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2020 Argot, Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir, Sonoma County 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 200 cases
The Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir is a barrel selection of the top parcels of Sonoma Pinot Noir from Argot's single-vineyard portfolio. The fruit is... sourced from cool-climate sites that Justin has worked with for the past decade. Each one was chosen for its distinct soils and expression of Sonoma County's terroir. The 2020 spent 22 months in 100% new French oak.
£71 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £89.12 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Argot, Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir, Sonoma County 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage Production: 200 cases
The Bastard Tongue Pinot Noir is a barrel selection of the top parcels of Sonoma Pinot Noir from Argot's single-vineyard portfolio. The fruit is... sourced from cool-climate sites that Justin has worked with for the past decade. Each one was chosen for its distinct soils and expression of Sonoma County's terroir. The 2020 spent 22 months in 100% new French oak.
£850 / Case£70.83 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,067.09 / Case, £88.92 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 Cliff Lede, High Fidelity, Napa Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 50% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot
Vintage production: 1,142 cases
The Cliff Lede High Fidelity is unlike any other wine produced at the Estate as the... focus in on Cabernet Franc. If you ask any of Napa's top winemakers which varietal they are most excited about, this is the one. Only fruit from a truly brilliant vineyard makes the cut, and for the High Fidelity, David Abreu reserved a parcel of Cab Franc from his 'First Growth' Madrona Ranch Vineyard in western St. Helena. When the same fruit goes into his renowned Abreu Vineyards Madrona Ranch Proprietary Red, you know it's of seriously high quality.
Winemaker Chris Tynan masterfully blends this Cabernet Franc with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a splash of Petit Verdot from Cliff Lede's Twin Peaks Estate Vineyard in Stags Leap District, and his High Fidelity 2018 is absolutely singing from the word go. As Jeb Dunnuck says, "It's already hard to resist", yet it has everything in place to cellar gracefully for another 10-15 years.
£71 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £89.17 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 Cliff Lede, High Fidelity, Napa Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 50% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot
Vintage production: 1,142 cases
The Cliff Lede High Fidelity is unlike any other wine produced at the Estate as the... focus in on Cabernet Franc. If you ask any of Napa's top winemakers which varietal they are most excited about, this is the one. Only fruit from a truly brilliant vineyard makes the cut, and for the High Fidelity, David Abreu reserved a parcel of Cab Franc from his 'First Growth' Madrona Ranch Vineyard in western St. Helena. When the same fruit goes into his renowned Abreu Vineyards Madrona Ranch Proprietary Red, you know it's of seriously high quality.
Winemaker Chris Tynan masterfully blends this Cabernet Franc with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and a splash of Petit Verdot from Cliff Lede's Twin Peaks Estate Vineyard in Stags Leap District, and his High Fidelity 2018 is absolutely singing from the word go. As Jeb Dunnuck says, "It's already hard to resist", yet it has everything in place to cellar gracefully for another 10-15 years.
£840 / Case£70 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,055.66 / Case, £87.97 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2021 Vineyard 36, OVR Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Hailing from the Oakville Ranch Vineyard in the iron rich, volcanic foothills of eastern Oakville, the OVR label changes with every new year, every passing season. It... represents the importance of the night sky in the lengthy wine-making process. It highlights the magic that happens each time the sun sets on another day in Napa Valley.
Winemaker Keith Emerson: "Punching aromatics, riper profile, blackberry pie, black cherry, all-spice with hints of nutmeg and baking spice from the barrel. Dried lavender, opulent, structured throughout but a powerful Cabernet Sauvignon from the Plateau block within Oakville Ranch Vineyard."
£1,800 / Case£150 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £2,198.45 / Case, £183.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2021 Vineyard 36, OVR Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Hailing from the Oakville Ranch Vineyard in the iron rich, volcanic foothills of eastern Oakville, the OVR label changes with every new year, every passing season. It... represents the importance of the night sky in the lengthy wine-making process. It highlights the magic that happens each time the sun sets on another day in Napa Valley.
Winemaker Keith Emerson: "Punching aromatics, riper profile, blackberry pie, black cherry, all-spice with hints of nutmeg and baking spice from the barrel. Dried lavender, opulent, structured throughout but a powerful Cabernet Sauvignon from the Plateau block within Oakville Ranch Vineyard."
£150 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £183.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2021 Vineyard 36, The Black Aces, Napa Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
The dark label of the Black Aces bottle represents the strength, determination, and perseverance of the Black Aces who silently support each NHL team, always ready to... jump in at a moment’s notice for the team’s greater good.
This wine behind the label is a blend world-class Cabernet Sauvignon from the Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard in eastern Rutherford, and Renteria Vineyard in northern Oakville. They all come together in synergy, effortlessly blending the expected with the unexpected, to produce a beautifully balanced wine.
Winemaker Keith Emerson:
"Cassis, violets, black currant and graphite enters fresh and lively with amazing energy and plushness. Some blue fruits as well on the mid-palate, firm and structured tannins expressing a true mountain profile petrichor, coffee grounds, cocoa powder with excellent richness and concentration."
