"I referenced La Tâche more than once in these reviews, and I don’t make that comparison lightly. These are brilliant wines." -Jeb Dunnuck
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Dear friends,
This Fill-Up Friday gives you Wayfarer Vineyard's incredible Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at the lowest prices in all Northern California, along with 8 more American Pinots we strongly recommended.
Perhaps you already receive allocations of all the legendary California Pinots:
DuMOL, Sea Smoke, Rhys, ROAR, Pisoni, Kosta Browne, Selyem, Littorai, Aubert, Marcassin, Occidental, Paul Lato, Rochioli...
Or, perhaps not? Even if you've 'been there, done that', Wayfarer deserves your attention.
It doesn't make sense that Jayson Pahlmeyer's current passion project is seemingly under-the-radar. But let's not question it—if we do, prices will go up and allocations get tighter.
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- In the 70s Wayfarer off-the-grid organic farm supplied Alice Waters' Chez Panisse
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The farm was up for sale in '98. Helen Turley quickly took notice and told her good friend Jayson Pahlmeyer to buy it. Her own vineyard, Marcassin, was next door. (Cult wine between $300-800, if you can even get any)
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In '02, David Abreu would plant Pinot and Chard in what is still the only Sonoma vineyard he's ever done. (He's usually planting vineyards for Screaming Eagle, Harlan, stuff like that)
- In 2005 Jayson Pahlmeyer would blend Wayfarer with RRV fruit to bottle Pahlmeyer Pinots. They were pretty massive during that time. The Pahlmeyer name/winery then sold in '19.
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From 2012 to 2018. bad-ass winemaker Bibiana Gonzales Rave-Pisoni (yes, she married a Pisoni) would refine them into the gorgeous Wayfarer wines they are today.
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Wayfarer The Estate Pinot Noir "Wayfarer Vineyard" 2019
Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma Coast
97 Points - The Wine Independent:
"The 2019 Pinot Noir Wayfarer Vineyard is a blend of all the blocks with 11 different clones, and the result of a barrel selection. Medium ruby-purple in color, it gallops out with notes of pomegranate, redcurrant jelly, and Bing cherries, plus wafts of violets, star anise, and menthol with a hint of Sichuan pepper. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is firm and taut, with a solid backbone of grainy tannins and lovely acidity backing up the muscular fruit, finishing long and with wonderful purity."
95 Points - Wine Enthusiast:
"Outstanding in muscular, dark fruit tones, this wine offers a substantial length and breadth of complexity. Weighty, it expands on the palate to reveal firm tannins and powerful lushness. The grapes were grown at a 1,100-foot elevation in cool, coastal conditions." - VB (11/1/2022)
95 Points - Robert Parker's WA:
"The 2019 Pinot Noir Wayfarer Vineyard comes from all 11 clones grown on the Wayfarer property. Medium ruby-purple in color, it has broody aromas of blood orange, iron, rhubarb and cranberry sauce with notes of dusty earth and dried herbs. The palate manages incredible intensity, lift and expansive flavor layers with a very long, juicy finish that continually calls you in for another sip!" (Jun 2021)
94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
94 Points - Wine Spectator
Online Average: $98.00 btl
Our Price: $89.97 btl
Lowest Price in all NorCal
Only 18 bottles are available
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Wayfarer The Estate Chardonnay "Wayfarer Vineyard" 2020
Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma Coast
97 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Chardonnay Wayfarer Vineyard is fragrant and layered with lemon verbena, toasted brioche, and white peach. It has detail and definition in its structure, with refreshing acidity and a stony, lifted finish. Drink it over the next 10 or more years. Drink 2022-2033.
95 Points - Robert Parker's WA:
The 2020 Chardonnay Wayfarer Vineyard has pretty scents of baked apples, beeswax, roasted almonds and toast. The medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and layered, savory flavors balanced by refreshing acidity, and it finishes long and flavorful.
95 Points - The Wine Independent:
The 2020 Chardonnay Estate is a blend of all the Chardonnays and the result of a barrel selection. It storms out of the glass with powerful scents of apricots, ripe, juicy pears, and marzipan, plus hints of candied ginger and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is super intense, with beautiful tension and a creamy texture, finishing long with loads of mineral sparks. Drink 2023-2030.
94 Points - Vinous
94 Points - Wine Spectator
Online Average: $97.00 btl
Our Prices:
$89.97 btl (1-5)
$84.97 btl (6-11)
$79.97 btl (12+)
Lowest Price in all NorCal
Only 18 bottles are available
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8x American Pinot Noir New Arrivals & Last Calls
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We have 10 bottles of Roar Pinot Noir 2021, and 6 bottles of Roar Sierra Mar Chardonnay 2021. These are the most limited Santa Lucia Highland Cult wines! |
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We just received our long-awaited Master Sommelier's Secret: a coveted Oregon Pinot Noir, from the towering 2018 vintage, with a negotiated price that's just plain stupid.
This wine is wildly complex and unique as Andrew Rich specifically showcased Marine sedimentary soils with these 555 cases made: Willakenzie, Bellepine, Dupee.
On top of that, he throws down in the lab. 25% new French oak. Native yeast fermentation. 22% whole cluster. Drink now through 2033.
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Previous Vintage Pedigree:
2015 Vintage: 93 Points, #75, Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2017
2017 Vintage: 93 Points, #19, Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2020
2021 Vintage: 94 Points... ? Could it be in the Top 10 of 2023?
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Lowest Price in California. Only 18 bottles left!
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97 Points - James Suckling:
"...Vibrant and juicy...Layered and balanced, with a long, savory finish..."
97 Points - Robert Parker's WA:
"...so expressive this vintage! ...has a pure fragrance of blueberries and lilac, aniseed and earth... glide seamlessly through the mouth for an incredibly persistent, floral finish."
94 Points - Wine Spectator:
"A dynamic wine, impeccably structured and fleshy in texture..."
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Served at 3-Michelin Star Eleven Madison Park!
RAEN is run by American wine royalty: Carlo and Dante Mondavi, grandsons of Napa legend Robert Mondavi and sons of Continuum’s Tim Mondavi. With the same expertise and unrelenting passion that drove Robert to develop the world-famous Opus One and Tim to craft 100-point reds, Dante and Carlo are dedicated to Pinots of elegant, Burgundian finesse from the wild Sonoma coast.
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This year, this glorious 'cuvee' is made of 60% Pisoni Vineyard, 23% Garys’ Vineyard, and 17% Soberanes Vineyard. Yes, it is mostly the fruit of the legendary Pisoni Estate, a wine we SOMETIMES get allocated a couple of BOTTLES only and retails for $150+. 13 bottles left!
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Wine Enthusiast not only ranked this unfathomable value in their Top 100 Best Buys of 2022, but also as Most Consistent-Quality Pinot Noir in their recent article "The 6 Best Pinot Noir Bottles Under $30." This is just business as usual for the brand with more than a decade of consistently scoring above 90 points from major wine publications. Only 33 bottles left!
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Get in touch!
Text → 650-880-3553
Call → 650-917-8080
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