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We know that you know that all the wines in your Fellow Shipment were responsibly farmed and sustainably produced (by us) to be joyfully shared (with you and yours). But sometimes it’s nice to get a little more detail — we’ve created this page for that purpose!
Scroll on to learn more about what’s coming your way, along with some helpful (we hope) ideas for enhancing your enjoyment of the wines you’re receiving this quarter.
Featured Selections
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2024 Zinfandel, Gonzalez Vineyard
The tiny Gonzalez vineyard is wedged on a landing of alluvial soil derived from the volcanic tufa and rhyolite that dominates this hills on the eastern side of St. Helena (you can gather obsidian from the roadcuts in this part of the valley). This type of soil delivers an especially upright, structured and perfumed expression of Zinfandel that we have always found enchanting. The ‘24 Gonzalez possesses all of the rich, spicy fruit that one expects of Zinfandel, but brings extra dimensions along for the ride: cinnamon spice, spearmint and cherry cola accompany a fully-textured palate and a long finish. We last made a Gonzalez Zinfandel in 2014, and that wine continues to impress as it enters its middle age; the ‘24 is seriously delicious now, but will reward patience as well.
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2023 Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
After 3 years of drought, fires, heat domes and other such nonsense, ’23 delivered a wet winter and a long, cool, problem-free growing season that drew out both power and lift from our Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Our final pick in 2023 happened on November 2, the latest we have ever picked grapes for dry wine. The season’s tremendous length was equally matched by its bounty, and our production of ’23 Cabernet is happily one of the highest we have enjoyed since we began excluding non-estate fruit.
The results of all this good fortune were spectacular. Deep color and rich texture, almost a given in problem-free years in Napa, are matched in ’23 by a special combination of strong acidity and cool-season complexity. As a young Cabernet Sauvignon, it carries meaningful tannin, but the texture reads as sappy and inviting rather than grippy or astringent. Power is evident and still unfolding, yet the wine is approachable and open even at this early stage.
Black fruit is present but restrained rather than overtly sweet or forward, balanced by herbal, dusty, and earthy notes that add complexity without dominating the profile. The wine shows good length, and its combination of underlying strength and youthful accessibility gives it versatility with a range of foods rather than pairing narrowly with heavier fare.
While the wine is genuinely enjoyable now, it is built with the structure and balance to develop over many years, and it is expected to continue unfolding and gaining complexity with time in the cellar. The 2023 stands as a clear expression of the estate’s Rutherford vineyards coming into full maturity, delivering both immediate drinkability and long-term aging potential.
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