Tuesday, January 24, 2012

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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