Winery - Gilbert Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Biscuit, burnt toast, and a hint of rubber dominate the nose. The fruit is light and somewhat buried—a little melon, unripe peach and pineapple. Perhaps too much barrel exposure, or over-toasted barrels?
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
It’s thin but structured, showing light details of rhubarb and berry, chocolate and cracker, with a highly malolactic, buttery finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This vineyard has proven it can ripen good Malbec, but here it seems as if something has gone sideways. There is a gluey scent underneath the blackberry fruit, and the wine seems chalky and disjointed in the mouth, with more of the band-aid flavors in the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pungent and grapey, with notes of violets and dusty chocolate. The astringent fruit shows varietal cassis flavor, somewhat overtaken by the extremely charred, coffee ground flavors of the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though still young, tight and sharp, it’s a well-made and interesting wine with some aging potential. There are herbal nuances that have been nurtured and preserved rather than obliterated with new oak, and the wine has an elegant balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a chunky, blocky, rather stolid take on what is usually a floral, perfumed grape. Here it is limited to thick fruit components —orange and guava—tart acids and some residual sweetness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light, watery and thin, with simple lemon and green apple flavors, and plenty of acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From the estate vineyard, this is essentially pure Malbec (with just 2% Petit Verdot in the blend) ripened to 15% alcohol. The fruit is loaded with bright blackberry flavors, the barrels bring on the toast and coffee, and the acids are still there with some citrusy highlights. If there is a weakness, it is in the back, where the wine loses density and falls away.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though it’s Grenache, you can’t really tell from the flavors. This is similar to many ice wines from western Canada—a bit fat and unctuous for icewine, tasting of caramel, simple and sweet.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sweet/tart with a sugary core, this simple Riesling is a good, all-purpose bottle, but does not show much complexity. Lemon and lime sour candy flavors dominate.
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