Florida Jim
Florida Jim
Or is that, notes of wine?
2007 Dnnhoff, Reisling Qba (AP 34 08):
Fresh and beautiful; off-dry, mineral underpinnings and some length.
1996 Allemand, Cornas Reynard:
The cure for what ails me; all Cornas on the nose but not the tannic beast it can be in the mouth; complex, balanced and elegant with olive, red fruit and earth tones; all of one piece and still a bit of grip on the finish. Maybe not at peak but as close as it will ever need to be for me.
Ahhh, Im better now.
2006 Navarro, Pinot Noir Methode A LAncien (375):
I bought these at the winery thinking it would be nice to have small bottles of pinot to drink now. Im beginning to think Id be better served aging these for a couple years. After a couple of bottles, I find that they are very full flavored although not in an overblown way. Just well-concentrated and structured 13.7% wine. Good now, likely better later.
2006 Edmunds St. John, That Old Black Magic:
Co-ferment of syrah and grenache; bright nose reminiscent of CdR; plenty of cut in the mouth with firm flavors and an integrated structure. If I were guessing, Id say this may be trying to get some sleep. Hold?
2001 Dnnhoff, Riesling Spatlese Oberhuser Brcke:
As pretty a Nahe wine as I have had; fabulous aromatics of cherry pits, flowers and spring water; much the same in the mouth with perfect balance and a sense of depth and reserve; long, lingering finish. It doesnt get much better. Oh my!
2002 Huet, Le Mont Demi-Sec:
With a Thai curry dish, outstanding. The sugary sensation of its early years is gone, replaced by a more mineral driven, barely off-dry profile with some nice notes of wool and herbs playing at the sides. Had it not been for the previous wine, I might have laid on the hype a bit more but there is no mistaking - this is a lovely wine.
2007 Westerhold Family Vnyds., Syrah:
As good a young syrah from CA as Ive tasted. The new oak is entirely soaked up, the saline quality this wine has is evident and its beginning to show some dark fruit complexity that I often get in more modern Cornas. The textures are smooth but the structure has grip, the wine is bright and round at the same time and I am falling in love with this wine. Bravo.
Best, Jim
2007 Dnnhoff, Reisling Qba (AP 34 08):
Fresh and beautiful; off-dry, mineral underpinnings and some length.
1996 Allemand, Cornas Reynard:
The cure for what ails me; all Cornas on the nose but not the tannic beast it can be in the mouth; complex, balanced and elegant with olive, red fruit and earth tones; all of one piece and still a bit of grip on the finish. Maybe not at peak but as close as it will ever need to be for me.
Ahhh, Im better now.
2006 Navarro, Pinot Noir Methode A LAncien (375):
I bought these at the winery thinking it would be nice to have small bottles of pinot to drink now. Im beginning to think Id be better served aging these for a couple years. After a couple of bottles, I find that they are very full flavored although not in an overblown way. Just well-concentrated and structured 13.7% wine. Good now, likely better later.
2006 Edmunds St. John, That Old Black Magic:
Co-ferment of syrah and grenache; bright nose reminiscent of CdR; plenty of cut in the mouth with firm flavors and an integrated structure. If I were guessing, Id say this may be trying to get some sleep. Hold?
2001 Dnnhoff, Riesling Spatlese Oberhuser Brcke:
As pretty a Nahe wine as I have had; fabulous aromatics of cherry pits, flowers and spring water; much the same in the mouth with perfect balance and a sense of depth and reserve; long, lingering finish. It doesnt get much better. Oh my!
2002 Huet, Le Mont Demi-Sec:
With a Thai curry dish, outstanding. The sugary sensation of its early years is gone, replaced by a more mineral driven, barely off-dry profile with some nice notes of wool and herbs playing at the sides. Had it not been for the previous wine, I might have laid on the hype a bit more but there is no mistaking - this is a lovely wine.
2007 Westerhold Family Vnyds., Syrah:
As good a young syrah from CA as Ive tasted. The new oak is entirely soaked up, the saline quality this wine has is evident and its beginning to show some dark fruit complexity that I often get in more modern Cornas. The textures are smooth but the structure has grip, the wine is bright and round at the same time and I am falling in love with this wine. Bravo.
Best, Jim