Thursday, October 23, 2008

misc thursday wines

4 people brought by 4 different wines.
Miner Chardonnay Wild Yeast 2005 Napa made in the full bodied style of napa chard...lots of sweet aromas, pretty color of straw yellow in the glass. 100% malo and mostly new oak. so everything that some people love about napa chard.. rich and fat but still some acidity. Wild yeast makes it take on a life of its own.

Qupe Grenache 2006 Central Coast...a little green and yet some nice bright fruit. I am not a fan of young vine grenache just out of the bottle. this was no exception.

Les Clos de Paulillies 2005 Banyuls Rimage... dark almost black color, viscous and raisony. 100% grenache. reminds one of port with a little less alcohol kick... would work really well with chocolate.

Bernie brought one by and it smelled of nail polish remover and tasted very tart and uninviting.

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