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yesilovewine Member |
posted 10-16-2012 09:54 PM
 
Lucky You!! IP: 76.182.4.159 |
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carjeff Member |
posted 10-16-2012 09:42 AM
Hi Yes, Haven't met Kim yet. We usually have a private tasting with Colleen (one of the owners), or Jose. We met with Sharon at The Terraces last year, and I believe Hawkeye has them on his list for his current trip. The Howell Mountain is a little outside our comfort zone too, but was included in their wine club shipments when we were members. I still have a few stashed away. IP: 155.178.5.10 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 10-15-2012 11:22 AM
Hi 'jeff. Yes, we did have the Howell Mtn. Cab...I see that I failed to mention it- sorry for the omission. I have: " full body. cherry and plum notes, nice pepper." It had a spicy character that I enjoy- and if it weren't $79 we might have bought some, but that's outside our comfort zone. - Well, that and the 4.5 cases we'd already bought...  Do you know Kim on the staff there? She served us and when we became so interested in the Howell Mountain area, she strongly suggested that we contact her friend Sharon at one of the wineries up there. We didn't have time to try and add anything to the day, but you might ask her about The Terreces when you are there next. I think that the Merlot was probably my favorite there. Its a Cab drinker's Merlot. The Cab Franc was really nice, too...would be wonderful with venison or a beef stew. Great tannic structure... hmm, I'm getting hungry...  IP: 76.182.4.159 |
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carjeff Member |
posted 10-15-2012 10:01 AM
Hi Yes, Glad you enjoyed Goosecross. It's the first winery I ever went to in Napa. Still one of my favorites. We try to visit every trip. Since you mentioned Howell Mountain, were they pouring their Howell Mountain Cab? I didn't see it on your list. [This message has been edited by carjeff (edited 10-15-2012).] IP: 155.178.5.10 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 10-11-2012 06:01 PM
Sorry, 'Reb- We took our leftover BBQ and had a picnic at the end of the lane where Goosecross is located. It was very enjoyable, though. Kinda sad...the farm across the street had torn out about 30 rows of vines and they were all heaped in piles in the field...it looked so sad  I can tell you that the BBQ came from a GREAT spot in Santa Rosa called Sweet T's. Terific pulled pork! Southern size portions and very good. IP: 76.182.4.159 |
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damombo Member |
posted 10-11-2012 02:02 PM
A good day in Napa Valley! We visited Paraduxx a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed the outside tasting - very relaxing and a nice change from a stand up tasting at a bar. IP: 98.198.192.251 |
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OMRebel Junior Member |
posted 10-11-2012 01:01 PM
Thanks for the report and so glad you ventured across to Napa. What about the food? Any good meals? IP: 75.121.109.47 |
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yesilovewine Member |
posted 10-11-2012 12:43 PM
Yes, we really did go to Napa for a day y'all, and it was a fun day. We trekked across the mountain from our Santa Rosa lodging by taking Calistoga Rd to Petrified Forest Road and, though a little sketchy in a few spots, it wasn't a bad ride. There were some spooky moments going down with such a steep drop to my right, but not debilitatingly scary. We were fairly aimless in our approach to the day, but we did start with a list. Here is where we went: Raymond- I have previously had only one bottle of Raymond and we'd deemed it the best wine we'd ever had, so of course we had to go try them out. Here's what we tried: 2011 Sauv. Blanc reserve 2011 Chardonnay Reserve 2008 Merlot Reserve 2011 Barrel to Barrel Cab 2009 Reserve Cab ( the one we had was a 2005) 2009 Zinfandel We were not overly impressed with the wines or the facility. The "Crystal Room" is where they have their steel fermentation tanks and have hung some chandeliers...the "coolness" was lost on us. next- Paraduxx This was a great experience- had a lovely day to sit outside and taste and our server was not only gracious but well versed in the wines too...sorry I forgot to write down her name. This is usually by appointment, but they had vacancies so we were able to be "walk-in"s. We tried: 2010 Migration 2011 Paraduxx Rose` 2009 Napa Valley "Z" Blend> 2009 Napa Valley "C" Blend> these 2 are different combinations of the same grapes, with the "Z" blend being Zin predominant and the "C" being Cab predominant 2009 Rector Creek Vyd ( Zin/Cab blend) 2009 Howell Mountain ( Also Zin/Cab) 2009 Canvasback Ok, so NOW I "get" this affinity y'all have for Howell Mountain; its like Rockpile for me in Sonoma. next..Goosecross We went here to actually try the wine we purchased as a wedding gift recently. We are proud to have chosen this wine and if you haven't made your way here, you should. They too are by appointment only, but we didn't realize that and they had room at the bar so allowed us to taste. And we had... 2009 Chenin Blanc 2009 Estate Chardonnay 2010 Temperanillo 2009 Syrah 2008 Napa Cabernet 2009 Merlot- this is a Cab drinkers Merlot Non-vintage Amerital 2009 NV Cabernet Franc 2006 aeros- Beautiful cab but at $165 its way too rich for me Again, all the wines were tasty and we are glad to have seen what they have to offer. Last stop..Merryvale We shared a bottle of Merryvale Cab with friends some years back and had enjoyed it so much that I wanted to be sure and try some others. This was a surprisingly enjoyable visit without the slightest bit of pretentiousness . We tried... 2008 NV Merlot 2008 NV Cabernet- bordeaux blend 2009 Profile, NV Proprietary blend 2009 Oak Knoll Cab 2009 Cab Franc 2009 St Helena Cab I seem to be too wordy in my postings so I've made this pretty bare-bones for detail so that the system will accept my post. Please feel free to ask any questions about the wines or the wineries and I'll try my best to answer. [This message has been edited by yesilovewine (edited 10-11-2012).] IP: 76.182.4.159 |
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