If you have the chutzpah to crash a White House party, admittedly, you’ve got balls! Big ones! But, here’s the deal… It takes more than that to bust in at Slanted House. No faking, not a chance. Slanted House, 2006, Syrah, Moreseco Viney
ard in Napa is all about the tongue behind closed doors. A solid punch of acid slaps down mid-center, while choco-cherry and blackberry ripples around the edges. Solid fruit is buried under that acid, and who knows what else you’ll find buried a few layers down. If you stay with it…dig deeper – jammy and juiciness eventually is revealed with solid tannins in a suck-harder, coffee-caramel fuzziness wrapped up in a simple, clean finish. Slanted House, 2007, Syrah Drystack Vineyard is dark and vibrant with velvet inkiness. Soft black plum, cherry and blackberry revels in its nudity across your palette. Good stuff here with black coffee deepness, bold tannins and a generous finish. All I’m saying is if I’m the party planner and you’re not on the list…don’t bother.
Photo: Slanted House Wines
Sauvignon throbs with ribbed sexiness, black current and rich licorice. Pure brawn and smokiness shows imposing tannins and poised acid. It erupts in a polished blend of spice, plum and charcoal as it suspends its peppery, violet finish – a trick, which only comes with age, and yet, it’s as virile as a young buck at a Playboy shoot. A bigger bottle is better – more to taste…. Enjoy! I certainly did.
ugivnon, not a Syrah, not a blend – it’s the real juicy deal. This wine is big — hits hard and takes names. A true beauty in her day, who matured into large complexity, though misses some of its jazzy vivaciousness. Mint and hard acid, red currant with a spark of coffee. More smooth than curvy, more course but not uneven. If this wine were a dog it would step on the cat’s tail. Just because it can. And it did. Its feet are bigger.
You got a lady and you want her gone? But you ain’t got the guts. She keeps naggin at you night ‘n’ day, enough to drive you nuts
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