Simi Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Color: Dark garnet
Nose: An oaky, woodsy aroma with hints of leather.
Mouth: A bit of spice with full bodied tannins.
Price: $17.98
Four cheese pizza
Conclusion: Excellent cabernet that is well-balanced and deliciously complex.
Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel 2010
Color: Inky purple
Color: Inky purple
Nose: Big jammy, berry fruit with a hint of cumin.
Mouth: Big juicy raspberry fruit.
Price: $9.77 (Regular price $14.69)
Price: $9.77 (Regular price $14.69)
Conclusion: Nice balance of fruit with spice. Wonderful everyday wine for the price.
Consilience Syrah 2010
Color: Garnet
Nose: Toasty nose with chocolate notes.
Mouth: Wonderful spice with juicy blackberry and raspberry.
Price: $18.00
Conclusion: Still a favorite of us all. We love the beautiful fruit of this well balanced wine.
Pairings
Cheeses:
- Goat Gouda
- Rembrandt Extra Aged Gouda
- Barber’s 1833 English Vintage Cheddar
Four cheese pizza
Final Thoughts:
Beth: This class was divided into two sections, in the first part we had a componet tasting as described in Kevin Zraly's Windows of World Wine Course book. We tasted specific components of wine - acidity, sweetness, and tannins. It was very interesting, but I would not recomend a blind tasting following this lesson as your mouth already has so much going on with the component tasting.The second part was a blind tasting and congratulations to Mary Jo - she was able to identiy the varietal of all three wines.
I enjoyed all three wines. I have always loved the Consilience Syrah, but the Simi Cabernet is a new favorite. You can't beat the Bogle Zinfandel for the price either.
I enjoyed all three wines. I have always loved the Consilience Syrah, but the Simi Cabernet is a new favorite. You can't beat the Bogle Zinfandel for the price either.
Lisa: This was a fun class :). Playing with the different components of wine heightened my awareness of each and now I feel I will be able to recognize each while enjoying the wine at the same time. As for the blind tasting, I thought identifying each would be a breeze. Not exactly! Maybe because we had just tasted the components. I did however, enjoy them all!
Mary Jo: What a wonderful class! It was so interesting to deconstruct the wines and determine how each component feels/tastes in the mouth by itself and with wine! It is truly the only way to learn how to pick out these components while drinking wine. All three varietals we tasted this evening were delicious! Consilience is obviously my favorite, but I had to say I truly enjoyed both other wines immensely.
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