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Wine Berserkers, T. Berkley Wines is back to share my Cabernet Franc passion with you all! As the only California producer focused on single-site expressions of Cabernet Franc, I seek out old vineyards, grown organically, on mountainsides where I can… Think early Williams-Selyem Pinot Noir days for those nerdy enough to follow. Cabernet Franc is about to blow up! This is a chance to get in on the ground floor on the next sought-after variety. My new wines (single-vineyard Cab Franc included) are both the culmination of my nearly 15 years spent working in vineyards and making wine… AND these are some of the purest and most exciting expressions I have ever made. Today, I’m making a special offer of these wines at the best price you will find anywhere!
Currently T. Berkley Wines is still a one-man show, meaning countless hours in the car and in the cellar to craft 2,500 cases annually. I sell primarily through my BLANC + FRANC Club, distribution in a few states, and via tastings at the estate I manage, Teachworth Napa Valley. As a small producer without much wine to offer, I do not normally discount my wines, so this is the ONLY TIME you will see this price. Just for you, and just for today!
To the nitty-gritty (cruise to the bottom for some wine info or check it out HERE):
ALL OFFERS ARE ~25% OFF (!!!) AND SHIPPED AT A FLAT RATE OF $15 PER ORDER (select BD15 shipping option at Checkout) I can ship everywhere but NH and UT. If you like what you see and would like to join the BLANC + FRANC Club for preferential access to all the Loire inspired goodness when new wines are released throughout the year, that’s all HERE
OFFER #1: Intro to T. Berkley Wines 6-Pack
An introductory collection of my wines featuring old-vine Chenin Blanc from Mendocino County, a multi-vineyard Sonoma County Cabernet Franc blend, and one of the best Rosés you’ve yet to taste!
2 x 2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc
2 x 2021 Norgard Chenin Blanc
2 x 2021 Ophelia Cabernet Franc
Retail Price - $184
Berserker Price - $138
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OFFER #2: Chenin Blanc is For Lovers VERTICAL 6-pack
LESS THAN 10 PACKS LEFT
A dissertation on a California Heritage variety – with links to the Loire – in vertical format. Nearly 40-year-old Chenin Blanc vines that show a purity of fruit and abundance of acidity to rival even the best of the Loire valley. 2 or 4 bottles of each wine.
2021 Norgard Vineyard Chenin Blanc
2020 Norgard Vineyard Chenin Blanc
2019 Norgard Vineyard Chenin Blanc
Retail Price - $192
Berserker Price - $144
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OFFER #3: Franc-ophile Single Vineyard EXPLORATION 6-pack
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The 2021 vintage T. Berkley Wines hit its Cab Franc stride, showcasing three outstanding and unique sites that warranted single vineyard bottling to highlight the entire spectrum of the grape. Raised in French oak and finished in concrete tanks, these are new school meets old school Cab Francs and are nothing like anything else coming out of the state! 2 or 4 bottles of each wine.
2021 Big Ranch Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 93pts
2021 Singing Hills Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 94pts
2021 Thalia Vineyard Cabernet Franc - 93pts!
Retail Price - $350
Berserker Price - $265
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OFFER #4: The Winemaker’s Sampler 6/12-Pack
The complete picture of my winemaking for T. Berkley Wines, across the board. Some similar suspects from the Intro Pack, but with the addition of my OUTSTANDING new single vineyard Cabernet Francs. For those wanting the full T. Berkley Wines deep dive! 1 or 2 bottles of each wine.
2022 Rose of Cabernet Franc
2022 BLANC Chenin Blanc
2021 Norgard Vineyard Chenin Blanc
2021 Big Ranch Vineyard Cabernet Franc
2021 Singing Hills Vineyard Cabernet Franc
2021 Thalia Vineyard Cabernet Franc
Retail Price - $255/$510
Berserker Price - $195/$385
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OFFER #5: Aged and Enthused 6-pack - SOLD OUT
It is my firm belief that the best crafted wines are meant to age. Thankfully both Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc age beautifully and, for those true wine connoisseurs among the community, I have retrieved a few cases each of single-vineyard Chenin and Cab Franc from the T. Berkley Library to have on offer today. From my cellar to yours, these beauties are perfectly aged and ready to go!
