EXCEPTIONAL VALUES CONTINUE!

GANDONA “Encosta” 2014 Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON…The story of Gandona is rooted in tradition and a passion for transforming land into something extraordinary. It’s born from an estate that rests upon a sloping hillside high above the beauty of Napa Valley and Lake Hennessey (Pritchard Hill) – its vineyards, carved from the steep terrain and planted in four blocks, each possess their own distinct personality. 

In 2006 Manuel and Cristina Pires met Bob Long on Pritchard Hill and talked candidly as they toured the vineyards that Bob spoke of their life on Pritchard Hill. He had a fondness for grape growing, and the capability of the Hills’s legendary soil. So thin that it barely covers the rock underneath, the soil had indeed proven ideal for producing Cabernet Sauvignon by neighboring estates like Colgin Cellars, Bryant Family, David Arthur and Ovid.  

Encosta (“slope”) Cabernet Sauvignon originates from the steeply terraced hillsides of Gandona Estate and its terra cotta-colored, volcanic soil. The 2014 vintage is a wine celebrating the very soul of hillside fruit capturing the essence of the vine’s interaction with earth and sun.  97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, is an all estate wine made by Philippe Melka. This wine is on a fast evolutionary track, with complex notes of cedar wood, licorice, blackcurrants and tobacco leaf, all from a medium-bodied wine with light tannin, luscious fruit and a delicious, supple mouthfeel.  
REG. $90.  CAPITOL CELLARS SPECIAL PRICING $79.95.

CULT 2014 Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON…CULT wine is SENSATIONAL and is made by long time winemaker Rich Salvestrin of Salvestrin Winery, who has had many Cabernets receive scores well above 90 points from Wine Advocate. The 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was developed exclusively for restaurants and select wine merchants to provide a phenomenal wine. The result was better than anyone expected.

Comprised of fruit sourced from three prestigious California growing regions of Napa Valley, Lake County, and Lodi the Cult Cabernet Sauvignon is beautifully balanced and layered. The elegant tannins & fruit explodes with ultra plush, rich, lush, and silky flavors full of ripe plums, dusty blackberries & black currants, and layers of spice. In a nutshell, the 2014 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon is just a BIG, BOLD, DRINIKING-AT-PEAK, HEAD-TURNER of a wine that can be enjoyed simply on its own.  Leading with a nose of blackberries and black currants, the palate sees layers of spice and berries with chewy tannins and a sophisticated, silky finish.  
REG. $30.  CAPITOL CELLARS UNBELIEVABLE PRICING $19.95.

AARON WINES began as a vision to create wines that were a detour from conventionality, an ideology that no doubt stemmed from their desire to create a new fingerprint on an otherwise well-established status quo. Winemaker Aaron Jackson has spent a combination of many years procuring oenology degrees at various institutions around the world, along with working alongside some of California's greatest winemakers. He launched Aaron with his first commercial vintage in 2002. Aequoria means “of the sea” and relates to how close the vineyards are to the ocean.



AEQUOREA 2016 "Spanish Springs Vineyard" San Luis Obispo VIOGNIER...This Viognier probably one of the best white wines I have tasted in many years….& I don’t even like Viogniers. This vineyard, only two miles from the ocean in Pismo Beach is at the extreme for any vineyard. Producing only ¼ ton per acre where other vineyards are getting 4 ton per acre, one can understand the passion but not the monetary loss. But it is this passion that allows Aaron to get the ripeness of fruit without sacrificing the acidity. 
CAPITOL CELLARS SPECIAL PRICING $29.95

AEQUOREA 2014 "Derby West Vineyard" San Luis Obispo PINOT NOIR...Derby West is one of the most extreme vineyards properties I've ever seen in California, sitting on a slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean just 1.5 miles away. Lying just south of the town of San Simeon, it is pounded by daily wind and fog, exemplifying a cool, coastal climate probably better than anywhere I can imagine. But arising from the struggle the vines face on a daily basis is a wine that is amazingly pure and focused. 

Deep, intense aromatics of Damson plum, smoked meat, black rose, and white pepper. High toned and pure on the palate, it has loads of black fruit, minerals and smoke, with a backbone of dashing acidity. ONLY 74 cases produced!!  
CAPITOL CELLARS SPECIAL PRICING $39.95

GREAT VALUES CONTINUE!

GANDONA “Encosta” 2014 Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON…The story of Gandona is rooted in tradition and a passion for transforming land into something extraordinary. It’s born from an estate that rests upon a sloping hillside high above the beauty of Napa Valley and Lake Hennessey (Pritchard Hill) – its vineyards, carved from the steep terrain and planted in four blocks, each possess their own distinct personality. 

In 2006 Manuel and Cristina Pires met Bob Long on Pritchard Hill and talked candidly as they toured the vineyards that Bob spoke of their life on Pritchard Hill. He had a fondness for grape growing, and the capability of the Hills’s legendary soil. So thin that it barely covers the rock underneath, the soil had indeed proven ideal for producing Cabernet Sauvignon by neighboring estates like Colgin Cellars, Bryant Family, David Arthur and Ovid.

Encosta (“slope”) Cabernet Sauvignon originates from the steeply terraced hillsides of Gandona Estate and its terra cotta-colored, volcanic soil. The 2014 vintage is a wine celebrating the very soul of hillside fruit capturing the essence of the vine’s interaction with earth and sun.  97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc, is an all estate wine made by Philippe Melka. This wine is on a fast evolutionary track, with complex notes of cedar wood, licorice, blackcurrants and tobacco leaf, all from a medium-bodied wine with light tannin, luscious fruit and a delicious, supple mouthfeel.  
REG. $90,  CAPITOL CELLARS PRICING…$79.95


ROMBAUER 2015 Carneros CHARDONNAY...We have the only magnums left of this great vintage. Only 24 left…call to reserve yours!!  

