Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
2010 Monte Antico Toscana. Not as good as I remember.
What's in your glass tonight?
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Bought a bottle from the vineyard owner I got the Chardonel from. Both my wife and I like it, has oak but it is in the background, not a primary flavor. Both of us noted that the nose reminded us of the our Chilean Pinot Grigio. Big fruit flavor in the finish, a very big white wine, much enjoyed. Hoping my batch turns out as well.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
I know. Read that the other night and got a chuckle as I was sipping last night.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
CC Showcase Yakima Syrah. 21 months old and pretty good with about an hour of decanting. Another 6 months in the bottle and we should be where we want 
And now you know why I switched to fresh grapes!
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
OMG, the color on that!! Sheesh!
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
2012 Cellar Craft LR Red Mountain Trio. 33 months old. Very nice. It got extra oak, tannin and some barrel time.
Selection Viognier I made last April, so only 6 months old. Rebottled because of excessive carbonation, had some left over. Wife doesn't like as much anymore because it is "too dry" for her. I think it tastes very good and expect it will be really good by Christmas. Another wine I can call "mine, all mine". Now if only the perception of the Pinot Grigio would do the same...
Last nights wine. 94pts WS. Drinking exceptionally well right now. Still have one more bottle in the cellar. This is not even the "reserve" cabernet from Januik. Awesome sauce!
Matty - I had a Carmenere for the first time on Friday night. This one was very earthy on the nose which kind of ruined it for me. Are the kits earthy like that?
Last night, we had a 2012 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis Cabernet and a Two Hands Sexy Beast Cabernet (which drank more like a Petite Sirah).
Not sure about the kits, mine was made from a juice bucket. However, Carmenere does have an earthy quality (to me atleast) but also some nice fruit flavors. My wife and I like it for its versatility, we can drink it on a random Tuesday evening or pair it with a nice grilled steak dinner on the weekend. My Carmenere is at 18 months and finally starting to come around.
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I agree that many Carmeneres are earthy. However, I believe this may have as much to do with the terroir as the grape. Most Carmeneres that are available here are from Chile, and I suspect that much Chilean terroir promotes this earthiness. (In some, I swear I can taste the dirt!) Kind of reminds me of certain Merlots from eastern Washington.
Note that the earthiness conferred by the terroir is likely not directly from the soil itself, but a byproduct of the (lack of) nutrients in it: http://palatepress.com/2012/03/wine/minerality-in-wine-taken-for-granite/
I would love to try a Carmenere from, say, Lodi or Sonoma and see what that is like.
