Humphrey Wine Club

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

 

The Shakedown White (September 2011)

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It's got a sweet nose.  Are we able to point at the Muscat Blanc as being the cause of that?  But not such a sweet palette.  Definitely fruity, perhaps a very ripe plum? 

We had this as a pre-diiner 'cocktail' while the oven was doing it's thing.  It doesn't need food, certainly no more than a light seafood (sushi?), pasta or spring vegtable based dish.

Filed under: California Central Coast Consumed Muscat Blanc NV Sauvignon Blanc Viognier White
 

2008 Sirius Bordeaux Blanc Sauvignon et Muscadelle (Christmas 2010)

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OK.  Really quite pale, not a lot of nose, perhaps flowery if you have to have a description.  Light and fresh with a pretty long finish, it worked ok with our meal of roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and corn.  It probably could just as easily be a sit in the sun wine, with or without snacks, as much as it could do the same in front of the TV - although I think we'd feel a bit better being in the sun.

Filed under: 2008 Bordeaux Consumed France Muscadelle White
 

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 Villa Calcinaia "Comitale" Bianco (April 2011)

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We brought this out for one of our Daring Kitchen challenges - chicken consommé A Daring Kitchen Article - and we think it worked out ok.  There's a slight sweetness that sort of offset the slight heat from the chilli.

There's a bit of crispness to the finish as the sweetness fades.  Pale in color it looks like something we'd enjoy in the sun on the deck, but it's a bit more than that with a flowery nose, the sweet and the crisp.  Consommé probably not the best match ever, but good enough to suggest a chicken dish should work. But the sweet / heat match also suggests something Thai, perhaps?

Filed under: 2009 Consumed Grechetto Italy Tuscany 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
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