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updated and there really is a little more of these great K Vintner
Syrahs available if you act fast!! To become a
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: Secrets Out!
Well now the secrets out....so
I want to reference you to the very last page (#172) of the November
30th. current issue of the Wine Spectator regarding Syrah specialist
Charles Smith of K Vintners in the Walla
Walla Valley of Washington state. As I mentioned in my Super Syrah
email earlier in the month, I have been "foraging" for
exceptional Syrah from distinctive "place" and terroir.... up and down
the West Coast. A very favorable argument can be made that Charles
Smith is producing the best Syrah in Washington State. About a month
ago I spent an entertaining hour on the phone with Charles discussing
everything from his vineyard and Syrah, his 1949 Cadillac, to managing
REM, and growing up in Sacramento. Charles is a cool dude! The K's
label is "sketchy". His wines will be memorable!
What the WS article does not
mention is the 2000 K's Pepperbridge Syrah was included in Wine &
Spirits's "The Year's Best Top Ten Syrah". Also, although the
article cites reviews about K's entry level 2001 Milbrandt Syrah from
Columbia Valley (89 points) and the long sold out Cougar Hills Syrah
from Walla Walla Valley (91 points), writer Harvey Steiman fails to
mention two spectacular, but very limited new releases of Syrah from
K. I know they are spectacular because I have tasted them.
2001 Morrison
Lane - Walla Walla Valley - $51.95 NET - Twenty-eight cases for
distribution in California - Big soft aromas of baked
blueberry/blackberry pie filling come billowing up and out of the
glass! Evidence of lavender and violets add complexity to the aromas.
The palate impressions are firm and assertive, while also soft and
mouthcoating. Again, big dark ripe berry impressions stain the palate
and the glass. Long full dreamy finish. Love it! - ES at TWC - JUST RECEIVED A FEW MORE CASES!
2001
Pepperbridge - Walla Walla Valley - SORRY
- SOLD OUT - $56.95 NET - 5 cases for distribution in California
(TWC received one case) - Now this wine is a unbridled black monster
that is going to take a few years of cellaring to be tamed. Almost too
rich and powerful to drink now! Tannins most evident, but soft, full
and integrated to a magnificent core of juicy fruit. Underlying
verve of earth and minerality add to complexity and structure. I
think this Syrah might even glow in the dark. Don't turn your back on
it at the table....this wine could eat your dinner for you! Wow!! To
repeat: huge black fruits, black leather, smoke....and probably some
mirror, chains and whips too!! I know I will have to keep a few for
myself! ES at TWC
I was also able
to latch on to a few more cases of the
2001 Milbrandt Syrah (#999-5324).
Aromas of squished ripe purple plum. Soft and full entry with similar
flavor on the palate, but an underlying almost gritty minerality that
adds a serious nature the wine's dynamics. Very enjoyable to drink
now or cellar for a few years. It
is priced at $33.95 a bottle, but discounts down to $28.86......let's
say on a six bottle order.
YES! THE STORE WILL BE
OPEN THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING - SO IF YOU HAVE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
YOU WANT TO ENTERTAIN, JUST COME ON DOWN TO THE TASTING BAR - AS
ALWAYS THERE WILL BE AT LEAST 12 WINES AVAILABLE TO TASTE BY THE OUNCE.
SOME OF
THE NEW WINES ON THE RACK:
FROM THE WEST COAST
-
David Arthur, Seghesio, Siduri, Lagier
Meredith, Bonaccorsi, Shadow Canyon, Beaux Freres
FROM ITALY -
Morgante (Don Antonio), Planeta
(Chardonnay), Nino Franco Prosecco , Aldo Conterno, Argiano, Ca'
Marcanda (Gaja)
FROM AUSTRALIA -
d' Arenberg, Henry's Drive, Parson's
Flat
FROM SPAIN -
Casa de la Ermita, Castell del Remei,
Ochoa
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