a rocky limestone bank. The name literally translates to "under the rocks".2024 Jean Marc Boillot Montagny Blanc 1er CruPrice: $51.00 Your Price: $45.90(90 Points) A luminous green edge to the colour. Rather a fine nose, very much Montagny in style, to some extent chiselled but with more than adequate flesh behind on the palate. White fruit with the extra tension, crunchy stones on the palate. Jasper Morris2021 Jean Marc Boillot Montagny Blanc 1er CruPrice: $53.00 Your Price: $47.70Very spicy on the nose and palate with creamy vanilla bean flavors. Round and silky in texture with lovely acid, juicy fruit, and a beautiful balance of tropical pineapple and citrus with lingering acidity.2022 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Macon LugnyPrice: $38.75 Your Price: $34.88Fresh green apple citrus white peach floral aroma crisp acidity mineral driven clean smooth finish balanced structure.2024 Jean Marc Boillot Bourgogne BlancPrice: $39.75 Your Price: $35.78Pale lime colour. Some understated chardonnay fruit, ripe enough without being opulent. Another impeccable white wine from JM Boillot, with the extra grain of tension in this vintage, and a longer finish than the Mâcons. Drink from 2027-2029. Tasted Oct 2025. Jasper Morris, Review Date: 01/2026Red Burgundy from Jean Marc Boillot2022 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Les Epenottes Beaune Premier CruPrice: $120.25 Your Price: $108.23Intense ruby color with a beautiful purplish luster complex olfactory range on a “thorny” fruity - small black bramble berries - with a warm spicy base (mace, cocoa bean) fine taste texture silky and chiselled with a vibrant persistence.Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. A range of red fruits. Crisp and juicy red fruit flavors with a very long, chiseled finish.Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. A deep olfactory range with roasted, very ripe black fruit notes. Tannic texture and structure mark this concentrated and powerful Cuvée.2021 Jean Marc Boillot VolnayPrice: $80.50 Your Price: $72.45Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. A range of red fruits. Crisp and juicy red fruit flavors with a very long, chiseled finish.2023 Jean Marc Boillot Volnay Pitures 1er CruPrice: $114.00 Your Price: $102.60Intense ruby color with a beautiful purple luster. A deep olfactory range with roasted, very ripe black fruit notes. Tannic texture and structure mark this concentrated and powerful Cuvée.2023 Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Les Jarollieres Pommard Premier CruPrice: $135.00 Your Price: $121.50Domaine Jean-Marc Boillot Pommard 1er Cru Les Jarollières is a structured, serious Pinot Noir from the Pommard appellation in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune. It typically leans toward a more powerful style, with dark cherry and blackberry fruit, earthy and savory notes, and a touch of spice. As a Premier Cru, it has firm tannins and solid backbone in youth, often feeling a bit tight when young but rewarding with time. With aging, it develops more depth, showing leather, forest floor, and mineral complexity while keeping its muscular Pommard character.

"I've always been impressed by Washington State merlot. It just sort of jumped out of the glass at me...You just feel this is right: this is not an attempt at something, this is something." - Jancis RobinsonIt's the end of the fiscal year for some of the big wine companies and that means "Stupid Deal" time and we love to get a deal on a wine that we already love and most of you who have been following our handy work know that I love the wines of Washington State. What most people don't know is that they make some of the best merlot in the United States in the Columbia Valley Washington. All right don't give me a hard time about Merlot as this is one of the few red grape varietals that can be made into a world class wine. This varietal has a bad rap because of the ocean of thin and insipid wines that are produced under this moniker in California. Truth be told some of the greatest, longest lived and most expensive wines of Bordeaux are made almost exclusively with this varietal- IE. the famous Chateau Petrus from Pomerol.Truth be told there are only a few places on earth that produce outstanding Merlot. Of course, you have St. Emilion and Pomerol in France. Then, we make great merlot in Napa, Sonoma and Paso Robles in California. In Italy they also produce outstanding Merlot in Tuscany. But that is about it! Merlot may be even more finicky than Pinot Noir!Washington state wineries have become very well known for their Merlot over the last two decades and the most important winery in Washington is Chateau St. Michelle. The first people who planted grapes in Washington were the German and Italian immigrants and that was around 1825.Chateau Ste. Michelle is Washington state’s Founding Winery, with some of the oldest and most acclaimed vineyards in the Columbia Valley.Built on the 1912 estate owned by Seattle lumber baron Frederick Stimson, the winery’s roots date back to the Repeal of Prohibition, when the Pommerelle Wine Company and the National Wine Company were formed. They merged in 1954 to form American Wine Growers. In 1967, American Wine Growers began a new line of premium vinifera wines called “Ste. Michelle Vintners” under the direction of legendary California winemaker Andre Tchelistcheff.Ste. Michelle Vintners planted its first vines at Cold Creek Vineyard in Eastern Washington in 1972. Cold Creek remains one of the oldest and most renowned vineyards in the state. Ste. Michelle Vintners now own more than 3,500 prime vineyard acres in the Columbia Valley.We just acquired an incredible collection of older vintage wines from this landmark winery of Washington state and at over 50% the release price and these wines are the most limited wines produced at this behemoth of a winery. Chateau Ste. Michelle is the world’s largest producer of Riesling but most of these wines listed below are under 1500 cases in production and almost all of them are only available at the winery or on the mailing list! Chateau Ste. Michelle Washington StateThe Best Merlot in the USA!2017 Chateau Ste. Michelle 'The Nod' Limited Release Merlot Columbia ValleyPrice: $45.00 Sale Price: $19.50 Only 403 cases of the Nod Merlot was produced in 2017 by winemaker Brian Mackey. A good amount of fresh dusty earth on the nose with dried tobacco spice and plum and cherry berry fruit coming out more as the wine opens. A light and elegant wine on the tongue with soft tannins and a touch of vanilla spice on the finish, drinking beautifully right now! Finish 40+ Very Good +2017 Chateau Ste. Michelle Block 9 Merlot Wahluke Slope Columbia ValleyPrice: $55.00 Sale Price: $22.50 This limited production merlot (1403 cases) is from the Wahluke Slope from the famous Block 9 is an unreserved expression of Washington State Merlot from winemaker Tristan Butterfield. A good amount of red plum, cherry and black raspberry fruit with hints of milk chocolate and sweet baking spices showing on the nose. Smooth and silky tannins on the tongue and a good amount of fresh berry fruit, still quite fresh and a good hand of acidity holding things firmly in place here and although drinking nicely at 9 years of age this wine should age for another 5-8 years easily. Finish 45+ Wine Watch Review: Excellent2019 Chateau Ste. Michelle Block 9 Merlot Wahluke Slope Columbia ValleyPrice: $55.00 Sale Price: $22.50 This limited production merlot (1277 cases) is from the Wahluke Slope from the famous Block 9 is an unreserved expression of Washington State Merlot from winemaker Tristan Butterfield. A good amount of red plum, cherry and black raspberry fruit with hints of fresh flowers and sweet tobacco spice showing on the nose. Still has some dry tannins on the tongue but has plenty of ripe berry fruit to match, still quite youthful and may need another couple of years to be drinking at or near its peak. Finish 50+ Wine Watch Review: Exellent +2018 Chateau Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Estate Limited Release Red Blend Horse Heaven HillsPrice: $55.00 Sale Price: $22.50 Only 397 cases of this Horse Heaven Hills blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Malbec and 10% Syrah from the famous Canoe Ridge Vineyard was produced by winemaker Brian Mackey. A deep and intense bouquet of currant, dark cherry and blackberry fruit on the nose with a full complement of cedar, graphite and dark mocha nuance more and more coming out as the wine opens up. Big and chewy on the tongue with an abundance of rich ripe fruit, a good amount of ripe tannins and a long layered finish echoing all that nuance from the nose through the finish. Wow, a blockbuster and the2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Limited Release Red Blend Columbia ValleyPrice: $55.00 Sale Price: $22.50 Only 987 cases of this blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Malbec were produced by winemaker Bob Bertheau from the famous Cold Creek Vineyard. This is the biggest of the wines from this tasting and for one of the oldest wines here it has the most structure and tannins on the tongue with an array of blackberry, black plum and black cherry fruit with highlights of espresso, bitter coco and dark earth with more nuance coming out as the wine opens up. This wine is a little monster and2013 Chateau Ste. Michelle Artist Series Red Columbia Valley, Washington Price: $65.00 Your Price: $52.00 Quantity in Stock: 88The 2013 Artist Series is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 3% Malbec and 3% Cabernet Franc and this was a hot vintage so it was a challenge sourcing grapes for this wine from coller regions of the Columbia Valley and the wine has matured beautifully at 13 years of age showing cigar box spice, fresh earth and still a good amount of red plum and cherry berry fruit on the nose. This wine has silky smooth tannins on the tongue with a good amount of juicy fruit and a fresh finish echoing the nunace from the nose through the finish, this wine will continue to age for another decade or more and is drinking beautifully right now. Finish 50+ Most Excellent This limited-production, Bordeaux-style blend is an annual tradition built on an award-winning heritage. A bold and complex, yet highly refined red wine – its layers of dark fruit, herbs, and baking spices are balanced with depth and structure that make it very age-worthy. A true work of art.2008 Chateau St Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon Cold Creek WashingtonPrice: $45.00 Sale Price: $29.00 Quantity in Stock: 42The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon from this acclaimed 40-year-old Cold Creek Vineyard and at 18 years of age this wine is still delivering power, structure and rich concentrated black berry fruit along with dark chocolate, sweet tobacco spice and a soy umami character also, very complex bouquet of aromas. On the palate this wine is dense and rich and still has aging potential, they added 1% Merlot to the blend but this is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon (99%) and has the intensity of a great Cabernet Sauvignon in a cellar worthy vintage. Finish 50+ Wine Watch Score: Most Excellent

Thoughts on the matter: “I like all paintings. I always look at the paintings, good or bad, in barbershops, furniture stores, provincial hotels. I’m like a drinker who needs wine. As long as it is wine, it doesn’t matter which wine.”Pablo Picasso - PainterIt matters what kind of wine here at the Wine Watch and red Burgundy is one of the types of wines that we drink a lot of!The secret to good health is lots of red wine containing many great things but resveratrol is one of the best things for you in wine and the wine that contains the most resveratrol is red burgundy. So, whenever we get a chance to pop some bottles of red Burgundy we take it here at Wine Watch and the vintages that are drinking the best right now are from the 1990’s and some of the wines from the first decade of the new millennium are just starting to show nicely.I was feeling a bit under the weather last week so I decided it’s time to get my levels of red Burgundy up with a tasting of wines from the 1990’s and the 2000’s. We have a huge collection of red Burgundy in the store right now so for those of you that can’t make the tasting I have included all the red Burgundy wine that we have in the store in this offering on SALE!Vintage Red Burgundy Wine TastingSaturday, June 27th7:30pm1990 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard Grand Epenots Premier Cru1996 Camille Giroud Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru1996 Camille Giroud Mazis Chambertin Grand Cru1999 Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot 1er Cru2001 Louis Latour Cuvee Heritiers Latour Chambertin Grand Cru2003 Lucien Le Moine Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru2003 Vincent Girardin Le Corton Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes2005 Louis Jadot Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru2008 Domaine Comte Senard Corton Clos des Meix Monopole Grand Cru2017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Clos de La RocheMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieMushroom Carpaccio with Heirloom Tomato tartarFoie Gras Torchon with Cherry Jelly and Brioche ToastDeconstructed Coq Au VinBrie and Strawberry TartThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $395 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.All the red Burgundy in the store on SALE!!1989 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Assortment Case, Cote de Nuits, France OWCPrice: $125000.00 Sale Price: $89000.00 Quantity in Stock: 1 2021 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru, Cote de NuitsPrice: $20500.00 Your Price: $18450.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Domaine De La Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti Monopole Grand Cru (OWC) 3 PackPrice: $90000.00 Sale Price: $75000.00 Quantity in Stock: 11996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti MONOPOLE GRAND CRUPrice: $27500.00 Your Price: $24750.00 Quantity in Stock: 11995 Domaine De La Romanee Conti Romanee Conti Grand CruPrice: $25750.00 Your Price: $23175.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole, Cote de NuitsPrice: $7900.00 Your Price: $7110.00 Quantity in Stock: 22003 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI LA TACHE GRAND CRU MAGNUMPrice: $19500.00 Your Price: $17550.00 Quantity in Stock: 11996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand CruPrice: $8500.00 Your Price: $7650.00 Quantity in Stock: 11990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole Cote de Nuits Stained LabelPrice: $12500.00 Sale Price: $8000.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, Cote de NuitsPrice: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Saint Vivant Grand CruPrice: $3750.00 Your Price: $3375.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Lucien Le Moine Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand CruPrice: $1250.00 Sale Price: $999.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Leroy Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand CruPrice: $12500.00 Sale Price: $9995.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Thibault Liger-Belair Richebourg Grand CruPrice: $940.00 Sale Price: $749.00 Quantity in Stock: 11988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, FrancePrice: $5500.00 Sale Price: $4500.00 Quantity in Stock: 112022 Domaine Cecile Tremblay Echezeaux Du Dessus Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits EchezeauxPrice: $1850.00 Your Price: $1665.00 Quantity in Stock: 32015 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $1875.00 Sale Price: $1499.00 Quantity in Stock: 11990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de NuitsPrice: $5000.00 Sale Price: $4000.00 Quantity in Stock: 11988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, FrancePrice: $4500.00 Sale Price: $3250.00 Quantity in Stock: 102018 Louis Jadot Grand Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $431.25 Your Price: $388.13 Quantity in Stock: 52012 Domaine de La Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 21988 Domaine De La Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $4900.00 Sale Price: $3500.00 Quantity in Stock: 231982 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Grands Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $1300.00 Sale Price: $1099.00 Quantity in Stock: 1 2019 Laurent Ponsot Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru 'Cuvee du Merisier'Price: $1000.00 Sale Price: $850.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Louis Jadot Clos St Denis Grand Cru Domaine gageyPrice: $437.25 Your Price: $393.53 Quantity in Stock: 42015 Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru Cuvee Tres Vieilles VignesPrice: $875.00 Sale Price: $695.00 Quantity in Stock: 12004 Lucien Le Moine Clos Saint-Denis Grand CruPrice: $625.00 Sale Price: $499.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Lucien Le Moine Clos Saint-Denis Grand CruPrice: $625.00 Sale Price: $499.00 Quantity in Stock: 1 2018 Louis Jadot Clos De La Roche Grand CruPrice: $324.00 Your Price: $291.60 Quantity in Stock: 42017 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Clos de La Roche Grand CruPrice: $370.00 Your Price: $333.00 Quantity in Stock: 22003 Mommessin Clos De Tart Grand Cru Monopole 3 LiterPrice: $3950.00 Your Price: $3555.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Domaine des Lambrays Clos Des Lambrays Grand CruPrice: $885.00 Your Price: $796.50 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand CruPrice: $595.00 Your Price: $535.50 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand CruPrice: $399.00 Your Price: $359.10 Quantity in Stock: 102012 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Magnum (1.5L)Price: $1125.00 Your Price: $1012.50 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand CruPrice: $525.00 Your Price: $472.50 Quantity in Stock: 12010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand CruPrice: $650.00 Your Price: $585.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $595.00 Your Price: $535.50 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Alex Gambal Clos Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $250.00 Your Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 82019 Labet and Dechelette Chateau de La Tour Clos de Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $337.50 Your Price: $303.75 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Labet and Dechelette Chateau de La Tour Clos de Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $450.00 Your Price: $405.00 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Jean Grivot Clos De Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $450.00 Your Price: $405.00 Quantity in Stock: 132019 DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR CLOS VOUGEOT MUSIGNI GRAND CRUPrice: $337.50 Your Price: $303.75 Quantity in Stock: 112018 Jean-Claude BOISSET CLOS de VOUGEOT GRAND CRUPrice: $350.00 Your Price: $315.00 Quantity in Stock: 112018 Domaine Nicole Lamarche Clos de Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $300.00 Your Price: $270.00 Quantity in Stock: 42018 Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot Grand CruPrice: $227.50 Your Price: $204.75 Quantity in Stock: 42018 DOMAINE DE LA VOUGERAIE CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU MAGNUMPrice: $870.00 Your Price: $783.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 DOMAINE DE LA VOUGERAIE CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRUPrice: $395.00 Your Price: $355.50 Quantity in Stock: 92019 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $1200.00 Your Price: $1080.00 Quantity in Stock: 92018 Louis Jadot Musigny Grand CruPrice: $970.00 Your Price: $873.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Louis Jadot Le Musigny Grand CruPrice: $999.00 Sale Price: $799.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Jacques Frederic Mugnier Musigny Grand CruPrice: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 22005 Compte de Vogue Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $2499.00 Your Price: $2249.10 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Comte George de Vogue Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $1150.00 Your Price: $1035.00 Quantity in Stock: 12011 LOUIS JADOT BONNES MARES GRAND CRUPrice: $413.75 Your Price: $372.38 Quantity in Stock: 2 2023 DOMAINE RAPET CORTON GRAND CRUPrice: $195.00 Your Price: $175.50 Quantity in Stock: 92020 Louis Jadot Domaine des Héritiers Corton Grand CruPrice: $159.00 Your Price: $143.10 Quantity in Stock: 52013 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Corton Grand CruPrice: $4995.00 Sale Price: $3995.00 Quantity in Stock: 12008 Domaine Comte Senard Corton Clos des Meix Monopole Grand CruPrice: $240.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 2 2022 Domaine Cecile Tremblay Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru Cote de NuitsPrice: $1950.00 Your Price: $1755.00 Quantity in 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“Artists and poets still find life's meaning in a glass of wine.”- Joy Sterling, A Cultivated LifeIf life’s meaning is in a glass of wine I would have figured it out by now as I drink two bottles every day!My raison d'etre is to drink the world’s greatest wines and I can’t believe that we have not hosted a tasting with Dominus estate in the past 28 years. I was invited to a dinner in the early 1990’s right after the winery was just getting started as their first vintage was 1983. Our host was none other than Christian Mouiex, we tasted through the first six vintages of Dominus Estate at Chef Allen’s restaurant in Aventura. I still remember the mini rack of rabbit that he served as it was one of the most memorable dishes that I have ever had. It was a special night and the wines were amazing although still very young it was evident at that time that Dominus would become one of Napa Valley’s top Cabernet Sauvignon blends.We just received a small collection of wines that had several vintages of Dominus Estate and although I have had this wine on numerous occasions, I could not remember ever hosting a vertical tasting featuring this great estate. You guessed it! I set aside a bottle of each vintage to host our first ever vertical of Dominus Estate! Join us as we taste this great Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon blend all the way back to the 1991 vintage, which I have heard over the years from several winemakers that this was the best vintage of the 1990’s.. but that’s why we host these events! We’re doing scientific work with one of Napa Valley’s greatest wines to see what the best vintage of Dominus Estate is! The fee for this tasting, which includes dinner and gratuity, is $425 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463. Dominus Estate Napa Valley Wine TastingFriday, June 26th7:30pm1991 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley1999 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2000 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2003 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2014 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2015 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2020 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2021 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2023 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley2023 Dominus Estate Napanook Napa ValleyMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieLions Main Mushroom and Amontillado Sherry Soup with Crème FraicheDuck Confit Served with Currant Cabernet Demi and Sweet Potato Au GratinChocolate Bourbon Pecan PieThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $425 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.A bit about Dominus Estate Napa ValleyDominus Estate is the single most interesting and the single most controversial new winery to arrive on the scene in the history of the modern era of California wine. This assertion can be challenged perhaps only by OPUS I, the joint venture of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild. When the first Opus I was released in 1983, it arrived with considerable fanfare. The first case from the first barrel had been auctioned (without anyone having tasted it) for the highest auction price ever paid ($24,000) in the history of California wine. However, critical reception to OPUS I was somewhat lukewarm; most felt that the initial releases were quite good, but not extraordinary. Unlike Mr. Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, the owners of Dominus Estate decided to give the critics a preview peek of their first wines. From the outset there was almost a universal chorus of praise from the nation's most influential wine authorities. Robert Parker, editor of the prestigious The Wine Advocate, told his readers that the 1983 Dominus was not only a "great and profound wine" but also would "no doubt cause a rethinking of winemaking" in California. Dominus hit the front page of The Wine Spectator in late June of 1987. That same week bidding for Dominus at the Napa Valley wine auction reached a frenetic pace. Three oversize bottles went for $13,500! Finally, in late February of 1988, the winery decided the 1983 was still not ready and released the 1984 instead. The great critical reviews, the very high release price, the historical legacy of the wine, the famous consulting winemaker, the connection to France's greatest wine estate, Chateau Petrus, and the delayed release of the first vintage with the succeeding vintage eventually being released first all combined to make Dominus the talk of the wine world in 1987 and 1988. The origins of Dominus can be traced back to the 1880's, when the present vineyard, known as Napanook, was called the La Rue Vineyard and was known for top quality winegrapes. In 1946 the La Rue Vineyard was purchased by John Daniel Jr., the grandnephew of Captain Gustave Niebaum, the founder of Inglenook Vineyards. Daniel had taken over the management of Inglenook in 1933 and had been responsible for one of the great periods in Inglenook's history - the winery was especially noted for its great Cabernets during the Daniel era. Daniel renamed the La Rue Vineyard, Napanook; and the best of Napanook's grapes became a major factor in the legendary Inglenook Cask Cabernets of the fifties and sixties. When John Daniel sold Inglenook in 1964, he retained the rights to Napanook. He died in 1970, and management of Napanook was put in trust by a bank for the next decade. Taking a cue from the Baron de Rothschild, Christian Moueix, the owner of Bordeaux's most highly regarded (and most expensive) wine estate, Chateau Petrus in Pomerol, went to the Napa Valley in hopes of finding some great vineyard land and putting together his own joint Franco American winemaking operation. Through Robert Mondavi, he was introduced to Robin Lail and Marcia Smith, the daughters of John Daniel. A deal was struck to produce a wine from Napanook under Moueix's direction, and the John Daniel Society was formed to manage the estate. The plans call eventually for a winery. On site management of the property is done by Daniel Baron and Christopher Phelps, the winemaker. Christian Moueix visits about five times a year to give direction and offer technical assistance. The label, an artist rendering of Moueix, was done by one of the masters of American contemporary art, Larry Rivers. The Napanook vineyard is planted south of the Yountville Mound, where there is a unique subclimate ideal for the slow ripening of the Bordeaux varieties. Sixty-seven of the vineyard's 124 acres are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot with vines ranging in age from seven to thirty years. Selection of the best fruit from the oldest vines is saved for Dominus; the rest is sold under contract to another winery. The 1983 and 1984 Dominus were both composed of about 75 % Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance being Cabernet Franc and Merlot. No new barrels (they came from Petrus, Trotanoy, and Cheval Blanc) were used for the first vintage, but the 1984 saw 20% new oak. These first wines met with mixed reviews after their release to the broad market. Today, Moueix will admit that it took him several years to come to grips with the differences between the terroir in France and his new venture in Napa. Robert Parker has raved about these wines since the very first vintage and has never rated one of Christian’s wines below (90) points. Today, Dominus is owned 100% by the Moueix family and the winery was completed in July of 1998. The façade of the winery is unique and built for its functionality rather than aesthetic values. The exterior is dark green basalt, held in place by galvanized wire baskets, this resembles a huge rock cage that completely covers the concrete winery. This design will let air flow freely as well as providing dazzling visuals at night. The rocks are not held together by mortar but rather stacked in cages, you can see the artificial light radiating out like a thousand stars in the night sky."Christian Moueix, Dominus’ owner, has purchased the 35-acre Swanson Vineyard, which is situated between the well-known California bistros, Brix and Mustard’s. I suspect that will result in a third label from Dominus. At present, the production from these large holdings in Yountville is approximately 10,000-12,000 cases, with the second wine, Napanook, representing 3,500-4,000 cases, depending on the vintage. It is ironic that Christian Moueix, the great Merlot specialist at his flagship chateaux in Pomerol, especially Petrus, prefers the other Bordeaux varietals at his Napa property. Interestingly, when I visit Dominus, they always open a fresh bottle and serve it alongside a bottle that has been decanted for 24 hours. On each occasion, the more complex, open wine is the one that has had 24 hours of aeration, something buyers of this wine should take into consideration. These are the two strongest back to back vintages for Dominus since 1990-1991 and 2001-2002." Wine Advocate # 180, Dec 2008All the wines from Dominus Estate in the store on SALE!!2023 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley 3 LitrePrice: $1567.50 Your Price: $1410.752023 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley MagnumPrice: $703.50 Your Price: $633.152023 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $313.50 Your Price: $282.152023 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley 375mlPrice: $178.50 Your Price: $160.65(97 Points) Based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot and aged 20 months in 40% new French oak, the 2023 Dominus is absolutely gorgeous, with an incredible level of purity and refinement. Cassis, graphite, crushed stone, melted crayons, and floral nuances all define the aromatics. It's medium to full-bodied, with seamless, refined elegance, ultra-fine tannins, beautiful mid-palate depth, and outstanding length. This more charming, forward, and seductive style of Dominus will offer incredible appeal over the next 20-25 years or more. Drink 2025-2050. Jeb Dunnuck2021 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa Valley 1.5L MagnumPrice: $883.50 Your Price: $795.152021 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $418.50 Your Price: $376.65 Quantity in Stock: 6(96 Points)This shows density on par with the ’18, with a core of cassis and plum notes still tucked away a bit behind a wall of structure, while singed toast and licorice hints peek in throughout. The youthfully backward aspect shows on the finish as well, where this throws a chunk of tannins to the fore. Very concentrated and with serious tension, this is a strapping young wine that shows what a warm and very dry vintage feels like. - Wine Spectatpor2020 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $403.50 Your Price: $363.15 Quantity in Stock: 14(96 Points)This shows density on par with the ’18, with a core of cassis and plum notes still tucked away a bit behind a wall of structure, while singed toast and licorice hints peek in throughout. The youthfully backward aspect shows on the finish as well, where this throws a chunk of tannins to the fore. Very concentrated and with serious tension, this is a strapping young wine that shows what a warm and very dry vintage feels like. - Wine Spectator2015 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $525.00 Your Price: $472.50(100 Points) The 2015 Dominus is a flawless, perfect wine as well as a legend in the making. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, from dry-farmed vines and brought up in just 40% new French oak, its ruby/purple color is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of blackcurrants, crème de cassis, damp earth, smoke tobacco, and spring flowers. Reminding me of the 2015 Château Margaux with its incredible mix of elegance and power, this beauty hits the palate with full-bodied richness, stunning purity of fruit, building tannins, and awesome length. This sensational textured and voluptuous Dominus drinks well today yet will evolve for 25-30 years or more. Jeb Dunnuck2014 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $360.00 Your Price: $324.00(97 Points) “The 2014s, where the production of Napanook was only 2,200 cases and Dominus slightly more than the 2015 at 4,000 cases, was another early harvest, although somewhat later than 2015. The 2014 Dominus, which is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot really struts its stuff. Moueix’s belief in dry farming seems to be paying off with stronger and stronger vintages, each successive year, and the 2014 is a sexy, opulent, layered, multidimensional wine with notes of red and blackcurrant, cedar wood, tobacco leaf, spice box and licorice. The color is a dense plum/ruby/purple, much like the Napanook. This is a beauty that is already drinking gorgeously – as most 2014s are – and will continue to evolve for 25 or so years.” The Wine Advocate - Robert Parker - October 28, 2016BLEND: Cabernet Sauvignon: Cabernet Sauvignon: 86%, Petit Verdot: 7%, Cabernet Franc: 6% CASES PRODUCED: 43001999 Dominus Estate Christian Moueix Napa ValleyPrice: $437.50 Sale Price: $350.00 Quantity in Stock: 1(91 Points) Dried cherry, mulberry, loam, espresso and tobacco aromas with a hint of dried mint. On the palate a savoury / meaty character comes through. A firm backbone of high acidity and a medium+ level of firm tannins give good structure. Medium to full bodied, very long finish. (LPB) Wine Advocate, Review Date: 05/20102023 Dominus Napanook Napa Valley MagnumPrice: $192.00 Your Price: $163.202023 Dominus Napanook Napa ValleyPrice: $89.75 Sale Price: $87.75 Your Price: $76.29(97 Points) Aromas of blueberries, ash and stones with hints of blackberries, orange peel and chocolate. It’s medium-bodied with medium-round tannins that are polished and velvety but always in check. Cedar and baking spices like nutmeg on the palate. Lovely soft and silky texture with a long finish. Enchanting and delicious. 92% cabernet sauvginon, 4% cabernet franc and 4% petit verdot. From organically grown grapes. James Suckling2023 Dominus Estate Othello Napa ValleyPrice: $57.75 Your Price: $51.98(90 Points) The 2023 Othello is a tasty entry-level bottling from the front blocks on the property, those on either side of Hopper Creek. Juicy dark red fruit, cinnamon, new leather and cedar are pushed forward in this delicious, effortless Cabernet Sauvignon. Best of all, this should be a fabulous value, too. (AG) Vinous, Review Date: 11/2025

Wine Watch Club MembershipIntroducing Club Wine Watch – A wine focused club for both locals and visiting wine enthusiasts Hello, Wine Drinking People! We have just acquired a new space adjacent to the Wine Watch giving us a unique opportunity to heighten our guests’ experience. We now have a unique space where we can offer subscription membership with a unique wine club atmosphere that is exclusive to our wine drinking people- a member only wine club.The Wine Watch Wine Bar is back open but this time for our private club members only. We will always be open to all of our customers in the wine store and everyone is invited to make a reservation for our wine tasting events and your reservation for a wine tasting here makes you a member for the night! We did not want to make anyone that did not join feel like they were not welcome at the wine bar we just needed to show the bank that we could generate a new stream of revenue so we could convince them to loan us the money for the building next door and we closed on the old 27 Bar and Lounge building on the 15th of May!! THANK YOU to all of our Wine Drinking People that helped us make this happen and I promise you will not be disappointed in the new experiences that we will offer with the new private club space.We sold the initial 100 memberships out in a few weeks in April, and we are now offering the next 100 memberships as we are getting ready to open the new club space on July 1st. We will only sell 200 memberships to start and we will only sell more if we can meet the demands of our initial 200 members. Wine Watch will now have three unique spaces to host our wine drinking people. In addition to an intimate dinner in the wine cave for 6-16 people, we have a wine bar that can accommodate 55 people for a seated event and 75-100 for a walk around wine tasting/cocktail party event. July 1st we will offer a new venue that can accommodate up to 150 people inside and out for a party wine club atmosphere. Check out the details of the membership below and let us know if you would like to sign up this week to get the remainder of the month of June for FREE!! To sign up today you have to pay an initiation fee of $1000 and you in on the second round of the Wine Watch Private Club Members. There will only be a total of 200 memberships sold!! Your $2400 yearly membership dues will be charged on July 1st.The Wine Watch Club will be open in July 1st 2026 and will offer our members a comfortable spot in east Fort Lauderdale for you to enjoy wine and the private company of other wine drinking people. We will offer a special price for the second 100 people who sign up at $200 a month for the first year starting 7/1/26. This fee gives you exclusive access to the club any time the Wine Watch is open which is 6 days a week from 1pm to 9pm Monday through Thursday and 1pm – 10pm Friday through Saturday. The club will not be open on Sunday unless there is a special event. The second hundred members that sign up before 7/1/26 will be given the option to have a locker for wine and cigars at a rate of $50 a month, there are only 5 lockers remaining! This locker will be maintained by you and although we will have a master key to all the lockers, we will not be responsible maintaining an inventory on what you have in your locker. We have an indoor space where you can enjoy a bottle of wine as well as an outdoor area where you can enjoy your wine and a vintage cigar that you bring or purchase one from the Wine Watch collection. You may know that Wine Watch has one of the best selections of vintage wines, but we also have one of the most exclusive selections of vintage cigars on Earth. There will only be 200 memberships sold to the club, making it very exclusive and our members will be privy to special deals as well as bigger discounts and exclusive events that will only be available to Wine Watch Wine Club members. Membership is non transferrable and is for one person only. However, the club does include spouse privilege, meaning you and your spouse are considered members and if you are together, you can also bring a guest. You are allowed to bring one guest, but they must be accompanied by the primary member. Each additional guest over that would be charged one-day membership fee of $25 per person. But in the case that you and your spouse are here then you can have a guest so you would be charged for the 4th person in this case that you are bringing with you.Service is included in your membership and there is no need to add gratuity to anything that is purchased at the club. We will offer a selection of cheese and charcuterie along with a unique menu from the Wine Watch wine bar menu on a daily basis. No outside food is allowed to be brought into the club unless discussed prior to your arrival. Extra Wine Watch Club Membership benefits:· Wine Watch Wine Club members will receive 10% off all wine tasting events as part of their membership benefits (DISCOUNT IS ONLY APPLICABLE FOR YOU AND ONE GUEST) and they will have exclusive access to events that happen at club Wine Watch. · Wine Watch Club members will receive 15% off all wines that are NOT already on SALE at 15% or more. · Wine Watch Club members will receive offers for tastings and wines before everyone else on the mailing list giving them the first opportunity to take advantage of allocated items and exclusive tastings· Wine Watch Club members will have access to the club whenever Wine Watch is open with the exception of Sundays unless we have a special event.· Wine Watch Club members will be able to take advantage of our concierge service while traveling in wine country around the world to set up special VIP tastings and tours of top wineries.· Wine Watch Club members will be invited to FREE Wine Tasting events every month at the new Wine Club.· Wine Watch Club members will be the first to be offered Wine Watch’s concierge wine storage when space becomes available. We have never been able to advertise our storage service as we have limited space available but it will only be offered to Wine Club members in the future as it becomes available. Please let us know if you need this service when you sign up and you will be first on the list when we have space to take on new storage clientsIf you would like to be one of the first 200 members and sign up today you will have to pay the initiation fee of $1000 + tax and the 1-year membership fee of $2400 + tax by July 1st. If you would like a locker, you will also have to pay for the year in advance, we will only have 5 lockers left in the Wine Watch Club and they will hold approximately 24 bottles. The fee for the locker is $600 + tax a year.Once you have expressed interest in the Wine Watch Club we will send over your membership contract for you to sign and you will immediately be signed up as a club member meaning you get the balance of June FREE and will be able to take advantage of extra discounts and use of the Wine Bar that is currently open only for our wine tasting events and for private events on evenings and afternoons that we do not have the space reserved for a wine tasting. The wine bar will stay open for members from 1pm - 9pm on days that we are not hosting events and will offer a limited menu of cheese, charcuterie, foie gras torchon, caviar and pizza available for our members.Wine Club Hours - Week of June 8thMonday June 8st– 1pm – 9pmTuesday June 9th – 1pm – 9pmWednesday June 10th – 1pm – 9pm Thursday June 11th – 1pm – 9pmFriday June 12th – 1pm – 10pmSaturday June 13th 1pm – 10pmSunday June 14th– The Wine Bar is Closed (Wine Store is open 11-6)Wine Club Menu Week of June 8thCheese and Charcuterie $10/OunceParmesan Reggiano, Beemster Gouda, Manchego, Sharp Canadian Cheddar, French Brie, Chevre Goat, Buttermilk Blue, Danish Blue, Gorgonzola, Drunken Goat, Taleggio, Tulip Tree Double CremeProsciutto de Parma, Fennel Salumi, Truffle Salumi, Soppressata, Breasola, Chorizo, Chupacabra, Bourbon Bacon SalumiPata Negra Jamon$20/OunceServed with Crostini, Assorted Olives, Toasted Nuts and JamFresh Bread$10Fontodi Olive Oil - $2/20ml (500ml) Bottle $46.25Bonini 25-Year Aged Premium Italian Balsamic Vinegar from Modena- $20/10ml. $150/100ml BottleCognac infused Foie Gras Torchon Served with Bacon Jam, Crostini and Whole Wheat Toast $30/ounceShoestring Fries with Parmesan and White Truffle Oil$20Beef Sliders with Truffle Mushroom Aioli and Gruyere Cheese on Brioche Bun$28/3 SlidersCharcuterie with Caramelized Onion, Roasted Red Pepper and Mozzarella Pizza$28Ceasar Salad with Bacon Fat Fried Polenta Croutons, Crispy Prosciutto and Reggiano Parmesan$20 Summer Tomato and Herbed Gazpacho Finished with Fontodi Olive Oil$18Canadian Lobster Enchilada with Cheddar Cheese Salsa Verde, Tomato Onion and Black Olive$30Crispy Pork Belly Bites with Onion Relish and Sweet Potato Chips$28Short Rib Beef Wellington With Crème Fraiche Mash and red Wine Demi$40Dessert Selection Changes Daily$15Evian (750ml) $10Pellegrino (1 Liter) $10French Press Coffee with Coco Nibs $10 (750ml)

Be careful to trust a person who does not like wine.Karl MarxI will have to agree with Marx on this subject and I will add this caveat for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Lovers- Do not trust California oenophiles that do not like the wines of Kosta Browne Winery. We just received a bunch of older vintage wines from Kosta Browne winery and with this recent acquisition we may have the largest collection of elite California Pinot Noir on planet Earth! We have over 90 different wines in stock from Kosta Brown winery at the moment! So, if you can’t make the tasting, I have included all of the wines in stock from this legendary California winery on this offering on SALE!The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $250 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.Kosta Browne California Pinot Noir Wine TastingSaturday, June 20th7:30pm 2017 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River Valley2017 Kosta Browne Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir Anderson Valley2017 Kosta Browne Treehouse Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley2018 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River Valley2018 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Sonoma County2018 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir2018 Kosta Browne Treehouse Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley2019 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast2019 Kosta Browne Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir MenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieChinese Style Crispy Duck PancakesBeef Bourguignon served in Yorkshire PuddingApple and Cinnamon Creme Caramel Gateaux The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $250 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.A bit about Kosta Brown Winery:The story of Kosta-Browne begins with two friends, Dan Kosta and Michael Browne. The year was 1997 and the buddies both were working at John Ash & Co., a popular restaurant in Santa Rosa, California. Dan was the general manager; Michael was the sommelier. But their real passion was something bigger, bolder, and more brazen than anything either ever had done: They wanted to create Pinot Noir. The catch: Neither gentleman had experience making wine. What ensued was a tale of perseverance, dedication, and hard work. That, and of course, a little bit of pinot noir.Once Dan and Michael agreed to make wine together, they realized they needed money to bring the dream to life. So they started saving. Dan proposed saving $10 apiece every night on those nights when the duo worked together. Looking back, he says, “The amount was something that wasn’t going to kill us but something that was going to push us to keep going.” As Dan and Michael socked away their hard-earned cash, they stashed the money in an envelope that they kept in Dan’s desk drawer. Over the course of a few months (working anywhere from three to five nights a week), they amassed about $1,000, still a few hundred bucks short of their goal. Thankfully, a chef at the restaurant kicked in the difference and Dan and Michael were on their way. The next step: Purchasing equipment and grapes.With $1,400 in the bank, Dan and Michael managed to buy a half-ton of pinot noir grapes from Everett Ridge, in the Russian River appellation. The next challenge: Actually making the wine. Neither man had problems using other people’s equipment for most of the winemaking, but Michael insisted on purchasing a used barrel and his own hand-cranked de-stemmer/crusher. Finding the barrel was easy; finding the other tool proved to be a bigger challenge. Finally, with harvest approaching, they bought the device from a friend. All told, Dan and Michael estimate they spent about $400 of their cash on equipment and about $1,000 on grapes. Once the wine was in the barrel, they made enough labels for 24 cases. Those early labels read KOSTA BROWNE. They looked eerily like the ones we use today.Dan and Michael poured most of that first barrel for VIP customers at the restaurant. When the barrel was almost empty, the duo decided it was time to raise some more money. This time they didn’t pool tips; instead, in 1999, Dan and Michael secured some angel investments from friends and family and made 3,400 cases of sauvignon blanc from Lake County. As Michael explains, this move made sense because sauvignon blanc grapes were cheaper than pinot noir, the wine didn’t need barrels to age, and he and Dan could turn around the product quickly. “It was a quick strike,” he says. It also was a decent hit; the wine sold well enough to get the brand moving, almost exclusively through distribution.The following year—2000, to be exact—Michael set out to follow his dream and make more pinot noir. Because Kosta Browne was so young, because it wasn’t well-known yet, Michael experienced a certain degree of difficulty getting good grapes. After weeks of networking, Michael convinced John Ferrington, the former assistant winemaker at Williams Selyem, to connect him with the owners at Cohn Vineyard, a source for one of Williams Selyem’s single-vineyard designate wines. Always the charmer, Michael convinced the Cohns to sell him grapes. The good news: Finally, our winemaker could make more pinot. The bad news (at least for a startup