First off, I have to say that I am a big fan of Clos Du Val. Mainly because when you go to a grocery store almost anywhere and all they have are endless bottles of overpriced, overworked plonk all you have to do is zero in on that simple brown beacon and know that you are getting a passable, if not outright delicious bottle of wine.
In addition to their mass market offerings, CdV produces some more limited production wines. Up until now I've never had a chance to try them, but last night I laid my hands on a bottle of their flagship 2010 Stag's Leap District cabernet.
Tasting notes on the site say: "The flavors are evocative of black forest fruits, dark chocolate shavings, plum and toffee."
LIES! BLOODY, DIRTY LIES!
There is only one tasting note that sums up this wine in its entirety: "GREEN BELL PEPPERS EVERYWHERE!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!"
I have never, ever opened a pepper bomb like this in all of my wine drinking years. This is an explosion of bell peppers. This is a fucking plate of fajitas. I really wanted to like this stuff, but I cannot get behind this pepper bomb. Honestly, aside from the horrible nose this is a very solid wine. Great structure, silky mouthfeel, nice acid, grippy but unobtrusive tannins, etc. All good signs of a well made cab but none of this eclipses the fucking bell pepper explosion.
So winers - will this blow off or is this vintage best avoided (unless you love bell peppers)?
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from Worlds Great Wines http://ift.tt/1zD1zs9
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