‘06 Sebastiani Casa De Sonoma Russian River Valley Unoaked Chardonnay

13. January 2008, 19:24 UhrWine ReviewsJ David

Feeling a little surly tonight. Wanted to let everybody know that this boozereviewer’s palate is not one dimensional. My Lupulin love affair has not tainted my taste/affection for vino. As a disclaimer, I do tend to prefer reds over whites tenfold. That said, I have been curious about the nature (essence?) of Cali Chards when they aren’t all fucked up by the cloak of vanilla oak. WTF does this grape really taste like? Not a fan of overblown, buttery, flabby whites at all. Usually when I drink a white, I want it to be refreshing (77 degrees in San Diego today) and pair well with food—give me some acidity and minerality! On to the wine…

Pale yellow in the glass—looks like a Sauv Blanc. Nose of citrus soaked pears. No fuckin vanilla! Taste is crisp, apples and pears sandwiched with slate or some damn minerally, rocky shit. Did I mention I was breaking the cardinal rule of booze-reviewing: being inebriated as I type? Sorry. Finish is loooooong ( or maybe its my ability to comprehend time?). I could drink a whole bottle of this with my homemade roasted veggie pizza. Could? Did. Done. Gone.

50 points for containing alcohol. 20 points for being refreshing. 20 points for lacking vanilla/butter impressions. 2 points for being only $13.99 at Costco. 92 points overall on the Boozereviews scale. Going back for more to hold onto for summer.

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5 comments:

  1. John the Wop, 19. January 2008, 23:28

    Being inebriated as you type is **breaking** the cardinal rule of booze reviewing???! Wait a second here, who made that fucking rule?? I sure as shit didn’t. I’d have to say that NOT being inebriated while you type is a flagrant disregard of the terms of service of this site.

     
  2. J David, 21. January 2008, 7:49

    Most reviewers who take themselves too seriously would tell you that you shouldn’t be sloshed when passing critical judgment on a product. As punishment, I shall flog myself ten times with the empty wine bottle. We should probably develop The Ten Commandments of Boozereviewing to avoid similar infractions.

     
  3. J David, 21. January 2008, 16:09

    Commandment One: Thou shalt not Boozereview sober.

     
  4. Jesse the Hutt, 22. January 2008, 18:24

    Commandment Two: Thou shalt not BoozeReview without pants on.

     
  5. J David, 1. March 2008, 17:15

    Sometimes I like to drink naked?

     

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