Banshee 2017 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Bedrock NV North Coast Shebang Red Wine

55% Zinfandel blended with Carignane, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Alicante Bouschet, Grenache, Syrah, Barbera and a touch of whites for aromatics from old vine plantings (up to 100 years old) around Sonoma County, fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel and raised in a nice bit of French oak for a bold, bright-fruited, silky, and satisfying wine that is unbeatable at this price. 

Birichino 2015 Lodi Bechthold Vineyard Cinsault 1.5 L

Was $65.99!

Broadside 2016 Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Broadside is a project of very talented winemaker Chris Brock. The Cabernet is fermented with wild yeasts and aged in barrels, 10% of which are new. The resultant wine is remarkably fresh and full bodied with an interesting spicy character and plenty of bright, tangy dark fruit.

Broc Cellars 2017 Mendocino Valdiguie Rosé

Sourced from dry-farmed Valdiguie vines that are over 90 years-old in the organic certified Rosewood Vineyard in the Redwood Valley of Mendocino. A fine crunchy mousse with great acidity and the character of a handful of wild berries or the underbrush they were gathered from, this is a wonderful, deeply-hued rosé from one of our favorite winemakers. At only 11% this is a fantastic bubbly for the summer, and as Pét-Nats go has enough pop and fizz to be used in a celebratory fashion. Andrew Farquhar

Broc Cellars 2017 Solano County Valdiguie Got Grapes

Broc Cellars 2017 Solano County Valdiguie Green Valley

This wine is from the Green Valley of Solano County, located just over the Vaca mountains from Napa. This wine comes from two vineyards, the Frei Vineyard and the Wirth Ranch Vineyard, both of which are dry-farmed and have average vine ages over 65 years. This style of wine was formerly known as Napa Gamay, and for good reason; the taste is reminiscent of Beaujolais with medium tannin and great energy, though more purple in color and with darker fruit. Vineyards are dry-farmed and have an average vine age of sixty years. Partial carbonic maceration gives the wine a light and lifted character. Pair with pork chops, veal, branzino, or carnitas tacos. Andrew Farquhar

Camp 2017 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

From the folks who run Hobo Wine Co., here we have the delicious new vintage of one of our favorite inexpensive Cabernets from California! Tart blackberry and ripe cassis mix with herbal hints and wildflower on the nose while broadly gracing the firm, rich, powerfully tannic palate. Sourced from many lesser known but sustainably or organically farmed vineyards throughout Sonoma county. Aged for nine months in neutral oak barrels. Andrew Farquhar

Claire Hill 2016 Vieilles Vignes Brézème

Notes from Claire Hill: "Eric has a few rows of Brézème Syrah (3 rows of Roussanne and I think like 13 rows of Syrah?). It's not the Ardèche clone you find directly across the river in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, but the wing structure of the the cluster makes it look like it's a Côte-Rôtie clone. I assume you know the story, limestone and all that jazz, but Brézème is considered this lost appellation of France. It was very well known in the 1400s-1800s, but then it fell off the map between Spanish flu/WWI/WW2, and by the 1960s there was only about 1 hectare [approx. 2.5 acres] left. The guy who owned that hectare is now in his 90s and named M. Pouchoulin. He's out of the grape game, and putters in his little vegetable garden.  He sold part of the old vines to Eric and the rest to Domaine Lombard. I picked on the same day as Eric did, and did more pigeage/pumpovers on mine with an eye towards making a very age-worthy wine. It's very primary right now, but I think it will be phenomenal in 3-4 years." 

