Our Wines

A White & A Rose: 

2010 Lobster Cove Chardonnay, North Coast, $11 

Crisp, fresh, tropical fruit notes from a stellar North Coast vineyard. This wine was an early leader in the No-Oak revolution. Clean and crisp, it’s the perfect addition to a summer evening with friends. 

NV Pink Elephant Rose, $11

This isn't a sweet, wimpy rose - this is a fruity, fresh, flavorful and acidic rose in the tradition of the roses you enjoy in the south of France. Perfect chilled, all summer long - and one of Charlie's favorites.

Big Reds:

2006 Gold Leaf Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot, both $14  

While we're known worldwide for our famous "big reds", even we don't like to drink Barberian every night. Sometimes a medium-bodied, easy-drinking red wine is the perfect thing. Our Gold Leaf Cuvee Merlot and Gold Leaf Cuvee Cab are great every night drinking wines. Rich, fruity, delicious - and perfect with everything from pizza to pasta.

2006 12th Rack “Solids and Stripes” Zinfandel, Sonoma County, $16

Following a headliner like the 11th Rack is not and easy act, but the 12th Rack is definitely a clean break.  With a bright nose of brambly blackberries with cocoa dust, this Zin shows no mercy as it runs the palate with tart blackberries, creamy coffee-vanilla richness, and a solid tannin structure that could hold any table at the local pool hall for hours.  This wine runs every corner of your tongue like every pocket on the table, and doesn’t let up until the classic Zin finish that practically climbs its way back up your tongue, looking for the eight ball.

2008 Dry Creek Valley Petite Sirah, $26

This wine unfolds with juicy blackberry and cola on the nose, with hints of sweet oak and spice…and typical of petite sirah, that light touch of white pepper. On the palate you’ll find a veritable fireworks display of blackberries and toasty French oak intermingling with a briary-Coca-Cola brightness that once again displays that this vineyard carries all the jammy elegance with typical Big Reds power.

2008 Fossil, $26

Everyone have their Indiana Jones hats on? Does Short Round have the cab warmed up, ready for a quick escape? Is your whip handy? Have you intentionally not shaved for a day and a half to develop that classic Harrison Ford five o’clock shadow? You do? Perfect! You’re ready for a vaguely archaeologically themed metaphorical adventure. We here at Meeker love looking to history for inspiration. The French used to blend Syrah into their Bordeaux blends, until the French government outlawed it - leaving this blend to die. But that’s where we come in, wearing our fedoras and whipping stuff and hating snakes.

We dug that sucker up, dusted off the bones, and put together a heck of an Alexander Valley “CSM” (Cab, Syrah, Merlot). The wine jumps out of the glass with a big, Cab-like nose of red-dirt-dusted blackberries. On the palate though, this wine shows its tricky nature: the wine’s front of palate screams Syrah with jammy raspberry fruit and spice, only to morph into a very typical Merlot finish... in fact it finishes just like Handprint with old-world style acidity and lingering tannins. Open this bottle up like the Temple of Doom and do your own archeological exploration. 

2006 Dry Creek Valley Winemaker’s Reserve Zinfandel, $32

You should all know the drill by now. Zinfandel from Dry Creek Valley is our heritage. Our first love. No matter how much Merlot or Cab we might make, we never forget our first grape. The nose is a flood of big, brambly blackberry, a hallmark of classic Dry Creek Zins. With a few years in the bottle, this wine has really pushed into some serious complexity. The fruit, while massive on the nose, is more subtle on the palate while the big, spicy, rich texture of this wine is like a couple of sticks of TNT wrapped in awesomeness. The point here is that this wine is emblematic of classic Dry Creek Zin, and definitely classic Meeker. 

2006 Kelly’s Cab Cabernet Sauvignon, $32

This Kelly’s Cab, you may notice, is from the Chalk Hill AVA, and boy does it like to show off. Big black cherry preserves on the nose with some plum stone fruit, some spicy cinnamon and that toasty oak that’s always around on a big Meeker Cab. Those cherries show up again on the palate along with rich cassis, hints of Madagascar vanilla bean and dusty, red Chalk Hill earth tones. The tannin structure is big, but mellow and round with the potential to age with the best of ‘em. The finish is huge, and hangs around all the way to the next sip.

2007 Barberian, $32

This is a classic Barberian – if there can be such a thing – with big aromas, huge flavors, big fruit, huge structure, and lingering, lingering persistence.  The blooming nose of blackberries and caramelized brown sugar is followed by intense flavors of blueberry cream, cherry and vanilla.  All of this is wrapped in sweet French oak.  A Meeker original and a spectacular food wine.

2008 Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot, Sonoma County, $39 

2006 Kiss Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, $45

Many of you have had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of our previous vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon from Tom and Theresa Wajnert’s vineyard on the northeastern slope of Diamond Mountain. But the 2006 is here and she wants to be the center of attention. Like the 2004 and 2005, Miss 2006 Cabernet comes from forty year-old Cab vines that, in some places, reach heights of eight or nine feet tall. We’re thrilled to bring you Miss 2006 Cab, grown from old vines in the most sought-after appellation in California. She won’t disappoint. With a big, juicy, classic Cab nose of currants and spice, the aromas tempt you until your first sip - which is when you start wondering why you didn’t order a full case. 

This Cab has a velvety mouthfeel, muscular tannins and a long Diamond Mountain finish. Above all, this 2006 is still a young wine. It will drink beautifully on your holiday table or you can stash it in the cellar and let it get better for years. Also, as with every big, amazing Cab - if you drink it, decant it!

2005 Four Kings Proprietary Blend, $60

Big blind, small blind, whatever folks, this is high rollers’ poker and the nose is flush with chocolate. Three times for emphasis: chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. If you let this wine get the air it deserves you’ll be rewarded with a nose that Hershey himself would go all-in for. This Four Kings pockets that full-blown chocolate nose, backed by just a touch of vanilla crème and bright cherry. The palate flops with the chocolate that has no intention of going anywhere, cherries, blackberries, cassis and that fine Alexander Valley earth. Stack up your chips, because this wine has four different labels, each with a different King, and they hold court in a four-bottle wooden box that counts as your Ace kicker. We couldn’t be more proud to show our cards with this Four Kings, perhaps the best wine we’ve ever made.

A Few Dessert Wines

2005 FroZin, Russian River Valley             $24 / to Tribe $19.20

This dessert wine delivers incredibly fresh Zinfandel aromas and flavors, almost as if the grapes had just been picked and pressed immediately into your glass.  From the first sip, the delightful fresh berry aromas and flavors invade every part of your mouth, then linger through a long, gracious finish.  And the healthy acid balance ensures a long life and prevents the residual sugar from being cloying. This is truly a unique and delicious wine to be savored with, cheese, nuts, fruit or any great dessert.  With anything chocolate, it's like a party in your mouth! Don't miss our famous Frozinis cocktails.

2003 Tutu Luna, $24

This Gewurztraminer, Muscat and Chenin Blanc blend is made with the freezing method Charlie invented. With low alcohol and a great acid balance, this dessert wine is fresh, fruity and great with summer desserts or as the anchor ingredient in our classic TutuTinis.