A landmark vintage release from John Anthony, marking the first single-vineyard edition of La Dame Michele. A sparkling wine born of the standards practiced by the great Champagne houses, with five years spent en tirage. Aromas of Fuji apple and fresh almond anticipate notes of citrus blossom, lemon shortcake and lychee. The mouthfeel is flush with structure, delicacy and length, exhibiting refined effervescence and luscious acidity. A masterful wine that will age beautifully for decades to come.
“Bold, rich and layered, yet graceful and stylish, with ripe, spicy plum, blackberry and wild berry fruit that's well-centered and balanced. Fleshy, gaining depth and traction, while retaining its core fruitiness.” - Wine Spectator.
“The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a big, juicy Cabernet Sauvignon bursting with super-ripe red fruit, flowers and sweet spices. This is a decidedly forward, fruit-driven Cabernet with terrific brightness, focus and balance.” - Antonio Galloni
"The best barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2008 vintage are concentrated and elegant. Dark stone fruit, potpourri and basalt aromas. Cassis, currant and blue fruit with purple flowers and toffee flavors. There is considerable finesse in the wine’s complexity. There is a youthful energy that defies its age. Fine grained tannins support balanced fruit and secondary flavors that finish with great length."
"The best barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2008 vintage are concentrated and elegant. Dark stone fruit, potpourri and basalt aromas. Cassis, currant and blue fruit with purple flowers and toffee flavors. There is considerable finesse in the wine’s complexity. There is a youthful energy that defies its age. Fine grained tannins support balanced fruit and secondary flavors that finish with great length."
"A bouquet of dried berries, purple potpourri, balsamic and tar. The boysenberry and plum skin fruit flavors are generous and well-integrated with sweet cocoa, cured meats and cooking spices. The body is indicative of the vintage’s generous growing conditions and the texture has refined with age. There noted is harmony between the fruit and spice and the tannin and acid."
"Aromas of raspberries, blackberries, lavender and dried rose. The perfumed fruit is met with sweet spices. The palate unfolds slowly with ripe wild berry and dusty cherry through a pronounced and rounded mid-palate. The tannins have a softened persistence. The finish is elegant and smooth. The Bordeaux qualities of flavor and structure shine in this vintage."
"A selection of the best few barrels of the vintage, mostly from our Twisted Oak hillside vineyard. A black fruit, wild cherry and cassis bouquet with mocha, white truffle and spiced caramel. Bramble fruit and sweet marionberry flavors are explosive with layers of milk chocolate, spice box, buttered sage, pencil shavings and dried roses. It drinks much younger than the vintage implies and has notable energy balanced by plush tannins."
"The Carneros pedigree in this wine is what inspired us to release a Carneros Gap Syrah from the 2020 vintage. Fragrant dark fruit layered with sweet spices, smoky game and crushed peppercorn. The palate is generous for a wine with this age. Full with soft structure. The progression of flavors is impressive. Brambly red berries to pitted black fruits and sweet olives to licorice root."
"Sourced from vineyards in both Carneros and the Oak Knoll District. Earthy dark fruit and savory meat aromas speak to the characteristics of classic northern Rhone wines. Refined flavors of boysenberry and raspberry layered with savory barbeque, dried herbs and potpourri. The tannins integrate seamlessly and the medium plus acid is indicative of its cool climate fruit."
