Bordeaux Blends
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sale price $110.00
The pinnacle of our red wine portfolio, our Benchmark Red Blend displays a combination of power, structure and site-specificity and is a tribute to our estate vineyard. The complex and full-bodied 2017 vintage is balanced and refined. Tones of blueberry liqueur, raspberry pie and black currant combine aromatically in the glass with hints of camphor and dark chocolate. Merlot and Petite Verdot effortlessly support the blend, simultaneously adding depth and silkiness to the layered profile. On the palate, lush tannins carry over a long, lingering finish.
2016 Winemaker's Series The Notch Red Blend
sale price $85.00
Our inaugural release of The Notch opens with a bouquet of intense fruit-driven aromas and spices. This Merlot-based blend features decadent notes of Luxardo cherries, crème de cassis, cola and plum on a plush profile that evolves into a velvety finish. A significant amount of Cabernet Sauvignon is used for support – only the ripest estate-grown Cabernet made its way into the final blend, adding dimension and structure while maintaining a luxurious mouthfeel.
sale price $120.00
The Benchmark Red Blend is the pinnacle of our red portfolio and our most exquisite expression of the William Hill Estate Vineyard. Using our favorite blocks, our Benchmark Red Blend is a big, rich wine filled with high-toned fresh fruit notes including blueberry, blackberry and plum. It’s framed by hints of spice, cinnamon and graham cracker, bringing to mind a summer fruit cobbler. Velvety tannins and a luscious mouthfeel lead into a long, full finish swirling with suggestions of fruit and sweet crème.
2019 Winemaker's Series Cabernet Franc
sale price $65.00
This unique and fascinating Cabernet Franc was crafted from archetypical vineyards in Napa Valley. Along with fruit from our estate vineyard on the Silverado Bench, we augmented the blend with a generous amount of Cabernet Franc from the iconic Stagecoach Vineyard on Atlas Peak. A small percentage of our estate Cabernet Sauvignon was added to round out the wine. Our Winemaker’s Series Cabernet Franc showcases fascinating aromas and flavors of chocolate covered raspberries, dried herbs and Castelvetrano olives with a hint of cream soda on the soft, juicy finish.
sale price $130.00
The Benchmark Red Blend is the pinnacle of the William Hill Estate Winery portfolio. Benchmark Red Blend is crafted primarily from select micro-blocks from our 140-acre estate vineyard. The palate is characterized by intense, complex layers of dark fruit and cassis with hints of dark floral characters, while the finish offers subtle notes of toast. Incredibly well-structured, Benchmark has firm tannins and excellent acidity, blending for a rich, velvety texture. Cabernet Sauvignon forms the core of the blend, while Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc offer deep color and notes of blackberry, soft leather and pepper to the blend.
2015 Winemaker's Series Cabernet Franc
sale price $65.00
Our Winemaker's wines are crafted from select blocks on Napa Valley’s finest vineyards to display intense fruit flavors and layers of complexity. The deeply-flavored, silky 2015 Winemaker's Series Cabernet Franc opens with aromas of bright blackberry and juicy plum. On the palate, rich flavors of black cherry, blackberry and cola meld with light waves of toasted oak, tilled earth, licorice, nutmeg and black pepper. This medium-bodied wine has a savory mouthfeel and fine-grained tannins that create a clean, bright finish that lingers.
2016 Winemaker's Series Petit Verdot
sale price $65.00
Our 2016 Petit Verdot opens with powerful dark fruit aromas followed by notes of ripe plum, black cherry and blackberry jam on the palate. On the nose, hints of cardamom, star anise, fennel and cedar make for a deeply layered experience in the glass. Bold tannins provide a sturdy structure for this full-bodied wine, culminating in a long, lingering finish. We recommend decanting this wine for an hour or better yet, laying it down in your cellar – this is a Petit Verdot for the ages
2017 Winemaker's Series The Notch Red Blend
sale price $80.00
The Notch opens with a powerful bouquet of red fruit notes and spice. This Merlot-based blend features decadent notes of Luxardo cherry syrup, graham cracker pie crust, mountain sage, and wild fennel on a plush profile that evolves into a velvety finish. A significant amount of our ripest estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon is used for support, adding dimension and structure while maintaining a rich mouthfeel.
