smurfe
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2005
- Messages
- 3,625
- Reaction score
- 16
Well, I drug out a case of the Super Tuscan I made back in 2006 and opened my first bottle. I had to come here to report a super solid WOW! This is an absolutely fantastic wine. It is very balanced and fruit forward. Medium tannins that are very comfortable on the palette. I had a plate of home made manacotti with it and was blown away.
I basically am placing this post for the new winemakers to readand stress the value of patience in winemaking. This wine is as smooth and balanced as any I have ever tasted and I have tried some so called mighty fine wines. I would be proud to serve this to anyone, even the snobs that think kits are inferior. I bulk aged this wine over a year and it has been in the bottle for close to two years.
The aroma is absolutely amazing. It is a smoky, vanilla fruit forward aroma with a hint of berries. Almost a combo of cherries and blackberries.I detect a hint of fine leather in the background as well. Look at me, I sound like a wine snob. I am just so thrilled with this wine. Guess it's time to break out a bottle of the Lodi Ranch Cabernet I made at the same time. I have drank almost an entire bottle in a half hour or so watch the Doobie Brothers concert on the tube. Smurfe is feeling mighty mighty fine right now.
I basically am placing this post for the new winemakers to readand stress the value of patience in winemaking. This wine is as smooth and balanced as any I have ever tasted and I have tried some so called mighty fine wines. I would be proud to serve this to anyone, even the snobs that think kits are inferior. I bulk aged this wine over a year and it has been in the bottle for close to two years.
The aroma is absolutely amazing. It is a smoky, vanilla fruit forward aroma with a hint of berries. Almost a combo of cherries and blackberries.I detect a hint of fine leather in the background as well. Look at me, I sound like a wine snob. I am just so thrilled with this wine. Guess it's time to break out a bottle of the Lodi Ranch Cabernet I made at the same time. I have drank almost an entire bottle in a half hour or so watch the Doobie Brothers concert on the tube. Smurfe is feeling mighty mighty fine right now.