Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon Assortment
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CONDITION: Red
PRODUCTS:
1 2006 Karren Vineyard Cabernet
1 2006 Handal-Denier Cabernet
1 2006 Mohrhardt Ridge Cabernet
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Hey WD ... How about putting up some large wine Coolers? Cause I'm gonna need something to put this wine in I keep buying from you!!!


SPEED TO FIRST WOOT: 0m 43.517s
FIRST SUCKER: MarkDaSpark

I opened the 2006 Mohrhardt Ridge Cabernet tonight, I had received it in the club shipment last fall and had it will bacon wrapped filets and a salad.
The Wine breathed for an hour before drinking. It has wonderfully earthy nose with a bit of coffee and some sour cherries in the background. On the palate it's more cherry with a bit of chassis and dark fruit.

My father enjoyed it as well but provided zero notes.

I have had other vintages of the other two cabs in this 3 pack and can say they are all excellent. This is a great value and much cheaper than I can get these wines through the Wellington club.

Edit: looks like I received this in the fall of 2010 not 2011.
Edit2: go kings!

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when i see wellington, i immediately press the gold button. i'll be out in northern california in a month, and hope to visit the source!

cortot20 wrote:I opened the 2006 Mohrhardt Ridge Cabernet tonight, I had received it in the club shipment last fall and had it will bacon wrapped filets and a salad.
The Wine breathed for an hour before drinking. It has wonderfully earthy nose with a bit of coffee and some sour cherries in the background. On the palate it's more cherry with a bit of chassis and dark fruit.

My father enjoyed it as well but provided zero notes.

I have had other vintages of the other two cabs in this 3 pack and can say they ate all excellent. This is a great value and much cheaper than I can get these wines through the Wellington club.

Good evening / morning all,

This w00t will be the last of the 2006 Mohrhardt Ridge, so it was now or never for this horizontal collection.

In for 3 as I enjoyed the previous woots.

this is a no brainer. N41 thanks y'all!

Here I was congratulating myself on almost finishing my tax forms -- just a couple of figures to chase down tomorrow -- with minimal damage to the bank account, and along come the Wellington cabs. The wootisphere keeps praising Wellington, and I've never bitten before, for no good reason. Well, if nothing else, this should be a representative sample of what Wellington wants to do with cabernet. I'm probably in, but any guidance on drink/hold on these? (Not that I've got the storage space left, but it's the principle of the thing.)

jeffb wrote:Here I was congratulating myself on almost finishing my tax forms -- just a couple of figures to chase down tomorrow -- with minimal damage to the bank account, and along come the Wellington cabs. The wootisphere keeps praising Wellington, and I've never bitten before, for no good reason. Well, if nothing else, this should be a representative sample of what Wellington wants to do with cabernet. I'm probably in, but any guidance on drink/hold on these? (Not that I've got the storage space left, but it's the principle of the thing.)

The Karren and Handal-Denier are just starting to open up; a little breathing time or decanting is advised. The Mohrhardt Ridge is closer to its peak, but should probably drink very nicely for another 3 to 5 years.

szecsei wrote:when i see wellington, i immediately press the gold button. i'll be out in northern california in a month, and hope to visit the source!

Can't say enough good about Wellington. Awesome wine at good prices (god how I miss not being able to get 'the duke' anymore) and some of the friendliest people in Sonoma. If you have a chance to visit them, do it!

SonomaBouliste wrote:Good evening / morning all,

This w00t will be the last of the 2006 Mohrhardt Ridge, so it was now or never for this horizontal collection.

Alright, I'm in.

spicynate wrote:Can't say enough good about Wellington. Awesome wine at good prices (god how I miss not being able to get 'the duke' anymore) and some of the friendliest people in Sonoma. If you have a chance to visit them, do it!

The Duke will make his annual appearance in the Autumn. His partner will make her debut this Spring.

Damn, an auto buy! Fine stuff, but I found atty new year's dinner that to get the great minerality in tyre 04 Karren to come out you want to decant for 45 + minutes, so longer for this!

Peter, how did these wines do in structure and fruit compared with 05 and 07?

Peter, I love your wines and am a club member.

Begin small complant.
can you please make an attempt at keeping your website up to date.
I'm not sure how much business your website actually pulls in but it's typically not in line with what you currently have.

End small complaint.

SonomaBouliste wrote:The Duke will make his annual appearance in the Autumn. His partner will make her debut this Spring.

Peter, any idea on what his partners blend will be like. I have a wife who will be giving birth in the summer and is excited to drink wine again. I am assuming it will be a white blend.

Grumble grumble...I'm supposed to be reducing my wine stocks. I might need to go in for two...this was my second or third woot, too (2005 vintage). Grumble.

zenophile wrote:Damn, an auto buy! Fine stuff, but I found atty new year's dinner that to get the great minerality in tyre 04 Karren to come out you want to decant for 45 + minutes, so longer for this!

Peter, how did these wines do in structure and fruit compared with 05 and 07?

I talked about this some on my vintner's voice mail, but I guess I recorded it too late for inclusion. The 2006 grapes tended to have less tannin than 2005, so many wines are softer. In our case, we added all of the press wine back to the free run with both Mohrhardt and Handal (whereas, more often than not, we typically don't use press wine in the single vineyard Cabernets or the Victory. The Karren never lacks for tannin, so it was pressed after only five days of fermentation, aged in a higher percentage of new oak, and the press wine was excluded.

