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The Brave & The Beautiful: Mt Brave & Failla
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Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Familia Nin-Ortiz
The Brave & The Beautiful:
Mt Brave & Failla
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The Brave & The Beautiful: Mt Brave & Failla
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Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Familia Nin-Ortiz
The Brave & The Beautiful:
Mt Brave & Failla
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Winemaker Chris Carpenter of Mt. Brave crafts bold reds from high on Mount Veeder, where the days are warm and the late afternoon breezes keep the temperature in check. The wines offer excellent freshness without sacrificing body or boldness. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mayacamas and Lokoya, Carpenter’s background in Italian winemaking and the Slow Foods moment gives his wines a sense of place from a unique perspective. These are deeply expressive and well-reviewed wines that still offer a great value when comparison shopping with the neighbors.
Anne-Marie Failla and Ehren Jordan founded Failla in the 1990s. Outside of the pretty wines produced from their estate vineyard in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, they source fruit from some of the West Coast’s finest high elevation and cool sites, including in our backyard at Evening Land’s esteemed Seven Springs Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. The resulting wines are Old World in style, and best described by Robert Parker as “all elegant, cool climate, finesse-styled wines.”
Anne-Marie Failla and Ehren Jordan founded Failla in the 1990s. Outside of the pretty wines produced from their estate vineyard in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA, they source fruit from some of the West Coast’s finest high elevation and cool sites, including in our backyard at Evening Land’s esteemed Seven Springs Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. The resulting wines are Old World in style, and best described by Robert Parker as “all elegant, cool climate, finesse-styled wines.”
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10% off any 6 or more in-stock wines from Mt Brave and/or Failla
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We offer nine in-stock options from Mt Brave & Failla on sale now, including:
Failla Seven Springs Vineyard Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 12 bottles in stock now
No reviews for the 2021 vintage. 2019 review provided for reference.
Wine Enthusiast 92 points “This biodynamic fruit has been fermented and aged in a mix of concrete egg and oak barrels, 10% new. The flavors have the wild feral character that suggests native yeasts were used, and that mix of fruit and flower and notes of pollen and spice and certain unidentifiable herbs makes this a wine to contemplate rather than pound down.”
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Failla Platt Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $51.90, that’s $49.31 at 5% off and $46.71 at 10% off, 30 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 95 points “The 2021 Chardonnay Platt Vineyard shows all the translucent finesse and nuance that is so typical of wines from this site. Lemon peel, chalk, mint white pepper and crushed rocks all run through this finely sculpted, delineated Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. This is such a gorgeous wine.”
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Failla Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 15 bottles in stock now
Winery Note “Aromatically the wine has notes of bramble, tart blackberry, cigar box, Asian spice, and black tea compliment a balanced tannin structure. This wine will age in a cellar for years to come. On the palate, there is a hint of riper fruit flavors, as well as restrained tannins that showcase just how cellar-worthy this bottle is.”
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“This is a fabulous set of wines from Ehren Jordan and his team at Failla. The 2021s are dark, potent Pinots that capture all the intensity of this drought vintage.” -Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Failla Hirsch Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $84.50, that’s $80.28 at 5% off and $76.05 at 10% off, 4 bottles in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 98 points “The 2021 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard is gorgeous, with a floral perfume of fresh roses, raspberry eau de vie, fresh coniferous herbs, and spice. Medium-bodied, this stunning wine has wonderful transparency, with fine sweet tannins, ripe red berries, and fresh flowers. Its fabulous, mineral-laced texture lasts for days, and while it will certainly have serious longevity, it’s irresistible now. Drink 2023-2043.”
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Failla Olivet Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 8 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 94 points “The 2021 Pinot Noir Olivet Ranch is laced with crushed red berry fruit, spice, cedar, tobacco, incense and dried flowers. Medium in body yet quite deep, the Oliver Ranch exudes class. Bright acids extend the vibrant finish effortlessly. Time adds notable texture and volume as the flavor profile turns a bit darker.”
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Failla Estate Vineyard Syrah, Fort Ross-Seaview 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 3 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 96 points “The 2019 Syrah Estate Vineyard is an elegant supremely classy wine. Sage tobacco mint black pepper and lavender lead into a core of beautifully layered dark blue/purplish fruit. Silky and polished the Estate Syrah is an absolute delight to taste. I loved it.”
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Mt. Brave Malbec, Mount Veeder 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 2 bottles in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 96 points “The 2016 Malbec Mt. Veeder is another fabulous wine from winemaker Chris Carpenter. It offers a vibrant, focused, savory style in its blue fruits, graphite, and lead pencil aromatics, and has a concentrated, layered style on the palate. It’s a complex, age-worthy Malbec that will evolve for over a decade.”
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Mt. Brave Malbec, Mount Veeder 2018 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 1 bottle in stock now
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate 95 points “Made from 100% Malbec, the 2018 Malbec Mt. Veeder was aged for 22 months in oak, 34% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose is flamboyantly scented of baked plums, blackberry compote and blueberry coulis with wafts of baking spices and dried Provence herbs. Full-bodied, the palate is packed with concentrated black and blue fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins, going long, lively and with a spicy kick on the finish. 582 cases were made.”
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Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $95, that’s $90.25 at 5% off and $85.50 at 10% off, 8 bottles in stock now
Decanter 97 points “Showcasing the lovely freshness of high-elevation Mt Veeder grapes. Vivid boysenberry and mulberry fruits give way to mountain herbs, dusty minerals and rich toasty cedar. A compact wine revealing black-fruited flavours and savoury herbal nuances alongside sculpted tannins that are pixelated and mouthcoating. An impressively long finish of iron shavings, baked agave and dried chaparral.”
