4th Saturday Brown Bagger

Our house
Tasted Saturday, May 25, 2019 by AllRed with 159 views

Introduction

Wines were tasted double blind in random flights. Each flight is tasted, discussed, and revealed prior to moving on to the next flight.

Flight 1 - Starters (2 Notes)

A couple of nonblind starters

Flight 2 - Warm ups (4 Notes)

Double blind for the group; I knew the order. I noticed we were down to our last of the '16 Lewis and having just received some of the '18, I thought it might be fun to have a small vertical. The '16 was perhaps a little bit light on fruit, but only by comparison to the subsequent vintages. The group was split between the '17 and '18 as the favorite. In my opinion, the sweet spot for the Lewis Vin Gris is one year after release...so we will drink the '17s this year, and drink our '18s (just released this week) in the summer of 2020.

Flight 3 - Reds (5 Notes)

Flight 4 - Reds (5 Notes)

  • 2012 Schweiger Vineyards Cabernet Franc 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District

    Double blind. Opens with a subtle herbal note along with red fruit and chocolate. There's a hint of sourness to the fruit. Red fruit on the palate with an earthy clay note in the finish. On the full side of medium-bodied, with medium tannins. All in all, a nice wine. Guessed Napa cab sauv.

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  • 2007 Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve Sixtine 85 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Double blind. Ripe dark fruit bordering on raisiny with a bouillon undertone. There's a bit of peppery spice in there too. Plum, raisin, dark fruit and spice on the palate, which is relatively thin. Overly ripe. This had its fans, but it really didn't do anything for me. No guess.

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  • 2011 Miner Family Cabernet Franc 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Double blind. Opens with a notes of dark fruit and cedar, giving way to berry, florals and sweet tobacco notes. Lush. Shows mixed red and black fruit, cherry and chocolate on the palate. Strong finish.

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  • 2011 Paradigm Merlot 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Double blind. OPens with a bit of a medicinal cherry note that fades away, leaving herb and dark plummy fruit notes. Plush on entry- velvety mouthfeel with medium tannins. Cherry, plum and dark fruit flavors on the long finish. Guessed merlot. 92-93 pts.

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  • 2015 James Joseph Cabernet Franc Reserve 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Blind. Herbal red and dark fruit notes with underlying chocolate tones. The palate mirrors the bouquet. Well-balanced, with a lingering finish. There's an enjoyable plush texture to the wine. Excellent. I picked this as franc, but did not think it was our bottle of the JJ. 92+ pts.

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Flight 5 - Reds (4 Notes)

Flight 6 - Dinner/dessert wines (3 Notes)

Nonblind, with dinner and dessert. We served prosciutto-wrapped pork tenderloins and a couple salads, with brown butter brownies for dessert.

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