Apex pours a dark purple-black into the glass. Licorice, plumbs, wet stones and blackberries lead the way, with smoked meat and wild blueberries framed by medium-firm tannins
The 2018 Redline jumps out of the glass with ripe blackberries, black cherry, licorice, and a hint of toasty oak. A broad mouthfeel meets ultra plush texture on the palate, delivering chocolate covered blueberries and blackberry pie with wafts of hardwood charcoal grill. Silky tannins frame the incredibly smooth finish.
The Racing Series wines by Adobe Road are comprised of four ultra-premium, California red blends inspired by moments on the race track. RedLine, Shift, The24, and Apex.
Opens with inviting aromas of honeysuckle and tropical fruit. Peach, vanilla, honey, and spice flavors dominate in this full-bodied white. Really gains complexity and butterscotch nuances with a bit of air in the glass. Best enjoyed slightly chilled, 59F.
This Viognier has explosive aromatics of honeysuckle and white peach. Vanilla, clove, stone fruit, and a butterscotch finish frame this full-bodied wine. Barrel fermented and aged 10 months before bottling.
The 2019 Rose showcases a vibrant strawberry red color. Aromas of raspberry, fresh picked strawberry, and mango invite you in, and then explode on your palate. Flavors of honeysuckle, violets, ripe melon, and red berries mix with a creamy mouthfeel. All framed with a refreshing, juicy acidity.
This Sauvignon Blanc greets you with freshly cut ripe honeydew aromas and meyer lemon zest. The mouthfeel is broad and weighty while retaining a focus on juicy acidity and freshness. Flavors of key lime pie have a floral lift into the long finish detailed with tropical notes.
Delicate scents of fresh grapefruit, white peaches and apples with a waft of baker’s yeast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laced with elegant stone fruit and savory toast and almond flavors, with a creamy texture and lively acid frame, finishing long.
This Chardonnay gives fresh aromas of lemon, cream and tropical fruits with medium toasted bread. On the palate, vivid ripe pear, fuji apple, and tropical fruits play center stage, supported by butterscotch and delicious details of crème brulee, all wrapped in a smooth mouthfeel...
Ripe pear and nectarine aromas combine with lightly-toasted bread on the nose. The palate is weighty and packed with tropical fruits, butterscotch, and a line of acidity that keeps the flavors fresh and engaging.
This Chardonnay leads off with butterscotch and pineapple, with notes of wet rocks in the background. The palate is creamy and round with spiced pear and graham cracker crust, lifted and balanced by a fresh acidity. This is a big Chardonnay with lots of pretty details.
This Chardonnay opens with stone fruit and honey. Delicate floral aromas and flavors mingle with ripe white peach and ginger. Vanilla and honey add to the super long finish.
Dark ruby-purple in color, this Merlot gives tremendous amounts of fresh plum and ripe black fig aromas. The medium tannins hold together and emphasize all that fruit on the palate with aromas of violets, fresh cracked pepper, and vanilla bean. Texturally, this wine is full-bodied and silky smooth. This is exciting Merlot!
Medium ruby in color, the aroma pops with dried strawberries, black tea, and licorice root. Big flavors of ripe cherry and melon mingle with grilled wild game and savory dried leaves. Fresh acidity and soft tannins balance the mouthfeel into a smooth finish
Pale to medium ruby-purple colored and gives up wonderfully spicy notions of Chinese five spice and Sichuan pepper with a core of baked cherries and black raspberries plus a waft of violets. Medium to full-bodied with a firm backbone of grainy tannins and seamless freshness.
Aromatically, crushed ripe raspberry and dark cherry dominate. Red fruit, vanilla and spice flavors gain momentum on the palate, lifted by juicy acidity and supported by supple tannins. The broad, creamy mouthfeel lingers, echoing the core flavors.
This Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir is a full bodied example of the Griffin’s Lair Vineyard. Dried strawberries and dark cherries meld with an earthy core. Details of baking spice and vanilla accentuate the broad mouthfeel and weight of this wine.
Deep ruby red, aromas of black plum, Sichuan peppers, star anise, and blackberry bush lead to an intense pallet packed with complexity. Wild raspberry and ripe strawberry mingle with coriander, cinnamon stick, and orange zest. Smooth-grained tannins and fresh acidity frame it all in.
The 2018 Gaps Crown is everything we love about Petaluma Gap, wrapped up into a hillside Pinot package! Dark ruby color, black cherry nose. Creamy tannins provide a frame to showcase this intense Petaluma fruit. Limited quantity.
Dark red cherry color, the nose is crushed summer strawberries and spices, with forest floor nuances. The mouthfeel is creamy, with fresh rhubarb pie at the center of a refreshing acid frame. The finish is long and spicy, echoing the core fruit and dark earth.