CAPITOL CELLARS SPECIAL PRICING…$64.95


OLEMA 2014 Sonoma County CHARDONNAY…#1 in "Best of 2016: Robert Parker, Top 3 Greatest Value Wines of the Year"...The 2014 Chardonnay Olema from Sonoma is a heck of a bottle of wine, with honeysuckle,

lemon blossom and a touch of white peach all present in this wine that offers clean, pure fruit, medium body and a distant hint of wood. This is a terrific value and sleeper selection.   
CAPITOL CELLARS SPECIAL PRICING…$13.95


CULT 2014 Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON…CULT wine is SENSATIONAL and is made by long time winemaker Rich Salvestrin of Salvestrin Winery, who has had many Cabernets receive scores well above 90 points from Wine Advocate. The 2014 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was developed exclusively for restaurants and select wine merchants to provide a phenomenal wine. The result was better than anyone expected.

Comprised of fruit sourced from three prestigious California growing regions of Napa Valley, Lake County, and Lodi the Cult Cabernet Sauvignon is beautifully balanced and layered. The elegant tannins & fruit explodes with ultra plush, rich, lush, and silky flavors full of ripe plums, dusty blackberries & black currants, and layers of spice. In a nutshell, the 2014 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon is just a BIG, BOLD, DRINIKING-AT-PEAK, HEAD-TURNER of a wine that can be enjoyed simply on its own.

Leading with a nose of blackberries and black currants, the palate sees layers of spice and berries with chewy tannins and a sophisticated, silky finish.  
REG. $30 CAPITOL CELLARS unbelievable PRICING…$19.95


AARON WINES begas as a vision to create wines that were a detour from conventionality, an ideology that no doubt stemmed from their desire to create a new fingerprint on an otherwise well-established status quo. Winemaker Aaron Jackson has spent a combination of many years procuring oenology degrees at various institutions around the world, along with working alongside some of California's greatest winemakers. He launched Aaron with his first commercial vintage in 2002. Aequoria means “of the sea” and relates to how close the vineyards are to the ocean.

AEQUOREA 2016 "Spanish Springs Vineyard" San Luis Obispo VIOGNIER...This Viognier probably one of the best white wines I have tasted in many years….& I don’t even like Viogniers. This vineyard, only two miles from the ocean in Pismo Beach is at the extreme for any vineyard. Producing only ¼ ton per acre where other vineyards are getting 4 ton per acre, one can understand the passion but not the monetary loss. But it is this passion that allows Aaron to get the ripeness of fruit without sacrificing the acidity. 
CAPITOL CELLARS Price $29.95

AEQUOREA 2014 "Derby West Vineyard" San Luis Obispo PINOT NOIR...Derby West is one of the most extreme vineyards properties I've ever seen in California, sitting on a slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean just 1.5 miles away. Lying just south of the town of San Simeon, it is pounded by daily wind and fog, exemplifying a cool, coastal climate probably better than anywhere I can imagine. But arising from the struggle the vines face on a daily basis is a wine that is amazingly pure and focused. Deep, intense aromatics of Damson plum, smoked meat, black rose, and white pepper. High toned and pure on the palate, it has loads of black fruit, minerals and smoke, with a backbone of dashing acidity. ONLY 74 cases produced!!  
CAPITOL CELLARS Price $39.95

WINERY OF THE WEEK...Gandona

The story of Gandona is rooted in tradition and a passion for transforming land into something extraordinary. It’s born from an estate that rests upon a sloping hillside high above the beauty of Napa Valley and Lake Hennessey (Pritchard Hill) – its vineyards, carved from the steep terrain and planted in four blocks, each possess their own distinct personality. 

In 2006 Manuel and Cristina Pires met Bob Long on Pritchard Hill and talked candidly as they toured the vineyards that Bob spoke of their life on Pritchard Hill.  He had a fondness for grape growing, and the capability of the Hills’s legendary soil.  So thin that it barely covers the rock underneath, the soil had indeed proven ideal for producing Cabernet Sauvignon by neighboring estates like Colgin Cellars, Bryant Family, David Arthur and Ovid.  Add famed winemaker Philippe Melka and you know there is nothing better!!

2013 “Estate” Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON

This is Gandona’s fifth vintage of their flagship Cabernet Sauvignon and it shows the high quality of terroir, farming and winemaking technique. Made by Philippe Melka, this is pure Pritchard Hill Cab, with great structure and power but will benefit greatly with time in the bottle. The fruit is rich, black and full-bodied yet the tannins on this Cab are firm but not overwhelming. 100% Cabernet, this bottling is sourced entirely from what they call "The Old Block", which comprises 1.6 acres under vine that Jim Barbour planted as vineyard manager for the property.

REG. $225…Special Pricing $199.95

2014 “ENCOSTA” Napa Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Encosta (“slope”) Cabernet Sauvignon originates from the steeply terraced hillsides of Gandona Estate and its terra cotta-colored, volcanic soil.  The 2013 vintage is a wine celebrating the very soul of hillside fruit capturing the essence of the vine’s interaction with earth and sun.

REG. $90…Special Pricing $79.95

2014 “MEIA” Napa Valley CABERNET FRANC

Situated in the heart of the estate—Meia, Portuguese for “middle”, encompasses the best of both the steep slope of the terraces Gandona is known for, and the perpendicular row orientation of the less extreme avenue blocks — characteristics that are directly reflected in the style of the wine produced from the block. Historically used to add complexity and depth to Encosta, the exceptional success of the Cabernet Franc in the “meia” of the estate in 2014 compelled them to bottle a limited quantity of it, an event only to be repeated when the vintage allows it.  ONLY 60 CASES MADE

REG. $120…Special Pricing $104.95