Claire Hill 2017 Contre Costa County Del Barba Vineyard Mourvedre

Notes from Claire: "...from Del Barba vineyard in Oakley, California, on the Sacramento River Delta. The area was planted to mostly Zinfandel, Carignane, and Mourvedre in the 1880s-1890s by Italian and Portuguese immigrants to the area. A lot of the old vines have been ripped out for urban sprawl, and a lot of families have sold their vineyards for millions of dollars to developers. The Del Barba family has lived there for 5 generations now, and continue to farm the property. The Zinfandel from Martha Stoumen's Post Flirtation Red comes from this vineyard, and Bedrock gets the 130 year old Mourvedre (I get the 60 year old Mourvedre). It's all own rooted and head trained in pure sand...about 15% whole cluster with some pigeage, fermented in picking pins for 7 days. The fermentation was insanely healthy, and it kicked off on its own within 18 hours. I added a little sulfur to one of the 3 bins that had a funky smelling cap, but most sulfur additions were post malo/before bottling (total is <30ppm). Aged in 10 year old Littorai barrels for 14 months before bottling."

Clos Saron 2007 California Black Pearl

Cooper Hill 2016 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Cooper Mountain Vineyards started in 1978 when Dr. Robert Gross and his wife, Corrine, planted the first Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines in the unique soils of Cooper Mountain in the Chehalem Mountains of Oregon's Willamette Valley. Today, the estate has more than 100 acres  dedicated to organic and biodynamic farming and winemaking. This Pinot Noir is refreshing and ripe, with brambly raspberry and cherry fruit, baking spice, and earthy flavors.

Dashe 2015 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 375ml

Dashe 2016 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Reserve 375ml

Dashe 2017 California Zinfandel Vineyard Select

Division 2017 Willamette Valley Serra Vineyard Cot

Division 2018 Columbia Valley L'Avoiron Rosé of Gamay Noir

This rose is from Gamay planted in 2006 in the Yakima Valley in Washington. Planted on basalt bedrock overlaid with the extraordinary Missoula Flood runoff, this rose has a bright red fruit character on the nose that is married to a lush, round, elegant kind of creaminess on the palate. Fantastic and juicy, with a nice seam of mineral density, this rose is less of a fresh aperitif to start the party and more like the main event. This is a perfect rose for grilling, barbecue, salmon, or just plain rooftop quaffing, and has all of the hallmarks of Division's style: clean lines, precision, and purity. 12.8% alcohol by volume. 823 cases produced. Andrew Faruqhar

Drovers 2016 Willamette Pinot Noir

Drovers 2017 Willamette Pinot Noir

Edmunds St. John 2018 El Dorado County Bone-Jolly Rosé

Eminence Road 2017 Finger Lakes Acidalia Elizabeth's Vineyard

50% Cabernet Sauvignong and 50% Merlot, this Bordeaux Blend tastes like anything but. From old vines planted on a thin loam over broken shale, this wine is brimming in electric acidity, with the stone fruit character on the nose becoming a pleasant surprise of tangerine and blood orange on the palate. It is rare to have a red wine with citric fruit character, but this is one. This wine is almost Italianate in style, and would pair excellently with red pasta sauces, but also has the oomph to stand up to lamb or a more delicate cut of beef. The Elizabeth Vineyard, sustainably farmed, is located on the east side of Seneca Lake. Andrew Farquhar

Eminence Road 2017 Finger Lakes Elizabeth's Vineyard Pinot Noir

Folk Machine 2017 Central Coast Pinot Noir

This refreshing and bright Pinot Noir from star California winemaker Kenny Likitprakong is sourced predominantly from the Arroyo Seco AVA, in other words, Steinbeck country. Native yeast fermentation and spontaneous malo are followed by nine months on the lees with occasional batonnage in used French oak barrels. Bright red fruit and elegant texture make for a fine, refreshing wine that lingers pleasantly on the palate. Andrew Farquhar

Folk Machine 2018 Central Coast Gamay Noir Rose

Natural fermentation from a new Gamay experiment winemaker Kenny Likitprakong is overseeing in the Arroyo Seco AVA, this is a beautiful, elegant, decidedly fresh red-fruited rosé. A very short maceration makes this light in tannin and color. Bottled in green glass, which is made from much higher levels of recycled product and has a considerably smaller carbon footprint. Andrew Farquhar

