March is here and with the way this winter has been going…well…I am not sure when it will get warmer because it already has…then it got cold again…then warm…then cold. It’s been a bit loopy up in NYC. Mother nature has been playing with us. Seventy degrees one day sleet and rain the next. I spent most the winter every morning looking at the weather widget on my MAC to see how heavy or not-so heavy a jacket I should wear. And with that being said we decided not to jump the gun with whites, roses, and Beaujolais saving these for April and focusing on the western Coast of the United States for March’s Wine Starter Kit. The Breakdown is below and I will be speaking of these beauties next week. This month the kit is a hundred bucks for six great expressions of the big three: Washington, Oregon and California. And as always for and extra 25 bucks we throw in the wine journal and six label removers so you can geek out and take some notes.
• 2004 Cayalla RTW (A nice and elegant full bodied blend of Cab Merlot and Syrah)
• 2004 Gravity Hills Syrah (Cali wine reminiscent of the famous Chateauneuf De Pape of Provence)
• Bookwalter Red Lot 21 (A wine with multiple vintages. This one is quite unique and very good)
• 2005 Eyrie Pinot Gris (Crispy minerality define this wine. Great Oregon white)
• 2005 Apex II Sauvignon Blanc (Washington State’s version of this citrus wild one. This one is very refreshing. Good starter at a get together)
• 2005 Belle Isle Chardonnay (truly un-oaked chardonnay from Cali’s central Coast. This is what I love about chardonnay and you can taste the varietals natural characteristics)
I very excited about this month’s starter kit. This kit has a lot of balance in it. All of these wines are examples of what is good on the left coast. I feel each of these producers is in tune with the soils and varietals they have chosen and give respect to the entire microclimate from vineyard to bottle. More in depth thoughts will follow. Cheers.
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