Vinfolio - Wine Offer - The California Collection

October 15, 2009

The California Collection

This week we bring you an exceptional range of recently acquired California wines, adding further depth to our selection of key producers from the Golden State. Collectors will find rare treasures and great values in the list below. This email showcases only 150 wines, so click "Order Now" below to ensure you don't miss other gems from Italy and beyond in the full list of more than 200 wines. These wines are now in stock, many in extremely limited quantities. Act now to enjoy the full selection.

Highlights include:

1994 Dalla Valle - Cabernet Sauvignon (WA 94) - "The 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon, which I have drunk with great pleasure despite its backwardness, possesses a full-bodied, multi-layered personality, with plenty of tannin, but sufficient earthy, black currant/plum-like fruit to balance out the wine's structure...gorgeous layers of fruit and intensity, it will be at its peak after 4-6 years of cellaring, and will last for 20-25 years. I don't think I need to reinforce the fact that these offerings are extremely difficult to find, but isn't that the way it always is with such extraordinary wines?" - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

1987 Dominus (WA 96) - "...one of the great wines of the vintage in a year when a handful of California producers made profound Cabernets (i.e., Robert Mondavi Reserve, Dunn Howell Mountain, and Chateau Montelena)...intensely spicy, fragrant nose of toasty vanillin oak, cassis, and cedar. In the mouth, this medium to full-bodied wine displays considerable tannins, fine integrated acidity, and an opulent, rich, spicy finish. I would suggest cellaring it for another 3-4 years; it should easily keep through the first decade of the next century." - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

1995 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (WA 96) - "...Greatness is suggested by a wonderfully sweet mid-section, gorgeous purity, and this humongous wine's overall symmetry. It also possesses sumptuous layers of concentration, remarkably sweet tannin, low acidity, and a 40+ second finish." - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

1986 Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (WS 96) - "This has everything: deep color, rich, ripe aromas and bold fruit flavors, a velvety texture, depth and balance. It's delicious now but will improve for years." - Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator

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Year, Name, Varietal, Country, Region, Sub region, Color	Score(s)	Price, Size
1980 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1980 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WS95	$149.95 750ml	Watch
1981 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1981 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA90 WS87	$79.95 750ml	Watch
1982 Beychevelle Bordeaux Blend France - Bordeaux - St Julien Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1982 Beychevelle	WS88 IWC89 WA92	$129.95 750ml	Watch
1983 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain In warehouse Limited 1983 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA88 WS91	$89.95 750ml	Watch
1984 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1984 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA94 WS87	$119.95 750ml	Watch
1984 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley In warehouse Limited 1984 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard	WA92 WS92	$149.95 750ml	Watch
1984 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1984 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Cask 23	WA94 WS90	$169.95 750ml	Watch
1985 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1985 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars - Cask 23	WA93 WS91	$239.95 750ml	Watch
1985 Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley In warehouse Limited 1985 Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate	WA93 WS83	$119.95 750ml	Watch
1985 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley In warehouse 1985 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard	WA94 WS85	$249.95 750ml	Watch
1985 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain In warehouse 1985 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WS91 WA90	$104.95 750ml	Watch
1986 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain In warehouse 1986 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA95 WS85	$119.95 750ml	Watch
1986 Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1986 Spottswoode - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate	WA92 WS96	$119.95 750ml	Watch
1986 Phelps, Joseph - Insignia Bordeaux Blend USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1986 Phelps, Joseph - Insignia	WA90 WS92	$144.95 750ml	Watch
1987 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1987 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA94 WS97 IWC92	$119.95 750ml	Watch
1987 Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley In warehouse Limited 1987 Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate	WA98 IWC92 WS93	$199.95 750ml	Watch
1987 Dominus Proprietary Blend USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1987 Dominus	IWC88 WA96 WS92	$139.95 750ml	Watch
1987 Dalla Valle - Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley Prearrival (1-2 weeks) Limited 1987 Dalla Valle - Cabernet Sauvignon	WA89	$109.95 750ml	Watch
1989 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain In warehouse 1989 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WA86 WS92	$79.95 750ml	Watch
1990 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon USA - California - Napa - Howell Mountain In warehouse Limited 1990 Dunn - Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	WS91 WA96	$124.95 750ml	Watch