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Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette:
Familia Nin-Ortiz
“[Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz] make characterful wines, among the best in Priorat.” -Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Familia Nin-Ortiz is one of the leading lights of “New Priorat”. Both Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz are renowned viticulturists (Ester, notably, was the vineyard guru behind Clos i Terrasses/Clos Erasmus and previously worked at Mas Martinet). They were some of the earliest proponents of biodynamics in Priorat, but what they’re doing together on the winery side is stunning indeed.
They combined their personal purchases of esteemed vineyards in Priorat, Nin bought a small parcel of old-vine “Garnatxa Negre, Peluda, and Carinyena in Mas d’En Caçador– the famed vineyard on the border between Porrera and Gratallops” in 2004, per European Cellars, and Ortiz purchased “nearly 5 hectares of vineyard land outside Porrera called Finca Les Planetes.” Their mutual passion for biodynamics led to them combining forces to create Familia Nin-Ortiz. With their deep understanding of the land and their deeply thoughtful farming methods, it’s no surprise that their wines are some of the most compelling in Priorat. Their wines combine the power inherent in the terroir with a stunning sense of energy and vitality coaxed from the mostly old-vines.
We are offering two wines on our Close-Out Sale: The Nit de Nin from Nin’s estate, and the “Planetes de Nin” from Ortiz’s – a softer, more elegant wine than its sibling. Enjoy these beauties now before they’re gone for good!
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Familia Nin-Ortiz ‘Nit de Nin’ Mas d’en Cacador, Priorat DOCa 2017 750ml Was $99, Now $89, 15 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 97+ points “The 2017 Nit de Nin Mas d’en Caçador is a vintage they talk about like this: “We will remember this vintage as one of the most extreme of the decade, along with that of 2012. It is in years like these that the work we do in the field is rewarded. In spite of the climatic exceptionality, we have acidity and pH that seem like a miracle to us. Our vines did not suffer the severe frosts of this 2017.” The wine has lower alcohol than the 2016 but the same pH of 3.3; insultingly young and tender, it doesn’t feel like the wine had a long élevage in oak. It has kept very good freshness and great balance. It’s tasty, pungent and long, with power and elegance and all the components to develop nicely in bottle. 1,440 bottles were filled in April 2019.”
Familia Nin-Ortiz is one of the leading lights of “New Priorat”. Both Ester Nin and Carles Ortiz are renowned viticulturists (Ester, notably, was the vineyard guru behind Clos i Terrasses/Clos Erasmus and previously worked at Mas Martinet). They were some of the earliest proponents of biodynamics in Priorat, but what they’re doing together on the winery side is stunning indeed.They combined their personal purchases of esteemed vineyards in Priorat, Nin bought a small parcel of old-vine “Garnatxa Negre, Peluda, and Carinyena in Mas d’En Caçador– the famed vineyard on the border between Porrera and Gratallops” in 2004, per European Cellars, and Ortiz purchased “nearly 5 hectares of vineyard land outside Porrera called Finca Les Planetes.” Their mutual passion for biodynamics led to them combining forces to create Familia Nin-Ortiz. With their deep understanding of the land and their deeply thoughtful farming methods, it’s no surprise that their wines are some of the most compelling in Priorat. Their wines combine the power inherent in the terroir with a stunning sense of energy and vitality coaxed from the mostly old-vines.
We are offering two wines on our Close-Out Sale: The Nit de Nin from Nin’s estate, and the “Planetes de Nin” from Ortiz’s – a softer, more elegant wine than its sibling. Enjoy these beauties now before they’re gone for good!
In Stock & On Sale Now:
Familia Nin-Ortiz ‘Nit de Nin’ Mas d’en Cacador, Priorat DOCa 2017 750ml Was $99, Now $89, 15 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 97+ points “The 2017 Nit de Nin Mas d’en Caçador is a vintage they talk about like this: “We will remember this vintage as one of the most extreme of the decade, along with that of 2012. It is in years like these that the work we do in the field is rewarded. In spite of the climatic exceptionality, we have acidity and pH that seem like a miracle to us. Our vines did not suffer the severe frosts of this 2017.” The wine has lower alcohol than the 2016 but the same pH of 3.3; insultingly young and tender, it doesn’t feel like the wine had a long élevage in oak. It has kept very good freshness and great balance. It’s tasty, pungent and long, with power and elegance and all the components to develop nicely in bottle. 1,440 bottles were filled in April 2019.”
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The next best price is $104.34
The next best price is $104.34
Familia Nin-Ortiz ‘Planetes de Nin’, Priorat DOCa 2017 750ml Was $49, Now $44.50, 33 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 95 points “The 2017 Planetes de Nin comes from the four hectares of 20-year-old Garnacha and 11-year-old Cariñena in the Planetes vineyard in Porrera at 450 meters in altitude. It’s 60% Garnacha (some of it Peluda) and the rest Cariñena, harvested early. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in 3,200-liter oak vats and one 1,000-liter amphora for 17 months. It has depth and harmony, and the vines are getting older and seem to be better and better balanced. This is not that different from the 2016; it feels quite stable and has its style and character, especially since the 2015 vintage. 9,704 bottles were filled in April 2019.”
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We offer 234 wines on our Close-Out Sale in stock now.
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Don’t miss our additional sale going on now:
German Blow-Out Sale
5% off any 3-5 in-stock Riesling and Other wines from Germany
10% off any 6 or more in-stock wines from Germany
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Discount ends Thursday, November 21st at 9 am Pacific