Lewis Cellars' Fall Releases!
October 18, 2006
Lewis Cellars' Fall Releases
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I have
been fortunate to purchase Randy and Debbie Lewis's wines from the get
go. I remember their first visit to The Wine Consultant in the early 1990s
when the wines were being produced under the old Oakville Ranch label and
Randy's claim to fame was being a former Indy 500 race veteran.
Trust me when I say,
Randy and Debbie have found new fame on a fast track, but it has nothing to do
with going around in circles.
In recent memory, no
other Napa Valley winery can claim such a consistent track record of
overall excellence as Lewis
Cellars.
Just take a look at these Wine Spectator
scores!
Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa
Valley
2003 - 94 points
2002 - 96 points
2001 - 92 points
2000 - 92 points
1999 - 92 points
Merlot - Napa
Valley
2003 - 94 points
2002 - 92 points
2001 - 93 points
2000 - 91 points
Alec's Blend - Napa
Valley
2003 - 91 points
2002 - 96 points
2001 - 91 points
2000 - 93 points
1999 - 91 points
Syrah - Napa
Valley
2003 - 93 points
2002 - 97 points
2001 - 94 points
2000 - 92 points
1999 - 92 points
Chardonnay
2004 RRV - Barcaglia - 96 points
2003 Napa - 96 points
2003, 02, 01 Napa Reserve - 94 points
2001, 02 RRV - Barcaglia - 93 points
1999, 2001, 02 Sonoma - 92 points
2000 Sonoma County - 93 points
Next week
we will take delivery of Lewis
Cellars' Fall releases. Here is an opportunity to secure
bottles from me before all hell breaks loose. I have yet to have
the opportunity to sample these latest unveilings. But rest assured,
this winery does not make anything close to a disappointing
wine. Unlike many upstart wineries that think it is okay
to immediately position their place in the
market with unwarranted high price tags, Lewis
Cellars' continued success has earned the right to increase its
pricing, but is still a relative value for its reliant high
quality. As usual, quantities are
limited, so do not delay in your
response!!!
Below are
the winery's tasting notes and prices.
ORDER NOW BY REPLYING TO
THIS EMAIL- ALL ORDERS WILL BE VERIFIED BY EMAIL WITH A
CONFIRMATION INVOICE NUMBER.
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
Valley
$79.95 - 1600 cases - YOU PAY
$77.50 ON 3 BOTTLES, OR $74.95 ON SIX PLUS
BOTTLES.
"Showcasing the unique personalities of small
hillside vineyards from Pritchard Hill, Rutherford, and Calistoga our 2004 Napa
Valley Cabernet delivers compelling aromas of black currant, mocha and sweet oak
spice. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine is complex, rich and focused. Built
around a core of concentrated fruit, it serves up sumptuous, round, mouth-feel
with traces of tobacco and briar. Beautifully structured, the wine develops
distinctive chocolate flavors that travel long on the finish with finely
integrated tannins."
2005 Chardonnay, Sonoma, Russian River
Valley
$44.95 - 2100 cases - YOU PAY
$42.95 ON 3 BOTTLES, OR $39.75 ON SIX PLUS
BOTTLES.
"Our 2005 Sonoma Chardonnay from Dutton and
Ritchie vineyards is crisp and delicious, crafted from gnarled old Russian River
vines in sandy loam soils. The wine has a distinctly toasty and tropical nose
this year with aromas of custard and meringue. Framed in spicy oak and loaded
with ripe citrus and apricot fruit flavors, the wine is balanced, rich, and
refreshing, with trademark Meyer lemon zest on the
finish."
Also - I will receive just a case
or two of the following!! So act immediately! Limits may be
imposed!
2004 Merlot - Napa
Valley
$74.95 - 150 cases
"From a single, low-yielding block on
Pritchard Hill, our 2004 Merlot is so sexy it rivals our best-ever bottling of
1997 Reserve Merlot. Aromas of wild, ripe-on-the-vine berries, cocoa and
cedar-laced oak are powerfully seductive. The wine is serious yet supple and
will stir you with fleshy ripe fruits and chewy, mouth-coating tannins that wrap
around you like a silk undergarment."
2004 Syrah - Napa
Valley
$69.95 - 150 cases
"Syrah has often been the most compelling wine in the Lewis line
and our 2004 Napa Valley is as provocative as ever. Crafted from two tiny Syrah
blocks near the 1,500' summit of Pritchard Hill, this 100% Syrah is inky dark
yet radiant in the glass, with enticing aromas of blackberry, vanilla and oak
spices. Rich and redolent with black fruit the wine is nuanced with lavender and
espresso and anchored by deeply infused tannins."
2004 Alec's Blend - Napa
Valley
$55.95 - 450 cases
"The baseball equivalent of a grand slam, Alec's 2004 bottling is
an out-of-the-park delicious blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Packed with wild blackberry and seductive, cedar-laced oak and spices, the wine
has a deeply fruited core enhanced with violets, vanilla and cocoa. Rich and
thickly textured with great weight and balance, the wine is framed with chewy,
chocolately tannins."
2005 Chardonnay - Napa
Valley
$44.95 - 250 cases
"Our Napa Valley Chardonnay is created from meticulously managed
vineyards in the Carneros and Oak Knoll districts. Copious ripe fruit and
toasty, oak spice aromas leap from the glass. Cinnamon-laced pear, stone-fruit
and pie-crust flavors turn creamy in texture on the palate with a broad, round
finish highlighted by traces of mineral."
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT BY TO TASTE,
YOU MAY STILL ORDER BY REPLYING DIRECTLY TO THIS
E-MAIL.
Eric Stumpf
The Wine Consultant
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