July 2011
Familia Zuccardi Malamado Fortified Malbec 2005
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Wine review by chriscage
June 2011
Frozen - don't concern yourself with your palate and your descriptions! There's no ... last quite a while. Fortified wines like Ports and Madeira and Sherry and Maury and Banyuls too, but then not everyone likes the extra sugar and in the case of the latter, the extra alcohol.So... Read moreFrozen - will not be worried about your palate along with your descriptions,
Tiffany Earings! There's no ... last quite a while. Fortified wines like Ports and Madeira and Sherry and Maury and Banyuls too,
Tiffany Starfish, but then not everyone likes the extra sugar and in the case of the latter,
Tiffany Pendant, the extra alcohol.So you kinda have to pick carefully. And when people say something is a "good" vintage, know what they mean - not everyone means the same thing. I was kind of tongue in cheek regarding my comment on 2007 in the S. Rhone being the greatest vintage ever anywhere, but a very prominent wine critic said exactly that. It's a really ripe vintage and a lot of the wines are big, fruity, and ripe. Honestly, I've tried dozens and dozens and I do not think I'd lay many down for keeping. They can be good today,
Tiffany Key Necklace, but that doesn't mean they'll be great in a few years. Same with Napa in 2007. Wines that are super-ripe and fruity in their youth don't often turn into something complex with age. Same hold true for wines that had no fruit in their youth - they don't evolve into complex,
Tiffany Diamonds, delicious aged gems. Problem is that many places do not have a long history of producing ageable wine 30 years, at least not in our lifetimes. Piedmonte does and of the major regions in 2007, that may have the most potential. Tuscany too and actually since you like Cab Franc - I'd look at something from Bolgheri - they do fantastic Merlot and Cab Franc there and I'd personally select a few of those over most Bordeaux in the 2007 vintage. And maybe a top-end Loire red.  (hide)
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And maybe a top-end Loire red.
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