cynthia bommarito miscellanious wines

Lang and Reed Cabernet Franc 2009 North Coast.. a winery that only makes Cab Franc. this new bottling is prominently Lake County fruit... steak sauce herbal nose. good tannin on the palate. and nice finish... always consistent

Chateau Grand Tuillac Cuvee Elegance Cotes du Castillon predominately Merlot with Cab Franc... pretty french stink on the nose, lots of mid palate action but quick back finish...  would like to have seen more either up front fruit or back of the palate

Trenel Macon Village 2009 a good region for inexpensive chardonnay.. this to me seems to be all about clean fruit, light minerality.. pleasant wine if not exciting

rich zellich/ bernie lee/ pinnacle imports

Jeio Bisol Rose Cuvee Brut Valdobbiadene veneto Italy... a merlot and pinot nero blend.. pretty rose in color and strawberry on the nose but a little harsh on the palate..

Radio-Coteau La Neblina Pinot Noir 2009 Sonoma Conty ..lovely nose of forest floor and mushroom. tannic on the palate.. and mid long finish.. nice if pricey.

Domaine Santa Duc Cotes du rhone village Vielles Vigne 2009 wow.. i still love this wine.. glad it is back in the market.. full bodied.. mocha and chocolate and blood all what you expect from a cdr from a great vintage.

C and B Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet 2008.. stinky feet on the nose, good juice and mouthfeel on the palate with a quick finish.. Cartlidge and Brown reserve...

hodgepodge from bommarito/ cynthia paugh

Image by ellevalentine via FlickrDomaine de Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape 2009 big rich fruit bomb... a touch cold so that may explain why... some french stink.. good weight.. lots of fruit and alcohol on palate

Felsina Chianti Classico 2008 .. not expressing as much of the italian stink as was expected but still there.. good fruit. long finish and could probably work better with food

Dauvergne-Ranvier 2010 Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2010... really liked the red version of this last week.. this wine features grenache blanc/roussane and viognier. showing some fruit but not really giving much.. probably better in two years for my taste

patz and hall sonoma coast chardonnay 2009 light toasty oak and not to heavy given 100% malo-lactic
a nice expression of butterscotch and caramel on the finish

Abraxas Sinksey 2009. from scintilla vineyard it is a blend of 4 grape varietals.. Pinot gris/ Pinot Blanc/Gewurztraminer/ Riesling.. with the lineup and front nose of the gewurz I expected a sweeter wine but the Pinot Blanc rounded things up nicely with the acidity of the pinot gris. a hard sell wanting to be a California Alsace.. would recommend to those looking for a fun unusual wine

Chateau Marjosse White Bordeaux Equal parts Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc with some Muscadelle.. showing more sweet fruit than expected.. again may be due to the colder bottle. one dimensional but a pretty dimension.

Hiedler Gruner Veltliner Loess 2009  I really like Gruner.. i forget about this wine because it flies under the radar so often.. loess is the type of soil grown in. crisp, clean and elegant.. the right amount of citrus

Huber Orchard/Winery and Vineyards Indiana/ Golden Barrel

A working orchard/winery in Southern Indiana since 1850's.

2010 Seyval Blanc... a hybrid grape..there version of a sauvignon blanc. relatively clean with ust a bit of foxyness on the finish. crisp.. strong midpalate.. not bad at all

Starlight White blend made from Vidal/Villard and Cayuga. not a lot on the nose, sweet on the back palate.. wanting to be like a german kabinett  nice acidity on the finish... but still sweet

Sweet Marcella Concord grapes.. smells like concord/ tastes like concord but to be honest not overly sweet..

Cabernet Franc 2009.. ok this wine was surprisingly good.. lots of aromas which I like about CF.  lush good fruit.. a little smoky on the nose and maybe just a little green vegetal on the finish but probably my favorite of these wines

Blueberry Port a soft blueberry nose and juicy on the front. like drinking blueberry jam.. but enough acidity that it wasn't too thick. a little hot on the palate from the alcohol

peach Infusion interesting brandy with peaches.. made up of two vintages. one is the eau de vie and the other produces the main fruit juice.. not as interesting as the blueberry but was interesting when they blended it with the starlight white.

