Happy Sunday! I've been mostly relaxing today, though I did spend an hour or so out on a bike ride through the neighborhood. So, now it's time to contemplate dinner and what wine to enjoy with it. As for dinner, Sundays make for some special dinners, so more on that in a bit, but the wine is a recent wine club selection from Forgeron Cellars Anvil label, the 2018 Anvil "The Minnick" Proprietary Blend. This wine is a classic Bordeaux style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot, all sourced from the Minnick Hills Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley AVA of Washington. So let's see how this wine is tasting!
The wine looks like a classic Bordeaux, with a deep ruby color in the glass, edging toward dark indigo at the center. The nose is more of a New World Bordeaux style, with hints of mint and green grass under bright fruit of raspberry, blackberry and plum, with the faintest hint of leather at the end. At first sip, this wine brings back memories of sipping wine at a sunny table in front of a cafe in Paris, with tart cherry and blackberry rushing over the palate, transitioning easily to some notes of smoke, and sharp mineral. The fine grain tannins are still a bit underdeveloped, but provide a nice base for the long and smooth dry finish that lingers for a minute or so.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's just a pleasant drinking example of a New World Bordeaux-style blend that only Walla Walla can do. This wine would pair well with a broad range of dishes, from steaks and barbecue to pasta and salmon. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with an herb crusted rack of lamb with oven roasted baby potatoes and pearl onions, broccoli rabe and blistered cherry tomatoes. Cheers!
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