Scenes from last nightโs dinner:
โ15 Accendo Sauvignon Blanc
โ13 Relic Ritual (not pictured)
โ12 Entre Nous Estate
โ12 Entre Nous Secret Acre
โ13 Entre Nous Secret Acre
โ12 Checkerboard Estate (Aurora)
โ12 Mithra Mt. Veeder
โ98 Chateau dโYquem
โ16 Brilliant Mistake Sauv Blanc
โ06 Detert Cab Sauv
Thank you @David L @Shawn R @Martin G Rivard @Joe Lucca - for coming to Brooklyn on a Sunday night!
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This wine is super refined and elegant. The amount of acid was noticeable at this point - and the tannins are strong even after a four plus hour decant. This is one for the long haul. It was cool to taste this side by side with the โ12 vintage as well as next to the โ12 regular Estate. All so different yet all so good. Such wonderful wines itโs sad theyโre no longer making them. โ 7 years ago
Inspire Napa Valley Sat. afternoon tasting with Antonio Galloni. Panel includes:
Brad Grimes - winemaker Abreu
Helen Keplinger- Keplinger wine
Mary Maher - Silverado farming
Francois Peschon -accendo, vine hill ranch
Jason Smith- MS
WINES
2018 BV George de Latour
2019 Stags Leap SLV
2018 DVO Napa Valley Red
2017 Bond Quella
2019 Lingua Franca estate chardonnay
2019 Domaine de Bichery brut champagne
Each panel member picked a wine that had an impact on them. โ a year ago
Very solid sauv blanc juice from Napa - acidity on point, sexy nose of melon and white flowers, great concentration. Medium body. โ 4 years ago
Pale yellow with a tinge of green in the glass, the nose is all about tropical fruits. The wine offers flavors of citrus, some stone fruit and a hint of grass. Medium-high acidity and touch of honey on the finish. Compared to the Araujoโs other SB, Accendo, which has some richness to it, this is crisp and zesty. โ 6 years ago
This is always a killer SB and it pairs perfectly with lobster & corn cakes on a rainy Christmas Eve. Tropical fruits, honeysuckle, matchstick and a lingering mineral driven finish. Makes me want to open an Araujo Eisele cab soon. I haven't had an Araujo cab since the '05 vintage and I have the itch. Has anybody tried a wine from the Araujo's new venture Accendo? โ 7 years ago
Mark
Extremely full bodied with incredible depth. Balanced. Opens nicely with decanting. Excellent. โ 8 days ago