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This 2019 year a blend of Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer, Boxler’s Edelzwicker is a kaleidoscope of the flavors, aromas, and textures of Alsace—presented, of course, in the inimitable house style.

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Jean Boxler, many generations removed from his ancestor of the same name that moved here from Switzerland in 1673, currently rules the roost at this humble yet incredibly exciting domaine.

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A full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon blended with 10% Merlot and 3% Petite Sirah which spent 25 months in French Oak. The wine is full bodied and still rather firm, on the nose and palate, blackberry fruits, tart plums, cherries, black pepper and slight notes of smoke all leading to a long and generous finish. Learn More

As usual Champoux vineyard shines through in this Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend in all the best ways. Notes of blackberries, red plum and currant intermingle with cassis and hints of minerality. Learn More

The sense of taste is medium-bodied with delicate, round tannins, cherry and strawberry natural product with sweetness which supplements the vanilla and flavor oak hints. Every one of these components joined make a very much adjusted, charming wine with a long completion. Learn More

This is a full bodied red blend with expressive aromas of black and blue fruits on the nose. The palate is filled with flavors of candied fruit, dark toasty oak, and a satisfying touch of sweetness on the finish.

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Intensity resides within each pour of this blend. The bright hues of dark berry fruits shine as the strong vanilla aroma rises from the glass. Flavors of chocolate and cedar spice are accomplices in a finish that is soft, fruity, and fresh. Learn More

Luminous straw-yellow. Lemon, minerals, lime and pomaceous orchard fruit, and actually not much of the spice typically associated with granite soils. Long and lively in the mouth, and boasting noteworthy clarity and cut thanks to juicy acidity that channels the flavor molecules directly onto the taste buds.

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Colored as translucent dusty red cherry. In the nose, ample cranberry, currant, plum, and cherry cough drop mix with vanilla and cinnamon spice. The same flavor profile is evident in the mouth, picking up some licorice root and Learn More

The vintage 2021 is Shiraz dominant lending bright raspberry fruit and plush tannin structure with Cabernet Sauvignon to provide blackberry fruits, palate weight and structure and then Grenache to provide spice and fruit sweetness on the palate.

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Displaying a bright ruby red color, this wine has a fruity nose of plums and raspberries complemented with herbal notes. The attack shows supple tannins with a balanced acidity that is the secret of the wine's freshness.

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The grapes that go into Reva (97-100% Syrah with the balance Viognier) are from neutral sandy soils and portions of ranch that are chalky and quite alkaline. This combination makes for a wine with dark color, concentrated flavors of black fruits, fennel, and graphite. Learn More

Alban vineyards are a patchwork of isolated soil types that you may recognize as Reva, Lorraine, Seymour’s and Pandora. Between and in route to these well healed sites are vineyards that are not so obviously distinct. They have blended these disparate and ‘disenfranchised’ blocks into a single wine they call Patrina. Learn More

Wonderful complexity, finesse and depth of flavor, with layers of earthy currant, plum, wild berry, spice and cedar. Long elegant aftertaste. A beautifully streamlined Cabernet, rich in currant and cedar flavors with a streak of herbs and sweet tobacco. Learn More