Wine Tasting May 15 ’10
Unusual day, not just because of the omg we’re going to Tuscany tomorrow and are So Not Ready. Also because for the first time in a long time we had no first-time visitors, and also because a number of regulars were away somewhere. That made for a late-starting, early finishing sort of day which was just fine, among familiar faces all wishing us well on the trip! Grazie, amici!
Among the well-wishers were Mark, Livvy, Roger (shown here) and Liz; Livvy home having finished her gig Chez Panisse in SF, and headed back soon to start a new job with a catering company. Congrats!
Remember, the shop WILL be open this weekend! Brian and Leigh will open the doors and Lauren will be pouring the following wines…
Dry Creek chenin blanc (Calif) $10
Luscious notes of melon, peach, and lemon peel, a great buy!
Castelnoble Tinto Roble “06 Spain $8 WA 88pts
100% Tempranillo with an enticing bouquet of raspberry, blackcurrant, and spice box. Elegant on the palate, it has tons of flavor and an easy-going finish with no hard edges.
Durigutti malbec 08 Argentina $14
A lush, toasty style, with lots of cocoa and roasted vanilla up front, followed by dark, well-layered fig, boysenberry and mulled currant fruit flavors. The long finish lets all the fruit hang nicely, with an underlying graphite hint supporting it all.
Marguery Familia Malbec ‘04 Argentina $21 –
A round, supple wine with insinuating flavor intensity, smooth tannins, and lovely life and length.
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