Birthday Wine: Cellar

by: Jorge Ferraez

For a wine aficionado like my self, the question on what wine is the perfect one for your B’day is always difficult to answer. I wanted a unique wine, something that is a “once in a life time experience”, but I also wanted a perfect comfort zone wine, the one that you enjoy no matter what. Then I thought, maybe I should have on that I could share on a dinner party with my friends and I kept thinking on ideas until my wife suggested: “why don’t you open not one, but many bottles instead?” Bahm! That was the right answer; so I opened many wines in the many days before and after. A great idea; my brother drank a Carruades 1998 with me, then I took a Don Melchor 2006 to an intimate dinner with my family to our favorite Argentinian steakhouse, but for a party I decided over a mini vertical of my favorite Bordeaux: Pichon Lalande 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. All the wines were superb, but at the end of the “birthday wine spree” I realized that each wine was special for the occasion and the company I had while drinking it. More than wine, I realized that having loving friends and a family is previous.

01

CARRUADES DE LAFITE 1998

  • Region: Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Varietal: Various

  • Price: $145

  • Aromas: Plum, earthy

  • Flavors: Currant, spice, blue berries

  • Impression: Closed, watery

  • Structure: Medium body, past its peak

  • Drink with: Carne Asade, Roasted Duck, Chinese food

  • Why I loved this wine? Elegant, complex

My Rating: 90 pts.

02

DON MELCHOR DE CONCHA Y TORO 2006

  • Region: Puente Alto Vineyard, Central Valley, Chile

  • Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Price: $96

  • Aromas: Perfumed, cherry and coca powder

  • Flavors: Plum, ripe figs, toffee

  • Impression: Big and Complex

  • Structure: Full bodied, balanced

  • Drink with: Grilled Steaks, with Chimichurri sauce

  • Why I loved this wine? So elegant and sophisticated

My Rating: 96 pts.

03

HERTELENDY NAPA VALLEY 2014

  • Region: Napa Valley

  • Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Price: $265

  • Aromas: Vanilla, red fruit and rosemary

  • Flavors: Creamy, toasted expresso bean, dried nuts

  • Impression: Fabulous Concentration

  • Structure: Full bodied, deep and complex

  • Drink with: Filet Mignon, T-Bone, New York and Roast Beef

  • Why I loved this wine? Perfume and powerful

My Rating: 95 pts.

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