Meeker Wine Tasting

Saturday, March 16, 2010

In celebration of his birthday, Warren opted to hold a Meeker wine tasting, blind.  All 12 wines were either dressed in Samurai costumes or colored paper. Made for a colorful presentation.  We started out with flights of three. Tasting notes were provided and we had to rate each wine and then at the end pick out our favorite. I was having a hard tome remembering what Meeker makes because I dropped the wine club years ago when I was downsizing.

But at the end I picked number 11 which turned out to be a 2013 Cabernet Franc.

My least favorite was number 1 which was a 2015 Viognier. It was red not white. The composition of the wine was 27.5% Viognier, 18.3% Carignane, 18.3% Zinfandel. 18.3% Petite Syrah and 17.6% Grenache. Just did nothing for me.

We were served dinner which consisted of Walnut Mushroom soup which is a recipe from Delius Restaurant which recently closed. Dave and Louise were in attendance tonight and liked the version of their soup.  Then onto chateaubriand and poached salmon (twice this week for me) rice and vegetables. Dessert was a fruit tart or a chocolate cake with candles burning on it for Warrens birthday.

There was about 20 people invited and a few I remembered from last years tasting I went to at the same residence.

Wines tasted in pouring order:

2015 Meeker Hone Sakura, Dry Creek Valley, Viognier blend - $42
2015 Meeker Hoskins Ranch, Grenache - $38
2013 Meeker, Santa Lucia Highlands, Pinot Noir - $40
2010 Meeker, Fossil Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Syrah - $38
2016 Meeker, Hoskins Ranch, Dry Creek Valley, Grenache
2014 Meeker, Syrah - $30
2015 Meeker, Sonoma County,Winemakers Handprint, Merlot - $45
2010 Meeker, Four Kings, Bordeaux Blend, - $ 62
2013 Meeker, Dry Creek Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon - $45
2014 Meeker, Sonoma County, Winemakers Handprint, Merlot - $45
2013 Meeker, Dry Creek Valley, Cabernet Franc, - $42
2015 Meeker, The Paddle. Reserve, 77% Petite Syrah & 23% Syrah - $42