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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Club Selection
A ‘trine’ is defined as a close group of three, and this wine pays homage to the families of Pepper Bridge: the McKibbens, the Murphys, and Pellets. It highlights the best of the estate vineyards and is a vintage-specific blend of Bordeaux’s traditional five red grapes. The 2017 bottling is a blend of 42% Cabernet Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Malbec, 9% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Each lot was vinified separately and aged in French Oak, 41% New and 59% Neutral. Certified sustainable and Salmon Safe. 672 cases produced. Dense aromas of dark berries, bramble fruit and sweet oak. The palate delivers marionberry, dark plums and black tea with a note of caramel and a hint of cinnamon. Cellaring Recommendation: 5-7 years.
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2017 Pepper Bridge Red Trine Bordeaux Blend, Walla Walla Valley, Washington (750ml)
2017 Quinta Dos Murcas Margem, DOC Douro, Portugal (750ml)
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A Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Deep plum with a touch of garnet. Intense aromas of ripe blackberries and cassis. The palate is ripe and concentrated, bursting with flavors of fresh black and red cherries, huckleberries and figs. The voluptuous mouthfeel is tempered with vibrant acidity and well-integrated, slightly grippy tannins. One of three estates owned and operated by Esporão, Quinta dos Murças traces its history back to 1714. The estate is nestled on the right bank of the Douro River, between the towns of Regua and Pinhao, and stretches 3.2 km along the riverfront. Quinta dos Murças possesses 155 hectares, of which 48 are under vine and planted to indigenous grape varieties.
2017-C Lar de Sotomayor Vendimia Seleccionada Rioja, Spain (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
This classic Rioja has a beautiful garnet robe and a deceptively subtle nose showing soft blackberry fruit, dusty earth and a hint of spice. The complex palate shows boysenberry, black cherry and red currant with a hint of cacao, firm tannins and a beautiful herbal note. A delightful wine, very well balanced, the acid supports a rather long, fruited finish.
2017-C Lornano Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy (750ml)
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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Brick red. Classic aromas of crushed rock, fresh red berries and exotic spice. The palate exhibits rich fruit flavors of ripe red and black plums, bramble fruit and berry compote, with notes of cigar box and dusty earth. The palate is artfully balanced, with fresh acidity and a long and expressive finish. A prime example of when Riserva Chianti really starts drinking well, and starting to show the benefits of extended bottle ageing.
2018 Fattori Col de Bastia, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Veneto, Italy (750ml)
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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Club Selection
Quite coincidentally, fattori is the Italian word for "farmers", and Antonio Fattori, viticulturist and winemaker of Fattori winery comes from five generations of farmers. His grandfather planted his first vineyard in the early 1900s near the village of Terrossa, about 20 minutes east of Verona.
2018-C Acumen Mountainside Red Blend, Napa Valley, California (750ml)
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A Red Cellar Trio Quarterly Wine Club Selection
The Acumen Mountainside Red is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, and 3% Zinfandel.
2018-C Herdade de Coelheiros Tinto, Alentejo, Portugal (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
An elegant, aromatic and thoroughly modern blend of 50/50 Alicante Bouschet and Touriga Nacional. Native yeast fermentation, 12 months aging in used French barriques, less than 2,500 cases made in 2018.
2018-C Il Botolo Barbera d’Asti DOCG, Piedmont, Italy (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
Ruby red with concentrated aromas of tart red fruit, dried herbs and a hint of licorice. The palate shows brandied cherries, sour blackberry fruit and garrigue. The finish is long and elegant with a touch of spice and nicely balanced tannins. If you are not familiar with Barbera this charming red is a fine introduction.
2019 Blacksmith C.L.R.T. Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California (750ml)
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Blacksmith has, over multiple vintages now, been one of our most dependable suppliers of Napa Cabernet under $30, an increasingly rare commodity. It is usually more than 75% Cabernet, with the balance a mix of other Bordeaux varieties such as Merlot and Cabernet Franc in percentages that vary slightly from vintage to vintage. C.L.R.T. stands for claret, the old term that was historically used for red wines from Bordeaux.
2019 Once & Future 'Teldeschi Vineyard' Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, California (750ml)
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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Once & Future is the return of one of California's great winemaking mavericks—Joel Peterson. Joel started Ravenswood in 1976 with the focus of making Zinfandel from old vine parcels throughout Sonoma and Contra Costa Counties, and was the first winemaker to vineyard designate Zinfandel in California. Once & Future is a continuation of Joel's early work at Ravenswood as he's returned to many of the original vineyards he used: Oakley, Sangiacomo, and Teldeschi, while also incorporating the famed Bedrock vineyard owned with his son Morgan Twain-Peterson, and Palisades vineyard in Calistoga.
2019-C Bodegas Mustiguillo Finca Terrerazo Vino de Pago, Spain (750ml)
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A Quarterly Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Deep, dark red with scarlet flashes. The nose shows crushed red fruits, scents of wild strawberry and pomegranate. The palate is grapey and intense, with flavors of ripe, black cherry, black plum and blueberry fruit, laced with notes of tobacco and cedar, with chewy, firm tannins. Bold but with superb balance, and a long, fruited finish.
2019-C Chateau La Borie Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Valley, France (750ml)
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A Monthly Wine Club Selection
Château La Borie is a single-block 115-hectare estate with 75 hectares of vines and 35 hectares of forests, located in Suze-La-Rousse in the southern part of the Rhône Valley. Since 2018, the estate has belonged to the Knapp family and is managed by owner and winemaker, Raphael Knapp, who began converting to organic farming in 2019. The property is primarily planted to Syrah and Grenache, with some Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Marselan.
2019-C Domaine des Forges Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France (750ml)
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This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc produced from 25-year-old vines. The grapes were hand-harvested, carefully sorted and gently pressed. The must was cold-fermented in a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank and aged on its fine lees. The resulting wine was gently filtered prior to bottling. Fresh and focused, it shows refreshing aromas and flavors of tart citrus fruit, candied grapefruit, with hints of celery leaf and nettle.
2020 Ronchi Barbaresco, Piemonte, Italy (750ml)
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A Red Cellar Trio Wine Club Selection
Established in the 1900s, the Rocca family’s wines are still somewhat of an insider’s secret, representing some of the better values in Barbaresco. Winemaker Giancarlo Rocca is the fourth generation of the Rocca clan to live in the house built by the family, surrounded by ‘Ronchi’ cru vines, which runs along the eastern edge of the appellation, near the historic town of Neive.
2020-C 2020 Yohan Lardy Les Bruyères Beaujolais-Villages Blanc AOP, France (750ml)
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Bright golden robe. Inviting aromas of ripe stone fruit set against chalky minerality. The palate is fresh, crisp and pure, showing an exotic medley of flavors: yellow peach, quince and dragon fruit, tempered with a charming floral note. Beautiful texture all the way through with mouthwatering acidity and a bright, juicy finish. A beautiful example of Chardonnay’s potential for both delicacy and complexity!