Tried last night w/ dinner:
1. Casa de la Ermita Dd'O: Jumilla Viognier (12.5%; "tropical fruits/orange blossom/pear/pineapple/thyme:; ElCarcheMtn: 250 m elevation) 2006: Light yellow color; rather earthy/Albarino-like/perfumed valve oil/minerally quite light nose; very light/almost no weak pear/Viog earthy vaguely fruity flavor; very short soft/flabby watery vaguely fruity finish; dull as dishwater which insults some dishwaters I've tasted; no Viognier character that I can identify; boooorrrrring. $18.00
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2. Sky NapaVlly Zin LateHrvst (SaH: 32Brix; 16.9%; RS: 1.1%) 1986: Med.dark color w/ considerable bricking; rather overripe/pruney/late harvesty strong cedary/tobaccoy/old Zin complex nose; near dry very cedary/pencilly/old Zin/smokey somewhat late harvesty/pruney briary/earthy quite spicy/dusty/earthy slight raspberry/Zin fairly complex flavor; long some overripe/pruney/raisened/late harvesty quite cedary/pencilly/oak/pungent/smokey old Zin finish w/ light tannins; a bit on the overripe/pruney side but still in pretty good condition for the eldery. $18.00
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Don't think I've tried a Viognier from Spain before, and certainly not one from Jumilla; so I was tempted to take a flyer on this wine. MeBad. Based on extrapolations from the data point of one; Viognier has no future in Spain.
The tasting notes on the label are...creative....imaginary.
Tom
