Friday, January 22, 2010
2006 Sequel Syrah
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Today's Featured Wine #3: 2006 Fetish Playmates Shiraz
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We don't mess around with swill at CellarThief...nope, only great wines at stellar prices. Here is another great find from the cellar...2006 Fetish Winery Playmates Shiraz
We've got a fetish (don't tell anybody - it'll be our little secret) - it's those dang wines from Fetish Winery - they are bold and delicious without being out of balance. This wine is like having blackberry jam with only the natural sugars giving it the oomph. It's got a long life ahead but is already ready for prime time.
Fetish Winery: 2006 Playmates Shiraz
Wine Spectator - 91 points"Smooth, ripe and decadent. Not a big wine, but distinctive and focused on its smoky blackberry, cherry and charred meat flavors. It all lasts nicely against fine tannins. Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache. Drink now through 2016."
Fetish Winery: Owner
Rolf BinderFetish Winery: Region
Barossa Valley, Australia (Australia: Wine)Fetish Winery: Background
Celebrity winemaker...Check. Incredible fruit from the Barossa Valley...Check. Stunning wine packaging that'll make you proud to pop it out for any event big or small...Check. Fetish was founded by Celeb wine stud Rolf Binder with the aim of crafting dynamite wines that are a product of spending a lot of time in the vineyard. Each wine Binder makes is down right delicious with tons of character without sacrificing balance.One to stock up on - your palate will be thankful you did!!
Fetish Winery: Wines Made
Fetish makes a small collection of delicious vino including a great Shiraz/Grenache Blend and an impossible-not-to-like MoscatoFetish Winery: Food Pairing
With great balance, this wine can hold up to a lot of different foods so long as you don't have a craving for Twinkies:- Cheese: Sheep Milk Cheeses (Here Sheepy, Sheepy, Sheepy), British Farmhouse Cheddar
- Meat: BBQ Ribs, Smoked Turkey, Venison
- Pasta: Salmon or Seared Tuna (Put away the can opener - talking about the real deal here)
- Other Suggestions: Paella and anything that goes Quack Quack
Fetish Winery: Wine Style.
This wine is "Rich & Jammy!"Mouth-coating wines that you can just as easily cut with a fork as you can sip through a straw, these wines aim to please and will wow any crowd.
The BBQ is rollin', the ribs are a-blazin' and the good times are happenin'. These wines can be cut with a fork and, though aren't usually sweet, fill your mouth with ripe raspberries like it's the heat of the summer. These will please all types of folks - even the wine uber-geek in all of us
Wine Washington. Washington Wine. Washington Syrah. Great wine from Washington.
- Cellar Thief - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Today's Featured Wine #1: 2006 Barnard Griffin Syrah
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We don't mess around with swill at CellarThief...nope, only great wines at stellar prices. Here is another great find from the cellar...2006 Barnard Griffin Syrah
On the Eastern side of the mountains in Washington, they are making some smokin' wines for dynamite prices - this is a great example. Washington is becoming the king of Syrah in these parts and this one is silky smooth and impossible not to like. Serve it to anybody and everybody and you'll having raging fans!!
Barnard Griffin Winery: 2006 Syrah
Wine Spectator - 90 points"Velvety in texture, this is generous with its cherry, pomegranate and sweet spice flavors, deftly balanced to slide some oak notes into the background. The finish lingers enticingly. Drink now through 2013."
Barnard Griffin Winery: Owner
Rob Griffin and Deborah BarnardBarnard Griffin Winery: Region
Columbia Valley, Washington (Washington Wine)Barnard Griffin Winery: Background
There's a great show on the Sundance Channel called "Iconoclasts"....all about interesting folks who have made life and adventure by doing things a bit differently and going the distance when nobody believed they could. Rob Griffin wouldn't be out of place on the show - a guy who didn't listen to his U.C. Davis instructors when they told him in the mid-1970's that you couldn't make great wine in Washington State. Wow, I guess those profs have eaten their words - and I also bet they have washed those words down with some of the great wines coming out of Washington.Rob starting making wines under his own label in 1983 and has made wines at Hogue and Preston.
