Sunday (7/17) Dinner With Joan
We took a leasurely drive from Sac west to Healdsburg, via Winters and LakeBerryessa and ChilesVlly,
new territory for me. The downtown section of Winters is really neat & old-timey. Then across the Knight'sVlly
and a light lunch at PizzeriaDiAvola in Geyserville, one of my very favorite places for pig parts and pizza.
Then into Healdsburg, drop off Susan at a friend's, then down to SantaRosa. After the obligatory stop at
BottleBarn, I take in RileyOfficer's BB game. Then back to Joan's for a simple meal. There was wine involved:
1. UrbanLegend TocaiFriulano RoseBlock/ChilesVlly (12.8%; www.ulcellars.com) Grower: PhilipSunseri; Winemaking:
Steve&MarileeShaffer 2010: Very light color; light simple fruity/grapey very slight earthy nose; slight metallic/
steely tart simple grapey/fruity flavor; short tart metallic/steely grapey/fruity simple finish; a pleasant enough
simple white w/ little distinguishing character. Not worth the $20.00 (WoP)
2. la Viarte RibollaGialla DOC: ColliOrientali del Friuli (12%) 2009: Light yellow color; pleasant fruity/
floral slight metallic/earthy nose; tart somewhat lush metallic/steely/flinty light chalky/earthy light floral
perfumed flavor; tart/lean bit metallic/chalky light floral/honeysuckly tangy finish; a pretty enough wine, but just that.
3. Carlisle Zin PaperaRanch/RRV (15.4%) 2009: Black color; intense blackberry/boysenberry/framboise/Zin light
toasty/oak bit peppery very spicy/fragrant deep nose; slightly tart huge/lush/peppery intense blackberry/boysenberry/
framboise/Zin very spicy light toasty/oak very fragrant flavor; very long/lingering intense blackberry/boysenberry/Zin/
framboise very spicy finish w/ ample tannins; needs some age; very intense Zin fruit w/ a very aromatic spiciness;
beautiful classic Carlisle Zin.
4. Siduri PinotNoir TruettNolan (14.1%) 2006: Med.color; beautiful smokey/pencilly/toasty/oak quite Burgundian
strong black cherry/Pinot very aromatic/lovely nose; tart bit lean strong smokey/pencilly/toasty/oak/pungent ripe/
black cherry/Pinot/blackberry flavor w/ modest tannins; very long bit tart/hard strong Burgundian/smokey/pencilly/
oak strong black cherry/Pinot finish; a lovely classic Siduri Pinot w/ lots of Burgundian character.
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. This Carlisle was a Fall release pre-release sample given to me to try at the BB game. Almost ripped that sucker open right
there in the stands, but, since this was a grade school, decided that was not in good form. I'm buying my allotment
this Fall.
Tom