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2016

A perfect balance between old world finesse and new world power.
The 2016 vintage is the first time this single vineyard bottling is offered outside of their VIP “winery only” membership.

They offered  The Wine Cabinet this exclusive first!

We have been in love with their “style” and you may recall that we have featured (and sold out of) both their Pinot Noir and Syrah on past Open Bottle Thursdays!

Copain, meaning ‘friend’ or ‘buddy’ in French, embodies the philosophy that wine enhances life’s most joyous occasions, and is an experience best shared with friends and family. Les Voisins, meaning "the neighbors" in French, is a homage to the great, small-production grape growers in California. So together it’s Friend(ly) Neighbors!

92 Points!  Jeb Dunnuck
"The 2016 Chardonnay Dupratt comes from the Anderson Valley and was brought up in 20% new French oak. It’s a more racy, vibrant Chardonnay that offers lots of white fruits, wet granite-like minerality, white flowers, and hints of tart apple. It builds with time in the glass and is medium-bodied, has a rounded, supple texture, beautiful purity of fruit, and a great finish.
While it plays in the lighter style of the estate, it has terrific intensity and depth.
It’s going to keep for upwards of a decade."

Our Thoughts on this wine.....

Teeming with compelling roundness and minerality, this site-driven Chardonnay is intoxicatingly aromatic with notes of fresh Meyer Lemon, honeysuckle, pear, caramel and white peach.
On the palate it is medium- full and rich and soft.
The DuPratt Chardonnay starts with high acidity upfront that leads to a creamy finish; lemon, pear and vanilla flavor.
Higher elevation and pronounced coastal influences have yielded this lean and vibrant Chardonnay
a complex body and potential for long aging.


Elsewhere at $49.00
Our Regular Price $44.99
Special Sale Price
 $26.00 a bottle

$138.00 for six! ($23)


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703-668-WINE(9463)

 

A bit about Copain.....

Perched on a hillside overlooking the bucolic Russian River Valley, Copain specializes in vineyard designate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
 
Founded in 1999, Copain, meaning ‘friend’ or ‘buddy’ in French, embodies our philosophy that wine enhances life’s most joyous occasions, and is an experience best shared with friends and family. Sourced from cool climate vineyards in Mendocino County, the Anderson Valley and the Sonoma Coast, the Copain portfolio consists of three distinct collections—Tous Ensemble, Les Voisins, and the vineyard designate wines. These wines have been long inspired by France’s Rhone Valley wine region resulting in Copain’s signature style of restrained, and elegant wines.
 
Winemaker - Ryan Zepaltas
It’s hard to imagine a more ideal successor to Copain’s winemaking legacy than Winemaker and General Manager Ryan Zepaltas.
 
Even more compelling than Ryan’s winemaking pedigree is his passion for Copain’s style of wines – the same style he championed under his own, critically-acclaimed Zepaltas Wines.
 
While, today, he can’t imagine being anything other than a winemaker, Ryan’s career certainly didn’t start out that way. He grew up in the beer-drinking culture of Wisconsin, where wine just wasn’t part of the picture. After college, Ryan moved to Sebastopol, CA to live with relatives, and pursue his real passion at the time: skateboarding. A self-described skateboard “addict” Ryan knew that the San Francisco Bay Area was the place to be, if you wanted to “make it” in skateboarding (whatever that means). After two weeks, he was broke, and in search of a job. Luckily, one of Ryan’s new friends was the cellar master at La Crema, and offered him a harvest job at the winery.
 
Ryan had visions of hanging out with friends, making and drinking wine all day – and getting paid for it. It sounded perfect. While it didn’t turn out to be exactly that, it wasn’t long before Ryan’s interest in the art of winemaking was piqued. He even traveled to the Southern Hemisphere for an opportunity to work harvest at New Zealand’s acclaimed Villa Maria. What started as a fun adventure, turned into an epiphany. While there, Ryan realized that, more than just a job, winemaking was what he wanted to do with his life. After returning to the states, he helped at several wineries while looking for a full-time role at a small, artisan winery.
 
During the summer of 2000, Ryan interviewed with Siduri, a then relatively unknown Pinot Noir producer, housed in a Santa Rosa warehouse. He was particularly excited, because Pinot Noir had become his favorite varietal. After meeting with winemakers Adam and Dianna Lee, and hearing their passion for making small batch, site-specific Pinot Noir, Ryan knew he’d found a home at Siduri. Over the next two decades, Ryan played an integral role in the quality and character of Siduri wines, first as Cellar Master and then as Assistant Winemaker and Winemaker.
 
In 2004, while still at Siduri, Ryan launched his own label, Zepaltas Wines, to focus on small-lot, cool-climate Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Then, in 2018, Ryan was offered what he calls his “dream job”, as Winemaker and General Manager for Copain. Today, he oversees all winery operations at Copain, and continues the winery’s unwavering commitment to elegant, balanced and food friendly wines. When not at the winery, Ryan spends time with wife, Anna and daughters Audrey and Claire. And, occasionally, he still shreds.