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2017 Chardonnay 2016 the Bride 2017 The B L A C K B A R T’S PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE 2017 2016 15.3% BY VOL. 15.3% BY . stagecoach vineyard 15.0% BY VOL. ALC stagecoach vineyard napa valley ALC. napa valley 20 16 The The napa valley DOCTOR DOCTOR CABERNET J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. wine grower wine grower SAUVIGNON . L RED WINE RED WINE VO Y 2015 2016 B .6% 5 1 . 15.1% BY VOL. 15.4% BY VOL. stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard C STAGECOACH VINEYARD AL ALC. napa valley ALC. napa valley M5 2016 OL. 201 6 V Y B OL. V Y cabernet sauvignon B stagecoach vineyard 15.9% synchrony . 9% napa valley . 5 stagecoach vineyard 1 ALC . napa valley PROPRIETARY RED WINE ALC Born from stone, cloaked in elegance. JAN KRUPP, BART KRUPP B L A C K B A R T’S BLACK BAR T’S B L A C K B A R T’S CO- PROPRIETORS PRODUCED AND BOTTLED BY KRUPP BROTHERS LLC NAPA, CA 94558 707-226-2215 KRUPPBROTHERS.COM PROPRIETARY PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE 2017 WHITE WINE 2017 GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD 2016 NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. (2) CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IMPAIRS YOUR ABILITY 2017 TO DRIVE A CAR OR OPERATE MACHINERY, AND MAY CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS. 2016 2016 C HARD O N N A Y CONTAINS SULFITES 750 ML 15.3% BY VOL. 15.3% BY 5.7% BY VOL. 1 stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard 15.3% BY VOL. 15.3% BY 14.8% BY VOL. 14.8% BY . 15.0% BY VOL. ALC stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard napa valley stagecoach vineyard napa valley 15.0% BY VOL. ALC ALC napa valley ALC. napa valley stagecoach vineyard ALC. napa valley ALC. napa valley Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers 2016 The Bride 2017 The Bride 2017 Chardonnay 2016 Water Witch GOLD FOIL 20 16 20 16 The The napa valley The The napa valley DOCTOR DOCTOR CABERNET DOCTOR DOCTOR CABERNET J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. wine grower wine grower SAUVIGNON wine grower wine grower SAUVIGNON . L . L RED WINE RED WINE VO Y RED WINE RED WINE VO 2015 2016 B Y 2015 2016 B .6% 5 .6% 1 . 5 15.1% BY VOL. 15.4% BY VOL. C 1 . stagecoach vineyard STAGECOACH VINEYARD 15.1% BY VOL. stagecoach vineyard 15.4% BY VOL. C AL ALC. stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard STAGECOACH VINEYARD napa valley ALC. napa valley AL ALC. napa valley ALC. napa valley M5 M5 2016 OL. 201 6 V OL. 2016 201 6 Y 92 V 90 93-96 90 B OL. Y V B OL. Y cabernet sauvignon V B Y cabernet sauvignon stagecoach vineyard 15.9% B synchrony . stagecoach vineyard 9% napa valley . 15.9% synchrony . 5 9% stagecoach vineyard napa valley 1 ALC . A blend of 73%5 Viognierstagecoach vineyard Made from 79% Viognier, The 2017 Chardonnay This opulent blend is 1 ALC napa valley . PROPRIETARY RED WINE napa valley ALC PROPRIETARY RED WINE and 27% Roussanne,ALC 12% Roussanne and delivers beautiful lemon made from big portions of this is an intensely 9% Marsanne, tart, fresh grapefruit and Cabernet Sauvignon and floral and robust white, ebulliently intense white peach scents with Syrah, with smaller lush and creamy in and full bodied in style, hints of lime leaves, nutmeg additions of Petit Verdot, BLACK BAR T’S dense flavors of BLACK BAR T’S this wine is floral and and coriander seed, plus a Marsanne, Merlot butterscotch, honey, aromatic in wheat. waft of lightly browned and Malbec. PROPRIETARY PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE WHITE WINE 2016 fig and baked apple. 2016Weighty, viscous and toast. Full-bodied, rich A blackberry cobbler Full bodied and fleshy, ultimately balanced, and hedonistic in the mouth, flavor greets the palate, 14.8% BY VOL. 14.8% BY . stagecoach vineyard 14.8% BY VOL. 14.8% BY . it impresses in its ability stagecoach vineyard it has a creamy it has a seductively creamy yielding a soft,ALC lushnapa valley to balance its strong armsALC napa valleylushness to the palate texture and layers of stone and layered feel of with pretty aromatics. amidst flavorful fruit and spice flavors, robust richness and stone fruit. finishing on a lingering toasted oak. savory note. B L A C K B A R T’S B L A C K B A R T’S B L A C K B A R T’S PROPRIETARY PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE WHITE WINE PROPRIETARY 2017 2017 WHITE WINE 2017 2016 2016 2016 15.3% BY VOL. 15.3% BY 15.3% BY VOL. 15.3% BY . stagecoach vineyard. stagecoach vineyard VOL. 15.3% BY . 