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Had a good time.

Posted by jimbill on October 5, 2012 at 11:23:52:
It's still a long way from being like Napa but it was better than I expected.

Hit Turley first. Nice room and a bit more remote than I expected. They were generous with their selection. I also did the reserve tasting as I doubt I'll be there again. As for the wines, they were pouring older vintages, not the current. I'm thinking these were the ones that they weren't able to move through their mailing list. Not the best Turley's I've had. The reserve tasting was the Hayne Vineyard wines. Much more structure and complexity. They should be for $75 a bottle.

Next was Cypher. Used to be Four Vines but they sold that label. Probably one of the funnist/hippist tasting rooms I've ever been too. Lots of energy. The wines were all good, leaning towards Rhone style. Also good zins.

Had lunch downtown. Nice cafes with good food. The area still needs more stores and such but it looks like it's moving in the right direction.

We finished up a Toblas Creek. Got a lady pourer all to ourselves and she went crazy on the pours. She started going into the back to get varying vintages to compare with what was on the daily pour list. All the wines were quite good. Really enjoyed their current Rousanne. Turns out they are partly owned by Chateau de Beaucastel.

The drive from Carmel to there is about two hours so we figured that was enough wine and still be able to drive safely.