Paul and I broke out a couple of Pinot Noir’s near the pool, on a really nice H-town afternoon. Hope you guys enjoy the video. The video was edited so if you have any questions please post a comment and we will reply back.
It has been a while since we posted a review on a Cabernet Sauvignon, so I thought I would dig out some notes from earlier this year and share with you. The Captains Reserve Cabernet is only available at the winery or to mailing list subscribers of Rubicon. It is exceptionally well made wine with quality fruit and terrior.
I had this great wine on Friday afternoon at Vintage Park in north Houston with my wife and two good friends in a business meeting( of course…while sitting outside in beautiful weather).
The color is deep garnet, little purple around the edges. The color seduces our group as we talk dull business stuff.
The nose is very fresh, has a berry component with chocolate highlights. Dark chocolate covered cherries describe the opulent characteristics of this nose. Although this wine has fairly high alcohol content, the balance is exceptional. The mouth feel is very nice, subtle, while still being full and weighty. The tannins are like satin and silk on the finish. Yes, we want more but the bottle is done and so is the meeting. Hmmm… A new cult wine?
Recently we enjoyed a wonderful Sunday brunch at The Tasting Room in Houston, TX with some friends and family to celebrate my wife’s birthday. The Tasting Room offers brunch on Sunday’s made by their creative and gifted Chef, Steve Super, and while you are enjoying the wonderful brunch you can linger and listen to the live jazz/classical music. The memorable wine of the day was the 2006 Amon-Ra Shiraz made by winemaker Ben Glaetzer. Ben Glaetzer has a minimalist mindset to making wine doing much of the work by hand, always aiming to preserve the characteristics of the vineyard fruit making elegant wines which are regarded as classics and unmistakably Barossa Valley.
