Meeker Reds

Sonoma County
14.8% Alcohol By Volume

In the beginning, we put our handprints on these bottles so everyone would know it was a Meeker Merlot - big, fruit-forward, full-bodied, and with tannic structure for days. Now you know what kind of wine this is! But we keep handprinting because the bottles are just so darned gorgeous.

And this 2018 Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot is a classic. Dark fruit like currants and cherries marry on the nose with hints of toffee and caramel. The wine explodes on your palate with more cherries, and hints of the best strawberry rhubarb pie you’ve ever had. There’s no shortage of subtle, toasty oak and big, powerful tannins throughout the palate and finish of this wine. This 2018 Handprint will age beautifully and develop more richness and roundness for years to come.

Sonoma County
14.8% Alcohol By Volume

In the beginning, we put our handprints on these bottles so everyone would know it was a Meeker Merlot - big, fruit-forward, full-bodied, and with tannic structure for days. Now you know what kind of wine this is! But we keep handprinting because the bottles are just so darned gorgeous.

And this 2019 Winemaker’s Handprint Merlot is a classic. Dark fruit like currants and cherries marry on the nose with hints of toffee and caramel. The wine explodes on your palate with more cherries, and hints of the best strawberry rhubarb pie you’ve ever had. There’s no shortage of subtle, toasty oak and big, powerful tannins throughout the palate and finish of this wine. This 2018 Handprint will age beautifully and develop more richness and roundness for years to come.

6 year Vertical of Winemakers Handprint Merlot:
Sale: $333 
Retail: $370

Includes one bottle each of our 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014

$296, $278, $259 with your respective Tribe discount (tribe members are receiving and additional 10% discount).

2009 Handprint - Retail: $65

2010 Handprint - Retail: $65

2011 Handprint - Retail: $60

2012 Handprint - Retail: $60

2013 Handprint - Retail: $60

2014 Handprint - Retail: $60

$296, $278, $259 with your respective Tribe discount (tribe members are receiving and additional 10% discount).

North Coast
14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Bessie is named after the 3000 gallon oak tank that we installed at our first winery on the west side of Dry Creek Valley. Bessie fermented many of our Zinfandels for two decades. This Zin exhibits traditional character: big fruit, big spice, and a round mid palate with an extended finish. The nose shines with blackberry, currant, anise and black pepper. The wine shines with jammy, round structure on the front and mid-palate with a soft mouthfeel. The finish incorporates soft tannin and bright acidity to illustrate good aging potential.

Andrew's Vineyard
Suisan Valley, Solano County

14.8% Alcohol by Volume

We love to search regions all over California for beautiful fits between vineyard and enviroments. That fit is almost always the result of growers with the dedication to one that fit over time. The second and third generation of Andrew's work this vineayrd together to bring us incredible fruit from their family farm in the Suisan Valley.

Syrah has more range than any other pinnacle grape, and this wine is shows a facet of that range that is new for Meeker. This is easy-going but not shallow. It's still nuanced, classic Syrah at its core. Blueberry pie, eucalytus, and aged leather on the nose. It's high-toned, round and deft on the palate with reminders of crushed mint and pipe tobacco. The finish rides a creamy, soft acidity and closes with suede-ish tannins that say "see you soon!" like a handstamp for same day re-entry. Drink now or before this teenager graduates college.

Bells Echo Vineyard, Mendocino
14.5% ABV

This wine is the first Malbec since the 2012 Kniights Valley bottling. This wine's greatest achievment is an effortless balance of archetypes. The nose and front of the palate on this wine feel like South American, new-school Malbec, while the driven, tannic, deliberate finish feel like Cahors.

Super juicy pomegranate on the nose with blueberry compote and herbal edges of eucalyptus, chamomile, and lavender. The fruit character is high-toned and explosive. The mid-palate rides the juicy fruit character into a fleshy, slightly grippy core of bluebery skin, peach fuzz and noyaux. A center of acidity follows quickly and narrows the palate as it focuses into a soft-spoken close. 

While this wine will age for quite a while, it will evolve dramatically over the first decade. We'll be excited to see where it goes, but for now I'd enjoy the massive fruit character while it is unapologetically precocious.

Bells Echo Vineyard, Mendocino
14.5% ABV

This wine is the first Malbec since the 2012 Kniights Valley bottling. This wine's greatest achievment is an effortless balance of archetypes. The nose and front of the palate on this wine feel like South American, new-school Malbec, while the driven, tannic, deliberate finish feel like Cahors.

Super juicy pomegranate on the nose with blueberry compote and herbal edges of eucalyptus, chamomile, and lavender. The fruit character is high-toned and explosive. The mid-palate rides the juicy fruit character into a fleshy, slightly grippy core of bluebery skin, peach fuzz and noyaux. A center of acidity follows quickly and narrows the palate as it focuses into a soft-spoken close. 

While this wine will age for quite a while, it will evolve dramatically over the first decade. We'll be excited to see where it goes, but for now I'd enjoy the massive fruit character while it is unapologetically precocious.

2020 Dolcetto
Mendocino
14.7% ABV

Dry Creek Valley - Sonoma County
14.9% alcohol by volume

This is classic Cabernet Franc:  Light, lean stonefruit like white cherries on the nose under a canopy of sage, jalapeño, violets, and eucalyptus.  Full-bodied and structured through the mid-palate before an elongated finish that will reward aging for up to 20 years.

