Paumanok visit
LI
Tasted July 4, 2006 by Mlermontov with 648 views
Introduction
a TOTAL accident as far as the coming of the WA report... but i am glad it happened and i am glad for Charles and all the NY winemakers that the report does them honor.
I firstly must say a HUGE thanks to CHarles Massoud - my wife and I and my friends were really in for a treat! a private tasting and a trully wonderfull walk through the vineyards with a TON of info... my parents and friends kept saying how this was the highlight of their weekend (we were camping in LI Wildwood Park for 4 days)
secondly - i was FLOORED by the quality of these wines. i have tried them before - but i must say that the couple of times i had them at the Vintage NY store i didnt not like them at all...and i think it is because their storage needs to be questioned. in any case - i had to buy some even though we were still camping. i dedicated a cooler filled with ice and sent them home that eve since a friend was going to work on monday and had to be in NY... will post notes when i open them!
Flight 1 - Whites (7 notes)
I was VERY impressed with thse...whites are more of my comfort field and were my biggest surprze. very very good stuff here
2005 is a great year!
White
2005 Paumanok Chardonnay Festival
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
fresh, green and light, long middle, touch of tropical fruit on finish, nice tartnss on the finish as well. reminds a bit of verdeho
White
2003 Paumanok Chardonnay Barrel Fermented
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
one of my fav and to me - a great qpr.
real white burg nose, long but a bit fatter middle, buttery finish, starts out Burg and end in Cali... again - a great qpr (and i happily bought some)
White
2004 Paumanok Chardonnay Grand Vintage
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
serious wine that needs a few years...powerfull and more complex, has good minerality as well as fruit. with time should be well integrated and then trully show.
White
2005 Paumanok Chenin Blanc
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
apples, pineapple, red berry on the finish, a bright little wine with a long clean finish.. great stuff
White
2005 Paumanok Sauvignon Blanc
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
grass, fresh notes on the nose, touch of tropical fruit, but a hint of bitterness on the finish
White
2005 Paumanok Riesling
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
nice riesling nose, apple in the middle, good finish but just a touch of heat (reminds me a lot of the german trockens and not at all of the cali/australlian)
White - Off-dry
2005 Paumanok Semi-Dry Riesling
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
pfalz nose, but rather heavily tropical. maybe the year that this wine did not benefit from - while others obviously did. apricot and peach come through as well, bit fat and finish is short. still - a nice wine for mixed company although a couple of bucks more than the germans of that level. the potential is there though - maybe in a cooler year? :)
Flight 2 - Reds (7 notes)
Merlot is the obvious choice BUT the Cabernet Franc was trully excellent, the colour and power of Cab Sav was well... i coulnt belive that this grape can get so ripe in LI
Red
2003 Paumanok Festival Red
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
oak sticks out a little, drying tannins, touch of bell pepper, nice middle but a bit unbalanced.
Red
2003 Paumanok Cabernet Franc
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
much better oak balance, nice light wine, good tannins, bell pepper present (as it should be) but in a good way, delicious wine that i would take over most simmilarly priced Loir reds
Red
2002 Paumanok Merlot
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
although my score is a bit higher i totally agree with David on this one - its an excellent value. i wish i was in position to buy a few more of these.
bright merlot nose - plums, but at the same time mineral comes out as well, soft velevely wine, plush tannins,...just YUM... trully a must try at this price! ($18!)
Red
2001 Paumanok Merlot Grand Vintage
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
Very rich nose, with fruit (plums/red berries), long wine with good tannins supporting it, more time perhaps? med finish. has great potential
Red
2002 Paumanok Assemblage
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
my favorite wine and trully a world class wine. this is a must try!!
plush, rich, great balance on the oak, long sweet finish. will benefit from decanting/age a hit!
Flight 3 - Barrel Samples (2 notes)
2005 is obviously a homerun... i cant wait to taste these out of bottle
Red
2005 Paumanok Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
Barrel Sample - OH MY, beautifull garnet color, rich cali cab nose, long legs, powerfull rich wine.... YUMMY!!!!
Red
2005 Paumanok Petit Verdot
USA, New York, Long Island, North Fork
OMG!
if this does indeed get bottles as a varietal i will HAVE TO get some...
first notes - BDX - most closely reminded me of a bottle of Lynch Bages 2000... amazing wine-to-be...
Flight 4 - Sweet Wine (1 note)
i am too hard on the sweet wines... maybe because i have so many of them and drink quite a few :)
Closing
again a HUGE thanks to Charles - please lets set something up in Queens or NY and let some more people try these wonderfull wines!
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