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The three varieties of Rhone are grown in our Backyard estate's vineyard and offer a sense of place and passion. We are working with McGah Vineyard Grenache in Rutherford to offer raise and concentrate along with great texture in order to complement our estate-grown field mix. Petite Sirah from the Shipoke vineyard in Calistoga completes the composition and gives focus and inky scope.

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Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley is a classic expression of the region, featuring tobacco aromas layered over rich prune and plum fruit. The wine delivers a smooth, full-bodied taste, with a clean finish highlighted by a refreshing hint of cool mint.

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This wine exhibits ripe fruity flavors of pear, crisp green apple, vanilla and toasty caramel. A medium-bodied wine, approximately 70% is barrel-fermented to integrate fruit and oak flavors. Partial malolactic fermentation adds a rich texture and buttery component.

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Pale silver straw in color with a slight green tint, our Sauvignon Blanc has lively lime zest aromas and flavors of white grapefruit, gooseberry, delicate florals, and lemongrass. A slight hint of minerality and juicy citrus flavors lead to a crisp, lingering finish.

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The deep, ruby red color of this wine, hinting at black, is the first clue to its intensity. Vibrant aromas of ripe blackberry, spice and cassis mingle with notes of vanilla and toasted oak on the nose. Full-bodied and velvety on the palate.

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Dark cherry, plum, cloves, smoke, new calfskin, and licorice merge together in the Alban 2012 Pinot Noir. Abundant, rich and sensational in the glass, this red wine is about intensity and power. Learn More

This wine is all ripe red fruits, but still has the density and backbone from the Mourvedre and a slight amount of Syrah. The 20% stem inclusion adds so much spice and character. Fans of California Pinot and Chateauneuf Du Pape should buy this in bulk! Learn More

Right off the bat, there's bouquet of white pepper, lemongrass, brioche, grapefruit, caramelized pineapple and vanilla followed by sweet grass and white flowers. The mouth follows with almond butter, pineapple upside down cake, apple crisp and campfire smoke framing the dried fruit and honey. Learn More

Vertigo aims to be a traditional Rhone blend, a “G-S-M”. Booker ferments a portion of this wine whole cluster and uses stem inclusion to add a bit to its character in terms of tannin and spice. Booker named this wine ‘Vertigo’ in jest for one of Booker's steepest hillsides that grows Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre. Learn More

The Layer Cake Pinot Noir has expressive notes of Raspberry, pomegranate, cranberry, are supported by dried tea leaf and tobacco on the nose. The palate is layered texturally and has rich, pronounced blackberries and ripe plum. Soft, fine grained tannins and smoky dark chocolate stay through the finish. Learn More

Carlo Rossi Rhine is a crisp, straw-colored white wine with a slightly sweeter taste. It showcases the clean, refreshing flavors of fresh green apples, making it a light and easy-to-drink choice.

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Deep, lovely aromas of ripe black cherry and blackcurrant fruit are complemented by light floral notes in the nose of this plush, supple merlot. Rich, concentrated flavors of ripe blackberry, black plum and blackcurrant fill the lush palate, framed by fine-grained tannins, leading to a long finish showcasing bright black cherry, berry and mineral tones. 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

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

Layer Cake Cabernet Sauvignon is aged 3 months in old bourbon barrels, imparting a bolder and more intense character. It's dense, rich and jammy with scents of blackberry and vanilla and a long, mouth coating finish complimented by a hint of sweetness.

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