This Pinot Noir is exciting because it represents the best of two worlds. Oregon depth and savory character combine seamlessly with California winemaking style of richly layered, intensely complex, fruit-driven Pinot. This really is a wine with dual citizenship.
This wine is all about richness- deep luscious plum, blueberry and dark cherry fruit with dark earth, expresso, chocolate and scrumptious baking spices. This is a tremendously giving Syrah. Its big fruit and flavors meet eye to eye with generous alcohol and just the right amount of acidity to make this wine a truly unforgettable sipping experience.
There’s an old saying in the wine industry— “I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put some in the food.” With this wine,all of the cooking ingredients are included: molasses, cooking chocolate, brown sugar, cocoa, oats and maple sugar. Now you just need the food!
Fermented whole-cluster in an open-top tank and aged in 50% new French oak barrels, the wine has an inky dark purple color and a seductive nose of blackberry, dried herbs, and a hint of peppered beef jerky. The palate drips with rich black fruit held up by undertones of leather, licorice and cigar smoke.
The wine is deeply pigmented and velvety smooth. Aromas of crushed violets, anise, and clove open up to reveal blueberry compote and steak fresh off the grill.
Everything from destemming or crushing the fruit to yeast selection to punchdown intervals to fermentation temperature to barrel selection, stirring, and aging time all affects the end result and needs to be in balance to create the most expressive wine possible from our hometown.
This Syrah pours a dark garnet-purple. Smoky ripe plum and grilled steak aromas play center stage, with black licorice, crushed rocks, and fresh ground coffee backing it all up. Creamy mouthfeel with firm tannins and a long finish means this one tastes great now, and is built to age a bit.
Dark, inky black in color, this Petite expresses savory aromas of graphite and iron mixed with ripe blueberries. Huge on the palate, firm tannins build the framework for grilled meat and barbecue smoke combined with creamy vanilla and berry compote. It’s a delicious, wild, and intriguing wine that points back to its roots with every sip.
This blend shows off the incredible array of flavors that come from Famighetti Vineyards. Opening with deep notes of warm cherry and raspberry, baking spices like cinnamon, vanilla, and fresh nutmeg join together with savory elements of grilled meats and black olive.
This is a deeply saturated and super concentrated wine. Aromas of ripe cut peach and violets mingle with the spice and caramelization of unsmoked cigar. Fresh leather and cracked white pepper details poke out around the edges. Finely grained dusty tannins provide medium grip and intensify the flavors into a super smooth finish.
Fresh cigar, dark red fruits, and clove all waft out of the glass. Cherry pie elements mix with sauteed sage and olive tapenade on the palate creating a combination that is both fruit forward and savory. Velvety tannins make for a smooth texture and long finish that echoes clove, cigar, and dark fruit.
“Well-done in a very ripe and juicy style, with rich plum and berry, black licorice, mocha and cedar flavors. This is full-bodied and supple, leading to a long, fleshy, persistent finish.” —James Laube, Wine Spectator
90 points - "The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Bavarian Lion Vineyard ... showing notes of licorice, graphite, blackcurrants and spice. The wood is used judiciously, the wine full-bodied, rich, ripe and capable of aging for a good 10-15+ years, even though it has a certain accessibility...
This wine greets you with dark black/purple color. Blueberry pie and meaty, grilled notes mingle with floral violet aromatics. The medium firm tannins frame in cocoa powder, tobacco, and blackberry, all with a broad mouthfeel. This is a deep and powerful wine!
This Beckstoffer Cabernet grabs your attention with inviting aromas of ripe plum, dark chocolate, and cinnamon. Tannins are velvet smooth and firmly frame the densely fruited, plush mouthfeel. The spicy finish lingers with notes of dark chocolate, fresh ground coffee, black fig and licorice.
Classic Napa Cabernet from an incredible hillside estate. Our label says Sage Canyon, and the estate wines that are made from this vineyard (under another label name) go for double the price. Access to a vineyard of this exclusivity only happens every so often and because the right friends helped open the door. We are excited to let you in on this great wine too, and hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Cannonball!
Dark cherry and wild fennel aromas come shooting out of the glass. A great combination of earthy, savory, and fruity, this Cabernet showcases smooth and plush mouthfeel from fermentation time in oak barrels. Baking spices like clove and cinnamon fill in details on the complex finish.
Blue Dog comes bounding out of the glass with loads of fresh blackberries, black plumbs, and warm strawberry compote. Silky tannins frame the anise and ripe fig complexities on the decadently layered palate, with a black pepper spice on the long finish. From front to back this wine feels luxurious.
