Winery - Thunder Mountain
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An unfiltered whopper (15.1% alcohol), it’s also unfined. Literally cloudy in the glass—closer to amber than greenish gold in color. Toasted beyond belief. Almost impossible to consider it a sipping wine, it cries out for wild fowl like partridge or pheasant. What a finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Buttered popcorn and toasted nuts dominate the nose of this wine, but there’s plenty of ripe, pear-tinged fruit to bolster those scents and provide depth. Rich, full-bodied and viscous in the mouth, yet it doesn’t feel heavy, as well-balanced acidity provides backbone and extends the long, spicy finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is red wine’s version of hearty health food—it’s unfined and unfiltered, and you will know it right away. Concentrated beyond all get out, it has laser-beam intensity, but with pleasant soft tannins. Thunderous with Thor-like strength, the sensual side of this monster Cab is what tops the cake. One to keep an eye on.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Slightly hazy, testifying to its unfined, unfiltered nature. Heavily toasted scents of mocha mingle enticingly with dark fruit aromas, but in the mouth the wine shows less richness and some stemmy, astringent tannins. Might improve with cellaring, but a mild disappointment from this upstart producer.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aromas of butter, cream and popcorn are so prevalent on the nose that you’ll swear you’re at the movies. Popcorn and butter show again on the palate, but here they’re teamed up with ripe golden-apple and orange notes. Finishes with pineapple and butter in bold and appealing style. A daring, not gently nuanced, wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tight and sulky right now, showing little more than earth and minerals on the nose. Later, it opens up to reveal apple and pear fruit along with some oily flavors. Finishes with citrus and green apple. Hang out the “Do Not Disturb” sign; this crisp, flavorful Chard could use another year or two of cellaring.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Normally we don’t remark on a wine’s color or clarity, but this one is a throwback: rich golden-yellow and cloudy. Heavily toasted whole-wheat bread couples with earth and custard aromas, and then the lemon and tangerine flavors hit you on the palate. Finishes with some elegant lemon and clove notes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
High-toned oak and butterscotch flavors lead the way in this richly textured wine. Hints of cinnamon, ginger, clove, melon, fig and pear weave a dense, heady web of flavor. Not subtle—big and bold.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Winemaker Milan Maximovich has crafted a supple, charming wine from this unheralded appellation. Bouncy cherry-berry fruit is accented by some dried-herb notes, uncluttered by much new-wood influence.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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