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PRESS KIT DOCUMENTS and PRESS RELATIONS: Parallel Contact Person - VAL CHIN: email: val@parallelwines.com phone: 435-640-4626 Address: Hackney Court, Park City, UT 84060 Documents and Images in PDF and JPEG Format Parallel Estate 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Fact Sheet.pdf 2007 ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Label Image .jpg (Back Label.jpg) 2007 ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle.jpg 2008 Parallel Napa Valley Cabernet Fact Sheet.pdf 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Label Image.jpg (Back Label) 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle.jpg 2009 Parallel Russian River Chardonnay Fact Sheet.pdf 2009 Parallel Russian River Chardonnay Label image.jpg (Back Label) 2009 Russian River Chardonnay bottle.jpg LIBRARY WINES NOW AVAILABLE Parallel Napa Valley 2006 ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Fact Sheet.pdf 2006 ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Label Image .jpg 2006 ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon Bottle Image .jpg Parallel Napa Valley 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Fact Sheet.pdf 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Label Image.jpg 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 750 Bottle.jpg Bios - Philippe Melka and the Parallel Partners: Philippe Melka .pdf Toni and Mike Doilney .pdf Joe and Paula Sargetakis .pdf Steve and Val Chin .pdf Mac and Ann MacQuoid .pdf General Information About Parallel Napa Valley Wines Parallel Project Balance.pdf Q and A .pdf Parallel Napa Valley Milestones .pdf Some Additional Images in JPG Format The Parallel Partners .jpg Parallel Estate Vineyards .jpg Winemaker,Philippe Melka .jpg Some Early Stories describing the Genesis of our Venture: Parallel Napa Valley Hidden Ingredient ORR.pdf Napa Valley's Parallel Wines Celebrates Its Ski Roots with Launch in Park City, UT - Dec 1, 2005 Fine wine and skiing have always been a great match..pdf mailto:val@parallelwines.comNEWS_files/Parallel%20Estate%202007%20Cabernet%20Sauvignon%20Fact%20Sheet.pdfNEWS_files/2007%20LABEL%20ESTATE.jpgNEWS_files/Back%20Label.jpgNEWS_files/2007%20Estate%20Bottle%20Image.jpgNEWS_files/2008%20Parallel%20Napa%20Valley%20Cabernet%20Fact%20Sheet.pdfNEWS_files/2008%20Napa%20Valley%20Cabernet%20Sauvignon%20Label%20Image.jpgNEWS_files/2008%20Napa%20Valley%20Cabernet%20Sauvignon%20Label%20Image.jpgNEWS_files/2008%20750ml%20Bottle%20Trans%20300.jpgNEWS_files/2009%20Parallel%20Russian%20River%20Chardonnay%20Fact%20Sheet.pdfNEWS_files/2009%20Parallel%20Russian%20River%20Chardonnay%20Label%20image.jpgNEWS_files/2009%20Russian%20River%20Chardonnay%20bottle.jpgNEWS_files/Parallel%20Napa%20Valley%202006%20ESTATE%20Cabernet%20Sauvignon%20Fact%20Sheet.pdfNEWS_files/Estate%20Label%20TRANS%202x3.jpgNEWS_files/Estate%20Bottle%20030709trans%20BH.jpgNEWS_files/2007%20PNV%20FactSheet.pdfNEWS_files/Parallel%202007%20label.jpgNEWS_files/Parallel%202007%20label.jpgNEWS_files/2007%20750ml%20Bottle%20photo.jpgNEWS_files/Philippe%20Melka.pdfNEWS_files/Toni%20and%20Mike%20Doilney.pdfNEWS_files/Joe%20and%20Paula%20Sargetakis.pdfNEWS_files/Steve%20and%20Val%20Chin.pdfNEWS_files/Mac%20and%20Ann%20MacQuoid.pdfNEWS_files/Parallel%C2%A0Project%20Balance.pdfNEWS_files/Q%20and%20A%20032709.pdfNEWS_files/PVNVTimeline_Milestones_Onepager_08_final-1.pdfNEWS_files/The%20Partners.jpgNEWS_files/Parallel%20Estate%20and%20Lake%20Hennessey.JPGNEWS_files/NAPA%20BARREL%20AUCTION%20PHILIPPE.jpgNEWS_files/Parallel%20Hidden%20Ingredient%20ORR.pdfNEWS_files/DV%20Release%20Party.pdfNEWS_files/DV%20Release%20Party.pdfshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3shapeimage_4_link_4shapeimage_4_link_5shapeimage_4_link_6shapeimage_4_link_7shapeimage_4_link_8shapeimage_4_link_9shapeimage_4_link_10shapeimage_4_link_11shapeimage_4_link_12shapeimage_4_link_13shapeimage_4_link_14shapeimage_4_link_15shapeimage_4_link_16shapeimage_4_link_17shapeimage_4_link_18shapeimage_4_link_19shapeimage_4_link_20shapeimage_4_link_21shapeimage_4_link_22shapeimage_4_link_23shapeimage_4_link_24shapeimage_4_link_25shapeimage_4_link_26shapeimage_4_link_27shapeimage_4_link_28shapeimage_4_link_29shapeimage_4_link_30shapeimage_4_link_31shapeimage_4_link_32
“The first Sommelier Challenge is now in the books and we are pleased to report it was a resounding success. Eleven sommeliers from some of the nation's finest restaurants gathered in San Diego September 26-27 to evaluate 552 wines from nine different countries, awarding 409 medals, including 49 platinums. Overall quality was exceptional as the judges looked at blockbuster cabernets from Napa and Sonoma, including Beringer Private Reserve, Freemark Abbey Bosche, Flora Springs Trilogy, Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, Lancaster Estate, and

