Matt Parish Petit Verdot Rutherford Reserve 2013
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Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list today. There are no tie-ins or commitments, you can take your name off the list at any point. We'll email you a week or two before the wine arrives, then pop your wines in the post (unless you tell us not to). There's absolutely nothing to pay today. You simply settle up when we ship you the wine. Please click here for a full list of FAQS.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list. Nothing to pay today!
people have already reserved their case
About the wine
Special bottling to showcase a Petit Verdot that's so delicious you won't believe your taste buds.
- Rutherford is the kind of world-renowned sub-appellation that instantly raises the price of a Napa Cab by $20-$40 because the well-drained gravelly soils with volcanic deposits lend such a characteristic quality to big, bold Cabernet grown there.
- Matt is an extremely well-connected winemaker in the Napa Valley, from his time overseeing the winemaking at Beringer, Stags' Leap and others. So he pulled some strings and got some of the most insanely sought-out Petit Verdot from a vineyard that we cannot name. I can't even tell you the high end brands it usually goes into because you'd be able to figure out the vineyard instantly.
- Petit Verdot would normally get blended into a bigger Cabernet-based wine, but this was so spectacular, Matt said he wanted to do a special bottling and keep it separate to showcase the unique fruit. Angel-funding gave him the freedom to do exactly that.
Best before
We've aged it for a year, but the wine will greatly benefit from aging 2-3 more years. Wait until 2017 if you can and it will still taste robust and be focused on ripe fruit. If you wait even longer, the wine can develop more aged flavors.
Serving advice
Please don't open casually. I highly advise decanting or pouring a glass and letting the bottle breathe for an hour.
Food match
Slow cooked short ribs, falling off the bone. A rich, creamy sauce.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Matt Parish
- After decades overseeing the winemaking of iconic American wine brands like Beringer and Stags’ Leap Winery, Matt launched his own brand with Angels' support, and quickly became an independent icon.
- Each of Matt's wines is his interpretation of a vineyard, region, variety and style guided by one constant...
- Make, blend and bottle absolute pleasure – and Matt delivers – as evidenced by his numerous 95+ ratings and wines that quickly sell out.
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