Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Saturday, February 18, 2012

2006 Ridge Petite Sirah Dynamite Hill

Almost rust, damp forest floor, lovely sweetness, lucious

2007 Domaine Grand Veneur CdP - 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre

Inky, Smoke, texture, dried fruit, something askew, recalcatrant

2010 Cercius CdR - 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah

Dark Chestnut, Monroe Body, balanced, luscious, bright future


Valrhona, Balsa, Cedar plank, 256GT Leather, 7-10 Split



2006 Ramey Larkmead Vineyard Cabernet

Valrhona, Balsa, Cedar plank, 256GT Leather, 7-10 Split

2006 Dominio Do Bibei Lalama - 85% Mencia, 7% Garnacha, and the balance Brancellao and Mouraton

Plum hue, sulfuric, brambly, tinny, metal shop, Finishhh

2009 Feraud-Brunel CdR Villages

Blood Rose, Pork Back, Acid Balance, Back Bone

Why?

Francis and I have tired (all in, aweary, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done, done in, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, knackered, limp, logy, played out, pooped, prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, wiped out, worn, worn-out) on the hyperbolic diatribe surrounding wine ratings. 
After 8 bottles of wine last night it dawned on us that most of the so called experts reviews, less the circumlocution, pretty much boil down to 8 descriptive words for their recapitulation. 
It we can do it, so can you.....what say you wine geek and geekets?