winery running low on cash): That pinot needed time to age.Waiting for wine to age can get dull, and in early 2001, Michael decided he’d pass the time by writing a formal business plan. He studied business books. He read through plans friends gave him. Finally, over the course of a weekend, he put together a plan of his own. He printed it out at the Kinko’s on 4th Street in downtown Santa Rosa. Dan took the finished plan to his father, Tom, to ask for advice. Eventually, Dan and Michael ended up in a meeting with local entrepreneurs, Rick Markoff, Jim Costello and his son, Chris. After spending time with the guys, they were all intrigued. Then they tasted the 2000 Cohn. They were hooked, and agreed to form a partnership.Chris’s first act on behalf of the fledgling partnership was to work with his father and Rick to rewrite Michael’s business plan. With the right plan in hand, the challenge was three-fold: To line up investors, to make more pinot noir, and to figure out how to sell it. Michael and Dan were optimistic this next phase would take months; the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, slowed the industry to a halt, and the next chapter took three years. There’s no way to sugar-coat it—this time was a slog. Michael’s broken-down Volkswagen Jetta became the company car, and he drove it all over the San Francisco Bay Area to drum up support. Jim leveraged his network hard to entice investment. After three years of meetings, rewrites and a restructuring, the team had raised just short of $1 million from 19 investors.The leaders of the new partnership, and Jim in particular, recruited nearly every one of this crew personally, by sharing the vision, enthusiasm, determination, and dedication to quality exuding from both Dan and Michael. The group became known as the “Founder Investors.” Without them, Kosta Browne likely wouldn’t have made it through this difficult time. Bankruptcy certainly was an option—Michael and Dan mentioned it frequently but refused to give up. Chris remembers he felt the same way. “I thought of backing out numerous times, but I never did,” he says. “Michael’s enthusiasm and determination and Dan’s likability and charisma kept me involved.” Michael channeled a different kind of inspiration—in one particularly disheartening stretch, he pictured himself in a rhinoceros costume, barreling his way through the realities that were holding him back. In the end, the team was committed to making great wine. Their perseverance was about to pay off.From the very beginning, Michael’s goal with his pinot noir was to get at least one 90-point score. With this in mind, in 2005 he made a decision that would change the history of Kosta Browne forever. He was late to bottle the 2003 vintage that year, so he implemented a micro-filtering technique that eliminated the possibility of bottle fermentation, removed doubts, and preserved the integrity of the wine. These simple differences in protocol—longer hang-time for the fruit, more aging in the barrel, micro-filtering—resulted in an elegant intensity upon which critics seized in reviews for that vintage. Wine Spectator gave the 2003s two 95s, as well as three other scores of 90 or higher. They were unprecedented scores for a winery as small as Kosta Browne. And the scores changed everything. Michael admits he was “terrified” when he heard the news, and wondered: “How the hell am I going to keep this up?!” Chris remembers him being white as a ghost when he arrived at the winery that morning, and screaming with glee when he heard the news.From there, the name of the game at Kosta Browne was growth. With growing numbers of collectors and connoisseurs becoming interested in Kosta Browne, demand skyrocketed, and our brand set off on the path toward becoming the fan favorite it is today. Vintages sold out. The list to be on our list grew. Michael and Dan found themselves in the difficult-but-not-shabby position of telling friends and customers that they’d have to wait for the opportunity to purchase wine. It all added to the mystique. We were able to move into our own dedicated winery facility, still nothing fancy but a place that was just for us. We had the tools to continue to make great wine and keep our fans happy. Almost overnight, Kosta Browne became a cult sensation. It was an overnight success that took eight years to happen. The rest, as they say, is history.In 2011 they were named Wine Spectator’s #1 Wine of the Year with their 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. It was an honor that could only fuel their steadfast dedication and focus on quality. They remained committed to embracing innovation, pushing boundaries and always welcomed unconventional approaches in the cellar to make irresistible Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines of elegant intensity.These varieties reflect their growing conditions and winemaking approaches like no other and thus the obsession with capturing the individual expression of the state’s finest growing regions—the rugged and diverse Sonoma Coast, the foggy Russian River Valley, the chilly Santa Lucia Highlands, the coastal proximity of the Sta. Rita Hills and the wild, untamed Anderson Valley.Through the artful blending of their vineyard sites and their individual blocks and rows, they strive to create the purest expression of each appellation’s unique personality. Even though they sold out in 2018 to the group that owns Duckhorn winery but the goal has not changed, they are still focused on making the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the top vineyard sites in California. All the Kosta Brown wines in the store on SALE! 2022 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian RiverPrice: $85.00 Your Price: $76.50 Quantity in Stock: 62017 Kosta Browne El Diablo Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $99.00 Sale Price: $79.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Kosta Browne Cerise Vineyard Chardonnay Anderson ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $95.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Cerise Vineyard Chardonnay Anderson ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Observations El Diablo Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $155.00 Sale Price: $125.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12015 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $95.00 Quantity in Stock: 22013 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian RiverPrice: $115.00 Sale Price: $96.00 Quantity in Stock: 1 2022 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $95.00 Your Price: $85.502022 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $95.00 Your Price: $85.50 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $95.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Santa Rita Hills Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $94.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $170.00 Sale Price: $139.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $180.00 Sale Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Mount Carmel Pinot Noir Sta Rita HillsPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $154.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Giusti Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Rita's Crown Pinot Noir Sta Rita HillsPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $170.00 Sale Price: $139.00 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Kosta Browne 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $165.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $165.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 142018 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $155.00 Sale Price: $124.00 Quantity in Stock: 62018 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $154.00 Sale Price: $124.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Kosta Browne Treehouse Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $230.00 Sale Price: $189.00 Quantity in Stock: 122018 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Sonoma CountyPrice: $139.00 Sale Price: $109.00 Quantity in Stock: 82018 Kosta Browne 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Kosta Browne Thorn Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $159.00 Sale Price: $129.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 82018 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $235.00 Sale Price: $184.00 Quantity in Stock: 112018 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $160.00 Sale Price: $129.00 Quantity in Stock: 32018 Kosta Browne Sta Rita Hills Pinot NoirPrice: $115.00 Sale Price: $94.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 42017 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot NoirPrice: $135.00 Sale Price: $109.00 Quantity in Stock: 62017 Kosta Browne Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir Anderson ValleyPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 62017 Kosta Browne Treehouse Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $194.00 Sale Price: $164.00 Quantity in Stock: 82017 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $215.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 112017 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $159.00 Sale Price: $129.00 Quantity in Stock: 42017 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $149.00 Sale Price: $119.00 Quantity in Stock: 32016 Kosta Browne Observations Mount Carmel Chardonnay Sta Rita HillsPrice: $145.00 Sale Price: $115.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $135.00 Sale Price: $115.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River MAGNUMPrice: $325.00 Sale Price: $264.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian River MAGNUMPrice: $300.00 Sale Price: $244.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $165.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Treehouse Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $194.00 Sale Price: $164.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne Giusti Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $165.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne Observations Mount Carmel Pinot Noir Sta Rita HillsPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne Bootlegger's Hill Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $230.00 Sale Price: $190.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Kosta Browne 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands MAGNUMPrice: $275.00 Sale Price: $234.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands MAGNUMPrice: $255.00 Sale Price: $224.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Green Valley CaliforniaPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Cerise Vineyard Pinot Noir Anderson ValleyPrice: $190.00 Sale Price: $160.00 Quantity in Stock: 32016 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $164.00 Sale Price: $134.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Kosta Browne Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot NoirPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $105.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot NoirPrice: $113.00 Sale Price: $89.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 32015 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 32015 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 32015 Kosta Browne 'Rosella's Vineyard' Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12015 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Green Valley Russian RiverPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Kosta Browne Giusti Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $165.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $170.00 Sale Price: $140.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $89.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $95.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Green ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne Russian River Valley Pinot Noir MAGNUMPrice: $250.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River MAGNUMPrice: $325.00 Sale Price: $264.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Kosta Browne Thorn Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12013 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12013 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22013 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Green Valley Russian RiverPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22013 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12012 Kosta Browne Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Kosta Browne 'Koplen Vineyard' Pinot Noir Russian RiverPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12012 Kosta Browne Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Lucia HighlandsPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $139.00 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Kosta Browne Giusti Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $125.00 Sale Price: $99.00 Quantity in Stock: 12012 Kosta Browne Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir Russian River ValleyPrice: $175.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirPrice: $120.00 Sale Price: $89.00 Quantity in Stock: 2

"When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it" - Art Buchwald We’re not faking it here at Wine Watch we actually drink the wines!! We have an incredible collection of Chateauneuf Du Pape in the store right now so I thought it was time to host a vintage Chateauneuf Du Pape tasting. This is one of France’s most prized wine regions and at one time one of the most counterfeited wines on the planet! It was here that France’s AOC laws originated, they drew up a set of laws to guarantee the authenticity and the origin of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and the rest of France followed. Join us as we experience 10 different Chateauneuf Du Papes going back to the 1999 vintage including two of the cult wines of this region Chateau Beaucastel Cuvee Hommage A Jacques Perrin and Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Secret de Sabon. There are only 12 spaces available for this event and the fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $275 + tax. For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. For those of you that can’t make the tasting I have included every bottle of this magical elixir that we have in the store after the info about this event. Super Vintage Chateauneuf Du Pape Wine TastingFriday, June 19th7:30pm1999 Domaine Paul Autard Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee La Cote Ronde1999 Louis Bernard Chateauneuf Du Pape2000 Domaine De Charbonniere Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Mourre Des Perdrix2000 Patrick Le Sec Chateauneuf Du Pape Marquis Tonneaux2001 Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Etienne Gonnet2001 Patrick Le Sec Chateauneuf Du Pape Marquis Tonneaux2003 Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Secret de Sabon2004 Patrick Le Sec Chateauneuf Du Pape Les Galets Blonds2010 Chateau De Beaucastel Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Hommage A Jacques Perrin2012 Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Etienne GonnetMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieCroque Monsieur with Tomato SoupCrispy Duck Confit with Pommes Frites and Currant CatsupVanilla Bean Creme Brulee with Carmel Rum SauceThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $275 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you. A bit about Chateauneuf Du Pape Alphonse Daudet, the French writer, once called Châteauneuf-du-Pape the "Wine of Kings and the King of Wines." The wines of this region with the easy sounding name have been legendary for hundreds of years. In 1309 a French Cardinal was elected Pope Clement V. Because there was much strife between the French King and Rome, Pope Clement chose to remain in France. The Pope, formerly the Bishop of Bordeaux, owned his own vineyard in the Graves district of Bordeaux (now known as Château Pape-Clement and one of the better properties of Graves); and he was very interested in cultivating vines in the new papal residence he established in Avignon. It was really Clement's successor, Pope John XXII, who did extensive planting of vineyards and constructed a castle outside of Avignon, called the Châteauneuf-du-Pape or "new house of the Pope." This was an affluent time in Avignon; many parties were thrown and much wine was drunk. Although wine had been grown in the surrounding villages for 150 years, it was the papacy that spread the fame of these wines from Avignon. In the 1920's some of the growers at Châteauneuf-du-Pape became really concerned about the amount of "foreign" wine being sold as Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The late Baron Le Roy, the proprietor of Château Fortia, one of the great estates of the district, drew up a set of laws to guarantee the authenticity and the origin of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. These laws later became the model for France's Appellation Contrôllée laws and were later copied by the Germans, the Spanish, and the Italians. Although the laws have been in force for some years, it is common knowledge that there is still a great amount of illegitimate wine labeled Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The local growers and estate owners realize that one of the problems is that 80% of the wine is made and bottled at facilities outside the district; this obviously leaves room for tremendous abuse. We have found many Châteauneuf-du-Papes from shippers to be variable in quality, and we recommend only those wines that have been estate bottled within the district. In order to make these wines more identifiable to the consumer, the growers use a bottle with the old papal coat of arms. We enthusiastically recommend these wines and urge that you avoid almost all the plain-bottle négociant wines (shipper's blends). Besides the great difference between estate-bottled and négociant wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the grape composition of the wines further complicates the picture. As many as thirteen different varieties can go into the make-up of a Châteauneuf; each grower swears by the percentage of the grape he uses. Since different grapes contribute different characteristics to the overall wine (Grenache and Cinsault for warmth and mellowness; Mourvèdre and Syrah for solidity and color etc.), it is understandable how different estates with different grape compositions can produce very different wines. Further complicating everything is how the harvest conditions affect the grapes - all of which ripen at slightly different intervals. It is easy to see why the variation in quality is broader in Châteauneuf-du-Pape than perhaps any wine district in France. All the Chateauneuf Du Pape in the store on SALE1! 2023 Domaine de la Solitude Chateauneuf-du-PapePrice: $61.00 Your Price: $54.90 Quantity in Stock: 22023 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf du Pape BlancPrice: $85.50 Your Price: $76.95 Quantity in Stock: 22023 Clos De L'Oratoire Chateauneuf Du Pape BlancPrice: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00 Quantity in Stock: 12023 Perrin et Fils Chateauneuf du Pape les Sinards BlancPrice: $54.00 Your Price: $48.60 Quantity in Stock: 52023 Alain Jaume La Grangette des Garrigues Chateauneuf Du Pape Rhone, FrancePrice: $57.00 Your Price: $51.30 Quantity in Stock: 32022 M Chapoutier Chateauneuf Du Pape Blanc La BernardinePrice: $75.00 Your Price: $67.50 Quantity in Stock: 122022 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Rhone, FrancePrice: $112.50 Your Price: $101.25 Quantity in Stock: 42022 Domaine de la Charbonniere Chateauneuf du Pape Rhone, FrancePrice: $52.50 Your Price: $47.25 Quantity in Stock: 92021 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape BoisrenardPrice: $82.50 Your Price: $74.25 Quantity in Stock: 32020 Chateau La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee des Cadettes Rhone, FrancePrice: $180.00 Your Price: $162.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard BlancPrice: $113.25 Your Price: $101.93 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Domaine Tour Saint-Michel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Le LienPrice: $107.00 Sale Price: $85.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Domaine Tour Saint-Michel Chateauneuf-du-Pape FeminessancePrice: $105.00 Sale Price: $84.00 Quantity in Stock: 22012 Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Etienne GonnetPrice: $99.00 Sale Price: $79.00 Quantity in Stock: 12010 RAYMOND USSEGLIO CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE CUVEE IMPERIALE MAGNUM 1.5LPrice: $397.50 Your Price: $357.75 Quantity in Stock: 22010 CHATEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE GRAND CUVEE HOMMAGE A JACQUES PERRINPrice: $595.00 Sale Price: $495.00 Quantity in Stock: 42004 PATRICK LE SEC CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE LES GALETS BLONDSPrice: $79.50 Sale Price: $59.00 Quantity in Stock: 42004 Domaine Du Marcoux Chateauneuf Du Pape Vielle VignesPrice: $175.00 Your Price: $157.50 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Domaine Roger Sabon Chateauneuf Du Pape Le Secret de SabonPrice: $199.00 Your Price: $179.10 Quantity in Stock: 52003 DOMAINE LA BARROCHE CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPEPrice: $65.00 Your Price: $58.50 Quantity in Stock: 12001 Domaine Font de Michelle Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Etienne GonnetPrice: $85.00 Your Price: $76.50 Quantity in Stock: 12001 PATRICK LE SEC CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE MARQUIS TONNEAUXPrice: $79.50 Your Price: $71.55 Quantity in Stock: 72000 M. Chapoutier Chateauneuf-du-Pape Croix de BoisPrice: $162.00 Sale Price: $129.00 Quantity in Stock: 12000 PATRICK LE SEC CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE MARQUIS TONNEAUXPrice: $79.50 Your Price: $71.55 Quantity in Stock: 32000 Domaine De Charbonniere Chateauneuf Du Pape Cuvee Mourre Des PerdrixPrice: $79.00 Your Price: $71.10 Quantity in Stock: 62000 Domaine Paul Autard Chateauneuf du Pape La Cote RondePrice: $89.00 Your Price: $80.10 Quantity in Stock: 21999 Domaine Chante Perdrix Chateauneuf Du PapePrice: $75.00 Your Price: $67.50 Quantity in Stock: 11999 DOMAINE PAUL AUTARD CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE CUVEE LA COTE RONDEPrice: $85.00 Your Price: $76.50 Quantity in Stock: 11989 DOMAINE VIEUX TELEGRAPH CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 9 LITERPrice: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 1

