As I work in the same tasting rooms all the time, I decided to expand my blog to feature all interesting wines that I encounter. My other Blog, Marty's Random Wine Thoughts will be where I muse about food and wine and other subjects that interest me. On to the wine!
Last weekend Jessica in conjunction with our bi-annual Williams Seylem pick up, we attended the Sunday part of Food and Wine on the Wine Road. This event brings wine lovers to the Russian River Valley to sample interesting wine and food pairings along with some interesting specials on wine purchases. Generally speaking, we do not pick up wine on these weekends, but file our tastes for future reference.
Not this time. At VML winery we sampled several good wines, and then a spectacular one. Bradford Mountain has been around for several years, but for the life of me, I cannot remember where I tasted it before. They were pouring the 2007 Dry Creek Zin and it was sensational. Jam and berries in the nose, some nice smoke and sandalwood with great acidity for a zin and a long, lingering finish. This was what Dry Creek zin is all about. At $120 per case, it was too hard to resist. It was the type of wine you can pour all day, and enjoy it with your non wine drinking friends.
At home, I looked up the wine on Parker and Wine Spectator and fell out of my chair as they both rated it 90 points. Great stuff, and a must buy. To find this great deal, you'll probably have to call the winery, VML on West Side Road in Healdsburg.
Salute.
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