Tried these two wines over the last few days:
- Ryme Vermentino “His” LasBrisasVnyd/Carneros/SonomaCnty (11.6%; www.RymeCellars.com) Geyserville 2016: Deep gold some browning color; rather resiny/VinoMacerati strong graham cracker/honey grahams some honeyed/honeycomb/haymow bit herbal/earthy some complex interesting nose; rather tart somewhat tannic strong resiny/phenolic/VM some honeyed/honey grahams/graham crackers bit astringent/bitter rather austere rather complex flavor w/ some grippy tannins; long rather austere briney/savory phenolic/VM complex finish that tracks flavor; starting to show some evolution/graham cracker character but still dominated by the resiny/VM character.
- Buckel Family Wine Zin CastanouVnyd/RedwoodVlly/MendoCnty (13.2%; www.BuckelFamilyWine.com) V&B by Buckel Family Wine/Gunnison/CO 2021: Med.color; rather earthy/loamy/rustic old-timey MendoCnty Zin bit raspberry/Zin/lightly spicy bit coarse quite old-timey Zin nose; soft some raspberry/Zin/slight spicy rather rustic/earthy/loamy somewhat redwood-tanky pretty old-timey flavor w/ light coarse tannins; med. coarse/rustic very old-timey/redwood tanky finish w/ light coarse tannins; lacks Zin fruit & not very good except for nostalgic reasons. $34.00 (SFW&S)
More mickleferk from TheBloodyPulpit:
- Buckel is a small CO wnry that makes a full range of CO wines. Not sure how this wine got to Gunnison/CO from MendoCnty. Assume the grapes were tucked in & it was made in Gunnison.
This wine was quite a trip back in time. It had a redwood tanky (though aged in neutral Fr.oak brls)/old-timey character like many of the Mendo Zins made back in the '50/'60’s; reminded a lot of the old Fetzer/Foppiano/Parducci/Pedroncelli/Weibel Zins. It was a nice trip down memory lane but the wine didn’t do much for me.
Tom