Barnard Griffin Winery: Wines Made
Barnard Griffin makes a number of hard not to like wines, including Fume Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling.Barnard Griffin Winery: Food Pairing
The 2006 Barnard Griffin Syrah is meaty and rich without being too over-the-top...the food you eat with it should be the same:- Cheese: A good ol' Stilton
- Meat: Get yourself a big ol' Texas Brisket Sandwich - not too much BBQ needed (but bbq sauce never hurt anything)
- Pasta: Heavy cream Alfredo (and we do mean HEAVY)
- Other Suggestions: Elk or grilled pork loin with fruit compote
Barnard Griffin Winery: Wine Style.
This wine is a "Big Bomber"!Like all "Big Bomber" wines - this one will almost make you go weak in the knees. With each sip, your teeth turn a deeper shade of red and your appetite starts roarin' for a big steak. These wines are mostly unruly in their youth (who isn't) though they are fun in their extra bit of danger (again, who isn't). Put them down in the cellar for a while and these wines will mature and shed the exuberance of youth without losing their fiery spirit.
Great Wine. Wine Washington. Washington Wine. Washington Syrah.
- Cellar Thief - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Featured Smash Hits
A little about each of today's great wines.CellarThief Smash Hits 121909 from Cellarthief on Vimeo.
Some more great wine pulled from the cellar and featured today at www.cellarthief.com. Today's juice includes two wines from Italy and one from Australia. Cheers!
- Cellar Thief - Saturday, December 19, 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Today's Featured Wine #2: 2004 Poggio Argentiera Finisterre
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We don't mess around with swill at CellarThief...nope, only great wines at stellar prices. Here is another great find from the cellar...2004 Poggio Argentiera Finisterre
Poggio Argentiera Winery: 2004 Finisterre
WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE: A rich red for chocolate lovers, this 50/50 blend of alicante and syrah shows a lot of oak extract at first, while there's plenty of equally dense fruit underneath that evolves with air. The tannin is expansive, with a ferrous character that keeps the structure firm and allows the pretty fruit to show through. Probably best six to eight years from the vintage.
CELLARTHIEF TRANSLATION: A big dog - tons of fruit and big mouth puckering tannins with a lip curling pay-off like delicious chocolate all gooey from being left in your pocket on a warm day. Throw a couple of these in your cellar and you'll be happy you did - especially at this smokin' price!!
Poggio Argentiera Winery: Owner
Gianpaolo Paglia and Justine KeelingPoggio Argentiera Winery: Region
Tuscany, Italy (Wine Italy)Poggio Argentiera Winery: Background
Gianpaolo Paglia, an agronomist born and bred in Maremma, and Justine Keeling, an English marketing manager, bought the estate in 1997. Poggio Argentiera is today composed of two estates situated in two different areas of Tuscany's Maremma, near the town of Grosseto. In this impossibly stunning area of the world the winery owns two properties with different micro-climates but each with enough potential and charm that you wouldn't mind throwing a tent down and living there for the next...ohhh...50 years.Even though it was only founded in 2007, it has already acquired an impressive record of awards and critical acclaim, both in Italy and worldwide from all the top dogs.
Poggio Argentiera Winery: Wines Made
Poggio Argentiera makes some wild and crazily delicious wines from some wild and crazily fun grapes like Sangiovese, Ansonica, and Vermentino.Poggio Argentiera Winery: Food Pairing
The 2004 Poggio Argentiera Finisterre should be paired with hefty, rich and hedonistic foods that you'll be ashamed you ate the next morning:- Cheese: Any of the incredible cheeses from Tuscany
- Meat: Tuscan Steak
- Pasta: Gnocchi with meat sauce, meat raviolis with even more meat in the sauce
- Other Suggestions: Anything...and I do mean anything...wrapped in bacon (heck, if it doesn't pair well, you'll still be eating bacon!!!); Wild Boar - if you dare (cue the scary B-Movie music)
Poggio Argentiera Winery: Wine Style.
This wine is a "Big Bomber"!Like all "Big Bomber" wines - this one will almost make you go weak in the knees. With each sip, your teeth turn a deeper shade of red and your appetite starts roarin' for a big steak. These wines are mostly unruly in their youth (who isn't) though they are fun in their extra bit of danger (again, who isn't). Put them down in the cellar for a while and these wines will mature and shed the exuberance of youth without losing their fiery spirit.
More great wine from Italy. Wine Italy.
- Cellar Thief - Saturday, December 19, 2009
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