Humphrey Wine Club

The wines that the nice man at Que Syrah chose for us...

 

2007 Kennedy Shah Chardonnay (August 2011)

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This might be the first white we've had where it didn't just benefit from time open and / or some time in the glass, but it really needed it.  But, once we got passed the initial 'is this off?' phase it turned out to be quite pleasant so we're glad we didn't dump it based on first impressions.

The label says wooded, but didn't get much wood, if any.  Definite citrus things going on both for the nose and palette and maybe some pineapple sort of thing going on towards the end of the bottle as it warmed up a little?

It joined us for a dinner of (admitedly as a random choice in a rush) Fritters A Daring Kitchen Article...

Filed under: 2007 Chardonnay Washington White
 

2009 Errazuriz Wild Ferment (March 2011)

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It's possible this is the first Chilean Chardonnay to come our way, but can't swear to that...

Fairly light in color, perhaps a bit greenish if you look really hard. A sort of toast nose at first look that got a little stronger as it warmed up.  Buttery from start to finish but with a nice amount of acidity up front.  There's fruit in there, but that buttery texture is what stands out.

Gone before we knew it strongly suggests it agrees with both our palettes!

Filed under: 2009 Casablanca Valley Chardonnay Chile Consumed White
 

2009 Planeta "La Segreta" Bianco (September 2010)

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This was one of two wines that joined us for dinner at (k)new A Date Night Article.

Our first thought was quite acidic, but that became less noticable the longer the bottle was open - not sure if it's because it was warming up (we opted not to jam it in a cooler gadget thingy offered by our Server), had been hanging out with some oxygen or it just matched up better with our latter dishes.

Perhaps a little on the green side of yellow in color with not a particularly strong nose.  Fruity would be a generic description with us both looking for citrus flavors due to the acidity.  The tasting notes said apple, but we'd need our arms twisted to agree to such a specific flavor definiation.  We had a rabbit bisque which we think this wine paired up nicely with.  It wasn't unpleasant with our seafood dishes, just not as good.

Filed under: 2009 Chardonnay Consumed Grecanico Sicily White
 

2006 Gravitas (June 2010)

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We went to our Tasting Notes before grabbing for the Gravitas.  We had Vegetarian Shepard's Pie on the menu, and hindsight suggests strongly a lighter red would have been fine too, but the notes said 'all veggie dishes'.  No regrets!

Quite pale in color, but that would mostly be consistent with being un-oaked.  Not a big nose, but definitely fruity.  Perhaps pear?  We could call it fresh on the palette, not a lot of fruit (that pear again?) and with a very short finish.

Did it make our Dinner better?  Probably.  It would also seem likely it would go well with non-Vegetarian dishes too, but you'd probably want to stay away from rich, heavy sauces.

Stay JOLLY!
D&S

Filed under: 2006 Chardonnay Consumed Marlborough New Zealand White
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