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Grape Variety: Schiava (Vernatsch)
Chillable Reds
PlumpJack
Albert Bichot "Secret de Famille" Pinot Noir
Our Bourgogne Pinot Noir Secret de Famille ("Family Secret") is crafted from a carefully sourced blend of grapes from prestigious terroirs of the Côte d'Or region only (around Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Gevrey-Chambertin, Marsannay…). We treat these wines as “villages” wines, where yields are restricted and ageing is adapted for each wine.
TASTING
This charming wine features predominant fruity aromas of blackcurrant and wild red berries. Velvety and silky, this wine boasts soft, balanced structure on the palate, which ends with a delicate finish reminiscent of red fruit.
$26.00
Beaune Imports
Arnot-Roberts El Dorado Gamay Noir
Another rather rare variety made by Arnot Roberts. Gamay is a light bodied red wine, loved by the French from the region of Beaujolais. It is fruit forward with low tannins, and pairs well with a wide range of dishes.
$38.00
Beaune Imports
Arnot-Roberts Trousseau
Crushed flowers, subtle hints of earthiness, dried flowers and savory herbs waft from the glass.. A weightless, gracious wine, impresses for its overall balance and pure class. This superb, delicious red should be at its best at the dinner table. Trosseau, a variety originally from the Jura, is rarely seen in California.
$38.00
PlumpJack
Azul y Garanza Naturaleza Salvaje Garnacha
Azul y Garanza’s 2017 Naturaleza Salvaje Garnacha is so pure, fresh, and clean, you may not believe this fits the natural wine category. Totally drinkable, it is bursting with red fruit, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries. There are some
earthy notes of cinnamon and cloves that follow the full and fruity attack, with berries in the middle pallet. The wine coats the tongue ending with a juicy, spicy finish and bright acidity. Robust butifarra sausages (a plump white sausage
made from pork, garlic, and spices), fricandó (a hearty veal and mushroom dish), roasted vegetables served with a tangy Romesco sauce, roast duck or cassoulet, roasted chicken, or couscous with chorizo and fennel would be delicious and
perfect dishes to accompany this “natural” Garnacha.
earthy notes of cinnamon and cloves that follow the full and fruity attack, with berries in the middle pallet. The wine coats the tongue ending with a juicy, spicy finish and bright acidity. Robust butifarra sausages (a plump white sausage
made from pork, garlic, and spices), fricandó (a hearty veal and mushroom dish), roasted vegetables served with a tangy Romesco sauce, roast duck or cassoulet, roasted chicken, or couscous with chorizo and fennel would be delicious and
perfect dishes to accompany this “natural” Garnacha.
$26.00
Regal
Brewer Clifton Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir
As assembly of each of the blocks and clones from their estate holdings within the Sta. Rita Hills and predominantly fermented as whole clusters. We have always viewed the stem as an inherent part of the cluster, much like a skeleton within a body. The approach is akin to cooking meat on the bone such chicken breast on the ribs. The outcome is that the stem’s participation acts like a corset to render the wine more stern and to lift up the fruit aromatic by fermenting largely as whole berries. The tannin architecture in the wine is also largely a stem derivative which substantiates the back of the palate and is more savory in nature much like tea or soy, but has aromas of pomegranate, white tea, and raspberry. Flavors of dried fig, white truffle and ripe cherry.
This is Greg Brewer's appellation blend rather than his single-vineyard expressions, but it's still incredibly dynamic and delicious. A fresh and fruity strawberry-slushie aroma is met with notes of crushed slate and star anise-spiced cookies on the nose. The palate is bright in flavors of slightly tart cherries and ripe cranberries, but then come juniper and pine needle on the midpalate. Acidity pumps into the pomegranate and menthol finish.
Editors’ Choice
[Wine Enthusiast]
$42.00
Revel
Broc Cellars Amore Rosso
The Sangiovese comes in each year as one of the most expressive grapes throughout harvest - showing beautiful aromas of cinnamon and clove. A chillable, accessible, high acid, natural and food friendly (pizza) wine!
