The nose opens with blackberry and black currants. The body is a dark ruby color, semi opaque. Upon tasting you immediately identify the Terroir as a fairplay Cabernet with a mid palate full of our famous minerality from soil composed of granite, quartz and yes gold! The mountain fruit is nicely extracted on the legs and the tension of the mouthfeel lets you know you can lay this down for at least 5 years. This cab will compete against any of the finest fairplay cabs today, but over the next 5 years it will continue to soften and easily be your favorite! Enjoy!
Upon opening, you get some white pepper, blackberry and black currants that will overload your senses. This Malbec is full bodied, dark, opaque and the heavily extracted legs coat your glass with teardrops that cascade like a waterfall to the bottom of your glass! This is a big, beautiful, bold Malbec that is meticulously balanced with plenty of fruit, mouthfeel, acidity and a long peppery finish that lingers for over 30 seconds! Enjoy this wine over the next 20 years, or, ... decant for an hour and be swept away tonight.
As you would expect from the Polynesian Girl, our 2019 Malbec reserve is dark, opaque and fully extracted with ruby stained legs cascading into my quickly disappearing glass of wine. Upon tasting, you immediately get blackberry fruit with hints of spice, dark chocolate, cocoa, graphite, and a nuanced finish of black pepper.
The Petite Sirah opens with an aromatic nose of dark, Bing cherries and dark chocolate. In the glass, you will notice an inky, opaque, dark purple, heavily extracted expression of this varietal. Although this is a wine for the not-so-faint of heart, it is balanced throughout and expresses itself with dark berries, spice and a long, long finish. Save this wine for the end of your evening while enjoying a fine cigar on your patio or deck.
The Tempranillo awakens your nasal senses with notes of berry, leather, caramel and loads of dried cherry. It displays a nice ruby red body with tawny overtures. The legs are lightly hued, long and seductive. Upon tasting the wine, it is balanced throughout with berry, dried cherry, and caramel on the palate, finishing with well integrated, light tannins that suggest a sweet crème soda from your childhood!
This dark, inky purple, brooding Cabernet is sure to please as it opens with black currant and blackberry on the nose, with hints of savory herbs and peppers. It is a balanced wine throughout with toasty oak, berries, lead pencil and tobacco that finishes on your palate with racy, lingering, allspice. Lay this Cab down for a couple of years or decant for an hour before consuming.
On the nose, this Grenache opens with a big, fruit-forward nose of cherry, cocoa and cinnamon. The wine has a beautiful garnet color that is bright and clear. The generous mouth feel has hints of cherry, cinnamon, blackberry and cocoa.
The body of our Tempranillo Reserve exhibits a beautiful dark crimson color that is almost opaque. Upon releasing the bouquet your nose captures dried bing cherry and copious cola notes. A generous mouthfeel showcases fine, gravelly tannins that will soften with time. The finish is long, harmonious and ethereal that completely satisfies your utmost desires and leaves wanting nothing more than a cigarette.
The 2016 Napa Cabernet from Oak Knoll announces a fresh, floral bouquet of bright red fruit while your eyes are seduced by a ruby red, almost garnet sexy body.
Upon tasting, you immediately notice a ripe, rounded, intoxicating barrage of red and black fruits, with persistent creme de cassis, all cascading together with fine tannins that leaves a long, satisfying and harmonious finish. This is a beautifully crafted wine not to be missed!
The fruit displays itself in the glass as a mesmerizing, dark cherry semi-opaque wine.
On the nose, you get hints of Bing Cherry, raspberry and blackberry.
After waiting as long as you can, you immediately taste a racy, spice filled mid palate that takes you on a long journey that gradually cascades to an acidic mouthfeel and finish that is balanced with undertones of white pepper.
This is a polished, refined Barbera Reserve that is ready to drink now, but for those who wait, you will be rewarded with longevity from the food friendly acidity and the ever evolving spices.
