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The Rest of the story of Fortunate Son… Chapter III by Jayson Woodbridge

March 16th 2023

Chapter Three –
Let Us Talk About the Wines… Briefly

Fortunate Son will eventually be a collection of seven different wines. These first three wines are from the widely acclaimed 2018 vintage, which in Napa Valley was one where “even the blind squirrel could find a nut.” In other words, even the crap winemakers produced some decent wine, but chances are they will soon again plunge into obscurity, as is right and proper and the will of God. For me it was a year to relax and just let the goodness roll in, frankly it was one of the happiest vintages in my life. So, it was absolutely the right place and time…to bring Fortunate Son back to life.

Today Fortunate Son is comprised of the first three – of what will eventually be seven wines:

The Dreamer | The Diplomat | The Warrior

The first wine, The Dreamer, is Cabernet Sauvignon, and as all of you know I do not like to describe wines as I leave this to the professionals. I will say that this wine is dark and brooding, a wine of elegance, fine and structured tannins, and basically the wine-equivalent of a Wagner piece on a stormy night after unexpectedly making an enormous sum of money. In other words, it is fucking pure magic with rock bloody solid complexity on a very high level.

The Diplomat is what the government calls a “Red Wine” as it is a combination of varietals and what I refer to as a 21st Century Claret, which apparently you cannot call it due to some EU bullshit that Washington idiots agreed to with the French bureaucratic heathen. Never-the-Less the wine is power, intricacy and elegance combined.

This is a wine which Winston Churchill would have been drinking whilst insulting Hitler or some pandering moron. The wine is dark and rich and is not for the faint of heart, if you are looking for a light table wine, go away, quickly…this is wine for drinking, eating and making love. The wine may induce amorous feeling towards others so only enjoy with very close friends.

The Warrior is just that. Pure, total power and darkness. Be careful as you may like it too much and it could put you in the mood to tell people what you really think. It again is not for the faint of heart it is for those with a will of steel and determination to match. This is a wine for people that admire subtle elegance and not-so-subtle power. “Walk softly but carry a big stick,” if you know what I mean.

All of the wines have one of my favorite quotes which are directly related to their characters, the quotes will change every vintage. You will understand when you read them.

Please remember, this wine is made in extremely small quantities and will be gone very quickly, I will be closing this offering in very short order as we have enormous global demand and of course nothing happens till the Hundred Acre clients speak. Membership does indeed have its privileges as they say.

Fortunate Son is absolute quality, made in the same style and same way as Hundred Acre, and side by side with Hundred Acre barrels underground in The Ring winery. I am not fucking around here this is serious wine and only for those who love elegance and power woven into a single creation.

Fortunate Son can be served at a business dinner to torture your enemies at nearby tables who will be drinking some highly predictable wine they read about in some glossy magazine two pages over from the latest article about some goofy rockstar who suddenly decided to start making rose or some other dreadful plonk. They will stare in your direction just wishing they had a brain.

Staggering Press from Esteemed Wine Writer Jeb Dunnuck

2023-02-16

Normally winemakers shy away from showcasing lesser expensive wines with their top productions as they worry that the shine of their top cuvees will hurt the impression of the lesser priced offerings.

The Rest of the story of Fortunate Son… Chapter II by Jayson Woodbridge

2023-02-16

To explain further, I needed to make these wines, I needed to express myself in a new and different way, I wanted to create something completely amazing and new that could be presented to you, a wine you would fall in love with and at a price point which would allow it to be enjoyed at more regular intervals…such as morning, noon and night on any day ending in a Y.