Edition 9 | February 2015

Greetings from the Mountain Wine Club, where high elevations and rugged mountain conditions reward us with wines of intense flavor and rich texture.

Winemaker Chris Carpenter’s unwavering commitment to our historic mountain vineyards and to growing and crafting luxury Bordeaux-varietal wines remains unchanged, as evidenced by the 2011 La Jota Howell Mountain and Mt. Brave Mt. Veeder Merlots that comprise this shipment.

Winemaker Chris Carpenter's philosophy is rooted in more traditional techniques — wild fermentations, no fining, no filtering — that allow the vineyards to speak through the wines; the style and level of excellence he lends each vintage is unmistakable.