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Peter Wellington himself says: "This Woot offer is a huge upgrade from previous Wellington case offers. For starters, it will include a bottle of Victory Reserve signed by the winemaker and an Extremely Limited Wellington Vineyards Wine, never seen on Woot. You will also receive 10 different red wines (two of the wines will be represented twice). There will be at least two bottles of vineyard designated Cabernet Sauvignons and at least two bottles of Estate wines. Due to limited quantities of the extremely limited wines, this bottle may be any one of several wines; it might be a Cabernet Franc, a Noir de Noirs, a Malbec, a Criolla Port, a Petit Verdot, or who knows? Older wines do bring the risk of significant bottle variation, and there will likely be some stupendous bottles and some that have seen better days. To decrease the odds of the latter, we will taste one bottle of each of the library wines and check fill levels (for leakage or evaporation) prior to including them in this."

2008 Wellington Victory, signed by Peter Wellington 750ml

The 2008 Victory has forward aromas of cherry, boysenberry, sandalwood and cedar, with licorice, mocha, leather and celery seed.  All of the structural / textural components are in harmony.  The entry is soft and full, leading to a supple mid-palate with enough acid to keep it fresh, followed by a long, flavorful finish with enough tannin to ensure longevity on the palate and for bottle aging.  The descriptor I keep coming back to is “seamless balance”.  I believe this wine delivers both intensity and elegance – a more difficult target than over the top intensity without finesse.

This wine is the result of several months of blending trials and tastings.  Every year we select our most concentrated and interesting batches of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties (Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot  and Malbec) and do blending trials.  If it is apparent that we can blend a wine that is dramatically better than our single vineyard Cabernets, we will proceed with the project.

After many tastings, we have chosen Cabernet from the best cuvées (batches) from the Handal-Denier Vineyard in Dry Creek and the Karren Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain, Merlot from our estate vineyard, Cabernet Franc from Baron Vineyard and Petite Verdot from J&J Vineyard, both in Sonoma Valley.  Further blending trials and tastings were conducted to fine tune the exact blend.  All of the individual lots were aged in French oak (approximately 60% new) both prior to and after blending.  The wine was aged in barrel for 18 months and bottled unfined and lightly filtered.  It is certainly enjoyable now, but will continue to soften and improve slowly in bottle for many years to come.

Extremely Limited Wellington Vineyards Wine 750ml

You'll get one (1) Extremely Limited Wellington Vineyards Wine (never seen on Woot) in every mixed case. It might be a Cabernet Franc, a Noir de Noirs, a Malbec, a Criolla Port, a Petit Verdot, or who knows?

Wellington Vineyards Random Reds 750ml 10-Pack

You'll get ten (1) random Wellington Red Wines. Peter Wellington will select and it will be varied (no more than 2 per wine).