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Inventory updated: Wed, Sep 18, 2024 04:02 PM cst
New Cellar, Just US Reds
Today at Flickinger Wines we would like to showcase another recently acquired cellar featuring just American red wines. A focused collection of powerful domestic wines is highlighted by the 2016 Ovid Proprietary Blend magnum, the 2004 Camus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon or the 2016 Brilliant Mistake Cabernet Sauvignon. Many treasures are below, most ready to drink. Happy Hunting!!
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
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| Buccella |
2014 |
Cabernet Sauvignon  |
$159 |
5 |
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| VM 95 (3/2018): Buccella's 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a total knock-out. In fact, the 2014 is one of the best – possibly the best – wine I have ever tasted from Buccella. Deep, ripe and intense, with striking persistence, the 2014 is delineated, precise and complete. There is plenty of the textural richness that is such a Buccella signature, but the 2014 has an extra degree of energy that balances things out. Hints of bittersweet chocolate, lavender, red cherry jam and exotic spice infuse the vibrant, sculpted finish. Antonio Galloni. |
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| Caymus |
2004 |
Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon |
$210 |
1 |
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WA 96 (12/2006): The brilliant, super-rich 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection (this cuvee is now aged only 15-16 months in barrels compared to older vintages that spent almost twice as long in wood) boasts an inky/purple hue, and sweet notes of lead pencil shavings, creme de cassis, licorice, and charcoal. This dense, full-bodied, opulent, seamless, heady Cabernet is ideal for drinking over the next 15+ years.
WS 94 (3/2007): A superb Cabernet that's ripe, plush and deeply concentrated, offering tiers of currant, plum, blackberry and spicy, cedary oak. Finrly tannic, lively and deep, revealing extra flavor nuances on the long, engaging finish. Best from 2008 through 2013.
VM 93 (6/2007): Good deep ruby-red. Musky black fruits and earth on the nose, with oak notes that seem far more harmonious and subtle than some of the vintages of the '90s. Suave, moderately sweet and silky, with ripe acidity framing the dark berry flavors. This builds nicely toward the back, finishing with tooth-dusting tannins and lingering notes of redder fruits, gravel and loam. A superb showing. |
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| Empreinte |
2013 |
Moulds Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
$135 |
1 |
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| VM 92 (12/2016): The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Moulds Vineyard has a level of textural finesse, especially in its tannins, that some of Fayard's other 2013s lack. Inky blue/purplish fruit, violet, licorice, plum, and lavender infuse the creamy, layered finish. This is a striking wine. The new oak signatures are present, but the wine is very nicely balanced. This is a hugely appealing, modern Cabernet Sauvignon built on lush fruit. Antonio Galloni. |
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| Kerr Cellars |
2013 |
Reserve Red Wine |
$149 |
1 |
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| VM 93 (8/2017): What a delight it is to taste Kerr's 2013 Reserve Red in such great shape. Dark, powerful and structured, with forbidding tannins that are going to need time to soften, the 2013 is terrific. A host of espresso, mocha, leather, licorice and cedar infuse a core of dark fruit in this imposing yet expressive red blend. All of the class of this great Napa Valley vintage comes through a highly expressive yet mid-weight wine. I suspect the bottle I tasted last fall was flawed, as this bottle is on another level entirely. Antonio Galloni. |
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| Levy & McClellan |
2005 |
Proprietary Blend |
$350 |
1 |
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WA 95+ (12/2008): Levy and McClellan's 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, which spent 26 months in new oak (mostly Taransaud), is developing at an incredibly slow rate. Its opaque ruby/purple color is accompanied by beautiful aromas of roasted coffee, melted chocolate, creme de cassis, burning embers, camphor, and a hint of cedar. On the palate, the wine combines considerable substance, power, and extract with a sense of harmony as well as elegance. Black currant, blackberry, and gamy, meaty notes are also present in this full-bodied effort with an incredibly long finish. The wine is just beginning to shed some tannin and become accessible. It will benefit from another 4-5 years of bottle age, and will easily last for three decades or more.
