Book Club - my turn

Neapolitan Pizza - Laguna Beach, CA
Tasted Friday, October 9, 2015 by brigcampbell with 273 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2013 Greek Wine Cellars (D. Kourtakis) Assyrtiko

    Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

    This is a house favorite. It's like a chainsaw for cutting through seafood dishes with butter or sauce. Light yellow color. Medium plus weight especially for a white. Nose has some grassy herbal note. Big zippy granny smith apple and sour grapefruit. Loads of acid, leaves the mouth watering for a good 15 seconds afterwards. Typically served very cold which exposes the acidity even more. Very complex.

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  • 2013 Christophe et Fils Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume

    France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

    Yellow color with faint green hue around the glass depending on the angle. Light floral note with shades of lemon and lime. As it warmed up a pear flavor took front and center. Was not a big acid wine but still very clean and delicate. Very long finish.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2011 Ridge Geyserville

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Served blind to a group of friends. Wow, this landed with a thud. Nose has a little zin fruit poking through the sweet and heat. Very juicy mouthfeel with dark plum and red fruit. Seems light on the acid and syrup feel at the end, there's no cleanliness to the wine. Probably over run by the oak/vanilla. As someone noted "this seems manipulated" and my first impression was there are wines that taste like this for much less money. Fully disclosure: I have lots of geyserville in the cellar and typically like them very much. Time to go back and revisit older vintages.

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  • 2011 Azienda Agricola Montevertine Toscana IGT

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Very nice. The color looks just like the glass in the label image, bright ruby. There's a little old world aromas coming out of the glass. Palate is a cherry and pepper with red fruit. Reserved and well balanced. Everyone guessed this to be Grenache and I would have too if I had not brought the bottle.

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