Community Tasting Note

• NPWolfe wrote: 90 points

  February 14, 2009 - In 1980 John Anderson split from the Republican Party and ran as a moderate independent candidate for President under the banner of the National Unity Party. He ultimately received 7% of the popular vote in the election. One of the media knocks against Anderson was that he was too sophisticated for the American public and he was part of the “Volvo, white wine, and cheese” crowd. Recently while cleaning out a closet I came across an invitation to a John Anderson “wine and cheese” fund raiser where they had the wine that they were serving listed. That wine (which at the time was too sophisticated for America) was Sebastiani Mountain Chablis, which if I remember correctly was a mixture of Chenin Blanc and Thompson Seedless. Sometimes, we forget how far we have come.
  
  My judgement about wine is skewed by price. I expect (unrealistically I know) that every bottle of wine priced above $50 should be exceptional. When that is not the case then I am inclined to be overly critical, and that is the situation with this bottle of Cherryblock. That said, this is a really nice bottle of wine. One of the characteristics that I prize most in wine is the harmonious transition between aroma, flavor, and finish. This is the most appealing feature of Cherryblock as it slides and glides between these three components as gracefully as any chanteuse singing Cole Porter. Light nose, whiff of vanilla, cherry, maybe some raspberry. Aromas slip over into the taste with the addition of a chocolate cherry cordial flavor. Good overall mouth feel with complete structure. Flavors drift into finish with the tannin adding the lingering component. So, what’s the problem? Everything was there, it was just not there enough or distinctively enough. No real wow to the wine; that’s the problem.

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