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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2020 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Apollo_Creed on 9/29/2021 & rated 90 points: Pleasantly surprised. (757 views) | | | Tasted by Leomania on 6/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Consistent with previous. (1051 views) | | | Tasted by Leomania on 3/22/2020 & rated 90 points: This particular GSM fires on all cylinders for me. In particular, there's an olive brine aspect in the mid-palate that I just love. In addition the fruit has nice concentration, there are noticeable tannins and the acidity provides excellent lift and grip. Terrific value IMO. (967 views) | | | Tasted by dsgris on 2/3/2020 & rated 90 points: Dark ruby with a sweet berry nose. Full body and fruit with a tart undercurrent of bitter like you would get with Campari. It's been stting around for a few more days, losing most of the bitter and developing a nice round fruit profile. (1198 views) | | | Tasted by fitchbuck on 11/13/2019 & rated 88 points: Nose better than palate. A bit one-note in comparison to the standard grenaches I've been drinking. But for 12 bones, pretty OK I suppose. (1242 views) | | | Tasted by stevemar on 9/13/2019 & rated 89 points: Pale garnet color, strawberry, eucalyptus on the nose. Red fruits, earth and leather. Light to medium body, medium acid and soft tannins. (810 views) | | | Tasted by shorty01 on 8/11/2019 & rated 91 points: An absolute joy. (695 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Write on 3/26/2019: Savory red fruit flavors. Some lift on the finish. Won’t change your life, but it’s a nice QPR. (939 views) | | | Tasted by MBusk on 3/3/2019 & rated 93 points: Vibrant, snappy, and rich, this carries substantial intenstity on a light frame, with lovely strawberry flavors sailing through. At this point, the acidity is softened a bit, the tannins have melted, and all the yummy-but-true fruit shines through. I've got a few more bottles of this coming, and I wish I had a truckful. (899 views) | | | Tasted by wine247365 on 2/10/2019 & rated 89 points: Decanted an hour, which worked well in taming the Grenache's acidity. Medium - body with a lot of acidity. A killer QPR at $12 from FP. Glad I have another and will wait till 2020. Tannins are light and in the background. Would pair well with Italian red sauces. (821 views) | | | Tasted by shorty01 on 2/4/2019 & rated 91 points: Good stuff. (785 views) | | | Tasted by stevemar on 12/24/2018 & rated 89 points: Rhone GSM blend. Red fruits, leather on the nose. Soft tannins with red and dark fruits, touch of earth and smooth finish. (677 views) | | | Tasted by shorty01 on 10/20/2018 & rated 90 points: Balanced And delicious. (796 views) | | | Tasted by shorty01 on 9/30/2018 & rated 90 points: This is a great example of good fruit in the hands of a talented winemaker. Delightful. (729 views) | | | Tasted by brouigu1 on 10/5/2017 & rated 90 points: Solid 90 point wine after decanting. A blend of 53% Grenache, 22% Mourvedre, 13% Syrah, 12% Cinsaut.
Medium purple in the glass with good clarity. Soft vanilla with black fruits on the nose.
