12 bottles all Red

The Fall 2009 Wine Club Selection brings some gems out of the cellar, the last drop of a few of our favorites and highlights of the future of Sonoma wine. For the first time we are inviting visitors to the winery and our new tasting room in the grand room of the cave during the harvest. It is your chance to experience the harvest first hand. This is a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes how we make world-class wines.

We continue to produce wines that are lauded by the wine community. Our 2006 Pinot Noir, Russian River, just won DOUBLE GOLD at the 2009 Sonoma County Harvest Fair. We only made 275 cases of this spectacular wine, order soon if you want more.

Red Rex
Many of our wines find their roots in the proud tradition of winemaking in France and Italy, but more than anything else, flavor determines what makes a good blend. With that in mind we make the Red Rex, a multi-dimensional blend with seven different grape varietals, each playing an intricate part of the whole. Few wines can stand next to the Red Rex, a robust array of well-balanced flavors packaged within a smooth drinking wine. We dug deep in the cellar to do a vertical of Red Rex so you can experience the subtle nuances of each exceptional harvest.
2003 Red Rex – One bottle – Not available for retail, Special Club Price: $28
2004 Red Rex – One bottle – Not available for retail, Special Club Price: $28
2005 Red Rex – One bottle – Retail: $28

2005 Sangiovese – One bottle
Best known for its role in Chianti, Sangiovese has many different faces. An often over-looked and under-appreciated varietal in California, our Sangiovese is considered by many to be one of the best. It resembles Pinot Noir for it’s intense fruit quality but in many ways shares the boldness of Cabernet. This wine has light strawberry flavors backed with broad earth and oak, and it chills well. We recommend pairing it with fine Italian food and seared tuna.
Retail: $30

2006 Pinot Noir, Russian River – Two bottles
Pinot Noir has its roots in the French region of Burgundy, where blending has been the standard for generations. We combine this traditional winemaking style with the finest fruit grown in the premier California Pinot Noir region, the Russian River. This wine boasts aromatics that linger, delicate flavors that cover the middle of the palate and a smooth feminine finish. The winemaking process adds spice and nuances creating a Pinot Noir that is award winning. Retail: $45

2004 Shiraz Cuvée – Two bottles
Much like the Merlot Cuvée, this blend exemplifies the quality of winemaking at the Deerfield Ranch Winery and proves what a varietal can do in the hands of a skilled vintner. While Deerfield turns the head of many tasters, this wine is getting the nod from the entire wine community. Shortly after the 2009 North of the Gate wine competition gave the 2004 Shiraz Cuvée a DOUBLE GOLD and BEST IN CLASS, Robert Parker gave it 89+ points. This wine is great example of Deerfield producing a rich color, deep flavored wine that is intensely powerful with a full mouth-feel. Retail: $24

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast – Two bottles
The 2004 vintage followed a rainy winter, creating a lighter, fruity Cabernet. While many viewed this vintage as a poor one for Cabernet, we viewed this as a great opportunity to blend the best Cabernet from Sonoma and Napa. This wine highlights the quality of the best grape growing regions in the world and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec. This blend was done by taste and has its roots in centuries of Bordeaux winemaking and Robert’s 37 years of experience. Retail: $30

2001 Super T-Rex – One bottle
Named in honor of the great wines of Tuscany, the Super Tuscans, and our last name (and, of course, the dinosaur reference was too much fun to pass up), Super T-Rex is a delicious and wonderfully complex blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto. The flavors fit together like a puzzle to fill every corner of your palate. We have a handful of bottles left so open, enjoy it, and if you want more jump on it. Super T-Rex pairs well with pastas as well as pork chops, grilled chicken and stew. Retail: $50

2001 DRX – One bottle
The DRX is truly the best of the best. Every barrel in our 23,000 sq ft wine cave is tasted and evaluated. If the barrel is well balanced and is a good representation of both its varietal and the vineyard, it is marked with an X. After two years of aging in the barrel the varietals are blended by taste and returned to the best barrels for a third year, softening the tannins and adding complexity in a way that only time can do. Retail: $100; Special Wine Club Price: $75

Retail price of shipment: $462
Wine Club price of shipment: $365
Your discount for this shipment: 21.1%

Santé,

Robert and PJ

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As usual, many of the small-lot wines are running low and will soon be sold out. If any of these are amongst your favorites, now's the time to add a few to your cellar.