Wine Spectator, Parallel named to “20 to WATCH”

QRW “Best of Best” competition awards FIVE STARS to Parallel Napa Valley

MILLION AIR, “the brands latest winner is the 2004 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon”

Wine Spectator, 2004 Parallel Napa Valley “90 points”

7 and 7 Magazinehttp://www.vinography.com/archives/2006/08/californias_best_small_wine_pr.html
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Wine Review on Line, 2006 Parallel Estate ‘power... grace and finesse” ... 96 points”WROL_Whitley_Est_06.htmlWROL_Whitley_Est_06.htmlshapeimage_8_link_0

Wine Review on Line, 2004 Parallel ‘stunning,...perhaps, the steal of the decade ... 95 points”

Restaurant Wine, “supple, complex, well-balanced, long finish”  FOUR STARS

SOMM Selections, 2005 Parallel ‘Another fabulous project from winemaker, Philippe Melka ... 93 points”

Sommelier Journal - 2006 Parallel Napa Valley Estate “world-class wine”Sommelier_Journal.html

DC Examiner, Scott Greenberg “well-balanced over the whole palate”

Food and Wine Magazine, named Philippe Melka as 2005 Winemaker of the Year

San Diego Union, Robert Whitley ‘difficult to imagine a more attractive, young Cabernet.    95 points”

   

    2007 PARALLEL Napa Valley Cabernet

    2006 PARALLEL ESTATE Cabernet

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Parallel, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (2006)   -   Tasting Notes


Dusty, powdery nose, mineral lift, black cherry jam, ash and smoky burnt cigar notes.

Palate has plum, cranberry, red apple and redcurrant. Earthy notes. Dense textured, sweet tannins.

Well-made. Drink from 2012. (17 points)

Decanter Rating: star star star star star



 

AUCTION Napa Valley - Parallel 2007 ESTATE Cabernet raised $33,400 for 10 cases the Third Highest amount among 120 barrel auction wines presented,  Jim Laube, in his blog, referred to the barrel sample as  “exceptional”.

Bounty Hunter, “This is a stunningly  potent Cabemet with Philippe's fingerprints all over it.” 

Vinography: Tasting at Family Winemakers, SF, CA 2005 Parallel Napa Valley 9 to 9.5http://www.vinography.com/archives/2007/09/californias_best_boutique_wine_1.htmlhttp://www.vinography.com/archives/2007/09/californias_best_boutique_wine_1.htmlhttp://www.vinography.com/archives/2007/09/californias_best_boutique_wine_1.htmlshapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1
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“Philippe Melka's stunning new 2006 Parallel Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, $55.00” Awarded “PLATINUM MEDAL” September, 2009
Philippe Melka's stunning new Parallel Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon; the finest chardonnays from the Southern Hemisphere, such as Australia's Leeuwin Estate Art Series and New Zealand's Kumeu River; top European wines such as Chateau Lascombes and Chateau Laroque of Bordeaux, Rocca delle Macie of Tuscany and Osborne of Spain; and outrageously delicious Aussie shiraz, i.e., Penfolds RWT and Brokenwood Graveyard.”
Wine Review on Line, 2006 Parallel Estate ‘great length and finesse”... 95 points”WROL_Boyd_EST_06.htmlWROL_Boyd_EST_06.htmlshapeimage_14_link_0
Wine Review on Line, 2005 Parallel ‘an elegant, seamless wine ... 92 points”WROL_Boyd_05.htmlWROL_Boyd_05.htmlshapeimage_15_link_0
93 points - Parallel Estate 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon “Intense garnet hue...Uplifting aromas...Concentrated black cherry fruit with notes of anise and dark chocolate. Lengthy, enjoyable finish...complementary mineral...accents” The Wine News, Winter 2010http://www.thewinenews.com/current/feat.asp

Doug Wilder’s Purely Domestic Wine Blog:  2006 Parallel Napa Valley Estate     “Beautiful, full-bodied texture - copious black fruits with spice-laden palate giving some grip to the fruit          TOP 25 List of all wines tasted in 2009

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