Glorious Revolution

WINE TALK
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I’m curious to know if anyone has any details about this project. It looks like they recently silently released their 2018 vintage. I had been following this project when Mike Smith was billed as the winemaker, but on their website Thomas Brown is listed as the winemaker.

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Title sounds political to me. [snort.gif]

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I thought this was going to be a thread about a wine bottled in honor of William of Orange and whether it might be any good after 340 years.

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Was also surprised at the change as I was also following along since the beginning. I had the opportunity to meet with Aaron a few years back to taste and it, mainly because I was curious about what Mike could do with mountain fruit. As far as I know, the 2018 and 2019 are still made by Mike Smith. Perhaps they just changed to TRB recently?

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Jeb’s TN says Mike Smith made the 2019 (so i would assume the 18 as well)

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I was thinking this must mean that Will is releasing a second label at William and Mary.

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I don’t know who Will is, and don’t know anything about the William and Mary label, but certainly would appreciate the pun.

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I’m surprised to hear about the release. I signed up for the mailing list back when I first heard about it, at which point it was definitely associated with Mike Smith. Kind of curious not to get any updates from the winery.

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Will Segui’s William and Mary Label is worth discovering, especially the Shifflett Ranch CS

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I couldn’t agree more! A tremendous value and you’d be supporting one of the best people ITB!

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Thanks both. I’m not much of a Napa Cab drinker (despite these being my wine origins many years ago), and while I’ve certainly heard of W&M, it’s generally not stylistically my thing :slight_smile:

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I’m trying to visit, but not getting a response by email. Do they do in person visits?

Edit: Will sees everything.

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Greetings everyone!

Yes the first two vintages of Glorious Revolution were made by Mike Smith being 2018 and 2019. The 2020 vintage was lost to the smoke and ash from the fires. TRB took over in 2021 and the wines are made at Mending Wall.

If you are interested in more information please email me at: aaron@grnapa.com or aaron@flintknoll.com

Aaron Michaelis

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Welcome to the WB board my friend.

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Came here expecting news of a popular uprising against the tyrannical rule of Todd French.

#disapppointment [wink.gif]

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I thought this was going have something to do with Borat.

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My wife and I are doing a tasting of Glorious Revolution with Aaron next month, as well as Riverain. Really looking forward to it.

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Will you be toasting ‘to the wee gentlemen in the velvet jacket’?.

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An honest question is it necessary to use these consultants? They don’t actually make the wine and they add a significant amount of cost. None of my favorite Cabs are made by consultants - Dunn, Forman, MacDonald, Beta/Jasud etc.

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Thanks for your favorites. I wasn’t sure if the named wineries used consultants until I saw Beta.