Sterling Vineyards Winemaker Select Napa Valley Red Blend

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Typically $75/bottle from Sterling Vineyards
Vintage 2016 from Napa Valley
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About Sterling Vineyards
Founded in 1964 by Peter Newton, Sterling Vineyards was one of only 27 bonded wineries in Napa when created and helped shape the region. Built in the style of the white stucco buildings of Mykonos, the winery was made with the intent to draw visitors and even has its own aerial tram. One of the largest landowners and most visited wineries in Napa, Sterling has been producing world-class, Bordeaux-inspired wines for decades.

Sterling Malory Archer

TASTING NOTES:
“The pronounced nose gives bright aromas of fresh blackberry, raspberry jam and dark violet. On the palate, this medium-bodied wine is juicy, plush and soft. The wine offers complex layers of flavor with ripe currants, baked black cherry pie alongside spiced tea and sweet vanillin notes. The wine is beautifully structured with a lush texture, good body and well-integrated tannins.“ (AbV 14.9%, pH 3.8, TA 5.8 g/100mL, Cabernet Sauvignon 77% Malbec 14% Petite Sirah 9%)

BARRELS:
20 months in French, American & Hungarian oak, 65% new.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Voiced by H. Jon Benjamin, Sterling Malory Archer, codename Duchess, is the titular protagonist of the show Archer. Based partly on James Bond, except an (amusingly) awful and snarky person, Archer works as a secret agent under his mother, Malory, for the International Secret Intelligence Service. Funny acronym. Across 11 seasons, things get increasingly bizarre, and seasons 8-10, without spoilers, are like a crazy fever dream.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
A burger, as a reference to one of Benjamin’s other characters.

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