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The Grape Adventure Wine Bar and Bottle Shop - Kent WA
The Grape Adventure
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Does the Job Perfectly: A Huckleberry of a Petite Sirah
I always wondered where the phrase "I'm your huckleberry" came from. I started wondering again when I drank my first glass of the oh-so-huckleberry 2008 The Crusher Petite Sirah, made by Don Sebastiani & Sons ($12.99, suggested retail; available in market for $12-$16)
Turns out, in early 20th-century slang, a "huckleberry" was the perfect person for a given job. If you're looking for a wine that delivers great fruit, nice acidity, and excellent complexity at an affordable price, then this wine will do the job perfectly--with excellent QPR.
The wine had a deep, rich purple color with enticing aromas of sweet huckleberry pie, herbs, and eucalyptus. Flavors of deep, smoky huckleberry and blackberry, with high notes of blueberry, make this wine juicy and fruit forward without being cloying or jammy. The spices on the finish reminded me of allspice, and the relatively low alcohol for Petite Sirah (13.5%) made this a wine that you could drink throughout dinner without regretting it the next day. All in all, a stunningly good example of the variety, especially for the price.
Pair this wine with anything you'd have with Syrah--like macaroni and cheese, pulled pork, barbecued chicken, or ribs--and drink it over the next year or so to enjoy its fresh, fruity flavors.
Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir 2006
Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir 2006
Red BN#261861
Category Red Wine
Varietal Pinot Noir
Region New Zealand : Nelson
Producer Catalina Sounds
Alcohol 13.8%
$19.99
as part of mixed case $17.99
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Catalina Sounds
Color: Soft ruby red in colour, with a hint of brown earth around the edges.
Nose: A combination of berry fruits and white pepper, with earth, spice and some truffle, savoury characters.
Palate: A fine palate of medium weight, with lovely fruit upfront and savoury flavours on the mid palate and supple, fine tannins on the finish. This wine has a classic linear structure, with somewhat restrained fruit and a tannin derived backbone that is subtle yet strong. Open an hour or two prior to dinking and enjoy the discovery, as the Catalina Sounds Pinot Noir evolves in the glass.
30 Second Wine Advisor: Wine Focus - Cool summer reds - wineloverspage.com
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Gianfranco Alessandria 2007 Dolcetto d'Alba ($12.99)
Dark garnet, with a clear reddish-violet edge. Blueberries and dusty earth on the nose with some "high-toned" hints of volatile acidity; black and blue fruit and a buzz of tannins on the palate. Earthy, good with food, leaves a pleasant tart-berry flavor in a longish finish. U.S. importer: Vanguard Wines LLC, Columbus. (May 30, 2009) -
The Gamay grape of Beaujolais is an obvious choice, but we're sure you'll find plenty more "cool" reds particularly well suited for cooling enjoyment when it's too darn hot. Bonarda from Argentina, lighter-styled Dolcetto and Barbera from Northwestern Italy, and even Pinot Noir will often serve this purpose well, although I wouldn't try to tame a big-boy California Pinot for this purpose, nor take a Burgundy of any quality much below a just-cool "cellar temperature."
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