Ruby Port 2006  maybe the weakest of the bunch. made from chambuorcin and concord. aromas of concord grape thick in body but disappointing in the final push going down

Applejack made from their own apples. lighter version of Apple brandy.. hot on tongue and finish... clean finish.. light oak

Grappa made from Traminette grapes pulp and seeds that macerate and develop a thickness that I am not used to with grappa.. more user friendly for sure.. sweeter and more viscous than usual .. not the everyday jet fuel that people associate with grappa

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cellar selections/craig rohner

Image by naotakem via Flickr2010 Luke Donald Chardonnay Carneros light toasty nose a pleasant chard but in the price point there are many as good if not better.

2009 Talbott Logan Sleepy Hollow Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands... pine tree and rhubarb on the nose. dried fruits on the palate.. pleasant on the finish


Chanson Vire-Clesse Burgundy 2010... white burgundy.. clean with touches of mineral and some fruit but not overly obvious. some green apple.

2008 Nicklaus Private Reserve Cabernet Napa  made at chimney rock. very tight on the nose, some good juice on the palate but still not showing alot of fruit. should be better after more time open and more time in the bottle.

Adam Lee with Siduri/ Pinnacle/Bernie Lee

Image by jspatchwork via FlickrImage of Siduri via SnoothYou can always tell its cold outside when the winemakers start to come indoors... yesterday ridge watson today Adam Lee of Siduri and Novy fame. Siduri is famous for exquiste pinot noir from both california and oregon.. novy for it's beautiful expressions of syrah.. and the wines today did not disappoint.
2010 vintage was a cool one in northern california with a few heat spikes

Siduri  Russian River Pinot Noir 2010 spice and lavender and beautiful nose and lots of acidity.. sweet fruit...

Siduri Hawk's View Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2010 ephemeral nose.. hard to describe and once you smell it you have beautiful memories but cant really describe... mushroomy.. good depth of fruit and finish

Siduri Ewald Vineyard 2010 Russian River Valley.. much more fruit forward and still good acidity..

Siduri Rosella Vineyard 2010 forward and good grip texture.

Siduri Clos Pepe Vineyard 2010 good tannin..the last wine tried because it had the most weight and tannin.. fruit also there

Siduri Sonatera Vineyard 2010 mushroomy notes on the front... prettier than expected.. more feminine style?

Siduri hirsch Vineyard 2010 light colored in the glass but lots of flavors from whole cluster fermentation.. the fruit goes quickly but there is a long finish of mocha and cedar... lovely wine

Novy Keefer Ranch Chardonnay 2010 soft and good texture.. no ml but a lot of stirring of the lees makes for creamy texture.. and acidity is right behind it..

Novy Blanc de Pinot Noir Oregon 2010.. white wine made with pinot noir grapes.. a light golden color .. and nose much more earthier than most chardonnay but that weight... kind of a pretty wine

Novy Syrah Christensen 2009 kind of one dimensional on the palate..some pepper but doesnt really promise like the nose suggested

Novy Rosellas Syrah 2009  i could smell this wine all day.. iodine and iron on the front.. lots of weight on the palate.. juicy.. didnt have the final bit that I would have liked on the end but still a very tasty wine

Novy Oley Late Harvest Viognier.. named after Adam's wifes grandmother this soft round dessert wine has good acidity that keeps it from being cloying. long finish.. would go well with wedding cake

ridge watson/ joullian/ bommarito/cynthia paughs

Image by jimg944 via Flickr Ridge is a kc native. has been with Joullian for some time.

Joullian Sauvignon Blanc Carmel Valley 2010.. creamy version ,,maybe one of the best of his I have tasted in some time.. a touch of lime and more grassy than grapefruit..

Joullian Chardonnay Monterey 2008... toasty notes on the palate and nose... creamy and lush on the palate...silky

Joullian Chardonnay Sleepy Hollow 2009 rich in texture.. lots of depth of flavors..

Joullian Cabernet Sauvignon Carmel Valley 2007.. from a great vintage this wine is all about silky tannins and juicy fruit... very drinkable now

Joullian Zinfandel Sais Cuvee Carmel Valley 2009  a field blend Zin with all sorts of other black grape varietals.. not a big alcohol bomb.. a very good food wine.. lots of blueberry and snap