Opaque purple.
Vinturi - huge pool of blackberry fruit. Bright, lifted, but one thing. Decent bit of banana still showing.
Firm, intense, lifted - just like claims of your special workout. But this works on the psyche too, which saves $$$. This rocks, but a long cellaring is in order.
$50
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Pegau, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2003
Saturated red.
Vinturi - iron, cherry liqueur, garrigue. Not wildly expressive, but deep.
Definitely shut down since my last bottle - one of the best I've ever had. Something to get all religious over...Needs air and a sympathetic audience (at this point).
$65
Vinturi - iron, cherry liqueur, garrigue. Not wildly expressive, but deep.
Definitely shut down since my last bottle - one of the best I've ever had. Something to get all religious over...Needs air and a sympathetic audience (at this point).
$65
Domaine de Vallouit "Les Greffieres" Hermitage 1999
Saturated red,
Vinturi - integrated, sumptuous nose of woodsmoke, wilted greens, smoked sausage. Deep, classic N. Rhone Syrah.
Deep and relatively "easy" in the mouth, broad and giving. Which is, for me, unusual. Great mid-palate flesh. Killer stuff. Domaine now owned by Guigal. Good thing? Probably. But diversity is a certain loser.
$70
Vinturi - integrated, sumptuous nose of woodsmoke, wilted greens, smoked sausage. Deep, classic N. Rhone Syrah.
Deep and relatively "easy" in the mouth, broad and giving. Which is, for me, unusual. Great mid-palate flesh. Killer stuff. Domaine now owned by Guigal. Good thing? Probably. But diversity is a certain loser.
$70
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tablas Creek, Mourvedre, Paso Robles 2007
Saturated red.
Vinturi - black cherry, blackberry, forest/tree bark/hazelnut, iron/medicinal, licorice nose combines the best of the new and old world.
Round and plush, particularly for Mourvedre, with excellent mid-palate flesh. Acid/tannin synergy eventually whittles everything into shape, but does not shut down the mouth. Loads of black fruit and clean earth flavors. Killer. Even better with 3-6 years of cellaring, conservatively speaking.
$30. 2007 was apparently a great vintage all over CA. No argument here.
Vinturi - black cherry, blackberry, forest/tree bark/hazelnut, iron/medicinal, licorice nose combines the best of the new and old world.
Round and plush, particularly for Mourvedre, with excellent mid-palate flesh. Acid/tannin synergy eventually whittles everything into shape, but does not shut down the mouth. Loads of black fruit and clean earth flavors. Killer. Even better with 3-6 years of cellaring, conservatively speaking.
$30. 2007 was apparently a great vintage all over CA. No argument here.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Koehler, Syrah, Santa Ynez Valley 2005
Opaque purple.
Vinturi - deep black fruit (date/fig), Asian spices, fresh herb and earth nose. Loaded and deep.
Round and intense simultaneously. Great mid-palate flesh immediately buffered by strong acid-driven tannin that hit the front teeth. Great tension. Even a mineral-like character. All the while a core of black fruit and spice flavors flow through. RFG, particularly at this stupid price.
$25.
Vinturi - deep black fruit (date/fig), Asian spices, fresh herb and earth nose. Loaded and deep.
Round and intense simultaneously. Great mid-palate flesh immediately buffered by strong acid-driven tannin that hit the front teeth. Great tension. Even a mineral-like character. All the while a core of black fruit and spice flavors flow through. RFG, particularly at this stupid price.
$25.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Beaux Freres "Upper Terrace" Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge (Oregon) 2007
Slightly evolved, deep red.
Attractive, integrated nose of forest floor/herbs, red cherry, suave oak spice.
Round, sexy, mouth-filling stuff. Just enough of an acid/light tannin edge to frame it. Very Pinot, and not something that stands out as New World. Perfumed red fruit and herbs (slight jalapeno) in the mouth. RGS. Could drink a ton of this. Structure strengthens with air (some residual CO2 also). Great ringer in a Burgundy tasting.
$75? Gift from the Padres.
Attractive, integrated nose of forest floor/herbs, red cherry, suave oak spice.
Round, sexy, mouth-filling stuff. Just enough of an acid/light tannin edge to frame it. Very Pinot, and not something that stands out as New World. Perfumed red fruit and herbs (slight jalapeno) in the mouth. RGS. Could drink a ton of this. Structure strengthens with air (some residual CO2 also). Great ringer in a Burgundy tasting.
$75? Gift from the Padres.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Achaval Ferrer "Quimera" Mendoza 2007
Saturated purple.
Vinturi - fresh black raspberry, deep earth, hazelnut, oak spice, shoe polish nose.
Reasonably round, with nice textural sweetness. Again, this is well-buffered by strongish acid/tannin synergy. Focused, gutsy stuff that shows perfumed black fruit in the mouth. Also will benefit from several more years in the cellar and will probably drink very well for another 10 years or more. Lots of material here.
$30. 38% Malbec, 24% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc.
Vinturi - fresh black raspberry, deep earth, hazelnut, oak spice, shoe polish nose.
Reasonably round, with nice textural sweetness. Again, this is well-buffered by strongish acid/tannin synergy. Focused, gutsy stuff that shows perfumed black fruit in the mouth. Also will benefit from several more years in the cellar and will probably drink very well for another 10 years or more. Lots of material here.
$30. 38% Malbec, 24% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc.
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