Wines Served Saturday, March 28th, 2009
2007 Patricia Green Sauvignon Blanc
There is very little Sauvignon Blanc produced in the Willamette Valley. When I taste this wine, I wonder why more isn't produced. It's probably because you can sell Pinot Noir grapes for more that Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This is a very clean, crisp style of Sauvignon Blanc, with a lot of minerality that reminds me of Sancerre. There's plenty of elegance and balance to match up with the fruit.
2006 Pedroncelli Zinfandel
Here's an excellent Dry Creek Zinfandel at an exceptional price. Here are Matt Kramer's thoughts on this wine: "Are you a zinfandel fan? Count me in. But choosing a good zin is curiously difficult, if only because this red wine comes in so many styles depending on where the grapes are grown and how ripe (or overripe) the producer likes his or her wines.
One of the choicest locales in California for zinfandel is Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley. Everyone agrees on that, so much so that Dry Creek Valley is almost synonymous with zinfandel.
Pedroncelli Winery is a reliable old-line producer that has recently raised the level of its game. This 2006 zinfandel, from vines cloned from Pedroncelli's original, century-old zinfandel plot is an exceptionally fine,balanced, restrained zin of real depth and character. The price is unbeatable for the (high) quality."
2007 Easton Zinfandel Amador County
This is always an exceptional wine for a great price. Here are the winery's notes on this wine: "This is the eleventh release of our popularly-priced Amador County Zinfandel. It is made from grapes that grow on our beautiful, rolling mountain sites that have the classic, vermilion-colored, Amador decomposed granite soil. The 2007 has full black cherry and blackberry fruit aromas with a beautiful balance and a big, sumptuous, and juicy mouth feel. It also presents complex spicy aromas,with a nice creamy texture derived from the 10 months time it receives in French oak barrels. This wine has become our popular, but serious cru Beaujolais-styled Zinfandel that has found its way on to many great restaurant lists across North America where it is often listed "by the glass". It is consistently rated one of the top Zinfandels in its class and one of the best value Zins available. Although drinkable now, it gains complexity with bottle age. This wine's release has become highly anticipated by many of our customers each year. We think this 2007 bottling is our best effort yet."
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Wine can of their wits the wise beguile,
Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.
- Homer, Odyssey (9th c. B.C.)
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