$25.00
Revel
Broc Cellars Love Red
WINEMAKER’S NOTES: The Love Red grapes were harvested in the second week of September to preserve the grape’s natural acidity. The Carignan and Syrah were both whole cluster fermented and destemmed in concrete and stainless tanks. The Valdiguié went under carbonic fermentation in stainless steel. Aged for 8 months in concrete and neutral French oak barrels.
VITICULTURAL AREA: The grapes come from 70 year old vines in Solano County’s Green Valley. This area is tucked between Napa and Suisun Valley. Parenti and Wirth Ranch each provide Syrah and Valdiguié for this blend. The Carignan comes solely from Parenti Vineyard. The grapes of each vineyard grow in clay loam soils and come from mostly dry-farmed and head-pruned vines.
BLEND: 77% Carignan, 15% Valdiguié, 8% Syrah,
ALC: 12.5% alcohol
$22.00
Revel
Broc Cellars Love Red Can
WINEMAKER’S NOTES: The Love Red grapes were harvested in the second week of September to preserve the grape’s natural acidity. The Carignan and Syrah were both whole cluster fermented and destemmed in concrete and stainless tanks. The Valdiguié went under carbonic fermentation in stainless steel. Aged for 8 months in concrete and neutral French oak barrels.
VITICULTURAL AREA: The grapes come from 70 year old vines in Solano County’s Green Valley. This area is tucked between Napa and Suisun Valley. Parenti and Wirth Ranch each provide Syrah and Valdiguié for this blend. The Carignan comes solely from Parenti Vineyard. The grapes of each vineyard grow in clay loam soils and come from mostly dry-farmed and head-pruned vines.
BLEND: 77% Carignan, 15% Valdiguié, 8% Syrah,
ALC: 12.5% alcohol
$10.00
Revel
Broc Cellars Valdiguie
Called Napa Gamay for the longest time, it wasn’t until a lab test revealed it’s true identity. 60+-year-old vines in both Frei (acidic soils) and Wirth Vineyard (steep, iron-rich slopes) in Solano County’s Green Valley, just southeast of Napa. Partial carbonic maceration in tank.
At Broc Cellars, all of our wines are made using spontaneous fermentation, a process that means we only use native yeasts and bacteria that exist on the grapes in order to make wine. We don’t add anything – this includes nutrients, yeast, bacteria, enzymes, tannins or other popular fermentation agents. Sulphur is a naturally occurring element in all wine, the amount found can vary. We add little to no S02, depending on the wine and style.
$25.00
Chambers and Chambers
Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco di Castelvetro Vigneto Cialdini
Deep color which foreshadows intense, but never excessive scents. It combines roundness and austerity.This artisanal Lambrusco from the Chiarli family in Emilia-Romagna, the oldest producer of Lambrusco in Italy. Made from single-vineyard Grasparossa grapes, this Lambrusco has bright blackberry and raspberry fruit. This sparkling red will dance on your tongue before finishing dry.
$17.00
Chambers and Chambers
Cleto Chiarli Organic Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
In 2016 Cleto Chiarli started a collaboration with local farmers in the Castelvetro area that have long embraced organic viticulture practices. These individuals are members of the Cantina Sociale di Settecani, with whom Chiarli has been partners with for many years prior to this project. Chiarli supervises and controls the quality of the farming and viticultural practices of the vineyards. The grapes are brought to Cleto Chiarli at the time of harvest and the Chiarli winemaking team proceeds with vinification.
$18.00
PlumpJack
Domaine Aubert Cotes du Rhone
This domaine is one of the estates owned and run by the three, hardworking Aubert Brothers, which they inherited from their father and named after him. They make very good Cotes de Rhone using a Grenache and Syrah blend. It is perfectly weighted, with ripe dark fruit and peppery spice.
$13.00
T Elenteny
Domaine Bastide Cotes du Rhone
This Côtes du Rhône, a blend of approximately 60% syrah, 20% grenache and 20% carignan from 37 year old vines on average, is dry and plush with zippy acidity and a dark streak of earth. The soil type consists of the large stones classic to the Rhône.
