JC Cellars New Release: 2006 Marsanne Stagecoach Vyd & 2006 Syrah Fess Parker Vyd

JC Cellars Oakland, CA
Tasted Wednesday, November 5, 2008 by tonyvelebil with 394 views

Introduction

Last night Traci and I ventured out in the cold blustery Oakland evening...okay it was 63 degrees, to the JC Cellars new release tasting. We arrived promptly at 5 pm and were greeted warmly by Jeff Cohn, Angela and the rest of the gang pouring. Nice conversation with Jeff about wine, his enthusiasm for harvest and the wines he made this year, plus the terrific Fresno State winemakers he went to school with - Ed Kurtzman, Mike Sullivan, Kris Curran and a couple of others..pretty cool. Then we tasted the two wines being released. B/c this is pretty informal, we were able to go back and taste each wine a couple of times. After we ventured into Oakland's chinatown for dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant Kim Huong. the pork spring rolls rocked. i thought the rest of dinner good but not great...I'd still go back to check it out once more.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Jeff Cohn Cellars Marsanne Stagecoach Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    I thought this was terrific. The palate was rich, crisp and displayed crushed rocks that I loved. Also showed nice tropical fruits - pineapple mostly to me, a little smoke, and honey...it was drinking well right now but I have to agree with Jeff Cohn that it still needs another 6 mos to really flesh out and it could last easily 5-7 years. Enjoy this was a terrific example of US Marsanne.

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  • 2006 Jeff Cohn Cellars Syrah Fess Parker Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    This is young and IMO still needs a little time to integrate but the materials are there for some upside. Rich, smokey, blackberry, tar, plums, chocolate and a little vanilla. The palate weight is medium/full and well balanced if a little chunky/chewy right now. The finish was incredibly long and lingering..90 for now but I see this rating perhaps 2 pts higher as it smooths out a bit. Very nice

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