Tasting Notes
Aromas of fresh black current, mulberry and lightly stewed plum, layered beside roast meats and hints of wood smoke. The palate offers velvety texture and rich flavors of fresh red and dark plum, spiced plum, roast coffee, and accents of cracked pepper.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
80% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Merlot
6% Cabernet Franc
2% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.85%
Total Acid: 6.5 g/L
pH: 3.61
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit from two iconic vineyards in the Oakville AVA of Napa Valley – Red Hen Vineyard, and Vare Vineyard.
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Tasting Notes
Aromatics of spiced plum, and bramble, lifting from savory accents of roast meats and light spice. On the palate, the aromatics continue, giving fresh red and dark fruit, accented by notes of cocoa and espresso. The wine offers juicy balance, flinty tannin, and a long, focused finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
85% Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Merlot
4% Cabernet Franc
2% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acid: 6.4 g/L
pH: 3.55
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit from two iconic vineyards in the Southern portions of Napa Valley – Red Hen Vineyard, and Vare Vineyard.
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Tasting Notes
bramble flower, white pepper and succulent plum. On the palate, full fruit flesh, black cherry with marrionberry accents. This wine is balanced; depth without heaviness, and a clean finish. This focused and poised Cabernet fans out in depth and breadth with a long mineral finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
78% Cabernet Sauvignon
13% Merlot
9% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acid: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.56
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit from two iconic vineyards in the Southern portions of Napa Valley – Red Hen Vineyard, and Vare Vineyard.
Tasting Notes
Bright, velvety ruby red color unfolds into aromas of savory meat, tobacco and black stone fruits. The concentration is rich, intense and radiant, with notes of stewed plum, cocoa and aged leather yet there is plenty of minerality underpinning the fruit. Finishes with serious, building tannins and outstanding energy and length.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
76% Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Merlot
5% Cabernet Franc
5% Petite Verdot
4% Sangiovese
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.1%
Total Acid: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.61
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit predominantly from the Red Hen Vineyard in Oakville.
Tasting Notes
Aromatics of bramble flower, white pepper and succulent plum. On the palate, full fruit flesh, black cherry with marrionberry accents. This wine is balanced; depth without heaviness, and a clean finish. This focused and poised Cabernet fans out with a long mineral finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
89% Cabernet Sauvignon
4% Sangiovese
3% Merlot
3% Petite Verdot
1% Cabernet Franc
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acid: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.61
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit predominantly from the iconic Red Hen Vineyard
www.convexitywines.com
Tasting Notes
Dark inky fruit lends to notes of lavender, cedar and bramble fruit. Black cherry, plum, cloves and rose petals unfold into layers of smooth tannins. Dense and explosive in the glass with smooth richness and a long opulent finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
80% Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Merlot
4% Petite Verdot
4% Sangiovese
3% Cabernet Franc
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.25%
TA: 6.4 g/L
pH: 3.60
Vineyard Profiles
Convexity draws on fruit predominantly from the iconic Red Hen Vineyard.
The 2010 Liar’s Poker Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was produced from select vineyards in the highly acclaimed Napa Valley. This wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon peppered with Merlot and a hint of Petite Verdot and Cab Franc to round out the blend. Winemaker, Steve Matthiasson, is one of the most highly acclaimed winemakers in his generation, prized with being the new face of winemaking in the Napa Valley. Steve, hand selected vineyard sites throughout the Napa Valley for this exclusive blend. The grapes were harvested with a wonderful level of freshness, vividly preserved flavors and aged in the finest new oak barrels. This is our rarest and most exclusive wine for all your most special occasions.
Tasting Notes
A velvety hue of dark rose petals greets you in the glass. Perfumed plums, black cherry and pomegranate uplifts graced with coffee and acacia. The Pallet excites with fresh marion berry, dark plum, tar box and deep layers of cassis with a hint of fresh cloves. Intense core of dark fruit, incredibly dense and powerful without weight. The 2010 Liar’s Poker contrasts to the 2011 in that it has a more rich structure and is incredibly long and lean, austere and structured with a deep level of complexity, the 2011 has more round smooth and supple tannins.
