Big Red Wine Flight for Gala Family Super Hero Birthday
We had a gala family gathering for Son Ryan and Michelle celebrating son/grandson Reid's birthday, my namesake to the next generation, and the next. For the superhero celebration, Ryan pulled from his cellar a flight of big reds to enjoy with his signature legendary smoked beef brisket.
The flight:
Cliff Lede Vineyards Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Cliff Lefe is one of our favorite producers and a visit to the Napa Valley Stag's Leap District estate has been a highlight of several of Napa Valley excursions.
In certain vintages this is our favorite Sauvignon Blanc with its bright expressive fruits - pear, lychee, passion fruit and peach with hints of grapefruit and notes of lemon citrus. This 2017 is one of those vintages - butter colored, medium bodied, crisp clean, full flavorful fruits with nicely balanced acidity.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2942346
https://cliffledevineyards.com/
Rotie Cellars Washington State Southern Blend GSM 2013
We tasted this wine at the producer in Walla Walla during our private tasting visit there opening our Walla Walla Wine Experience 2018. The 2016 vintage tasted then showed much better than this 2013 release tasted tonight.
Garnet colored, medium bodied, very green notes of bell pepper predominated over the cherry fruits spice and tobacco notes leaving an unfortunate barnyard funkiness and a bit of alcohol heat; hopefully a bottle variation and not indicative of the vintage and general release but I fear not?
A "GSM" blend of 75 % Grenache, 15 % Syrah and 10 % Mourvèdre.
RM 86 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2046400
Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio Red Blend 2016
This is the one Spanish wine in our cellar that we collect annually for a vertical collection that we hold for BBQ, bold cheeses and occasionally for tangy pasta. The grapes for this wine are made from 29.65 acres of Cabernet
Sauvignon vineyards and 79 acres of very old Monastrell with a
very low yield.
They harvest the grape with small baskets to prevent bruising and then hand select only the best grapes on triage tables. The juice is then held 24 months in French and American new oak barrels for integration, complexity and oak infusion. The result is a bold concentrated extracted fruitiness and complexity that we enjoy in a big red wine.
Winemaker notes - The wine exhibits a glass-coating opaque purple color with an expressive nose of pain grille, underbrush, brier, mineral, blueberry, and blackberry fruit leading to a plush, opulent wine with great density, savory flavors, and a lengthy finish.
This is a blend of 70% Monastrell (akin to French Rhone Mourvedre) and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This was dark garnet colored, full bodied, concentrated, complex, bold black and blue berry fruits with notes of pain grille, brier and mineral, with a moderate tannin laced tangy acidic finish. This vintage lacks the polish and integration of some years where it is more harmonious.
RM 91 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/editnote.asp?iWine=3126734
http://bodegaselnido.com/en/
Killikanoon Oracle Clare Valley South Australia Shiraz 2010
One of favorite Shiraz's, the 2014 vintage release was awarded the 'Best Shiraz in the World' by the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) in the UK.
Dark dense black inky color, full bodied, concentrated, complex, vibrant full black and blue fruits with accents of dark mocha, spice and hints of expresso, smoke and pepper with a long lingering tangy acidic and smooth moderate tannin finish.
RM 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/editnote.asp?iWine=1652109
https://kilikanoon.com.au/
@kilikanoonwines
We had a gala family gathering for Son Ryan and Michelle celebrating son/grandson Reid's birthday, my namesake to the next generation, and the next. For the superhero celebration, Ryan pulled from his cellar a flight of big reds to enjoy with his signature legendary smoked beef brisket.
The flight:
Cliff Lede Stags Leap District Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Rotie Cellars Washington State Southern Blend GSM 2013
El Nido Clio Jumilla Red Blend 2016
Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz 2010
Cliff Lede Vineyards Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017
In certain vintages this is our favorite Sauvignon Blanc with its bright expressive fruits - pear, lychee, passion fruit and peach with hints of grapefruit and notes of lemon citrus. This 2017 is one of those vintages - butter colored, medium bodied, crisp clean, full flavorful fruits with nicely balanced acidity.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2942346
https://cliffledevineyards.com/
Rotie Cellars Washington State Southern Blend GSM 2013
We tasted this wine at the producer in Walla Walla during our private tasting visit there opening our Walla Walla Wine Experience 2018. The 2016 vintage tasted then showed much better than this 2013 release tasted tonight. Garnet colored, medium bodied, very green notes of bell pepper predominated over the cherry fruits spice and tobacco notes leaving an unfortunate barnyard funkiness and a bit of alcohol heat; hopefully a bottle variation and not indicative of the vintage and general release but I fear not?
A "GSM" blend of 75 % Grenache, 15 % Syrah and 10 % Mourvèdre.
RM 86 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2046400
Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio Red Blend 2016
They harvest the grape with small baskets to prevent bruising and then hand select only the best grapes on triage tables. The juice is then held 24 months in French and American new oak barrels for integration, complexity and oak infusion. The result is a bold concentrated extracted fruitiness and complexity that we enjoy in a big red wine.Winemaker notes - The wine exhibits a glass-coating opaque purple color with an expressive nose of pain grille, underbrush, brier, mineral, blueberry, and blackberry fruit leading to a plush, opulent wine with great density, savory flavors, and a lengthy finish.
This is a blend of 70% Monastrell (akin to French Rhone Mourvedre) and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This was dark garnet colored, full bodied, concentrated, complex, bold black and blue berry fruits with notes of pain grille, brier and mineral, with a moderate tannin laced tangy acidic finish. This vintage lacks the polish and integration of some years where it is more harmonious.
RM 91 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/editnote.asp?iWine=3126734
http://bodegaselnido.com/en/
Killikanoon Oracle Clare Valley South Australia Shiraz 2010
Dark dense black inky color, full bodied, concentrated, complex, vibrant full black and blue fruits with accents of dark mocha, spice and hints of expresso, smoke and pepper with a long lingering tangy acidic and smooth moderate tannin finish.
RM 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/editnote.asp?iWine=1652109
https://kilikanoon.com.au/
@kilikanoonwines
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