Vintners' Collection

A big, dark luscious wine with just the right touch of oak. This wine’s raspberry-vanilla nose and tastebud coating texture accentuate lingering, full and bright flavors that challenge the imagination. more »

This exquisite blend is called Black Nova. Black: because of the rich darkness of color it attained from the beginning. Nova: because the fruit and flavors of this wine are a “burst of brightness,” as defines the birth of a celestial Nova. With age, these flavors will subside to a wonderfully complex fusion of essential elements. more »

Celebrating the winery’s finest grapes, passionate winemaking and extended family of friends, La Conviviance represents distinction, quality, gusto, personality and life, in every sense of the word. A wine to enjoy with friends.This proprietary blend was produced with the finest, hand selected Bordeaux varietals from small lot vineyards in south Monterey County. Each varietal was... more »

Bottled in the spring 2002, this Port has benefited from eight years of bottle aging after a year in new French oak barrels. As a result, the bouquet has developed nicely into a mature, delicately balanced wine. This is a full, luscious wine for people who enjoy a Ruby-style Port, which tends to be fruity with a softer finish. Blended from eight different varietals, it is well structured with a... more »

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Our Private Reserve Merlot was the original red wine label produced by the winery back in 1982, and is celebrated today as the Estate’s flagship varietal. This wine is created exclusively from our Estate Vineyard, where a small lot of Merlot was pruned and cluster thinned back to 2.3 tons per acre. This small, exclusive bottling highlights intense varietal fruit, carefully crushed, and aged in the highest quality new French oak barrels.

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Robust black cherry, berry and cedar aromas accented by a subtle oak edge and hints of vanilla. This wine is full bodied with moderate tannins and ripe, intense fruit.A nice complexity and texture through a smooth, lingering finish.

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2000 Private Reserve Merlot

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Explore Chateau Julien's flagship Merlot with this limited edition vertical of Private Reserve Merlot, vintages 2003 through 2008.

Club member price: $300

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The VineyardApproximately 9.9 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were planted in the southwest section of the winery’s Estate Vineyard in 1996. The vineyard is located in South Monterey County’s Lockwood Valley, a coastal valley on the western Santa Lucia Mountain Range a short 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The vineyard’s southwest location brings warmer daytime... more »