WTN: I'm gonna make it right, tannat, tannat, tannat, oh!

[David M. Bueker]

2015 Cruse Wine Company Tannat Alder Springs Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino (4/15/2017)
Bright, full of red fruit and not nearly as tannic as I expected. It's reasonably refreshing, but gets a bit sour on the finish without additional layers of flavor to buffer the sourness. My reaction was about the same as I have had to other Cruse red wines, puzzlement. I love what Michael Cruse is doing with his Ultramarine sparkling program, but I do not get his still wines. Is it just me?

Varietal Tannat from Cali, fascinating. Is that a first, or are there others? Doesn't sound compelling as of yet though.

[David M. Bueker]

It's not compelling.

I think there are other, but they are not springing to mind right now.

Tablas Creek makes a Tannat & it's a good one.
Tom

11. TablasCreekVnyd Tannat Estate/AdelaidaDist/PasoRobles (13.6%; 985 cs) 2014: Very dark color; very intense
plummy/chocolaty/licorice/boysenberry/Tannat huge fruit slight earthy/dusty/mineral/graphite slight herbal/
rosemary/chocolate/chocolate covered cherries slight rustic very light toasty/oak lovely complex nose; lightly
tart huge fruit plummy/chocolaty/Tannat/spicy/boysenberry somewhat herbal/rosemary bit earthy/dusty/chalky
lovely complex flavor w/ modest ripe/soft tannins; very long/lingering strong licorice/boysenberry/chocolate
covered cherries somewhat herbal/rosemary/pungent complex finish w/ some ripe tannins; a pretty big red
for TCV; the herbal character reminds some of the Ryme Aglianico but a bit more polished; a beautiful
expression of Tannat and a world-class Tannat. $32.00 (VIN)

[David M. Bueker]

World Class Tannat is kind of like Hopscotch World Champion - a fun title but rather meaningless.

World Class Tannat is kind of like Hopscotch World Champion - a fun title but rather meaningless.

Tannat can't make world class wines?? What about Madiran Montus Prestige and Bouscassé VV, to name only two?

[David M. Bueker]

Would they ever come up in a conversation about world class wines that was not a Tannat-specific discussion?