Talty

TRL/Staff/Wine: 8/8/8

2009 Dwight Family Zinfandel $30/$-/$-

Young, spicy nose. Very nice balance of fruit and spice with a medium-to-light body.   The palate is cherry, plum, and spice.  The sage finish is just enough to brag.

2009 Filice Connolly Zinfandel $38/$-/$34

The nose still has spice on it, but it’s far more fruit forward (Jamie describe).  The palate is full fruit with quite a bit of strawberry. Yum. Much more muted nose, with little or no spice balance. Good body, older vines (65 years old). Modestly complex fruit.

2009 Willam Talty Estate Zinfandel $38/$-/$34

Field blend. Mild raspberry notes on the bouquet. Nice integration of raspberry, cherry, and blackberry. The red currant comes out after following tastes.

2008 William Talty Estate Zinfandel $38/$/$39

This is the best nose thus far with a very fruit forward nose with all the baking spice you enjoy.  The palate is very well balanced with a great finish.  It leaves you wanting another drink, but also wanting the next bite of dinner.  The red currant is softer, allowing the black currant, blackberry, and toasty cedar to appear.

2009 Drouthy Neebors Syrah $35/$/$38

Black rasbberry and blackberry don’t jump, but certainly speak to you in a mature feminine manner.  The winemaker’s recommendation of grilled salmon is a good thing to remember for this lighter, delicate syrah.  The palate has a nice forest, mushroom, and black raspberry taste balance. 

This would be a spectacular syrah with a little more earth notes. The tartness of the red currant makes you want a little more of that balanced spicy.

2009 Judge Family Syrah $38/$/$40

Winemaker definitely recommends trying the 2010 judge family syrah.

He recommends pairing with anything mushroom.  The nose is far more complex with spice, mushroom, forest, and fruit. I think the earthy notes will appear over time with some cellaring.  This is a good syrah.