Thank you for exploring my wine list with me. Below you'll find only wines I recommend very highly. I don't use scores, but I do catagorize wines as styles: (Agers, Food Wines, Stand Alones, Celebratory Wines, Showpieces, Classics, Moderns). I also offer food pairings as well as glimpses into what I've enjoyed with what. I hope this helps in some small way to increase your enjoyment of wine and food.
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Bryant Family Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa Valley - 1997 - $NA - (Ultra Modern, Ager, Showpiece) - A 100 Point Robert Parker Wine...and yes, it deserves it. Threw heavy sediment, was opaque black/garnet and concentrated in every facet. It opened with a monster blast of dry and fresh sage(a Pritchard Hill Hallmark), light menthol and fresh rolled sweet tobacco leaf, bolstered by ripe black cherry and cassis along with creamed raspberries. It was thick and viscous on the palette with high alcohol in balance with moderate tannin and moderate acid. The finish was long with herbed plum and cherry fruit. Perfect now thru 2014.
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