Unshackled Cabernet

Veteran winemaker, Chrissy Wittmann, says that there is “something special in Unshackled, which blends together familiar varietals from California’s premier wine regions to create a distinct collection with a personality all its own…” How is it that the Prisoner is so successful? It must be something about the wines because they continue to grow in leaps and bounds attracting not one-time buyers, but upon people who come back and buy it again.

Virely-Rougeot Bourgogne Rouge

With red wine holdings mostly in Pommard, Virely-Rougeot tend towards lighter extracted wines, with little concern for color, and more of a focus upon nerve and longevity. This bottling is more tangy than heavy and will do wondrous things with some grilled salmon. Just a suggestion. It’s not like we’re coming over to your place for dinner.

Virely-Rougeot Pommard

Virely-Rougeot Pommard Clos Des Arvelets

Virely-Rougeot Pommard Les Chanlins

Waccamaw Proprietary Red

Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.

Willowlake Cabernet

Another completely unique Cabernet opportunity brought to you by some of the best wine brokers in the business. Declassified Cabernet from one of the biggest names in Stag's Leap District. We just can't tell you who :)

Willowlake Pinot Noir

Finally! A wine that rivals Belle Glos at a much friendlier price point. Pinot lovers unite!

Wunsch et Mann Pinot Noir 'Coteaux des Cerises'

Picture an afternoon in a Wettolsheim orchard — birds overhead, bees drifting lazily between the blossoms, warm sun, nowhere to be. You know how these afternoons tend to go: one thing leads to another. This Pinot Noir bottles that particular kind of afternoon. The Mann family's grown grapes on these hillsides since 1793. Pour it anytime you're in the mood to find out where it leads.

Wunsch et Mann Pinot Noir 'Hengst'

Hengst' means stallion in German — no, that's not a comment on the winemaker. Legend has it the name comes from the heavy horses once needed to plow this dense clay-and-limestone slope; others say it's because the wine itself has always been this powerful. Either way, the name's been on this vineyard since the 9th century. The Mann family's only been at it since 1793 — new blood, by comparison. Give it room to breathe — it still bucks a little.

Z/N Zinfandel

I know, I know, Zinfandel is the same grape as Italy’s Primitivo. But is it? Even the best Primitivo doesn’t have the fruitiness, the power, the sheer intensity of California’s best Zins. And how do we describe that fruitiness? I always find that it has something like more red fruits than black fruits, with a little hint of red currant jelly right at the end that is part of the easy friendliness of the grape.