Fossil & Fawn 2017 Willamette Valley Silvershot Vineyard Pinot Noir

Fossil & Fawn 2018 Willamette Valley Do Nothing

Frenchtown Farms 2016 Sierra Foothills Cotillon Red Blend

Harrington 2016 El Dorado Sierra Foothill 'Sumu Kaw Vyd'

Harrington Corvina 2017 San Benito County Siletto Vineyard

Harrington is a fantastic urban winery based in the Mission in San Francisco, founded on the principles of low intervention winemaking, old vineyards, and obscure varietal wines. Corvina, the main grape used in the production of Valpolicella and Amarone, is rarely vinified by itself, and also extraordinarily rare in the New World. This one is native yeast fermented, fermented in stainless steel, aged in neutral French oak and 75 gallon stainless steel  for 6 months before bottling with minimal sulfur. Very light in tannin but full of loads of energy, this is a great slightly-chillable red with a gorgeous watermelon aroma that is followed by a surprisingly dry, elegant, red-fruited palate. Fantastic as an aperitif with brie or cured meats, or on its own! Andrew Farquhar

Hope Well 2017 Amity Hills Pinot Noir

Inconnu 2016 Contra Costa Merlot

La Clarine Farm 2016 Sierra Foothills Syrah "sumu kaw"

I didn’t want to be the one to write anything about this wine but Eben talked me into it. I don’t wax as poetic about wine as most people, but Eben said “You don’t have to. What did it remind you of? A favorite song?” And that’s when it hit me. After drinking this wine I woke up singing “Didn’t I” by Kelly Clarkson with the line “Didn’t I give you everything” repeating in my head. And it hit me: yes this wine did give me everything, everything I’d expect from a natural Syrah from California. I love how alive this wine is and how it screams of fresh blackberries, green olives with herbs and some roasted meat. The weight is medium, and the acidity is a bit bright. It’s by no means a French wine but it doesn’t have to be and it’s not trying to be. This wine is young and would need time or open for a few hours, but in time it will…give you everything.    John L.

La Clarine Farm 2017 Sierra Foothills Mourvèdre Cedarville

Lightwell Survey 2016 Shenandoah Valley Weird Ones Are Wolves

Lillian Winery 2011 California Syrah

Lillian Winery 2011 California Syrah Gold Series No. 01

Lillian Winery 2011 California Syrah Gold Series No. 02

Marietta Cellars 1999 Alexander Valley Angeli Cuvee

Martha Stoumen Nero d'Avola 2017 Mendocino County Benson Ranch

Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation Red 2018 Mendocino/Contra Costa County

Minimus 2018 Willamette Valley Dolcetto Pet Nat

This Pet Nat rosé is 100% Dolcetto sourced from the Jubilee Vineyard, planted in 2011 in Eola-Amity Hills. The first noticeable aspect of this sparkler is its beautiful, delicate, roseate hue. Bottled at a sultry 3 atmospheres, This amazing, bright, juicy pet nat, bottled at a soft and sultry 3 atmospheres of pressure (champagne is traditionally bottled at 6) is going to be in a constant in my rooftop, park, and beach rotation this summer. Bright red notes of tart apple skin and raspberry burst on the fore-palate, weaving amongst the sprightly mousse in delicate interplay. Spontaneous ferment occurs in half neutral wood and half stainless steel tank. This fun, fresh wine should be drunk cool, and preferably this summer. Andrew Farquhar

Minor, Sean 2017 Central Coast Pinot Noir

Sean sources this fantastic, bright, easy-drinking Pinot Noir from vineyards throughout the Central Coast. Destemmed, with three days of cold soak in stainless steel before fermentation begins. Bright red fruit and soft tannins mix with fine acidity and a little vanilla from some oak to make a bright and juicy, lifted vinous experience! Drink with a slight chill. Andrew Farquhar

