Wine Tasting June 5, ’10

Posted at June 3, 2010

Just so you know, I always read the titles to this year’s entries as “Wine tasting June fifth ought-ten” because as I have argued early in the year this whole century has a zero before the two-digit year, so every year can and should be referred to as “ought-ten,” “ought-thirty-seven,” and so forth. Pass it on, maybe we can get this going!

Our first weekend back from Italy and a Studio Tour to boot. Kim’s pictures formed the perfect backdrop and many of them sold to two days of pretty intense traffic. As in Lake Wobegon, all the wines proved considerably above average, and a good time was had by all, as the following photos attest…Capella enters the fashion parade, so now we have Myra, Mary Jane, and Capella bringing class to this joint on a regular basis (see previous posts…we all really do need to start having more fun with our clothes!), and this weekend brought lots of first-time visitors…!

Capella   Joann & Ray  Lee

Paul & Wendy

Sean’s shoulders make a nice hat for Nancy! Naomi and Jenna   Brenda, Kim, and Mike

This week’s wines:

Calera Chardonnay 08 California WA90pts $15
Offers abundant notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, white currants, and tropical fruits. Crisp, elegant, mid-weight, and revealing no evidence of its wood aging, it will provide plenty of pleasure over the next 1-2 years.

Pend d’Oreille Bistro Rouge 07 Washington $13
Very aromatic blackberries and a chocolate note on the nose. Blackberry, blackcurrant, and blueberry flavors fill the palate and continue through a longish dry finish that includes modest oak and a cinnamon highlight.

Peirano Estates The Immortal Zin ’08 California $10
Hand selected from 113-year-old vines; deceptively subtle aromas of this wine combine red and black cherry, mineral, earthy rhubarb and slightly spicy red fruit; palate is wrapped in velvety layers of sweet red cherry, strawberry, cocoa and juicy red fruit leading to a lengthy, almost breathless finish.

Viu Manent San Carlos Malbec Chile WA91pts $18
Great aromatic complexity, depth, and grip, succulent spicy black cherry flavors, and a lengthy finish; best from 2011 to 2019.

Wine Tasting

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