150 cases produced
Grape Source
Napa Valley
83% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Merlot
1% Petit Verdot
1% Cabernet Franc
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.6%
Total Acid: 7 g/L
pH: 3.71
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
150 Cases Produced
The 2011 Liar’s Poker, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, was produced from select vineyards in the highly acclaimed Napa Valley. This wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with a hint of Merlot and Petite Verdot to round out the blend. Winemaker, Steve Matthiasson, is one of the most highly acclaimed winemakers in his generation, prized with being the new face of winemaking in the Napa Valley. Steve, hand selected vineyard sites throughout the Napa Valley for this exclusive blend. The grapes were harvested with a wonderful level of freshness, vividly preserved flavors and aged in the finest new oak barrels. 2011 was marked with early heat and ripening and a cooler and wetter year that usual, causing more of a Bordeaux style in this vintage. This is our rarest and most exclusive wine for all your most special occasions.
Tasting Notes
Visually the wine possesses a deep garnet hue with velvet accents meet the edge of the glass. The nose contains complex fruit interplays of red currant, dark cherry, bramble, spicy vanilla with an interplay of red ginger, cardamom and cinnamon. On the pallet, the opulent fruit is rounded out with graphite, violets, white flowers and a harbinger of anise and vanilla. Soft, big mouth coating texture, silky and voluptuous at mid-palate, with impeccable balance and an exceptionally long finish. 2011 Liar’s Poker is characterized from the 2010 Vintage by being more round and juicy whereas the 2010 has more structured tannins.
150 cases produced
Grape Source
Napa Valley
97% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Merlot
1% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.1%
Total Acid: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.84
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
150 Cases Produced
The 2012 Liar’s Poker Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was produced from select vineyards in the highly acclaimed Napa Valley. This wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon peppered with Merlot and Petite Verdot to round out the blend. Winemaker, Steve Matthiasson, is one of the most highly acclaimed winemakers in his generation, nominated for a James Beard award for excellence in winemaking three years in a row. Steve hand selected vineyard sites throughout the Napa Valley for this exclusive blend. The grapes were harvested with a wonderful level of freshness, vividly preserved flavors and aged in the finest new oak barrels. This is our rarest and most exclusive wine. 2012 was hailed as a perfect growing season in the Napa Valley and a very highly praised vintage.
Tasting Notes
The palate has fantastic elegance and depth, revealing loads of subtle floral, black fruit and earthy layers. This wine is elegant and complex with a supple, creamy texture and bold tannins, the 2012 vintage offers luscious ripe plum and blackberry character with hints of roasted coffee and dark cherry throughout the palate to a long, velvety finish. Lovely density and intensity with dark berries, blueberries and inky undertones with hints of spice, chocolate and walnuts. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a flavorful finish. The texture and length are fantastic here. Complex. Hints of smoky wood at the end. 100% new French oak barrels.
150 cases produced
Grape Source
Napa Valley
91% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Merlot
4% Petit Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.5%
Total Acid: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.71
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 -65 degrees F.
150 Cases Produced
The 2013 Liar’s Poker Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was produced from select vineyards in the highly acclaimed Napa Valley. This wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon peppered with Merlot and Petite Verdot to round out the blend. Winemaker, Steve Matthiasson, is one of the most highly acclaimed winemakers in his generation, nominated for a James Beard award for excellence in winemaking five years in a row. Steve hand selected vineyard sites throughout the Napa Valley for this exclusive blend. The grapes were harvested with a wonderful level of freshness, vividly preserved flavors and aged in the finest new oak barrels. This is our rarest and most exclusive wine. 2013 was hailed as a perfect growing season in the Napa Valley and a very highly praised vintage.
Tasting Notes
Bright, velvety ruby red color unfolds into
aromas of savory meat, tobacco and black stone fruits. The
concentration is rich, intense and radiant, with notes of
stewed plum, cocoa and aged leather yet there is plenty of
minerality underpinning the fruit. Finishes with serious,
building tannins and outstanding energy and length.
