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• 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2024 Caryn Renae Sauvignon Blanc
  $125.00 each

  2024 Caryn Renae Sauvignon Blanc

  In the eastern reaches of our estate vineyard near Soda Canyon, a small creek has formed a lovely alluvial deposit over the course of millennia. It is in this part of the property where we planted white grapes, as they are perfectly matched to these soils. The grapes are harvested when they are high in acidity but relatively low in potential alcohol. The juice is pressed whole-cluster and fermented in a combination of new, neutral, and stainless steel barrels. This technique, as well as aging on the lees for several months, gives the wine a highly expressive character while adding weight and length.

  2024 will be looked upon as a classic vintage in the Napa Valley. Well-timed, ample winter rains had the vines starting the season with plenty of horsepower and vigor, growing strong shoots and setting a balanced crop. The summer was warm, but not excessively so, and the fruit developed steadily and uniformly. The white grapes from our estate were harvested in the last week of August, the “new normal” for the last few vintages. Acidity and aromatics were high, making for very expressive, mouthwatering wine. The 2024 Caryn Renae is fresh and perfumed, with notes of meyer lemon, grapefruit rind, white peach and subtle baking spices. Flowing across the palate, these fruit flavors continue with a long, bright finish. Tropical and citrus notes dominate this young wine, but there are plenty of layers—flowers, spices, mineral notes—that will emerge as it ages in the cellar.
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• 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2022 Brothers Blend Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend
  $150.00 each

  2022 Brothers Blend Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend

  Cabernet Sauvignon 81%, Merlot 17%, Cabernet Franc 2%The Ellman “Brothers’ Blend” is a wine that is crafted to showcase the rich, opulent style of the Ellman wines, in a bottle that is more broadly accessible and that can be immediately enjoyed on release.  

  The 2022 vintage delivers on that promise, with a round, juicy, fruit-driven style that is very appealing. 

  2022 was the third year in a multi-year drought in California, meaning that the vines had to reach deep to look for water and nutrients. This is the type of viticultural struggle that creates wines with concentration and depth and tends to heighten the sense of place in the wines. 

  A crescendo of heat at the end of the growing season made for ripe, fruit-forward wines with silky tannins and great length. The 2022 Brother’s Blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot 17%, Cabernet Franc 2%. The addition of the Merlot helps to shine a light on the fresh blue fruit notes in the wine, and to polish the already well-rounded tannins. On the nose, there are notes of blueberry pie, fresh blackberry, as well as savory notes of sage, graphite, and fresh-cut wood. The dark fruit flavors rush across the palate, along with subtle hints of baking spice and toasted almond.  

  Soft and generous, this wine will be a crowd pleaser for sure. Meant to be enjoyed immediately, it will certainly age well for years in the cellar.
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• 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2022 Jemma Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
  $250.00 each

  2022 Jemma Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

  Cabernet Sauvignon 82%, Cabernet Franc 18%

  One thing we have learned over the past decade is that Cabernet Franc in incredibly well suited to our Napa Valley climate. This is especially evident in warm seasons like 2022, when the Cabernet Franc berries developed as in any other season. Jemma is our expression of the estate vineyard in which we blend a significant portion of Cabernet Franc. The 2022 is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon blended with 19% Cabernet Franc, both varieties coming from compelling blocks in our estate vineyard. The resulting wine is dark, rich and aromatically expressive. From the Cabernet Sauvignon come the expected forward notes of blackberry and cassis, but layered on top are complex aromas from the Cabernet Franc—black licorice, dried white flowers, orange blossom, and even hints of Moroccan spices. On the palate there is great power, plenty of tannin and fruit intensity.  This play of density and depth with bright, delicate aromatics, is very compelling. The wine continues to open with time in the glass, which bodes well for a long life as it ages in bottle. 
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