Enjoyed this wine with friends at Brix Wine Cellars about a month ago and hadn’t posted in a while, so here goes… Maybe it was the day or the wine we had before or possibly this is a really nice wine that has kept itself hidden from us Houstonians. Needless to say, we really enjoyed everything this little gem brought to the table. Thought I would just post what my journal notes said…
The color was light burgundy with a slight orange ring, very interesting.
The nose brought a burgundian state of mind with lots of terrior evident with raspberry, java, ashy, cranberry with spices, apple and a slight bell pepper as it opened.
The mouth fill was silk with “cran-tastes”, some big cranberry on the mid pallet and a little sticky feel. This thing has lots of big beautiful fruit.
The finish was very nice and balanced with a long finish coating your mouth with goodness. As this wine opened the vanilla became more pronounced, but it was in no means over-oaked.
On May 19th of 2009 Paul and I had the opportunity to sit and enjoy the company of Dawnine Dyer the winemaker at Meteor Vineyard’s and her own label Dyer Vineyards, as well as Jason Alexander the General manager for Meteor Vineyard’s. We really enjoyed the time spent with them in Houston and of course their wonderful wines. We shot a video that I think you will find very informative as Dawnine describes the unique property that the Meteor Cabernet comes from and talks about the wine.
Last night Paul and I had the 2005 Dancing Hares for about the third time since release. It is an exceptional wine, that can be enjoyed now with decanting or laid down for the next ten years. Andy Erickson is the winemaker of Dancing Hares as well as Leviathan, Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle, Ovid, Staglin, and others. The rest of the accomplished team at Dancing Hares is consulting winemaker Michel Rolland who has extensive experience making wine in over 13 countries, and well known Vineyard Manager David Abreau who has grown fruit for Sloan, Colgin, Blankiet, Viader, and Harlan to name a few. Needless to say this is a very talented team.
In the current economic climate I have been searching for value wines. It is fairly common to find quality wine at premium price points, but not Cabernet Sauvignon around $18.00 . The other night I had the pleasure of having this wine with friends and was very pleased with it’s price and value.
