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Belle Glos Taylor Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014 (Magnum) | 25th April 2024 | View Details |
98 Point Long Shadows Feather Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 | 24th April 2024 | View Details |
100 Point Laurent-Perrier Grand Siecle No. 26 | 24th April 2024 | View Details |
The Prisoner Wine Company The Prisoner Chardonnay 2021 | 23rd April 2024 | View Details |
99 Point Alejandro Bulgheroni Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 | 23rd April 2024 | View Details |
Cazaux Vacqueyras Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2021 | 22nd April 2024 | View Details |
Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge Vieilles Vignes 2018 | 22nd April 2024 | View Details |
Corinne Perchaud Chablis Premier Cru Fourneaux 2021 | 22nd April 2024 | View Details |
Huge Sale On 2020 Torbreck The Factor Shiraz | 21st April 2024 | View Details |
Opus One 2017 Re-Released | 21st April 2024 | View Details |
All older vintage wines have been purchased from a single collectors cellar. Pictures can be requested before shipment.
Long Shadows Pedestal Merlot is made from 82% merlot, 15% cabernet sauvignon and 3% petit verdot.
Michel Rolland, Pomerol vintner and consultant to many of the world's top wineries, teamed with Washington State wine visionary Allen Shoup to produce this limited release wine.
With its intense color and inviting aromas of dark berries, licorice, baking spice and a hint of smoke, the Pedestal is a bold wine that leaves a lasting impression. Dark fruit flavors integrated with sweetness from the barrel and richness from the tannins come together seamlessly, lingering across a structured mid-palate and lengthy finish.
Winemaking: Hand-harvested grapes were double-sorted to remove green material that might impart harsh tannins, then most of the lots were cold soaked to build richness and flavor before undergoing whole-berry fermentation in 55L upright French wood tanks. This, combined with gentle pump-overs throughout fermentation, enhanced the wine’s color, texture and mouthfeel. The finished wine was aged 22 months in 85% new French oak barrels.
Review:
"The 2019 Pedestal Merlot was made with 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Malbec. The nose opens with a firm backbone of fresh and ripe black plums and dark cherries before delightful oaky essences sway from the glass with notions of baked earth. Full-bodied, the palate offers a firm mouthfeel that lifts with time to reveal a succulent tannic edge and juicy flavors of spiced plums and blackberry skin with brown baking spices, vanilla and nutmeg that resonate with vibrancy and power. The wine continues to evolve and reveal elegant complexities before ending with a long spicy finish with delightful oak tones. Just under 32,000 bottles were filled after the wine rested for 22 months in all French oak, 86% new barrels. - Anthony MUELLER"
- Wine Advocate (May 11th 2023), 94 pts