Blueberry, strawberry and the vanilla make this an easy drinking wine and at a great price. (968 views) | | | Tasted by oropeza on 4/10/2017 & rated 86 points: slight jam but minerally core to keep it interesting (959 views) |
| By Paul Zitarelli
Full Pull, Full Pull Popularity Contest (11/25/2018)
(Domaine Pouillon Katydid) Hello friends. We’re getting to the point in the year where we can start to look back and reflect on 2018’s offers: what worked well, what died on the vine, etc. In reviewing our most popular wines of the year, the vast majority of them are, sadly, sold out. But one wine in the top ten is still kickin’, as are a pair of wines from late 2017. The holidays are a busy time in wine retail, so no guarantees we’ll be able to reoffer these wines again. Safest to assume it’s last-chance-saloon time for this trio of beauties:Originally offered July 9, and you may recall that we bought the entire remaining stock of the old label design, the one that looks like this. Those are completely sold out, but the winery still has a parcel remaining of the new label. There’s no accounting for label taste – some folks will like the old script, some will like the modern Tettigoniidae – but the important thing to note: the juice inside is exactly the same. And that juice has been enormously popular this year. Here are excerpts from the original offer: A few reminders on why Katydid has become such a special deal. First, the varieties and vineyards involved: this is a legit Rhone Blend. It’s 53% Grenache, 22% Mourvedre, 13% Syrah, and 12% Cinsault, all from the Horse Heaven Hills (G/S/C from McKinley Springs Vineyard; M from Coyote Canyon). And second, the pricing. It is extremely rare to see Washington Rhone blends at a sub-$20 tariff, let alone sub-$15, and this one was released at $30, so our TPU price today is excellent. What has me really stoked about today’s offer is that this is a superior wine to the 2012 vintage, with more complexity and more fruit impact. I noted it in March; I noted it even more today. It begins with an attractive, complex nose, featuring plenty of primary fruit (red raspberry, red plum) and all sorts of maturing tertiary goodies: dried cherry and fig, dusty soil, and signature Mourvedre notes of leather spice and roasting game. I love the wildness here, the briary aromatic edge. The palate (14.5% listed alc) is rich and openly delicious, texturally lovely. A plush attack and plump mid-palate transition into a supple finish with just-right fine-grained tannins. There’s a level of polish here – thanks in part to skillful winemaking, in part to the power of bottle age – that is all too rare among wines at this tag. I’d happily drink this with barbequed pork ribs or briskets or sausages this summer, but in my mind, this will show its very best during cassoulet season (what some folks call autumn). It’s a bistro chugger through and through. | By Paul Zitarelli
Full Pull, Full Pull Katydid (+FP Closed REMINDER) (7/9/2018)
(Domaine Pouillon Katydid) FP Closed REMINDER: We will be closed for pickups on Friday July 13 and Saturday July 14, returning to our normal hours July 19-21. ---- Hello friends. I had a plan. The plan was to offer the 2013 Domaine Pouillon Katydid during our October anniversary week. That’s what we did last year with the 2012, and it was an enormously popular offer. The wine was already locked down. We tasted it in March, loved it, and received our shipment in June. But then. Then factors began to converge. First, I kept hearing about Katydid anecdotally, almost always in the vein of a list member asking if we still had any ’12 and/or when we were going to offer the ’13. Then Pat mentioned that he has been regularly zeroing out reorder requests for months, so I logged into the system to take a look. He wasn’t exaggerating. Over the course of the past eight months, we’ve zeroed out dozens of orders representing more than 200 bottles requested. Yikes. So then I decided: hell, I better open a bottle and check in on it. And friends, some bottles say wait-a-few-months-and-offer-me-in-October. And some bottles say don’t-overthink-this-I’m-ready-right-now-hey-why-haven’t-you-hit-Send-yet? This was the latter.Originally offered July 9, and you may recall that we bought the entire remaining stock of the old label design, the one that looks like this. Those are completely sold out, but the winery still has a parcel remaining of the new label. There’s no accounting for label taste – some folks will like the old script, some will like the modern Tettigoniidae – but the important thing to note: the juice inside is exactly the same. And that juice has been enormously popular this year. Here are excerpts from the original offer: A few reminders on why Katydid has become such a special deal. First, the varieties and vineyards involved: this is a legit Rhone Blend. It’s 53% Grenache, 22% Mourvedre, 13% Syrah, and 12% Cinsault, all from the Horse Heaven Hills (G/S/C from McKinley Springs Vineyard; M from Coyote Canyon). And second, the pricing. It is extremely rare to see Washington Rhone blends at a sub-$20 tariff, let alone sub-$15, and this one was released at $30, so our TPU price today is excellent. What has me really stoked about today’s offer is that this is a superior wine to the 2012 vintage, with more complexity and more fruit impact. I noted it in March; I noted it even more today. It begins with an attractive, complex nose, featuring plenty of primary fruit (red raspberry, red plum) and all sorts of maturing tertiary goodies: dried cherry and fig, dusty soil, and signature Mourvedre notes of leather spice and roasting game. I love the wildness here, the briary aromatic edge. The palate (14.5% listed alc) is rich and openly delicious, texturally lovely. A plush attack and plump mid-palate transition into a supple finish with just-right fine-grained tannins. There’s a level of polish here – thanks in part to skillful winemaking, in part to the power of bottle age – that is all too rare among wines at this tag. I’d happily drink this with barbequed pork ribs or briskets or sausages this summer, but in my mind, this will show its very best during cassoulet season (what some folks call autumn). It’s a bistro chugger through and through. |
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| Domaine Pouillon Producer websiteRed Rhone Blend Read about the different grapes used to produce red and white Rhone wines
On CellarTracker, Red Rhone Blend is the term for a wine consisting of two or more of the traditional 13 Southern Rhone grape varieties. Typically it's the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre or Cinsault grapes, but can also contain the Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Picardan or Vaccarese grapes.
