New Year’s Eve Wines
New Year’s Eve is always a time to break out some special wines. This year was truly a treat with an assortment of exceptional wines from Washington, California, and around the world.My favorite part of Read more...
New Year’s Eve is always a time to break out some special wines. This year was truly a treat with an assortment of exceptional wines from Washington, California, and around the world.My favorite part of Read more...
At the end, finishing with a Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Chateau la Nerthe. Here is what Wine Spectator has to say:Big wine, but so refined and sleek, it comes across as delicate on the palate. Plenty of Read more...
Some more notes on the Betz from publications.Wine Spectator says:Brisk and appealing for its zesty style, offering currant and blueberry flavors on a lively frame, finishing with an espresso coffee note. Drink now through 2010. Read more...
Back to California we go. Here is what Spectator has to say:Offers a medley of berry fruit. Firm, ripe and plump, with dense red currant and red cherry flavors. Then grapey currant and hints of Read more...
Taking it up a notch, we have opened the Cayuse 2003 Armada.Wine Spectator says:Firm in texture, with chewy tannins that cover an earthy range of flavors, showing only modest levels of plum as the finish Read more...
The 2003 Betz Pere de Famille is drinking absolutely beautifully. I will get some notes on it later. We are currently letting it sit and have moved out of the state (and country) with the Read more...
Okay, first up for New Year's Eve is the 2003 Betz Pierre de Famille. Below is what Mr. Betz has to say about this vintage.2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Përe de Famille Cabernet Sauvignon dominates this vintage Read more...