Cab Franc is very dry; lots of tannins. Not as spicy as we like
2019 Chambourcin – Per Wendridge it’s medium bodied and packed with vibrant fruit. Raspberry strawberries no pleasing mineralogy. I love the nose on this. Strawberries are very strong. Tart mouth feel ( for me). Per kelly, sweet fruit and very smooth
2019 Encampment – Red blend; black currant Mediterranean herbs and tobacco leaf accompanied by fine rape tenants. Per kelly , Licorice and chocolate. Very dry. I’m not sure I’m crazy about this. Kelly is not too sure yet. He said it really doesn’t have a nose
2018 Seneca – Red blend, aged in French oak for 18 months. Full bodied with notes of cherry, blackberry and leather. Kelly’s gonna jump all over that leather isn’t he. I know this is strange, But Kelly and I both feel the nose smells like a new house. He said it’s new leather that hasn’t been set on or used. It’s not a bad wine. But nothing to write home about
10/30/21
We came for our pick up. On the pick up they had a sparkling rosé. We don’t do sparkling rosé. They were very kind and switched up for chambourcin.
We’re doing a flight of three reds. A Chambourcin and encampment and Seneca.
Chambourcin is spectacular. We like the nose, the smoothness, and the depth. Per Kelly, there’s just a hint of a pepper. I can’t find that at all. He’s just being snotty. OK, maybe he’s right. He’s laughing.
Encampment – definitely deeper, more earth tone. Kelly said Red brink And really old wet leaves. I don’t like the way it feels in my mouth. We decided we aren’t crazy about it.
Do you know what, it reminds me of another place that we go to that has the same three winds every single time. They do the encampment and there’s no change to it. It’s kind of boring.
2917 Seneca – First thing I get off of the nose is jelly. Kelly can’t find anything because he doesn’t have a nose. He thinks it’s a good wine to drink but I don’t have a big nose on it. I’m like in the flavor of it, but I think it will go much better with the meat. Kelly actually agrees with me. Mark this day is a special day in my life he agreed with me
