Ok, so I was at the NY Drinks NY event, and Matt Spaccarelli
of Benmarl Winery pulls out this black labeled wine, and I was thinking to
myself, “What’s that? Something new?”
Indeed it was. It was their 2010 Proprietor’s Reserve! This
is a meritage-styled wine from Benmarl winery, the folks who made Baco Noir
famous! Man, I had to get me some of that! But it was a crazy show, and I was
finding it hard to get over to the table. At the end of the night, Matt
approached me with a bottle in hand. He offered me a trade, and I took it like
a child takes a cookie off the top of a fresh baked plate of ‘em!
So when I got home last night, Dominique had made terrific
Bolognese pasta sauce with peas over angel hair. I was ready. I pulled out a
nice Reidel wine glass, popped the cork on this new wine, and settled back.
This 2010 vintage, a medium bodied dry red, is a blend of
82% merlot, 10% petit verdot, 3% malbec and 5% cabernet franc. Stewed dark
fruits, dried cherries, and black pepper all come through on the nose as
promised. The dark fruits come across the palate as well, with big hits of dark
raspberries, dark cherries, dark plum come across with hints of vanilla and
spice. Nice tannins provide classic structure. But the deep fruits linger a
nice long time.
A great wine! Wonderful. Would love to see more meritages in
the valley! This is a great reason why!
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