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Wine Club Shipment Schedule
Shipments will be billed and either shipped (via UPS) or held for pickup approximatley mid month of each scheduled month. An email notice will precede each wine club shipment. Due to our limited storage we ask that you pick up your wines within sixty days of the release. After that period wines will be shipped to you at an additional cost. To register for Wine Club membership or make changes to your current membership, please contact Terri Torpin at terri@briancartercellars.com or calling 425-806-9463.
Winter shipment February 2012
2008 Byzance
2008 Tuttorosso
Fall shipment November 2011
2009 Opulento
2010 Oriana
2008 ONE Cabernet Sauvignon from Klipson Vineyard
Summer shipment August 2011
2007 Trentinaire
2008 Abracadabra
Spring shipment May 2011
2007 Le Coursier
2010 Abracadabra Rosé
2008 ONE Cabernet Sauvignon from Stone Tree Vineyards
Winter shipment February 2011
2008 Corrida
The Brian Carter Cellars blend Corrida is modeled after the noble wines of Spain, particularly the region of Rioja home of the Tempranillo grape, widely regarded as the most revered grape in Spain, and now increasingly available in Washington State. The varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, having been utilized in Spain for over a century, were added for aromatic complexity and to expand the middle palate of the blend. The addition of Garnacha, the most widely planted grape in Spain, adds berry fruit highlights along with softer tannins.
A beautiful dark garnet color greets you with sexy aromas of blackberry, licorice, cedar, rose petals and baking spices. On the palate there is a nice balance between concentrated ripe fruit and chocolate with food friendly acidity. The wine lingers nicely in the mouth finishing with the presence of fine tannins. Enjoy this wine with grilled meats or vegetables, such as marinated pork loin or eggplant.
2009 Oriana
The 2009 Oriana white wine blend was handcrafted from 55% Viognier, 29% Roussanne, and 16% Riesling, each from outstanding vineyards in the Yakima Valley. It is a richly aromatic wine, full of tangerine, apricot, pear, apple and a touch of Jasmine. Crisp acidity greets the palate while mouth filling fruit flavors linger making this an excellent companion to many foods from shellfish to Cajun cuisine.
Fall shipment November 2010
2008 Opulento
2007 Trentenaire
Summer shipment August 2010
2006 Solesce
2007 Abracadabra
Winter shipment February 2010
2007 Corrida - (the Bullfight) Spanish-Style Blend
Modeled after the noble Tempranillo based blends of Spain, the wine also contains Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Granacha. A beautiful dark garnet color greets you with aromas of blackberry, rose petals, cedar and spice. Plenty of fruit flavors envelope the mouth along with soft tannins and a long juicy finish.
2008 ORIANA (Latin for 'Golden Lady')
Uniquely aromatic White Wine Blend
Oriana is a white wine blend handcrafted from Roussane, Viognier and Riesling all from the Outlook Vineyard, located on the south facing slopes on the northern edge of the Yakima Valley. Richly aromatic, honeysuckle, apple blossoms and tangerines spring from the glass. This richly textured white wine finishes with food friendly acidity.
Winter shipment February 2009
2006 TUTTOROSSO - (Italian-All Red) Super-Tuscan Style Blend
Our Tuttorosso Super-Tuscan style blend salutes the maverick winemakers who broke with tradition to create a new category of wines from Tuscany. Close your eyes, put your nose to the glass. Picture yourself walking through the early fall woods of Tuscany; it has rained the day before and there is a hint of white truffles in the air. Wild ripe blackberries line the pathway and you have a piece of dark chocolate in your hand. Take a sip; imagine yourself seated in your favorite candle-lit Italian ristorante. Now... open your eyes to Tuttorosso!
2006 CORRIDA - (the Bullfight) Spanish-Style Blend
One of our new offerings this year. A Spanish-style Tempranillo centered blend.
Spring shipment - May 2009
2007 ORIANA (Latin for 'Golden Lady')
Uniquely aromatic White Wine Blend
Oriana is a white wine blend handcrafted from Roussane, Viognier and Riesling all from the Outlook Vineyard, located on the south facing slopes on the northern edge of the Yakima Valley. Richly aromatic, honeysuckle, apple blossoms and tangerines spring from the glass. This richly textured white wine finishes with food friendly acidity.
2006 BYZANCE (French for 'Luxurious')
Southern Rhone-Style Blend
The Byzance blend is carefully crafted from Syrah and Grenache, almost all from the Outlook vineyard located high on the Rosa slope in the central Yakima Valley.
Summer shipment - August 2009
2005 SOLESCE (Latin for 'Sun and Essence')
Bordeaux-Style Blend
Solesce is our flagship wine, meticulously crafted from Merlot, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. The wine has complex aromas of blackberry, leather, toasted cedar and cassis with a long finish both supple and age-worthy. Already benefiting from three years in the bottle, the wine will continue to improve for another decade.
2006 ABRACADABRA A Magical Red Blend
This enchanted wine uses the same carefully selected vineyard sources and French oak barrels as the rest of the Brian Carter Cellars wines. The magical properties vary each year depending on Brian's whim, making this the best value of our portfolio. Be careful, or you might fall under the spell of Abracadabra!
Fall shipment November 2009
2006 Le Coursier (French for 'the steed')
Bordeauxx-Style Blend
This 'Right-Bank' style blend is carefully crafted using Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Dark in color, the aroma is black fruit, cassis and cedar. Mouth filling flavors and the exquisite balance of acid, tanin and fruit promise long term age-ability along with near term drinkability. This wine is especially well suited to rare and robust red meats.
2005 Trentenaire (French for 'of thirty years')
Unique Bordeaux-Style Blend Exclusive to Wine Club Members
This blend features the biggest little grape in Bordeaux: Petit Verdot, it also contains Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. Occasionally used in small quantities, Petit Verdot is almost never used as the core grape for blending, making this a bold statement of what Washington terroir is capable of producing. Intensely dark in color, the wine opens to aromas of Boysenberry, plus hints of violets and cedar spice. On the palate look for age-worthy tannins and plenty of stamina.
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