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| 2009 Under the Sea® Viognier Viognier (VEE-ohn-YAY) |
100% Viognier | Rich golden color. Orange blossom, lemon drop and
grapefruit flavors. Hints of peach, apricot, pineapple and honey-
suckle. Full bodied and full flavored. Barrel fermented. Stirred on
lees. Alc 14.9% • Cases 150 • Price $12 |
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| 2008 Under the Sea® Roussanne & Viognier (roo-SAWN & VEE-ohn-YAY) |
80% Roussanne, |
Pull the cork on
Ripken Vineyards & Winery's finest white wine. This wine was
cold fermented for 50 days and aged for 3 months in 2-year old French
oak barrels. Smell, sip, savoir the rich, luscious aromas
& flavors of alpine flowers, peach & pear fruit, orange
blossoms, honey, oriental spice, French oak and lime blossoms. In a
word this wine has "balance"- between alcohol, fruit, acid, body,
aromatics & oak with outstanding minerality thrown in!! Grown
8-miles west of Lodi, at Ripken Vineyards & Winery's Under the
Sea vineyard, the coolest site in the Lodi appellation. Serve with
appetizers, salad, or fish, or your favorite Thai dishes. Bronze-2009
International Eastern Wine Competition Alc 14.8% • Cases 25 • Price $12 |
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| 2005 Rosato Sangiovese | 100% Sangiovese | Ripe strawberries, tart cherries, dried raspberries,
tomato, orange peel, toasted walnuts and damp earth. Leather. Dry,
medium tartness, very light tannins, and moderate alcohol. Serve
chilled. Alc 13.6% • Cases 20 • Price $12 |
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| 2005 El Matador Old Spanish Red |
Mataro(Mourvedre) Graciano, Garnacha(Grenache) |
Our new Old Spanish
Red is a blend of three classic Spanish varieties, Mataro (Mourvedre),
Graciano and Garnacha (Grenache). Note the lovely pale red color with
raspberry, tea rose and mushroom aromas. It is gamey, spicy and tart
with subtle peppercorn and French oak flavors. Serve this friendly
table wine with your favorite comfort foods. Pair with
roasted chicken, grilled rib-eye or lamb. Alc 14.5% • Cases 53 • Price $15 |
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| 2005 Homestead Red | 67% Barbera & 33% Dolcetto | The
Ripken blend, Homestead Red, comes from a special place in our family's
vineyards. Originally, the Fowler family homesteaded the land in the
1850's. This year's blend is 67% Barbera and 33% Dolcetto produced from
only a few hundred vines. The clones were handpicked from the best
Italian varietals collected through the UC Davis program. This years
blend has cherry cola aromas with classic subtle Barbera pungency and
flavors of spice, black cherry, and boysenberry. It is easy drinking,
smooth, has subtle French oak with light tannins. Pair with classic
Italian fare. Featured on our new night sky label. Extraordinarily
juicy, round, tart, fruity and lightly spiced. Only 70 cases produced. Alc 13.3% • Cases 35 • Price $20 |
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| 2008 Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir | We are excited to share our first vintage
with you. An easy drinking, bright cherry red Pinot Noir has
lovely cranberry and cherry notes with a medium body and spicy oak
flavors with a long lingering finish - a Classic Pinot Noir! Alc 15.2% • Cases 69 • Price $20 |
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| 2007
Under the Sea® Malbec |
Malbec | The
dark ruby color and the complex French oak spiced black cherry aroma
immediately grabs your attention as a wine to be revered and exalted.
Decisions? Should you kneel or salute? Is
any one worthy in the presence of a Malbec of this breeding, pedigree
or bearing? Not to worry - uncork, pour, see, smell and sip.
