Another fun meeting, another set of wonderful wines. This time we tasted wine from Spain and Australia.We started off with Oliver Conti Tinto 1999 from Spain. It was a luscious Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet Franc. Robert Parker rated it 90 points, stating "it boasts a dense opaque purple color as well as aromas of blueberry liqueur, crushed stones, acacia flowers & a hint of wood. An impeccably made, tightly knit, medium-bodied red that comes across as a hybrid version of a Bordeaux & a mountain-styled California Cabernet Sauvignon. Savory & rich, but playing it close to the vest." Quite delicious! And I'm not the only one who thought so :-)
Next up was Wirra Wirra Cabernet Sauvignon The Angelus 1998. This wonderful, rich Cab is soon to be gone forever, as it's no longer going to be available in the US, only in Australia. It was intensely fragrant, with hints of mint, cedary French oak & berry-fruit bouquet with the tobacco/cigar box typicity of French oak. Generously concentrated & spicy, with black currant & Dawson plum aromas. Complex, lingering, ripe fruit with excellent length & balance. Intense black fruit flavors, integrated smoky oak with a long intense finish. This was a BIG Cab!
Next month we meet June 5. I'm not sure what we'll be trying, but rest assured they'll be good. Who knows? Tom & I might find something incredible on our vacation to California later this month that we'll just have to share ;-)
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