94Points
Decanter · 2025
2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
“A bold, attractive Cabernet… firm, muscular tannins… dark-toned savoury spices redolent of saddle leather, earth and tobacco.”
Press & accolades
Two consecutive Decanter scores in the nineties for a Cabernet that sells below forty dollars. That gap is the whole argument — and it is the easiest sell on the shelf.
Decanter · 2025
“A bold, attractive Cabernet… firm, muscular tannins… dark-toned savoury spices redolent of saddle leather, earth and tobacco.”
Decanter
“Wonderfully bright and fresh… juicy blueberry and black cherry compote with pie spices, cedarwood and tobacco on the finish.”
Previous release. 14.0% alc. 12 months in 100% second-use French oak.
Decanter
“Round and lush, full-bodied and generous, this Chardonnay overflows with ripe lemon and lemon curd, French pastry, honeydew melon and toasty oak spices. A rich, buttery mid-palate and beeswax–honeycomb nuances are layered throughout. This is the quintessential California, ripe, full-throttle, creamy-soft Chardonnay of your dreams—if that’s your style.”
Previous release.
The Tasting Panel
“From Erikson & Caradin Wines, this is a stunning white that sears the palate with Meyer lemon and a dot of salinity. Clean, refreshing acidity is well-presented. Linear and focused with pineapple racing along with key lime to the finish line.”
Previous release.
The pitch, in one page
Five points that fit on a rep’s index card and survive a thirty-second conversation with a buyer who is already late.
94 points at a sub-$40 shelf price. Two vintages running. Nothing moves a Cabernet facing faster than a score that starts with a nine.
Pétrus, Stags’ Leap, Etude, Ehlers. Sommeliers know those rooms. This is credibility that does not need to be explained twice.
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet from one supplier, one label family, one price band — a full by-the-glass program or a clean four-facing set on a shelf.
“Wield the axe” is two words and a real grandmother. Staff remember it after one training. That is worth more than a paragraph of terroir.
A Saint-Émilion-minded Merlot from a winemaker who worked a harvest at Pétrus is a list item with an actual angle — in a category most books are still under-serving.
Small-lot production with an established East Coast distribution footprint.
Press kit
Brand background, winemaker biography, high-resolution imagery and label files. Sample requests and interviews through the contact page.