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Speed Tasting #2 2006 Cain Five Cabernet Sauvignon
60-70 acre vineyard. Wow. This is a current release. Very funky earthy nose. Dark, gripping palate. Aging so well.
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Speed Tasting #3 M*T Troon 2015
CO ferment of over 50% Tannat with the rest mostly Malbec. Natural ferment, no new oak, foot crushed. Moving to all natural wine and biodynamic Minty, dark, extremely dark fruit with lovely acidity.
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Speed Tasting #4 2014 St. Supery Estate Cab Sauvignon
81% Cabernet, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Malbec, 2.% Cabernet France. Retails for $42. 100% Estate grown wines. Black cherry, fresh fruit, great acidity. Very fresh, young, tasty.
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Speed Tasting #5 2013 Acumen Cabernet Sauvignon
About 85% Cabernet Sauv. Aged roughly 18 months. 85% new French oak. Retails for $60. Lovely soft black fruit nose. Black cherry, plum. Nice tannins on the back end.
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Speed Tasting #6 2015 Upshot (Rodney Strong)
Red blend from Rodney Strong. Cofermented with Riesling. 44% Zin, 29% Merlot, 15% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Riesling. Retails for $28. Cocoa nib. Vanilla, fresh black fruit. Plush mouthfeel.
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Speed Tasting #7 2015 Mother Clone Pedroncelli Zin
$19 retail. Step into your spice cabinet and inhale and that is this wine. Drink it now. And forever. A great Zin bargain in a bottle.
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Speed Tasting #7 2014 Peters Vineyard Papapietro Perry Pinot Noir.
So spicy and herbal and lovely. Strawberry, light cherry, great fruit and acidity on the palate.
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Speed Tasting #8 2015 Orgasmic Sangiovese
Just bottled 2015. All Sangiovese. From Columbia Valley, WA. Spice, vanilla, more spice. Some dark red fruit.
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Speed Tasting #9 2014 Trah La La
65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon Sells to WIne Angels for around $11. Languedoc. Tannins, spice, dark fruit.
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Kicking it in NY
Here I am, still alive, and back from a long blog hiatus. If you’ve been here a long time, you know I started Wannabe Wino roughly 12 years ago. I’ve ebbed and flowed on posting since then, but...
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