What's in your glass tonight?

[wineh]

Found this in the cellar. It's been there for a while now. One of my favourite California wines. Will enjoy with a rib steak and pasta.

 

[Hazelemere]

Amador Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

I have one of these at 15.2% alcohol (surprisingly it doesn't taste hot). The rest is blended. Fermented uncrushed hand destemmed and fermented with RC212 yeast for 14 days. Oaked with American medium toast oak cubes 30 per 5 Imperial gallons during malolactic fermentation with no sulphite during yeast and malolactic fermentation for 120 days.

Here are my comments:

Colour: purple ink

Smell: cocoa, figs, pomegranates, coffee

Acid - slightly low but ok

Tannin - fine

Flavour - rich, intense, slightly flat from slightly low acid. Otherwise fine. If I had it in volume I'd cut it with lower alcohol higher acid grapes like Marechal Foch and Regent. It has a long finish. I'm glad I blended the majority of it to boost its acid. Having said that if I could get it it again I'd buy it to blend with Foch and Regent.

 

[Boatboy24]

 

[geek]

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Slow down Jim

 

[MiBor]

@Boatboy24 Don't forget the

 

[Boatboy24]

Cherries were in abundance at Wegman's this morning. So I just had to try making a bourbon cherry smash.

 

[ibglowin]

LOL

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[geek]

Yesterday at the apartment and then the restaurant that used to belong to famous artist Juan Luis Guerra in Punta Cana/

 

[Boatboy24]

Yesterday at the apartment and then the restaurant that used to belong to famous artist Juan Luis Guerra in Punta Cana/

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What's the first one - Aperol spritz?

 

[geek]

What's the first one - Aperol spritz?

We got a winner!!!
Also added Cava.

 

[geek]

 

[Boatboy24]

We got a winner!!!
Also added Cava.

Just recently became familiar with that drink. As I've come to enjoy a Paper Plane, I've had Aperol around. Had some friends over on July 4th and started with the spritzes. They were very well received.

 

[Boatboy24]

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Not even going to guess on this one, but I'm also hyper focused on that beautiful water in the background.

 

[geek]

Not even going to guess on this one, but I'm also hyper focused on that beautiful water in the background.

The water was spot on in temperature, no complain and crystal clear, shallow and just nice..!!

 

[wineh]

Can't get this from Winexpert anymore. Over 3 years old and still pretty good.

 

[wineh]

A great day of fishing led to more walleye linguine alfredo with this big buttery chardonnay. Not as good as the best California offerings but really good.

 

[geek]

 

[ChuckD]

A great day of fishing led to more walleye linguine alfredo with this big buttery chardonnay. Not as good as the best California offerings but really good. View attachment 104317

. Do you just season and bake the walleye?

 

[David Violante]

Wonderful afternoon at the Duplin winery today in Myrtle Beach. Lots of interesting wines using muscadine grapes. Loved the “Queen Anne’s Revenge“ (dry, complex, spicy finish) and the “Orange Blossom” (Light, touch of orange). such a unique flavor using muscadines.

 

[wineh]

. Do you just season and bake the walleye?

Flour salt and pepper, butter and a bit of canola oil, in a skillet.