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Dear Oenophile,

We are excited to present our newest featured cellar: The Virtuous Cellar.

Comprised mainly of California Cabernet, this Washington DC-based entrepreneur first began his wine journey at one of his investor's (a true oenophile) dinner table. As the friendship with his investor bloomed, so too did his cellar. His new hobby included hand-picking each bottle directly from the wineries. He adopted a philosophy about wine early on that "the wine you like best is the best." However, wine for this collector held more clout than just delicious juice in a bottle. Instead, he views wine as a community builder and a way to create memories and connections.

Over the past few years, this collector found his palate shifting, drinking a bit lighter, Old World Pinots. Now looking to transition his cellar from mostly California Cabernet to Pinot Noir, he chose to work with Benchmark Wine Group because a friend and trusted Sommelier said that "BWG was the place to go hands-down." The entirety of this collection was stored in a professional, temperature-controlled facility and is backed by Benchmark's Provenance Guarantee. We are thrilled to share the same wines with you that brought this collector so much joy!


Cheers!
The Benchmark Crew
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California Cabernet
Accendo Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ~ 12 @ $217 V92
Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard 2001 ~ 2 @ $126 WA92
Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard 2002 ~ 4 @ $202 WA98
Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard 2004 ~ 11 @ $136 WA96
Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard 2005 ~ 4 @ $132 WA95
Blankiet Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard 2006 ~ 4 @ $241 WA95+
Blankiet Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard 2007 ~ 4 @ $146 WA96
Blankiet Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard 2008 ~ 4 @ $142 WA95+
Blankiet Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard 2009 ~ 4 @ $137 WA95
Bryant Family Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill (Proprietor Grown) 2007 ~ 2 @ $447 WA97
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2009 1.5L ~ 1 @ $314 WE92, WS91
Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 1997 1.5L ~ 3 @ $472 WA98
Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2010 ~ 11 @ $167 V92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Altagracia 2008 1.5L ~ 5 @ $262 V91
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Altagracia 2009 1.5L ~ 8 @ $275 V92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Altagracia 2010 1.5L ~ 6 @ $275 V92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Altagracia 2011 1.5L ~ 16 @ $199 V91
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Altagracia 2012 1.5L ~ 5 @ $342 WA91

Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 1994 ~ 4 @ $314 WA95, WCI95
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 ~ 7 @ $392 WA98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 ~ 14 @ $209 WA92, WSM92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 1.5L ~ 1 @ $577 WA92, WSM92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 1.5L ~ 1 @ $892 WS97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 ~ 5 @ $342 WA99
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 1.5L ~ 1 @ $699 WA99
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 ~ 8 @ $378 WA99
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 ~ 8 @ $209 WA96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 ~ 1 @ $209 WS95, WA94+
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 ~ 1 @ $283 WA96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 375ml ~ 1 @ $139 WA96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 ~ 5 @ $315 V95
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 1.5L ~ 1 @ $625 V95
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 ~ 16 @ $308 WE98, JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 1.5L ~ 5 @ $599 WE98, JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 375ml ~ 8 @ $140 WE98, JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 3L ~ 1 @ $1199 WE98, JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 ~ 20 @ $300 WA97, WS97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 1.5L ~ 4 @ $599 WA97, WS97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 375ml ~ 12 @ $149 WA97, WS97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 3L ~ 1 @ $1099 WA97, WS97 nicked label
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 ~ 35 @ $265 WA97, V97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 1.5L ~ 10 @ $525 WA97, V97

Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 375ml ~ 15 @ $129 WA97, V97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 3L ~ 2 @ $1050 WA97, V97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 ~ 36 @ $330 WA98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 1.5L ~ 6 @ $696 WA98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 375ml ~ 22 @ $165 WA98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 3L ~ 3 @ $1325 WA98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 ~ 36 @ $230 JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 1.5L ~ 6 @ $459 JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 375ml ~ 24 @ $110 JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 3L ~ 1 @ $999 JS98
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 ~ 36 @ $312 JS98, WA97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 1.5L ~ 6 @ $625 JS98, WA97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 375ml ~ 28 @ $159 JS98, WA97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 3L ~ 2 @ $1299 JS98, WA97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 6L ~ 1 @ $2599 JS98, WA97
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia 2013 1.5L ~ 1 @ $305 JS95, WA94
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 ~ 12 @ $503 WA100
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 375ml ~ 6 @ $276 WA100

Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon ExS The Guardian 2012 ~ 1 @ $75
Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele 1981 ~ 3 @ $510
Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele 1991 ~ 2 @ $314 WA92
Joseph Phelps Insignia 1991 ~ 2 @ $325 WA100 nicked label
Joseph Phelps Insignia 1992 ~ 2 @ $209 WA95, WS94
Joseph Phelps Insignia 1993 ~ 3 @ $209 WA95
Joseph Phelps Insignia 1997 ~ 9 @ $397 WA100
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2001 ~ 1 @ $209 WA98+
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2002 ~ 2 @ $393 WA100
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2007 ~ 6 @ $320 WA100
Joseph Phelps Insignia 2009 1.5L ~ 2 @ $419 WE96, WCI96
Salvestrin Cabernet Sauvignon Three D 2009 ~ 1 @ $136
VinRoc Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Napa Valley 2006 ~ 7 @ $99
VinRoc Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Napa Valley 2008 ~ 13 @ $99 WS92
VinRoc Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Napa Valley 2010 ~ 2 @ $99


