Month: March 2019

Sladić Debit 2015

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2018-12-18 Sladic Debit 2015 Label.jpg

I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.
I will not be bad.

I promise to take notes
next time IF I GET THE
CHANCE.

This wine was STUNNING.

You can read the description
on the back of the bottle.

2018-12-18 Sladic Debit 2015 Desc.jpg

The wine is better than
ANY description.

This would be Eve’s wine.

I didn’t take the time to
see what kind of grapes were
used.

Since the wine comes from Croatia,
I figured they would be “different”.

The honeycomb flavor was so
delicious that you might think
that there was just a tiny bit
of residual sugar in there.

Maybe. I don’t know. No matter.

There was plenty of acidity to
balance the imagined? sweetness.

The flavors hit you from every
direction.

Adam: Have you seen Eve?
God: I sent her to the orchard
to pick grapes.
A: Not again!!!
G: SOMEBODY has to pick grapes.
A: Yeah, but she eats the old
shriveled ones that have already
fallen off the vine.
G: Waste not, want not.
A: And she gets potted in
the process.
G: What have I done!
A: You made grapes to ferment and
you make Eve work too hard.
G: I must atone.
A: Let’s have some of that
Debit you’re hoarding and think
about priorities.
G: Sounds good. Now go down to
the orchard and drag Eve back up here.

(Much later…)

OK, so the grape is “Debit”.

Here are some “educational”
links…

https://wine.blisswineimports.com/wine/sladic/debit-2015

http://www.total-croatia-wine.com/croatian-wine-producers/1003-croatian-winemakers-sladic-in-skradin

Hang in there.

Caso Único Vinho Tinto NV

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Best consumed before the
next ice age.

Excellent paired with xylem
and phloem (while supplies last).

Exhibits all the elegance of
an exhumed chainmail suit.

Carefully farmed using the
stick and carrot technique.

Can’t wait to try it?

Take a deep breath and
reorder your grey cells…

And were you able to follow
the bass line?

I didn’t think so.

Hang in there.

Pavao Vinho Verde Tinto NV

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Pavao Vinho Verde Tinto NV

Another one from the $100 case.

My notes indicate the I have had
VV whites and rosés, but this is
my first “tinto”.

A bit fizzy (not unusual
for VV).

https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-vinho-verde/

Very low ALC = 11.5%.

Fruit bomb.

Unexpected full bodied
for a low ALC wine.

Enough “structure” in
the form of acidity and
tannins to keep the wine
from being ridiculous.

I don’t know what you
are SUPPOSED TO do with
this kind of wine.

Sangria comes to mind.

The grapes used in the reds
aren’t household names…

http://sarmentosimports.com/product-catalog/pavao-vinho-verde-red/

You CAN enjoy this wine
if you are prepared for
something fun and different.

A-N-D…

This looks to be another
“non-vintage” offering from
Portugal.

Seems like they ought to
have at least a “born on”
date or SOMETHING.

Hang in there.

FOYE Sauvignon Blanc Valle del Maule 2017

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2018-12-11 FOYE Sauvignon Blanc Valle del Maule 2017.jpg

Saint Peter: What happened
to YOU?
OTWN: I was born silly and
never recovered.
SP: Why didn’t you seek help.
OTWN: I did, but I couldn’t
find anybody silly enough to
help ME.
SP: No matter. You’re here
now and you should feel right
at home.
OTWN: What? Are all these souls
silly?
SP: Don’t be silly. WE are
TOLERANT.
OTWN: Can I be excused?
SP: Sure. Go stand in the
corner.

It never occurred to me to
track down exceptional
white wine in Paola or
Brookside, but “stuff” happens.

I’m “busy” today, so…

I have no idea what I’m
drinking except that…

It’s good.
It came in the $100 case.
We opened it to include in
the “Chicken Piccata”.
After seeing how much I’m
enjoying this wine, the reds
in my cooler are organizing
a pilgrimage to Tibet.

OTWN: Hey Theresa, do you
remember where we keep the
capers?
T: Refrigerator?
OTWN: OK, but where?
T: Look in the crisper.
OTWN: I can’t find them
anywhere.
T: Oh wait a minute. There
was a 2014 Fleurie up here
this morning looking for
backpacking food. It left a
trail menu.
OTWN (reading menu): Yummy.
T: Who’s going to cook for
a bunch of full wine bottles?
OTWN (making sign to
hang around neck): I’m going
for a walk.

“Will Cook for
Full Wine Bottles”

Hang in there.

Nia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

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2018-12-09 Nia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015.jpg

From the newest $100 Underdog case.

Lucky me, I gagged on this on
day one and put the wine
“on the rack” for overnight
torture.

Day Two…

It’s amazing what a little
discipline will do.

The wine is winding its way
through my being in a most
seductive way as if to
curry favor with me on behalf
of all wines CAB.

I had a CAB once that was
lovely.

Finding another has been
a “spare time obsession”
ever since.

Pale body/flavor with a hint
of vanilla from soft oak.

Blackcurrant milkshake.

This wine comes close.

After drinking a SUBSTANTIAL
amount of this one, I declare that…

IT
IS
GOOD

REALLY
GOOD

GOOD
ENOUGH
TO
SEE
IF
I
CAN
GET
A
REPEAT

Is it live?????

Crystal Clear.

And this bottle was FREE,
relatively speaking.

Come on, take a…

I’m staring at the remaining
eleven bottles and hoping that
I…

Lest there be any confusion about
how this wine has mellowed my soul…

It was a nice song until he got
to the part about the grass being
overgrown.

But, but, but what about
the wine?

Let’s see if we can find
SOMETHING on-line…

Sheesh, only this…
https://www.vivino.com/nia-cabernet-sauvignon/w/6440796?year=2015
https://www.biercellar.com/products/nia-cabernet-sauvignong

Wine Detail

Note that it contains 20% Merlot.

Hang in there.

Gobelsburg Cistercien Rosé 2017

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This is a three-peat.

I had it in April AND June.

This IS however a new vintage.

I didn’t take notes because
I would have felt like Lenny
if I did.

My existing notes tell me that
my memory isn’t THAT bad.

Now if I can just remember that
I don’t need to “try” this one
again.

Saint Peter: OMG, you died drinking
an Austrian rosé. How horrible!
OTWN: Not really, the wine keeps
getting better.
SP: I mean, YOU’RE DEAD.
OTWN: What kind of wine
should I have been drinking?
SP: How about a CAB?
OTWN: That would be the death of me.
SP: Exactly.

Hang in there.