WINES OF THE TIMES - Kazimierz World Wine Bar

VINO ROJO (I’m writing a new book called ‘The Red Wine Diet’;
results may vary, but if followed correctly,
you basically won’t care what you weigh)
’02 Kay Brothers shiraz, Tintara Vineyard Block Six, Barossa, Australia.................................146
’05 Pax syrah, Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino.....................................................................146
’04 Linne Calodo rhone blend, Sticks and Stones, Paso Robles....................................................147
Matt Trevisan is younger than most of my socks, but what he lacks in ‘aged wisdom’ (seriously, folks, just because
I’ve been on the planet longer doesn’t necessarily mean I’ve figured out a whole lot more) he more than makes up for
in instinct, enthusiasm and sheer raw talent, not to mention he’s clearly mastered the art of multiple varietal blending
(which, coincidentally, is what I’ve done with most of my socks) (proving my point about age not equalling wisdom)
’04 Betts & Scholl syrah, Napa/Sonoma.........................................................................................147
Master Sommelier-turned-winemaker Richard Betts is a wine geek’s wine geek…to quote our good friend Dan Philips of
the Grateful Palate, “Don’t you just love to hear a Sommelier talk about wine? It’s like watching Ben Wallace rebound”,
especially so when it’s Richard; his enthusiasm for wine is fully realized in his harmonious prose, which is not only as
luxuriantly textured as this superlative syrah, but makes my own writing look as lean and spare as Elmore Leonard’s
(not to mention his youthful Boy Scout appearance, which makes me look more like Leonard Bernstein)
’04 Clos Mogador garnacha blend, Priorat, Spain........................................................................147
Priorato renaissance pioneer Rene Barbier has over two decades of perfecting this rich, robust blend of garnacha, mataro,
cab & syrah; supposedly, the considerable concentration derives from the use of an olive press rather than a standard one
’08 Sanguis syrah/viognier/roussanne, Endangered Species, Central Coast..............................148
’05 Chateau Plince bordeaux blend, Pomerol, France..................................................................148
’03 Montepeloso cabernet franc/cabernet sauvignon, Gabbro, Tuscany, Italy..........................148
’02 Clarendon Hills syrah, Liandra Vineyard, Clarendon, Australia.........................................148
’04 Melis rhone blend, Priorato, Spain...........................................................................................148
’02 Clos Mimi syrah, White Hawk Vineyard, Los Alamos, Santa Barbara................................148
’98 Montevertine sangioveto, riserva, Tuscany, Italy...................................................................149
’04 Behrens & Hitchcock syrah, ‘Homage to Ed Oliveira’,
Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino................................149
'09 La Ponza cabernet sauvignon, Napa.........................................................................................149
ultra-small production (56 cases!) secret super-group project from consultant magnifique Michel Rolland
’02 Standish shiraz, Barossa, Australia..........................................................................................149
’98 Hutton Vale shiraz, Eden Valley, Australia.............................................................................150
’02 Rusden shiraz, Hage Family Vineyard, Troll Creek, Barossa, Australia.............................150
NV Dutschke shiraz, sun-dried, Barossa, Australia, half bottle....................................................150
I’m still not sure how Aussie wine went from afterglow to afterthought, perhaps due to a bazillion cases of Yellowplonk
flooding our fair shores, but this quartet of superb shiraz were all introduced to us by the Wizard of Oz, Dan Philips
’10 Antica Terra pinot noir, Botanica, Shea Vineyard, Yamhill, Oregon...................................150
‘97 Antoniolo nebbiolo/bonarda, Osso S Grato, Gattinara, Piedmont, Italy..............................150
‘09 Laetitia pinot noir, reserve du Domaine, Arroyo Grande, double bottle...............................150
’06 Turley zinfandel, Salvador Vineyard, Contra Costa...............................................................151
’09 Brogan pinot noir, Family blend, My Fathers Vineyard, Anderson Valley.........................152
Brogan owner/winemaker Margi Wierenga’s Dad is Burt Williams (Williams & Selyem, heard of it?)
'95 Laurel Glen cabernet sauvignon, Sonoma................................................................................154
’98 Montevetrano cabernet sauvignon/merlot/aglianico, Campania, Italy.................................154
’03 Clos Mogador garnacha blend, Priorat, Spain........................................................................155
’00 Kay Brothers shiraz, Tintara Vineyard Block Six, Barossa, Australia.................................156
’08 Beaux Freres pinot noir, Beaux Freres Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge, Oregon...........................156