TN: Carlisle TheDerivative '16...(short/boring)

WINE TALK
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Had to crack into my Carlisle order last night, so tried:

  1. Carlisle TheDerivative f’(x) WW (13.8%; 40% Muscadelle+ 38% Colombard/21% Semillon/1% Palomino; 150 cs) 2016: Light yellow color; quite fragrant floral/appley/apple blossom/pear/slight muscatty very attractive perfumed nose; lightly tart slight tangy/metallic lightly floral/pear/apple/apple blossom/bit muscatty slight chalky/perfumed talc bit spicy flavor; very long lightly tart clean/crisp/refreshing some floral/pear/apple/bit muscatty bit chalky/perfumed talc finish; not a profound white but just a bright/refreshing/clean-as-a-whistle white; probably will put on weight and become really interesting w/ 2-3 yrs of age; delicious stuff. $23.00

A wee BloodyPulpit:

  1. Since Mike lost access to the MonteRosso Semillon, he had to make up for it w/ some RossiRanch Semillon. So production of this delicious wine dropped from 400 cs to only 150 cs.
    Tom
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Thanks for the note Tom. I usually try to wait a few years on these. Hard to beat for the price.

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I love these wines. “They” (whoever they are) say that you can’t taste more than two flavors at a time. The problem is that they only take one taste. Every taste of The Derivative allows you to discover a subtle difference from the prior taste as you concentrate on one flavor or another. I can’t discern one grape or the other, but I’m sure that the multiple grapes I’ve barely heard of explain the flavor melange. Besides. I always thought that Palomino was a horse.