Former Founder Winemaker Presidio Winery
Very nice wine pick from the importers at plume ridge (see them at Trader Joe’s) but for the price shows what Cab franc can be in Chinon great price and showing regionality. Cherry fruit, pencil lead, earth , — 12 days ago
2014 - Vintage - red rim color, dark base color, roasted meat, Stoney ,blackberry fruit, leather, med minus tannins( slowly softening) — a month ago
2019-Vintage a slight tawny edge , dried strawberry fruit roll up, earth, acetate, floral , very soft, my guess is that this won’t be getting better, but for the time being very complexing — 7 days ago
2022-Vintage / yellow slight green hue, slightly reduced character, flinty , unripe grapefruit, dry, medium acidity — a month ago
2017-Vintage -cherry fruit, earthy , spicy, leather, subtle oak. 12.5% ABV — a month ago
2021 - vintage - “sipping fine “ did a great job describing this wine barrel fermented style — 11 days ago
2022-Vintage - earth,black olives , dried meat, spice ,nice acidity(m+) tannins (m) — 15 days ago
2024 - Vintage - Torrontes - with typical muscat like aromatics, small amount of residual sugar, decent acid to balance the RS had with tofu stir fry did the trick — a month ago
Douglas Braun
2017 -Vintage- from a 375ml very dark color, blackberry compote , earth, spice, background wood — 4 days ago