The 2013 Fall Release

Happy Fall and welcome to the release of our 2013 extended-aged wines! Hopefully you enjoyed the first round of 13s this Spring.  If you did, I’m sure that you’ll flip for these! For the critics, and for me personally, these were the best wines we have ever made.  It was just one of those vintages where everything came together perfectly. 

THE WINES

2013 Fracture 24- Seamless.

2013 My Favorite Neighbor- The freshest, most vibrant MFN ever made has tannins that are soft and supple and the fruit is extremely lush and ripe.  Black fruits with beautifully integrated French Oak stay on your palate and linger for over a minute.  Best to open in one year… but why wait!

2013 Vertigo 24- Even more lush and ripe than the early one, and could be as good if not better! This one definitely needs a year to relax before we can decide who the champ was! A classic GSM leaning toward a heavier grenache flavor. 

2013 Oublie 24- Wow! If vintners in Chateaneuf du Pape could only taste this one! Every year this wine continues to get better and better.  Always Grenache, Mourvedre, and Counoise, the extended version shows beautiful red fruit but still boasts a massive mid-palate.  Ready to drink now or age for five years for that sweet spot. 

2013 Booker Estate- Fashioned after the old Alchemist, this wine was meant to be massive but also extremely rustic using very little oak.  Notes of stewed black cherries are overwhelming.  A “must-have” in your cellar, and definitely presents a unique identity compared to the rest of the line-up. 

2014 White- This White is the cleanest and most focused we’ve ever made.  Instead of huge gold color, oxidation and zero visibility through the wine, the 2014 is much more refreshing and crisp while maintaining texture and density! We finally filtered this wine so customers didn’t have to ask why it was so cloudy!