This is where we'll detail all the wines featured for the first year of The Cellar Reserve. We’ve listed the wines you'll receive in the first shipment, but want to keep some a surprise. Check back for updates!
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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Petit Verdot
2007 Chardonnay
The wines to be featured in our first Cellar Reserve shipment are all from the golden crescent of Virginia winegrowing, the Monticello viticultural area. The wineries have in common a single minded goal of producing the best possible wines.
Each of the three wineries, Barboursville, Jefferson and Michael Shaps, has produced award-winning wines over the past several years and they pulled some excellent vintages from their individual wine libraries for the tasting panel to sample.
We were impressed with the aging capability of these wines and with their full bodied complexity. It is interesting to note that Barboursville is the Virginia branch of an Italian winemaking family; Jefferson was originally begun with a collaboration of Thomas Jefferson and an Italian winegrower and was brought into the modern-day industry by another Italian winemaker; and Michael Shaps, who has an enology degree from Burgundy, France, was the winemaker for Jefferson for a time.
The relationships that connect excellence in Virginia winemaking are fascinating to explore. Join us in the venture.
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