$16.00
Vigneron
Domaine de Beausejour Chinon
Domaine de Beauséjour has 27 hectares of Chinon AOC vineyards, and a total surface area of 93 hectares. The original farm was purchasd by Jacques Chauveau in 1951; his son Gerard inherited the property in 1968 and decided to plant vineyards; today, he and his son David produce the wines from 100% Cabernet Franc.
This is cool climate, crisp Cabernet Franc as you would expect from Chinon. Smelsl and tastes of pomegranate and red plums, with a bit of ruby grapefruit, tamarind, green olive, and tarragon. Perfect wine for you, assuming you know and enjoy the Parisian Bistro, food-friendly, bright acidity style of Cabernet Franc.$20.00
PlumpJack
Domaine de Colette Beaujolais
After selective sorting of the harvested grapes before vatting on a sorting table, the bunches of grapes are vatted whole (no de-stalking or crushing).
They are vinified using traditional Beaujolais methods, where the bunches are kept whole throughout vatting, which lasts 7 to 8 days.
In this way we craft a ruby-coloured Beaujolais-Villages with pleasant red fruit aromas (raspberry, red currant, strawberry). The tannins are supple and blend in beautifully. This fruity wine will be tasty all the time of day.
$15.00
Planet Wine
Domaine des Champs Fleuris Saumur Champigny “Les Tufolies”
Elegant ruby color with purple tints. The nose is fresh and pleasant with strawberry, blackcurrant and spices aromas (pepper). In the mouth, the entry is tender and elegant then ample and harmonious with silky tannins. An elegant red wine, fruity, light, easy to drink.
This wine will pair well with red meat, white meat, salads, cheeses and red fruits dessert. Perfect to accompany barbecues.
$16.00
PlumpJack
Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Bourgogne Pinot Noir
The wine comes from a plot on the “Champ Franc” climat, on limestone, with sand mixed with clay soil. The fermentation process begins using the naturally present yeast, following a pre-fermentation cold maceration process. The extraction process is gentle with little pigeage. The wine is matured in oak barrels for 14-16 months. The result is deliciously seductive. Easy to drink, fruity, with a gourmet, crisp side.
$28.00
Swirl Wine Brokers
Domenico Clerico "Visadi" Langhe Dolcetto
Visadi means “vision’ as these Dolcetto vines were the only vines passed down from Domenico’s father. The Dolcetto is thoughtful, but still a playful varietal not intended to be compared with Barbera or Nebbiolo. Red fruits pushing out of the glass with pleasant tannins and slight spice.
$21.00
PlumpJack
Elena Walch Schiava
- Alto Adige DOC
- Grape: 100% Schiava
- Availability: 0,75l
- Aging potential: 2 – 4 years
- Serving temperature and food pairing: 16 -18 °C An interesting wine for Mediterranean dishes and Pasta dishes, as well as antipasti.
$20.00
Regal
Famille Perrin Reserve Cotes du Rhone
Pretty deep colour. The nose offers a beautiful aromatic complexity, marked by Grenache and a hint of blackcurrant brought by the ripe Syrah. On the palate, it shows complexity with tannins still present, but with finesse and elegance, and a beautiful freshness.
Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre
$12.00
PlumpJack
Farmlands Pinot Noir (Johan Vineyards)
This Pinot Noir is made entirely from our own Biodynamic, estate grown fruit at Johan Vineyards. The grapes were hand picked and fermented in small batches using only native yeast – for both primary and malolactic fermentation. During primary fermentation our cap management is gentle, just enough to wet the cap and distribute even temperatures throughout the tank. Once each lot was fermented dry, it was pressed off the skins and barreled down into neutral French oak barrels, where it aged for 7 months. All Pinot noir is created equal in our cellar until our tasting and blending trials begin in early spring. At this time, we select the barrels that we feel are the most approachable at that time, with the focus of making a wine that is vibrant and juicy, with a nice tannin structure and balance.
