Decided to pobega these over the weekend:
1. BedrockWineCo Compagni-Portis Vnyd/SonomaVlly/SonomaCnty (14.2%; Planted in 1954; Farmed by PhilCoturri; Aged: SS & neutral oak for 5 months; www.BedrockWineCo,com; GWT/Riesling/TrousseauGris/RoterVeltliner/Chard/PinotGris + others) 2013:Med.light gold color; strong fragrant floral/pineapple/mango some spicy/GWT slight stony/mineral/chalky very perfumed/aromatic lovely nose; quite tart slight metallic/stony/mineral strong floral/pineapple/mango/R-like slight spicy/lychee/GWT lovely flavor; very long/lingering rich/lush/tart some chalky/stony very floral/mango/pineapple/spicy beautiiful finiish; some like an Austrian R, some like an AltoAdige Traminer, some like a Friuli TokaiFriulano; lots of almost-muscatty aromatics but w/ a stony/mineral character not often found in Calif; should come in a tall Alsatian flute btl. $27.00
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2. BedrockWineCo Zin OldVine (14.5%; Average vine age: 80 yrs; Drk: now-2018-2023: MTP) 2013: Med.dark color; strong blackberry/raspberry/Zin/very spicy bit peppery/cracked black pepper rather earthy/dusty/OV fairly complex nose; rather tart strong blackberry/raspberry/spicy Zin some cracked black pepper quite dusty/OV some complex flavor w/ light/tight tannins; very long tart strong raspberry/blackberry/Zin/spicy quite dusty/OV finish w/ modest/hard tannins; somewhere between the Bucklin Bambino and AncientVines; not as rich & lush as other Bedrock Zins and somewhat old-timey in style; this should be quite good drinking over the next 5 yrs; a steal of a Zin @ $21.00
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. RoterVeltliner: Where the heck did this grape come from? It's not in the FPS catalog. Didn't know there was any here in Calif. Not related at all to GrunerVeltliner. It has reddish berries but is apparently only made as a white. Would like to see what it makes as a red wine. I've had two RV and think they make a rather interesting white.
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2. Pobega: This is a very old Kansas colloquialism. It describes a less-than-honorable practice by many of the wheat farmers out in WesternKansas. After a hard day in the July heat shucking wheat and slopping the hogs, you await out on the front porch in the shade for the arrival of your FedEx man w/ the day's wine delivery. Kansas folks are a friendly lot. When he arrives, the FedEx guy whips out his corkscrew, you tear into the box & pull out a likely btl, crack that sucker open, pour the wine into your two Mason jars, and slam that stuff back, sitting there chewing the fat for several hrs as the sun sinks into the Western horizon. People in Western Kansas are a relaxed lot.
Tom