Be true to the Zin.....Truett Hurst Old Vine 3 Vineyards

What a lucky person am I.  Last night I enjoyed one of the most spectacular zins, a 2012 Truett Hurst Old Vine 3 Vineyards. 
Have you heard of the color purple....just sayin.
The nose sent out aromas of dark cherry, plum, and very aromatic flowers...violets.
The mouth erupted with so many flavors...bursting on the scene first..cherry, followed quickly by raspberry, then plum.  All of that followed with bits of cedar?, then pepper and finally tannins that reach into the depths of your soul begging for more.
I enjoyed this immensely.  So much so that I was inspired to cook a perfect steak with a side of spinach.  The steak was perfectly broiled to a medium rare. The spinach was sautéed with onion, bacon, and garlic.  A little a jus poured over the top of all for that maximum flavor.
Mouthwatering good
Enjoy

Yes it was DELICIOUS

also mouthwatering 

The Garden Of Eden Ridge..

Eden Ridge 2013. A fantastic chardonnay from Mendocino.   Truett Hurst (Phil Hurst), is the producer, a Mendocino expert.  Ginnie Lambrix is the winemaker, one of my favorite women of wine.  She crafts this wine like an artist creating life on canvas. The nose has pleasant aromas of tree fruits apple, pear, peaches and lemony citrus notes.  A variable garden of Eden, get it ????   The fruit is abundant in the mouth.  Full forward and finishing long into the night.  Citrus flavors, hints of oak, but not the whole tree, and definite apple, and oohh is that butterscotch and maybe even vanilla, yes definitely vanilla I notice. Exceptionally balanced pulling all of the flavors and acidity into perfect harmony.  So much going on here and less than 15 dollars.  What else on earth do you need. Pair this wine with chicken, fish, seafood, or just enjoy it by the glass.
Enjoy

Look at that color, just beckoning you to partake!!!

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