Taste it Again / Lost & Found
On occasion, I’ll take a wine I like and put it away in a “special box” for a few years to see how it will age … below you will read happened to those wines. On the other hand, there are wines that get “lost” in my wine cellar with nary a review ever written - some have turned into golden Treasures, others supreme Trash and then there are those that fall somewhere in-between (Tolerable). We’ll look at those here too. (New wines are being added all the time so keep coming back):
28
Jul
2014
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Category: Lost & Found / Taste it Again
Click here to read the original review from January 2008 - Newsletter #73
(Re-Tasted May 2014) ... I simply love those nights when I walk into the cellar and I am guided by the hand of Bacchus to a beautiful bottle of wine. Tonight I had Pinot on the brain and this Coyote's Run 2006 Red Paw seemed the right way to go. Nose tells the tale here, earthy, strawberry and sour cherry with delicate floral notes. Palate has that Pinot Noir cran-cherry, with crushed and dried violets. There's just enough dried fruitiness and earthy character to make it delicious and definitely a Pinot Noir. This is ageing nicely and as a Red Paw leaner it's exactly where I thought it'd be.
21
Jul
2014
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Category: Lost & Found / Taste it Again
Found April 2014
If you were smart enough to pick yourself up a case or two of Coyote's Run value red called Five Mile during the selling of the 2010 vintage, you have a real find on your hands. I've always found it surprising that the folks at the Coyote would put the much prized Pinot Noir grape into this blend but it does seem to work. In the '10 the Pinot really does shine thru giving the wine a certain elegance along with plenty of cherry, tobacco, hints of plum and white pepper; there's also a touch of the sour cherry (that Pinot is known for) that pokes its way through. The wine comes across as nice and light with a medium mouth-feel and an easy drinking nature. Can't believe it sold for a mere $16, it's drinking very well right now and should stay that way for the next 3 or so. Lost & Found Rating: Treasure