$24.00
Oliver McCrum
Franz Gojer Alte Reben Vernatsch
From very old vines grown (unusual for a red wine) at high altitude, at the Karneid property. Entirely Vernatsch, unlike the wines from St. Magdalener; classic pomegranate/herbal flavor. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.
$23.00
Southern Wine and Spirits
King Estate Pinot Envy Pinot Noir
The front label picture of Sigmund Freud underscores the punny name for this new entry into the winery's lineup. The wine was treated to 18 months in 30% new French oak. Its generous, fruit-driven flavors of raspberry and cherry come with a streak of cola, while the tannins are lightly dusty and proportionate.
$21.00
Vinifera
Lang & Reed Cabernet Franc
A hint of blue violet in its color. Aromatics of berry fruit, floral and lightly herbaceous notes. Flavors of strawberry jam and earthiness.
$26.00
PLUMPJACK
Lo-Fi Gamay/Pinot Noir
Hand harvested and organically grown; 100% whole cluster carbonic fermentation. Each varietal was fermented separately and picked at different times. Pumped over once daily after which the top was again sealed and the fermenter was gassed using carbon dioxide. Fermented on the native yeasts, followed by full malolactic by naturally occurring bacteria. Fermentation lasted for 8 days then pressed and racked in to vessels for aging. The Pinot Noir was tank aged while the Gamay was aged in neutral French barrels. After 4 months the wines were racked and blended together then put back down into barrel for an additional 3 months. A total Of 25 ppm so2 was added prior to bottling without filtration in keeping with our minimalist (lo-fi) philosophy.
$22.00
PlumpJack
Marcel Lapierre Morgon
Nobody’s wines taste like Marcel Lapierre’s. He is the source of a whole new school of winemaking, turning the hands of time back to wine the way Mother Nature envisioned it. Tasting it can change the way you taste wine. These wines are the essence of Morgon: bright, fleshy fruit with a palatable joie de vivre that was undoubtedly inherited from their creator. Mathieu Lapierre follows in his famous father’s footsteps to create one of the greatest cru Beaujolais in all of France. It’s more than delicious; it’s liquid joy.
$39.00
Vinity
Markus Prackwieser GumpHof Schiava
Production area: at the entry of the Isarco Valley Cultivation system: Pergola Yield per hectare: 120 quintals
Fermentation: in steel tank and "botte grande" (large Slavonian casks) Refinement: In steel tank and "botte grande" (large Slavonian casks)
$20.00
PLUMPJACK
Monte Oton Garnacha
The vineyards for Monte Oton are situated high on the windswept slopes of the Moncayo. The sun drench, arid location is ideal for harvesting, perfectly matured, fully ripened Garnacha grapes. The resulting wine is full bodied, elegantly textured and exhibits a long complex finish. Cherry red, intense has a ripe fruit nose, is full bodied and elegantly textured; exhibits a long complex finish.
$12.00
PlumpJack
Newfound Wines Carignane
100% Carignan
VINEYARD: The Colombini Vineyard is a mid-century planting that was installed by Charlie Barra in 1942. Still in production, the Carignane block, off Road I in the Redwood Valley, is a bench land site that contains a diverse mix of Pinole series soils – a well-drained gravely mixture of clay with sedimentary materials. The 10 acre planting has been farmed by the Colombini family since the 1970s and has contributed to everything from sacramental wine to vineyard designated bottlings. Darin Colombini (2nd Generation) is the guiding hand that tends to the vines each year.
WINEMAKING: The handling was gentle, performing no more than two punch downs per day. It was apparent from the beginning that this wine would be special given the juice’s neon-magenta/blackened appearance which provided visual evidence of the potential and forced a delicate hand. The fragrant fermentation lasted a total of 18 days.
AGING: Wine was laid to rest for 12 months in 2 demi-muids. Both vessels were then racked and combined just 3 days prior to bottling.
