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Our inn doesn’t allow BYOW in the rooms. Something about their liquor license. So, off the very limited wine list, I got this.
I shouldn’t have read the back label first. I saw “consultant Philippe Cambie.”
F*ck.
And sure enough, this tastes a lot like the overripe, overextracted Syrah-heavy Cotes du Rhône Villages that he has all his clients make. Maybe a tad better, since Syrah is better suited to the Columbia Valley than the Southern Rhône, so at least some of its vibrant savory character comes through.
Still, I wish that guy would go full Hobbit and move to New Zealand to f*ck up wines I never drink anyway.
UPDATE: The next night, this seemed a little less fruit-bomby. Upping from 8.6 to 8.7.
Our inn doesn’t allow BYOW in the rooms. Something about their liquor license. So, off the very limited wine list, I got this.
I shouldn’t have read the back label first. I saw “consultant Philippe Cambie.”
F*ck.
And sure enough, this tastes a lot like the overripe, overextracted Syrah-heavy Cotes du Rhône Villages that he has all his clients make. Maybe a tad better, since Syrah is better suited to the Columbia Valley than the Southern Rhône, so at least some of its vibrant savory character comes through.
Still, I wish that guy would go full Hobbit and move to New Zealand to f*ck up wines I never drink anyway.
UPDATE: The next night, this seemed a little less fruit-bomby. Upping from 8.6 to 8.7.
Owner of the girl & the fig, the fig cafe & winebar, Author of Plats du Jours, the girl & the fig's Journey through the Seasons in Wine Country and the girl & the fig Cookbook
Ditto on the my last review. Almost like if A Cote Rotie was dunked into an American oak barrel for year and a half. Ok , not really, it just needs a lot of air to smooth out.
Ditto on the my last review. Almost like if A Cote Rotie was dunked into an American oak barrel for year and a half. Ok , not really, it just needs a lot of air to smooth out.
Violets, blueberry skin, black olive. Very complex, deliciously balanced with both plenty of yum fruit and plenty of layered complexity on the long finish.
Violets, blueberry skin, black olive. Very complex, deliciously balanced with both plenty of yum fruit and plenty of layered complexity on the long finish.
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