Mount Eden Vineyards 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon

From one of the most historic vineyards situated in the highest reaches of the Santa Cruz Mountains, featuring panoramic views of Silicon Valley, Mount Eden's 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most tightly-structured and elegant wines coming from California. The mature vines, planted in 1979 and 1984 from budwood sourced in the 1890s from Château Margaux, this wine has extraordinary depth, moving through scintillating layers of blackberry, bramble, graphite, and cedar, all dusted with the Central Coast's ever-present aroma of bay laurel. Large, robust, and tannic, but with strong, broad-shouldered fruit singing through, this is a fantastic wine to have now with steak after a couple hours' decant or as a gift for a serious collector who can put it away for 10-30 years. Andrew Farquhar

Nicolas Jay 2015 Willamette Valley Momtazi Pinot Noir

Pied a Terre 2015 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon

Richard Luftig, one of New York's best sommeliers, has made a Cabernet known for phenomenal quality and price: Pied a Terre Cabernet! Always one of our best-selling American reds, 2015 is a deep, ripe, and focused vintage for Pied a Terre. This is a fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon that has classic California character but more structure and reserve than a lot of riper wine. The tannic structure is tightly woven, with fine acid backbone and lush cassis, blackberry, and slightly redder berry fruit. This is a California Cabernet meant to be consumed with food, and will pear excellently with New York strip steak, pork loin, or coq au vin. Andrew Farquhar

Piedrasassi 2017 Santa Barbara County PS Syrah

Porter Creek 2018 Sonoma Rose (Zinfandel/Carignane)

Rafanelli, A. 1998 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel

Revik 2016 Howell Mountain Diogenes Ridge Vnyd Cabernet

Ridge 2001 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Lytton Springs Essence 375ml

Rootdown 2017 Amador County Trousseau Rosé 1.5 L

A mellow peach color in the glass, this rose is a little softer than Rootdown's other offerings, but it exhibits much of the herbal, mineral, and tea-like  aspects associated with this grape. Trousseau planted in 2004 is gently foot-trod upon arrival in the winery, followed by spontaneous fermentation and cold-stabilization. Herbal, with fine green-apple fruit and a smudge of earthiness, this light and elegant rose is a great food wine. I had with hummus, tabouleh, foule, and baba ghanouj, with which it went famously. These magnums are incredible party bottles in addition to being exclusive on the east coast to Chambers Street Wines! Andrew Farquhar

Sandlands 2017 Contra Costa County Mataro

Stolpman Vineyards 2017 Santa Barbara Para Maria (De Los Tecolotes)

Stolpman Vineyards 2017 Santa Barbara Ballard Canyon Estate Syrah

Stolpman Vineyards 2017 Santa Barbara Ballard Canyon La Cuadrilla

Subject to Change 2017 Mendocino County Coastview Cuvee 831

This is a perfect California wine for our store, as it is an homage to Julien Guillot's Burgundian field blend, Cuvee 910, which we have proudly carried for years. This wine is a co-ferment made from 2 tons of Pinot Noir and 1 ton of Chardonnay, both sourced from the extraordinary Coastview Vineyard perched high in the Gabilan Mountains, which separate the Monterey AVA from the Central Valley. Field blends like this were very common in the Middle Ages, when all available grapes were brought to the winery and crushed and fermented together, but the practice has become rare today. This wine makes that rarity seem strange. This is Pinot in the form of a lightning bolt, with the beautiful red fruit and elegance of Pinot Noir but an intensity and zippiness usually associated with white wine. These two varieties are co-fermented together on the skins for 55 days. This wine has loads of character, but still remains chimeric, with many different aspects that change and interact in the glass. As with all the Subject to Change wines, this is bottled unfined and unfiltered, and no sulfur is added anywhere in the winemaking process. This is a truly special wine from an incredible place made with tact and intelligence. 12.5% alcohol, and only 210 cases produced. Andrew Farquhar

Turley 2017 Zinfandel Juvenile

Turley 2017 Contra Costa County Zinfandel Duarte

Turley 2017 Contra Costa County Zinfandel Dusi

Turley 2017 Lodi Kirschenmann Zinfandel