Gramercy Cellars
Lower East Columbia Valley Syrah
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Purple-red, moderately extracted pigment. Leather and red fruit aromas, Butter and cherry flavors, moderate grained tannins in mouthfeel, cherry with a hint of menthol in finish, both flavors with length. Will benefit from decanting. Barrel toast and barrel smoke emerge after one hour while tannins refine to fine grain, pleasant mouthfeel. Matched well with a black bean pork and daikon dish, Cantonese style, served with brown rice. I’ve decided the main reason people struggle to match wine with black bean sauces is because the cooks don’t know how to cook black beans to minimize their bitterness interacting with the red wine tannins. This match was brilliant, as was my wife’s cooking in this case. You *can* match a red wine with a light black bean sauce; you just need the right red wine.
Purple-red, moderately extracted pigment. Leather and red fruit aromas, Butter and cherry flavors, moderate grained tannins in mouthfeel, cherry with a hint of menthol in finish, both flavors with length. Will benefit from decanting. Barrel toast and barrel smoke emerge after one hour while tannins refine to fine grain, pleasant mouthfeel. Matched well with a black bean pork and daikon dish, Cantonese style, served with brown rice. I’ve decided the main reason people struggle to match wine with black bean sauces is because the cooks don’t know how to cook black beans to minimize their bitterness interacting with the red wine tannins. This match was brilliant, as was my wife’s cooking in this case. You *can* match a red wine with a light black bean sauce; you just need the right red wine.
Mar 26th, 2020
Really fun expression of Syrah - roasted red and black fruits, soft roasted herbs, a joy to drink on 1/2 priced Sunday at the Four Seasons
Really fun expression of Syrah - roasted red and black fruits, soft roasted herbs, a joy to drink on 1/2 priced Sunday at the Four Seasons
Apr 15th, 2019The qpr on this guy is crazy! Roasted meats green olives, Garrique. Drinks well above price point!
The qpr on this guy is crazy! Roasted meats green olives, Garrique. Drinks well above price point!
Dec 19th, 2019Stone fruits, plum, sweet. Full bodied.
Stone fruits, plum, sweet. Full bodied.
Oct 29th, 2018
