Big Bro/Little Bro (who is missing?)

WINE TALK
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Update:

Bryant/DB4
Pride Reserve CS/Pride CS
Futo/Futo OV
Quilceda Creek/Red Wine
Leonetti Reserve/Lenonetti Cabernet Sauvignon
Harlan/ Maiden
BOND/Matriarch
DR Stephens Moose/DR II
Scarecrow/ M Tiene
Vineyard29/Cru
Sloan/Asterick
Araujo/Altragracia
Peter Michael Les Pavots/L’ Esprit des Pavots
Levy &McLellan/ Ampersand
Lewis Reserve CS/Lewis CS
Buccella/Mica
Abreu/Rothwell Hyde
Spottswoode/Lindenhurst
Seavey/Caravina
Karl Lawrence Reserves/Karl Lawrence/Aldin
Lewelling Wight/Lewelling
Laurel Glen / Counterpoint
Herb Lamb/EII Cabernet
Caymus SS/Caymus/Liberty School
Alpha Omega ERA/AO prop red
Plumpjack Reserve/cab
Jones Family/The Sisters
Dominus/Napanook
Montebello/Santa Cruz Mountain Estate
Opus One/Overture
David Arthur 1147/David Arthur Cab Sav
Col Solare/Shining Hill
Northstar/Stella Maris
Quintessa/Faust
Heitz Martha/Heitz Napa
Bookwalter Chapter/Bookwalter Cab
Delille Chaleur Estate/Delille D2
Rubicon Rubicon/Rubicon Cask Cabernet
Montelena Estate/Montelena Cab sav

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Opus One has a baby brother called Overture. Pretty sure it is only available at the mothership winery.

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I am not sure wines like Pride, Leonetti and the Reserve crowd in general fit this category.
The ‘lesser’ wines are made to be what they are from the onset, and not inteneded to be in the running for the reserves. The ‘second’ wines are usually the balance of what is left behind. I could be wrong.

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The thought behind this was best barrels/blend vs the winemakers next best selection. I thought Pride, Leonetti, Lewis, Quilceda, etc made wines in this fashion, not true?

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I will try and keep my first post updated as new suggestions come up. Really after best examples and not looking for every singel label.

I thought Maya is very different blend from Dalla Valle Cab, so don’t feel that one really should be included, unless a good case can be made.

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Not sure of the exact criteria, but shouldn’t you have Montelena Estate/Napa?

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Maya is Franc heavy, Cab is obviously Cab dominated. Don’t think Quilceda should be in here either, Cab is obviously mostly Cab, Red Wine is usually 50% Cab or so, it’s really just a separate wine. Don’t think Lewelling should be in here either as Wight is a single vineyard and Napa is a separate vineyard, not sure Wight fruit even goes into it.

Others:
Col Solare and Shining Hill
Northstar and Stella Maris
Quintessa and Faust
Heitz Martha and Heitz Napa
Bookwalter Chapter and Bookwalter Cab
Scarecrow and M. Etain
Delille Chaleur Estate and Delille D2
Rubicon Rubicon and Rubicon Cask Cabernet

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Quientessa and Faust