Share these two new wines w/ Susan Fri night:
1. Ca N'Estruc Natural Dels Vessants de la Muntanya de Monteserrat Muscat (12%; 1896 btls; No SO2 added; LLauradorWines/Fairfax/CA) Ca N Estruc/Esparraguera/Espana 2021: Med.dark yellow color w/lots of haze : lots of tartrates; strong Muscatty/floral/dandelions rather natty/funky/earthy rather strange nose; slightly sweet some muscatty/floral/dandelions somewhat metallic rather earthy/natty/funky/unclean strange/unattractive some bitter flavor;med. somewhat semi-sweet funky/natty/unclean some metallic/muscatty/dandelions some bitter finish; rather low-key muscatty mw/ too much funky/natty character; a bit like a Malvasia d'Istriana than a MuscatBianco; a pretty strange/unattractive Muscat; overpriced at $28.00 (SFW&S)
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2. Solminer Linus Rose SantaBarbarCnty (12.8%; 122 cs; few hrs of skin contact) Buellton 2022: Med.garnet light bronze color; rather earthy/loamy/rustic some Blaufrankisch/cranberry/watermelon slight fragrant/floral/strawberry somewhat attractive nose; quite tart/tangy/bit metallic rather earthy/rustic some juicy/strawberry/cranberry/Blaufrankisch low fruit quite dry bit austere flavor w/ light brisk tannins; med.long brisk/watermelon/cranberry bit austere finish w/ light tannins; a very dry/austere rose w/ little fruit; reminds a bit of a Friuli PinotGrigio Ramato or a Corsica rose. $30.00/$27.00
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More lippocroft from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. Muscat: This was an LLaurador wine, the natural wine slctns for JosePaster. I try his wines w/ low expectations & expect natty/unclean character. This wine fully delivered on those expectations.
Tom