tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post8407374821814700740..comments2024-02-28T21:09:17.490-08:00Comments on Samantha Sans Dosage: A Case For The Truly Noble Cabernet, Cabernet FrancSamantha Duganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-72436404480058626692009-05-01T08:17:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:17:00.000-07:00Bergevin Lane
Nicholas Cole
GraEagle
Boudreaux
Rei...Bergevin Lane<br />Nicholas Cole<br />GraEagle<br />Boudreaux<br />Reininger<br />Andrew Will (of course)<br />Airfield Estates<br />Amavi<br />Barrister<br />Bunnell Family<br />Chinook<br />Beresan<br />Buty<br /><br />I just can't say enough about how WA state's wine quality has blown my mind.Michael Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593120496257449050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-52757025201939081242009-04-28T19:33:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:33:00.000-07:00John,
First of all welcome, always cool when som...John,<br /> First of all welcome, always cool when someone new stops in to drop a comment. So where is it that you make these today or 20 year wines? Would also love to hear which Sierra Foothills Cabernet Francs you might recommend, I'd rather not stumble on too much awful trying to find something beautiful (wink).<br /> I have been leading a charge for Loire Valley reds for about 2 years now, I think they are truly amazing wines that are expressive as hell at the table and have that sexy little snap of tang on the finish that keeps us reaching for another glass...damn, I dig that.<br /><br />Benito,<br /> I gotta be honest with you on this one, dry sparkling reds just weird me out, I think it too many years of Champagne buying. I taste them and buy them for the store but have yet to find one made from Cabernet Franc that I can feel good about putting on our shelf. I think Shiraz is chunky enough to pull it off...the one's made from Cab Franc I have been tasted on were a bit funky and shrill. I will keep my eyes out though.<br /><br />Michael,<br /> So which wines spun your top there in WA?Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-47733591480781701122009-04-28T15:29:00.000-07:002009-04-28T15:29:00.000-07:00I love, love, love cabernet franc. At Taste of Wa...I love, love, love cabernet franc. At Taste of Washington I had some truly spectacular cab franc that I'm dying to get picked up here in Memphis.Michael Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593120496257449050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-52382741527063641142009-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:002009-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:00I love Cab Franc, either in blends or on its own. ...I love Cab Franc, either in blends or on its own. Since you're an expert on the bubbly side of things as well, do you have any good sparkling Cabernet Francs to recommend? I've had a few (both red and rosé) with widely varying quality. Some were sublime and others were terrible.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819829113979242722.post-62842943397022295672009-04-28T11:39:00.000-07:002009-04-28T11:39:00.000-07:00Oh Samantha thanks so much! Another secret previou...Oh Samantha thanks so much! Another secret previously known only to the cognoscenti that has now been subjected to an excess of "transparency"! Oh well. You should try some (and I mean <B>some</B> - some are awful) of the Cab Franc from the Sierra Foothills - it ain't Bourgueil but it can be beautiful. <br /><br />And right on re: wine aging. Early in my apprenticeship I worked for a guy whose motto was "it has to taste good when it's young to taste good when it's old." I took this to heart. My wines don't "get better" with age - they evolve. They change. Sometimes they become something sublime, sometimes they peter out after a decade. My goal is for you to have an enjoyable experience whenever you open a bottle - today or 20 years from now.John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.com