Private Wine Tasting Experience with up to 12 guests.

Indulge your friends, family or business associates with a. premium guided tasting featuring amazing wines from Award-Winning Boisset Collection of Wineries in Napa, Sonoma, and France.

Your Premium Tasting Flight will feature a mix of our most well-received wines, a nice mix of reds and whites. These wines are limited in production and not available tin retail stores. The wines will be available for guests to order once tasting is complete.

Based upon availability. Two weeks advance reservation required within 6 months of event date above. Host will invite guests and provide location for tasting, light snacks and water for guests.

Ambyth Estate Re Vera Wine 2012 (Paso Robles)

This blend of Mourvedre, Counoise, Grenache, and Syrah leaves a distinctly different impression. Full bodied, round with depth and concentration, very drying, powdery tannins enter early giving this wine more booming, bass notes without the soaring acidity. It's movement is like a slow flood, dark, brooding, enigmatic, even a bit somber. It has a polished steel texture but the tannins wrap the palate in a briary blanket giving the wine an enveloping, tactile intensity.

Dried fig, dried cherry, garrique, smoke and coffee aromas reinforce the gloom redeemed by a layer of rich, midpalate fruit that lightens the load. The honest, haunting "Golden" by A Girl Called Eddy captures this wine's depth and the power

Daou Estate Soul Of A Lion, 2019

The 2019 Soul of a Lion is a blockbuster vintage that showcases how Bordeaux varieties are remarkably suited to the terroir of DAOU Mountain.

This wine explodes from the glass with a kaleidoscope of aromas and flavors, including blackberry, blueberry, black currant, dark cherry, sweet tobacco and licorice. An added floral dimension imparts an integrated sense of elegance and freshness. While full-bodied with ultra-high phenolic levels, this wine maintains its evenness and poise through an extraordinarily long finish. Structured, balanced and powerful, the 2019 Soul of a Lion will reveal its full magnitude after several years of careful cellaring.

97+ Points by Robert Parker
95 Points by Wine Enthusiast
94-96+ Points by Jeb Dunnuck

Blend: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot
Barrel Aging: 22 months in 100% new French oak

Provenance: Purchased directly from winery and cellared, wrapped in original tissue.

Blankiet Estate: Prince of Hearts Red, 2019
Yountville, Napa Valley, California

One of the six "Napa Valley Super-seconds" according to Robert M. Parker and Antonio Galloni. A Bordeaux blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc from barrels not culled for the flagship cuvées.

Blend: 51% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot

94 Points by Robert Parker
95 Points by Jeb Dunnuck
95 Points by International Wine Report

Provenance: Purchased directly from winery and cellared.

Bottle of 2021 Saxum Broken Stones

54% Syrah, 24% Mataro, 20% Graciano, 2% Petite Sirah
ALC: 15.5%
Cases 750 ml: 1199
Cases 1.5 L: 80
Released: January 2024
Drink: now-2040

Notes from the winemaker:

I'm really excited about this version of Broken Stones. It seems fairly typical. It is Syrah dominated, and was mainly raised in small 225L barriques, about 75% of which were new. However, this is the first year our new Syrah planting up in the Santa Lucia Mountains made its way into the blend. (What we are now calling Old Creek Vineyard, formerly referred to as Cayucos Ridge.). The new Syrah only makes up around 11%, but it definitely brings a bit of black pepper spice to the game. The rest is the usual sources, with James Berry Vineyard making up
the bulk, a sprinkling of G2, Heart Stone, and a splash of Dusi.

It's a show stopper. Rich in texture, aromas of black fruits and spices, and our characteristic brightness that is always there thanks to our limestone soils. Oh yeah, and the finish goes on and on and on and on……. This wine is a pleaser.

