Associate Vintners' Program
Ever want to make your own wine, but do it in a painless way? We may have your answer. Deep inside the Jarvis cave is a very private but functional chamber, called the Associate Vintners’ Chamber, see photo to the right. In this Chamber you can be your own winemaker and make your own customized wine. You can make a small barrel of 12˝ cases of wine or a larger barrel equating to 25 cases...
2007 Will Jarvis' Science Project
93 pts. - Gold Medal & Cellar Selection, The Beverage Testing Institute; 92 pts. - Wine Spectator; 93 pts. - Wine Enthusiast: A science lab project, commenced in the eighth grade, is the basis for this exciting new wine from Jarvis. Will Jarvis, son of the owners, picked the grapes and made a typical Jarvis wine for his project.
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
92 pts. Cellar Selection - Wine Enthusiast; 94 pts. Gold Medal - The Beverage Testing Institute: The 2003 vintage is a remarkable 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine that seduces you...
2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Our winemakers Dimitri Tchelistcheff, Ted Henry and William Jarvis only designate a wine as reserve when they feel it is extraordinary. The previous two Reserves were 1997 and 2001. This 2003 vintage is a wine of amazing finesse and grace. With a deep amethyst hue and a bouquet of clove and cherries, it is sure to intrigue you. Flavors of deep red berries are ample, and 25 months in new French Haute Futaie oak barrels adds nuances of toasty vanilla to tempt you even more. With over 4 years of bottle aging it is as smooth as silk. Ready to be enjoyed now, this wine will also continue to cellar well until 2015.
2004 Lake William
94 pts - Exceptional, Gold Medal - Beverage Testing Institute; Judges' Choice - The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Lake William is the Cabernet Sauvignon blend which started out as a cellar mistake but is now a most sought after blend. It is nam...
2005 Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc as a varietal often goes unrecognized on its own due to its popular use in blended wines. But Dimitri Tchelistcheff, our Winemaker Consultant, considers our Cabernet Franc to be one of the best wines he produces; which makes it no surprise that this varietal is one of our most sought after. The Jarvis 2005 Cabernet Franc has a deep lavender brilliance in the glass which adds to the delight of the drinking experience. Eighteen months of barrel aging in new French Haute Futaie oak adds a hint of toasty vanilla to the lavender and cassis aromas of this wine. A delightful combination of spicy blueberry and black cherry flavors linger elegantly throughout the finish. This charming wine can be enjoyed immediately upon release, and because of its concentration of fruit and incredible structure should also age beautifully through 2012.
2006 Merlot
93 points - Exceptional - Gold Medal: Beverage Testing Insititute Each year we pick each zone when it is at its maximum potential. As a result the 2006 Merlot harvest stretched from September 22nd to October 27th. Merlot is a varietal that does very well...
2008 Finch Hollow Chardonnay
This Finch Hollow Chardonnay is made of grapes from a special vineyard called “Finch Hollow”. It is a small plot that in previous years was harvested by flocks of Finches and Blackbirds. After all our vineyards were netted and completely harvested by ourselves, our Winemaker Consultant Dimitri Tchelistcheff, noted that it was a distinct terroir which contributed an intense tropical fruit character. In this unique setting the vines grow in shallow soil on a steep hillside. Year after year we are impressed with the chardonnay from Finch Hollow. It is barrel fermented in new French oak, and sur-lie aged with weekly stirring. The result is a bright, sunshine yellow wine with floral aromas and ripe mouth filling fruit – an elegant wine from an amazing harvest sure to make those you share it with feel privileged. This wine is ready to enjoy now.
2007 Estate Chardonnay
91 pts - Exceptional, Gold Medal, Beverage Testing Institute Cool breezes from the San Francisco Bay insured a long “hang-time” for our mountain vineyards allowing the grapes to mature to perfection. Harvesting this Estate Chardonnay concluded in ju...
2008 Reserve Chardonnay
The Reserve Chardonnay is made from the same barrels of wine as the Finch Hollow Chardonnay. The Finch Hollow is that vineyard which was preferred by the birds prior to its netting. Winemaker Consultant Dimitri Tchelistcheff had us use wine from the top half of the barrels, a unique winemaking step that leads up to bottling it unfined and unfiltered so as to retain all the subtle flavor elements. This along with aging 10 months in new French oak barrels and complete malo-lactic fermentation produced our most full-bodied wine with rich canary hues and true varietal essence that has an amazingly long, smooth finish gratifying even the red wine lover. We suggest enjoying this wine through 2013.
