Prophet & Poet Offer – Inaugural Release

I’m extremely excited and honored to present the newest project from our own Vintner members, Jesse Katz and Chris Jackson, for my very first retail offering to the Mayacama membership. 

Prophet and Poet is a collaborative winemaking venture between friends and family, blending their creativity, craftsmanship, and expertise. Renowned winemaker Jesse Katz blended these wines in collaboration with Christopher Jackson and in partnership with the Biel-Timberlake family. Working with hand-selected fruit from some of California's most storied and sought-after vineyards, whose pedigree includes award-winning wines made by Peter Michael, Marcassin, Vérité and Stonestreet, they have endeavored to expand on a legacy of fine wine reimagined for the next generation.

We are all familiar with Jesse's critically acclaimed winemaking at Aperture, Devil Proof, and The Setting, and now we get a change to gain first access to an exclusive new project, Prophet & Poet.

Five 3-pack box sets (15 bottles total) includes Mountain Sage Proprietary Blend, Mourning Cloak Merlot, Black Crown Cabernet Sauvignon, Ghost Cat Chardonnay, and King Bird Chardonnay. These wines are extremely limited.

"Mostly coming from Knights Valley, as well as two plots from Pocket Peak, the 2021 Black Crown Cabernet Sauvignon includes the addition of 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% each of Merlot and Petit Verdot and was aged 22 months in 80% new French oak. Pouring a saturated purple/red hue, the wine is potent and detailed in the glass, with notes of cassis, graphite, polished leather, savory olive tapenade, and spice. Long on the palate, it offers great vertical drive, with balanced richness and a weightless feel. This is built for the long haul and is going to be a wine to hold onto, but it has a great energy propelling through it now. I would be thrilled to have this fantastic red in my cellar. Drink 2027–2057." – 99 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, July 2024

"The 2021 Mourning Cloak Proprietary Red Wine is composed of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot and was raised in 70% new French oak for 22 months. An opaque magenta/purple color, it opens to rich, layered notes of graphite and pencil shavings, leather, blackberries, espresso, and menthol. Full-bodied, it has a great juxtaposition of ripeness with savoriness on the palate, and it's full-bodied but not heavy, with ripe tannins, a gravelly texture, and a long finish. It's going to need time in the cellar to show its best. Drink 2027–2050." – 98 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, July 2024

"Composed of 62% Malbec, 18% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the inky purple 2021 Mountain Sage Proprietary Red Wine is ripe and brooding with deep, layered aromas of resinous herbs, black plum, and dark stony earth. Full-bodied, it has a great, plush texture, mocha notes through the palate, and a long finish. Elegance and luxury, all the way through, it harkens more to a Right Bank Bordeaux than Malbec in my mind and is going to age at a very slow pace over the next 20 or more years. 180 cases were produced." – 98+ points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, July 2024

"The 2021 Chardonnay King Bird Broken Road is a bright straw/green hue and opens with a bright nose of lime blossom, toast, candied green apple, and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, it's elegant all the though, with lovely, refined balance and a hint of orange creamsicle. This is going to have some real longevity, with a wide drinking window over the next 10–12 years. 74 cases produced." – 96 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, July 2024

"A bright green-tinged straw color, the 2021 Chardonnay Ghost Cat Upper Barn has a darker mineral profile on the nose, with aromas of wet stone, ripe pear, melon rind, and honeysuckle. Full-bodied, it takes on notes of glycerol richness without being heavy, and it's long on the palate, with a silky texture and notes of citrus oil throughout, as well as a touch of hazelnut. It has a Corton- like feel and will improve with time in the cellar. Drink 2025–2035. 79 cases were produced." –97 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck, July 2024

These wines are available in very limited quantities and have so far only been released to an inner circle who will appreciate the wines most. I am honored and grateful to offer these extraordinary wines to you all today.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding Prophet & Poet, and thank you for your continued support.

Cheers!

Jared Hooper, Wine Director

WINES BEING OFFERED:

2021 Inaugural Prophet & Poet Five 3-Pack Box Sets (15 bottles per set, $6,150)

2021 Black Crown Cabernet Sauvignon 3-Pack Box ($1,650)

2021 Mourning Cloak Proprietary Red Wine 3-Pack Box ($1,650)

2021 Mountain Sage Proprietary Red Wine 3-Pack Box ($1,650)

2021 Broken Road Vineyard Chardonnay, King Bird 3-Pack Box ($600)

2021 Upper Barn Vineyard Chardonnay, Ghost Cat 3-Pack Box ($600)