TN: Gift wines

[Jeff Grossman]

It is one duty of being a Known Wine Geek that friends and family will bring you gifts of wine. Sometimes, of course, this works out well (Ch. Meylet). Often, it provides material for cooking, but that's still a benefit and a true gift, just not the intended one.

But, most troublesome of all, are the near-miss gift bottles. Recently, I decided to clear the gift bottles out of the fridge and here is what I found:

Clos du Val 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon - glossy, silty, so clean as to be nearly devoid of any character other than the ones provided by the grape (and those faintly), well "made"

Truchard Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir, Carneros - not much different, really... not so silty but also, well, um, "within spec"

Sigh.

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

wines gifted to me are not even in the "close du val/truchard" league.
double sigh.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Bill Lundstrom:
wines gifted to me are not even in the "close du val/truchard" league.
double sigh.

Well, that's why they ended up in the fridge, waiting for a moment to try them.

The really low-end stuff ends up in stew or sauce.

 

[MarkS]

The scientists and businessmen on board ought to appreciate things made on spec.

 

[Kay Bixler]

The Clos du Val has points!