2006 Cabernet Sauvignon PRE-RELEASE Online Tasting

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Ofenloch on June 5, 2009 at 8:32pm

And your point -- of course we did - it was 8/9 our time...

Wine Harlot said:

I still have 1/3 of bottle -- I am a slow-poke tonight.
But I think our Eastern/Texan friends began drinking well before 6 pdt.
Just sayin'.

Thea The Wine Brat said:

i still have 1/3 of a bottle but that's only cuz i have 3 other bottles open

DOH~

West Coast Wino said:

Last taste of Donati just poured. I know some of you lushes killed this a while ago.But I take my drinking seriously. seriously! I like to drink

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Permalink Reply by Lee, General Manager on June 6, 2009 at 8:10am

I agree. The 2005, albeit a good vintage in the vineyard, didn't have as much to show on its maiden voyage. The 2006, showing much more varietal expression up front, has a very bright future!

Ken W said:

Appearance (2 points) – 2
Color (2 points) – 2
Aroma and Bouquet (4 points) - 3 (Not a strong, fragrant bouquet yet, but maybe better today than yesterday)
Volatile Acidity (2 points) – 2
Total Acidity (2 points) – 2
Sweetness/sugar (1 point) – 1
Body (1 point) – 1
Flavor (1 points) - 1
Astringency (2 points) - 2
General Quality (2 points) – 1 (We had to save 1 point for when the wine ages a little more!)

Total 17 out of 19 on the “20” point scale.
Much nicer than the '05 Cab was for the pre-release tasting last year!
Obviously, Dr. Amerine is not a mathematician

Ken & Debbie

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Permalink Reply by Lee, General Manager on June 6, 2009 at 8:13am

Melanie - you put the liquor in licorice :) Just confirms why we get along.

Melanie Ofenloch said:

I get liquorice (sp?), blackberry and current. It's changed drastically in the decanter over the past few hours. Loving this.

Thea The Wine Brat said:

Tonight i taste:

Dried cherry, chili peppers on the nose. Tannins have softened nicely. Mmmmmmmmm
Soft, plush, velvety.
Black cheery, ollalliberries, dark chocolate.

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Permalink Reply by Lee, General Manager on June 6, 2009 at 8:22am

We love a good haggle! That's the spirit :)

Reality is, this wine cost a bit more to make than previous vintages, but there's also a pricing reality that which people feel they want to pay. Our wine club members take advantage of a great discount every day but we will run specials from time to time that give everyone a shot at a good deal (Drinkin' with Lincoln).

We made a shade under 700 cases of this wine.

West Coast Wino said:

$30?? If you can retail just under would be better. More than $20 all day, this is far better than a lot of $20 bottles of wine. I am sure you can get $30 over time, but how fast do you want to move it? Retailers also need to make some margin.... But I can see this in $24 to $27 range easy

Brandy Bell, Wine Club & Marketing Manager said:

So guys. Retail on this hot little pistol: $30 a bottle. What are you thinking for QPR??

Paesanos, your price is $24- what about that value?

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Permalink Reply by Melanie Ofenloch on June 6, 2009 at 12:52pm

Figures - I couldn't even spell it. Thanks to all of you guys - this really was a fantastic night and I'm sorry I had to drop after 60 min.

Lee, General Manager said:

Melanie - you put the liquor in licorice :) Just confirms why we get along.

Melanie Ofenloch said:

I get liquorice (sp?), blackberry and current. It's changed drastically in the decanter over the past few hours. Loving this.

Thea The Wine Brat said:

Tonight i taste:

Dried cherry, chili peppers on the nose. Tannins have softened nicely. Mmmmmmmmm
Soft, plush, velvety.
Black cheery, ollalliberries, dark chocolate.

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Permalink Reply by Mitch, Chief Paesano on June 7, 2009 at 3:56pm

www.brfarms.com Jim and Mari were kind enough to give me my first job back in High School...it taught me that I wanted to go to College!

Ken W said:

Awesome - 1 left. I'm either going to have to make some more or be chivalrous and let Debbie have it.

Since I plugged a condiment at Whalebone, I must say that the spicy apricot sauce (we forget what you call it) available at Donati's tasting room is killer also. But, we used it up at a party a couple weeks ago. :(

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