One of our most popular deals of all time returns and the wines are better than ever. Don’t miss our incredible XX% discount on this pair of Bulk Buy rated, Perfect 10 (94+ Point) wines. It’s the 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera and Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel.
AUTOBUY. We don’t use that term lightly but when a producer has repeatedly and continuously blown us (and all of you) away with their wines, it becomes warranted. And that is just the case with Scott Harvey.
After the smashing success of multiple offerings in the past, Scott Harvey is back with not one but two wines with Perfect 10 (94+ point) Taste Ratings! (And don’t just take our word for it, Wine Enthusiast rates both wines at 93 points.)
I, for one, am always happy to take advantage of Scott’s 45+ years of experience making excellent wine in Amador County especially when we get to do it for well under $20.
Amador County in the Sierra Foothills is special spot, especially for Italian varietals. (And let me tell you, we LOVE Italian wine.) With nearly 600 acres of vines 65+ years old, winemaking goes back to the Gold Rush of 1849. There are still several vineyards (of the 40 or so total) which had their start in the 19th century.
The first half of today’s offer is a 93-point (Wine Enthusiast)/94+ point (us) Zinfandel – a wine that is so good it has been included in our “Perfect 10” intro packs. It also received a gold medal at the 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
But it gets even better because in addition to the three bottles of this remarkable Zinfandel, today’s offer also includes three bottles of one of our most popular (and most requested) offers of all time, the Mountain Selection Barbera which also received 93-points from Wine Enthusiast and 94+ points from us.
Both wines have an aging potential of 10-12 years and are normally priced at $35. Here’s what one reader wrote to us after a previous offer:
Jon, Wow!! Just got my shipment of Scott Harvey Barbera yesterday. It is absolutely tremendous. Your description of it was right on. Taste for me is better than 10 if that’s possible…I love this wine. When you say “bulk buy” I am going to pay more attention next time.
As a matter of fact, we do know how you can get more well under $20, although your opportunity may not last long…
For the next day the 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection 6-pack (3 bottles of the Zinfandel plus 3 bottles of the Barbera) is just $XX.95, or $XX.XX a bottle. That’s a discount of over $XX a bottle or XX%!
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This 6-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)
Today’s deal introduces the start of our Summer 2025 Shipping. Similar to last year, we have both a Summer Shipping option (with heat protection) and a Summer Hold option. Our priority over the summer is to get your wine to you safely should you choose to have it shipped! Here are the details on both options:
Summer Ship – Includes heat protection (styrofoam), freeze packs (when necessary), an upgrade to UPS 2-day shipping to minimize transit time when your order ships, and packages will only ship Monday through Wednesday to avoid them sitting somewhere hot over a weekend. Because we’re only shipping at the beginning of the week, these orders may take a bit more time to ship after the conclusion of the offer (likely 5-12 days rather than our normal 5-10).
These orders have an additional cost of $8 built into the product price for this Heat Protection Package. It is NOT possible (nor would it be advisable!) to purchase a deal with summer shipping without also including the Heat Protection Package.
Summer Hold – Buy your wine now and have your shipment held (at no extra charge) for delivery in October! While we take every precaution we can with our Summer Shipping protocol, we also know that many of you travel or live in very hot areas where you don’t want to risk it (or you simply detest styrofoam).
Please note this is not a “ship-at-will” program, all your summer hold orders will ship (in cardboard/no styrofoam) at a date of our choosing in mid-October once temperatures have cooled down. Please read this post for important info to determine if the Summer Hold program is right for you. Whatever shipping option you choose at checkout (ship to home or ship to UPS Store) will apply in October.
Both Summer Ship and Summer Hold orders will incur the flat $7.99 shipping charge per order, no matter how many 6-packs you buy. If this is your first time ordering please check out the shipping section of our FAQ for more information. For your convenience you also have the option to select a UPS Store to ship to at checkout (with no extra fees) so you don’t have to be home to sign!
Read on for our full reviews.
Clicking on the Add To Cart button above will take you to our checkout at shop.reversewinesnob.com. Once there you can adjust the quantity of 6-packs in your order. Ends Wednesday 6/11/2025 at noon (PT).
Up first, we’ve got the 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera which is 83% Barbera, 6% Mourvedre, 6% Zinfandel, 3% Tempranillo and 2% Vermentino from vineyards in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley in Amador County, California.
The wine is aged for 21 months in French oak and has less than 2 g/L of residual sugar. 1,816 cases were produced. You will receive 3 bottles in today’s 6-pack.
