About Me
- Eric C. Maczko
- I've been part of Pine Ridge Winery's Culinary Staff for 7 years. In 2003 I took over the Executive Chef Position and have been pairing food and wine together in a creative environment every day since. I am a Certified Sommelier through The Court of Master Sommeliers and hope to gain my Advanced in the coming year. My love of wine, food and literature are the fuel behind this little site and sharing my experience is my gift. Each year I take a little time to craft my own wine, so as to humble myself. It is a pleasure to sample the hard work and dedication of these so many talented wine professionals.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
July 24, 2008 Wines Tasted
Raymond Vineyards - Generations 2004 -Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - (Stand Alone, Ager) - A gift for my 33rd, the Generations has always been my favorite Raymond wine by far. While not as forward and balanced as the winery's 2002, this wine shows a deep and sweet nose typical of the label. The wine opens with black cherry, cinnamon, bitter chocolate and sweet perfumed French Oak notes, but fails to deliver on the palette, which is more acidic and angular than expected. The ship is "righted" by the finish which sweetens up the tannins and fruit. A touch dumb right now, I'd recommend 2 to 3 more years of bottle age - since it didn't change too much from 1st to last glass. We had it with Rabbit Stew, Texmati rice pilaf and basil, but the wine won easily on the palette.
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