California Chardonnay
Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard 2012 ~ 5 @ $98 WA94
Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard 2013 ~ 3 @ $157 WS93, V93
Kistler Chardonnay Dutton Ranch 2013 ~ 2 @ $116 V94, WA94
Kistler Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard 2012 ~ 5 @ $125 WA96
Kistler Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard 2013 ~ 3 @ $111 V95, WS94
Kistler Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard 2011 ~ 3 @ $121 WA95
Kistler Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard 2012 ~ 3 @ $146 V94
Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard 2011 ~ 6 @ $132 V95, WA94
Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard 2012 ~ 5 @ $125 WA95
Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard 2011 ~ 1 @ $89 WA93
Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard 2012 ~ 2 @ $89 WA92-94
Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard 2013 ~ 3 @ $135 WA94, V94
Kistler Chardonnay Parmelee Hill / Stone Flat Vineyard 2013 ~ 4 @ $99 CT93
Kistler Chardonnay Trenton Road House 2011 ~ 4 @ $121 WA91
Kistler Chardonnay Trenton Road House 2012 ~ 2 @ $111 V93, WS93


California Pinot Noir
Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard 2013 ~ 3 @ $89 WS91
Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard 2013 1.5L ~ 1 @ $205 WS91 nicked label
Occidental (Kistler) Pinot Noir Cuvee Catherine 2011 ~ 11 @ $90 WA93-95
Occidental (Kistler) Pinot Noir Cuvee Elizabeth 2011 ~ 4 @ $137 WA95, V94
Occidental (Kistler) Pinot Noir Cuvee Elizabeth 2012 ~ 13 @ $146 WA98, V97
Occidental Pinot Noir SWK 2012 ~ 5 @ $196 WA98


California Syrah
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2004 ~ 2 @ $99 WA92 torn label
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2005 ~ 1 @ $121 WA93
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2007 ~ 3 @ $126 WA91
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2008 ~ 7 @ $125 V92, WA91
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2009 ~ 3 @ $125 WA96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2009 3L ~ 1 @ $499 WA96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2010 ~ 9 @ $199 WA96, V96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2010 1.5L ~ 1 @ $399 WA96, V96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2010 3L ~ 1 @ $799 WA96, V96
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2011 ~ 12 @ $95 WA92-94, WS92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2011 1.5L ~ 1 @ $249 WA92-94, WS92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2011 3L ~ 1 @ $499 WA92-94, WS92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2012 ~ 14 @ $95 WS93
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2012 1.5L ~ 1 @ $239 WS93
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Syrah 2012 3L ~ 1 @ $479 WS93
Eisele Vineyard Syrah 2013 ~ 12 @ $205 WS95


Misc. California
Accendo Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2013 ~ 1 @ $59 CT91
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Sauvignon Blanc 2012 ~ 7 @ $69 V92
Eisele Vineyard (Araujo) Viognier 2012 ~ 6 @ $64 CT91


Washington
Cote Bonneville Cabernet Sauvignon DuBrul Vineyard 2008 ~ 1 @ $99 WA94, WS94
Cote Bonneville DuBrul Vineyard Red 2002 ~ 1 @ $95 V90


Burgundy
Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux 1996 ~ 1 @ $889 WA94, V93 bin stained label

Champagne
Krug Grande Cuvee NV ~ 3 @ $177 CT92

Rhone
Barroche Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Pure 2006 ~ 5 @ $181 V95, WS95
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 1999 ~ 2 @ $552 WA96
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2000 ~ 5 @ $520 WS97
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2003 ~ 1 @ $354 WS95
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2004 ~ 1 @ $382 V98
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2005 ~ 9 @ $554 WA97+, WS97
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2007 ~ 3 @ $612 WA100
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2009 ~ 2 @ $521 WA99
Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin 2011 ~ 1 @ $553 WA96, V95
Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina 2006 ~ 2 @ $262 WA98
Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina 2010 ~ 12 @ $341 WA100, JD100
Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe Des Fous 2006 ~ 4 @ $131 WA97
Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe Des Fous 2007 ~ 3 @ $246 WA100
Clos St. Jean Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe Des Fous 2010 ~ 5 @ $171 WA99
Jaboulet Chateauneuf du Pape Les Cedres 1978 ~ 1 @ $149 CT91
Jean Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 2007 ~ 1 @ $111 WS93
La Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005 ~ 7 @ $140 WA98, WS97
La Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2007 ~ 2 @ $219 WA100
Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 1998 ~ 1 @ $473 WA99, WS98


Italy
Bartolo Mascarello (Cantina) Barolo 2010 ~ 6 @ $578 V99
Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Riserva 1978 ~ 36 @ $199 WA90
Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Riserva 1982 ~ 2 @ $493 JS96
Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Riserva 1985 ~ 5 @ $199
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