HARRINGTON’S CARNIVAL OF LOST VINES
The Back Story: After years of toiling under the omnipotent idols of California Pinot Noir, things got a little strange in 2008 when a little Nebbiolo crept into the crypt. We lavished all the same tender love and affection on that Nebbiolo that had previously been reserved for Pinot and produced a credible Nebbiolo (not Barolo, but not bad). And so a naked new truth was revealed: there is liquid gold up in those hills and a fresh mission was born to breathe new life into California’s lost viticultural history.
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BerserkerDay Offers: Actually, this year’s Harrington Wines Berserker Parade of the Dorkish is quite normal compared to offerings of years past. For those of you needing a “familiar” to clutch onto, there’s even a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Pinot Noir included in the full case offer.
All three offers are being discounted approximately 25% for this occasion only.
OFFER A - 4 bottles: Regular price: $105 Berserker price: $75
2015 Corvina 25.
2016 Mission 25.
2015 Trousseau 30.
2015 Carignane 25.
OFFER B - 6 bottles: Regular price: $185 Berserker price: $140
2015 Grenache 30.
2015 Mourvedre 30.
2014 Lagrein 30.
2013 Terrane Nebbiolo (no added sulfites) 35.
2015 Zinfandel 30.
2014 Aglianico 30.
OFFER C - 12 bottles: Regular price: $365 Berserker price: $275
A + B plus
2014 Pinot Noir, Coast Grade, Santa Cruz Mountains 45.
2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wheeler Vineyard, San Benito County 30.
If you are interested, go to the PURCHASE page on the Harrington Wines website: PURCHASE – Harrington Wines
Once there, click the ADD TO CART button directly under the BERSERKER DAY SPECIALS offer you are interested in.
Taxes (CA only) and shipping cost will be added.
Sorry, we cannot ship to AL, DE, KY, NY, OK, or UT.
Update - each offer is just $20 shipping to anywhere we ship in the US!
Any questions, please email me: bh at harringtonwine dot com
Thanks,
Bryan Harrington
TWENTY-FOUR LINES ABOUT TWELVE WINES
Corvina: A rare Corvina vineyard in California, this wine connects the Veneto to the New World.
As a progeny of Pinot Noir, expect a lighter tint, but stunning raspberry fruit and aromatics of fresh strawberry and dried rose petal.
Mission: California’s oldest Vinifera survivor brought to the Americas by the Spanish back in the 1500s.
Carbonic fermentation brings watermelon in a glass to the table. A whole cluster ferment brings the structure.
Trousseau: Aromatically complex with dried rose petals, cranberry, black currant and bramble.
Flavors of cherry compote, black tea, damp earth with structured, fragile tannins.
Carignane: Lover’s Lane Vineyard planted in the 1930s and dry-farmed organically.
Depth and fruit are not a problem here, with berry, currant, strawberry, mulberry, nutmeg and a bit of earth.
Grenache: Sourced from a ridge of uplifted river gravel comprised of limestone and granite.
Our best Grenache yet, with graceful aromas of pure red cherry and delicate, precise flavors of cherry compote, raspberry, ruby-red grapefruit and orange rind.
Mourvedre: Sourced from the high-altitude Sumu Kaw Vineyard at 3000 feet, this wine was fermented whole-cluster.
A robust wine with aromas of dried boysenberry, lavender, dried tobacco and flavors of black cherry, saddle leather and cracked pepper.
Lagrein: Lagrein is a direct descendant of Teroldego and related to Syrah, Corvina and Pinot Noir.
Inky blue-black in color with full-bodied, soft velvety flavors of wild berry, cherry, violets, chocolate and leather.
Terrane Nebbiolo: A no-added-sulfite wine made from organically-grown grapes from Luna Matta Vineyard in Paso Robles.
A full-throttle Nebbiolo in aromatic overdrive with great depth of fruit and a user-friendly California structure.
Zinfandel: Sourced from Mendocino Ridge’s Zeni Ranch vineyard planted in the the 1800s.
A bevy of mixed blacks join ancient Zinfandel to create a subtle, yet complex expression of low alcohol Zin – new direction Zinfandel.
Aglianico: Sourced from a Sierra Foothills vineyard dedicated to growing Italian varieties.
Appropriately tannic for a young Aglianico, the wine is deeply herbal with a broad attack and a good candidate for the cellar.
Pinot Noir: A limestone vineyard located 1.5 miles from the coast, the Pinot produced from this site is unlike most Santa Cruz Mountains Pinots.
Think lighter color, floral aromatics, more delicate flavors, subtle fine-boned tannins.
Cabernet Sauvignon: One of California’s oldest Cabernet vineyards planted 60 years ago on a gravel ridge comprised of limestone and granite.
Picked at 23 Brix and aged for 10 months in Neutral French oak, this is not a Napa Cabernet.