Dry Creek Valley - Sonoma County
14.9% alcohol by volume

This is classic Cabernet Franc:  Light, lean stonefruit like white cherries on the nose under a canopy of sage, jalapeño, violets, and eucalyptus.  Full-bodied and structured through the mid-palate before an elongated finish that will reward aging for up to 20 years.

North Coast

35% Cabernet Sauvignon
33% Syrah
32% Merlot

14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Longtime readers know Fossil gets its name from its historic blend. In the early 1800's, winemakers in a famous wine region on the other side of the pond (the Atlantic that is), added Syrah to a traditional Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend. They created a blend that fetched some of the highest prices in the region – until the practice was shelved under newly-enacted winemaking laws. We at Meeker are pleased to dust off this historic winemaking "fossil" for your enjoyment!

The 2018 is amply structured and feels at first like a Merlot-centered Meeker "Four Kings". But there is a gentleness and lushness to the edges of the wine that only Syrah can bring. Patient, elegant white cherry and Cab's herbacious streak open to a warm mid-palate that bridges racy elegance with warmth of just a touch of toffee and toasted oak. The finish shows athe grip of our more classic Bordeaux-grape executions but more gentle. This is a bit tight still, but will drink beautifully now through at least National Donut Day on June 5th, 2037.

2017 Meeker Cabernet Sauvignon
Red Hills AVA
Lake County
14.6% AVB

The grapes for this wine are grown on a vineyard in the Red Hills AVA of Lake County.  This vineyard sits at 2100’ elevation on the southern slope of Mount Konocti, the 4300’ volcano at the center of Lake County. The vines are dry farmed and well established in decomposed volcanic dirt that is studded with football-sized, serious-trip-hazard chunks of obsidian poking out of the dirt every other step. Lots of vineyards are in volcanic soils, but few are so thoroughly covered in proof. Between the extreme elevation, dry farming, and nature of land, this fruit is destined to be hyper-concentrated. As for the wine, Meeker has always prioritized intensity and expression of the grape’s structure, followed by lengthy aging to develop that intensity into elegance. This wine is an excellent example of the power and patience working together. This is a massively structured wine that required years to settle into its own potential. 

Scharf Family Vineyard

Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County

14.9% Alcohol By Volume

We’re thrilled to bring you our third release of a Dry Creek Valley Cabernet from the Scharf Family Vineyard. We have worked with the Scharf family for many years. In fact, our first release of a single vineyard wine from Scharf was back in 1995. The vineyard is planted to Cabernet and one row of Malbec, which goes into our Four Kings blend. But this wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 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 supple finish. Above all, this 2013 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!

Scharf Family Vineyard

Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County

14.9% Alcohol By Volume

We’re thrilled to bring you our third release of a Dry Creek Valley Cabernet from the Scharf Family Vineyard. We have worked with the Scharf family for many years. In fact, our first release of a single vineyard wine from Scharf was back in 1995. The vineyard is planted to Cabernet and one row of Malbec, which goes into our Four Kings blend. But this wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 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 supple finish. Above all, this 2019 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!

Dry Creek Valley
14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Four Kings is truly royal. Not because it’s fit for a King, but because it is a King, and we’re so happy to share it with everyone. This Bordeaux-inspired blend combines four royal grapes— Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec— to create a muscular, fruity, and memorable wine. It’s got big tannins balanced with a fruit-forward nose. This wine is an elegant beast— powerful, gorgeous, and memorable. 

Dry Creek Valley
14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Four Kings is truly royal. Not because it’s fit for a King, but because it is a King, and we’re so happy to share it with everyone. This Bordeaux-inspired blend combines four royal grapes— Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec— to create a muscular, fruity, and memorable wine. It’s got big tannins balanced with a fruit-forward nose. This wine is an elegant beast— powerful, gorgeous, and memorable. 

Dry Creek Valley
14.9% Alcohol By Volume

Four Kings is truly royal. Not because it’s fit for a King, but because it is a King, and we’re so happy to share it with everyone. This Bordeaux-inspired blend combines four royal grapes— Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec— to create a muscular, fruity, and memorable wine. It’s got big tannins balanced with a fruit-forward nose. This wine is an elegant beast— powerful, gorgeous, and memorable. 

The wine on balance is firmly connected to the many vintages brefoer it:  white cherry, black berry, bramble, and an unaplogetic, endearingly rustic, broad-shouldered charm. This time, there's just a hint more broad warmth through the mid-palate and sweet vanilla and dulce de leche on the nose. Big acidity and firm structure tell you ti check back in reguarly through 2050 or so.

60% Syrah, 40% Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley - Sonoma County
14.8% Alcohol by volume

We’re inspired by a commitment to pursue lofty goals—in winemaking, work, and any part of life. That’s why we’re proud to donate 10% of our revenue from this wine to the High Fives Foundation and their support of passionate outdoor athletes who have experienced life-altering injuries. Join us as we help to raise money for this amazing non-profit!

We made this wine to reflect the rustic values of the earliest prospectors in the Sierras and our 40-year winemaking tradition in the red dirt of Dry Creek Valley. Big, tannic, age-worthy, and ready to both join you by a ribeye tomorrow or lay down in the cellar for another decade.  Limited production of 25 cases.

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