Kutch Spring Release

WINE TALK
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Anybody get a sneak peak (taste) of the 2018’s?

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I tasted a few of the 2018s last summer. With Falstaff being in the release next week, I can offer you another POV, RM.

  • 2018 Kutch Pinot Noir Falstaff Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (7/27/2019)
    July 2019 Kutch Visit (Jamie’s Pad in SFO): Drank as part of a 5 bottle flight of Falstaffs (2010 non-blind, with the 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2018 tasted blind). This was bottled three days ago. There is structure here, some power and coil with cherry. Red and purple fruit, with some vanilla on the finish? I did star this wine as I liked it as much as the 2017 as the winners for me in the lineup. Unfortunately, none left to retaste today so will have to follow the journey of the 2018 over time. Of note, this was a large vintage for Falstaff so there will be either more of it, or more of it going into the Sonoma Coast, or both. But, we will get to see Falstaff do its thing.

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Thanks Frank. Was hoping you had a chance to give at least one of the 18’s a try!

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RM, these wines are first class and consistently vintage after vintage, they get better and stronger and are just dynamite to drink. So, you really can’t go wrong buying any of them. But I understand if you have a budget or space constraints that you have to make decisions, as much as I do too.

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Frank and I tasted 4 or 5 of the 2018 but they were in shiners IIRC and Jamie may have bottled them a few days before. My notes are very shallow because at that point what went into the bottle at that time and what comes out when you finally open will be two different things.

The trip report is here: Short Nor Cal Trip: TNs from Rhys and Kutch Visits - WINE TALK - WineBerserkers

Love all of Jamie’s wines and Fallstaff is a favorite. Probably will get a taste at Falltacular in two weeks so I’ll post back here if so.

Side note: never understood how people could barrel sample and come to some definitive conclusion. The wine is really alive at that time.

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This is one of the very, very few mailing lists I buy from. Jamie is making CA’s best Chardonnay and perhaps the best Pinot as well.

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I can think of a handful of producers that are “pinot people” but make AMAZING chardonnay. Rhys, Ladd, Kutch off the top of my head

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RM, yeah Brig is right about Falltacular in a couple of weeks cuz we’ll have all of the 2018s out for tasting. That should give several of us a chance to look at those up close and make a few notes about them, but it’s so damn busy during the event that it takes a dedicated amount of intention to make sure we do it. [truce.gif]