2021 Saxum James Berry Vineyard

53% Grenache, 31% Mataro, 6% Syrah, 6% Counoise, 4% Carignan
ALC: 15.5%
Cases 750 ml: 1230
Cases 1.5L: 80
AVA: Paso Robles Willow Creek
Vineyard: James Berry Vineyard
Release: January 2024
Drink: now - 2040

Notes from the winemaker:

When we tasted the wines side by side to write these notes (I know, hard life!), Heather and I were struck by how elevated this wine was. Yes, it's the only Grenache led wine in this Syrah dominated release, but it was just singing! These '21s have really snuck up on me. I have to admit that early in their
lives I found them a little boring for lack of a better term. I now realize they were just late bloomers and their hidden charms
are just now blossoming into something quite magical. They carry a weightlessness while simultaneously jam packed with so much substance. Does that even make sense? Anyways, I
love them. I could throw some tasting notes out to you about this wine, but really you just have to taste it to understand what I'm trying to convey. It's good.

Two bottles Quivet Cellars 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, McGah Vineyard Tokalon Clone1

Wine Profile

Citrus fruit-driven, with lifted notes of lemon rind, grapefruit and crushed rock minerality

Palate Impressions

Glistening straw with steely lemon hues greet the eye while juicy stone fruit, white flowers and clementine jump from the glass. Primarily pineapple and grapefruit on the palate, these juxtapose with very expressive nose of beeswax, apricot and melon. Its rich and oily mineral mouthfeel is followed by tangy acidity with herbal and light crushed gravel elements.

Quivet Context

In the heart of the Napa Valley, The Rutherford AVA - McGah Family Vineyard leads from bench-land Silverado Trail to the Napa River. This is a red rock premium vineyard site with valley floor depth. Consistently producing powerful, concentrated wines in a New World-style. Its proximity to esteemed neighbors like Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, Tench Vineyard and Screaming Eagle put this estate in prime location to produce some of the best wines of Napa Valley. Our Sauvignon Blanc block is closer to the river and thrives on darker mineral filled soils. The 2019 vintage shows luxurious waves of richness, resulting from hang-time heaven this vintage is known for.

Two bottles Epoch Estate Wines 2022 Rose

63% MOURVÈDRE, 23% GRENACHE, AND 14% SYRAH

The 2022 Epoch Rosé, with its zingy freshness, is the perfect palate cleanser or day-to-evening sipper; this wine is as sophisticated as you want it to be. Notes of crisp cantaloupe, strawberries, wet stone, yogurt, lime zest, and fresh-cut grass encircle the nostrils and make your mouth water as the sensation zig zags across the palate like a laser light show.

Favia 2014 La Magdalena Napa Valley Red

Sourced from the coveted Summit Block at Oakville Ranch high in the eastern red hills of Oakville, this unique wine hails from one of the finest areas in the world for growing Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. We have been making wine from these vines for a decade, and the results are always spectacular. Co-fermented in this vintage, these two varieties show the absolute best of what Oakville has to offer.

After 22 months in barrel and one year in bottle, this blend is tightly knit together, but with a softness and polish that makes it immediately accessible. The dark red-purple hue would indicate a wine with immense power. In fact, despite its density, the wine has an aromatic profile which is both subtle and bright, with floral tones, fragrance of incense, savory notes, and juicy red fruit flavors of raspberry, strawberry, and currant. The relationship of balance and strength in which we strive for every year was achieved in the 2014 vintage. On the palate, the core of fruit opens to notes of pie crust and short cake, bringing a crescendo on the finish, but with balance and elegance.

54% Cab Franc, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon 249 cases produced

Favia 2014 La Magdalena Napa Valley Red

Sourced from the coveted Summit Block at Oakville Ranch high in the eastern red hills of Oakville, this unique wine hails from one of the finest areas in the world for growing Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. We have been making wine from these vines for a decade, and the results are always spectacular. Co-fermented in this vintage, these two varieties show the absolute best of what Oakville has to offer.

After 22 months in barrel and one year in bottle, this blend is tightly knit together, but with a softness and polish that makes it immediately accessible. The dark red-purple hue would indicate a wine with immense power. In fact, despite its density, the wine has an aromatic profile which is both subtle and bright, with floral tones, fragrance of incense, savory notes, and juicy red fruit flavors of raspberry, strawberry, and currant. The relationship of balance and strength in which we strive for every year was achieved in the 2014 vintage. On the palate, the core of fruit opens to notes of pie crust and short cake, bringing a crescendo on the finish, but with balance and elegance.

54% Cab Franc, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon 249 cases produced

Bottle of 2020 Justin Isosceles Red Wine.