"To make a great wine one needs a madman to grow the vine, a wise man to watch over it, a lucid poet to make the wine, and a lover to drink it." - Salvador Dali, Spanish Painter 1904 – 1989We have been following Scott Palazzo’s work here since he got started in 2005 and his wine kept getting better and better so we were disappointed to hear that he was calling it quits. There has been a slowdown in the wine industry and many small producers like Scott that do not own vineyards and have been hustling to make and sell their own wines for a few decades are deciding to retire rather than try to deal with the reality that the younger generation are not drinking alcohol and the wine industry has done a horrible job marketing wine to the kids under 30. We have not seen a decline like this in our industry since they have been recording statistics on who’s drinking wine. I have been in the wine industry since 1990 and the situation was similar one to what is going on today, they are pulling up grape vines in the central coast of California, Bordeaux’s Entre Deux Mers and in South Australia as the market has shrunk dramatically at the bottom. The fine wine market is still strong, so if we can convince the youngsters that if they are going to drink a beverage with alcohol in it wine has more health benefits than any other. The piece that 60 Minutes did entitle “The French Paradox” in the late 1990’s was what catapulted the wine industry into a renaissance which resulted in a massive boom that lasted until 2020. Then, there was Covid 19 which also encouraged people to drink more than just on the weekends and there was no dry January for a few years. If you think you’re going to die the last thing you’re thinking about is going dry. I don’t think creating another killer virus is the answer but if things get much worse for the wine industry I may have to…(just kidding, I’m a wine merchant not a virologist)But there is a bright side to the situation we are in right now, there are a lot of GREAT deals out there!!Check out his white wine, we have this wine going back to the 2010 vintage! Scott makes one of the most age worthy whites in Napa Valley that is almost 100% Semillon. This 2017 vintage is his last release and is still amazingly fresh this wine will last 20 years easily!We have a great deal on his last vintage of Right Bank Proprietary Red and newest wine the Cabernet Sauvignon Blend called Left Bank. These are the last of the wines that we will have from Scott so enjoy them knowing that there will not be another release of any of the wines on this offering.The Last Vintages of Scott Palazzo’s Wines on SALE!!!2017 Palazzo Cuvee Blanc Napa White NapaPrice: $69.00 Your Price: $29.00 Quantity in Stock: 137Beautiful floral aromas of white peach, lychee nut, Asian pear, and tropical fruit, along with hints of hibiscus blossom perfume lingering in the bouquet. Rich and creamy on the tongue with a good amount of fresh fruit still for a wine that is almost 10 years old. Full-body, with excellent balance and freshness very complex and long finish. One of the best whites from the Semillon varietal made in this country. Finish 40+ Most Excellent2016 Palazzo Cuvee Blanc Reserve NapaPrice: $65.00 Your Price: $58.50 Quantity in Stock: 2Winemaker Notes: Beautiful floral aromas of white peach, pear, and tropical fruit, along with hints of orange blossom laced throughout. Opulent and rich, with great texture and full-body, especially for a white wine. Balanced with bright, zesty acidity & stunning minerality rarely seen in domestic white wines. Delicious passion fruit and white peach flavors. Complex, yet refreshing and balanced.(94 Points) “The Palazzo 2016 Cuvée Blanc Reserve, made of 98% Sémillon & 2% Sauvignon Blanc, features beautiful lemon curd, lime blossoms & mandarin peel notes with touches of paraffin wax, coriander seed and acacia honey. Medium-bodied, elegant and stacked with fragrant citrus flavors ... it has a lively backbone and long, satin-textured finish.” The Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown2014 Palazzo Cuvee Blanc Napa White MAGNUMPrice: $159.00 Your Price: $143.10 Quantity in Stock: 32014 Palazzo Cuvee Blanc Napa WhitePrice: $69.00 Your Price: $62.10 Quantity in Stock: 12This vineyard is 70+ years old, some of the oldest Semillon in the valley less than 3% is planted to this varietal it used to be 30%, there is also Sauvignon Blanc in the blend and this wine has a very Bordeaux like quality to bouquet ripe melon and fig fruit with a nice amount of minerality here very intense aged in 2 year old barrels on the lees for 2 months very complex bouquet. A rich and multi layered wine with a rich and opulent texture a bit oily and thick with tongue tingly minerality with a long rich finish with only a touch of SB 99.99 one barrell thief. Only 400 cases produced. Finish 50+ Most Excellent2010 Palazzo Cuvee Blanc Napa WhitePrice: $60.00 Your Price: $54.00 Quantity in Stock: 2Winemaker Notes: The PALAZZO 2010 Cuveé Blanc is a delicious blend, made predominately from the wonderfully exotic & aromatic Semillon grape, with a touch of Sauvignon Blanc blended in for ‘finesse & structure’. The nose is ‘floral & seductive’ … filled with intense aromas of pear blossoms, orange peel & beautiful notes of acacia honey. On the palette the wine is ‘beautifully balanced’ with a rich oily texture, along with stunning acidity! Delicious white peach, pineapple & stone fruit flavors fill your mouth ... eventually giving way to a wonderfully long, exquisite finish ... especially for a white wine!2019 Palazzo 'Right Bank' Reserve Red NapaPrice: $84.00 Your Price: $55.00 Quantity in Stock: 92The 2019 Right Bank Proprietary Red Reserve is a blend inspired by the wines of Saint Emilion and Pomerol. This vintage is 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and the remainder Cabernet Sauvignon. The nose has a good amount of red current, cherry and plum fruit with notes of spice and tobacco along with some fresh earth showing with a few years in the bottle. A very balanced and complex wine, medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated with an array of pepper sweet herb and graphite-like nuances, ripe round tannins with a long finish. Finish 50+ Excellent+ Wine Watch Review2016 PALAZZO RIGHT BANK PROPRIETARY RED WINE NAPA RESERVE MAGNUMPrice: $202.50 Your Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 12(95 points) A blend of 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Red Blend Right Bank Reserve comes sashaying out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of potpourri, Black Forest cake, forest floor, Ceylon tea and eucalyptus with a core of kirsch, plum preserves and spice cake plus a waft of unsmoked cigars. Medium to full-bodied, vibrantly perfumed and possessing a wonderfully plush texture, it has bags of poise and purity coming through on the finish. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate (Oct 2018)2014 Palazzo 'Right Bank' Reserve Red Napa Valley (MAGNUM)Price: $202.50 Your Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 4The new PALAZZO 2014 'Right Bank' RESERVE Proprietary Red Wine continues in the ‘style & legacy’ of the previous 12 vintages that have come before it!The wine has exceptional character and beauty! Floral and intriguing on the nose, complex & rich with delicious layers of red cherry & blackberry fruit on the palate, and balanced throughout with good acidity, minerality & structure! In essence ... A Great Food Wine!As always, Merlot makes up the lion’s share of the blend ... giving the wine its sheer power & strength, silky texture, and beautiful layers of rich cherry & blackberry fruit. The Cabernet Franc adds brightness, acidity and ‘floral notes’ to the wine. While the Cabernet Sauvignon adds structure & character ... with hints of dark chocolate, earth, minerality, and cocoa & espresso bean to the finish.Our goal at PALAZZO WINE is, and always will be, to produce beautiful wines of out- standing quality, with distinction and class! Wines that are both ‘powerful & elegant’ and pair well with a broad range of foods! … Reminiscent of the style and quality of wines that come from the wonderful ‘Right Bank’ region of Bordeaux, France!2013 Palazzo Reserve Proprietary Red Napa ValleyPrice: $107.00 Sale Price: $85.00 Quantity in Stock: 22013 PALAZZO RIGHT BANK PROPRIETARY RED WINE NAPA RESERVE MAGNUMPrice: $202.50 Your Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 23(95 + Points) Given the fact that the 2013 had been in bottle only five weeks when I tasted it, some allowance should be made by readers that it may have been somewhat less expressive, but it certainly strutted its stuff. A blend of 68% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has beautifully fragrant, fresh earth, coffee, chocolate, blackberry and cassis notes, a brawny, vigorous, uplifting mouthfeel, a tightly coiled texture, and moderately intense but sweet tannin. The purity, freshness and vigor are all there, but the wine still resembles a barrel sample, as one might expect. Forget it for another 4-5 years and drink it over the following two decades. Wine Advocate2019 Palazzo Left Bank Red Cuvee NapaPrice: $48.75 Your Price: $43.88 Quantity in Stock: 32(91 Points) The 2019 Left Bank Red Cuvée is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% each Cabernet Franc and Merlot, all aged 20 months in 60% new French oak. Gentle herb nuances bump up against cherries and raspberries on the nose, while the medium-bodied palate is suave and supple, ending in a wash of soft, powdery tannins. Wine Advocate2018 Palazzo Cabernet Franc NapaPrice: $117.00 Your Price: $105.30 Quantity in Stock: 3(93+ points) My favorite of the Palazzo wines reviewed this year is the 2018 Cabernet Franc Reserve, which comes from Carneros. Vibrant purple in hue, it offers up scents of violets and black cherries, with hints of dark chocolate and caramel. Full-bodied and expansive, silky and long, it adds hints of licorice on the finish. Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (May 2022)2016 Palazzo Cabernet Franc Napa MAGNUMPrice: $285.00 Your Price: $256.50 Quantity in Stock: 1When the “stars align” and everything during the growing season goes just right... and you are diligent in the vineyards, as well as throughout the picking & sorting process of the grapes... with a meticulous eye for detail & quality... then and only then is it possible to make Cabernet Franc at a “World-Class” level! With the delicacy and floral bouquet of violets & cassis, the complexity and balance of just the right amount of fruit & spice, and the opulent texture & mouthfeel of a beautifully bold, yet elegantly balanced Red Table Wine... know as Cabernet Franc!A bit about Scott PalazzoIt began almost 30 years ago . . . a love affair with the wines produced from the Bordeaux region of France. Particularly, wines from the small, family owned Chateaus that dot the rolling hillsides of the beautiful ‘Right Bank’ countryside. It is from here, that my inspiration came.Finally, the chance to fulfill a life-long passion and dream of producing a wine of exceptional character and style, that would capture the ‘power and elegance’ of the wines I tasted and enjoyed as a young man living in France. In November 2005 that dream was realized . . . when I released my first vintage of PALAZZO Napa Valley Red Wine!Like the great wines from the 'Right Bank' villages of St. Emilion and Pomerol in Bordeaux . . . Merlot makes up the lion share of PALAZZO Napa Valley Red Wine . . . giving the wine its sheer power & strength, silky texture and beautiful layers of rich cherry & black currant fruit. The Cabernet Franc adds a floral spiciness, acidity and brightness to the wine, with the Cabernet Sauvignon adding structure and deep dark fruit to the finish.Our goal at PALAZZO is to make wines of outstanding quality, depth, balance and structure. . . that exhibit both ‘power and elegance’ on the palate. . . and that pair well with a broad range of foods. That will always be the standard! It is my hope, that my wine will bring laughter and enjoyment to people's lives . . . and zest and harmony to everyone's dining tables!

“I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine.”William Shakespeare, As You Like ItWe never make vows with wine unless it is over 16% alcohol…. there are only a few grape varietals that can handle that level of heat without being out of balance with Syrah and Grenache being two of them.Syrah or Shiraz is one of the few red grape varietals that can by itself be made into a world class wine that can be cellared for decades. Although the names are not identical the grape varietal is the same. Grenache is another one of the most prominent Rhone varietals and although it is fairly different from Shiraz the wine drinking people that enjoy Shiraz also seem to enjoy Grenache.I know this may seem like Déjà vu but that’s because we just hosted a tasting featuring Sine Qua Non wines, however so I figured it would be good to have a second look at these wines but this time we will be adding a few of the other great Rhone wines from California to compare, after all we are doing scientific research with wine here at Wine Watch!! The fee for this tasting includes dinner and gratuity is $350 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. California Cult Rhone TastingFeaturing Sine Qua Non, Alban, Saxum and AndremilySaturday, June 13th7:30 PM2009 SAXUM PADEREWSKI VINEYARD PASO ROBLES2012 Saxum Terry Hoage Vineyard Paso Robles2017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache Sta Rita Hills2017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah Sta Rita Hills2019 ALBAN VINEYARDS SYRAH REVA ALBAN ESTATE VINEYARD2020 Alban Vineyards Pandora Red Edna Valley2020 Andremily Wines Syrah Slide Hill Edna Valley2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache California2021 Andremily Wines EABA Santa Barbara County2023 Sine Qua Non Distenta V Syrah, CaliforniaMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieSeared Ancho BBQ King Salmon Served over Black Bean Puree with Roasted Pepper SalsaSyrah Braised Lamb Shank with White Bean Puree and Sundried TomatoDark Chocolate Creme Brulee with Raspberry CoulisThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $350 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have issues and chef Toni will be happy to accommodate you.A bit about Sine Qua Non from their web page: "an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary."Our wines were born of pure passion and a wishful dream – to make something that is so distinctive and so delicious as to make it indispensable to wine lovers the world over. Clearly a rather lofty, even unrealistic notion, but one we decided to pursue anyway. And so with the 1994 vintage started Sine Qua Non, made a whopping four and a half barrels of Syrah that we called “Queen of Spades.”That first wine was a much greater hit than we could have ever imagined and it literally changed our life. What started as a hobby, more or less on a whim, has become not only our full time occupation, but indeed our life. It is now a part of just about everything we do.These first four and a half barrels have grown into four different vineyard sites (see our Vineyards section please), a good number of wonderfully dedicated and hard working employees, a new winery building and a simply amazing number of loyal wine lovers the world over. In fact there are so very many lovely folks interested in our wines that we don’t have enough to go around and instead had to create something as annoying as a waiting list.We are humbled by all the positive feedback we continuously receive by people like you as well as critics and journalists from all corners of the earth. We take that as our mandate to forever strive to get better, to never compromise and to stay true to ourselves and by extension to all those who have supported us and believed in us since those first 100+ cases of wine left our cellar…now so many years ago.Although at heart we are a Rhone (Ranger) house where Syrah and Grenache play top fiddle… supported by Mourvedre, Rousanne and Viognier, we have an aversion to labels and dogmas or mindless ritual that are sometimes called tradition. And so we also grow non-Rhone-origin grapes such as Petite Manseng, Touriga Nacional, Graciano and Petite Sirah. Varieties we believe can work well on a Rhone canvas.We are not working on a grape growing or winemaking THESIS. Instead we want all of our efforts to be reflected in every glass of SQN. And so our goal has been and always will be to understand Mother Nature’s often oblique ways and (re)act accordingly so that we may create wines that express all that Nature has so generously given us. And all that this beautifully warm and sunny place called California has to offer. Wines that speak to the heart and the mind both. Wines that are ripe and flavorful, but also graceful and balanced. Wines that are perfectly enjoyable and delicious young, but that will age and show a new and interesting personality with each passing year. Wines that surprise with each sip and where the last drop – not the first sip – was the best one. Wines that make you smile and happy and appreciate all that is lovely.Wines that make you sense they were crafted by people who loved making them.With that we hope you’ll join our vinous family and thanks again for looking us up.In vino veritas,Elaine & Manfred KranklAll the Sine Qua Non in the store on SALE!!2023 Sine Qua Non Distenta V Grenache California(98 points) Bottled only three weeks before this tasting, the 2023 Grenache Distenta V is deeplyPrice: $295.00 Your Price: $265.50 Quantity in Stock: 32023 Sine Qua Non Distenta V Syrah, California(98-100 Points) Tasted just before bottling, the 2023 Syrah Distenta V has all the makings of aPrice: $295.00 Your Price: $265.50 Quantity in Stock: 92022 Sine Qua Non Distenta IV White California(98 Points) The 2022 White Wine Distenta IV is a blend of 32% Roussanne, 30% Gelber Muskateller, 15%Price: $250.00 Your Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Sine Qua Non Distenta IV Grenache California(98 Points) "Because my visit was scheduled for July 6, just two weeks after bottling on June 22, I...Price: $285.00 Your Price: $256.50 Quantity in Stock: 32021 Sine Qua Non Distenta Grenache, California, USA(98 Points) "Because my visit was scheduled for July 6, just two weeks after bottling on June 22, I tastedPrice: $350.00 Your Price: $315.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA GRENACHE, CALIFORNIA, USA MAGNUMPrice: $1050.00 Your Price: $945.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA SYRAH, CALIFORNIA, USA MAGNUM(98-100 Points) "I tasted the 2021 Syrah Distenta III as a precise blend from barrel on July 6—it's due toPrice: $1050.00 Your Price: $945.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah, Sta Rita HillsThe assemblage is 85.0% Syrah, 9.7% Grenache, 1.3% Petite Sirah and 4.0% WHITES (Muskat and Viognier). 77% of the fruit was des...Price: $487.50 Your Price: $438.75 Quantity in Stock: 22021 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache, Sta Rita HillsThe measurements on this model are: 86.1% Grenache, 8.5% Syrah, 4.4% Petite Sirah and a bit of high notes from 1.0% WHITE...Price: $487.50 Your Price: $438.75 Quantity in Stock: 22020 Sine Qua Non Distenta White California(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2020 White Wine Distenta II could be a polarizing wine due to itsPrice: $289.00 Sale Price: $245.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Sine Qua Non Distenta Grenache California(97 Points) - - (Wine Advocate) I first tasted the Grenache Distenta II from bottle at the beginnin...Price: $289.00 Sale Price: $245.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions grenache CaliforniaPrice: $487.50 Your Price: $438.75 Quantity in Stock: 32020 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA I GRENACHE CALIFORNIA USA MAGNUM77.9% Grenache, 9.4% Mourvedre 7.9% Syrah 4.3% Petite Sirah and 0.5% Viognier (97-100 points) ...Price: $1150.00 Your Price: $1035.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache California USA77.9% Grenache, 9.4% Mourvedre 7.9% Syrah 4.3% Petite Sirah and 0.5% Viognier (97-100 points) ...Price: $350.00 Your Price: $315.00 Quantity in Stock: 42020 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah California, USA82.9% Syrah, 7.5% Grenache, 3.9% Mourvedre 3.4% Petite Sirah 2.3% Whites (Petite Manseng & Muscat) This royal maj...Price: $350.00 Your Price: $315.00 Quantity in Stock: 22020 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard SyrahPrice: $487.50 Your Price: $438.75 Quantity in Stock: 22020 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA I SYRAH CALIFORNIA USA MAGNUM82.9% Syrah, 7.5% Grenache, 3.9% Mourvedre 3.4% Petite Sirah 2.3% Whites (Petite Manseng &Price: $1150.00 Your Price: $1035.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Sine Qua Non Distenta White California(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2019 White Wine Distenta 1 is a stunning—and unique—blend ...Price: $312.00 Sale Price: $249.00 Quantity in Stock: 32019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache California(98 Points) The 2019 Grenache Distenta I is composed of 76% Grenache, 8% Mourvèdre, 9.3% Syrah,Price: $425.00 Your Price: $382.50 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache California(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2019 Grenache Distenta I is composed of 76% Grenache, 9.3%Price: $300.00 Sale Price: $255.00 Quantity in Stock: 32019 Sine Qua Non Cumulus Vineyard 'Next of Kyn' Central Coast USA(99 Points) Still in barrel, the 2019 Cumulus Vineyard No. 13 also contains less Syrah than in the past—Price: $550.00 Your Price: $495.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache, Sta Rita Hills, USA(100 points) The late bottled 2019 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is another undeniably greatPrice: $495.00 Your Price: $445.50 Quantity in Stock: 32019 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA I GRENACHE CALIFORNIA MagnumPrice: $995.00 Your Price: $895.50 Quantity in Stock: 12019 SINE QUA NON DISTENTA I SYRAH CENTRAL COAST Magnum(100 Points) The 2019 Syrah Distenta I is composed of 83.6% Syrah, 3% Mourvedre, 5.2% Petite Sirah, 6.2% Grenache, 1.4% Muscat ...Price: $1150.00 Your Price: $1035.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 SINE QUA NON ELEVEN CONFESSIONS VINEYARD SYRAH STA RITA HILLS USA(99 points) The 2019 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is elegant and perfumed and includes 13.1% Grenache, 3.3% Petite Sirah a...Price: $495.00 Your Price: $445.50 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Sine Qua Non Next of Kyn Red Wine California(100 Points) Manfred Krankl notes that the 2018 Cumulus Vineyard No. 12 represents a shift away fromPrice: $525.00 Your Price: $472.50 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Sine Qua Non Grenache Profuga California(98 Points -- Wine Advocate) The 2018 Grenache Profuga is composed of 77.5% Grenache, 10%Price: $420.00 Sale Price: $350.00 Quantity in Stock: 42018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache Sta Rita Hills USA(99 points) The 2018 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is a barrel selection and is composed of 83.7% Grenache, 9.1% S...Price: $525.00 Your Price: $472.50 Quantity in Stock: 32018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache Sta Rita Hills(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is a barrel selection andPrice: $440.00 Sale Price: $349.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Sine Qua Non Grenache Profuga California Magnum 1.5 L(99-97 Points) Issue 250 End of August 2020, The Wine Advocate The 2018 Grenache Profuga isPrice: $975.00 Your Price: $877.50 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah Sta Rita Hills(100 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is slow to unfold but stunning...Price: $495.00 Sale Price: $395.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah Sta Rita Hills USA(97-99 points) The 2018 Grenache Profuga is composed of 77.5% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 8.3% Syrah, 3.3% Petite Sirah and...Price: $550.00 Your Price: $495.00 Quantity in Stock: 32018 Sine Qua Non Syrah Ziehharmonika California California Magnum 1.5L(98-100 Points) Issue 250 End of August 2020, The Wine Advocate Manfred Krankl did point out that thePrice: $975.00 Your Price: $877.50 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Sine Qua Non Syrah Ziehharmonika California California(98-100 Points) Issue 250 End of August 2020, The Wine Advocate Manfred Krankl did point out th...Price: $420.00 Sale Price: $350.00 Quantity in Stock: 32017 Sine Qua Non Next of Kyn Red Wine California(98+ Points) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Next of Kyn Touriga Nacional 2017: This cuvée comes e...Price: $959.00 Your Price: $863.10 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache Sta Rita Hills(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2017 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is composed of 88.7% Grenach...Price: $407.00 Sale Price: $325.00 Quantity in Stock: 32017 Sine Qua Non Grenache The Gorgeous Victim California(98-100 points)(Wine Advocate) The 2017 Grenache “No Name As Of Yet” is a finished blend, set to be bottl...Price: $370.00 Sale Price: $295.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Sine Qua Non The Hated Hunter Syrah California(97-100 points)(Wine Advocate) This wine will be bottled in August this year. Made exclusively from estate-grown frui...Price: $350.00 Sale Price: $279.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah Sta Rita Hills(97 Points -- Wine Advocate) Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Syrah Eleven Confessions bursts with n...Price: $450.00 Sale Price: $355.00 Quantity in Stock: 32016 Sine Qua Non 'Pajarito del Amor' Grenache California(100 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Composed of 85.4% Grenache, 7.1% Petite Sirah, 6.9% Syrah and 0.6%Price: $540.00 Sale Price: $429.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Sine Qua Non 'Pajarito del Amor' Grenache California(100 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Composed of 85.4% Grenache, 7.1% Petite Sirah, 6.9% Syrah and 0.6%Price: $495.00 Sale Price: $395.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confession Syrah Subir Santa Rita Hills(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Very deep purple-black, it comes bounding out of the glass withPrice: $450.00 Sale Price: $359.00 Quantity in Stock: 22015 Sine Qua Non Syrah Trouver l’arèneThe 2015 Syrah Trouver l’arène states “finding the arena.” If you re-read the burgundy portion of T.R....Price: $475.00 Your Price: $427.50 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Sine Qua Non Grenache Shakti(100 points) The 2014 Grenache Shakti is blended of 88% Grenache, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Petite Sirah and 2% Touriga Nacional,...Price: $450.00 Your Price: $405.