MAXEM Silver Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2019

MAXEM Wines ~ I said it years ago when the brand was being launched and I remain committed to this observation today…..this brand WILL BE as impactful and influential to our industry as Helen Turley’s Marcassin was when she launched her brand back in 1991 before it took off into stratosphere status amongst so many collectors and critics around the world. You will thank us in 10 years when your cellar is filled with MAXEM wine, growing in value each year. Sam has been making noteworthy and collectible Cabernets for his high-end clients including Memento Mori, Arkenstone, Vangone Estate and formerly of Nine Suns, all of which are ultra-premium brands made with meticulous care from pristinely farmed vineyards. Sam is certainly one to watch in the coming decades, especially for the magic he is producing for MAXEM! 

“For nearly two decades we’ve helped people fulfill their dreams. Now it’s our turn.” ~Sam and Nancy Kaplan

Conceptualized and produced alongside his wife, Nancy, a chef who has spent her career crafting Michelin-star cuisine in some of the best restaurants in New York City and later on in Napa Valley, these two have combined their talents and dreams to create what we at ACME enthusiastically feel is an exceptional reality! The name MAXEM is the combination of their children’s names, Max and Emma, but in Latin it also means “best of the best.” All of their wines are equally as compelling with fruit sourced from famed vineyard sources showcasing varietal pureness!

The latest addition to the MAXEM playbook, this 2019 Silver Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir comes from a pristinely farmed site within the Sonoma Coast AVA. This vineyard is planted to the "VR" clone, originally brought over from the epic winegrowing region known as Vosne-Romanée, home to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, one of Burgundy, France’s most storied vineyards and wines, commanding the highest prices ever captured at auction. This gorgeous wine displays a ruby-purple hue with a deep core of black raspberries, red raspberry compote, fresh blackberries, a waft of cinnamon stick and an extraordinarily savory nose of Sichuan pepper and Indian spices. Medium-bodied, very elegant, high-toned red fruit and refreshing, it has a fine-grained texture and a long, peppery finish. Prepare yourself to be wooed and then won over, this quintessential, elegant, yet powerful Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is going to drink nicely for 10-12 years or more! Only 150 cases produced and 14.8% abv