Varietal Composition:

88% Cabernet Sauvignon

6% Cabernet Franc

6% Merlot

Appearance
Bright with a dark purple/black core and a lighter ruby purple rim showing slowforming, moderately stained tears on the glass.

Aroma
Attractively aromatic and complex with ripe black and red cherry, black currant, new book leather, cedar, tobacco, vanilla bean, licorice, and oak.

Palate
Full-bodied on the palate with ripe complex cherry, cassis, and a subtle red berry fruit on entry, with vanilla and licorice baking spice leading into the midpalate, which shows complex savory notes of cedar, tobacco leaf, and leather. The very long, complex, and continually changing finish is a progression of sustained ripe cherry fruit accented by baking spice and oak notes, with smooth chewy tannins and balanced acidity, adding depth and freshness.

The 1946 Don PX Convento Seleccion produced with Pedro Ximenez grapes dehydrated under the sun at the time of the Second World War, was only bottled in September 2011.

Incredibly complex and rich, sweet, balanced and smooth in the palate, it is both very sweet and somehow salty, and with time it develops a black olive note.

A very rare Sherry from Spain.

2017 Pontet Canet

The fifth-growth Chateau Pontet-Canet is located in the heart of Pauillac appellation, just south of the famous chateaux Mouton Rothschild. The beginning of one of the largest estates in the Médoc dates back to the 18th century. The 80-hectare (200 acres) estate is predominately planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, the signature variety for the great wines of Pauillac. Pontet-Canet's terroir features rises of Garonne gravel on limestone bedrock. The château's winegrowing philosophy is to intervene as little as possible and as naturally as possible in the vineyard. Only traditional viticultural and cultivation practices are used.

The wines of Chateau Pontet-Canet obtained organic certification from Ecocert and biodynamic certification from Biodyvin in 2010 and from Demeter in 2014.

2017 Pontet Canet

The fifth-growth Chateau Pontet-Canet is located in the heart of Pauillac appellation, just south of the famous chateaux Mouton Rothschild. The beginning of one of the largest estates in the Médoc dates back to the 18th century. The 80-hectare (200 acres) estate is predominately planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, the signature variety for the great wines of Pauillac. Pontet-Canet's terroir features rises of Garonne gravel on limestone bedrock. The château's winegrowing philosophy is to intervene as little as possible and as naturally as possible in the vineyard. Only traditional viticultural and cultivation practices are used.

The wines of Chateau Pontet-Canet obtained organic certification from Ecocert and biodynamic certification from Biodyvin in 2010 and from Demeter in 2014.

2017 Pontet Canet

The fifth-growth Chateau Pontet-Canet is located in the heart of Pauillac appellation, just south of the famous chateaux Mouton Rothschild. The beginning of one of the largest estates in the Médoc dates back to the 18th century. The 80-hectare (200 acres) estate is predominately planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, the signature variety for the great wines of Pauillac. Pontet-Canet's terroir features rises of Garonne gravel on limestone bedrock. The château's winegrowing philosophy is to intervene as little as possible and as naturally as possible in the vineyard. Only traditional viticultural and cultivation practices are used.

The wines of Chateau Pontet-Canet obtained organic certification from Ecocert and biodynamic certification from Biodyvin in 2010 and from Demeter in 2014.

2016 Scarecrow M Etain

Located in Napa Valley, California, Scarecrow makes top-rated Cabernet Sauvignon, including a flagship Cabernet Sauvignon label as well as M. Étain. Scarecrow wines are known for being highly acclaimed by critics and exceptionally rare. The grapes are grown in the hills of the Mayacamas Mountains-the same region where Opus One and Insignia source their fruit. The wines are elegant and age-worthy, and are often compared favorably to the great wines of Château Haut-Brion. With a production of just 400 to 800 cases per year, these wines sell out quickly on the secondary market and aged vintages are especially difficult to obtain.

2016 Scarecrow M Etain

Located in Napa Valley, California, Scarecrow makes top-rated Cabernet Sauvignon, including a flagship Cabernet Sauvignon label as well as M. Étain. Scarecrow wines are known for being highly acclaimed by critics and exceptionally rare. The grapes are grown in the hills of the Mayacamas Mountains-the same region where Opus One and Insignia source their fruit. The wines are elegant and age-worthy, and are often compared favorably to the great wines of Château Haut-Brion. With a production of just 400 to 800 cases per year, these wines sell out quickly on the secondary market and aged vintages are especially difficult to obtain.

