6 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
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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, a prestigious competition of our peers. We made only 275 cases of this spectacular wine so be sure to order yours soon.

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

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast – One bottle
Winemaking is a combination of art and science; cooking and chemistry. It’s about the quality of the ingredients, and the interplay of flavors, textures and technique. This blend, done by taste, has its roots in centuries of Bordeaux winemaking and Robert’s 37 years of experience in blending wines.

When we talk about wine, we talk about where we taste it on our palate in addition to what it tastes like. Each grape flavor focuses on a particular region of the palate, creating a three dimensional experience. A good blend will reach every corner of the palate. This is our art and sets us apart from big wineries, that make wine by recipe or cost and don’t take time to taste.
Retail: $30

2004 Shiraz Cuvée – One bottle
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 Shiraz a double gold and Best in Class, Robert Parker gave this wine 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

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 nuance of two exceptional harvests.

2003 Red Rex – One bottle – Not available for retail, Special Club Price: $28

2005 Red Rex – One bottle – Retail: $28

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 a good representation of both its varietal and the vineyard, then we mark it with an X. After two years of aging in the barrels the varietals are blended by taste and returned to the barrel 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: $236
Wine Club price of shipment: $191
Your discount for this shipment: 19.2%

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.