Library Selections - A Case Offering

Dear //FirstName//,

Happy New Year! 2018 marks a full decade since our first vintage in 2008. While a mere 10 years is still considered young in the average lifespan of vineyards and wineries, we feel it does provide a solid history on which we can reflect and celebrate. Connoisseurs often talk about the "ageability" of wines, and the optimal window to pull a cork on that special bottle that you've had in your cellar for years. The reds that we produce at Refugio Ranch have great tannic structure and depth, both of which are contributing factors to longterm ageability. In fact, for Christmas dinner this year the Gleason family pulled a cork on our 2008 Barbareño - the first wine we ever put in bottle - and it tasted superb! After 10 years it has evolved into a beautifully supple, yet concentrated blend.

As part of the program at Refugio Ranch we always reserve a small allotment of our red wines for our personal "library." While it is tempting to sell out of these wines within a year or two of their initial release, it is important to show restraint and hold some back, to taste and retaste after several years and note the evolution of these wines as they age.

With that sentiment, and to celebrate 10 years under our belts, we are offering to a very select few a
12-bottle CASE of LIBRARY SELECTIONS.

We have limited inventory of all of these wines, and many of the vintages that we're offering you are down to their very last cases in our warehouse. We're releasing only twelve Library Selections cases in total, and orders will be filled on a "first come, first served" basis.

Your case will include 12 unique library wines, detailed below, including some amazing RR vintages dating all the way back to 2010 (including the coveted 2010 Barbareño). Total retail value of the case is $1200, your price is $900, a savings of 25% on wines that are normally not eligible for discount.

The Library Selections offering is comprised of one bottle of each of these wines:

	2010 Barbareño Varietal Composition: 74% Syrah, 26% Petite Sirah Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wines of 2014 - Rated #40 (out of 17,000 wines reviewed) 94 points - Wine Enthusiast 91 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Only 10 total cases remaining
	2011 Barbareño Varietal Composition: 73% Syrah, 27% Petite Sirah 92 points - Wine Enthusiast Only 7 total cases remaining
	2012 Barbareño Varietal Composition: 79% Syrah, 21% Petite Sirah 94 points / Double Gold Medal - 2015 San Francisco International Wine Competition 92 points - Beverage Tasting Institute Only 12 total cases remaining
	2011 Escondrijo Varietal Composition: 33% Grenache, 58% Syrah, 9% Petite Sirah 92 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Only 9 total cases remaining
	2012 Escondrijo Varietal Composition: 34% Grenache, 53% Syrah, 13% Petite Sirah 90 points - Vinous 90 points / Gold Medal - 2015 San Francisco International Wine Competition 90 points - Beverage Tasting Institute Only 23 total cases remaining
	2013 Escondrijo Varietal Composition: 51% Grenache, 39% Syrah, 10% Petite Sirah 93 points - Wine Enthusiast Only 21 total cases remaining
	2011 Petite Sirah 89-91 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Only 8 total cases remaining
	2012 Petite Sirah 91 points - Wine Enthusiast Only 6 total cases remaining
	2013 Petite Sirah 90 points - Vinous 89+ points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Silver Medal - San Francisco International Wine Competition Only 3 total cases remaining
	2012 Time for Time Syrah 90+ points - Jeb Dunnuck 90 points - Vinous Only 9 total cases remaining
	2012 Syrah Not submitted for scores Only 5 total cases remaining
	2013 Grenache Not submitted for scores Only 20 total cases remaining