Sunday, April 25, 2010

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  1. Sunday in Napa valley headed north on Rt 29 with the family in tow. Curving northward past Calistoga and into Knights valley and beyond to Alexander valley. The sky was clear and the road was clear ahead. 85 degrees all the way to Sonoma where we were heading to visit friends and to taste from a few select vintners.
    Driving down from Geyserville south along Dry Creek passing many of my favorites along the West Road all the way down to the River Road. Stopping at the Joesph Swan Vineyard to taste and purchase some '05 "Mancini Vineyard" Zinfandel;much lighter in alcohol at 13.9 ,with hints of dried cherries and a wonderful pepper finish. Then on to Merry Edwards where I can't resist buying more Sauvignon Blanc. The '09 is just released and this will be the 3rd year in a row of my losing control of my wallet to buy this wine. My absolute favorite Sav Blanc and this '09 is more citrus and tropical fruit than last year with it's delightful lemongrass notes, just can't wait to drink them with friends! Of course friends were where we were headed so it was back to Vinehill Road and dinner with our good friends Don & Patricia. Always so great to see them and always a delight to share their wine :) As you can see above we started with the '02 DuMol "Chloe" Russian River Chardonnay with both maturity and its well integrated touch of oak, the DuMol made for very pleasant sipping as we all shared some goat, sheep and cow cheeses. Dinner came and so did the '00 Kistler "Sonoma Coast" Pinot Noir,still big and bright with its deep cherry fruit flavor so nice after 10 years waiting to be appreciated. What a nice day, the kids, the wife and a day spent appreciating how wonderful it is to be living here.

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