Sheesh, the wine of the evening clocked in at 16.1% alcohol by volume! I almost didn't serve it with dinner because we had to go to work the next day and I was a bit leery over the alcohol content. But being the good wino that I am, and for the sake of the blog, of course, I pressed on and found this to be an excellent bottle of wine.The wine was a 2005 Felta Creek De la Montanya Zinfandel that came in a club shipment, had a real cork closure and cost $20.80.
On the nose I found blackberries, spice, black currants, and old leather. Yes, old worn in leather. In the mouth there were peppery spices, blackberries, black cherries, and plums.
The wine had a spicy kick which almost completely disappeared after an hour sitting out. Overall, this was rounder than most Zinfandels I have had, and despite the high alcohol content, really not overwhelming. The fruits were actually smooth and soft and the wine had excellent flavors after being allowed to sit out.
I served this one with a steak on the grill, and the match was pretty good given the peppery spices in the wine!
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Oh, I give up! Try as I may, I can never smell all these different things in any wine; looks like I cannot make be a wine connoisseur any time soon. Must be all those strong Indian spices I have been eating all my life. :)
7/25/07, 11:38 PM
I suggest drinking lots more wine! It took me a while to really be able to pick out the flavors well, check out some of my earlier reviews, they are a lot more general!
8/6/07, 8:25 PM