Many Possibilities
Last weeks blog got trashed in cyberspace. I would like to apologize but it is not necessary.
Tonight we are checking out a drinkable white from Sebatiani and Sons Pepperwood label. This 2004 chardonnay has a lot of buttery citrus goat in the nose and is slaps the mouth like budda- seriously. For an inexpensive wine it sure has a great mouthfeel. It could be the addition of extraneous mouthfeel agents. Flavourwise it still yeilds some goaty attitude including hay, wood sorrel, clover, and woodchuck (don’t ask).
It’s 5:19 PM now and people are starting to file in. Like clockwork, the world would stop if people did not come to Town and Country liquors on Friday to stock up for the weekend alcholympics. You can set your timepiece to a lot of the people that patronize us. You can tell the time of day from the empty bottle pattern on the shelves.
We are tasting two Monterey County (Ca) wines from Chalone Vineyards: a 2004 Pinot Noir and a 2003 Merlot.
The Pinot Noir has an excellent nose full of strawberries and marshmellows. I call it Frankenberry. A delicious medium body, easy DRINKING wine with seriously strawberry enhanced flavour molecules and some subtle earthy tones reminiscent of a car ride I took through the black forest in Germany on my way to Freiberg to cop a vizit with my future X-wife.
The Merlot is excellent. A dry velvety lush mouthful of dark cherries, smoke, mineral and metal accompanies the noseful of cherries, caramel, cinamon and vanilla.