Fruit forward, fragrant, and a hint of chocolate really leaves me feeling a little soft spot for this one. I can absolutely imagine my girlfriends and I having a night in with a couple of bottles of this beautiful girl. This is a soft, sip-able relax after a hard day at work, or share with your girlfriends kind of bottle of wine. The nose had clear notes of raspberries and blackberries.Ģ012 Cassie Estate Petite Sirah: What a lovely little wine. It is a blend of 50% Petite Sirah, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Zin. The Brit Comments: Previously this wine was released without a vintage. I still think it could do with a bit of age, but this wine is true to my memories of earlier vintages. Again, it showed way better during this tasting and it needs to be added to the list of wines I would happily drink. Update: I also re-tasted the Jake’s Master Cellar Blend. It would be interesting to revisit it then. Give it five years and it will be stellar. It has an interesting smokey nose and a soft, salty acidic flavor on the palate. You can tell there are great things here, it just has to grow into them. This year it bottoms my list, but I feel it will improve greatly with age. Age will soften the dryness and it will be a fine wine in the years to come.Ģ011 Jake’s Master Cellar Blend: In years past I have enjoyed the Jake’s blend. Behind those tannins is a well-balanced wine. The Brit Comments: The prominent tannins explain California Girl’s doubts on this pour. Nice medium body, fruits in the mouth and spices on the finish. I think when I tasted it last time it was dealing with a bit of bottle shock as it had only just been bottled.
We again tasted the Sammy Basci Syrah and it was really a nice sip. * Update: I came back to the Blue Victorian today with a good friend. It had just been bottled only a few months ago, so I feel as though it needs a bit of time to settle before a true assessment can really be made. It’s far too young and brash and I couldn’t get past all of what was going on right then with it. Just add laughter and you have yourself memories to be made.Ģ013 Sammy Basci Syrah: I have to be honest and say that this was my least favorite in the line up and I didn’t finish my tasting of this wine. This is one of those wines that you absolutely cannot go wrong with at a party with good friends. Not too dry, not too sweet it’s just a perfect wine for sipping on a hot summer day or pairing with a nice salmon or chicken dish. Not your standard Californian Sauvignon Blanc and better for it.Ģ012 Estate Verdelho: Now this is the wine I remember! This is the easy drinking BBQ wine all around favorite of summer concerts at Vezer. The flavor was a complex balance of fruit, which gave the wine more dimension than is typical. The Brit Comments: It lacked the smell of mown grass that I associate with Sauvignon Blanc, so that was an initial plus. Lightly floral, honey, apples, peaches, pears, not overly sweet. One for me (meaning no one else is getting even a sip), and one as a gift. This was absolutely beautiful! WOW! I am going to buy two bottles. But being a good blogger, it’s my responsibility to you to suck it up and just try. I nearly told him to skip it without even trying.
He did reliably seem to remember the names of the wines that he was pouring.) We had not met him before, but we soon felt like old friends as he poured us our wine and we went through the tasting list.Ģ013 Sauvignon Blanc: This was an absolute knock your socks off, I can’t believe this is a Sauvignon Blanc type of experience! To be honest, I often see Sauvignon Blanc as the type of wine you would use to wash out wine glasses in between pourings. (The Brit Comments: Granted at one stage he seemed to forget his own name as introducing his colleague to other guests, he said: “This is Alex and I am Alhana”. Our host Alex was both charming and knowledgeable. (The Brit Comments: If ever there was a word with a different meaning in American English it is “old”.) Again, the Vezers have done a gorgeous job with the decor and have paid attention to every detail in making the place both beautiful and comfortable for their guests to enjoy. The tasting room is located in a gorgeous, old, blue wood, Victorian home. Many summer afternoons were spent in the gardens enjoying summer concerts and events. It was here that I took my very first photos of grapes. Close friends were recently married here. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pinterest EmailĬoming to the Blue Victorian evokes happy memories for me.
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