big tasting tonite and a lot of wine people in town for it.. they say that ones tastebuds are affected by the weather, the barometric pressure in particular. I dont know if thats the reason but a lot of the wines I tasted today came off as hot or with high alcohol levels.Not always a bad thing but usually they are integrated enough to not be that noticable.
first from derrick of bommarito.
selbach-oster riesling kabinett 2006 I will give you the notes written by the company..." a seldom seen species from the 06 vintage but i follws the wish of the winemakker to have a snappy, taut and light-ish basic wine. There's great crunch and snap and little limey puppy teeth, herbal intricacy, powdery minerality and mentholated penetration yet each sip is juicier than the last. This is about as rare as an ivory billed woodpecker in 2006." I found it to be sweeter than I expected a kab to be...honey notes and a nice roundness.
Ladera Napa Cab 2005 great wine with a lot of grip. long finish with a touch more cedar than I like but not a deal breaker. this wine is like drew barrymore, you think its a one hit wonder and then it keeps surprising you. Ladera is made on the old Chateau Woltner estate which was known for high end Chardonnay, but they took out all the Chard and planted bordeaux varietals.
Their Claret and Howell Mountain are really nice too a little pricery though
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