Last week at Pig+Fig, we tried the new DarrenDelmore wines:
1. Delmore PinotNoir DeerRidgeTrailVnyd/SantaCruzMtns (13.3%; 4 brls; U; www.DarrenDelmore.com)
DarrenDelmore/PasoRobles 2021: Med.dark color; rather SCM/earthy some toasty/oak fairly strong black cherry/PN/bit bright cherry fairly complex nose; rather tart/tangy quite spicy some earthy/SCM Pinot strong black cherry/PN light toasty/oak some complex flavor w/ light tangy tannins; very long/lingering strong SCM/earthy/dusty slightly rustic some toasty/oak strong black cherry/PN/slight plummy fairly complex finish w/ modest tangy tannins; speaks strongly of SCM Pinot & reminds some of the Mt.Eden PN's or CongressSprings PNs of DanGehrs; can use some 2-5 yrs of age; my favorite of the PN's. $nc (LC)/$40.00
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2. Delmore PinotNoir BassiVnyd/SLOCoast (13%; 8 brls; U) 2021: Rather dark color; lighter mosre spicy/complex strong cherry/black cherry/PN more perfumed/aromatic bit toasty/oak quite lovely nose; lightly tart lighter spicy/bright cherry/PN/black cherry rather perfumed more elegant some cool-climate/spicy/peppery some complex flavor w/ light smooth tannins; very long/lingering bright/cherry/black cherry/PN rather c-c/spicy slight toasty/oak finish w/ light tannins; a more perfumed/lighter/more elegant of the two Pinots; will benefir from several yrs of age. $nc (LC)/$40.00
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3. Delmore Syrah BassiVnyd/SLOCoast (13.4%; 2 brls; U) 2021: Very dark/near black color; rather c-c/black peppery very spicy some blackberry/boysenberry/ripe/Syrah some toasty/oak some complex/Rhonish lovely nose; quite tart/tangy structured bit rustic strong spicy/blackberry/Syrah/boysenberry light toasty/oak some c-c/black pepper fairly complex flavor w/ modest chewey tannins; very long/lingering quite spicy/c-c/black pepper strong ripe/blackberry/boysenberry/Syrah some toasty/oak rather structured bit rustic/Rhonish complex finish w/ modest chewey tannins; a rather rugged slightly rustic structured rather Rhonish Syrah; reminds a lot of a Cornas Syrah in style; lovely Syrah that needs 3-7 yrs of age. $nc (LC)/$40.00
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More fittersplatz from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. DarrenDelmore is the national marketring genius for TablasCreek. He makes a small amount of wine on the side under his DarrenDelmore label. These three wines were donated to us by Laura from the mixed case Darren brought with him to SFW&CF. He originally made his wine at the TCV wnry, but I believe he now has his own wnry in the TinCity ghetto of Paso.
The Bassi vnyd sets in the Avila Vlly about a mile from the Pacific, so a perticularly cool vnyd. It now has become part of the new SLO Coast AVA. I believe Darren related to me that Bassi had some of the original suitcase clone of Syrah that DickGraff brought in yrs ago from the Rhone.
Darren's first Syrahs were made from StoloFamilyVnyd out near Cambria, maybe one of the coldest Syrah vnyds in Calif. They were all outstanding. But this Bassi has more intensity & structure and may be his best Syrah yet.
Tom