2002 Falcor “Le Bijou”

Hurricane Ike is done and we had a lot of great wines all of which will not be blogged because I forgot to take notes. We have been from one end of Houston to the other and, as a whole, we as Houstonians are a very resilient bunch of folks or we are very lucky. I think I am in the latter bunch. Lucky! Not only did we survive Ike, get our power and water within 48 hours, we also received our shipment of Falcor still cool to the touch – thank you UPS!

This wine was one that we tried at a restaurant called Cuveé, in Napa. We had it after a bottle of Maya and to tell you the truth, the $600 I laid down for the Maya (it was my 20th anniversary) seemed to taunt me all night. This wine is exceptional ($50)… in the company of giants.

So, I order a few bottles from the vineyard and today it arrived, cool to the touch. Carol and I sat poolside (still needs a bit of cleaning) and had this wine again. Here are my notes.

The nose is like blueberry pie. Tons of fruit and some nice terroir, some nice blackberry in there as well. Coffee and green tea notes.

A little background on this selection… Our second night in Napa, we met a new friend at Reynolds winery. She was with us at Cuvee and recommended this wine. Cheers to Sarah… We’ve been talking about you all evening.

Ok- the pallet is a full one… Full of fruit and it taste like sitting in Napa, overlooking a vineyard (per Carol). It also has a tremendous mouthful of balanced – Jesus in a bottle! Wonderful!

The finish continues on with the balance and nice fruit.

A perfect wine to enjoy after a hurricane or whenever you feel a little stressed…

Carol dropped some on her shirt and tried to suck it out… That is how good it is or how drunk we are! Cheers!