81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19%Syrah
13.4% Alcohol
$23.99 at Taylor's Fine Wine and Grocery
Color: Crimson, almost ruby
Nose: Alcohol (I probably could have let it breathe longer), a bit of tobacco behind the cherries and plums. I sniffed a background of oak and cedar, and an aromatic eucalyptus note.
Palate: This wine is not as big as it smells. It's clean, with an added dose of that cedar and eucalyptus. Tart cherries and tobacco, like the bouquet, but with a mouthwatering acidity in the finish.
It went pretty well with our dinner of pan-seared pork chops, black eyed peas with tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, and spinach salad with dried blueberries. Sometimes the wine displayed a cocoa powder sort of a thing when in combination with the food.
Not a bad wine, but the balance isn't quite where I'd want it. A little less of the cedar, a little less (but not too much less) acidity, and more body would make it great. Anyway, it's interesting and it stands up well.
Childress Vineyards Website
Thursday, July 31, 2008
First Post
I've decided to get a bit more organized and motivated with my love of the grape. I love wines from all over the world, but I'd like to be part of the rise of wine in my adopted home state. The number of wineries is increasing, but I'd like to put up some semi-objective tasting notes to separate the good stuff from the cough syrup. Here is my mission statement:
1)I will taste wines made in North Carolina, preferably made entirely from North Carolina fruit.
2)I will endeavor to describe a wine within the context of its grape(s)'s style and vinification in other parts of the world.
3)Despite #2, I will write about NC wines from the standpoint of this being a unique wine region.
4)I will not pontificate. I'll try not to, anyway.
5)Wine is for pleasure. I do not collect wine or view it as an investment.
6)Snobbery is evil. Wine is a beverage of the people.
7)I will use my lack of professional wine background as an excuse to have maximum fun with this.
8)If I see people in a tasting room being pretentious, stupid or tasteless, I can't promise that I won't make fun of them here.
1)I will taste wines made in North Carolina, preferably made entirely from North Carolina fruit.
2)I will endeavor to describe a wine within the context of its grape(s)'s style and vinification in other parts of the world.
3)Despite #2, I will write about NC wines from the standpoint of this being a unique wine region.
4)I will not pontificate. I'll try not to, anyway.
5)Wine is for pleasure. I do not collect wine or view it as an investment.
6)Snobbery is evil. Wine is a beverage of the people.
7)I will use my lack of professional wine background as an excuse to have maximum fun with this.
8)If I see people in a tasting room being pretentious, stupid or tasteless, I can't promise that I won't make fun of them here.
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