Merlot monday. Solid 30 dollar wine from napa.
Preparing my wine contribution for saturday's festivities. Showing some friends around livermore wineries so picked out some wines to show the terroir. These are my top 5 livermore wineries. And a couple napa wines for dinner as well.
2001 Kalin Semillon
2001 Kalin Sauv blanc
2016 Nottingham Fraser Howard Chard
2016 Occasio Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well Chard
2015 Murrieta's Well tempranillo
2009 Steven Kent Premier cab
2014 hunnicutt cuvee equite
2014 d.r. Stephens collateral cabernet — 7 years ago
High quality Merlot. The intensity in aroma and flavor after ten years is impressive. Well balanced, good fruit, tannins, well integrated. Slightly brickish in color. Really delicious wine. — 5 years ago
Great summer wine. A little sweet with some effervescence. — 7 years ago
Wow. This is an amazing zin. Rich fruit with blackberry, with a bit of leather. I'm mostly a earthy cab and Rioja lover, so this surprised me. Someone gave us a bottle and since I was in SF for the weekend I went the tiny winery in Livermore and bought a case. — 7 years ago
A very nice Petite Syrah that was part of our wine club allotment from Wine Steward in Pleasanton, Ca. Full bodied with a deep concentration of fruit. Would definitely buy again — 6 years ago
Full bodied, well rounded cab franc. Medium tannins. Repeat. — 8 years ago
Sara Boyce
Fab5 happy hour, delicious — 5 years ago