Tried these two last Sunday:
1. Solminer St.Laurent RicciVnyd/Carneros/SonomaCnty (11%; 146 cs) Buellton 2018: Very dark color; very strong plummy/blackberry/St.L slight volatile perfumed very fragrant light pencilly/oak light peppery beautiful nose; fairly tart very strong plummy/blackberry/St.L/peppery light earthy/loamy beautiful light pencilly/oak rather complex flavor w/ light tangy tannins; very long/lingering strong plummy/blackberry/St.L bit earthy/loamy fairly tart finish w/ light tannins; reminds a lot of the RosiSchuster St.L but a bit lighter; lovely expression of St.L & one of the better Solminer reds. $38.00
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2. MarchWines St.Laurent RicciVnyd/Carneros/SonomaCnty (12.0%; http://www.MarchWines.com) MCWineGroup/Napa 2018: Very dark/near black color; more intense blackberry/plummy/raspberry/black cherry/St.L light pencilly/toasty/oak complex nose; bit softer very intense blackberry/plummy/St.L/raspberry/black cherry cola slight earthy/loamy rather pencilly/oak complex beautiful flavor w/ light tangy tannins; very long/lingering very strong blackberry/plummy/black cherry light toasty/pencilly/oak slight earthy/rustic finish w/ light tangy tannins; a very good expression of St.L that reminds a bit of RRV Zin because of its intensity. $32.00 (BG)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. St.Laurent is a member of the Pinot family and some unknown parent. St.Laurent was crossed w/ Blaufrankisch to produce Zweigelt. There is a Nazi connection there.
KenZinns served me the March St.L last Fall & I was pretty impressed by it. Still am.
Tom