An Evening With Abe Schoener
Union Square Wines (NYC)
Tasted December 6, 2011 by jrobs7777 with 639 views
Introduction
This was a terrific guided tasting at Union Square Wines in New York. Abe Schoener of Scholium Project led us through 6 flights of wines. Abe paired all of the wines together for a variety of reasons, whether it was the wine making or another story that connected to the two wines. Overall, my preference is for Scholium's red wines, and sure enough, they showed very well. However, the Sylphs really was an exciting white and I look forward to drinking them in the future.
Flight 1 - Fresher Whites (2 notes)
Both of these whites are made using the same wine making techniques. A lot of lees exposure.
Flight 2 - 2006 Whites (2 notes)
Both of these wines are from 2006 although they are quite different.
Flight 3 - Two More Whites (2 notes)
The Sylphs is the class of the Scholium whites. This was a side by side comparison in class.
Flight 4 - 2004 Reds (2 notes)
Great comparison here. The Donati Vineyard wine is a classy wine, but there was only 1 Scholium vintage made.
Flight 5 - Tenbrink Comparison (2 notes)
The difference between the Bricco and the Babylon is that the Bricco is made more in the Italian Amarone style. It spends an extra year in oak.
Flight 6 - 2007 Reds (2 notes)
This confirmed for me that the Androkteinos is the consistent class of the Scholium reds, in my view. However, Abe related that the 2008 Babylon may be the best and it is true that the Babylons have shown regular improvement as the Scholium wine making team continues to learn which wines produce the best fruit (which goes in the Babylon) while the rest goes into the Gardens of Babylon NV.