15.0% BY VOL. ALC 15.0% BY VOL. ALC stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard napa valley napa valley stagecoach vineyard 15.0% BY VOL. ALC ALC. napa valley napa valley ALC. napa valley stagecoach vineyard ALC. napa valley B L ACK BART SYRAH 2016 Black Bart, the poetic stagecoach robber of the late 1800’s, was famous for extracting precious bounty from the hills of Napa County. Today in the 21st century, we have unlocked a slightly different treasure from our mountain estates, combined with the poetry of fine winemaking to present you this magnificent Syrah. 20 16 20 16 This great wine embodies the endurance and complexity that 20 16 made Black Bart legendary throughout the Wild West! The The The The napa valley napa valley DOCTOR DOCTOR DOCTOR The DOCTOR CABERNETThe CABERNET napa valley J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. J. Krupp, M.D. - DOCTOR J. Krupp, M.D. DOCTOR CABERNET JAN KRUPP AND BARTwine KRUPP grower CO PROPRIETORS wine grower wine grower J. Krupp, M.D. wine grower SAUVIGNONJ. 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ALC. 16.5% BY napa valley napa valley napa valleystagecoachALC. vineyard napa valley stagecoach vineyard STAGECOACH VINEYARD AL ALC. napa valley ALC. napa valley Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers Krupp Brothers foil itw bh4406 pms 467u BLACK BART SYRAH 2016 / 750ML FRONT LABEL M5 M5 SIZE: 5.0 X 3.5 M5 match red 418u 2016 Black Bart Syrah 2015 The Doctor OL. 2016 The Doctor 2016 201 6 OL. 201 6 V 2016 Veraison 2016 BACK LABEL V OL. Y 201 6 2016Y SIZE: 3.3125 X 3.375 V B B OL. OL. Y V V B OL. Y cabernet sauvignon Y cabernet sauvignon pms 871u black V STOCK: MATCHB PREVIOUS B Y stagecoach vineyard stagecoach vineyard cabernet sauvignon 15.9% 15.9% B synchrony . synchrony . 9% 9% napa valley stagecoach vineyard . Cabernet Sauvignon napa valley . 15.9% 5 synchrony . stagecoach vineyard5 9% 1 stagecoach vineyardALC 1 ALC napa valley Gradient (pms 467u) and map (17% pms 418u) . napa valley 5 stagecoach vineyard pms 7500u napa valley 1 ALC PROPRIETARY RED WINE . PROPRIETARY RED WINE ALC overprints background cream (pms 7500u) ALC napa valley PROPRIETARY RED WINE ALC BLACK BAR T’S BLACK BAR T’S BLACK BAR T’S PROPRIETARY PROPRIETARY WHITE WINE WHITE WINE PROPRIETARY 2016 2016 WHITE WINE 94+ 93 94 2016 14.8% BY VOL. 14.8% BY 14.8% BY VOL. 14.8% BY . stagecoach vineyard. stagecoach vineyard VOL. 14.8% BY . ALC napa valleyALC napa valley stagecoach vineyard Deep garnet-purple in color, Blended of 25% Cabernet Deep garnet-purpleALC colored,napa valley 94+ the 2016 Black Bart is a Sauvignon, 26% Petit Verdot, The 2016 Doctor features Deep garnet-purple colored, little reticent to begin. With 42% Tempranillo, 5% Cabernet beautifully pure black cherries, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon coaxing, it offers glimpses Franc and 2% Malbec, the deep crushed black currant and Veraison charges out of the gate at baked plums, black cherry garnet-purple 2015 The Doctor black plum scents with touches with bold, vibrant blackberry compote and blueberry pie Proprietary Red has a cassis, of cinnamon stick, cloves, pie, red currant jelly and warm notes with hints of tar, warm plums and sandalwood unsmoked cigars, smoked cassis scents plus nuances of dried tobacco, black pepper, star nose with hints of smoked meats and vanilla pod. Provence herbs, tilled soil, pencil anise, garrigue and fertile meat, baking spices and The medium to full-bodied lead, moss-covered bark and cedar loam. Full-bodied, the palate tilled earth, plus a touch of palate is wonderfully spicy, chest. Medium to full-bodied, the packs in the black fruit and underbrush. Showing good delivering mouth-coating, palate features very impressive savory layers with a firm frame intensity and balance, with firm fresh blackberry flavors and freshness and delineation with of rounded tannins and just tannins on the medium to ripe, finely grained tannins, a firm, grainy texture and a racy enough freshness, finishing full-bodied palate, it finishing with fantastic line lifting the long finish.
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