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Good morning wine friends!
It is with great pleasure (and some minor need for sleep) I present 6 exciting new wines for this spring release: 3x new whites, 2x rosées and 1x red.
All are bottled, but the white/rosées are still waiting on their labels, so I won’t be able to ship those until May, just so you know. For those of you just ordering the red, it will ship immediately (as I was smart enough to order those labels in good time;) For those ordering a mixed case, I will send them all together in May to combine and save on shipping.
You will also notice that I’ve shifted to a much lighter series of bottles for this and future releases. This will help save the environment, on transport and our backs.
So without further ado, here is a brief intro to the wonderful newcomers - and some musings about the idea and philosophies behind each new release (for those who want more in-depth technical info, there’s more on each wines in link further down):
REDS:
2020 Zinfandel “Faun” - A lighter, fresher style that was inspired by how Zinfandels used to be made in California, before so much emphasis was put on extraction. A slightly woodsy nose, despite having very little oak influence (only about 15% new oak) gives way to a lightness and slightly disguised fruit palate that evolves with opening time and concludes in a feminine, warm, inviting end. $29
WHITES:
2021 Chardonnay “Agnes” - Those of you who know me, know that I’ve had a problem with many New World Chardonnays being too tropical, oaky and heavy-handed for my palate. I convinced myself it wasn’t the right grape for my winemaking. But with time came a desire to see if I could make my own expression of it. So here is my attempt at making a leaner, more linear and paired down Chardonnay with great acid. I hope you’ll let me know if I succeeded or not. $29
2021 Riesling “Bund” - A new Riesling from the famed Mokelumne Glen vineyard in Lodi, who only specialize in Germanic and Austrian varieties. This is my leanest and most steely bone-dry Riesling to date. Very different from the barrel fermented “Obie” in expression. Full of pear notes and green-fruited notes. And because I took over another winery’s allocation of this fruit at a fair price, I can pass on a bit of that saving to you. $25
2021 PicPoul “Glimra” - You all heard the story of the previous PicPoul - the special edition Milk Fed 3 - and how most of the wine ended up on the floor from a cracked vessel. That wine in barrel had such great and lovely flowery bouquet - I thought I’d really like to make that into a regular cuveé. But this time not barrel fermented, in tank, to kind of make it a bit more linear and devoid of oxidative notes. So here it is, the first of many to come, hopefully. Fruity and acid-driven wine that pairs very well with food. $29
ROSÉE:
2021 White Zinfandel “Eserra” - This is not your grandparents mass-market, sweet and cloying White Zinfandel of the past - this is something completely different! A very dry rosé wine, slightly reductive gunflint notes, full of fruit vigor, acid that dances on your tongue, yet multi-layered in that Zinfandel way. I see a great future for White Zinfandel here in California again, aromatic and dry in style. Again, Steve Lauchland who farms this must like me or something, because he keeps offering me his old vine fruit for a very competitive price, so I can pass that saving on to you. This is a great summer drinker. $21
2021 Flame Tokay “Lanterna” - The highly anticipated and long sold out Flame Tokay is finally available again! The 2020 vintage was supposed to be released for this, but unfortunately developed a fault last year, so after much soul-searching and tasting, I decided that the 2021 vintage was indeed ready for release, despite being young. And what’s noteworthy about this vintage, is that this is the first from the Blodgett Vineyard (that we took over in 2021 and farm ourselves) with plantings from 1926. Still has the same wonderful apple and tapenade notes, but now perhaps with a hint of blood orange, too. $29
Also, don’t forget any of the other wines in the regular lineup if you liked them. Some are getting pretty low in inventory:
2018 Angelica “El Aliso”
2020 Riesling “Obie”
2020 Syrah “Harris”
2019 Petit Manseng “Milk Fed 2”
2018 Tinta Cao “Luciades”
2020 Zweigelt “Milk Fed 4”
2018 Marsanne “Milk Fed” - less than 10 cases left.
2019 Mission “Hernan” - less than 9 cases left.
2018 Alicante Bouschet “Gordon W.” - SOLD OUT
2018 Flame Tokay “Lanterna” - SOLD OUT
2019 Flame Tokay “Lanterna” - SOLD OUT
2020 PicPoul “Milk Fed 3” - SOLD OUT
2019 Riesling “Obie” - SOLD OUT
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Finally, thank you all for your continued support!
I SHIP TO:
CA, NY, OR, WA, CO, NV, AZ, TX, DC, FL, IL, PA, NC, MI, VA, NH, OK, MN, CT, GA, AK (shipping not included to AK, please contact me for shipping quote). I can arrange shipping to other states not on list on case by case, just email me.
CASE DISCOUNTS?
Yes, 15% discount gets applied automatically to all full case orders.
WHAT’S THE SHIPPING COST?
It’s included on any order above 6 bottles. And below that it’s still only $25, so pretty good deal.
SALES TAXES?
Yes, unfortunately I do have to collect taxes for almost all states on their behalf. It’s very annoying.
CAN I PAY WITHOUT HAVING PAYPAL?:
Yes, you can. Just email me and I’ll send you an invoice link where you can just use your CC without having to have an account. Or Venmo. Or a check. We’ll figure it out.
Best,
Adam Sabelli Frisch
Steve Lauchland on his ancient Michigan loader loading up some of his Zinfandel fruit for this 2020 vintage release of “Faun”.
Sabelli-Frisch Wines Inc, 2079 E. 15th St, Los Angeles, USA