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Fall in Three Bottles
Fall is when wine drinking starts demanding variety again. The evenings turn cool, the cooking gets richer, and the table asks for more range than a summer of chilled whites. This trio of California standouts delivers exactly that arcβa lush, golden Chardonnay from a Russian River benchmark, a bright mountain Pinot Noir grown on the ancient seabeds of the Santa Cruz Mountains, and a polished Yountville Cabernet from a vineyard that spent decades quietly supplying Napa's biggest names.
Each is worth seeking out on its own. Bundled together, they unlock a price we couldn't otherwise touch due to agreements with the respective wineries: Three bottles that list for $241 at the winery, yours for just $150, shipping included.
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Wines In This Set
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| California Chardonnay at Full Volume |
| 2019 DeLoach Vineyards Chardonnay O.F.S. Russian River Valley
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| Wine Spectator called DeLoach βone of California's best producers of Chardonnay,β and the O.F.S.βshort for βOur Finest Selectionββis the biodynamic estate's flagship white. Golden and generous, it's all lemon curd, hazelnut, and butterscotch, with the cleansing acidity to keep it honest. Russian River richness, straight from the source.
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| The Mountain Makes the Wine |
| 2024 Madson Wines Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains
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| From fewer than 2,000 planted acres in the fog-cooled Santa Cruz Mountains, Madson farms organically for exactly this: a light-bodied, laser-focused Pinot Noir built on ancient marine soils. Crunchy wild strawberry and red cherry, brisk mountain acidity, silky tannins. Jeb Dunnuck gave the 2024 vintage 95 points. |
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| The Vineyard Behind the Legends |
| 2019 Shifflett Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Yountville |
| For decades, the Shifflett family sold their Yountville fruit to Napa royaltyβElyse, Duckhorn, and Thomas Rivers Brown among them. In 2017 they started keeping the best for themselves. Made by Colgin and Wheeler Farms alum Sarah Donley, the 2019 is classic Napa Cabernet: black cherry, cassis, graphite, velvety tannins.
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