That must’ve been a great testing! Although it’s hard to make out all the labels I really enjy the Booker & Schrader wines. I realize everyone’s palate is different but I’m curious which wines stood out to you.
Really hard to pick a favorite because this was not a comparative tasting. We took customers to Park City to visit HW and we drank 4 bttls each over several days:
- Schrader RBS v18
- Booker Fracture v17, Oublie v17 and My Favorite Neighbor v18
- Mondavi Oakville Cab Franc v17
- U Cesari Liano v18
- Vinosia Rajamara Turasi Reserve, v13
- Viberti LaGemella Rose, v20
- Fouassier Les Grandes Champs v18
- RBS was fantastic - I can only imagine what it will taste like with real time in the bttl
- Fracture Syrah hands down favorite. Eric Jensen is such a talented winemaker and what he does with Rhone varietals... Oublie (think CdP) and MFN (Cab Sauv) both solid and very different form each other. If you haven't already, check out Harvey & Harriet (BDX blend)
- I love Cab Franc, but these bttls were inconsistent. 1 blew me away, the others were either too vegetal or perfumey
- The Italians were awesome, but need food to really appreciate them
- The Viberti rose - HOLY CRAP, amazing offering from a Barolo producer
- The Fouassiers - My go to summer sippers, but something was off with these. 1 was corked, 2 were maderized and the other was pretty solid