We had this wine the other night while on a skiing trip in Vermont. It is pretty unusual for us to have some leftover for the second night while on vacation… but we did. Even more telling was that we ended up bringing a quarter of the bottle home with us after not finishing it the second night. This is one of the worst Napa Cabs I have tasted. The oak is overpowering, leading to a very one dimensional taste and the finish is far too short.
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I chose this wine for the second grapescott.com virtual wine tasting because it is one of the few widely available Cabs, with any depth of flavor, that I have been able to find in the $20 price range. Apparently it’s available for $17.99 in North Carolina… but those of us trapped in Pennsylvania have to pay $21.99.
This wine has typical aromas of currant and a slight touch of spicy oak. The up front to middle flavors are napa cab. all the way with really nice black currant and a bit of black cherry. I think the weakest point on this wine is the finish. Here it is slightly high pitched… maybe a little too much acidity. Grape Cat says its a bit bitter here during the oaky tannic part. But, once that passes (10 seconds maybe) the great flavors really linger on. GC says she tastes cocoa during this finish. I’m still considering that 
Feel free to use the chat widget to the left to discuss the wine with the other buzzers… or you can use the poll widget below to rate the wine.
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I had this wine about a year ago on a camping trip and, I remember liking it quite a bit. Too bad there was no way to enter my review from the campsite. Oh well… I’ll just enter it after the party tonight.
Use the poll below to let the world know how you feel about this wine.
Loading …If you have been to Napa Valley, then you know Sterling Vineyards. It’s the awesome white winery that sits high above the valley with a tram ride to get up there. If you haven’t been there, check this link for a virtual tour
If you were able to get a bottle of this in time, feel free to post comments here. After I drink it “at the party” I will post my review here as well. You can rate it using the poll below.
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Tonight is the first GrapeScott virtual wine tasting (all tasters can use the chat widget on the left sidebar to discuss the wine with whoever is around) and I chose this bottle for a few reasons. My goal was to find a high quality, affordable wine that is available in most wine shops. So… when I walked into my local wine store and saw the 2006 Grove Mill Sauv. Blanc on sale for $13.99 I figured it’d be perfect. I used to drink this wine quite a bit, and the 2004 vintage was one of the first wines I reviewed when I started blogging last year. Even better… a sure fire winner I snatched it up, hurried home, stuck it in the fridge and announced the first tasting.
Grape Cat, however, had other plans. When she went out with friends mid-week she saw the bottle in the fridge and took it with her for the evening’s entertainment. Oops! PA wine stores frequently put a wine on sale, sell out and never stock the wine again. So, I was a little nervous until I got to the store and found they still had a few bottles left. I guess not everyone in PA will be joining our party 
But, then another snag. GC came home from dinner with 3/4’s of a bottle left and said her friends “preferred their Kendall Jackson Chardonnay.” Hmmm… not looking good for the tasting party that almost wasn’t. So, I did what any decent wine lover would do. I got out my fav. wine glass and sat down to have a taste for myself right then and there. Don’t worry, I’ll still be drinking the other bottle with my tasting friends tonight
I am a huge fan of the crisp acidity and citrus or tropical fruit flavors of the New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. They are some of my favorite white wines. This one starts out that same way - with a really nice, subtle citrus aroma and the up front crispness that I love. Unfortunately the back end soon takes over and the entire sensation is overwhelmed by grapefruit flavors that are too sour for even me (and that’s saying quite a bit because I LOVE grapefruit). I’d love to get my hands on a bottle of the 2004 and see if it really was as much better as I am recalling, or if my tastes have simply changed. Use the poll below to let me know what you think of this wine.
I will announce next week’s wine-o-the-week on my cre8buzz profile page on Monday or so. Hopefully I’ll like that one a little better. Leave a comment on one of the blog posts if you are want to be invited to join the wine community on cre8buzz.
Loading …Life…. and wine too
Grape cat just forwarded me an email that she received from a friend. I don’t usually go in for the corny sentimental stuff… but the message here is right on, the metaphor is perfect, and they worked in some wine too. How could I not like it
Enjoy your holiday season and try to keep things in perspective…
-gs
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When things in your life seem almost too much to handle,
when 24 hours in a day are not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and
the 2 glasses of wine
theory…
A professor stood before his philosophy class
with some items on his desk in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas
between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full.