For the wine enthusiast looking to go behind the scenes, our thoughtfully guided estate vineyard and winery tour will give you a greater insight into Merriam Vineyards as well as our location in the microclimate of the Eastern Hills of the Russian River Valley appellation. Your wine ambassador will guide you through our organic estate vineyards, winery, and cellar for personalized tastings of select barrel wines. This is followed by a seated tasting of some of our single vineyard wines.

Basket Includes:

2022 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
2021 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2020 Russian River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Single Vineyard Tasting and Winery Tour

www.merriamvineyards.com

For the wine enthusiast looking to go behind the scenes, our thoughtfully guided estate vineyard and winery tour will give you a greater insight into Merriam Vineyards as well as our location in the microclimate of the Eastern Hills of the Russian River Valley appellation. Your wine ambassador will guide you through our organic estate vineyards, winery, and cellar for personalized tastings of select barrel wines. This is followed by a seated tasting of some of our single vineyard wines.

Basket Includes:

2022 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
2021 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
2020 Russian River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Single Vineyard Tasting and Winery Tour

www.merriamvineyards.com

Bottle 2020 Delmas Walla Walla Valley Syrah

Picked before the smoke in 2020, the wine is a blend of Syrah and Viognier (8.2%) that was stored in 50% new French oak before bottling in February 2022. The nose is hedonistic and highly complex with hoisin sauce, blackberry pie, smoked brisket, green olive tapenade, Nori and suggestions of white pepper dusted bacon. The heady aromas bring you back to the glass for more enjoyment.

Bottle 2020 Stony Hill Chardonnay

A stunning vintage with fruit sourced exclusively from our 1988 plantings of Wente Chardonnay on a treelined bench just above the Residence. The 2020 hints green and golden apple notes, which are accented by lemon zest, pine tips, and pomelo pith with a touch of Medjool dates. Fresh and understated, this is a classic Stony Hill Chardonnay-crystalline, balanced, both generous and incisive with a hint of salinity.

Vintage: 2020
Varietal: Chardonnay
Appellation: Spring Mountain District

Bottle 2017 Daou Cabernet Sauvignon, Adelaida District

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon has heady aromatics that affirm this is a serious wine for serious wine lovers. This wine displays black cherry, Zante currant, plum and blackberry up front, complemented by dark chocolate, tobacco leaf and cool menthol. Rounding out the nose are aromas of black olives, briarwood, fig, and dried thyme. Bold and assertive on the palate with flavors initially dominated by dark fruits, Bing cherries, black raspberry, plum, and pomegranate, accompanied by high note accents of cranberries and rhubarb. Midpalate delivers espresso and dried herbs with hints of fennel and cigar box all seamlessly integrated together on a structure of very fine grain, plush and ripe tannins. A wine of complexity and depth with a purity of fruit and subtle layers of flavors and texture that harmonize and enhance. This wine constitutes a journey of the senses that begins with power and finishes with elegance and style.

Bottle 2019 Domaine Saint Préfet Chateauneuf Du Pape

Melted licorice, plum sauce, cherry purée and black tea notes all meld into a silky, suave and seamlessly-textured wine that leaves a subtle echo of lavender at the very end. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre from Rhone, France.

Bottle 2020 Domaine Rollin Pere et Fils Pernand-Vergelesses

This wine, coming from the ideally positioned Les Cloux lieu- dit, possesses a lower-pitched, deeper nose than the basic Per- nand-Vergelesses above, but with an equivalent limestone in- tensity more solid in its character than powdered. The palate is richer and thicker as well, but suffused with the alert acidity typical of the Rollin style.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.

2018 John Anthony Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This warm, rich, gently spicy wine achieves terrific quality for the broad Napa Valley appellation. It tastes ripe, inviting and delicious, pouring plump black cherries and black currants over the palate, accented by a melange of cinnamon, vanilla, mint and cedar. Fine-grained tannins add a velvety texture.