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Sine Qua Non Syrah Piranha Waterdance(100 points) Blended of 81% Syrah, 8% Petite Sirah, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Touriga Nacional and 1%Price: $450.00 Your Price: $405.00 Quantity in Stock: 12013 Sine Qua Non Male Syrah California(98 points) The 2013 Syrah Male is an elegant, seamless Syrah that exudes class in its creme de cassis,Price: $375.00 Your Price: $337.50 Quantity in Stock: 22013 Sine Qua Non Grenache Female California(98 points) Manfred's 2013 Grenache Female checks in as a blend of 78% Grenache, 19% Syrah and 3%Price: $375.00 Your Price: $337.50 Quantity in Stock: 22010 Sine Qua Non Stockholm Syndrome Syrah California(100 Points) -- (Jeb Dunnuck) The 2010 Syrah Stockholm Syndrome is an incredible blend of 96% Syrah,Price: $975.00 Sale Price: $779.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Sine Qua Non Papa Syrah California(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) There are 860 cases of the 2003 Papa, a blend of 97% Syrah, 2%Price: $660.00 Sale Price: $525.00 Quantity in Stock: 1About the Vineyards where these wines come from:We own and lovingly farm four rather different Estate vineyards. All have different soils and micro-climates, but all share farming practices that are gentle, hands-on, natural (although we are not certified, we are essentially organic) and consistent. We believe these to be the four cornerstones of great fruit and subsequently great wine. is 33 acres located in the cool Santa Rita Hills appellation. We planted 22 acres in 2001, primarily Syrah and Grenache, but also some Roussanne and a tiny bit of Viognier and Petite Sirah. The other 11 acres were Pinot Noir, planted by the previous ranch owners. About half of this has been grafted to three different clones of Chardonnay and a touch of Muscat. Because the climate is rather cool, we regularly experience very late harvests; seldom before the end of October and frequently well into November. This means very long “hang time” and thus full flavored, but never over-ripe or raisined fruit. Although the vineyard is densely planted with 2,420 vines per acre, we typically have very low yields of less than 1.5 tons per acre or more importantly around 1 ¼lb. of fruit per vine. This is one of the many criteria toward great wine quality. is our “home” vineyard. It is located in the rather little known area of Oak View (south of Santa Barbara) where we live and where we also have our winery. The area is relatively warm and therefore it typically is the first of our vineyards to be harvested. Here we have numerous small blocks of varying vine training styles. The first block was planted in 2004 and is comprised of Syrah, Grenache and Roussanne. In 2008 we planted two more blocks. These house the rare white grape Petite Manseng, the equally rare Portugese Touriga Nacional, as well as small amounts of Mourvedre, Petite Sirah and two more small Syrah sections. One of these blocks is trained in a sort of Cote Rotie style. It is a super dense planting at 4,350 vines per acre and also own-rooted (no foreign rootstocks grafted onto the scions).This CUMULUS Vineyard is also the fruit source for a newer brand that was launched with the 2007 vintage. It is called NEXT OF KYN. A young sister to SINE QUA NON if you will.is a vineyard property that we purchased in the spring of 2010. It is located near the quaint town of Los Alamos in the central coast. A small vineyard of mostly Syrah and a bit of Petite Sirah had been planted there in the year 2000 and, much to our surprise and delight, it was all own-rooted… our favorite, albeit a somewhat risky proposition because of the exposure to the dreaded phylloxera. This vineyard has rather sandy soils and the micro-climate could be called moderate. Staggeringly beautiful fruit has come from this site. In fact, we were so impressed that in the early spring of 2011 we planted another block, in even sandier soils. In fact, almost pure sand and very deep. The first delightful fruit from that vineyard block came with the amazingly great 2014 harvest. What a treat this site is. Hard to put into words. is a place tucked away in the remote Tepusquet Canyon. It is a Hermit’s paradise. Hard to find, hard to access, way up at some 1800 feet elevation. There, in that hidden paradise, we planted a little bucolic 2 acre vineyard in a Chateauneuf-du-Pape like bush vine style, but all Mourvedre for now. We picked the first tiny bit of fruit nuggets there in the stingy 2015 vintage. The effort is a bit disproportionate to the quantity received, but heck it is worth the struggle at times.At this time, we only have one more fruit source that is not grown and owned by us. And that is the heart warming Bien Nacido Vineyard in the very cool area of Santa Maria. Syrah from that vineyard was our very first fruit source and our first SQN wine… “Queen of Spades”… came from that fruit. We no longer contract Syrah, but we still have a small section of delightful Chardonnay for our white wine program and a tiny little “laboratory” block for Grenache, Mourvedre, Roussanne and Marsanne.One of the original Rhone Rangers from California and we have a few new releases and some older vintage wines from the godfather of the Rhone wine movement in California. There were less than 50 acres of Viognier in California when John Alban started planting Rhone varietals is the Central Coast of California. John was instrumental in bringing over the best clones and planting some of the first high quality Rousanne, Syrah, Grenache and Viognier in the state of California. There are only a few cases of each of the wines below that come to Florida as most of these wines are still only available on their mailing list. Alban Vineyards – New Releases2025 Alban Vineyards Viognier Central CoastPrice: $35.00 Your Price: $31.50The Central Coast bottling that is often more than 75% from our own vineyard, and an Estate bottling. It showcases the forward heady stone fruit of this variety. It is fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel and bottled early.2021 Alban Vineyards 'Patrina' Syrah Edna ValleyPrice: $65.00 Your Price: $58.50 Quantity in Stock: 1Patrin is a Roma word for leaf and grass blades. We wanted a romani association for this wine because it is not a wine from a ‘place’ so much as one shaped by us; our traditions and joys. The Roma have a very strong and romantic culture, but they are not tied to any particular location.By mounding up patrin in specific configurations called Patrina, Romani mark secret trails that their comrades can follow to special gathering places. Under the right circumstances, Patrina lead these kindred spirits to wonderful celebrations underscored by wine and song.Our vineyards are a patchwork of isolated soil types that you may recognize as Reva, Lorraine, Seymour’s and Pandora (very much wines of a place). Between and in route to these well healed sites are vineyards that are not so obviously distinct. We have blended these disparate and ‘disenfranchised’ blocks into a single wine we call Patrina. Like the Romani trails from which Patrina derives its name, we hope these bottles lead you to some great merriment, or more.While the grapes for Patrina are raised with the same detail and attentiveness as the rest of our vineyards, and then fermented open top with indigenous yeast, gentle pump overs and a few punch downs once soft, it is bottled unfined and unfiltered after ‘just’ 22 months in barrel to preserve its youthful exuberance. All the density and concentration folks have come to expect from our reds with black and blue fruits, mineral notes, and flowers.2021 Alban Vineyards Grenache Alban Estate VineyardPrice: $125.00 Your Price: $112.50 Quantity in Stock: 5(95-97 Points) Based on 95% Grenache and 5% Syrah, the 2021 Grenache has a juicy, upfront style in its blackberries, blueberries, pepper, lavender, and violet-like aromas and flavors. With a big, exotic, full-bodied mouthfeel and a terrific mid-palate, it brings a powerful, opulent, yet classic 2021 focused style. Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 08/20242020 Alban Vineyards Lorraine Estate Syrah Edna ValleyPrice: $202.50 Your Price: $182.25 Quantity in Stock: 2(98 Points) Wow, the 2020 Syrah Lorraine is a blockbuster-styled expression of this cuvée. It has an inky purple hue as well as a blockbuster nose of ripe black and blue fruits, smoked meats, ground pepper, iodine, and floral notes. These carry to a full-bodied, deep, unctuous Syrah with flawless tannins, a deep, layered mouthfeel, and a massive style that will evolve for two decades. Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 08/20242019 Alban Vineyards Lorraine Estate Syrah Edna ValleyPrice: $219.00 Your Price: $197.10 Quantity in Stock: 4(96 Points) I tasted the 2019 Syrah Lorraine on July 8, shortly after its bottling in June. With air, it unfolds steadily from cassis, blueberries and aniseed to nuances of violet, mint and botanicals. The full-bodied palate is plush and silky, refreshing and lifted, with tremendously perfumed fruit and a long finish with generous, graphite-laced fruit. This graceful, juicy Syrah is approachable straight from the bottle but will benefit from another 3-5 years in bottle to unwind. It will be released in the spring of 2024. Wine Advocate2010 Alban Vineyards Lorraine Estate Syrah Edna Valley, USAPrice: $265.00 Your Price: $238.50 Quantity in Stock: 1(97 Points) Sporting the same inky color as the Reva, the 2010 Syrah Lorraine Vineyard has terrific elegance and purity in its sweet black raspberry fruits, crushed flowers, creme de cassis and subtle smoked meat characteristics. Seriously concentrated and backward on the palate (this cuvee normally is the most approachable of the lineup), with a rich, full mouthfeel, a big mid-palate and a great finish, give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy through 2030. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate2020 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate Edna ValleyPrice: $125.00 Your Price: $112.50 Quantity in Stock: 4(98 Points) Unabashedly powerful yet visceral and alluring, John Alban's Syrah is a benchmark expression of the sun-drenched intensity of the maritime Edna Valley in San Luis Obispo. Smoky, spicy swirls of raspberry preserve, leather and sweet tobacco meld into a palate that's profoundly ripe yet lively and fresh, struck by layers of dusty graphite, ore and iodine. Breathtaking in youth but certain to develop further complexity. (ALI) Decanter, Review Date: 02/20242019 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardPrice: $125.00 Your Price: $112.50 Quantity in Stock: 11In the earliest years of Alban Vineyards, I lived in a rented green house propagating cuttings. When I wasn’t making vines, I was busy looking for the future home for all the vines in my nursery. I spent 7 years looking at possible vineyard sites all over the Central Coast of California. Whenever I found a promising site, I negotiated a due diligence period during which I could do soil and site analysis. While mapping out the last piece I’d ever evaluate (because it was the one that turned into Alban Vineyards) I happened to name a little ridge on one part of the ranch ‘Reva’s Ridge’. It was a play on words incorporating the name of a Kentucky Derby winner: Riva’s Ridge, and my mother’s name which is Reva. Clearly I’d been in the sun too long and I will admit that I am a total ‘mama’s boy’. Years later, after calling the vineyard Reva and tagging the first barrel as Reva, I embraced the obvious: I named the wine Reva.The grapes that go into Reva (97-100% Syrah with the balance Viognier) are from neutral sandy soils and portions of ranch that are chalky and quite alkaline. This combination makes for a wine with dark color, concentrated flavors of black fruits, fennel, and graphite. Perhaps the most distinguishing note of Reva is a unique iodine and oyster shell aromatic that is unlike anything in our other Syrahs. The wine is aged 3.5 years in barrels before bottling unfined and unfiltered.2020 Alban Vineyards Pandora Red Edna ValleyPrice: $202.50 Your Price: $182.25 Quantity in Stock: 6(93 Points) Hailing from the pure chalk soils of Seymour's Vineyard, the 2020 Grenache Pandora was aged for 34 months in 60% new French oak. The nose is a fragrant yet immensely concentrated mix of ripe berries, purple flowers and hints of kelp-driven umami tones. The palate is full-bodied and slick in texture, featuring loads of polished black fruits lined with subtle acidity that lead to a finish dominated by saturated fruit flavors, crushed stones and oak tannins.John Alban is a pioneer through and through, having spearheaded the Rhône Ranger movement and set into motion what would become some of the Central Coast's most sought-after bottlings, both through his eponymous label and those he inspired and mentored. The Alban wines are unapologetically style-driven, anchored around ripe, forward fruit intensity and the equally unabashed use of extended élevage in new French oak. Although they remain primarily full-throttle examples of the Edna Valley, recent vintages have seen many wines reeled in from some of their prior hedonism, most notably the signature trio of vineyard-designate Syrahs. Published: Jul 18, 2024, The Wine Advocate2020 Alban Seymour's Syrah Edna ValleyPrice: $202.50 Your Price: $182.25 Quantity in Stock: 5(98-100 Points) As with the Lorraine release, the 2020 Syrah Seymour's is a monster of a wine offering more density and depth than normal while staying balanced with classic Seymour's structure. This inky purple-hued beauty offers a gorgeous perfume of pure cassis, crushed stone, graphite, and ground pepper. Full-bodied, massively concentrated, and pedal-to-the-metal on the palate, it has building tannins and a solid spine of freshness that keeps you coming back to the glass. It will take a solid decade to hit the early stages of maturity, but don't let that stop you from trying a bottle in its youth. Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 08/2023I would try to tell the story of this producer but John does an amazing job describing his journey, this excerpt comes from his website: https://www.albanvineyards.com/about“Before I was old enough to drink wine (legally), I spent a lot of time wondering why Europe fermented over 500 different grape varieties, while California was using about 6. The strangest part was that people only drank 2 of the six. Fortunately, I was too young to recognize that anyone seriously planning to change how many wine types were being produced in California would have to contend with the American love affair with Cabernet and Chardonnay; our wine equivalents of chocolate and vanilla.Far into my quest for wine grapes that would make sense for California, I celebrated my 24th birthday. That evening a friend handed me a glass of Condrieu. Knowing nothing about the wine, and informed simply (though erroneously) that it was cheap, I downed what would prove to be one of the most significant gulps of my life. Instantly I could see myself producing the world's greatest six-dollar bottle of wine. I envisioned myself hanging out with the Gallo boys. The next day I researched everything U.C. Davis had on the subject of Condrieu- about 12 sentences. I learned 3 key facts: Viognier is the grape of Condrieu, it ain't cheap, and I'd soon be moving to the Rhone if I wanted to learn much more.I frantically completed my course work and research for my Master's in enology at Davis, immersed myself in everything Rhone, and applied for a scholarship that was being offered by the Franco-American chamber of commerce. The degree "allowed" me to start re-paying my student loans, the Rhone immersion kept me smiling, and the scholarship was my ticket to France.While apprenticing anywhere producers would let me- from Beaujolais to Provence, I also spent a good bit of time organizing climate and soil information. Everything I found indicated that Syrah, Grenache, Viognier and Roussanne made more than mere sense for California. The information left me puzzling over how we ever planted Chardonnay from Ukiah all the way down to Temecula. I would have plenty of time to puzzle as my next 6 years would be spent 'picking up sticks'.Vines are propagated from vines. Just as it's tough to get a chicken without an egg and vice versa, it's impossible to get vines without vines. Because there was essentially no Grenache Noir, Roussanne, or Viognier in California at that time, and the clones of Syrah were few and poorly documented, I would need a lot of time to make cuttings. Starting with only a handful of various selections, it took years to generate commercial quantities of the vines I wanted to grow.Spending all those years in green houses, I lost touch with reality. At a time when there were fewer than 50 acres of Viognier in the world, I propagated 32. Perhaps the only wine more obscure than Viognier was varietally labeled Roussanne. Our release of pure Roussanne in 1991 was the second such wine produced globally and the first from the United States (what exactly Bergeron is remains in doubt).Since reds take more cellar time, I originally hit the road pouring my two whites-Viognier and Roussanne. If I had not been so young and brash, I might have been discouraged by the barrage of folks who kept telling me that consumers haven't heard of these wines, and no one can pronounce Viognier (Vee-own-yeah is easy to say; tough to read. Anything with the word So-veenyown; as in Cabernet So-veen-yown is truly hard to say).What I really discovered on my journeys was that compared to the amount of wine I had, there was an abundance of progressively minded folk all over the world open to the idea that delicious is more important than varietal recognition. I am forever indebted to the core group of courageous and passionate wine buyers and sommeliers who championed Alban Vineyards in the early years. The people who were driven to hand-sell and promote wines that in and of themselves were of little economic significance to them. These 'missionaries' nurtured the fledgling California rhone movement, and with it took our wine trade from black and white into the age of color. I am delighted to see Rhone varieties flourish throughout California and rather overwhelmed by Robert Parker's declaration in The Wine Advocate that I am "...the spiritual and qualitative leader of the movement..."Many of our original customers are now my good friends. Some I have even worked with to help start wineries of their own focusing on Rhone varieties. Two moved to San Luis Obispo County to help organize Hospice Du Rhone- the world's largest international celebration of these wines, visit www.hospicedurhone.org. As the Rhone renaissance became truly international and significantly rooted in what happened here in California, perhaps the greatest surprise in my life thus far was how the story came full circle. In 2005 I was made an honorary citizen and Decurion of Cote Rotie and Condrieu. The sons and daughters of the producers who were terrified about my plans to develop their then threatened varieties internationally, believed that my efforts had actually accelerated recognition and interest in their own wineries. Being presented this distinction before the leaders of these key northern Rhone appellations, on their home turf, remains somewhat surreal to this day.In some ways my life is still measured in sticks. As more people have discovered the world beyond chocolate and vanilla, there has been an explosion in plantings of these varieties. Alban Vineyards has provided a large portion of the cuttings needed to see California's Viognier acreage go from 0 to over 2000, and Syrah has jumped from a few hundred acres to more than 17,000. Grenache will be next. But the story has gone way beyond change and diversity. Of the 22 wineries in California included in Robert Parker's The World' Greatest Wine Estates, 10 currently make at least one 'Rhone', and 2 produce almost exclusively wines from Rhone varieties. While we Rhone producers may forever be 'garage bands' at heart, our stage is now very much international.Andremily Wines on SALE!!Andremily Wines has quickly earned the respect and now sits alongside some of the greatest producers of Rhône-varietal blends in California’s Central Coast. This should not come as a surprise as owner and winemaker Jim Binns earned his winemaker wings during his 12 years as assistant winemaker to Manfred Krankl at Sine Qua Non (2006-2017). During his tenure at Sine Qua Non they achieved an amazing 27×100 points scores! Jim continues to add to his fame with every vintage as his stunning line-up at Andremily seems to just get better and better every year, balancing hedonism and elegance to near perfection every year.Jim and his wife Rachel’s work hand and hand with their two children which were the inspiration of the winery name. Andremily was inspired by, their son Andrew, and daughter Emily. When thinking of names for their new brand, they wanted their new venture to express a sense of family, which was accomplished by combining both of their children’s first names. In 2012, Andremily was born and Jim decided to moved on from Sine Qua Non in 2017 in an effort to dedicate 100% all of his time and efforts to Andremily Wines. The winery is located in the coastal city of Ventura, where they bring their rare elixirs through elevage.Manfred Krankl was very supportive from day one, and literally gifted Jim SQN’s contracts for two of his prized blocks of the White Hawk Vineyard in Santa Barbara’s Cat Canyon. Jim then started looking for other sources to compliment White Hawk, and luckily was able to secure a few great blocks at the Larner Vineyard in Ballard Canyon and then Alta Mesa Vineyard in the Cuyama Valley. Thus the foundation of Andremily winery was firmly in place and the debut 2012 vintage of ‘Andremily No.1’ was released to huge critical acclaim. A few more sources have been added to the tool box since, including the purchase of the Slide Vineyard in Edna Valley, which marks the beginning of Andremily Estate Vineyard.2023 Andremily "White Cuvée" Central Coast White BlendPrice: $120.00 Your Price: $108.00 2022 Andremily Wines Mourvedre, Santa Barbara CountyPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 92022 Andremily Number 11 Santa Barbara County SyrahPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 112022 Andremily Wines Syrah Slide Hill Edna Valley MagnumPrice: $450.00 Your Price: $405.002022 Andremily "White Cuvée" Central Coast White BlendPrice: $120.00 Your Price: $108.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Andremily Wines Rose CaliforniaPrice: $84.00 Your Price: $75.60 Quantity in Stock: 22021 Andremily Wines Grenache Santa Barbara County, USAPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 62021 Andremily Wines Syrah #10 Santa Barbara MAGNUMPrice: $300.00 Your Price: $270.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Andremily Wines EABA Santa Barbara County, USAPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 112021 Andremily Wines Mourvedre Santa Barbara County MAGNUMPrice: $300.00 Your Price: $270.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Andremily Wines Syrah #10 Santa BarbaraPrice: $144.00 Your Price: $129.60 Quantity in Stock: 82020 Andremily Wines Syrah #9, Santa Barbara County, USAPrice: $145.00 Your Price: $130.502020 Andremily Wines Syrah Slide Hill Edna ValleyPrice: $295.00 Your Price: $265.50 Quantity in Stock: 62019 Andremily Wines Eaba, Santa Barbara County, USAPrice: $145.00 Your Price: $130.50 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Saxum Vineyards James Berry Vineyard MAGNUMPrice: $460.00 Sale Price: $390.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Saxum Vineyards James Berry Vineyard Rocket Block Paso Robles MAGNUM(100 Points) Another perfect wine is the 2016 James Berry Vineyard Rocket Block, which always comes from a single block of the ...Price: $585.00 Your Price: $526.50 Quantity in Stock: 12013 SAXUM JAMES BERRY VINEYARD PROPRIETARY RED PASO ROBLESPrice: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50 Quantity in Stock: 12013 SAXUM HEART STONE VINEYARD PASO ROBLES MAGNUM(95 Points) Checking in as a final blend of 54% Syrah, 35% Grenache and 11% Mourvedre, thePrice: $450.00 Your Price: $405.00 Quantity in Stock: 12012 Saxum Terry Hoage Vineyard Paso RoblesPrice: $215.00 Your Price: $193.50 Quantity in Stock: 12012 SAXUM JAMES BERRY VINEYARD PROPRIETARY RED PASO ROBLESPrice: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50 Quantity in Stock: 12012 SAXUM JAMES BERRY VINEYARD PROPRIETARY RED PASO ROBLES MAGNUM(97 Points) There are 1,580 cases of the 2012 James Berry Vineyard and it reminds me of the 2009 Janasse Chaupin (which is one ...Price: $499.00 Your Price: $449.10 Quantity in Stock: 12010 SAXUM JAMES BERRY VINEYARD PROPRIETARY RED PASO ROBLESPrice: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50 Quantity in Stock: 22009 SAXUM JAMES BERRY VINEYARD PASO ROBLESPrice: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50 Quantity in Stock: 22009 SAXUM PADEREWSKI VINEYARD PASO ROBLESPrice: $215.00 Your Price: $193.50 Quantity in Stock: 1

