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Edward Sellers is a boutique winery specializing in small lots of handmade American
Rhône-style wines from Paso Robles, California. Although modeled after the great French wines from the Rhône River Valley in France, our ultra-premium wines speak distinctly of their progressive California Central Coast origins. The Rhône varietals of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Cinsault, Roussanne, Marsanne, Viognier and Grenache Blanc are carefully handpicked from the finest vineyards found on the calcareous-rich hillsides of Western Paso Robles. Each of these vineyards has been strategically planted in small blocks to maximize the vineyards’ own unique soils, microclimate and character. It is this terroir that produces the finest Rhône varietals found on California’s Coast.
Combining this exceptional terroir with our approach to winemaking, we are producing an elegant, structured, well balanced wine, with a luscious velvety mouth feel and intense fruit concentration. I know you will enjoy them!
Robert Parker Writes - Issue #184
2007 Edward Sellers Cognito - The 2007 Cognito (35% Mourvèdre, 25% Zinfandel, and the balance Syrah and Grenache) is a head-turner. Its dark ruby/garnet color is followed by a sexy, hedonistic, evolved wine revealing a complex bouquet of tobacco leaf, juicy black cherries and strawberries, ground pepper, and spice box. This plump, opulent, full-bodied, luscious 2007 should be consumed over the next 2-3 years.
Released March 2010
90 Points
2007 Edward Sellers Vertigo - Composed of 71% Grenache, 16% Mourvèdre, and 13% Syrah, the 2007 Vertigo displays classic southern Rhône-like notes of kirsch liqueur, licorice, and resiny soil. It is a ripe, medium to full-bodied, layered, seductive wine to enjoy over the next 4-5 years.
Released May 2010
90 Points
2007 Edward Sellers Cuvée des Cinq, a kitchen sink blend of 29% Mourvèdre, 25% Syrah, 24% Grenache, 12% Counoise, and 10% Cinsault, is a seductive, expansively scented and flavored wine displaying abundant amounts of black cherry and strawberry fruit intermixed with pepper, roasted herbs, and spice. It is a delicious California Cotes du Rhône look-alike meant for near-term drinking.
Release Date: November 2010
89 Points
2007 Edward Sellers Blanc du Rhône, a delicious blend of 42% Roussanne, 40% Marsanne, and 18% Viognier, offers attractive honeysuckle, apricot, and peach notes, fresh acidity, medium body, plenty of fruit, and no evidence of wood.
Released October 2008
88 Points
This line-up of wines from Edward Sellers includes six separate red wine cuvees and one white, all of which are high in quality. The five 2007 reds I tasted all exhibits the vintage’s sweet tannin, good purity, and juicy character.
Stephen Tanzer IWC Writes:
2007 Le Thief (60% syrah, 25% Mourvèdre and 15% Grenache) - Ruby-red color. Sexy raspberry and cherry-cola scents, with suave floral and spice qualities adding complexity. Juicy, finely etched red fruit flavors gain weight and flesh with air, picking up dusty tannins and a smoky mineral quality. The finish is creamy, sweet and impressively bright, leaving sweet red fruits and spices behind.
Release Date: November 2010
90 points
2007 Syrah Sélectionnée - Inky ruby. Ripe cherry and blackcurrant on the nose, with complicating notes of espresso and dark chocolate. Broad and weighty but energetic, with sappy red and dark berry flavors and a lashing of peppery spices. Becomes sweeter with air while maintaining vivacity; the finish features a lush blueberry quality and lingers with excellent clarity and persistence.
Release Date: November 2010
90 points
2008 Estate Blanc (56% Grenache Blanc, 28% Roussanne and 16% Marsanne) Bright gold. Restrained aromas of lemon, green apple and white flowers. Deeper melon and pear on the palate, with a subtle peppery note adding vivacity and cut. Finishes with good clarity and an echo of peppery spice.
Released March 2010
88 points
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