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Négociant Model: Originally, the word is French for trader. These days, it means wine merchant. We handpick the best Oak-aged wines from renown and celebrated Napa wineries, and work carefully with top winemakers to craft consistently fantastic Napa wines at HALF the price for our clients.
CUFFLINKS, our flagship BRAND, is elegance you won’t find anywhere else for the price. Warrior Angel, our first brand to market, gravitates towards beautiful Bourdeaux-style red blends and Old World-style wine.
Our small family boutique winery boasts 30 years of experience in the wine industry. We bring great Napa Valley wine to our customers at an extraordinary value. Let’s face it, we know the last thing you need is ANOTHER $150 Napa bottle of wine.
Dan Dawson
Wine Critic, Dan Dawson Wine Advisor
….this unique white blend has a little bit of just about everything. While lemony citrus holds the throne, honeysuckle, mango, mandarin oranges, Honeycrisp apples, crushed almonds and mandarin oranges contribute in this refreshing, versatile white wine. On the long, 20 second finish a leesy richness blossoms as well as kiss of lemon bitters and almond skin. The Cufflinks white has a little something for most every palate. Imbibe at cellar temperature (55-60 F) for greatest pleasure. Matches nicely with grilled sea bass, meaty oysters and roast pork dishes. Doesn’t get better than this in Napa Valley for $30 in my opinion.
Cufflinks White is part of negociant Consecration Wine’s line-up. I’ve enjoyed their Cabernet and red blend. That said, dollar for dollar, this white is their best wine yet.
Martin Reyes
Master of Wine
I was not about to let 2018 pass without popping the sample you gave me of Cufflinks 2013. Many thanks for this, our family shared it with close family friends, who happen to be vegetarian and I opened it (after the Feuillatte Palmes d’Or Rose 06 paired with arugula salad) and it worked lovely with a super-rich French Onion Soup- I know.. not the most obvious choice but it paired super well. The wine was awesome and a delight to drink – it went down quite fast and we were sad when we could begin seeing the punt through the glass.
It certainly had a cool centrist-style to it – Broad-shouldered and expressive, unavoidable in that Napa terroir, but with a savory-sweet-earth balance to it, even a mannerism that harkened back to an old-world sensibility with plenty of class instead of overt, brutish power. Like Howell Mtn playing a piece from Rachmaninoff instead of Rage Against the Machine.
I did notice the commencement of minor hints tertiary notes developing – but that contributed to the wine’s enjoyment, not detriment; adding to the length and complexity while the fruit softened and integrated with the structure. Quite seamless, Hunter. A treat. Thank you for sharing this wine with me, and glad I ran into you at Oxbow.
Here’s to a great New Years!