Four Corners Wine:
“Talk about putting a smile on your face! The fruit-driven aromatics of the delicious Cab are so vibrant with a lovely ‘briary’ frame and really slatey minerality, wrapped up with crisp savoury notes. The palate is so fresh, vibrant, and intense, amazing in its immediacy. The core is fleshy, juicy, with a great fruit profile and real clarity. Expressive and impressively structured, this is a great flagbearer for the new breed of exciting and modern Napa Cabs. Pull a cork anytime over the coming 15+ years.” (Sep. 2023)
£1,210 / Case£100.83 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,496.93 / Case, £124.74 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2021 Vineyard 36, The Black Aces, Napa Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
The dark label of the Black Aces bottle represents the strength, determination, and perseverance of the Black Aces who silently support each NHL team, always ready to... jump in at a moment’s notice for the team’s greater good.
This wine behind the label is a blend world-class Cabernet Sauvignon from the Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard in eastern Rutherford, and Renteria Vineyard in northern Oakville. They all come together in synergy, effortlessly blending the expected with the unexpected, to produce a beautifully balanced wine.
Winemaker Keith Emerson:
"Cassis, violets, black currant and graphite enters fresh and lively with amazing energy and plushness. Some blue fruits as well on the mid-palate, firm and structured tannins expressing a true mountain profile petrichor, coffee grounds, cocoa powder with excellent richness and concentration."
Four Corners Wine:
“Talk about putting a smile on your face! The fruit-driven aromatics of the delicious Cab are so vibrant with a lovely ‘briary’ frame and really slatey minerality, wrapped up with crisp savoury notes. The palate is so fresh, vibrant, and intense, amazing in its immediacy. The core is fleshy, juicy, with a great fruit profile and real clarity. Expressive and impressively structured, this is a great flagbearer for the new breed of exciting and modern Napa Cabs. Pull a cork anytime over the coming 15+ years.” (Sep. 2023)
£101 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £124.94 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Peake Ranch, Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 297 cases
Winemaker Wynne Solomon has beautifully captured the brilliant 2020 vintage with her distinctive, terroir driven wines.
The Estate's Sierra... Madre Vineyard in about 20 miles north in the Santa Maria Valley, nestled below the Los Padres National Forest. Wynne hand-selects fruit from the best south-facing block where sandy soils turbo charge the aromatics, and cooler seasonal temperatures give drive and tension. 38% new French oak gives this Chardonnay superb texture and balance.
£50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £63.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2019 Aperture, Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 1% Malbec
Vintage production: c.2,800 cases
Few wines can boast such a balance of complexity and depth with a style that is guaranteed to put a huge smile... on the faces of everyone who drinks them. You can lay back and enjoy the experience just as much as you can admire the craftsmanship that went into making them.
Fruit for the Cabernet comes from the Del Rio, Oliver Ranch, SJ Ranch, and 1912 Estate Vineyards. They are celebrated in their own rights with Aperture's single-vineyard programme, but come together irresistibly in the Cabernet Sauvignon 2019.
£64 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £80.64 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Dalla Valle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Vintage production: 1,000
Eastern Oakville is one of Napa Valley's most star-studded neighbourhoods. Overlooking them all from the... highest point s one of the Estates that elevated Napa to the top of the global scene in the 1990s, Dalla Valle Vineyards.
The Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine that it all began with back in 1986, when founders Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle introduced their hillside Estate Vineyard to the world with this debut vintage. It's the small addition of Cabernet Franc - which thrives in the iron rich volcanic soils, that sets this wine apart.
2020 was a remarkable year to make wine. Maya and her team showed tenacity and strength with every obstacle that was presented throughout the year, and their dedication to the craft shows in the wines. The growing season commenced with dry conditions and a relatively warm spring awakening an early budbreak and rapid growth. Summer slowed with classic cool Napa evenings
and warm days. August accelerated ripening leading to an early harvest of beautiful fruit.
£1,240 / Case£206.67 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,510.46 / Case, £251.74 / BottleAvailability: Future Arrival ⋅ Please contact us to know more
2020 Peake Ranch, Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 297 cases
Winemaker Wynne Solomon has beautifully captured the brilliant 2020 vintage with her distinctive, terroir driven wines.
The Estate's Sierra... Madre Vineyard in about 20 miles north in the Santa Maria Valley, nestled below the Los Padres National Forest. Wynne hand-selects fruit from the best south-facing block where sandy soils turbo charge the aromatics, and cooler seasonal temperatures give drive and tension. 38% new French oak gives this Chardonnay superb texture and balance.
£600 / Case£50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £758.45 / Case, £63.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Peake Ranch, Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 297 cases
Winemaker Wynne Solomon has beautifully captured the brilliant 2020 vintage with her distinctive, terroir driven wines.
The Estate's Sierra... Madre Vineyard in about 20 miles north in the Santa Maria Valley, nestled below the Los Padres National Forest. Wynne hand-selects fruit from the best south-facing block where sandy soils turbo charge the aromatics, and cooler seasonal temperatures give drive and tension. 38% new French oak gives this Chardonnay superb texture and balance.
