Wine Notes
2006 Laxas Albarino - This fresh white from the Rias Baixas area of the Galicia region in northwest Spain is certainly no Laxas monster. In fact, it is delightfully crisp, sort like a very good Muscadet, but with good body and hints of fruit. Refreshing by itself or great with oysters, fish, seafood, or chicken.
2004 Pepper Bridge Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - Great fruity nose and raspberry flavors. Very drinkable now. Has the characteristic softness of Columbia Valley grapes. Made in lieu of Walla Walla Cab, since there were few grapes from Walla Walla in 2004 due to a major winter frost.
2003 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon - Great color, phenomenal nose, needs at least two years of ageing. Big, lots of backbone, typical Walla Walla grapes.
2002 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon - Deep garnet, toasty nose, smooth, but still tannic. Needs at least two more years. Beautiful wine.
1989 Chasse Spleen - Great Bordeaux from a Cru Bourgeois, this wine took a little time to open up. Mahogany red, complex nose, soft subtle black fruit flavors. Definitely an older wine taste, but still kickin'.
2003 Columbia Crest Two Vines Chardonnay - Still the best buy Chardonnay in the world and available at almost any gas station!
2004 Callaghan Buena Suerte - Fairly light red, good flavors, somewhat astringent finish. Once again, a wine that was at its best young. The fruit is fading. Could this have anything to do with the screwcap?
2004 Pepper Bridge Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - Great fruity nose and raspberry flavors. Very drinkable now. Has the characteristic softness of Columbia Valley grapes. Made in lieu of Walla Walla Cab, since there were few grapes from Walla Walla in 2004 due to a major winter frost.
2003 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon - Great color, phenomenal nose, needs at least two years of ageing. Big, lots of backbone, typical Walla Walla grapes.
2002 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Cabernet Sauvignon - Deep garnet, toasty nose, smooth, but still tannic. Needs at least two more years. Beautiful wine.
1989 Chasse Spleen - Great Bordeaux from a Cru Bourgeois, this wine took a little time to open up. Mahogany red, complex nose, soft subtle black fruit flavors. Definitely an older wine taste, but still kickin'.
2003 Columbia Crest Two Vines Chardonnay - Still the best buy Chardonnay in the world and available at almost any gas station!
2004 Callaghan Buena Suerte - Fairly light red, good flavors, somewhat astringent finish. Once again, a wine that was at its best young. The fruit is fading. Could this have anything to do with the screwcap?
posted by Gene Stein, Ph.D. @ 9:23 AM
3 Comments:
At 10:04 AM,
Fozz said…
I'm still drinking the 1986 Chasse-Spleen. Still fine but not as good as the 1985. Feel Chasse-Spleen has gone a bit downhill since 2000. I've swapped to Haut Bage Liberal from the same stable.
BigFozz
At 5:19 PM,
Gene Stein, Ph.D. said…
Fozz,thanks for your useful and interesting comment. The '89 has drunk well all along from it's earliest infancy to now. Glad I don't have any post-2000s in my cellar. Gene
At 1:13 AM,
Anonymous said…
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