Humphrey Wine Club

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

 

2008 Kennedy Shah "La Vie en Rouge" (August 2011)

P9240154

A little nervous after a surprising start we recently had with one of it's brethren A Wine Club Wine, turned out to be totally unwarranted.  The first sip was wonderful, and it really didn't change much as our dinner was consumed.  Deep in color, at the purple end of the scale it's got a jammy nose.  Big fruit flavors up front they soften at the back of the palette to a spicy(ish) chocolate(ish) finish.

Someone has thought long and hard about what to put in the bottle, and there's no doubt they've got this blend right.  This may be a red happiest without food as the most enjoyable tastes were after our simple meal was all gone...

And, it helped us out on our quest for the Wine Century Club A Century Club Contributor...

Filed under: 2008 Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Consumed Malbec Merlot Petit Verdot Red Syrah Washington
 

2007 Kennedy Shah Chardonnay (August 2011)

P9240153
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
 

2008 Milbrandt (February 2011)

P2270099
Great wine!  We opened this up with a broccoli risotto and there's absolutely no doubt that they played great together.  But we have no reason to think it wouldn't play nicely with anything or perhaps all by itself.

Very balanced, light in color it's just enjoyable to drink.  Lots of citrus up front, but softens up to a rich fruity (perhaps a peach?) even-ness.

If you prefer the sweet style of Riesling you'll be disappointed, if you don't you'll be very very happy.  There's absolutely no reason we should not grab up another of these to keep close at hand!

Filed under: 2008 Columbia Valley Consumed Riesling Washington White
11