Nomadic Wines

Tasting my wines at Crushpad

It was barrel tasting day at Crushpad, so I stopped by to try my wines as well as some of the other barrels being made at Crushpad. I do have some experience tasting out of barrels, but not enough to be able to predict success.

It was interesting to taste so many different wines from many different vineyard sources. There was a lot of diversity in styles, though as a body, they tended to be more modern in style.

When I arrived, the room was filled with people. I am guessing that most of the people who make wine at Crushpad make them with groups, which inflates the number of people at the tasting. I headed straight to the Pinot Noir table, starting with the lightest varietal... though completely forgetting there were white wines available. I gave up on the notetaking early in the evening.

I tasted a bunch of wines at the Pinot table, but none really stood out. The best ones had a balance of acidity and fruit. I was surprised that the Dain samples didn't stand out... it actually is a good thing because it makes it seem like we could all achieve the quality level he is achieving. My Nomadic Wines Pinot Noir had bright raspberry and sour cherry fruit. The mid-palate had great acidity and the finish, while not long, was clean and left a nice taste lingering on the palate.

The LeFavre Alder Springs Syrah that I am making with Jon Favre was whole different ball of wax. Smoky, mocha, coffee, brambly berries... with tannins that are chalky and just shut down your palate by sitting on your tongue and refusing to leave. I know this wine will come around and improve... the question is just how long will it take???

Labels: barrel tasting, Crushpad, Nomadic, Pinot Noir, Syrah, wine

posted by nomadfromcincy @ 10:04 AM