Whether you’re a wine consumer located in Northern New Jersey or you’re an advocate consumer of wine on the web you most likely have come by these bottles of wine with simple no frills labels. The concept behind Vineyard Block Estates starts when they purchase excess barreled juice from highly regarded yet anonymous wineries which have a surplus. Each vintage is unique in its own based on which appellation they are sourcing from and which winery. The Block label has made it possible to buy vineyard specific Cabernets such as Stag’s Leap, Rutherford and Yountville for under $25 a bottle when this juice is normally priced above $40. The wines are only available until the last bottle is sold. The first number of every block represents the appellation the juice is sourced from. Such as 713 for Stag’s Leap, 613 for Yountville, 214 for Oakville, etc. etc…
The story began only a couple of years ago with the labels first wine release, the 2004 Block 713 Stag’s Leap Cabernet. This wine put Vineyard Block Estates on the map. Not just because it was another Stag’s Leap Cab from an outstanding vintage but because it retailed for under $20. Stag’s Leap Cabernet at this price was unheard of and this was before the recession.
Since they Vineyard Block Estates has been release winner after winner and they have broken away from just the Cabernet varietal. Over the last two years we have seen the Block 106 Meritage and the Block 548 Russian River Chardonnay. Of course their true passion is with the Cab and you can look for the Block 214 from Oakville, Block 613 from Yountville and the Block 823 from Saint Helen.
Visit one of 14 Bottle King locations in New Jersey to pick up a bottle today.
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