So after the great success of the first Wine School article in the New York Times here is the follow up case. I put it together based on what Eric liked and disliked through his various blog posts and talking to him about his reactions to the wines. Took those cues and created what I hope is a delicious case for him to try eventually and of course for anybody to try who would like to. He did not like the Sobon Zinfandel so I took the opposite approach and went with a Steve Edmunds (Edmunds St. John) wine who is known for wines with lower alchohol by California standards, vibrant acidity and very discreet use of oak. Eric also did not like the 2004 Moris Farms Morellino di Scansano because the acidity was too high so I chose for him a softer wine, the Vietti Nebbiolo Perbacco, but still with a firm acid spine and luscious fruit. I also put in two Spanish wines as alot of comments on the wine internet complained there was no Spanish wine. Well I picked two doozies. I usually polish off a case of the Ameztoi between Chambers Street and Tia Pol every summer and Lopez is the only winery in Rioja, right?We will see what happens. The second case I personally think is better as I had a better feel for what he was looking for.
The follow up case is here.
What a cool project! I guess I'll have to make my way downtown at somepoint and check out Chambers St.
ReplyDeleteInteresting choice on the 99 Lopez. I wasn't a big fan of that wine. Lopez offers good value (IMHO) in some of their older (some very old) Gran Reserva releases, but I found the 99 a bit bland and lacking distinction. Obviously, it is not in the same class as the other wines I describe.
Have you tried the 67 or 76 Lopez's? I love the 1981 and have been anxious to try those.
Love the blog, BTW!
nychawkeye74,
ReplyDeleteI think the '99 might need a bit of time in a decanter or just in the bottle. Not my favorite vintage in Rioja but I wanted to get a Lopez wine on the list. I have had '76 Bosconia and Tondonia and love them. Especially Bosconia. '81 is profound and the best vintage between '64 and '95 IMHO.
'81 is a beautiful Bosconia but '68 is better...
ReplyDeleteHad a good bottle of '47 Bosconia this week. I don't buy the wine anymore because only about half the bottles are good. When you double the price it gets pretty rich.
ReplyDelete'54 is mighty fine, and in my limited experience more consistent.
I actually had a bottle of '54 that was base-label and was terrible. That's it.
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