This is a Shiraz, Cab, Merlot and Cab Franc blend.
This bottle was looking at me for a long time, not sure why I kept passing it up. Lets just say blueberry, blackberry come the closest. I wouldnt at this point decant at all.
We really liked this easy to drink shiraz, maybe are expectations were low. Either way it was enjoyed. Not going to put a rating on it, probably hard to find now. But dont let bottles go to waste wating on the perfect moment to open. We got lucky on this one, so dig around and pull out that bottle you saved. Cheers
2009 Sea Smoke Gratis Chardonnay
This has been a suprise! Came in the mail as a former club member. Why was I a member, Pinot of course. But wow is this an incredible Chard. Love the color nice medium yellow, great nose, not overly oaky at all. Just right. The acidity is low, the fruit is great. I have to say we loved drinking this wine.
OK, Sea Smoke known for Pinot. This Chard is a home run. The sad part is, its not for sale. Nope. Hence the name Gratis, so... Get a membership, go to Sea Smoke and search this one out.
On my scale of of gotta own and love to drink, a full 9 out of 10 here.
This is a stately Merlot, nice big, deep, ripe, dark fruits. The nose starts of with a berry, lets say strawberry with a hint of dark chocolate. There is still that slight cherry nose behind it as well.
The first wash over the palate reveals those nice dark ripe fruits, fills the mouth well with flavors of berrys and then the minerals wash in and the long smooth tannins hang nicely to the palate.
This wine may fool some, the fruit says Merlot real quick, but as you drink it, ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jeff Harig on Thursday, May 7, 2009,
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Merlot
This has great fruit, black cherry, maybe some chocolate. A little
licorice too. It has a lot going on. The nose is beautiful, dark fruit
bowl of mixed black berries, black cherry.
Being a Beckstoffer farmed grape, its got all that fruit flavor you
expect. It then has this great long finish, a real mouth full of crisp
clean fruits, tannins. Drinking this wine was great.
So it had all that fruit,but then came in with licorice, pepper,
spice. There is a lot going on here. One of my friends fir...
Posted by Jeff Harig on Thursday, May 7, 2009,
In :
Merlot
Another favorite out of my cellar. 2006 Harris merlot about $50.
Nothing like good single vineyard wines. You get a true feel of the
terroir. You will taste the full on Oakville style fruit. Bluberry/
Cherry dark fruit. A cedar edge comes from the French oak barrels.
This is a top tier merlot for sure. Blind taste a friend, they will
not think merlot you’ll hear Cab or Bordeaux but you will hear they
love it. As with all the Nickel wines.
Where Far Niente is a blend, the Nickel & Nickel...
New and improved site should be coming soon. Its been a while I know! But the real job, you know the one that pays the bills and will get our daughter through college....
OK the summer is here and I am looking at nice warm weather wines. Typically you are expecting big reds, I know. Look for some crisp white wines like Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc, and Cosenting Pinot Grigio to appear soon!
Today I am heading over to Caruth Winery in Solana Beach Ca. Looking forward to some good stuff
Cheers, Jeff
New and improved site should be coming soon. Its been a while I know! But the real job, you know the one that pays the bills and will get our daughter through college....
OK the summer is here and I am looking at nice warm weather wines. Typically you are expecting big reds, I know. Look for some crisp white wines like Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc, and Cosenting Pinot Grigio to appear soon!
Today I am heading over to Caruth Winery in Solana Beach Ca. Looking forward to some good stuff
Cheers, Jeff