A 'food' wine. Lacking pretension and intended for local consumption with local cuisine. Lacks the 'high' notes on a Bordeaux, more earthy and sharper so often a better partner to meat dishes with a sauce. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.Washington Washington Wine Commission | Credit to Washingtonwine.org for this article
Washington Wine
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Wineries
With 30,000+ acres planted, the state has ideal geography and conditions for growing premium vinifera wine grapes. Primarily grown on their own root stocks, the vines produce grapes of consistent quality, resulting in strong vintages year after year. While its focus is on Chardonnay, Riesling, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, the region also produces a wide range of other spectacular whites and reds.
Growers
Winemakers from all over the world have chosen to establish themselves in Washington, where they can create wines reflecting this region's unique characteristics. Their hand-crafted wines are receiving wide acclaim from critics regionally, nationally and internationally for their consistently high quality. Many of them have received scores of 90 and above from the major wine media. Overall this is a higher percentage than other leading wine regions.
Regions
As the state's fourth largest fruit crop, the Washington wine industry is an important contributor to the long-term preservation of Washington agriculture. The industry is committed to sustainable agricultural practices and conservation of water resources.
Washington State is a premium wine producing region located in the northwest corner of the United States. Although a relatively young wine industry, it is now the nation's second largest wine producer and is ranked among the world's top wine regions. Washington wines are found nationally in all 50 states and internationally in more than 40 countries.
Varieties
Washington produces more than 20 wine grape varieties - a ratio of 56 percent white to 44 percent red. As the industry matures and experiments, it finds many grape varieties that thrive throughout Washington's microclimates. There are more than 16,000 vineyard acres of red wine varieties statewide.
History & Vintages
Washington's wine future is limitless. As consumers discover the quality of Washington wines, demand continues to grow nationally and internationally. New acreage and wine varietals are being planted and new wineries are opening at a remarkable pace. Washington State is recognized as a premium viticultural region around the world.
State Facts
Washington's wine industry generates more than $3 billion to the state economy. It employs more than 14,000 people, directly and indirectly, with projections to add nearly 2,000 more jobs by 2006. In terms of tax revenues accrued to the state and federal government, wine grapes are among the highest tax generators of any agricultural crops. Furthermore, Washington wine tourism attracts nearly two million visitors annually contributing to the positive growth of local and regional economies.
Washington State - the perfect climate for wine = ideal growing conditions, quality wines, business innovation, lifestyle, and social responsibility. All are key elements of this world-class wine industry.
Vintages
"2008 and even more so 2010 and 2011 were cool, even cold vintages (think: 2002 in the Barossa) without the extreme ripeness, extract and higher alcohol that had become the norm in the state’s post 1995 world. 2008 was manageable but the duo of 2010/2011 nearly caused a “great depression” in Washington State." - Jon RimmermanColumbia Valley Columbia Cascade Winery Association
The Columbia Valley AVA lies mostly in Washington state, with a small section in Oregon. The Cascade Range forms its western boundary with the Palouse regions bordering the area to the east. To the north, the Okanogan National Forest forms a border with the AVA and Canada. It encompasses the valleys formed by the Columbia River and its tributaries, including the Walla Walla River, the Snake River, and the Yakima River. The Columbia valley stretches between the 46th parallel and 47th parallel which puts it in line with the well known French wine growing regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. The northern latitude gives the areas two more hours of additional daylight during the summer growing season than wine regions of California receive. The volcanic and sandy loam soil of the valley offers good drainage and is poor in nutrients, ideal in forcing the vine to concentrate its resources into the grape clusters.Horse Heaven Hills About AVA (Wikipedia) |
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