Wine Recommendation of the Week
Winery: McKenzie-Mueller
Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Region: Napa Valley
Tasting Notes:
Cabernet Francs can range from fruity and acidic, like the Garnacha mentioned in a previous post, to a richer earthy sensual experience exploding with chocolate, cherry, and apricot; continuing with a tannic interlude that warms the very soul; and culminating in a myriad of exotic spices and a very happy me!
If you are more budget-minded the Buttonwood version will do nicely, but the Cabernet Franc mentioned above is my favorite example of the above explosion, interlude, and culmination. It is pretty strong on the chocolate and cherry and is a much better option than mere chocolate-covered cherries of course. This has a very powerful nose of cherry and spice, though you might detect chocolate and tobacco if you have a really good nose for subtler aromas. The interlude is not as tannic as a standard Cabernet Franc, making it a softer drinking wine. Instead you get an earthy/tannin combination that is very soothing. Then the spices! I have never quite been able to pull the spices all apart, but there is definitely vanilla and pepper though licorice seems to be there sometimes as well.
This might be a very good wine with a dark (not milk!) chocolate so keep some around if you want to play chocolate and wine. I am told this sometimes can lead to playing doctor, but I digress. :) Pasta dishes should go fairly well with this wine I am told, so I shall have to experiment on that one. You could do a number of cheeses with this, but I have tried it with blues/gorgonzolas/Maytag Blue and loved it!
It retails for about $28.
Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Region: Napa Valley
Tasting Notes:
Cabernet Francs can range from fruity and acidic, like the Garnacha mentioned in a previous post, to a richer earthy sensual experience exploding with chocolate, cherry, and apricot; continuing with a tannic interlude that warms the very soul; and culminating in a myriad of exotic spices and a very happy me!
If you are more budget-minded the Buttonwood version will do nicely, but the Cabernet Franc mentioned above is my favorite example of the above explosion, interlude, and culmination. It is pretty strong on the chocolate and cherry and is a much better option than mere chocolate-covered cherries of course. This has a very powerful nose of cherry and spice, though you might detect chocolate and tobacco if you have a really good nose for subtler aromas. The interlude is not as tannic as a standard Cabernet Franc, making it a softer drinking wine. Instead you get an earthy/tannin combination that is very soothing. Then the spices! I have never quite been able to pull the spices all apart, but there is definitely vanilla and pepper though licorice seems to be there sometimes as well.
This might be a very good wine with a dark (not milk!) chocolate so keep some around if you want to play chocolate and wine. I am told this sometimes can lead to playing doctor, but I digress. :) Pasta dishes should go fairly well with this wine I am told, so I shall have to experiment on that one. You could do a number of cheeses with this, but I have tried it with blues/gorgonzolas/Maytag Blue and loved it!
It retails for about $28.
Thunder Stamped by DragonStormInAZ @ 2:00 PM
2 Pennies for My Thoughts:
At 12:03 PM,
KoryO said…
"Maytag Blue"?
They named a cheese after a washing machine? :P
At 12:12 PM,
DragonStormInAZ said…
Same company.... They have a farm in Iowa that produces the stuff. It is fairly well received. Next trip to Kazimeirz keep an eye out for it.
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