We are so happy to be back participating in Berserkerday 15 this year. We have a bullpen of exciting newer wines as well as limited amounts of older wines. We’re doing $20 flat rate shipping, so feel free to mix and match. Bundle and save! Go to www.cabotvineyards.com. We have the buttons all set to make purchasing easy. Thanks for the support!
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Brut Zero 3 pack- $150
- 2- 2016 Blanc de Blanc
- 1- 2014 Blanc de Blanc
After 8 years and lots of nail biting were proud to finally release our Brut Zero Blanc de Blanc from Anderson Valley. Please check out our brand new website for the story on this exciting project. It’s 100% Wente clone Chardonnay, from old vines, dry farmed and meticulously managed by our own Casey Hartlip. Aged 6 and 8 years Sur lie, no oak was employed nor dosage added to these sparkling wines. The 2016 has fresh bread dough and citrus on the nose with green apple skin and grandma’s lemon curd on the palate, exhibiting laser like focus. It’s long and luxurious, yet has wonderful structure and acidity. It will age effortlessly for 20-30 years. The 2014, from the same vines, is a bit softer with golden delicious apple, almond, and meyer lemon. It has nice brioche throughout from 8 years on the lees. It will age well into the next two decades.
Brut Zero pack 2- $150
- 2- 2014 Blanc de Blanc
- 1- 2016 Blanc de Blanc
Pinot Pack 3 pack- $100
- 1- 2017 Humboldt Pinot- 60% Lost Coast vineyard, 40% Elk Prairie
- 1- 2017 Lost Coast vineyard
- 1- 2016 Anderson Valley
Lost Coast vineyard, planted in 1998, is 2.8 miles miles from the ocean in Petrolia, Humboldt county. The volcanic soils and strong cold winds control vigor and make for small yields of thick skins. The Pinots from this site are very woodsy, with forest floor, mushroom and spice on the nose. They’re structured but very light in texture, with bright strawberry, and cherry. This is cold climate Pinot. The 17 vintage was picked Oct. 22nd, beautifully ripe at 22.5 brix, 13.2% alc.
Elk Prairie was planted in 1993 to the Martini clone with the intention of making sparkling wine, as southern Humboldt was a pretty cold wet place to ripen red Pinot. In 1998 an additional 4 acres we’re planted to French clones 115, 777, and pommard 2. This vineyard is dry farmed and situated just above the fog line 8.5 miles from the Pacific in the Fruitland ridge area in Southern Humboldt.
The 2016 Anderson Valley is from the Valley Foothills vineyard, in the deep, cool end of the valley. It was farmed by our own Casey Hartlip. It’s bright and juicy, no new oak, with nice spice and woodsy character.
New Zin 3 pack- $80
- 2018 Zinfandel Humboldt- 13.8%alc
- 2019 Zinfandel Humboldt- 13.7% alc
- 2019 Zinfandel Marier- 90% Zin 10% Viognier co fermented 13.9% alc
Our Zinfandel comes from Marier Vineyard, a few miles behind and above our winery. It’s at 1500 ft elevation and the vines are grown on steep slopes, head pruned. The vines are organically farmed and own rooted. At 15 years of age, Marier is really starting to produce wines of distinction and balance. In 2018 we picked on the early side, at lower sugars than we’ve ever picked at, with the intention of lower alcohol levels and more structure and acidity in the wines. Our 2018 is aged in 10 year or older French barrels. It reminds me of a Carignan based southern Rhone with it’s red currant, red bing cherry, and bright acidity. The 19s we’re both picked at 22.5- 23.5 brix. The 19 Humboldt is 100% Zinfandel. The Marier was co-fermented with 10% Viognier, bringing a juicy honeysuckle component to the red raspberry, and cherry. These will age and gain complexity over the next 10-15 years. Aged in 100% neutral French oak.
Marier 3 pack- $100
- 2016 Syrah Marier
- 2018 Cabernet Franc
- 2016 “The Hills” Cuvee
This pack contains our first 100% Cabernet Franc from the head pruned hillside vines at Marier. Its Loire valley in character, with rich dark fruits. The 2016 “The Hills” cuvee is a co -fermentation of 60% Syrah, 35% Cab Franc and 5% Viognier. It’s rich and luxurious in texture and flavor yet has loads of character. The tiny bit of Viognier freshens the finish. Our 2016 Marier Syrah has a distinctive Corbier character. It’s minerally red and black fruits are balanced by loads of spice.
Aged Syrah pack- $180
- 2007 Kimberlys
- 2007 Klamath cuvee
- 2008 Humboldt
- 2010 Humboldt
- 2012 Kimberlys
- 2009 Le du Comtes
The 2009 Le du Comte is a joint project with Larry Schaffer from Tercero winery in Los Olivos. This cuvee is 50% Estate Syrah, 25% Grencahe- Camp 4 vineyard, and 25% Syrah- Thompson Vineyard. Its really starting to shine after 12 years of bottle age.
These are the very last bottles of these vintages. We have limited stock(some a bit more than others) so if there is something you’d like to substitute, go ahead and order the pack and send me an email with the wine you’d like to substitute. Im happy to work with you to get you what you want, within the realms of the stock we have left. Also, if any of you have had a corked or “off” bottle(these are older wines and corks CAN fail) please inform me and i will do my best to replace the bottle. Cabotvineyards@gmail.com
Mixed Syrah pack- $180
Our 2018 Humboldt is stylistically a cross between 2010 and 2011. Both very cool years with loads of secondary cold climate Syrah Characters. The 2016’s are really starting to show their secondary characters of roasted meats, bacon and peppery spice
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1- 2018 Humboldt
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1- 2010 Humboldt
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1- 2012 Kimberlys
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1- 2016 Kimberlys
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1- 2016 Humboldt
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1- 2016 Marier
Aged ZInfandel 3 Pack- $80
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2007 Zinfandel Tributary- Old Mill vineyard
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2009 Zinfandel Tributary- Pierce Ranch
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2016 ZInfandel- Humboldt
These older wines show how well Zinfandel can age and turn into a very complex multilayered wine. These three wines still have nice red fruit and good concentration but now resemble aged Brunello or Montepulciano in character. its been fun watching them mature and they are now all in their drinking window, for those who like complex, aged ZIns.
Thank you so much for your consideration and support over the years.
I am not sure if I will buy anything this year because I own too much wine - more than a lifetime supply - but I must note that yours are excellent. We had one earlier this year but I wrote no note so I am not sure what it was. It was a bottle with the vintage written in ink. I think an older Cab. Outstanding.