2014 Dutcher Crossing Port – Dry Creek Valley

Dutcher Crossing makes over 30 wines from Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino and fortunately, also makes a California Port. Made from all zinfandel with nearly four years of barrel aging, this gives Portugal a run for its money. You at once notice the fruity zinfandel notes however this is not sweet nor jammy, but rather more fruit compote driven with notes of fig, almond extract, pomegranate, plum and cassis. As balanced as it is, this is a perfect wine to end the evening, or simply sip by the fire.
448 cases.
ORIGIN: Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma
ALCOHOL: 19.4%
PRICE: $35 (375 ml)
SCORE: 91 POINTS

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2019 Dough Wines North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

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$22.00USD

Offering a lighter style of Cabernet, this 2019 Dough is definitely a solid value. Black cherry, blueberry, blackberry, light plum, pomegranate, rhubarb, green tea leaf and black cherry, announce themselves and it offers moderate acidity and decent tannins. The wine was aged 16 months in both American and French oak barrels.

Cuvaison 2021 Estate Pinot Noir

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2021

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$42.00USD

This estate Pinot is a lively compilation of black cherry, strawberry, plum, blackberry compote, with back notes of rhubarb, huckleberry and black tea. The acidity drives the fruit. This is not a shy Pinot, but an overt celebration of expressive fruit. The wine spent 10 months aging in French oak, 33% of which was new, therefore the fruit is more dominant. Using a variety of Pinot Noir clones, winemaker Steve Rogstad, has decades of experience working with his vineyards, and knowing how best to use the excellent fruit that grows on their property. ORIGIN: Napa Valley, Los Carneros.

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