Learn more about our winery direct INSIDER DEALS here.A delicious, highly discounted and Bulk Buy rated white blend from one of our favorite producers, the Vinum Cellars White Elephant.
Have we got a lovely deal for the white wine lovers today!
We're huge fans of Chenin Blanc/Viognier blends and this is an excellent one, with a little Roussanne blended in for good measure.
The White Elephant is the first wine Vinum Cellars ever made and the 2016 we are offering here is the 20th vintage. If you've partaken in any of our other fabulous deals from Vinum Cellars (Cherry Bomb, The Scrapper, M-80, PETS, The Insider, etc.) then you know not to miss this one.
Just 500 cases of this wine were produced. It is comprised of 62% Chenin Blanc from Wilson Vineyards in Clarksburg, 28% Viognier from Paso Robles and 10% Roussanne also from Paso Robles.
The wine is aged in equal parts 2, 3 and 4-year-old French oak barrels for 9 months. 20% of the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation.
The 2016 Vinum Cellars White Elephant has an average retail price of $20 on wine-searcher.
With today's Insider Deal; however, you can get 4 bottles for just $55.99, or $14 a bottle plus $5 for shipping.
That's a discount of 30% on the wine, which goes up to 39% after factoring in the additional savings from our $5 shipping.
This 4-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery. Future deals may have more or less states available.)
This is a limited time, winery direct offer facilitated by our friends at Wine Country Connect. Sale ends Friday 5/7 at noon (PT) unless it sells out sooner. Shipping is a flat $5 per order no matter how many 4-packs you buy.
Clicking on the buy button above will take you to the site winedealmaker.com for checkout. If you don't see the embedded buy box click here to order. Once there you can also adjust the quantity of 4-packs in your order by using the "Click To Update Cart" link at the top of the screen.
From the winery:
Aromatically this wine is old world echoing the Loire Valley with perfumed Citron lemon, lemon verbena and core minerality. The palate embodies the core of Chenin Blanc with beautiful floral top notes and a juicy tropical core with passionfruit, guava and mango while backing it with beeswax, clover honey, mineral and wet stone. The wine finishes with generous fruit notes and flavors notably the juicy tangerine, mineral and honeyed texture. Finishing bone dry, the barrel fermentation and sir lies aging in 2, 3 and 4 year old French oak is a constant reminder that restrain provides the measured balance this wine needs to be a hero.
Vinted & Bottled by Vinum Cellars
13.9% Alcohol
The 2016 Vinum Cellars White Elephant begins with a pleasing aroma of melon, pear, a little tropical fruit, a touch of toasty oak and maybe even just a hint of buttery note. It's quite inviting.
Taking a sip reveals that wow, this is tasty! Featuring similar flavors to the nose with great depth on the fruit and a creamy and lush mouthfeel this is really easy to drink and very satisfying. It's drinking wonderfully right now and thanks to the barrel aging has plenty of life left as well.
Some really lovely mineral notes lead into the dry, very long, lip-smacking finish. I love it!
2016 Vinum Cellars White Elephant
BULK BUY
And here's what people are saying about our previous Insider Deals:
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