Saturday Afternoon Wines - Auteur and Jaffurs

  • 2004 Auteur Pinot Noir Hyland Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, McMinnville (6/6/2009)
    Pulled from locker, popped, decanted 30 minutes, enjoyed over a long and luxurious lunch. Wonderful nose of forest, flowers and spice. On the palate, tart cranberry, cherry, clove, allspice and dirt. Kept improving throughout the meal. Nice balance of acidity, fruit and spice. Very good complement to the meal, which was organic red & green Gazpacho with lobster, red onion, diced cucumber, avocado and chive oil followed by duck confit with white navy beans, sauteed spinach and pancetta.
  • 2006 Jaffurs Grenache - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County (6/6/2009)
    Pulled from locker, popped and poured. Too cold at first, took about 30 minutes to get to a good temperature. Once it did, it was a nice drink. Bright red fruits, muted spice, over time developed more nuance, smoothed out well. Needs time in bottle. Let these rest for at least 2 years.

Posted from CellarTracker

Brian, do you think more time will really help the Jaffurs? I had this at the winery and it felt really disjointed and didn’t relaly measure up to the whole cluster or any of the Syrah’s. With a couple of years do you think it’ll turn into something nice?

Yoni,

I felt the same way when I first tried it, but this bottle really started to come around after about 90 minutes. The last glass was the best, which gives me hope that it can develop over time.