Dierberg Star Lane BD11 Library Releases + Discount + Free Shipping!

Dierberg Star Lane Vineyards is excited to participate in our first ever Berserkers Day!
In honor of being a part of this great community we have released a limited amount of reserve wines for you all!
Every order placed through this event will receive complimentary shipping and we are extending our 15% off Trade Discount to you all!
For discount and comp shipping please use code ‘BD11’ at Checkout

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2017 Star Lane Cabernet Franc (Only 5 cases available) $65
Our Cabernet Franc comes with the wine club - but we put a few cases on the side for advance sale. Snag this limited release of our 2017 Cabernet Franc while supplies last - only 5 cases available!
Star Lane Cabernet Franc is from our estate vineyard located at the far eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley, in the “Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara” appellation. Happy Canyon has warmer temperatures than other appellations in Santa Barbara County, making it ideal for Bordeaux varietals. Our vineyard rises from 600 feet to an elevation of 1550 feet with a southeasterly aspect that contributes optimal ripening conditions. The combination of elevation and low nutrient soils produces grapes of notable intensity and balance.
Endless sunshine, abundant warm breezes and cool nights allow Cabernet Franc to achieve its full potential. Rather than seeming austere and overly herbal, as some versions can be, this wine gains an almost muscular backdrop with fresh red currants, black plum, and tobacco aromatics. The restrained addition of 30% new French oak creates the ideal mid-palate, giving shape to the roasted qualities that hint more of fennel and smoked vanilla that we love from this fruit.

2017 Dierberg Chardonnay Drum Canyon Vineyard (Only 10 cases available) $45
The aromatics of Drum Canyon Chardonnay present themselves quietly, subtly. With more floral, and mineral qualities than overt fruit, this Chardonnays citrus and stone fruit (pear) qualities may not show themselves obviously. However, as the wine opens its compelling fruit, rich texture, and fresh finish encourage another glass. As we have come to expect with this wine, the finish is long and almost saline which we believe may be a trademark of Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay. Fermented in 400-liter, neutral French oak barrels, and aged on the lees through the following harvest until December. We did see higher acids and did let the wine go through malolactic fermentation to bring the edgy qualities of its freshness into an improved balance while adding a bit more texture to the mid-palate.
2011 Star Lane Cabernet Sauvignon (Only 5 cases available-Library Release) $70
Star Lane Cabernet is from our estate vineyard located at the far eastern end of the Santa Ynez Valley, in the “Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara” appellation. Happy Canyon has warmer temperatures than other appellations in Santa Barbara County, making it ideal for Bordeaux varietals. Our vineyard rises from 600 feet to an elevation of 1550 feet with a southeasterly aspect that contributes optimal ripening conditions. The combination of elevation and low nutrient soils produces grapes of notable intensity and balance.
With ripening pushed later than normal, cooler “finishing weather” promoted wonderful aromatics leaning toward floral that we worked to retain with slightly cooler ferments. This aided in slowing extraction of the meticulously sorted fruit, promoting a firm but balanced texture. The 2011, perhaps more so than some vintages, transparently reveals the “Star Lane” within the Cabernet Sauvignon. Classic Star Lane sweet cassis bud and floral notes lead the aromatics but give way to plum and some dried cherry. Hints of cardamom spice are revealed in the palate which is lithe and firm showing that the fruit ripened in a cooler part of the year.

2011 Star Lane “Astral” Cabernet Sauvignon (Only 3 cases available- Library Release) $120
In 2005 we arrived at the concept of Astral after recognizing the exceptional quality of the hillside plantings near the top of the Star Lane Vineyard. These hillside blocks produce very low yields which create wines of considerable intensity and structure. Astral is comprised of the most extraordinary components from the vineyard in each vintage.
As a wine of selection, we look for key vineyard blocks, and key wine lots from those sections, that provide at once complete wines bearing the hallmarks of complexity, full texture, balance, length, and age ability combined with pure deliciousness. The own rooted Cabernet from three important sections of the vineyard (one the highest planted block at 1,500ft above sea level) continue to provide this fruit. On top of that we can improve complexity with a higher percentage of new French oak without it appearing to overwhelm the wines character. The wine is rounded off by a couple of other key parcels to produce this special selection.
The 2011 vintage brought hints of sweet and savory herbs layered over aromas of blackberries and red fruits. Still evolving, the Astral offers a mouth filling plush texture with structured tannins and a long finish. We expect this wine to age well and long.


Happy Shopping! There are very limited amounts of all of these wines! Don’t sleep on it!