You now approach nirvana, bliss and wine heaven. Alc 14.2% • Cases 63 • Price $20 |
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| 2005 Bordeaux Style Red | 60% Carmine, 40% Petite Verdot | Our
2005 Bordeaux Style Red is a bright dark ruby color. Enjoy the aromas
of ripe fruit with hints of wild berry, blackberry, marionberry and red
licorice. Also subtle hints of bay leaf, thyme, cracked black pepper
and graphite. This wine is a bracing, bright, elegant, focused, very
tart red wine with a long tasty complex finish. It has medium body with
harmonious velvet tannins. It is easy drinking with many subtle layered
flavor nuances. Pair with lamb, steak, ham, pot roast, BBQ ribs,
burgers, pasta, turkey & stuffing or beef stew. Alc 13.1% • Cases 94 • Price $20 |
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| 2007 Winebarn Red | Syrah, Mourvedre, Alicante Bouchet, Malbec, Grenanche | This is a unique blend of 5 grape varieties
and is reminiscent of easy drinking Syrah-based Provence area reds.
Picture yourself sipping this blended red at a Provence
bistro... complex aromas waft from this gem of blackberry,
French oak, oregano, thyme, allspice, black pepper, smoke, leather and
bacon. Match this medium bodied aromatic sipper with
hamburgers, grilled meats, BBQ, lamb stew or Mexican. Decant
for an hour ahead of serving. Alc 14.8% • Cases 70 • Price $14 |
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| 2006 El Matador Tempranillo | 90% Tempranillo (tinto fino), 10% Graciano | Tempranillo is a
dark, bright, ruby color. Aromas are rich, spicy, boysenberry and
cherry jam. The flavors are tart & rich with unbelievable body
and finish. This classic Spanish blend takes your breath away with its
incredible aromas, bouquet, flavor & finish. It has beyond
excellent structure and balance. A Ripken Vineyards & Winery
favorite, and a wine of extraordinary character and quality! No one can
match this wines rich lush depth of fruit and body. In a word-
Voluptuous!! If a wine could speak, this wine speaks volumes!! It is so
approachable it will capture your soul! Serve with BBQ, beef, pork, or
any Spanish dish. Alc 14.3% • Cases 82 • Price $22 |
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| 2007 El Matador Tempranillo | Tempranillo | Our Tempranillo wines are always a favorite
with our buyers. This vintage has a bright cherry color and
superior blackberry pie, smoke, boysenberry jam, strawberry flavors and
aromas - an impressive wine! Alc 14.9% • Cases 50 • Price $22 |
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| 2006 Under the Sea® Syrah | 90% Syrah & 10% Viognier | Attention "RED ONLY" wine drinkers.
This artisan Lodi Syrah co fermented with 10%Neuf de Pape
Viognier is a big, special, untamed, fearless, rockin', brawlin', take
no prisoners, gonzo. bell ringer. It is simply "Da One".
In the glass, its dark, inky, brooding, spicy, tart, full
bodies, and long lingering finish has smooth tannins and hints of spicy
French oak. Its fruity nose has hints of strawberry, cherry
and pomegranate, black pepper, thyme, paprika, black licorice and
chipotle. Alc 16.8% • Cases 30 • Price $22 |
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| 2008 Carmine | Carmine | Bred in 1936 by
Dr. Harold Olmo, Carmine is a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
& Carignane. A savory “Cabernet” style wine for the Lodi area
with intense depth and flavor. Its dark purplish red color is
noticeable. The nose and taste is very unique, complicated and
distinguished putting ordinary “Cabernet” to shame. It is powerful in
Cabernet aromatics- blackberry, olive, herbs, graphite, pencil
shavings, tar, red pepper, blueberries, currants, licorice, tart
acidity and tamed tannins. Few wines are as full flavored, full bodied,
and mouth filling. This wine will age 10-15 years. Decant for a half
hour. Serve with your finest lamb racks or beef BBQ. Alc 15.7% • Cases 31 • Price $16 |
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| 2004 Wedding Wine | Petite Sirah | This vintage is
truly a special wine club release. This vineyard was planted by
the wedding guest the day before Ryan and Emily Ripken's
wedding, May 2002. This is the first vintage from this special “Wedding
Wine” vineyard of 200 vines. Luscious deep violet color, boysenberry
and cherry flavors with smooth tannins and a rich mouth feel. All the
great qualities of a great marriage…love, tenderness and devotion! We
love Petite Sirah! You will experience romance, take the plunge and
