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#201467 - 03/22/08 05:24 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/29/05 Posts: 3301 Loc: Central,California |
What I learned from the folks at Turley is that they primarily only make Zin's with a few Petit Sirahs, their mailing list wait is now two years. My wife remembers seeing a couple P/Sirahs on the wine list so I plan on grabbing a few on Monday.
I've been on Wattle Creeks web site but have yet to order anything from them, I'll have to give them a try.
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#202885 - 04/01/08 08:53 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/29/05 Posts: 3301 Loc: Central,California |
Just to recap Easter dinner, we enjoyed a 2005 Chase Cellars Petite Sirah, a 2004 Turley Pesenti Vineyard Zinfandel and for desert a Graham's Vintage Port 1994.
We all enjoyed the Chase P/Sirah but all came to the same conclusion, it was good not great now, we thought laying it down for a year would possibly make it a great wine. The Turley Zin we all loved, full bodied without being fruit forward, and a great finish. Last for desert was the Grahams, I'll have to say it was remarkably smooth with great balance, I'm just not sure if for my tastes it was worth $100.00. We liked Turleys wine so much that on the way home we stopped back at the tasting room, we bought several more Zins and a couple 2004 Haynes Vinyard P/Sirahs, I'll look forward to drinking these in the next few months.
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#202888 - 04/01/08 09:15 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
Cool… I was waiting to hear what you thought of the Chase before I commented on it. I agree, it needs some time resting, or so I hope. I bought a case of the damn things. I was actually pretty disappointed with it, but I had high expectations too. It is a pretty complex wine and hard to identify what the bouquet is. Considering this, I do have faith that a little time lying down will make it a wonderful bottle. I do not plan on opening another for at least six months.
I just got some good news from Turley yesterday. They think they can get me on the mailing list for this fall’s shipment. I don’t recall which P/S I had, but it left a very lasting memory of being fantastic. Speaking of P/S, I had a Marietta P/S last night. I had this a few weeks ago and recall that I liked it then. I like it even more now. I suspect my fancy Venturi helped open it up some. It’s quite a bargain too. It’s only about $15.
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#202890 - 04/01/08 09:28 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
So P/S is not the same as POS, right?
I don't get why you guys keep mis-spelling "Turkey".
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#202895 - 04/01/08 10:01 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/29/05 Posts: 3301 Loc: Central,California |
Mike, that's sweet that you may get on Turley's list, they told me at the winery it was a two year wait, fortunately we drive that way about 4 times a year. I'll have to look up that Marietta, I've really taking a liking to the P/S's lately. I think my palates changing or I'm buying better wines, even the Merlots are starting to taste good again to me. Well, I did stop smoking last month after 25 years of the nasty habit, which has really made a difference in food and wine tasting.
Tom, as usual I chuckle everytime you post. ![]() ![]()
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#202983 - 04/02/08 04:40 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
I too am experiencing a pallet change. I was a hard core heavy bodied cab sav guy a couple years ago, then I was on a zin kick, then it was merlot, then shiraz, then sirah, then pinot and now – like you, I’m also really digging Petite Sirahs. But, I still enjoy all over varietals too... I’m even getting into white wines, which I always considered to be kin to kool aid.
I believe that a lot of this shift in tastes / preferences is not that they are changing, but maturing. When I have a glass of wine now, I spend time trying to identify the bouquet; then I spend time trying to identify the taste on the mouth, gums and teeth, then the finish. I still can’t pick out cigar box or green pepper or the other gazillion flavors and smells I see on tasting notes all the time, but I now know the basics. I think knowing the basics and knowing what a good finish is, is why my preferences have evolved. It helps having friends who really know wine around. When we get together to share a bottle, they explain the steps to me and help me identify things. I don’t know if you have one or not, but I bought a wine wheel from Wine.com. It’s pretty cool to taste a glass and see where it lands on the wheel. I look forward to opening a new bottle every day now. It’s finally dawned on me why drinking and appreciated a good glass of wine really is. Five years ago it was either red or white….. Nowadays I even enjoy fine stemware. Five years ago I’d drink wine out of tall water glass, or the bottle itself.
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#202984 - 04/02/08 04:40 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
Originally Posted By: tomtuttle So P/S is not the same as POS, right? I don't get why you guys keep mis-spelling "Turkey". Who said you could come out of your room? Get the F- back in there!!
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#203009 - 04/02/08 07:07 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 02/05/06 Posts: 6469 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Tase him! Tase him, bro'!!!!
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#204011 - 04/12/08 02:40 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 05/13/02 Posts: 5171 Loc: western canada |
Originally Posted By: mdrew Originally Posted By: tomtuttle So P/S is not the same as POS, right? I don't get why you guys keep mis-spelling "Turkey". Who said you could come out of your room? Get the F- back in there!! Oh geez that's funny. Someone let Tom out of the beer bottle and into the wine cellar. ![]() I've been absent from the thread for awhile, unfortunately. It is apparent I've missed some interesting conversations. We have a bbq scheduled in two weeks which will include a massive chardonnay tasting. A friend is bent on taking out a Rodney Strong or a Cakebread and betting it against some 'cheaper' chardonnays such as Toasted Head, Andrew Peller Signature Series Sur Lie and a few Aussies. The bbq has 8 heads at last count. How many will be wine tasting i'm not sure; 4 of us at least.
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#204090 - 04/13/08 01:01 AM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Is that a tasting of massive chardonnays or a massive tasting of chardonnays?
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