150 cases produced
Grape Source
Napa Valley
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14.1%
Total Acid: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.84
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
150 Cases Produced
The 2014 Liar’s Poker Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was produced from select vineyards in the highly acclaimed Napa Valley. This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and 100% new French Oak. Winemaker, Steve Matthiasson, is one of the most highly acclaimed winemakers in his generation, four time nominee for a James Beard award for excellence in winemaking. Steve hand selected vineyard sites throughout the Napa Valley for this exclusive blend. The grapes were harvested with a wonderful level of freshness, vividly preserved flavors and aged in the finest new oak barrels. This is our rarest and most exclusive wine. 2014 was hailed as a perfect growing season in the Napa Valley and a very highly praised vintage. The third year of a drought cycle which lends to better mid-weight structure, softer tannins and silkier texture.
Tasting Notes
Dark, aromatic and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2014 exudes freshness and finesse from the very first taste. Polished and refined, with deep concentration rich, intense and radiant. Graphite, plums, crème de cassis, lavender and rose petal notes are all laced together with stewed plum, cocoa and aged leather yet there is plenty of minerality underpinning the fruit. Cassis and red stone fruits build into the tense, brilliant finish.
150 cases produced
Grape Source
Napa Valley
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.4%
Total Acid: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.65
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
150 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes
A deep, inky wine, the 2012 possesses unreal concentration and gravelly tannins. Intense floral notes of Sweet rose petal, with aromas of black raspberry, plum, minerals, tobacco and mocha. The finely-sculpted pallet relays fresh bramble fruit bursting from the glass while hints of cedar and lavender add nuance on the delineated, layered finish.
The 2012 Numbers Game is characterized from the 2011 vintage by having smoother round tannins balancing the fresh fruit forward flavors.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
80% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Merlot
8% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14%
Total Acid: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.59
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
250 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes
Deep ruby waves compliment a vibrant purple rim. A luscious fresh bramble fruit nose intertwines with floral notes of violets, spicy white pepper and star anise. The pallet unfolds a complex set of flavors and textures including marion berry, black currant, plum flesh, juicy raspberry, rustic herbs, graphite, iron and clay. Incredibly long and round with complex fruit interplays producing a wine of enormous proportions with a classic structure.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
79% Cabernet Sauvignon
14% Merlot
4% Cabernet Franc
3% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.7%
Total Acid: 6.5 g/L
pH: 3.5
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
250 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes
A deep, inky wine, the 2012 possesses unreal concentration and gravelly tannins. Intense floral notes of Sweet rose petal, with aromas of black raspberry, plum, minerals, tobacco and mocha. The finely-sculpted pallet relays fresh bramble fruit bursting from the glass while hints of cedar and lavender add nuance on the delineated, layered finish. The 2012 Numbers Game is characterized from the 2011 vintage by having smoother round tannins balancing the fresh fruit forward flavors.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
80% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Merlot
8% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14%
Total Acid: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.59
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
250 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes
The nose opens with essences of black current, mulberry and dark plums with a slight hint of white pepper and lavender.The pallet unfolds into a complex set of flavors and textures including black currant, plum flesh, juicy raspberry, rustic herbs, graphite, iron and clay. Incredibly long and round with complex fruit interplays producing a wine of enormous proportions with classic structure. This wine is balanced; depth without heaviness, and a clean finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
92% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Cabernet Franc
1% Merlot
1% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acid: 6.2 g/L
pH: 3.61
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
250 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes
Visually the wine is deep purple velvet. The aroma from the glass explodes with cassis and bramble fruit. A deep, inky wine, the 2014 possesses unreal concentration and supple tannins. Intense floral notes of sweet rose petal, with aromas of black raspberry, plum, minerals, tobacco and mocha. While hints of white flowers, orange peel and spices add an exotic flair. The style is aromatic, delicate and ethereal with a long soft tannin finish.
Grape Source
Napa Valley
92% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Cabernet Franc
2% Petite Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 13.5%
Total Acid: 5.7 g/L
pH: 3.7
This wine benefits from an extended decanting and is best served between 60 – 65 degrees F.
250 Cases Produced