Coffaro Lagrein '10

White pepper, sour cherries, more red than Zin black. Powerful stuff. Mountain Charlie might have liked it. http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/239/ I liked it with a leftovers dish of London broil steak sliced up and mixed with shiitake mushrooms and red onions, and an artichoke.

White pepper, sour cherries, more red than Zin black. Powerful stuff. Mountain Charlie might have liked it. http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/articles/239/ I liked it with a leftovers dish of London broil steak sliced up and mixed with shiitake mushrooms and red onions, and an artichoke.

David is making Lagrein now?? I'll have to stop in next week.
Thanks for the head's up.
Tom

Does the Lagrein have 16.5% abv?

From my notes: 14.9% alcohol 88% Lagrein 12% Aglianico 100 cases
It's all estate. Dave has half a row of practically everything.

So Zinfandel level alcohol in Lagrein?

OK.

I know many on this board like his wines, but wow they pack a kick.

[Jenise]

Interesting and unusual grape, isn't it. Have had s superb Italian lagrein by Terlano, but all other examples were odd in different ways. So much so thZt I have no sense of the grapes actual character.

My experience of Lagrein as a primary component is limited to Coffaro, and of course Dave is different.
This wine was more interesting than delicious, but went well with strong, sausagey, spicy food. A lot of tannin and acidity made it rather difficult by itself.

Does not sound like a red I would enjoy .

[Jenise]

John, think it would. Haves aged into something more elegant? The Terlano I mentioned aged like a good claret.

I'm not sure, Jenise. And I'm a fan of Petit Sirah. I'd be more hopeful had there been some more fruit between the acid and tannin.

Stopped in there Tues of last week and picked up a btl of his Lagrein and his Aliganico as well.
Look forward to tryying them.
Thanks for the head's up, John.
Also found out when I stopped by Unti that they've blended their two vintages of LaCrima di Morra d'Alba, bttld
it recently, and will release it this Fall. That's pretty exciting, I think. Orgasamic, in fact.
Tom

2010 Tobin James, Silver Reserve, Paso Robles, Lagrein. This is a pitch black wine with a ton of ripe fruit fore and aft. Alcohol level is 14.2%. Matched it lamb shank stew in pasta and salad. Yum!