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RE: Cabernets under $35 tasting...

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mkuller

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In Reply to: RE: Cabernets under $35 tasting... posted by triodesteve on February 23, 2016 at 10:41:27

...no I don't think it's that good.

It's fruit forward and drinkable but lacks depth and complexity - for drinking now as it probably won't age well.

A couple of weeks ago I was at Hess Collection in Napa and liked their 2012 cab ($55) - it was more of the classic cab with some fruit in the center surrounded by a little oak and soft tannins.

Reisling? My wife likes it and it goes well with spicy Asian food, but not a wine I would drink often.

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RE: Cabernets under $35 tasting... - triodesteve 10:55:38 02/23/16 (1)
Can I ask why you don't like it? Just curious. In my opinion (just mine) its one of the few whites with real complexity.

I taste so many awful white wines. Especially domestic. chard, viognier, pinot gris.

Give me a chenin blanc or gawurtz, or riesling any day.

I think people are afraid of sweetness...they think sweet wines mean they are amateur tasters.Or are unrefined. Granted there are many bottles of Riesling made every year that are out of balance...too sweet with not enough acid. But made with balance...
- Whites... - mkuller 15:11:06 02/23/16 (0)
  ...my wife drinks whites, usually Chardonnay, maybe viognier or a sauvignon blanc that isn't to dry and acidic.
  Realize we are drinking most of it without food, say, in the summer out on the patio.
  We found a nice chardonnay and dry rose at Cline last weekend.
  She buys an occasional different white when she finds something that appeals to her.
  I may have a little chardonnay outside (Neyers, Ferrari-Carano and Landmark Outlook are some of her favorites) but I prefer reds.
  Zinfandel was the wine in 1982 that really got me going on wine and it is still one of my favorites, although I like pinot noir, blends, cabs syrahs and the occasional Washington merlot or sangiovese.
  Maybe I just haven't explored reislings, pinot gris and gewurtztraminers enough to develop a taste for them.
  
  Edits: 02/23/16

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