£51 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £64.40 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Peake Ranch, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 855 cases
Peake Ranch has gone from "One to watch" to a fully-fledged Santa Barbara Superstar in just a few years, and with wines like their delectable... Santa Barbara County Chardonnay it's not hard to see why!
Described as Peake's 'Appellation' wine by Jeb Dunnuck, it has 'Grand Cru' stats. It falls very much into limited-production territory, which belies a remarkable price point.
Counting two of the region's top sites in the Estate portfolio - the Sierra Madre Vineyard in Santa Maria, and Peake Ranch Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills - winemaker Wynn Solomon has fruit of the highest quality possible to pick from. Both sites are combined to perfection in the Santa Barbara County Chardonnay.
£405 / Case£33.75 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £524.45 / Case, £43.70 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Peake Ranch, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 855 cases
Peake Ranch has gone from "One to watch" to a fully-fledged Santa Barbara Superstar in just a few years, and with wines like their delectable... Santa Barbara County Chardonnay it's not hard to see why!
Described as Peake's 'Appellation' wine by Jeb Dunnuck, it has 'Grand Cru' stats. It falls very much into limited-production territory, which belies a remarkable price point.
Counting two of the region's top sites in the Estate portfolio - the Sierra Madre Vineyard in Santa Maria, and Peake Ranch Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills - winemaker Wynn Solomon has fruit of the highest quality possible to pick from. Both sites are combined to perfection in the Santa Barbara County Chardonnay.
£34 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £44.00 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2021 Argot, Le Rayon-Vert Chardonnay, Sonoma Mountain 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: n/a
Argot winemaker and founder Justin Harmon is one of THE names to follow in Northern California, and this latest release shows just why. Rich, lifted... aromatics, so much purity, bags on tension, intensity minerality, laser-like precision... it is phenomenal.
All Justin's wines are small-scale artisanal productions - for the La Rayon-Vert he uses fruit from the exceptional Steiner and Richard Dinner Vineyards on Sonoma Mountain. This is a terroir that brings impressive depth while retaining dazzling verve and acidity.
£745 / Case£62.08 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £932.45 / Case, £77.70 / BottleAvailability: Future Arrival ⋅ Please contact us to know more
2020 Argot, Indigo Syrah, Sonoma Mountain 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Syrah
Vintage production: 75
Indigo is a selection from Justin's favourite Syrah terroir, with an emphasis on the Alban 1 clone, given an extended elevage in new, French oak barriques... for maximum impact and richness. The 2020 spent 31 months in French Oak, 25% new.
The vineyard is situated at 335m of elevation on a north-facing, gently-rolling hillside on the foothills of Sonoma Mountain. It is composed of a geological upheaval of ashy, moondust-like soils, littered with ancient seabed.
Sonoma Mountain’s ridgetops — demarcating the cool Sonoma Coast AVA, from the more moderate Sonoma Valley AVA — delivers an utterly unique expression of Syrah, distinct from that grown elsewhere in Sonoma County.
£845 / Case£70.42 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £1,061.95 / Case, £88.50 / BottleAvailability: Future Arrival ⋅ Please contact us to know more
2020 Peake Ranch, Peake Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills 12x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 297 cases
Winemaker Wynn Solomon has beautifully captured the brilliant 2020 vintage with her distinctive, terroir driven wines.
The Peake Ranch Vineyard... surrounds the winery on the lower slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The bracing Pacific breezes and sea fog give the wine its signature acidity, with a kiss of Californian sunshine adding a gorgeous depth of fruit. A deft touch of just 31% new French oak completes the picture in this brilliant Chardonnay.
£600 / Case£50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £758.45 / Case, £63.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2020 Peake Ranch, Peake Ranch Vineyard Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage production: 297 cases
Winemaker Wynn Solomon has beautifully captured the brilliant 2020 vintage with her distinctive, terroir driven wines.
The Peake Ranch Vineyard... surrounds the winery on the lower slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains. The bracing Pacific breezes and sea fog give the wine its signature acidity, with a kiss of Californian sunshine adding a gorgeous depth of fruit. A deft touch of just 31% new French oak completes the picture in this brilliant Chardonnay.
£51 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £64.40 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 FEL, Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 468 cases
£52 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £65.60 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2018 FEL, Savoy Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley 6x75cl
Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Vintage production: 468 cases
£310 / Case£51.67 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £391.22 / Case, £65.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2017 Clos Solene, Fleur Solene, Paso Robles 1x75cl
Blend: 40% Syrah, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Grenache
Vintage production: 300 cases
£58 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £73.44 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2015 Dana Estates, ONDA Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1x75cl
Blend: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Vintage production: 1,278 cases
£161 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £197.06 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
2017 Clos Solene, Fleur Solene, Paso Robles 6x75cl
Blend: 40% Syrah, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Grenache
Vintage production: 300 cases
£345 / Case£57.50 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £437.04 / Case, £72.84 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days