2017 Winemaker's Series Cabernet Franc
sale price $65.00
This small lot wine, just 11 barrels produced, was crafted from archetypical vineyards in Napa Valley. Along with fruit from our estate vineyard on the Silverado Bench, we augmented the blend with a generous amount of Cabernet Franc from the iconic Stagecoach Vineyard on Atlas Peak. A small percentage of Merlot was added from the mountainous Cypress Ranch Vineyard to round out the wine. Our Winemaker’s Series Cabernet Franc expresses more blue fruit and is very concentrated, offering notes of dark plum with a fragrant Herbes de Provence lift. On the palate, notes of black cherry and berry pie blend with subtle hints of burnt caramel, Chinese Five Spice and toffee before a long, silky finish.
2015 Winemaker's Series Petit Verdot
sale price $70.00
This wine is crafted from select blocks on our estate vineyard precisely chosen to display intense fruit flavors and layers of complexity. The 2015 Petit Verdot opens with powerful aromas of dark fruit and offers an abundance of rich and concentrated dark fruit layers including boysenberry jam and plum. The wine’s pronounced tannins frame the fruit and lead to notes of toasted oak and butterscotch brittle. The long finish adds a touch of spice and earth to the full fruit tones, creating depth and an alluring streak of brightness that enhances the full-bodied wine.
2019 Winemaker's Series Petit Verdot
sale price $70.00
Our 2019 William Hill Winemaker’s Series Petit Verdot is a full-bodied wine with a huge presence and depth of dark fruit. Plush and velvety in the mouth, our Petit Verdot opens with aromas of blueberry with sweet cardamon and shaved baker’s chocolate. Layer after layer of juicy black plum and blackberry lead to chewy tannins with a hint of dark spice on the long finish. This wine will cellar nicely for the next 10 to 12 years and would also benefit from decanting before serving.
2017 Winemaker's Series Malbec
sale price $65.00
Our 2017 Winemaker's Series Malbec is a beautiful dark purple hue that showcases rich aromas and flavors including plum sauce, cacao nibs, and cherry cobbler backed by lovely notes of cracked black pepper, anise and cedarwood. Medium-bodied, this wine is soft and balanced, offering assertive but graceful tannins, acidity and complexity amid the full flavors. Aging in French oak added hints of toasted oak to the lingering exotic spices and fruit on the satisfying finish.
sale price $110.00
The pinnacle of our red wine portfolio, our Benchmark Red Blend displays a combination of power, structure and site-specificity and is a tribute to our estate vineyard. Tones of blueberry liqueur, raspberry pie and black currant combine aromatically in the glass with hints of camphor and dark chocolate. Merlot and Petite Verdot effortlessly support the blend, simultaneously adding depth and silkiness to the layered profile. On the palate, lush tannins carry over a long, lingering finish.
sale price $125.00
The Benchmark Red Blend is our most exquisite expression of the William Hill Estate Vineyard. Using our favorite blocks in the vineyard, our Benchmark Red Blend is characterized by complex layers of dark jam, cassis, spice and purple flowers, which are balanced with excellent acidity, firm tannins and a velvety texture. Cabernet Sauvignon forms the core of the blend, with notes of cassis and dark jam, framed by well-structured tannins. Malbec and Petit Verdot offer a deep purple hue, floral aromas, firm tannins and a smooth finish to the blend.
2016 Winemaker's Series Cabernet Franc
sale price $65.00
Crafted entirely from our estate vineyard on the Silverado Bench, this wine is a phenomenal expression of what the William Hill Estate is capable of. Our Winemaker’s Series Cabernet Franc offers notes of fresh berry cobbler with caramel and toffee accents. A rounded, juicy mouthfeel balances with savory spice notes from the barrel for a complex and lingering finish.
sale price $115.00
Our 2016 Benchmark Red Blend is a 100% estate-grown Cabernet-based wine – a complex and full-bodied tribute to our home vineyard in the Napa Valley benchlands. The 2016 vintage is immersed in ripe notes of black currant, blueberry, cassis and blackberry. Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot support the blend effortlessly, simultaneously adding depth and silkiness to the wine’s layered profile. Hints of vanilla, graphite and cedar touch down on the palate and hover above an evenly graded bed of tannins. The wine was aged for 17 months in new French oak (82%).
sale price $35.00
This Red Blend opens with aromas of dark fruit, dried flowers and spice leading to rich layers of red and dark fruit, including notes of redcurrant and blueberry compote. The luscious mouthfeel is balanced by deep, integrated tannins and a deft touch of acidity. Together, those create a sense of firmness and freshness that lasts through the long, layered finish.
sale price $35.00
This Red Blend opens with aromas of dark fruit, dried flowers and spice leading to rich layers of red and dark fruit, including notes of redcurrant and blueberry compote. The luscious mouthfeel is balanced by deep, integrated tannins and a deft touch of acidity. Together, those create a sense of firmness and freshness that lasts through the long, layered finish.
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