So Handley Cellars "cool climate" wines certainly fit the bill this week in Dallas, Fort Worth, Georgetown and Austin! It's COLD in Texas (not kidding in the slightest). What a wonderful week of talking up, sipping on and being reminded how wonderful Handley Cellars portfolio of wines are - I'm stocking up myself, just LOVE their wines. On Thursday, we had a very "cool climate" lunch. A big shout out to Rudy, Paul, Eric and Andrea for a very fun time!So here was the line-up this week, each hour of each day the wines changed and became more interesting and exciting to taste. Talk about perfect fall weather wines and absolutely incredible compliments to Thanksgiving Dinner...
2004 Anderson Valley Chardonnay - an owner of a Plano retail shop asked me why I like this wine and why I
think his customers would..."it's the anti-Rombauer", I replied without skipping a beat. Those who like finesse and elegance without the extra squirt of butter totally dig this Chardonnay - in fact, it reminds me of so many Grand Cru Burgundies...2005 Handley Gewurtztraminer
93 points, Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wines of 2006
There's beautiful fruit clarity to this coastal gewürztraminer, an exotic flavor like ripe cherimoya (what the heck is this?) and fresh litchi. It feels luscious and gentle in the middle, then constricts around steely acidity, a tense balance that leaves the mouth refreshed.
YIKES - More later - running out for the afternoon - Cheers - Ali
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