$32.00
PlumpJack
Occhipinti il Frappato 2017
Occhipinti Il Frappato is an organic and biodynamic monovarietal red wine made from Frappato di Vittoria, and produced by Arianna Occhipinti, in Sicily, Italy. Arianna Occhipinti is a young Sicilian winegrower who works according to the philosophy of respecting wine as if it were a person; a person who carries with them a world, a history and an atmosphere.
With this, Occhipinti Il Frappato once again tells us a story. A dream he had as a child. He wanted to make a wine that reflected the terroir of his birthplace: Vittoria, the area where his winery is located, and the Iblei mountains, which are part of his everyday landscape.
The grapes from which Occhipinti Il Frappato come are from 40 year-old plots with sandy soils of a calcareous nature, located at a height of 280 metres above sea level. The vineyards are cultivated according to the principles of organic agriculture and the bunches are harvested by hand. The must macerates for 30 days with the skins and ferments with its own yeasts. The wine is aged for 14 months in large barrels (or botti) of Slavonian oak, and remains one month in the bottle. It is not filtered.
Occhipinti Il Frappato is perhaps Arianna Occhipinti’s most emblematic wine, the one which, according to her words, most resembles her. A wine that expresses the freshest aspect of the Mediterranean - rebellious, brave and original.
With this, Occhipinti Il Frappato once again tells us a story. A dream he had as a child. He wanted to make a wine that reflected the terroir of his birthplace: Vittoria, the area where his winery is located, and the Iblei mountains, which are part of his everyday landscape.
The grapes from which Occhipinti Il Frappato come are from 40 year-old plots with sandy soils of a calcareous nature, located at a height of 280 metres above sea level. The vineyards are cultivated according to the principles of organic agriculture and the bunches are harvested by hand. The must macerates for 30 days with the skins and ferments with its own yeasts. The wine is aged for 14 months in large barrels (or botti) of Slavonian oak, and remains one month in the bottle. It is not filtered.
Occhipinti Il Frappato is perhaps Arianna Occhipinti’s most emblematic wine, the one which, according to her words, most resembles her. A wine that expresses the freshest aspect of the Mediterranean - rebellious, brave and original.
$45.00
PlumpJack
Pannonhalmi Apátsági Tricollis Red
40% Pinot Noir, 40% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. The wine is fermented in 50 hl wooden vats and 60 hl stainless steel tanks, keeping the juice on the skin for three weeks. Following pressing, malolactic fermentation and aging for 6 months after that take place in 228 liter barrels. 13.9% ABV.
$14.00
Swirl Wine Brokers
Passopisciaro Passorosso
Passorosso is made from the grapes of Nerello Mascalese, blending across different altitudes and soil types. This wine is a holistic expression of the breadth of flavors that Etna can produce with a character that distills this unique growing environment in a glass, reflecting the variations of each vintage. The wines age in large, neutral oak barrels and are unfiltered, presenting an interpretation of Nerello Mascalese that is bright, pure, red-fruited, mineral, and herbaceous, and with age, it begins to lose its color and gain exotic aromas of camphor, sandalwood, and spice. The first vintage was in 2001. Starting with this vintage, Passorosso has been designated Etna Rosso DOC.
$48.00
Winebow
Pecchenino San Luigi Dolcetto
Ruby red with violet highlights. Fruit-forward with notes of currants, raspberries, blackberries and prunes. Well-balanced with sweet tannins and good acidity.
Pairs well with appetizers, pastas, meats, red meats and roasts.
$18.00
Epic
Rickshaw Pinot Noir
Rickshaw Pinot leaps out of the glass with bright notes of dried cherry and pine. It is followed by a truly silky palate of wild strawberry, red plum and pomegranate. The wine is bolstered with its usual energetic spine and a slightly salty finish.
$16.00
Vinity
Simon Brazzan Cabernet Franc
This floral, plummy, organically grown wine is made of 100% Cabernet Franc and hails from the northern Italian region of Friuli - Venezia Giulia. Showing wild herb notes and brilliant acidity that keeps the wine pert and fresh, this is a fantastic, rare find that works perfectly for Cabernet lovers.
$25.00
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