You know by now how I came across these wines. These are the 6 bottles you will receive:
2016 Pergamos: a deep, dark, tannic, cofermentation of Merlot and Sangiovese from a remarkable hillside vineyard facing the Carquinez Strait
2018 FTP-C: our best vintage ever of the short-lived Chenin Blanc that Tegan Passalacqua grew on his Kirschenmann Ranch in Lodi. He pulled out the vines the next year and began replanting with Cinsault from Bechtold. Fermented and aged in one stainless steel barrel and one neutral wood. Fresh still and deep.
2017 The Prince in his Caves: a great vintage of our most famous wine. I was completely shocked to find two cases in the storage unit. The wine could not be better-- it is strong and incisive, rich and complex… A real model for us as we forge on.
2017 1MN: a beautiful vintage of this soft and graceful wine. Cinsault, planted in Lodi in 1870, made in very gentle and infusive style.
2017 FTP-Z: old vine Zinfandel from Tegan's Kirschenmann Ranch, planted in 1918. Also soft and infusive like the 1MN, but with more darkness and power.
Non-vintage La Géante (edition 1): a beautiful solera white wine, made from dozens of fermentations from 2009 to 2016 (if I rememeber correctly). Complex, as you might imagine, saline; still very fresh and lively.
There is only a single case of some of the wines; so I am limiting this to 12 units. All six bottles for $199. We will begin shipping on Thursday May 14; you may also pick up your wines at the pickup party.