"Drinking wine is just a part of life, like eating food." - Francis Ford CoppolaAnd we have to drink wine everyday just like we eat food everyday!! The month of June is filled with reasons to keep your wine drinking game sharp as we continue to consume the best bottles we have here at Wine Watch at warp speed. So, when I got my hands on a few cases of Mark Aubert’s coveted Pinot Noirs and Chardonnay’s I immediately put a date on the calendar to drink as many of them as possible!Owner/winemaker Mark Aubert has had a distinguished winemaking career including a 12-year stint at Peter Michael where he followed Helen Turley. Aubert succeeded Turley again several years later at Colgin Cellars. He has been a winemaking consultant for several prestigious wineries including Sloan, Bryant and Futo. He crafts outstanding vineyard-designate Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from estate and leased vineyards in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast in a full-blown hedonistic style. The first wines were released with the 2000 vintage. Ulises Valdez is Aubert's vineyard manager.The winemaking process at Aubert is carefully guided by a winemaker with a farmer’s heart and artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land – it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. At Aubert the look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as they craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of Aubert wine. Until 2008, the two Pinot Noirs have been from the Reuling Vineyard and UV Vineyard, both located in the Sonoma Coast AVA. A new estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vineyard has been planted adjacent Reuling, 4 acres of Pinot Noir were planted at Ritchie Vineyard in 2008, and 9 acres of Pinot Noir have been planted at a new site high above the town of Occidental. In 2008, there were six different single vineyard Chardonnays and five Pinot Noir wines.A new winery located at 333 Silverado Trail in Calistoga, CA was acquired in 2010 and the Auberts will move into the 8,000 square foot winery in January 2011. With all of the critical acclaim that Mark has had over the years these wines have become some of the hardest to come by in all of California, most of them are only sold through the wineries mailing list. Join us as we experience 11 different wines from Aubert Winery along with a special tasting menu for around the same price as a single bottle of most of the offerings from this new California Cult Chardonnay and Pinot Noir producer. The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $295 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.Aubert California Cult Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Wine TastingFriday, June 12th7:30pm2019 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast2019 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast2019 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast2020 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros2020 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast2020 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast2017 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast2018 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast2019 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast2019 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast2019 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastMenuCheese and Charcuterie SelectionSea Scallop Carpaccio with Candied Citrus and Lavender AioliCrispy Duck Confit with Pinot Noir Natural SauceBrie and Strawberry TartThere are only 12 spaces available for this tasting and the fee is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies of aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.All of the Aubert wines in stock at Wine Watch:Chardonnay2023 Aubert Wines Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97-100 Points) ----- (Vinous) The 2023 Chardonnay Lauren is the quintessential Mark Aubert wine.Price: $285.00 Sale Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 12023 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) Distinctive and aromatic, with notes of fresh-cut Fuji apple, crunchyPrice: $205.00 Sale Price: $164.00 Quantity in Stock: 12023 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(98 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) Epic and aromatic, with hints of flint, dried mango, blood orange pureePrice: $240.00 Sale Price: $189.00 Quantity in Stock: 12023 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(98 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) Remarkable, powerful and complex, with smoked butterscotch, pear,Price: $206.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 22023 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(95-97 Points) -- (Vinous) The 2023 Chardonnay Powder House is another of the more floral, weightlessPrice: $213.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 22023 Aubert Wines Eastside Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley(97 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) A stunning white, offering a fragrant and exuberant mix of orange C...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 22023 Aubert Wines Russian River Valley ChardonnayPrice: $182.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22022 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(96 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) A complex version, offering a rich and aromatic mix of salted caramel,Price: $170.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(96 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) A small vineyard on the site of the Aubert's residence on the western ...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Aubert Wines Eastside Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley(96 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Scents of toasted hazelnuts, crushed stone, pear and tangerine appearPrice: $182.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The Powder House site is on Goldridge soils, planted in 2013. The tightlyPrice: $207.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Aubert Wines Russian River Valley ChardonnayPrice: $170.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 42021 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2021 Chardonnay CIX Estate is a more classic example than the 2022Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 22021 Aubert Wines Sonoma Coast ChardonnayPrice: $142.00 Sale Price: $119.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(96 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2021 Chardonnay UV-SL is slightly fresher and more perfumed thanPrice: $182.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 32021 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(96 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Recently expanded to 2.5 acres, Sugar Shack is at the Aubert's residen...Price: $215.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Aubert Wines Eastside Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2021 Chardonnay Eastside—from a chert-rich vineyardPrice: $206.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(96 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The full-bodied 2021 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons features compellingPrice: $207.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Aubert Wines Park Avenue Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(96 Points) -- (Wine Spectator) This stunning white offers a wonderful mix of fleshy grilled peach, mango...Price: $182.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 42020 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast95 points Wine SpectatorPrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 52020 Aubert Wines Russian River Valley ChardonnayPrice: $142.00 Sale Price: $119.00 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Aubert Wines Park Avenue Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(95 points) -- (Wine Advocate) The second vintage to be b...Price: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 62020 Aubert Wines Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast98 points Wine AdvocatePrice: $230.00 Sale Price: $199.00 Quantity in Stock: 42020 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(96 points) -- (Wine Advocate) A cool, late-h...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 52020 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley95 points Wine AdvocatePrice: $195.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 22020 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma CoastPowder House is our fourth estate vineyard. Planted in the old town of Forestville, the topography is defined by its bowl or am...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 52019 Aubert Wines Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97-100 points) (Wine Advocate) Lauren Vineyard (nam...Price: $240.00 Sale Price: $199.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Aubert Chardonnay Russian RiverPrice: $142.00 Sale Price: $119.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97-99 points) (Wine Advocate) A relatively new...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 62019 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(97-99 points) (Wine Advocate) A relatively new viney...Price: $182.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Aubert Wines Park Avenue Chardonnay Sonoma Coast97-100 points Wine AdvocatePrice: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(96-98 points) (Wine Advocate) Sugar Shack is produ...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 32019 Aubert Wines Eastside Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River ValleyPrice: $220.00 Sale Price: $185.00 Quantity in Stock: 296-98 points Wine Advocate2019 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(97-100 points) (Wine Advocate) Aubert noted that this is his co...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast96-98 points Wine AdvocatePrice: $185.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 122019 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast96-98 points Wine AdvocatePrice: $195.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 92018 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(99 Points -- Wine Advocate) CIX stands for 109, because this was originally called “Parcel 109&rdq...Price: $220.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 52018 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Chardonnay UV-SL springs from the glass with wonderfully i...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Chardonnay Hudson is sourced from Hudson selection, OldPrice: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Aubert Wines Powder House Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The second vintage of this wine, the 2018 Chardonnay Powder HousePrice: $210.00 Sale Price: $174.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(100 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Lauren Vineyard (named after Mark Aubert's daughter) is planted toPrice: $265.00 Sale Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines Eastside Vineyard Chardonnay Russian River Valley97 Points Wine Advocate The 2018 Chardonnay Eastside leaps from the glass with exuberant scents ofPrice: $204.00 Sale Price: $174.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(97 Points) --- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is produced from Montrachet clonePrice: $204.00 Sale Price: $174.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines Sugar Shack Estate Chardonnay Napa Valley(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is produced from Montrachet clonePrice: $190.00 Sale Price: $159.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons was of the last vineyards ...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Planted in 2008 to Montrachet clone, the 2017 Chardonnay CIX Estate isPrice: $206.00 Sale Price: $165.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Wines Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Coming from Hudson selection, Old Wente clone vines that over 20 years old...Price: $212.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Chardonnay Powder House Sonoma Coast(97 points) “The first vintage of this wine, the 2017 Chardonnay Powder House comes from eight acres of what are now esta...Price: $200.00 Sale Price: $170.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Aubert Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons Carneros(97 Points) The 2017 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons explodes from the glass with bombastic lime cordial, pink grapefruit and ...Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $185.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(99 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Fermented and aged in 80% new French oak barrels, the 2017 Chardonnay UV-S...Price: $188.00 Sale Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Aubert Wines Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard Chardonnay Carneros(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2017 Chardonnay Larry Hyde & Sons explodes from the glass wi...Price: $195.00 Sale Price: $155.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard Russian River Valley(98 points) “Eastside is a warmer site in Russian River that is composed of very rocky, gravelly soils and planted to Mon...Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $185.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Aubert Wines Lauren Vineyard Chardonnay Sonoma Coast(100 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Mark Aubert notes that this is a complex vineyard. It is planted to fourPrice: $236.00 Sale Price: $199.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Aubert Chardonnay Sugar Shack Napa(98 points) “The 2017 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is produced from Montrachet clone vines grown in Rutherford (Napa Valley). P...Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $185.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Aubert Chardonnay Laurent(98-100 Points) The 2016 Chardonnay Lauren Estate delivers incredibly intense grapefruit essence, lemon peel and green apple no...Price: $275.00 Your Price: $247.50 Quantity in Stock: 2Pinot Noir2023 Aubert Wines Russian River Valley Pinot Noir(96 Points)(The Wine Independent) The 2023 Pinot Noir UV is medium ruby-purple in color. A gorgeous perfume of fresh ...Price: $170.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 22022 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Aubert's 2022 Pinot Noir CIX Estate delivers complex, mouthwatering wa...Price: $232.00 Sale Price: $185.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Aubert Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard Sonoma Coast(96 Points) An impressive wave of raspberry, boysenberry and mulberry fruit paste flavors cruises through, while singed anise, ...Price: $179.00 Your Price: $161.10 Quantity in Stock: 12021 Aubert Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard Sonoma Coast(98 POINTS) The 2021 Pinot Noir UV-SL was bottled in mid-July 2022. Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, it storms out of ...Price: $179.00 Your Price: $161.10 Quantity in Stock: 12020 Aubert Wines Russian River Valley Pinot NoirPrice: $168.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 22020 Aubert Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirPrice: $170.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(97 Points -- Wine Advocate) CIX stands for 109, because this was originally called “parcelPrice: $210.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(97 Points -- Wine Advocate) CIX stands for 109, because this was originally called “parcel 1...Price: $199.00 Sale Price: $159.00 Quantity in Stock: 32019 Aubert Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard Sonoma Coast(96 points) The 2013 Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard is the most opulent and extroverted of these Pinots, but it is also the most com...Price: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(96 Points ----- Wine Advocate) The UV site is right in the middle of Russian River, planted to Calera an...Price: $220.00 Sale Price: $184.00 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(96 Points -- Wine Advocate) The UV site is right in the middle of Russian River, planted to Calera and V...Price: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 62018 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(97 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2018 Pinot Noir CIX Estate is a litt...Price: $199.00 Sale Price: $169.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Aubert Pinot Noirs were bottled at the beginning of July 2019. Me...Price: $225.00 Sale Price: $184.00 Quantity in Stock: 12018 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(98 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2018 Aubert Pinot Noirs were bottled at the beginning of July 2019. Me...Price: $189.00 Sale Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 22018 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast96 Points Wine Advocate Medium to deep ruby-purple in color, the 2018 Pinot Noir UV-SL sashays out of the...Price: $179.00 Sale Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 62017 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(95 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The medium ruby-purple colored 2017 Pinot Noir CIX Estate has beautiful re...Price: $172.00 Sale Price: $145.00 Quantity in Stock: 22017 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(95 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, the 2017 Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard gives gor...Price: $160.00 Sale Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 42017 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(95 Points) -- (Wine Advocate) The 2017 Pinot Noir UV Vineyard is medium ruby-purple colored with exubera...Price: $175.00 Sale Price: $139.00 Quantity in Stock: 42017 Aubert Pinot Noir CIX Vineyard Sonoma CoastPrice: $275.00 Sale Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 12016 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast94 Points Wine Advocate Medium to deep ruby-purple colored, the 2016 Pinot Noir UV-SL Vineyard spor...Price: $179.00 Sale Price: $149.00 Quantity in Stock: 22016 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast95 Points Wine Advocate Bottled in June 2017, the 2016 Pinot Noir UV Vineyard has a medium ruby-purple co...Price: $194.00 Sale Price: $164.00 Quantity in Stock: 32015 Aubert Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast(93 points) "This Pinot Noir, made from equal parts Calera and a Vosne-Romanée clone, shows terrific fruit intensit...Price: $275.00 Sale Price: $225.00 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Aubert Wines Ritchie Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast(92 points) "I tasted the four cuvées of Pinot Noir in 2014. These wines are aged in about 70% new oak, often see s...Price: $159.00 Your Price: $143.10 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Aubert Wines Uv Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast MagnumPrice: $395.00 Your Price: $355.50 Quantity in Stock: 1(94 Points) As for the 2014 Pinot Noir UV, this wine comes two-thirds from the Calera clone 2014 Aubert Wines 'CIX' Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast"Made entirely from a clone from the most famous vineyard in Burgundy, the 2014 Cix offers crisp acid, loads of black rasp...Price: $225.00 Your Price: $202.50 Quantity in Stock: 22014 Aubert Wines UV Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma CoastPrice: $159.00 Your Price: $143.10 Quantity in Stock: 12014 Aubert Wines UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma CoastPrice: $195.00 Your Price: $175.50 Quantity in Stock: 1

"Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art." --- Robert MondaviAnother one of my favorite wineries that goes into the California winery hall of fame and the family is considered Royalty of Napa, even though no one with the family name is still employed at the winery, is Robert Mondavi Winery. They had their bumps and bruises along the way and their wines have received much criticism over the years. The skeptics were even more vocal when the new regime at Constellation Brands took over with big business now in charge would the reputation of the wines slip further? To the surprise of some the exact opposite has happened as winemaker Genevieve Janssens turned the winery around and today under the direction of Kurtis Ogasawara they are making some of the best wines in the history of Robert Mondavi winery today.When Robert decided to go out on his own the first thing he did was purchase the To Kalon Vineyard (Ancient Greek for “the highest beauty”). Bob knew that to make one of the world's greatest wines he needed to have an exceptional vineyard site. By 1978, Robert Mondavi had acquired 250 acres of Crabb's original 359-acre vineyard. This vineyard is still considered among the finest sites in Napa today with some producer’s wines that yield this To Kalon name on the label charging over $300 per bottle for their wines. This Oakville Appellation Cabernet Sauvignon from Robert Mondavi Winery has always been one of my favorite wines in the line-up and in great vintages like 2023, this wine can compete with wines at double or triple the price. This 2023 vintage bottling is a limited release for the 60th anniversary of the winery which opened in 1966. This wine was made from a blend of two of their best vineyard sites To Kalon and Wappo Hill fruit and was just released to celebrate the winery reopening after a two year renovation.The 60th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon from Robert Mondavi Winery2023 Robert Mondavi Winery 60th Cabernet Sauvignon Napa ValleyPrice: $125.00 Your Price: $99Wine Watch Review: Rich and seductive bouquet of black raspberry, blueberry and sweet graham cracker, dark chocolate, fresh herbs a good amount of everything here concentrated with more and more nuance coming out as the wine opens. A very well-endowed wine on the palate with layers of liqueur like fruit on the palate with opulent tannins already showing well with an hour in the decanter with a long-layered finish this wine is plush, polished and decadent with the structure and balance to age effortlessly for two decades or more. Finish 50+ Most ExcellentIn celebration of Robert Mondavi Winery's 60th anniversary and its grand reopening, our winemaking team has crafted a commemorative Cabernet Sauvignon both historic and forward-looking. The wine brings together two distinct personalities of Cabernet Sauvignon, using the same clones from the two original Robert Mondavi estate vineyards: the iconic To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville and our vineyard on Wappo Hill, which Robert planted at his hilltop home in Stags Leap District. The result is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine with classic structure and a modern brightness and mouthfeel.The 2023 vintage in Napa Valley was exceptional, with one of the longest growing seasons in a decade or more. Harvested between September 27 and October 18, consistent, mild weather and abundance of sunshine allowed grapes to ripen slowly and develop maximum flavor concentration while maintaining great acidity. The wine spent 24 days on the skins and was aged 19 months in French oak (36.30% new) —leading to a vintage with freshness, purity, and elegance.One of the best Values in Napa Valley and one of the Cabernet Sauvignon’s from the challenging 2022 vintage under $30!2022 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon NapaPrice: $37.50 Sale Price: $27.50 Quantity in Stock: 96(92 Points) "A solid representation of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine sources fruit from St. Helena down to Carneros, with the bulk of the blend coming from the Wappo Hill property in Stags Leap. All five Bordeaux varieties are included in the blend. Fermentation begins with a cold soak in stainless steel, followed by 26 days on skins, and 18 months of ageing in 31% new French oak. The wine opens with powerful Kirsch aromatics, lifted by bright Bing cherry, warm baking spices, new wood cedar, and white pepper. It is plush and layered on the palate, with black-toned fruit and robust, lingering tannins that carry through a long finish of dark red and black fruit, warming spices, and mineral tension. A balanced expression of power and fruit-forward ripeness, this vintage showcases both depth and structure, making for a bold yet polished Napa Cabernet." - Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter, February 2025A Brief History of Robert Mondavi Winery:In 1965, Robert Mondavi, the winemaker and a partner