VM 94 (6/2008): Deep medium ruby. Complex, expressive nose offers black raspberry, licorice, brown spices, mocha, smoke, minerals and nutty oak. Wonderfully lush and creamy-sweet for the year, with Graves-like mineral, gravel and smoky notes (from barrel this wine struck me as brooding and Latour-like but today its fruit character is more red). Ripe, harmonious acidity and broad, lush tannins make this cabernet remarkably presentable-not to mention long on personality-for a 2005, but it also has the structure for an extended evolution in bottle. Even in 2005, this young vineyard on volcanic soil produced just over two tons of fruit per acre, according to Bob Levy. |
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| Ovid |
2013 |
Proprietary Blend (1.5 L) |
$519 |
1 |
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| WA 98 (12/2015): The 2013 Proprietary Red, a slightly different blend from the 2012 of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc, is a much smaller production of 350 cases. This wine, which ratchets up the level of intensity, has an opaque purple color and a beautiful nose of blackberry, blueberry and cassis as well as hints of espresso, white flowers, and subtle background toast. The wine hits the palate with a cascade of gorgeous fruit, sweet tannin, great delineation and acidity, and a long, velvety, voluptuously textured mouthfeel. This big, inky, thick, juicy wine should age beautifully for 25-30 years. |
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2013 |
Proprietary Blend (1.5 L) |
$529 |
1 |
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| WA 98 (12/2015): The 2013 Proprietary Red, a slightly different blend from the 2012 of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc, is a much smaller production of 350 cases. This wine, which ratchets up the level of intensity, has an opaque purple color and a beautiful nose of blackberry, blueberry and cassis as well as hints of espresso, white flowers, and subtle background toast. The wine hits the palate with a cascade of gorgeous fruit, sweet tannin, great delineation and acidity, and a long, velvety, voluptuously textured mouthfeel. This big, inky, thick, juicy wine should age beautifully for 25-30 years. |
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2014 |
Hexameter Proprietary Blend |
$245 |
1 |
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| WA 97+ (12/2018): Blended of 51% Cabernet Franc, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Merlot, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2014 Hexameter opens with beautiful redcurrants, kirsch and rose hip tea scents with a core of black raspberries and black cherries plus a waft of cinnamon stick. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the palate with ripe, rich, bold cherry-laced fruit, sparked by red fruits and floral notions and finishing long with a compelling graininess. |
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| Pahlmeyer |
2001 |
Proprietary Blend |
$139 |
1 |
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WA 93 (6/2011): More primary and backward, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon needs 4-6 more years of cellaring, but is capable of lasting three decades or more. Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and a dollop of Malbec, it exhibits a dense, thick, black/purple color as well as emerging aromas of cedar, black currants, ink, graphite, charcoal and forest floor. This full-bodied, packed and stacked Cabernet offers a sexy, open-knit opulence on the attack followed by noticeable tannins. However, the latter component is clearly balanced by the wine’s stunning concentration, texture and overall depth. As stated above, forget this beauty for another 4-6 years and drink it over the following 25-30+.
VM 93 (6/2004): (a blend of 80% cabernet sauvignon, 14% merlot, 3% cabernet franc, 2% petit verdot and 1% malbec) Full ruby. Roasted currant, black cherry and bitter chocolate on the slightly medicinal nose. Penetrating fruit flavors of roasted plum and currant, complicated by notes of leather and bitter chocolate. Comes across as a bit more vibrant than the merlot despite possessing an even high pH. Then finishes firm and bright, with major tannins and late notes of currant, leather, mocha and tobacco.
WS 92 (9/2004): A big, rich, yet elegantly styled wine that manages to serve up lots of complex flavors without being ponderous. The core currant, vanilla, blackberry, cedar and coffee grounds provide plenty of complex flavors and it finishes with a long, persistent aftertaste. Ample tannins for medium-term cellaring. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Drink now through 2013. 2,814 cases made. |
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| Abreu |
1999 |
Madrona Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon |
$249 |
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| Arietta |
2005 |
H Block Hudson Vyd. Proprietary Blend |
$119 |
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2012 |
H Block Hudson Vyd. Proprietary Blend |
$125 |
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| Brilliant Mistake |
2016 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
$149 |
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2017 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
$149 |
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| Corra |
2009 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
$125 |
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| Empreinte |
2016 |
Sleeping Lady Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon |
$135 |
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| Meteor Vineyard |
2007 |
Perseid Cabernet Sauvignon |
$159 |
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| Myriad |
2017 |
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon |
$159 |
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2015 |
Empyrean Beckstoffer Georges III Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon |
$169 |
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| Ovid |
2016 |
Proprietary Blend (1.5 L) |
$575 |
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| Silver Oak |
2007 |
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon |
$129 |
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