make a lifelong commitment. Our Petite Sirah Wedding Wine is superb. Alc 14.1% • Cases 29 • Price $10 |
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| 2005 Wedding Wine | Petite Sirah | Once again, this
single vineyard Petite Sirah is from the wedding vineyard planted by
the wedding guest the day before Ryan and Emily Ripken's
wedding in May 2002. It is a great romantic wine full of a
depth of love, flavor and smoothness of a great marriage. Alc 13.6% • Cases 43 • Price $10 |
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| 2004 Rhônealicious® Red | Petite Sirah | Always a favorite,
our 2004 Rhônealicious Red Petite Sirah is a blend of our various
Petite Sirah vineyards. It has intense deep red color with lovely berry
and subtle French oak aromas. Pair with your favorite grilled meats and
roasted pork. Barrel aged in French oak for 13 months and bottle aged
for almost 3 years. You will appreciate the smooth finish and lush
flavors. Alc 14.6% • Cases 186 • Price $10 |
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| 2005 Rhônealicious® Red | Petite Sirah | The next vintage
of the tasters' favorite is here. Intense deep purple red color with a
cherry, berry, pomegranate aromatic nose, complex earth, spice, and
acid flavors. Benefits from decanting. Pair with a
lamb stew, brisket or pork. Alc 14.8% • Cases 133 • Price $10 |
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| 2004 Idyllwild Station® | Petite Sirah | Few Petite Sirahs
are as easy drinking and flavorful as our vineyard designated Idyllwild
Station Petite Sirah. This west of Lodi single vineyard Petite Sirah is
striking in its bold cherry berry pomegranate aromatic nose, smooth
blackberry fruit flavor, dark color, black pepper spice, integrated
easy drinking tannins and long finish. Few wines are its' equal! The
intense aromas of black cherry are unusual as is the smooth finish.
This wine benefits from decanting. It will age for 10 years. Serve with
hearty lamb stew, beef, pork tenderloin, brisket or BBQ. To a big easy
red! Cheers. Alc 14.7% • Cases 63 • Price $10 |
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| 2007 Rhônealicious® Red | Petite Sirah | Dripping with intense dark ruby red color,
this is no ordinary Petite Sirah. It has lovely aromatics of
cherry cola and briar fruit flavors; balanced with a silky mouth feel,
not over drying tannins with a lingering finish. It is
complex, intriguing and exceptional. Taste genius and beauty
in a bottle! Alc 14.3% • Cases 40 • Price $20 |
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| 2008 Petite Sirah | Petite Sirah | Described here by wine writer Randy
Caparoso: "How in the world can a little-winery-that-could
(none of Ripken's wines are produced larger than 300 case lots) conquer
the world of Petite Sirah? To understand this, you
have to look at the San Francisco judges; by and large, they are a
sophisticated bunch, not easily swayed by red wines that are
over-the-top in ripe fruitiness, alcohol, oak or tannin. They
look for balance, focus, and composure, and Ripken's Petite Sirah has
all that, in spades: starting with a concentrated nose of black tea,
blueberry, a sexy pomegranate-ness and some smoky edges; and on the
palate, these flavors gel into an intense yet compact, medium-full
whole, the varietal blueberry fruit qualities tucked in tight as a
drum. Diehard Petite Sirah loves will also be pleased to know
that the vivid, jet black/purplish color typical of the grape is also
here." To add our own twist - Luscious, juicy, meaty, and bouncy! Alc 14.9% • Cases 30 • Price $25 |
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| 2006 Late Harvest Viognier | Viognier | From the moment
you pull the cork on this exquisite dessert wine you'll see the golden
honey color that tips you off that this is no ordinary dessert wine.
Flavors of orange blossoms, honey suckle, white peaches, and ripe
apricots. A dessert in a glass, but also can be served as an aperitif
to start the party off right. Enjoy with cheese, salad, or dessert. No
other dessert wine is its' equal in complexity, sweetness, fruit
character & subtle French Oak. Alc 11.0% • Cases 61 • Price $20 |
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| 2005 Vintage Port | Souzao & Touriga National | Aromas of intense
black cherry, subtle strawberry and boysenberry. Flavors of cocoa,
black licorice, mint, menthol and pine. Dark ruby red color, rich
balanced body, smooth tannins, chewy fruit flavors and integrated
alcohol. Alc 18.0% • Cases 93 • Price $40/500ml $60/750ml |
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