NEW to post on WB; Quickie in Napa

WINE TALK
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Only 2 wineries, but WOW

LARKMEAD

09 Tocai – 35 cases and only avail at winery; think the PERFECT summer white wine; a great mix between a not too sweet reisling, crisp sauv blanc and a hint of CA chard……wowser

06 Firebelle – 55% Merlot based blend, with Cab, Petit Verdot and Malbec all mixed in….a very fruit forward nose in the glass, but a little disappointing in and on the mouth. For sure not my favorite.

06 Estate Cab – ‘Nuff said! May have to be in the top 3 or 5 of best Napa Cabs for QPR (along with nice scores year in, year out from Mr. Parker). Boom, pop, pour and drink – you will NOT be disappointed.

06 Cab LMV Salon – an even more impressive and full bodied Napa cab, that takes the very, very good Estate and takes it simply to the next level up and delivers on all cylinders; fruit, bouquet, holds smoothly in the mouth and a silky but defined finish.

SHAFER

07 Red Shoulder Ranch Chard – must say, I’m a fan of the wine, but for some reason today, quite acidic and lacking a meaningful body/depth; not sure why, but didn’t come close to my previous experiences….oh well

06 Merlot – GONG, next shall we…

05 One Point Five (Cab) – again, lifeless, almost limp and wimpy for a Napa Cab….not much to add.

06 Relentless (Syrah/Petite Syrah) – quite delicious; big fruit on the nose, with a slight touch of alcohol/heat, but not overwhelming in the least bit; pepper and cassis driven, well done

04 Hillside Select – truly lives up to its name, history and expectations; great definition of what a Napa Cab should be, it had it all.

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Thanks for the notes, Daniel. Welcome!

Colin [cheers.gif]

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Dang, the Shafer notes have me itching to go there…

Charlie, Carrie - are we gonna get hooked up for Shafer on Friday of Berserkerfest?

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Daniel, great first post. Welcome and please post often.
My experience withe One Point Five was better though.

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Daniel is a celebrity, everyone, he was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article about CA wineries today!

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Welcome Daniel, nice notes. I’ve really enjoyed the Relentless .

What? are we tour guide neener

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Um…yeah!!!

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Great post Daniel. These is a great note style that I could really get used to reading. Thanks for sharing!

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Hooked up? I’ve only been hooked up there once and it was a PITA. But if you want to go – and as far as tours go, it’s probably worth it – you can still get in for the 14th (this is a shocker)

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Eh, no need for a PITA tasting - Berserkerfest is about FUN

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Pay the $30 (or whatever it is and go) – in that regard, very easy and fun. And they might be selling the 05 HSS at that time.

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Now $45 per person.

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an idea of the distances of the wineries you want to go to Todd. neener Btw you won’t even like Shafer! It’s too big and ripe for you! [stirthepothal.gif]
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oh and toss in dinner in Yountville at the very end so somewhere in the middle :wink:

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Dude! I already said forget it!

Shafer blows! I would NEVER want to go there!

(just being clear…)

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just giving you an idea of the distances :wink: