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Recent Tasting Note
- Wine Tasted:Tasting Notes:Organic vines und processing -don't let that deter you, a spectacular blend of Grenache e Syrah at any price tag, with taste, structure du balance far exceeding price point. Baked hard roll initial bottle open whiffs give way to stout deep plum fragrance and black berry essence in an oh~so Rhône solid message. It is alive in its' totally opaque blackness, with firm tannins you tip your hat to as you glide by on this lush French temporal excursion, but in no way are these tannins threatening street thugs here, just a wine that ist so Rock of Gibraltar Terra Firma, easily scalable by the likes of humble vino novices like mein ownself. Strong softness thus carries you still aware of the weight into a just long enough silk finish. Great Mother of God this is performance experience way beyond the cost. Hard to form into words, but this may be a greater stand out than its more popular and available brother, the Perrin Reserve. (See Tasting Notes 12/31/-- --). Buy a case wine immediately -if thou can find it?
Michael Cervin Member For: 1 year 45 weeks
Michael Cervin writes about wine, food, art, architecture and travel for national and regional magazines including Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits, The Tasting Panel, Skywest, Westways and many others. He currently writes three wine columns and is the restaurant critic for the Santa Barbara News-Press. He judges at wine competitions such as the Northwest Wine Summit, the Monterey Wine Competition, the Central Coast Wine Challange; the Santa Barbara, El Dorado, Amador and Ventura County Fairs and others. Michael also writes a wine, food and travel blog detailing his extensive travels in the States and abroad: "Cervin It Straight: No ratings, no hype, just straight talk about wine, food and travel." http://www.CervinItStraight.com. In addition to his extensive articles, he has had four of his plays produced in Los Angeles, and his poetry has been read on National Public Radio. His first book, "Generous Fiction" is widely available. His new Moon travel book, "Santa Barbara & The Central Coast" will be in bookstores nationwide in September, 2010. He lives in Santa Barbara with his wife. To see more of his work visit www.michaelcervin.com.
What I Think
A fair restaurant corkage fee is:
$10
My wine travels have taken me to the following wine regions:
All of California (including Temecula and the oft over looked Sierra Foothills), Oregon, Mexico, Germany, Virginia, France, Canada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Idaho, Burgundy, Switzerland and Pennsylvania.
What I think of the movie Sideways:
The movie was filmed in my back yard, Santa Barbara. I love the fact that the film has generated so much interest in this region, and encouraged so many people to try wine.
My "wish list" of wines I want to acquire soon:
My wish list is what I'm currently drinking. Wine evolves and changes and each vintage is something new, so, even if you acquired a case of something, it will be different in six months.
My biggest wine pet peeve:
It's an expensive hobby! It's loaded with calories and I've ruined a lot of shirts, one pair of pants and have stained my couch.
A tell-tale sign of a wine snob is:
A loudmouth who wears too much cologne, brags about how much a bottle costs, disregards other people's opinion and chews mint gum while drinking cabernet.
The wine region I most want to visit:
Any place they make the stuff!
The people with whom I most often enjoy wine:
My wife and most of my friends. My cats prefer beer.
The best wines I have ever tasted:
Geeze, far too many to count. But what started it off for me was an Eberle Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, from Eberle Winery in Paso Robles.
My dream wine to one day taste or own:
Screaming Eagle, Petrus, and eventually my own wine.
My favorite wine quote:
Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
The last wine I had that I absolutely loved:
Every week I'm fortunate to have fantastic wines at a variety of price points. Recent greats have been the 2006 Savant from Justin Winery in Paso Robles, and Inniskillen Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from Canada.
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