A few quick notes from dinner out with my wife for anniversary. Wines tasted blind.
2005 Zind Humbrecht Herrenweg de Turckheim Gewurztraminer – served too cold and not experessive at all. I didn’t get any real varietal hints and suggested a German wine, and my friend blotted his copybook and said BC. It opened up a lot as it warmed and also gained considerably in length of finish. Medium body, a decent varietal nose (finally!) and medium length. Good now and should improve.
2003 Ch. La Fleur de By – this modest Medoc is the second wine of an old familiar, La Tour de By, which had always impressed me as great value. I didn’t even know they had a second label, but this one showed pleasantly with fresh fruit and medium body and length. Perfect luncheon claret, and will last a few years.
2005 Sandhill Barbera – a BC Barbera? I have always shunned these Can-Italians as being beneath notice. This one was OK, I suppose, but no competition for the real thing. They do much better with their Bordeaux varietals.
2006 Ch. D’Arche – so there I was looking at the colour and thinking a Sauternes from the late 90s. Not much botrytis but medium bodied pleasant wine that doesn’t look like it will make old bones!
