It is great to be back once again for Berserker Day. A big thank you to Todd and the crew who make this happen. The choices and selections are varied, unique and there are lots of great deals.
Our offer is detailed below, but the sum of it is 20% off any three pack, 30% off of any six pack and mix and match is ok.
The shipping on any three bottle order is free. There is a three bottle minimum (mix and match is OK).
Riverain focuses on single vineyard wines from great sources. Oakville Tench Vineyard Cabernet, Cardiac Hill Syrah from Bennett Valley (and Yountville Sauvignon Blanc from Gamble Family, but we sold out of that really quickly).
Our winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown, needs no introduction. He and his team bring incredible focus to getting the details right, especially farming, yields and meticulous vinification.
Tench Vineyard, the source of our flagship Cabernet, was less well known when we started in 2011, but has risen to prominence as the location (next to Screaming Eagle) and huge success of the wines from this vineyard.
As always, we give the Berserkers the preview of our upcoming releases and substantial discounts (which will be released to the mailing list in March).
In 2015 we doubled our vineyard holdings in Tench, but Mother Nature proved she is in charge. Despite a 100% increase in our Tench acreage, we made less wine than in 2014. Yields from Tench for the Cabernet were off nearly 60%, while Syrah was down 40%. But at least the quality is really high.
The wines:
2015 Oakville Cabernet, Tench Vineyard: TRB thinks the 2015 Tench Cabernet is our best to date. Both bottlings are marked by the very low yields, and are blockbuster in size, and more like a combination of 2012 and 2013 for us. The fruit jumps out of both even at this early stage and the structure and concentration follows. These are denser and “bigger” than the 2012s, but are not shutdown like the brooding, massive and backward 2013s. The 2015 Cabernet covers the entire fruit spectrum but leans more towards purple and black. There is a minerality/rock underpinning which does not always show this early on. There is also an approachability that contradicts the muscle and structure that is lurking in the finish. Eastern Oakville always brings the acid to keep everything balanced.
2015 Bennett Valley Cardiac Hill Syrah: Our Cardiac Hill Syrah gave us great color and concentration, which it seems to do every year lately. Many of you are familiar with this wine and the black olive and lavender components are there to add complexity to the EXTREMELY dark fruit. 40% whole cluster and no new oak, this is a cross between CA and Northern Rhone, which is the way we like it. Just 115 cases this year.
The weather in 2015 was an extension of the drought years, but it was the flowering in May (or lack thereof due to some cold, blustery weather) that kept the yields so low.
Costs on producing world class Cabernet from a prime spot in Oakville have risen, but we think our pricing is very competitive for the quality. We kept the prices the same from last year, despite the very low yields.
The Offer
Please visit http://www.riverainvineyards.com If you have not signed up previously, you will need to do so so your information is captured by the system. Both wines are 20% or 30% off the 2018 mailing list price. Please use the promo code nine when you order to get this pricing.
Mix and match is ok on any of these offers.
Cabernet, (normally $125 per) is now $100 per with a three pack purchase and $87.50 per with a six pack purchase.
Syrah, (normally $50) is $40 per with a three pack purchase and $35 per with a six pack purchase.
Free ground shipping is included on all orders but please note the three bottle minimum.
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We will ship these in February and March as the weather allows.
Thanks, as always, for your interest. If you have any questions feel free to email me at steve@riverainvineyards.com
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