(August 9, 2015) … Because our family has a ton of birthdays and anniversary’s in August, we usually all get together for a BBQ mid-month, this one came a little early this year and of course I had to bring a few bottles along to celebrate, let’s take a look:
Henry of Pelhem 2010 Estate Cabernet-Merlot … Hot vintage with some age, nice little starting point – for full review see the original note here.
Then I pulled the cork on a Michael David 2012 Petite Petit, these guys are known for their 7 Deadly Zins and their interesting / playful labels … This here is an 85% Petite Sirah, 15% Petit Verdot blend loaded with big flavours and aromas: blueberry, cassis, and plum lead the charge which were quickly followed on the palate by a repeat of what’s on the nose plus a 
little white pepper for good measure.
There’s always an older bottle at the table and today’s came from Chile: Korta 2007 Syrah – from the nose it came off overly oaky, maybe even corked; palate proved to be interesting with dark berries, smoky, dried berries, oaky, and spice driven … But soon the oak really took over on the finish, with plenty of tannins and spice, while the fruit all but disappears. It was not a favourite.