All three are very typical of their respetive vineyard sources. The Karren is still the chewiest, but is softer than the 2005 is right now.

klezman wrote:Grumble grumble...I'm supposed to be reducing my wine stocks. I might need to go in for two...this was my second or third woot, too (2005 vintage). Grumble.

Buy a little less, drink a lot more!

cortot20 wrote:Peter, any idea on what his partners blend will be like. I have a wife who will be giving birth in the summer and is excited to drink wine again. I am assuming it will be a white blend.

The Duchess will be near equal parts of Sauvignon blanc, Roussanne and Chardonnay,
with about 8% mixed old vine whites, including Semillon, Muscadelle de Bordelais, Palomino and Monbadon.

I'll be back in the morning to respond to any questions you'ld like to ask (about wine, etc).

Goodnight all.

I promised I wouldn't check wine.woot until I finished my taxes. Well, I'm done, and I'm getting a refund. I'm in for three. Love, love, love my Wellingtons, though I'm going to have to start drinking them faster. I'm up to several cases of Peter's wines resting quietly, just waiting for the right time to open up.

Several years ago, I gave my first Wellington purchase as a gift to my brother. I had no idea what I was giving him. Never again - it's all for me now. Fortunately, he shared.

speedoo wrote:Buy a little less, drink a lot more!

I'm working on it...where's that LA area gathering people were talking about...

I'm sleeping on this and will decide 1 or 2 in the morning. Unless the east coasters buy it all. That'll teach me.

klezman wrote:Grumble grumble...I'm supposed to be reducing my wine stocks. I might need to go in for two...this was my second or third woot, too (2005 vintage). Grumble.

Can I buy a set of the 2005s from you? It'll lighten your issue! And... See you this week!

SonomaBouliste wrote:The Duchess will be near equal parts of Sauvignon blanc, Roussanne and Chardonnay,
with about 8% mixed old vine whites, including Semillon, Muscadelle de Bordelais, Palomino and Monbadon.

You have some strange grapes on your estate, Peter! This should help a few people hit their wine variety century! Btw, people have been asking me, what's in the Duke from the last two years again?
And... Sorry if I miss the Vintner's voicemail!

Yep....This is a tax day sale....

If they want to give me money back....

I will spend it on wine!

Welcome back "HOME" to Woot, Peter!!!!

Peter's wines are an auto-buy, usually X3 if funds and SWMBO permit.

Peter has a lovely touch with Cabernet; it's harder to get really interesting results with Cabernet in Sonoma County than in the heart of the Rutherford Bench in Napa, but Wellington wines are always worth trying. Outstanding QPR, always.

Peter is always gracious to wooters visiting him, and anyone who has been on one of our Tours will tell you Peter is one of everyone's very favorites who goes well out of his way to share his love of wine and his knowledge in exciting ways. We have no better friend in the Sonoma Valley.

While Peter will tell you, correctly, his wines are designed for present to mid-term drinking, I will tell you they age well for those with the patience to wait. On the 2008 Magical History Tour, peter shared a very large bottle of his 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon. At 13 this wine was still developing, though quite mature enough to be the wine of the night (though the competition from its 1994 Wellington Zinfandel sibling made the choice a close run thing!) at our dinner at Deuce - a wonderful restaurant that (alas) is no more.

We are all looking forward to seeing Peter and what he has in store for us in July.

Been a long time since my last winewoot purchase. It took a Wellington deal to coax me. You know, it might have been a Wellington for my first, too. It's amazing what a loyal following he has (well deserved, though).

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I am trusting all of the positive comments, and am in for one.

Could use some advice from those with Wellington experience. I've seen comments about breathing and about laying down for these wines - what's the sweet spot in terms of aging vs. impatience? I.e., after how many years (weeks, days?) should I even consider opening?

Can't pass it up.....

Speed to First Woot: 0m 43.517s
First Sucker: MarkDaSpark
Last Wooter To Woot: fred2001

Still have the 2005's on ice from years back. Missed these last time they were offered. In for 2!!!

Autobuy for me! Can't wait to see you in July Peter!

Wellington club shipment last week from Toby, ouch! in a good way.

In for three here, ouch! also a good way.

Taxes, triple ouch! not in a good way.

szecsei wrote:when i see wellington, i immediately press the gold button.

Same here, and that'd despite the fact that I just GOT six bottles from last week's Wellington wine club shipment. Of course only in for one because like Mark, I have NO ROOM!

Love Peter's wines so I'm probably in for at least two anyway, but can someone speak to the style of these cabs?

I love Peter's victory Reserve(also 2006, but a mostly cab blend) because of a gorgeous nose and wonderful mouthfeel.

How would you compare/contrast these wines to the Victory Reserve??

I'm definitely going to be in on this, not sure yet about 1 or 2, but I will not miss the opportunity to extract as much knowledge for Peter as I can.

Peter, from what I can see on the write-ups, the Karren seems to be more tannic and earthy, the Handal-Denier seems to be a little brighter and bolder and the Mohrhardt Ridge seems to be more complex with a wider array of flavors and maybe even a bit lighter? I'm just wondering what else you might be able to add/correct from this observation comparing the 3 different vineyards. I'm guessing these are all a direct reflection of the terrior, and you let that speak for itself.

The write-up on the Handal-Denier notes a bit of sweetness, is this from any RS or just from the bold fruit flavors?

Also in keeping with the comparison, what about the Mohrhardt Ridge leads you to using both French and American Oak, as opposed the others which you just use French? Also, though I know it is very commonly done, what does the Cab Franc add to this wine?

Also just an observation. The Mohrhardt Ridge production is 4 times that of the other two, is this due to general yields, availability of sources, etc?

Thanks!