A Gift Comes Back

So...I was invited to an acquaintance's house this weekend for an after-ride barbecue. Years ago, he had loaned me a bicycle crank and I had given him a bottle of 2007 Larkmead Napa Valley Cabernet.
He opened the bottle Sunday, and it was quite lovely. In a richer and bigger style than I might normally prefer, but the bottle age had mellowed the wine very nicely....earthy and rich plum and cassis fruit. Delicious. Thanks, Steve!

Sunday, after another bicycle ride, had a glass of tart, funky delicious Copain P2 (Pinot Noire and Gris!). To be honest, I found it more enjoyable than the 15.1% abv Sherwin Family Spring Mountain Cab at 4x the price I also sampled!

[David M. Bueker]

If you like Larkmead, you may want to check out Massican. Same winemaker as Larkmead.

Here's a nice profile of Dan (the winemaker for Larkmead and Massican):

http://www.makerstable.com/2016/01/a-ta ... inery.html

[David M. Bueker]

Interview with Dan Petriski here as well: http://illdrinktothatpod.com