Proprietary Blend Wines
Proprietary Blend Wines
There’s a level of mystery and intrigue when it comes to drinking a wine for which you're not fully informed about, and if that sounds like a thrilling idea to you, then you’re probably already interested in proprietary blends. While the concept doesn’t have a legal definition, it is used to describe blends whose components aren’t disclosed by the producer. In many cases, the wine tends to be a Bordeaux-inspired blend, but this isn’t always the case.-
1934 Niepoort Colheita Port99RPThe 1934 is an example of a wine in bottle a long, long time—fortunately Niepoort’s Colheitas do have normal, long corks. If this handsome beast is this dense, concentr..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,349.00 -
1986 Murrieta Ygay Blanco Gran Reserva Especial100JSThis is a triumph. An amazing white showing roasted pineapple, dried apple, flowers and hints of lemon curd on the nose. Hints of almonds, too. Full-body, closed and tight with ama..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $679.00 -
1987 Dominus96RPThere were 6,500 cases produced of this classic example of Dominus. It is one of the great wines of the vintage in a year when a handful of California producers made profound Caber..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,049.00 -
1990 Opus One96WSDramatic, with its ripe, rich, plush core of exotic currant, anise, cedar, vanilla and berry notes that are enormously complex on the finish. Delicious.--Opus One vertical. Drink n..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $485.00 -
1990 Dominus98RPThis spectacularly complex, rich wine magically combines the finest elements of Napa Valley (strength, ripeness, and full body) with those of Bordeaux (finesse, elegance, and compl..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $2,899.00 -
1990 Moet Chandon Dom Perignon99JSThis is really incredible with orange peel, dried pineapple and flan. Exotic. Full body, round and savory. Crazy character at the finish of cooked pineapple and tart tartine. Gorge..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $599.00 -
1994 Fladgate Partnership Half-Bottle 2-Pack (1 Taylor Fladgate, 1 Fonseca)..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $269.00 -
1994 Fladgate Partnership Half-Bottle 2-Pack (1 Taylor Fladgate, 1 Fonseca)..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $269.00 -
1995 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red96RPPahlmeyer's proprietary red table wine tends to be Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated (usually 80-85%) with small portions of Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The 1995 P..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $479.00 -
1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia98RPA wine of great intensity and richness, it displays classic notes of licorice, barbecue smoke, creme de cassis, cedarwood and forest floor. Full-bodied with sensational purity, a m..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $289.00 -
1995 Dominus94DECThe 1995 Dominus is very much cut from the same cloth as the 1994, with a deep bouquet of baked black cherry, cassis, truffle and rich loamy soil, and a full-bodied, powerful and r..." Learn MoreAs low as $249.00 -
1996 Dominus95RPThe 1996 Dominus, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, tips the scales at 14.2% alcohol. Although this offering lacks the power, i..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $285.00 -
1997 Caymus Special Selection94W&SNo written review provided. | 94 W&S..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $299.00 -
1997 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red98RPThe finest proprietary red produced by Pahlmeyer to date is their 1997 (a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and the rest Petit-Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec). Produ..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $589.00 -
1997 Dominus95VMSaturated ruby-red. Multidimensional nose offers a panoply of scents: black plum, currant, leather, smoked meat, cigar ash, lead pencil, sandalwood, dark chocolate, licorice, brown..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $319.00 -
1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia100RPAn inky/plum/purple color is accompanied by a stunning bouquet of violets, charcoal, creme de cassis and a hint of toast. Prodigious when it hits the palate with a full-bodied expa..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $995.00 -
1998 Henri Bonneau Chateauneuf du Pape Speciale98WSThis offers an aroma of chocolate-covered prunes stewing on the stove, along with notes of brick dust, black currant preserve, fresh espresso and powdered rust. Powerfully tannic a..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $1,195.00 -
2000 Sassicaia95W&SNo written review provided | 95 W&SIncredible as you look at these colours heading back to the 1990s; they are barely budging at all. Here I get quite a different quality the smoke..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $399.00 -
2001 Pierre Usseglio CDP Deux Freres99RPThe 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Deux Freres elicits “wows”. Aged 60% in neutral wood foudres and 40% in one, two, and three-year old Burgundy barrels, this 200..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $269.00 -
2001 Fontodi Flaccianello98WSTasted from magnum. Now on the plateau of maturity, boasting sweet cherry, plum, sandalwood and spice bouquet. This is beautifully integrated, with fruit, spice, tobacco and tea fl..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $189.00 -
2002 Sine Qua Non Just For The Love Of It100RPA dead-ringer (at least aromatically) for Guigal’s single vineyard Cote Rotie La Mouline, the 2002 Just For The Love of It is the greatest California Syrah I have yet tasted...." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $7,395.00 -
2002 Peter Michael Les Pavots99RPA great, great success (and of course, this is Knight’s Valley material), the 2002 Les Pavots, which I loved from barrel as well as bottle, still has a good 20+ years of life..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $599.00 -
2002 Verite La Joie Proprietary Blend98RPA spectacular blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec, over two-thirds of the fruit from the Alexander Valley Mountain Estate and the balance f..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $299.00 -
2003 Abreu96RPThe 2003 Madrona Ranch, which is largely Cabernet Sauvignon, possesses a freshness that almost belies the vintage character. Its dense purple color is just beginning to reveal some..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $319.00 -
2004 Peter Michael Les Pavots93RPThe 2004 Les Pavots is ripe and is a relatively similar blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine exhibits notes of forest..." Learn MoreFormats Available:As low as $329.00