From the winery:
Vineyard/Vintage Notes: Grown on steep mountainous terrain in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County, California. There was a big fire starting just before harvest began lasting into mid harvest (Caldor Fire). It started 10 miles northeast of us and burned in the opposite direction. So, all our 2021 wines escaped having any smoke taint. Lower yields of extractive fruit due to drought. No heat spikes during the growing season. Just a dry year with little moisture in the ground. Look for dark colored extractive wines, but not a lot of them.
Winemaker’s Notes: Produced in the Italian old world, food friendly style.
Tasting Notes: Wine has bright red fruit, ripe cherry, roses, cherry tobacco, spicy with white pepper, sage and cloves showing a bright center palate with a balanced full and long lingering finish.
Blend: 83% Barbera, 6% Mourvèdre, 6% Zinfandel 3% Tempranillo and 2% Vermentino
Cooperage: 21 months in French Oak
pH: 3.5
RS: Dry (<.2%)
Bottling Date: 8/29/2023
Cases Produced: 1,816 cases14.5% Alcohol
Cork
And now on to our review:
The still young 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera compares favorably with all the vintages we previously offered. It opens with jammy black cherry, lots of blackberry, raspberry, a little cola, touches of vanilla and baking spice and even a bit of a brambly note. It’s quite lovely and very aromatic and only gets more so with time in the glass.
Tasting unleashes plenty of juicy, fruity deliciousness in your mouth as you are accustomed to with this wine, but also great balance and structure. Featuring well-integrated baking spice notes, there are also notes of candied cherry and blackberry although the wine has almost no residual sugar (less than 2 grams per liter). This is not even close to a sweet wine, but it does have sweet flavors.
Really smooth and with bright acidity, it is at its best after a couple hours of air and was actually at its best on day 2 where it was absolutely beautiful.
It ends dry with long lasting sweet fruit notes on the juicy mouth watering finish. While it’s totally delicious right now, it’s easily got another 10-15 years of aging ability so there’s really no reason not to stock up at this price. So good once again, we love this fantastic wine!
2021 SCOTT HARVEY MOUNTAIN SELECTION BARBERA
BULK BUY
Next, we’ve got the 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel which also comes from vineyards in the higher elevations of Shenandoah Valley in Amador County. Specifically, that breaks down to 53% Bowman Vineyard and 47% Renwood Vineyard.
100% Zinfandel, the wine is aged 21 months in French oak and has just 2 g/L of residual sugar. You will receive 3 bottles in today’s 6-pack.
From the winery:
Vineyard/Vintage Notes: Amador County is extremely well suited to Zinfandel. Zinfandel has been grown in the Amador County Gold Rush area for over 150 years. These old head pruned dryland farmed vineyards produce low yields of extractive flavorful Zinfandel.
Winemaker’s Notes: Grown on steep mountainous terrain in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County, California. There was a big fire starting just before harvest began lasting into mid harvest (Caldor Fire). It started 10 miles northeast of us and burned in the opposite direction. So, all our 2021 wines escaped having any smoke taint. Lower yields of extractive fruit due to drought. No heat spikes during the growing season. Just a dry year with little moisture in the ground. Look for dark colored extractive wines, but not a lot of them.
Tasting Notes: Dark briary fruit of mulberry, white pepper, cigar box, ripe strawberry, grilled steak, spicey, cherry tobacco, sage, and plum lead to an extractive fleshy structure with firm tannin and a balanced long lingering finish.
Blend: 100% Amador County Zinfandel
Vineyard Sources: 53% Bowman Vineyard and 47% Renwood Vineyard
Cooperage: 21 months in French Oak
pH: 3.56
RS: dry @ .2%
Bottled: 7/27/2023
Cases Produced: 1,324 cases14.5% Alcohol
Cork
And now on to our review:
The 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel begins with a wonderful, big, very spicy aroma of black cherry, plum, black raspberry, lovely spice, licorice, a little cedar, a little vanilla and more. It’s quite inviting, and it gains even more complexity as it has time in the glass.
Tasting reveals plenty of spicy fruit and licorice to go along with candied cherry flavors in this balanced and delicious wine. This is a very dry wine with only 2 grams per liter of residual sugar, but it is nevertheless extremely flavorful.
It is also still rather young at this point so be sure to give it some time to breathe. Once you do you are rewarded with another excellent and age-worthy iteration of this wonderful wine.
It ends dry and slightly grippy with tons of lasting juicy fruit, licorice, spice and even a bit of lingering earthiness. It’s fantastic and it was even a bit better on day 2.
Cheers,
Jon
2021 SCOTT HARVEY MOUNTAIN SELECTION ZINFANDEL
BULK BUY
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