at the venerable Charles Krug Winery, left Krug in a bitter feud with his brother and his mother Rosa over the future direction of the Charles Krug Winery. Determined to make wines that reflected his vision and ambition, Robert started his own winery in 1966 with $200,000 borrowed from friends and financial backing from the Rainier Brewing Co. Mondavi eventually bought out his investors so that his immediate family could wholly control the winery. Although the dream of creating a large, first-class winery may seem quite common-place today, it was a bold new venture forty years ago. A few small wineries sprung up in the fifties and the early sixties, but the Robert Mondavi Winery was the first major operation to open its doors since Prohibition. Production the first year was only 23,000 cases; today the winery has maxed out at about 500,000 cases. In April of 1993 Robert Mondavi - then 80 years old - decided that he needed to make a public stock offering to finance further expansion and to replant many of his vineyards devastated by the phylloxera root louse. It was the first public stock offering for a winery since the Chalone Group made the move a decade earlier in 1984.Today, Constellation Brands, the parent company that owns the Robert Mondavi winery and the brand name produces over twenty million cases of wine annually. Production began to climb for the Robert Mondavi brand when they purchased the adjunct facility Woodbridge in 1979 in California's San Joaquin Valley. Production climbed in a few short years to over two and a half million cases annually. It is there that Mondavi introduced his line of everyday red and white wines, once affectionately known as "Bob Red" and Bob White". The Woodbridge brand has become one of the most successful labels in the low-priced varietal category of generic California wines. Because Mondavi felt that his home winery in Oakville had reached its limits, he purchased the ailing Vichon winery in 1985 in order to give his family an opportunity to continue their growth in the quality end of the spectrum. Vichon's production climbed well over the 100,000 case mark, and the brand name was then changed to Vichon Mediterranean, the juice started to flow from the South of France. The Vichon winery in Napa then became home to the La Famillia line of Italian varietal wines. In 1991 Robert Mondavi then purchased Byron Vineyards, one of the top wineries in Santa Barbara and one of the best producers of Chardonnay in California. In 2000 Mondavi purchased Arrowood winery in Sonoma, adding yet another outstanding quality winery to its family of fine wines. In the early nineties Mondavi launched two new lines of wines. The first was a line of premium wines known as appellation wines. The three appellation wines included; an Oakville District Cabernet Sauvignon, a Stags Leap District Sauvignon Blanc, and a Carneros Pinot Noir, these appellation wines were positioned between the regular Mondavi bottlings and the reserve wines. The second line of wines (introduced in 1995) was the Robert Mondavi Coastal brand. This debuted with a moderately-priced 1993 Chardonnay made with grapes sourced primarily from California's South Coast districts of Monterey, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. Across the highway from the winery in Oakville sits the impressive OPUS ONE facility completed in 1993. The idea of the joint venture may be Robert Mondavi's single greatest achievement. Mondavi and the late Baron Rothschild shocked the wine world some thirty years ago when they announced a joint Franco-American venture. Mondavi had always been known as the consummate marketer; and OPUS ONE - a Napa Valley wine that joined the most renowned vintner of France with the most famous wine producer of America - was his crowning achievement. In addition to his market smarts, Mondavi is also known for his championing of technology over art in the making of wine. He was the first to espouse the theory that American know-how in technology could and would result in American superiority in wines. However, as this elder statesman has mellowed and grown wiser in later life, he no longer clings so fiercely to this belief. He laments the fact that his winery does not have the image of the boutiques; and he admits - without completely eschewing the necessity of technology - that the small, hand-made wines may be the best. For that reason, in the middle 1980's the Mondavi Winery gradually began a shift back to the traditional, natural way of producing wines that were completely unfined and unfiltered. In February of 1991 Robert Mondavi passed the baton and gave full control to his two sons, who at that time were both jointly accountable for the future of the Robert Mondavi Winery. The older son Michael was responsible for the operational side of the winery and his brother Tim handled the winemaking.Possibly no vintner in California did it better on a grand scale than Robert Mondavi. It is true that his regular bottlings - always good and consistently reliable - have usually not risen above the pack in their price class since the late 1970's, but Robert Mondavi Winery really "struts his stuff" with his Reserve wines. The Chardonnays and Cabernets have been consistent standouts for years, and lately we have been very impressed with the Reserve Fumé Blancs from the To-Kalon Vineyard. The biggest news in California wine history took place in 2004 during the final year of the Robert Mondavi Winery’s reign as the U.S.’s most iconic wine family. It was that year that Constellation brands bought a majority share in the company’s stock kicking the Mondavis out of the winery with their namesake putting Genevieve Janssens in charge of the winemaking at the winery that started making Bordeaux-like classic American wine. In the aftermath of the four years since the Mondavis lost their Napa Valley property, the humble and talented Genevieve Janssens has passed the winemaking torch over to Kurtis Ogasawara who has been with the winery since 2015, so maintaining the consistency of the quality classic red wines produced for the world’s largest and most respected wine corporations is in good hands once again.The rest of the wines from Robert Mondavi Winery on SALE!!2022 Robert Mondavi Winery Sauvignon Blanc NapaPrice: $21.00 Your Price: $18.90Winery Notes Fruit for our Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc comes from two of our own vineyards, in Stags Leap District and in Oakville, and creates a wonderfully expressive Sauvignon Blanc. On the nose Peach, Tropical Fruit, Citrus Blossom with a subtle salinity. On the palate Lime, Yellow Peach with Candied Orange and a clean mineral finish.2021 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc Oakville NapaPrice: $39.00 Your Price: $35.10 Quantity in Stock: 3We selected fruit from two blocks of I-Block clone in our Oakville estate—one younger and one more mature. The younger block adds stone fruit, a hint of minty herbs and floral, and a youthful character. The Estates Fumé Blanc offers a beautiful snapshot of the Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon coming off of our Oakville Vineyard. A small amount of Sémillon is added to complement the Sauvignon Blanc’s vibrant fruit and acidity and adds notes of fresh apple and a creamy texture.2022 Robert Mondavi Winery To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Fume Blanc Napa ValleyPrice: $79.50 Your Price: $67.58 Quantity in Stock: 13Winery Notes: The 2022 Reserve Fumé Blanc is fresh, lively, and juicy, with vibrant acidity and a lingering finish. Sourced from To Kalon Vineyard, where well-drained soils combine with ideal sun exposure to yield rich, complex flavors and flawless fruit maturity.2024 Robert Mondavi Chardonnay Napa ValleyPrice: $32.00 Your Price: $27.20Fruit for our Napa Valley Chardonnay was selected from our distinctive vineyards as well as from growers with whom we have long-term relationships. This particular wine is creamy with a well-balanced acidity, medium body, and freshness.2021 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USAPrice: $37.50 Your Price: $33.75 Quantity in Stock: 9(91 Points) The classic 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is outstanding, with a more black fruit-driven profile as well as some violet and scorched earth nuances. Aged 18 months in 32% new French oak, it's medium to full-bodied, has a lifted, perfumed profile, supple tannins, and a great finish. Jeb Dunnuck2019 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley MagnumPrice: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00(92 Points) The base 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is certainly impressive, and since there are roughly 90,000 cases, it’s an incredible achievement. Classic darker currants, tobacco leaf, truffly earth, and spicy oak all define the bouquet, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins, terrific balance, and outstanding length. Based off 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec, buy a case and enjoy bottles over the coming 10-15 years. Jeb Dunnuck2014 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley MagnumPrice: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00Dark fruits of black cherry, plum and blackberry are layered seamlessly with sweet spice, herbal, dark earth and a touch of sweet tobacco in the 2014 vintage, and accompany the rich concentration, silky tannins and long finish that the winery looks forward to in their Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon each year.Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Malbec, 0.5% Syrah2021 Robert Mondavi Winery Oakville BDX Red Blend Napa VallePrice: $66.00 Your Price: $59.40(94 Points) The 2019 Red Blend Estate comes all from the To Kalon Vineyard and is close to an even split of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. It's a clear step up over the base Red Blend and offers terrific, full-bodied aromas and flavors of darker fruits, dark chocolate, violets, and a kiss of spring flowers. With silky tannins, terrific balance, and outstanding length, it's going to evolve for 15 years or so. Jeb Dunnuck2011 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville MagnumPrice: $180.00 Your Price: $162.00A bit of peppery spice, fresh earth, loamy notes, currant and dark plum like fruit, some coffee notes here. A good amount of rich forward berry and plum fruit on the tongue with some tannins and a short but pleasant finish. Finish 40+ Very Good +2018 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville MagnumPrice: $180.00 Your Price: $162.0(93 Points) Rich and seductive in feel, with a lovely swath of loamy-edged steeped plum and blackberry compote flavors, backed with flashes of anise and sweet bay leaf. A loamy edge extends nicely in lockstep with the fruit on the finish. Textbook Oakville Cabernet. Best from 2022 through 2034. Wine Spectator2019 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville NapaPrice: $82.50 Your Price: $74.25 Quantity in Stock: 6The 2019 The Estates Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of blackberry, blueberry, plum, chocolate, nutmeg, and subtle oak with flavors of black plum, blackberry, blueberry, and fine, well-integrated tannins. Juicy with good acidity and a beautiful flow from entry to finish. Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec, 1% Merlot #6 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 20222021 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon OakvillePrice: $82.50 Your Price: $70.13This wine has everything we love about Oakville cabernet sauvignon: a dense, mid-palate richness, complexity and a deliciously long finish. Dark red cherry fruit joins sinfully deep mocha flavors that finish with a spicy note of black pepper.2021 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve To Kalon NapaPrice: $187.50 Your Price: $168.75(98 Points) 2021 Robert Mondavi The Reserve To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a beautifully crafted wine with impressive intensity, depth, and a balanced structure that carries the day. From the To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, the portion owned by Constellation, comes this blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. Pure blackberry fruit, cassis, graphite, and violet aromas leap from the glass, nuanced by fragrant, toasty new cedar wood. Full-bodied, framed by an array of plush dark black fruit notes, currants, crème de cassis, and polished tannins that are firm and elongated, with ironstone mineral accents. Dynamic in its length and texture, it is utterly intriguing, with a beckoning quality that lingers after each sip. You want to know precisely where this wine is going—demanding your attention. Decanter2009 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve NapaPrice: $225.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 2(96 Points) During my visit, I was also able to taste the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which now, at 10 years of age, is showing beautifully, and I’d guess is at the early stages of its prime drinking window. Lots of blackcurrants, tobacco, cedary spice, and a touch of earthy meatiness all flow from this full-bodied, ripe, layered, and beautifully textured Cabernet. A blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, it has another 10-15 years of prime drinking, then, I suspect, a gradual decline after that. Jeb Dunnuck2001 Robert Mondavi Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa ValleyPrice: $250.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 1(94 Points) ContainsTo Kalon Vineyard fruit. Still a baby. Closed, brooding, very deep, very dry. Fabulous cassis fruit, a huge wine. Lots of delicious, sweet new oak. Superbly balanced, impressive. Drinkable now, but best 2010–2020.- Wine Enthusiast1998 Robert Mondavi Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa ValleyPrice: $175.00 Your Price: $157.50 Quantity in Stock: 1(92 Points) Soft and succulent blackberry and cassis fruit upfront, framed by squeaky clean tannins and solid oak elements. This is most notable for its voluptuous, velvety texture, which coats the palate with sweet flavors. It’s not a big wine but a balanced, harmonious one, and a success for the vintage. Wine Enthusiast, Review Date: 12/20011988 Robert Mondavi Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USAPrice: $250.00 Sale Price: $195.00 Quantity in Stock: 5“Dark ruby, with a light intensity nose of cassis and cigar box aromas, this wine exhibits good concentration, softness, adequate ripeness, and a short finish. (Wine Advocate).” (4/1994).

God made Cabernet Sauvignon, whereas the devil made Pinot Noir.- Andre Tchelistcheff, Chief Winemaker at Beaulieu from 1938 – 1973Burgundy is the greatest example of Pinot Noir on Earth and is also on the 2 bottle per day wine diet. Newsflash…scientists have discovered that red burgundy is the healthiest type of wine in terms of having he highest concentration of resveratrol. Which they have now discovered keeps you from getting sick from viruses like Covid 19. That’s why I have not missed a day in 28 years- I’m fully immunized!This is a good opportunity to get fully immunized with me at this vintage red burgundy wine tasting and we are going all the way back to the 1961 vintage. Some of these wines may be the last bottles of their kind on the face of this earth but I can tell you every time I get wines like these in the store… I end up drinking most of them!!The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $795+ tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Vintage Burgundy Wine Tasting back to 1961Friday, May 29th7:30pm1961 Chevlaier et Fils Nuits St Georges 1er Cru1982 Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru1988 Domaine De La Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru1989 Bouchard Pere & Fils Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Grand Cru1990 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard Grand Epenots Premier Cru1992 Domaine Comte Georges De Vogue Musigny Cuvee Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru1995 Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand Cru1996 Antonin Rodet Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru1999 Louis Jadot Domaine Des Heritiers Corton Pougets Grand Cru2000 Domaine Jacques Prieur Chambertin Grand CruMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieFoie Gras Torchon with Sauternes Jelly and Whole Wheat ToastDuck Confit and wild Mushroom Pancake with Hoisin BBBCoq Au Vin DeconstructedBrie and Cherry TartThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $795 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any dietary restrictions or food aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.All the old Burgundy in the store on SALE!!1929 Boisseaux Estivant MercureyPrice: $459.00 Sale Price: $395.00 Quantity in Stock: 21934 Boisseaux Estivant Reserve de la Chevre Noire BourgognePrice: $1500.00 Sale Price: $995.00 Quantity in Stock: 21962 Pierre Damoy Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand CruPrice: $1950.00 Your Price: $1755.00 Quantity in Stock: 11988 Domaine De La Romanee Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand CruPrice: $4900.00 Sale Price: $3500.00 Quantity in Stock: 231988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, FrancePrice: $5500.00 Sale Price: $4500.00 Quantity in Stock: 11988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, FrancePrice: $4500.00 Sale Price: $3250.00 Quantity in Stock: 101989 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Assortment Case, Cote de Nuits, France OWCPrice: $125,000.00 Sale Price: $89,000.00 Quantity in Stock: 11990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole Cote de Nuits Stained LabelPrice: $12500.00 Sale Price: $8000.00 Quantity in Stock: 11990 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, FrancePrice: $5000.00 Sale Price: $4000.00 Quantity in Stock: 11990 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Pommard Grand Epenots Premier CruPrice: $295.00 Your Price: $265.50 Quantity in Stock: 101995 Domaine De La Romanee Conti Romanee Conti Grand CruPrice: $25750.00 Your Price: $23175.00 Quantity in Stock: 11996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti MONOPOLE GRAND CRUPrice: $27500.00 Your Price: $24750.00 Quantity in Stock: 11996 Camille Giroud Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand CruPrice: $995.00 Sale Price: $750.00 Quantity in Stock: 31996 Camille Giroud Mazis Chambertin Grand CruPrice: $595.00 Sale Price: $500.00 Quantity in Stock: 51996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche Grand CruPrice: $8500.00 Your Price: $7650.00 Quantity in Stock: 11998 Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand CruPrice: $690.00 Sale Price: $550.00 Quantity in Stock: 11999 Louis Jadot Domaine des Heritiers Corton Pougets Grand CruPrice: $287.00 Sale Price: $229.00 Quantity in Stock: 12000 Joseph & Philippe Roty Charmes-Chambertin Tres Vieilles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $570.00 Sale Price: $455.00 Quantity in Stock: 12000 Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Beaux MontsPrice: $6500.00 Sale Price: $4950.00 Quantity in Stock: 12002 Domaine Jacques Prieur Chambertin Grand CruPrice: $1125.00 Sale Price: $895.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Chambertin Grand CruPrice: $4000.00 Sale Price: $3500.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Domaine De La Romanee Conti La Tache Grand Cru MagnumPrice: $19500.00 Your Price: $17550.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Lucien Le Moine Clos Saint-Denis Grand CruPrice: $625.00 Sale Price: $499.00 Q uantity in Stock: 12003 Comte George de Vogue Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $1150.00 Your Price: $1035.00 Quantity in Stock: 12003 Mommessin Clos De Tart Grand Cru Monopole 3 LiterPrice: $3950.00 Your Price: $3555.00 Quantity in Stock: 12005 Leroy Chorey-Les-BeaunePrice: $875.00 Sale Price: $699.00 Quantity in Stock: 32005 Compte de Vogue Musigny Vielles Vignes Grand CruPrice: $2499.00 Your Price: $2249.10 Quantity in Stock: 12005 Domaine de Montille Volnay 1er Cru ChampansPrice: $195.00 Your Price: $175.50 Quantity in Stock: 12005 Maison Champy Mazis-Chambertin Grand CruPrice: $563.00 Sale Price: $449.00 Quantity in Stock: 2

"Plant no tree sooner than the vine."Alcaeus, 580 BCI say we keep this guy on the payroll! The 2016 vintage from Bordeaux has been touted as one of the greatest in the last 100 years! Well, I guess that makes one of the greatest vintages in the last 20 years seem a bit "ho hum", While many of the 2016's are years away from their peak drinking years, some are drinking very nicely at the moment and it is hard to find a bad bottle of 2016 Bordeaux. So, I figured at 10 years of age it was time to start tasting these wines to see if the critics were right and these wines will need another two decades to start to drink at their peak.This is scientific work we are doing here at Wine Watch and we also have a nice selection of 2016 vintage Bordeaux wine in the store now so if you can’t make the tasting you could host your own with everyday selections starting in the $20 per bottle price range.The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $350 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.2016 Vintage Bordeaux Wine TastingSaturday, June 6th7:30pm2016 Clos Floridene Blanc Graves2016 Chateau Chantalouette Pomerol2016 Chateau Gazin Pomerol2016 Chateau Simard Saint-Emilion Grand Cru2016 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge Pessac Leognan2016 Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan2016 Chateau Kirwan Margaux2016 Chateau Latour Pauillac2016 Chateau Montrose St Estephe2016 Chateau Ormes De Pez St. Estephe2016 Chateau Suduiraut SauternesMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieFoie Gras Torchon Served with Bacon Fig Jam and Whole Wheat Toast PointsLions Main Mushroom Soup with Amontillado Sherry and Crème FraicheShort Rib Beef Wellington Served over Bordeaux Natural SauceVanilla Bean Crème Brulee with Raspberry CoulisThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $350 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.All the 2016 Vintage Bordeaux in the store on SALE!!2016 Chateau Belgrave Haut MedocPrice: $57.00 Your Price: $51.30(90-92 Points) The 2016 Belgrave is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot and was picked from 28 September until 20 October. It has a generous bouquet with small dark cherries, blueberry and crushed violet aromas, quite Margaux-like in style. There is certainly good intensity here. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening: blackberry, mint and cedar. From the start there is fine tension and there is very impressive structure towards the finish, plus a long saline aftertaste. (NM) Wine Advocate, Review Date: 04/20172016 Chateau Chasse Spleen Moulis en MedocPrice: $75.00 Your Price: $67.50(92-94 points) “The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a very elegant bouquet with neatly integrated oak, the terroir really showing through here, hints of cedar and smoke emerging with time. The palate is fresh as a button on the entry. It is cut through with a superb line of acidity that engenders superb tension, the tannins firm but fine with a subtle marine influence towards the persistent finish. This is a fabulous Chasse-Spleen, the best I have ever tasted from the estate. It could end up at the top of by banded score. (NM)” (4/2017) Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Coufran Haut MedocPrice: $42.00 Your Price: $37.80Some black cherry fruit in fresh, sweet, pert style. The more air you give this, the better it works. Appetising aromas, just teased into place with a little fresh oak. Attractive, fresh, lively and graceful, and prettily styled. Delicious for the medium term, with a Hokusai cherry-blossom charm. (AJ) Decanter, Review Date: 04/20192016 Chateau Lanessan Haut-MédocPrice: $39.00 Your Price: $35.10(91 Points) This is an ambitious take on 2016, pushing the vintage but successfully so, going for a cerebral 2010 feel rather than the generosity of 2009. Classic liquorice and slate, tight cassis fruits and an extremely well paced delivery of fresh tight tannins lead into a gorgeous, lifted juicy fruit finish. From a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc. I like this a lot. (JA) Decanter, Review Date: 04/20172016 Chateau Verdignan Haut MedocPrice: $37.50 Your Price: $33.75The Château Verdignan vineyards stretch over 60 hectares in Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, a town neighbouring Saint-Estèphe in the Pauillac area. We have 40 hectares of lovely gravel-clay soils surrounding the château.Our village of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, in the Haut-Médoc appellation, benefits greatly from the influence of the Gironde Estuary.The terroir at Verdignan is composed of the three grape varieties common to the appellation: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc.The average age of the vines in the gravel soils is around 45 years.A very large estate 70 hectares with mostly Cabernet Sauvignn 65%, 30% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, Mailihi family owns these two estates famous negiciant family in Bordeaux. This wine has a classic Bordeaux nose, 40 year old vines, red currant and cherry fruit on the nose with a good hand of fresh earth and cigar box spice. A very smooth and easy drinking wine this vintage is showing nicely with fine tannins and a host of that earth on the finish but still has a solid core of fruit, nice structure the sign of a great vintage in Bordeaux. Finish 40+ Very good +2016 Chateau D'Aiguilhe Cotes de CastillonPrice: $45.00 Your Price: $40.50(92 Points) The 2016 Château d'Aiguilhe checks in as 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc brought up in 30% new barrels before being bottled with no fining. As with the white, it has brilliant limestone character as well as vibrant strawberry and black raspberry fruits, hints of violets and flowers, background oak, and medium to full-bodied richness. It’s a balanced, high-quality 2016 well worth seeking out. Drink it over the coming 15 years or so. Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 02/20192016 Château Moya Cotes De CastillonPrice: $20.00 Your Price: $18.00"Organic grapes and, although very sweet, much more relaxed than most of the wines from this stable. Drying end still but some lively expression first. Drink 2023­-2032." Jancis Robinson : 16,5/20"Very fine and bright with blackberry, blueberry and cherry character. Medium-bodied, integrated and fresh. Lovely balance." James Suckling : 90-91/1002016 Le Carillon De L'Angelus St EmilionPrice: $198.00 Your Price: $178.20(94 points) “The level of precision in the cellar at Angélus is always impressive, but they have taken it to new levels in recent years. Parts of the harvest undergo cold soak, plots are vinified at different temperatures, and undergo different lengths of post-fermentation maceration depending on tannic or fruit potential. The cellar is kept cooler than normal to preserve aromatics. This wine is delicious, with a hugely aromatic freshness in the mouth, showing griotte cherries, gourmet spice and floral notes of violets and white flowers. This is 70% new oak, a little more than usual, but a mark of the vintage is this ability to take new oak very well. Blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. (JA)” (4/2017) Decanter2016 Chateau Belair-Monange St. EmilionPrice: $250.00 Your Price: $225.00(97 Points) A blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Belair Monange comes strutting out of the glass like a total rock star with gregarious red cherries, blackberries and warm plums scents plus hints of lavender, rose hip tea, powdered cinnamon, cigar box and camphor. Medium-bodied, it completely fills the palate with vibrant red and black fruit layers, framed by a firm backbone of grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and perfumed. (LPB) 97+ Wine Advocate, Review Date: 11/20182016 Chateau Cheval Blanc, Saint-Emilion, FrancePrice: $1398.00 Your Price: $1258.20(100 Points) The 2016 Cheval Blanc is blended of 59.5% Merlot, 37.2% Cabernet Franc and 3.3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose is incredibly youthful yet not so shy as some other 2016s at this stage, giving wonderfully intense scents of red currants, black cherries, wild blueberries and violets with nuances of star anise, cinnamon stick, rose hip tea, cigar box and wood smoke plus a touch of beef drippings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has jaw-dropping elegance and depth, offering up layer upon layer of fragrant red and black fruits plus an extraordinary array of mineral sparks, supported by a rock-solid grainy texture, finishing with epic persistence and an edifying perfume. This is a very different style from the rich, opulently hedonic 2015, yet this wonderfully fragrant, beautifully poised and intellectually compelling 2016 is equally extraordinary. (LPB) Wine Advocate, Review Date: 11/20182016 Chateau Fombrauge Saint EmilionPrice: $66.00 Your Price: $59.40(92 Points) Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Fombrauge sings of lively kirsch, baked black cherries and warm plums notes plus touches of potpourri, cigar box and garrigue. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth with decadent red and black fruit preserves, structured by velvety tannins and finishing with fantastic length. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Grand Mayne Saint-Emilion Grand CruPrice: $119.00 Your Price: $107.10(94 Points) Concentrated autumnal fruit offers a hawthorny bramble of blackberry and bilberry. Big-framed, muscular tannins are joined by plenty of acidity - it's very clearly built to last and confident in its ability to reward those with patience. Matured in 50% new oak. Axel Marchal and Valerie Lavigne consult. Decanter2016 Chateau La Dominique St. EmilionPrice: $90.00 Your Price: $81.00(94 Points) Restrained and elegant on the attack, this has plenty of dense, dark black fruit to back it up. The palate opens to show complexity and intensity of fruit, and totally delivers on its opulent and silky billing, with lovely touches of spice to pick up the finish. Well constructed. It is planted to 80% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 70% new oak with Michel Rolland as consultant. 49hl/ha yield, 3.75pH. (JA) Decanter, Review Date: 04/20172016 Chateau Simard Saint-Emilion Grand CruPrice: $42.00 Sale Price: $36.96 Quantity in Stock: 51"This juicy, soft wine with lots of acidity and bright black-currant flavors is made for early drinking. Soft tannins are cushioned by fruitiness. " Wine Enthusiast2016 Chateau Troplong Mondot St EmilionPrice: $255.00 Your Price: $229.50(97 Points) Coming from one of the coolest terroirs in Saint-Emilion, the 2016 Château Troplong Mondot is a blend of 89% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc brought up in 77% new French oak. This deep purple-hued effort offers a smorgasbord of powerful blue and black fruits, smoked earth, truffle, chocolate, and licorice. Full-bodied, deep, and opulent on the palate, it’s a truly great wine as well as one of the superstars in 2016. It should drink well for upwards of three decades. Jeb Dunnuck2016 Chateau Chantalouette PomerolPrice: $39.00 Your Price: $33.15 Quantity in Stock: 102nd label of Chateau de Sales, 62 % Merlot, 21.5% Cabernet Franc, 16.5% Cabernet Sauvignon An attractive ruby red, the wine has a fresh nose dominated by ripe fruit aromas. The elegant, beautifully fresh and rounded palate on red fruit flavours leads into a long finish underpinned by creamy, highly refined tannins.2016 Chateau Gazin PomerolPrice: $172.50 Your Price: $146.63 Quantity in Stock: 7(95 Points) Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Gazin features a beautifully perfumed nose of violets, Ceylon tea, cigar box, sandalwood and fallen leaves over a core of plum preserves, kirsch and blackberry preserves plus a waft of aniseed. Medium-bodied and elegant, with compelling restraint, it has a seductively plush texture, finishing with bags of poise, perfume and persistence. Drink 2022-2045 Wine Advocate2016 Domaine De Chevalier Rouge Pessac LeognanPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00(97 Points) As to the reds, the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc that saw an extended maceration, malo in barrel, and 18 months in just 35% new French oak. This deep purple-hued beauty boasts a powerful bouquet of tobacco smoke, damp earth, gravelly, rocky minerality, wood smoke, and loads of dark fruits. Full-bodied, deep, concentrated yet incredibly elegant and seamless on the palate, it’s a legendary Chevalier in the making. While I rated this as high as 99 points on one of the four separate occasions I was able to taste it, I’m being conservative with the score. Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 02/20192016 Chateau Haut Bailly Pessac LeognanPrice: $267.00 Your Price: $240.30(98 Points) The 2016 Haut-Bailly is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. The nose opens with beautiful floral notes of violets and lavender accented with earthy notions and sparks of crushed rocks over a core of kirsch, cassis and wild blueberries. Full-bodied, rich and seductive, it has layer upon layer of red, black and blue fruits intermingled with earth and mineral hints leading to a very long, perfumed finish. -Wine Advocate2016 Baron De Brane MargauxPrice: $52.50 Your Price: $47.25(89-91 Points) The 2016 Baron de Brane is a blend of 65% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a very pure and charming bouquet with brambly red fruit, cedar and pencil shavings, very assured for a Deuxième Vin. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin on the entry, the fruit a little darker than the nose suggests, segueing into a well-defined second half with brown spices and hints of leather. This is an intriguing Baron de Brane. (NM) Wine Advocate, Review Date: 04/20172016 CHATEAU D'ISSAN MARGAUXPrice: $142.50 Your Price: $128.25(94 Points) The 2016 D'Issan is blended of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Merlot, aged in 50% new and 50% one-year-old French oak for 18 months. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it has vibrant black cherries and blackcurrants notes with chocolate mint, beef drippings, black olives and cigar box. Medium-bodied with a well-sustained, intensely flavored mid-palate, it has a rock-solid, grainy frame and long savory finish. 10,500 cases produced. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Kirwan MargauxPrice: $99.00 Your Price: $84.15 Quantity in Stock: 9(95 Points) This big, rich wine offers dense tannins as well as sumptuous black fruits. Fruit and acidity come together to create a wine with both richness and juicy blackplum flavors. Drink this powerful wine from 2025.- Wine Enthusiast2016 Chateau Marquis d'Alesme MargauxPrice: $81.00 Your Price: $72.90(96 Points) Talk about a gem in the vintage, I was blown away by the 2016 Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker on each of the three times I was able to taste it. This estate has been on an undeniable roll since the arrival of Marjolaine de Conicnck in 2009, and the 2016 is unquestionably the best yet. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and the rest Cabernet Franc, brought up in 65% new French oak, its deep purple color is followed by an essence of Cabernet bouquet that includes loads of crème de cassis, blueberries, graphite, crushed rocks, sandalwood, and violets. Almost Saint Julien in style, this beauty is laser-focused on the palate, medium to full-bodied, brilliantly textured, and has a blockbuster finish. It deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will keep for 25-30 years. Bravo! Jeb Dunnuck, Review Date: 02/20192016 Chateau Langoa Barton Saint-JulienPrice: $97.50 Your Price: $87.75(95 Points) Sappy and dense, with kirsch, plum reduction, mulled açai berry and warmed fig fruit showing impressive range, while licorice snap, ganache and roasted apple wood notes jostle behind them. Mouthwatering acidity should give this plenty of time to round into form. Best from 2025 through 2040. Wine Spectator2016 Chateau Lagrange St JulienPrice: $135.00 Your Price: $121.50(95 Points) Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Lagrange sashays out of the glass with notions of candied violets, cassis, underbrush and warm black plums with waves of Black Forest cake, cedar chest and yeast extract scents. Medium to full-bodied, the bags of perfumed black fruits are solidly structured with super ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and layered. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint-JulienPrice: $189.00 Your Price: $170.10(98 Points) Tasted on four separate occasions where this wine rated 97+, 98, 98, and 99, the 2016 Château Léoville-Poyferré is a brilliant bottle of wine and is certainly in the same league as the 2000, 2003, 2009, and 2010. Made from 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, aged in 80% new oak, this brilliantly concentrated, full-bodied, opulent beast of a wine offers a heavenly bouquet of crème de cassis, blackcurrants, smoked earth, tobacco leaf, and ample crushed rocks. It’s certainly one of the most flamboyant and opulent wines in the vintage, yet it remains perfectly balanced, with masses of polished tannins, no hard edges, and a fabulous finish. It will be drinkable in 3-4 years yet keep for 3-4 decades. Jeb Dunnuck2016 Saint-Pierre Esprit de Saint-Pierre St-JulienPrice: $45.00 Your Price: $40.50(88 Points) The 2016 Esprit de Saint-Pierre has a deep garnet-purple color and is scented of cassis, cedar, pencil lead, hoisin and licorice. Medium-bodied, it’s velvety and juicy in the mouth with good concentration. Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Talbot St. JulienPrice: $157.50 Your Price: $141.75(95 Points) Rock 'em, sock 'em St.-Julien, with mouthcoating ganache and tar notes backed by commensurate cassis, blueberry paste and blackberry reduction flavors. The long finish rumbles through, with buried brambly grip providing the support for the dense fruit and toast to meld. Best from 2025 through 2040. Wine Spectator2016 Chateau Talbot Connetable Talbot St JulienPrice: $63.00 Your Price: $56.70This is one of the best second wines of the Médoc. Connétable saw the light of day in the sixties. It has benefited over the years from all the care given to the vineyard and increasingly severe selections. Like its predecessor Chateau Talbot, this is a classic, elegant wine with a clear, well-designed structure and a long, fresh finish.2016 Chateau D' Armailhac PauillacPrice: $112.50 Your Price: $101.25(94 Points) A thrilling bottle of wine that readers should snatch up is the 2016 Château d’Armailhac. This deeply colored, medium to full-bodied, powerful Armailhac gives up a lovely perfume of blackberry and plums fruits, violets, graphite, cedar pencil, and earthy, herbal nuances. Classic, ripe, layered, and just a beautiful Pauillac any way you look at it, it has plenty of upfront sex appeal but is going to keep for 20-25 years as well. Bravo! The 2016 is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Jeb Dunnuck2016 Chateau Latour PauillacPrice: $1005.00 Your Price: $854.25 Quantity in Stock: 10(100 Points) A monumental wine from Latour. This isn't yet ready to drink but offers an impactful and promising palate full of muscle, tension and length. A complex nose filled with pencil lead, crayon, cola, mint, dried herbs, violets, and tobacco, layered with cocoa powder and espresso nuances. On the palate, it is both generous and controlled, suave and slick, with an effortless texture that fills the mouth with bright red fruits and cool, stony elements. The wine expands beautifully, with a powdery, fleshy grip leading to a long, mineral-driven finish marked by wet stones, graphite, and cola. Still compact and somewhat caged, the tannins remain firm and structured, almost austere in their tension. It carries a sense of power and poise, but still with supreme charm. (GH) Decanter, Review Date: 02/20252016 Chateau Lynch-Bages PauillacPrice: $300.00 Your Price: $270.00(97 Points) Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Lynch Bages comes charging out of the gate with pronounced cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries and menthol notions, backed up by scents of garrigue, tilled soil and a waft of tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, rich and fantastically concentrated, the generous fruit is superbly framed by firm, ripe, grainy tannins with tons of pepper, cinnamon and cloves layers coming through on the finish. Truly, a legendary Lynch Bages! (LPB) Wine Advocate, Review Date: 11/20182016 Chateau Cos d'Estournel G d'Estournel MedocPrice: $45.00 Your Price: $40.50(90 Points) This is an excellent Goulée with the cooling edge of a beautiful fresh Médoc coupled with generosity. Easily one of the best Goulées that I have tasted. Flint and smoke aromatics on the nose are followed by welcoming red fruits through the body of the wine. 77% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc, picked over a long harvest period from 28th September to 15th October. This is the first year the new plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon have been included in the blend. 3.65pH. Drinking Window 2023 - 2035. Decanter2016 Pagodes de Cos d'Estournel St. EstephePrice: $105.00 Your Price: $94.50(92 Points) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2016 Les Pagodes de Cos is blended of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46.5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with notions of warm cassis, black cherries and smoked meats giving way to scents of charcoal, underbrush and cloves plus a waft of new leather. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with generous black fruits and some compelling red fruit sparks, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and finishing long and spicy.2016 Chateau Montrose St EstephePrice: $423.00 Your Price: $380.70 Quantity in Stock: 2(100 Points) Unquestionably one of the top 2-3 wines of the vintage, the 2016 Château Montrose is a monument in the making. Checking in as a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc raised in 60% new French oak (the balance was in once-used barrels) and representing a tiny 36% of the production, this deep purple-colored 2016 possesses powerful, incredibly classic Saint-Estephe notes of creme de cassis, graphite, damp earth, lead pencil shavings, and burning embers. With a powerful, full-bodied style on the palate, a huge mid-palate, lots of underlying structure and tannic grip, and perfect balance, this magical wine will need upwards of a decade or cellaring and keep for 40-50 years. Jeb Dunnuck2016 Chateau Ormes De Pez St. EstephePrice: $72.00 Your Price: $64.80 Quantity in Stock: 3(94 Points) Another bargain alert! At this price level, perhaps the most subtle and elegant of all wines tasted. Not as expressive as Ormes de Pez, but top marks for delicate refinement and indeed a noticeably floral aromatic profile that accentuates the palate. As wine consultant Kevin Gagnon noted at a tasting: ‘Finesse and great length.’ Do not hesitate. (PK) Decanter, Review Date: 03/20192016 Pagodes de Cos d'Estournel St. EstephePrice: $105.00 Your Price: $94.50The joy and spontaneity of moments shared with loved ones. An impromptu lunch with friends is the perfect occasion to open a bottle of Pagodes de Cos. It is reminiscent of the simple pleasures of life, like homemade blackcurrant syrup, a bowl of just-picked red cherries or a freshly opened jar of citrus jam. Pagodes de Cos is at once indulgent, comforting and vivacious, like a carefree conversation with family or friends in a familiar place.2016 Chateau Rieussec Sauternes (375 mL)Price: $51.00 Your Price: $43.35 Quantity in Stock: 1(94-96 points) A barrel sample blended of 83% Sémillon, 12% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Muscadelle, the 2016 Rieussec is pale to medium lemon colored with a touch of gold. The nose features intense honeycomb, mandarin peel, candied ginger and lemongrass scents with wafts of allspice and musk perfume. The palate is very rich, full and opulent with tons of spicy layers and a lively line to lift the densely packed fruit to a long finish. (LPB) (11/2018) Wine Advocate2016 Chateau Suduiraut SauternesPrice: $105.00 Your Price: $89.25 Quantity in Stock: 2(94 Points) Yet another distinctive wine, the 2016 Suduiraut reveals a spicy, intriguing bouquet of licorice, acacia, curry leaf and exotic fruits mingled with ripe orchard fruits. Moderately weighted and perfectly balanced, it’s charming and round, with a rich core of fruit framed by a gastronomic bitterness and a long, penetrating finish. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate2016 Chateau D'yquem Sauternes 375 MlPrice: $339.00 Your Price: $288.15 Quantity in Stock: 1(96 Points) With 135 grams of residual sugar, the 2016 d'Yquem has turned out brilliantly in bottle, exhibiting a precise, harmonic, deep bouquet with aromas of mango, lychee, jasmine, exotic fruits, dry apricot and menthol. It’s moderately weighted and tense with a layered yet concentrated texture and a long, vibrant finish. Racy, charming and attractively complete, it distinguishes itself from its peers with its bright acidity. Wine Advocate

"Spent my days with a woman unkind,Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.Made up my mind to make a new start,Going to california with an aching in my heart."Going to California by Led ZeppelinMusic is just like wine. Each of us has very different tastes in what we like and dislike. The music that is “best” for one person can easily be “worst” for another people. So, it’s always fun to see when wine is mentioned in song.The 1996 vintage wines are now 30 years of age and just like people this is when great vintages really shine. We host events every year to study how wines age. We have been featuring 2016, 2006, 1986 and now we will begin our study of the 1996 vintage. There were many wine regions that produced outstanding wines in 1996. This is one of the first vintages in the 1990’s the Bordeaux critics had to talk about. Napa Valley also produced outstanding wines in 1996, as did Burgundy and Champagne, but what about Australia dn Chile? We have an amazing selection of wines from all over the world on the table tonight! Most of the top wines from 1996 are ready to drink but some may need another decade to be drinking at their best but that’s what we’re going to figure out.This is true scientific research that we are doing here at the Wine Watch, checking each bottle to see when the best time to consume for the most drinking pleasure. It's hard work but we are willing to sacrifice our body for our wine drinking people!This tasting is a pre-poured sit-down event and is limited to 14 tasters. The price for this tasting, which includes dinner and gratuity, is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.1996 Vintage Wines from Around the GlobeA Study of 30 Year-Old WinesFriday, June 5th 7:30pm1996 Henriot Brut Millesime Champagne1996 Terreno Chianti Classico Riserva1996 Domaine des Perdrix Echezeaux Grand Cru1996 Chateau Gazin Pomerol1996 Artadi El Pison Rioja1996 Penfolds Grange Bin 95, Australia1996 Ridge Mataro Bridgehead California1996 Sena Aconcagua Valley, Chile1996 Trefethen Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa MAGNUM1996 Chateau Cos D'Estournel St. Estephe1996 Luigi Righetti Capitel De' Roari, Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico DOCGMenuSelection of Cheese and CharcuterieMushroom Soup Finished with Dry Sherry and Crème FraicheTraditional Beef Tenderloin Tartar Served Over Bone Marrow with Truffle AioliBaby Back Ribs with Koren BBQ and Collard GreensDark Chocolate Crème Brulee with Raspberry CoulisThe fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you. All the wines from these GREAT producers on SALE!!NV Henriot Souverain Brut ChampagnePrice: $47.50 Your Price: $42.75 Quantity in Stock: 7NV Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs Cuvee 38 MAGNUMPrice: $795.00 Your Price: $715.50 Quantity in Stock: 32012 Henriot Brut Rose Millesime ChammpagnePrice: $127.50 Your Price: $114.75 Quantity in Stock: 42018 Henriot l'Inattendue Grand Cru, Champagne, FrancePrice: $135.00 Your Price: $121.50 Quantity in Stock: 12006 Henriot Cuvee Hemera Brut ChampagnePrice: $210.00 Your Price: $189.00 Quantity in Stock: 31997 Terreno Chianti Classico RiservaPrice: $69.00 Your Price: $62.10 Quantity in Stock: 81996 Terreno Chianti Classico RiservaPrice: $60.00 Your Price: $54.00 Quantity in Stock: 62016 Chateau Gazin PomerolPrice: $172.50 Your Price: $155.25 Quantity in Stock: 81996 Chateau Gazin PomerolPrice: $235.00 Sale Price: $180.00 Quantity in Stock: 312001 Artadi Pagos Viejos RiojaPrice: $225.00 Sale Price: $179.00 Quantity in Stock: 12017 Artadi Vinas de Gain BlancoPrice: $26.25 Your Price: $23.63 Quantity in Stock: 12018 ARTADI QUINTANILLA ALVALAPrice: $84.00 Your Price: $75.60 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Artadi San LazaroPrice: $129.00 Your Price: $116.10 Quantity in Stock: 42019 Artadi Alava El CarretilPrice: $246.00 Your Price: $221.40 Quantity in Stock: 22019 Artadi La Poza De BallesterosPrice: $150.00 Your Price: $135.00 Quantity in Stock: 122019 Artadi Vina El Pison AlavaPrice: $408.00 Your Price: $367.20 Quantity in Stock: 12019 Artadi Quintanilla AlvalaPrice: $84.00 Your Price: $75.60 Quantity in Stock: 4Penfolds G5 AustraliaPrice: $3500.00 Your Price: $3150.00 Quantity in Stock: 1Penfolds G4, AustraliaPrice: $3000.00 Your Price: $2700.00 Quantity in Stock: 12022 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet - 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