Includes:

• 1 x Louis Manigault - 2018 Red Wine - Napa Valley
• 1 x Twin Roses - 2019 Chardonnay - Napa Valley
• 1 x Silence - Sparkling Brut - Méthode Champenoise - Napa Valley
• 1 x 3-Bottle Wooden Fire-Branded Vintage Wine Crate
• 1 x Wine Key
• 1 x Vintage Card with your Personalized Gift Message
  • *Don't forget in checkout to include your gift message, a "To:" and "From:" under "Add gift message " so we can customize your card!
• 2 x Crate Hinges

Wine Information:

Louis Manigault:

Louis Manigault was born in Paris, France, on November 21, 1828. Manigault arrived at Yale in the fall of 1845 and chose not to join a freshman society. Manigault found the attitude of the members of the sole sophomore society, Kappa Sigma Theta, toward their fellow students condescending and obnoxious. As a freshman, he had visions of starting a rival sophomore fraternity. For his freshman year, Louis Manigault lived in a college boarding house that sat at the intersection of Temple and Chapel Street, overlooking the green and college buildings on the other side. The boarding house gave Manigault the privacy and freedom to concentrate on planning the creation of Alpha Sigma Phi. On Saturday evening, December 6, 1845, Manigault met with Rhea and Weiser in his room at 59 Chapel Street to formalize their commitment to establish the Fraternity.

It is only fitting to honor Brother Manigault, the principle founder, with the first release of this series.

We introduce you to Louis Manigault. This proprietary red blend – from our award-winning winemaker Todd Heth – exhibits dark blackberry, bing cherry and plum notes perfectly into layers of coffee and tobacco. The finish is dry with long-lasting berry fruit. Silky but firm tannins, this wine is enjoyable now but has the ability to age well in the cellar.

Twin Roses:

The original flower of Alpha Sigma Phi was the cardinal rose, symbolizing the deep and abiding friendships fostered within the mystic circle. The flower of Alpha Kappa Pi was the yellow tea rose, symbolic of the fragrance and the purity of life that is lived in honor and fair dealing with our fellow man.

Alpha Kappa Pi and Alpha Sigma Phi joined to become one Fraternity. We bind the cardinal rose and the yellow tea rose together with the colors of the fraternity – Cardinal and Stone – forming twin roses of Alpha Sigma Phi. Together the roses are a symbol of endless life and emblematic of the continuing vitality and heritage of our fraternity.

We introduce to you Twin Roses. From the chalky soil of the Carneros region in southern Napa Valley, this gem exhibits lush green apple and bright grapefruit notes while dancing across your palate. This stunning wine is light and friendly with very subtle vanilla and pear blossom hints on the nose. Balanced fruit with tarte acidity makes this wine a classic example of Premium Napa Chardonnay.

Silence:

It is our belief that our values separate Alpha Sigs from other men. For the first 161 years of our existence as a brotherhood, the values that defined us were so shrouded in secrecy that they were only discussed during the Initiation Ceremony. At the 2006 Grand Chapter, the Brothers courageously broke with tradition and lifted the veil of secrecy under which our values had labored for too long. Through this knowledge, the world could hold us accountable for living up to the promise these values represent.

Our value of Silence teaches us that he has the strength to embrace silence and the will to build an interior life founded upon an honest desire to truly listen to others. Trust in silence transcends the gulf that is created when men feel the need to compete in action or rhetoric. He is introspective and self-reliant.

We introduce to you Silence. This premium sparkling wine – meticulously and artfully made in the traditional champagne method – rivals anything found from the best Champagne houses in Épernay and Reims. Blended superbly from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, this magnificent Napa Valley Brut exhibits rich fruit aromatics of strawberry and delicate white cherry that follows through to a creamy mid-palate accompanied with highlights of lime and wet minerality and a lingering vibrant finish.

Retail Price: $323.50

1845 Club Member Price: $258.80