Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills, 2017 Estate Chardonnay (Oregon) revisited

Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills Estate 2017 Chardonnay (Oregon) revisited, $23.79-$27.99, 89 points, was a light gold color with copper highlights.

Aromatic apple, pome blossoms, and Chardonnay specific grape were lovely.

Medium-bodied white wine with fair acidity and flavors reflective of the aromas and plenty of oak related flavors, including a vanilla note.
Finished long on notes of caramel, vanilla, and a well-balanced 12,5% alcohol.
Paired just okay with my Chick-filet and my spinach pie, but was a perfect pair with my Baklava.

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William Hill Estate Winery North Coast 2018 Sauvignon Blanc

William Hill Estate Winery North Coast 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, $10.19-$15.99, 90 points, poured the lightest of brass colors and became water clear toward the rim.

Sweet hay, fresh-cut grass, a faint hint of passion fruit, and lemon méringue aromas were subtle, yet delightful.

Light-bodied white wine with bright acidity and flavors reflective of the aromas with accelerating ginger and white pepper lead well into a long finish marked by the ginger and a well balanced 13.9% alcohol.

Paired perfectly with my soft-shelled Gulf of Maine lobster in drawn butter, but paired well with fried chicken and many deserts. 

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Château De Fontenelles, Corbières, France 2016 Red Wine

Château De Fontenelles, Corbières, France 2016 Red Wine, was a gift for wine tasting from Brian Tyler.

Poured colors of deep ruby red with violet highlights, clinging glass sheets, and a clear wine ring.

Aromatic peppermint, cocoa, cherry fruit, and underbrush was excellent.

More than medium-bodied, this was a complex red wine with a striking flavor of Kirsch, but it was smoky and with chocolate and coffee flavors, marked by a silky mouth-feel and good acidity with comfortably supportive tannins.
Finished long on the fading palate and dominated by anise and an appropriate 13.5% alcohol.
Varietals were 55% Syrah, 25% Grenache,10% Carignan, and 10% Mourvèdre.
Paired okay with my spiced-rubbed rib eye.
With an average price of $8.99 and rated 89 points, makes this a recommended buy!

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Sileni Marlborough 2018 Sauvignon Blanc

Sileni Marlborough 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, $11.04-$14.99, 89 points, was a very light yellow-gold color and turned water clear long before the rim.

Gooseberry and sweet hay dominated the smells.

Light, crisp, dry, and very much a Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc white wine. Flavors followed the aroma profile with subtle hints of cream soda, white and black pepper, and a touch of ginger.

Finished very long on the trailing palate and an unobtrusive 12.5% alcohol.

Paired perfectly with my Japanese Rangoon, and well with my steamed soft-shell Gull of Maine lobster in drawn butter.

2018 NZ SB
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Silverado Miller Ranch Napa Valley 2018 Sauvignon Blanc

Silverado Miller Ranch Napa Valley 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, $16.99-$22.99, 89 points, poured a light brass color with a yellow sheen.

Aromas began (cold) as rather simple, but evolved nicely with sweet hay, grass, orange zest, and hints of passion fruit and cinnamon.

Light crisp bodied white wine with good acidity, a well-balanced alcohol, and flavors of white pepper, ginger, melon rind, and sweet hay as the warming Sauvignon Blanc coalesced.
Finished long on the trailing palate, and paired fine with my sautéed Atlantic sea scallops.

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Willamette Valley Vineyards 2018 Riesling

Willamette Valley Vineyards 2018 Riesling, $13.99-$15.99, 89 points, was a pale brass color and clear before the rim.

Sweet apple aromas were nuanced with pome blossoms, citrus zest, and pear.

Near medium-bodied white wine, medium sweet, fair acidity, and a rather fluctuating flavor profile of honey, guava, apple, pineapple, and lemon with the slightest petrol note kept shifting from one moment to another, but all were good.

Finished long and a bit tart on peach cobbler, apricot, and an appropriate 9.2% alcohol.

Paired well with our Asian cuisine. 

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Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley 2017 Merlot

Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley 2017 Merlot, $42.49-$56.99, 95 points, poured a core rosewood red radiating to a cranberry red with a broad clear wine ring and hanging fat legs.
The excellent bouquet was earthy, woody, and fruity with cinnamon and clove.
Near full-bodied red wine with good acidity and an up front silky mouth-feel, tannins were round to soft and supportive, flavors were robust and yet subtle with red raspberry and plums nuanced with mint which carried very deep into a rather long finish with a hint of cocoa, warm pepper spices, and a spot on 14.5% alcohol.
Paired perfectly with my barbequed grass-fed strip steak.


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