They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar as full.
The students responded with a unanimous ‘YES.’
The professor then produced two glasses of wine
from under the table and poured the entire contents
into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand.
The students laughed.
‘Now,’ said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things;
your family, your children, your health,
your friends, and your favorite passions;
things that if everything else was lost
and only they remained,
your life would still be full.
‘The pebbles are the other things that matter
like your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else;
the small stuff.
‘If you put the sand into the jar first’, he continued,
‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.
If you spend all your time and energy
on the small stuff, you will never have room
for the good things that are important to you.
‘Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes.
Do one more run down the ski slope.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first; the things that really matter.
Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand.’
One of the students raised her hand and inquired
what the wine represented.
The professor smiled.
‘I’m glad you asked.
It just goes to show you that
no matter how full your life may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of
glasses of wine with a friend.’
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My friend from Washington D.C. came to visit me this weekend and, knowing how I suffer from lack of selection in the Pennsylvania wine stores, he brought me an early Christmas present. He went to Calvert Woodley (my fav. wine store in DC) and explained that he was coming to visit me… so, could they please pack up a variety case of affordable wines (under $15) that they would recommend. Now that’s a friend This Beaujolais is the first of the wines that they suggested.
I had a bottle of the 2006 Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau last year at Thanksgiving and really didn’t like it. This one was quite a bit better. It still has that strong strawberry flavor that reminds me quite a bit of unsweetened Kool-Aid. But, this time the back end was a little less tannic and the overall balance was better. I think this wine was about $8.99 a bottle and is worth trying at that price. I recently heard somebody recommend trying these Nouveaus with a bit of Cassis mixed in. Too bad this bottle didn’t make it past Friday night’s dinner… I’d have liked to have tried that. Oh well, there’s always next year.
This is the latest attempt in my continuing quest to find a decent Cabernet Sauvignon outside of Napa Valley. The more I go on with this search, the more I am starting to believe in the notion of Terroir. It still seems impossible to me that Napa Valley is such a large region (in terms of Terroir where the tendency is to believe that a vineyard across the street can produce grapes with an entirely different character) but it can consistently deliver Cabs with such depth of flavor, yet Sonoma (just over the ridge) seems incapable of getting there. Even the same label (Louis Martini for example) suffers a pretty serious letdown in their Sonoma bottling.
This particular wine is from the Paso Robles region. I bought it because it had a relatively high rating (88 iirc) and I used to enjoy the J Lohr Paso Robles Cabernet before I became so focused on finding that Napa type depth in every Cab I try. Unfortunately this wine fell far short of the mark. I honestly don’t know how it could have even achieved an 88. It is way too acidic up front, lacks any depth of flavor at all, and finishes short.
In my last post I was commenting about how up and down Burgess Cellars is. I noted that I really enjoyed their 2002 Napa Cab, and really disliked this particular wine. The funny thing is, while searching my own site to find the link to the 2002 Cab I discovered that I had reviewed their 2002 Lake County Zinfandel and disliked that as well. In that review I said I wouldn’t be buying another bottle of their Zinfandel… too bad I didn’t remember my own advice
This stuff is simply not good. It is sour to the point where it is out of balance, and other than that initial acidity it is completely without character. If PA brings this in as a Chairman’s Selection again next year hopefully I’ll remember to pass.
2003 Burgess Napa Valley Syrah
Another great deal from the PA Chairman’s Selection program, and another recommendation for a wine from Burgess Cellars. Burgess is so up and down I don’t know what to make of it. I loved their 2002 Napa Valley Cabernet as well. But, I also recently had their 2003 Lake County Zinfandel and really disliked it. I am finding this Syrah on the web for $21-$23 per bottle. But, I was able to get it as a Chairman’s Selection here in PA for $11.99. The only bummer about that program is that the good wines tend to sell out quickly and then they never seem to have them in stock again. Such was the case with this one. Oh well… at least I got to try it.
Unfortunately I drank it about a week ago and did so without a notebook. But, I do remember thinking that I liked it better than most of the Aussie Shiraz’ I have had and better than any Syrah. It had a nice up front snappiness that I find lacking in some of the soupy Aussie versions. If you live in PA check if your local store has any of these left in stock and grab a few while you can. Even if you don’t, I’d recommend trying this wine if you can get it near $20.