3 x 2018 Norgard Vineyard Chenin Blanc
3 x 2018 Oak Knoll Vineyard Cabernet Franc (this has been re-christened Big Ranch in '21… ask me about it sometime)
Retail Price - $315
Berserker Price - $240
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About My Wines: Making great wine is often about having the patience and self-control to not do anything until the time is right – zen and the art of wine observation. I LOVE Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc and, like the minimalist design of my label, try to showcase their clean and distinctive characteristics. A minimal interventionist school at which I study every year.
2022 Rosé of Cabernet Franc - 100% Cabernet Franc, 14.0% abv, 200 Cases Produced
This wine is a mix of whole cluster pressed Cabernet Franc that I – and a small army of friends and family – pick ourselves each year with saignée juice from my full red Cab Franc fermenters. Fermented in a mix of neutral French Oak and stainless steel barrels, it then ages for 4-6 months before being bottled. This is a structured, robust style of rosé, appealing to red wine drinkers. Extremely enjoyable upon release, it also develops beautifully with time, making it more than your average porch-pounder!
2022 BLANC - 100% Chenin Blanc, 13.5% abv, 350 Cases Produced
A lifted, racy white wine perfect for summer days and oysters, bottled young to capture its inherent vibrancy and electricity. Foot tread, fermented and aged in neutral puncheons and stainless steel for six months with weekly bâtonnage. Minimal sulfur added only at bottling. Lemon and honeysuckle and all things nice.
2021 Norgard Vineyard - 100% Chenin Blanc, 13.5% abv, 210 Cases Produced
Old vine Chenin that is foot tread and slowly pressed to a mix of concrete and French oak puncheons and barriques. Fermented with native yeasts and aged sur lie for 11 months, then in tank for 3-5 months prior to bottling, this is serious Chenin. Acid-driven and mineral, with just the right amount of jasmine, honeysuckle, and orange blossom. 93pts Wine Enthusiast
2021 Ophelia - 100% Cabernet Franc, 13.0% abv, 350 Cases Produced
The wine I make in the cellar each year, Ophelia is assembled by barrel selection from the various Cab Franc vineyards I work with the year following the harvest. Fermented with native yeasts, always with a little whole cluster (a rarity with Cab Franc) and bottled after ~10 months in neutral French oak, mainly puncheons, and amphora. This particular vintage screams Chinon, channeling the spice, herbaceous, and tobacco notes that the Loire valley is so famous for. 92pts James Suckling
2021 Big Ranch Vineyard - 100% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% abv, 150 Cases Produced
My favorite Cabernet Franc vineyard, this old vine site is located in the heart of Napa Valley’s Oak Knoll appellation. Fermented with native yeasts, this wine spends 11 months in French oak (up to 40% new) and is finished in concrete tanks. Elegant, structured Cabernet Franc. Gold Medal SF Chronicle Wine Competition
2021 Singing Hills Vineyard - 90% Cab Franc, 10% Petit Verdot, 13.5% abv, 150 Cases Produced
My only young vineyard, this outstanding new site in the mountains of the Chalk Hill district is concentrated power! Receiving all of the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (a tiny amount), this wine is fermented with native yeasts and spends 11 months in French oak (25% new) and is finished in concrete tanks. Dark, brooding, and dense Cabernet Franc. 94 pts Wine Enthusiast, 93pts Jeb Dunnuck
2021 Thalia Vineyard - 100% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% abv, 150 Cases Produced
A T. Berkley Wines monopole vineyard, located just across the Napa County line in the Knights Valley appellation of Sonoma County. 30-year-old-vines always give a tannic, blue-fruited, structured wine and 2021 is no exception. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in French oak for 11 months (25% new) then finished in concrete tanks. California meets the Loire valley in this wine. 93pts Jeb Dunnuck
Happy Drinking!
