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Two Magnums: One Robert Sinskey 2017 Abraxas White Blend + One Groth 2020 Cab

Hosting a party with a few more guests? Bid on this lot and spoil your guests with two (2) large-format bottles perfect for complementing your dinner!

Robert Sinskey Vineyards, 2017 Abraxas, white blend, Scintilla Sonoma Vineyard, 1.5L

This vintage of Abraxas is one of the more generous in recent memory. It produced a wine that is complex, clean and refreshing and shows the best of California sunshine balanced by the cooling San Pablo Bay breeze that influences RSV's organically farmed Scintilla Sonoma Vineyard in the Carneros region. Chamomile, buttercup, honeysuckle and soft herbs lead a floral bouquet that evolves into a rush of fruit like kumquat, lime, green apple, and honeydew melon. The first sip bursts with juicy flavors of tropical fruit like passionfruit and white pineapple, fresh summer peach, green apple and a twist of Meyer lemon. Orange blossom, lemon balm and a soft honeyed note chase a line of minerality that drives long length and carries the wine's complexity.

Abraxas is a Vin de Terroir from RSV's organically farmed (with biodynamic principles) Scintilla Sonoma Vineyard. A Vin de Terroir is a single-vineyard wine made of multiple grape varieties -- in this case Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Gewürztraminer. The cool, wind-blown Scintilla Sonoma Vineyard is ideal for these aromatic white varieties. Each is planted adjacent to the other, picked individually at optimal ripeness, whole cluster pressed and cold fermented to preserve the freshness of the wine, and then blended to create the most elegant, balanced and delicious white wine of the vintage.

Name of Winery: Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Bottle Size: 1.5L

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: White Blend

Appellation: Napa Valley

The story of how a wine is made is as important as the wine itself. Robert Sinskey Vineyards believes that winegrowing begins with the care of the soil. Since 1991, Robert Sinskey Vineyards has been practicing the "whole farm" philosophy of interrelationships based on Rudolph Steiner's 1928 lecture "Agriculture." This approach taps into the rhythms of nature to embrace biodiversity and encourage natural processes in growing healthy grapes that help craft expressive, vibrant and living wines.

Robert Sinskey Vineyards is dedicated to the agrarian, culinary experience. Sheep graze the vineyards and provide wool, pelts and meat. Edible landscape, extensive culinary gardens and fruit orchards cover the winery grounds and vineyards. Beehives dot the backside of Robert Sinskey Vineyard's Capa Vineyard where they pollinate the orchards and provide honey. Robert Sinskey Vineyards has even planted an experimental truffle orchard with English Oaks and Filberts ... because elegant, balanced wines should be served with produce and meats from the gardens and/or artisan purveyors and prepared in Robert Sinskey Vineyard's Vineyard Kitchen.

Discover more at RSV.

Groth Vineyards and Winery 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley

The 2020 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon captivates with layered aromatics of black raspberry, blueberry cream pie, and brioche underscored with black spice, anise and wet stone. Each return to the glass reveals greater intricacy and depth. The dynamic palate opens with a wave of red currant and a lift of tart cherry, bright fruit interplaying with fine melted tannins, an underpinning of graphite and dusty earth ringing long on the finish.

 Name of Winery: Groth Vineyards and Winery

Bottle Size: 1.5L

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation: Oakville, Napa Valley

The Groth Oakville Estate is nestled in the heart of Oakville, a breathtakingly beautiful place stretching between the majestic mountain bookends of the Mayacamas to the west and the Vaca range to the east. With hope and intuition, sharing a vision with their esteemed neighbors, the Groth family helped establish the Oakville AVA which has become recognized as one of the world's preeminent wine regions.

Find more information at Groth Vineyards and Winery. 

Item Special Note

Bidder must be at least 21 years old.

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