Very pale yellow. Practically clear. Mineral peach pit, petrol, and mineral nose. Light and refreshing palate. Lots of acids but it works well. Sneaky long finish. Clearly I need to own more Kabinett. Great with a spicy curry. Absolutely fantastic quality at this price. Retail $20, Grade: A. Jill says A. Barry says A.
Archive for November, 2010
2007 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard
Sexy dark velvet purple. Outrageously delicious, expressive aromas. Very hard to describe how it smells, but its filled with a character (terrior) that’s quite rare in such a ripe, high alcohol wine. Huge, full bodied and almost chewy on the palate, with cracked black pepper (think Chateaneauf du Pape) lots of very ripe dripping dark [...]
2005 Turley Zinfandel Moore “Earthquake” Vineyard
Very dark ruby. Wonderful chocolate covered cherry aromas. Full, suave, sweet and rich palate. Jammy, super ripe blackberry with some mulling spices. Decadent long finish. Bordering on over the top with drama, but maintans a sense of harmony and balance. Really well done. The only slightly negative is that it is bordering on one dimensional. [...]
2004 Quilceda Creek Red Wine
We last drank this in April 2008. It has grown in proportion. Inky purple. Quite compelling aromas of carob, truffle, and wild blueberries. Great chocolate mouth. Batting 1000 until we get to the somewhat rough tannic but quite long finish. This can age much longer. Amazing value at $35 from the vineyard. I think they’ve [...]