Winery - Gorman
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A young wine, this is still resolving itself in the bottle, with astringent tannins, a hint of sweet cracker and rich, raspberry fruit flavors drenched in wet stone. Good concentration and persistence, with threads of moist earth, cola and tanned leather.
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Gorman Syrah - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One third Petit Verdot, which really shines here, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon. The PV brings intense floral aromas, dense but supple tannins, the deep color and the cassis-laden fruit. Tarry, tannic, grainy and powerful, this is a potent wine with particular appeal to lovers of the Petit Verdot grape.
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Gorman Red Blend - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Extremely dark, inky, black, impenetrable; dense in every way, this highly extracted wine is a real tongue-stainer. The fruit is blueberry compote; the tannins grippy and strong, but polished and ripe; the acids and minerality keep the power under a firm leash.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Concentrated with a mix of toasted almonds, pineapple and candied peach fruit flavors; a thoroughly delicious and deeply seductive wine. The finish just goes on and on, with flavors that are complex and layered, the crisp fruit, wet stone and citrus rind components beautifully defined and matched. This is what Washington Chardonnay should be, but rarely is.
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Gorman Chardonnay - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Bully is a stiff, tannic, earthy and tight young wine, chewy and cherry-flavored; deep and hard and dense. Young as it is, the wine tastes of cassis, cherry, tobacco and oak. It mostly just needs a lot of time to breathe and a couple more years of bottle age.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The 2006 Zachary’s Ladder is 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. Beautifully defined, sharp and tight. Still compact, dense, hard and young, but loaded with mixed flavors of black cherry, iron and rock. The tannins are tough and hard, the wine is firm and focused.
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Gorman Red Blend - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Vinified in 100% new French oak, this is young, tight and showing the barrel flavors more than the fruit. As it opens, in come flavors of citrus skin, lemon drop and caramel. It’s quite acidic, with good structure, and still has a yeasty finish.
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Gorman Chardonnay - 2008
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is Gorman’s reserve wine, a lovely mix of tart, sappy cassis, smoke and bright, brambly berry flavors. Young and tight, this is the quintessential Washington ‘garagiste’ Syrah/Cab blend—a red wine that is sharp, spicy and detailed, with tangy red berry fruits, hints of pineapple and citrus, and a balanced mix of fruit, spice and smoke.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is bright, hot, spicy and (initially at least) showing some high tones that lift the flavors but also attenuate the midpalate. It’s aromatic, with sweet cherry fruit, hot and spicy tannins and enough new oak (60%) to add butter and butterscotch to the finish.
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Gorman Syrah - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is Chris Gorman’s first white wine; it has been babied and it shows. The wild yeast fermentation in 100% new French oak really piles on the rich, butterscotch flavors, along with toast, spice, nutmeg and caramel. But there’s fruit to match, powerful and thick, with impressive length and weight.
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Gorman Chardonnay - 2006
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