This distinctive Sonoma County red blend shows notes of violet and raspberry, balanced with clove and cherries on the nose. Finely textured tannins lead to lingering flavors of cherry and hints of oak barrel nuance in the finish.
Specifications
Vintage: 2014
Blend: 48% Zinfandel, 27% Sangiovese, 25% Merlot
Appellation: Sonoma County: 74% Sonoma Valley, 21% Dry Creek Valley, 5% Alexander Valley
Barrel Regime: 15 months, 20% New American, French, Hungarian oak; 80% neutral oak
The Entrepreneurial Spirit of a California Wine Pioneer
In 1881 Madrone Vineyards owner, George Whitman granted a portion of his vineyard land to the Sonoma-Santa Rosa Railway. A historic train, “The Whitman Express”, brought passengers between San Francisco and Santa Rosa and played a pivotal role in the development of Sonoma. We pay tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of this California wine pioneer with The Whitman Express.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
The Whitman Express The Conductor Red Blend
6 bottles for $58.99 $9.83/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $99.99 $8.33/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Any Rats for this one? This is firing on a lot of cylinders for me, but I’m also already going to be in trouble for the number of boxes coming into the house next week…
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2014 The Whitman Express Conductor - $18 = 15.25%
@CorTot@ddeuddeg Grocery Outlet
Some stores have a rather large wine selection, that occasionally includes some gems with quite attractive pricing. Many, if not most, priced < $10.
I’m not a rat, but I actually have about a case of this stuff, and a case of the Whitman Express Zinfandel, which for the right price would be an instant buy for me, but The Conductor is imo, dare I say it…a bit meh? It’s about right on the money price wise here. I’m not ashamed to bring it to parties, but I also don’t mind leaving it behind unopened at the party. (I got both cases at the same time. We have about 8-9 bottles of the Conductor left, and about 2 of the zinfandel). It’s a decent table wine, my go-to if I needed some wine for a sauce or if I wanted to make some festive holiday mulled wine. Decent enough to bother, no flaws worth mentioning, but nothing to write home about. If you need to fill out your cellar with some decently priced table wine, go for it. This is relatively easy to drink, and is decent enough to have with a meal.
I picked up a bottle of this while at Gricery Outlet on my lunch break.
Now at home I’m eating some beef bolognese (sp) ravioli from Trader Joe’s with a spicy marinara.
Opened up nicely with dinner. Nice cherry nose but nothing really distinct. Just general red fruit. The wine is clear and shows garnet/ruby red. No noticeable oak or alcohol.
With dinner: Medium weight, good fruit, nice acidity. The fruit carries through the spicy marinara fairly well and the acidity cuts through.
Without food: wine falls a bit flat. Weight is still nice, the cherry note is now a bit sour, yet it still seems like it could use a little more acidity which is weird.
Good table wine. Solid at the price offered here. Not great on its own. So take how you usually consume wine into account here.
Tasting Notes
This distinctive Sonoma County red blend shows notes of violet and raspberry, balanced with clove and cherries on the nose. Finely textured tannins lead to lingering flavors of cherry and hints of oak barrel nuance in the finish.
Specifications
Price Comparison
$300/case (MSRP for 2012 vintage) at Whitman Express
About The Winery
Winery: The Whitman Express
The Entrepreneurial Spirit of a California Wine Pioneer
In 1881 Madrone Vineyards owner, George Whitman granted a portion of his vineyard land to the Sonoma-Santa Rosa Railway. A historic train, “The Whitman Express”, brought passengers between San Francisco and Santa Rosa and played a pivotal role in the development of Sonoma. We pay tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of this California wine pioneer with The Whitman Express.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, January 10th - Monday, January 14th
The Whitman Express The Conductor Red Blend
6 bottles for $58.99 $9.83/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $99.99 $8.33/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2014 The Whitman Express The Conductor
Any Rats for this one? This is firing on a lot of cylinders for me, but I’m also already going to be in trouble for the number of boxes coming into the house next week…
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2014 The Whitman Express Conductor - $18 = 15.25%
damn good juice for the price, IMO.
Why not.
/giphy bloody-crude-dad
Will NJ ever get another chance?
Only if it also comes with
/giphy full-painful-hair
I have seen this and its companion zin at GO over the last few months. The zin is great but haven’t tried the red blend.
@CorTot GO?
@CorTot @ddeuddeg
/giphy pokemon go
@CorTot I really liked the zin, and wouldn’t mind buying more. Where did you see it? (This blend is eh, imo)
@novium Grocery Outlet $5 for both.
@novium just checked. It’s actually $6 at GO
@CorTot neat, I’ll have to check my local one
@CorTot @ddeuddeg Grocery Outlet
Some stores have a rather large wine selection, that occasionally includes some gems with quite attractive pricing. Many, if not most, priced < $10.
@CorTot @novium yea, we saw that. but it’s in a limited amount of stores and we felt the wine was very good for the price we had to get to.
@novium @Winedavid49 No worries. Most folks don’t have a GO a few blocks from their office.
I’m not a rat, but I actually have about a case of this stuff, and a case of the Whitman Express Zinfandel, which for the right price would be an instant buy for me, but The Conductor is imo, dare I say it…a bit meh? It’s about right on the money price wise here. I’m not ashamed to bring it to parties, but I also don’t mind leaving it behind unopened at the party. (I got both cases at the same time. We have about 8-9 bottles of the Conductor left, and about 2 of the zinfandel). It’s a decent table wine, my go-to if I needed some wine for a sauce or if I wanted to make some festive holiday mulled wine. Decent enough to bother, no flaws worth mentioning, but nothing to write home about. If you need to fill out your cellar with some decently priced table wine, go for it. This is relatively easy to drink, and is decent enough to have with a meal.
@novium thanks for the notes.
@CorTot If I remember it tonight, I’ll try to open a bottle and do an unofficial bit of rattage.
@CorTot @novium That would be greatly appreciated! It looks like today’s two rats haven’t chimed in.
@arianaWCC @CorTot it turns out I’ve only got the zin in my cellar, the conductor case is in my parents’ garage in Napa. Sorry guys!
I picked up a bottle of this while at Gricery Outlet on my lunch break.
Now at home I’m eating some beef bolognese (sp) ravioli from Trader Joe’s with a spicy marinara.
Opened up nicely with dinner. Nice cherry nose but nothing really distinct. Just general red fruit. The wine is clear and shows garnet/ruby red. No noticeable oak or alcohol.
With dinner: Medium weight, good fruit, nice acidity. The fruit carries through the spicy marinara fairly well and the acidity cuts through.
Without food: wine falls a bit flat. Weight is still nice, the cherry note is now a bit sour, yet it still seems like it could use a little more acidity which is weird.
Good table wine. Solid at the price offered here. Not great on its own. So take how you usually consume wine into account here.