|
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Tried this last night w/ my fresh tomatoes & buratta (and bacon, of course): 1. Pax CheninBlanc Buddha'sDharma MendoCnty (Plntd: 1944; Frmtd: neutral Fr.oak; Barrel aged: 11 mo.; 12.3%) Forestville 2015: Med.gold color; rather attractive pear/pear bl
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
2016 Carlisle Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley A floral and red fruited nose. Bright bramble fruits on the palate. Raspberry, anise, warm spice. Smooth tannins, nice acidity, good balance. The finish is moderately long with red fruits. Very nice Zin,
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Originally Posted By: Bob DavisTheir Sauvignon Blanc is also excellent. I agree that their Sauv Blanc is excellent, but it has become a bit pricey for what it is. The Cab ain't cheap, but it is one the few that is worth the tariff. Charlie
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
2015 Morlet Chardonnay "Ma Douce" Sonoma County A vibrant deep gold in color. Honey and lemon on the nose. Beautiful, rich fruit, Meyer Lemon, some lime, apricot, minerals. Beautiful acidity, sets up the rich fruit, fantastic balance. Bit of oak
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Their Sauvignon Blanc is also excellent.
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
Thanks. Yes on the mag. Ordered by mistake, but I'll keep it.
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Wow! There's a name we don't hear about much these days. I used to come across their wines but haven't seen any for a long while. Thanks for the TN.
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
We tasted tonight (8/7/19) some More PinotNoirs: 1. Siduri PinotNoir HirschVnyd/SonomaCoast (14.1%) 2009: Med.color w/ some browning; light earthy bit cherry/ black cherry/PN light Siduri oak bit tired nose; fairly tart/tangy light cherry/PN bit m
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
You can find the Cab. Franc at Wegman's for about $17/btl, if you like the Cab. Franc. I've found the Octagon there at times for about $35/btl. I doubt Wegman's carries the Barbera. Yes, the Library 1821 is the preferred experience.
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
I spy a mag of Lagier-Meredith... The cellar looks good, Bob!
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
The cellar was completed last week with the work done by a professional this time. Excellent work and he had done several before this. The cooling unit is a CellarPro 1800 XTS. It's sized about 20-30% larger than the cellar. The temps are holding
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
I'll have plenty of time to buy more. We want to go back for the Library tasting but it was not operating that day. Another problem was that we were sharing one tasting and the pours were pretty stingy. There was nothing we disliked or found fla
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
Bob, I hope you purchased more than one Barbera. I like to put those down for about 5 years and then enjoy them. They grow into some very pleasing wines after a bit of slumber.
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
Tom, thanks for the link. I look forward to reading the article. I just spent several hours there Friday tasting through a number of wines and speaking with Luca Paschina. It was an awesome opportunity to discuss his changes to the vineyard, asses
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
We tasted tonight (8/14/19) some More Mixed Reds: 1. Piccoli Caparbio DOC: Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore/Veneto (14%; www.PiccoliWine.It; ToscoImprts) Piccoli Daniela/Tommasini Veronica/Verona 2016: Med.color; fairly strong cherry/berry/almost S
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
We tasted last night (8/19/19) More Blair's Wines: 1. Dom.Weinbach Cuvee Theo GWT (12.5%; MeBalP) TheoFaller/Kayserberg 1992: Deep gold color; beautiful slight cedary old GWT/slight lychee/spicy slight cinammon/nutmeg very complex nose; fairly ri
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
So I just pulled up the fourth link from the left that says enter an image. Worked for me.
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
This is a test
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
You can say that about a lot of wineries, nice enough but not at that price.
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
We visited there a couple weeks ago. The Octagon was nice but not a %55 bottle. We bought a Barbara. They make about 15 or so wines. Most of them not very distinctive. I would even consider them maybe a top 5 in the area, IMHO. they do prett
|
|
General Wine Discussion
|
|
As linked on WineTerroirist, there's a very inteesting article CorkReport/Barboursville by AaronMenenberg on BarboursvilleVnyds. Mostly (alas) the focus is on the Barboursville Octogon CabFranc. But it did like the Barborsvilly Nebbiolo quite a l
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Tried this wine from Blair's stash last night: 1. DavidBruce WhiteRiesling SantaCruzCnty (16.2%) LosGatos 1979: Btl over half ullaged away; very dark brown/light PX color; very strong bit gout de petrol/valve oil/quite old R bit alcoholic/fumey/sher
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
2013 Epoch Estate Veracity Paso Robles Give this wine a lot of air, you'll be grateful you did. 49% Grenache, 34% Mourvedre, 17% Syrah. Sweet cherries on the nose. The palate shows black cherries, blueberries, lush, rich, not cloying, some sharp
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
2009 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Just a beautiful wine. Hate on Napa Cab all you want (and there are a lot of cookie cutter cabs out there that deserve the hate), when a wine like this hits, it is a revelation. Sweet red fruit on the
|
|
Tasting Notes
|
|
Had these 3 Nebbs over the weekend: 1. G.D.Vajra rosabella Vino Rosato (13%; www.gdvajra.it/en; Nebbiolo + Barbera/Dolcetto) Barolo 2018: Light pink/orangey/bit onion skin color; very bright fragrant floral/lilacs/rose petal/strawberry very attracti
|
