Web Tasting Room http://webtastingroom.com Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en © john@webtastingroom.com () john@webtastingroom.com() john@webtastingroom.com No no http://webtastingroom.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Web Tasting Room http://webtastingroom.com 144 144 Three Wines from Modus Operandi http://webtastingroom.com/?p=20 http://webtastingroom.com/?p=20#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:18:11 +0000 johng http://webtastingroom.com/?p=20 I’m very excited to have you meet this week’s guest. There are a lot of great stories in the wine business. Every winemaker has one. (Every wine and vineyard too.) So many of them are great. One of my favorites is from Jason Moore, a talented young winemaker from Texas who bootstrapped himself into the wine business with nothing more than massive love for wine, loads of determination, and a job as a server at a top Napa Valley restaurant.

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]]> http://webtastingroom.com/?feed=rss2&p=20 Two Wines from Capiaux http://webtastingroom.com/?p=18 http://webtastingroom.com/?p=18#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:56:53 +0000 johng http://webtastingroom.com/?p=18 This week we’re tasting two wines from Sean Capiaux of Capiaux Cellars, the 2005 Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, and 2005 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir. Both are recent Library Wines from Sean’s cellar and are drinking really well. Sorry the video is a little dark.

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2005 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir

The 2005 Pisoni Vineyards has a deep ruby color with a purple center. Fresh mushroom, smoky damp earth and ripe black cherry fruit aromas with espresso bean are intermixed in this concentrated wine. On the palate, flavors of blueberries and a touch of anise are spicy, rich and lush with silky tannins, gaining richness and depth on the finish.

2005 Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

The 2005 Freestone Hill Vineyard has a dark purple color; Sweet nose of plum sauce, forest floor, and black cherry jam. Spicy tannins, full-bodied texture and silky smooth finish with great purity.

]]> http://webtastingroom.com/?feed=rss2&p=18 Three from Delectus http://webtastingroom.com/?p=15 http://webtastingroom.com/?p=15#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:15:13 +0000 johng http://webtastingroom.com/?p=15 This week we visit Delectus Winery’s new estate in the Knights Valley Appellation. After we check out the vineyard, winemaker Gerhard Reisacher shares three great wines with us: his 2005 Napa Valley Merlot, 2005 Napa Valley Petite Sirah, and 2003 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon.

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2003 Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville

Tasting Notes
A tantalizing and elevated nose expresses aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, dustiness, cayenne pepper, huckleberry, fresh tree bark, rosehip, and blood orange pulp. The mouth has a rolling body, the core is refined and firm, and tannins are soft and elegant. An extremely long mouth-feel with a lingering and satisfying finish. What a pleasure! (03/08)

2005 Merlot

Tasting Notes
Aromas of cinnamon, cherry, marionberry, and white pepper fold into dried cranberry, banana-nut bread, and dark chocolate. The palate is round and vivacious and is filled with orange zest, vanilla bean and mineral. Full-throttle, powerful yet elegant, with a long velvety finish. Stellar! (02/08)

2005 Petite Sirah

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]]> http://webtastingroom.com/?feed=rss2&p=15 Two Wines from O’Shaughnessy http://webtastingroom.com/?p=13 http://webtastingroom.com/?p=13#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:18:44 +0000 johng http://webtastingroom.com/?p=13 This week we taste with Sean Capiaux, who makes delicious Pinot Noir under his own label, Capiaux Cellars, as well as estate Cabernet Cabernet and Merlot for O’Shaughnessy Winery on Howell Mountain. While I have been a fan of Sean’s Pinots for many years (they’ll be on Web Tasting Room very soon) I hadn’t had a chance to try the O’Shaughnessy wines before, and I was really impressed. My suggestion - taste both of these blind at your next dinner party and see if your guests can figure out which wine got 90-93 points from Robert Parker and which got a whopping 94 points.

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“2004 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Deep, dark ruby red color with a vibrant purple hue and an almost opaque core. Complex aromas of black cherry, black currant, tobacco, sandalwood, leather, smoked meats and chocolate. This wine has a purity of place and minerality with black pepper, orange rind and soy sauce qualities. Mixed red berry flavors and sweet vanilla cream with an excellent acid, tannin balance that lingers on the palate. An elegant yet extracted wine that is impressive upon release but will continue to improve with cellaring.”

“2004 Merlot Howell Mountain Our 2004 Merlot has a saturated ruby color with a deep red hue. The wine delivers ripe, dense aromas of plum, black cherry, currant, cinnamon and brown sugar. The flavors of sweet black fruit and vanilla bean are lush and full with a long persistent finish. A big Howell Mountain Merlot with ample tannins, the wine is approachable now, but has the characteristics to develop and improve for decades.”

]]> http://webtastingroom.com/?feed=rss2&p=13 Two Cabernets from Corison http://webtastingroom.com/?p=12 http://webtastingroom.com/?p=12#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:27:19 +0000 johng http://webtastingroom.com/?p=12 This week we taste the 2000 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2004 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Corison Winery in St. Helena. It’s a wonderful pairing because Cathy Corison’s style featuring both elegance and power results in wines that are both ageworthy and delicious upon release.

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2004 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2004 growing season started very early in the Spring and included a cool, steady ripening period in the Fall. It ended with a very early harvest of extremely low yields resulting in exceptional concentration of the fruit. Pandemonium reigned for a brief time as Rose and Grace returned to school as the first grapes were picked.

This lovely wine is dark crimson in color with enticing aromas of dusty plums, wild cherries and candied violets. Its flavors are rich with red currants and cherries, hints of cassis, cocoa and nutmeg. Soft, supple tannins and a luscious mouth-feel complement its firm structure and moderate alcohol. With both power and elegance, it promises many years of enjoyment.

2000 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon

Delicious and approachable already. Supple and harmonious, with a sense of understatement. Spicy currant, black cherry and plummy notes, that are well-balanced and rich. Fine-grained tannins make it easy to enjoy now. Drink now through 2010.

(tasting note summer 2004)

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