The outstanding 2016 growing season was marked by hot and dry weather but no prolonged extremes or heat spikes. Our flagship wine, the 2016 ToyMaker was aged 28 months in new French oak prior to bottling and, with an 18 additional months of bottle aging prior to release, is already hitting its stride as it enters the early portion of its lengthy drinking window.

Winemaker: Martha McClellan

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon (100%)

AVA: Napa Valley

Barrel aging: 28 months Taransaud French oak (100% new)

Alc.: 15.1%

Production: 200 cases

Tasting Notes: Dark garnet-ruby in color with an expressive nose of red and black cherries, warm baking spices, and sweet oak, the 2016 ToyMaker fans out on the palate with an expansive wave of cherries, cassis, and graphite, wrapped in powerful, ripe tannins that are supple in texture and linger on an extended finish, suggesting a long life ahead for those patient enough to let some bottles rest in their cellar.

The 2016 Tin Soldier is a barrel selection crafted and blended with the same exacting care and dedication to quality as our 2016 ToyMaker, using the same fruit, production methods, barrels, and aging regimen as our flagship wine.

Winemaker: Martha McClellan

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon (100%)

AVA: Napa Valley

Barrel aging: 28 months Taransaud French oak (100% new)

Alc.: 15.1%

Production: 50 cases

Notes: Rich black berries, dark fruit with the brightness of cassis, underlined by the boast of a powerful body and mid-palate that evolves to the velvety expression of richness in tannins and an ongoing depth and extension in finish.

Only 48 of these special 1.5 L bottles were painstakingly produced – each a work of art worthy of display in your cellar.

Our large format bottles are:

• Hand-etched and hand-painted to beautifully present our vintage-specific artwork
• Individually signed by our renowned winemaker, Martha McClellan
• Hand-dipped to feature elegant black wax capsules
• Individually hand-numbered*
• Packaged in a ToyMaker-branded & lacquered walnut wood case

*Specific numbers may be requested on a first-come, first-served basis
 
Purchases are limited to one magnum per mailing list member, subject to availability.

Toy Chest is a vertical set of all four library vintages of ToyMaker Cabernet Sauvignon made by Martha McClellan, presented in a unique, custom-made wood toy chest with hand-engraved padlock. Toys (wines) include one of each of the following:

• 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon with Nutcracker label

• 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon with Rocking Horse label

• 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon with Sailboat label

• 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon with Spinning Top label

Due to the limited supply of our library wines, only a small number of our Toy Chest were made. They are available on a first-come, first-served basis to mailing list members. Add a Toy Chest to your collection today.

Please email info@toymakercellars.com or press the button below to request access to this wine.