The FIRST Royal Tannin Bomb Chardonnay tasting is now complete. We’ve been a club for over a year and this is our first sampling of arguably the world’s favourite white wine – Chardonnay.
Tasting Date: 08/15/2009
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, The Bad Man
The Contenders:
2007 Sanford Santa Barbara County Chardonnay, 14.5% abv, $23.99
2007 MacRostie Carneros Chardonnay, 14.1% abv, $15.99
2005 [...]
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Chardonnay tasting, mk i, assaggio majoralus
Vouvray tasting, mk i – assaggio majoralus
The first major official Royal Tannin Bomb Vouvray tasting is in the can.
Tasting Date: 07/31/2009
Tasting Geeks: Tally-Ho, The Bad Man
Tasting Theme: Vouvray, mk i – assaggio majoralus
The Contenders:
2007 Francois Pinon Silex Noir Vouvray, 12.5% abv, $23
2006 Château de Montfort Vouvray, 12.0% abv, $15
2007 Vincent Raimbault “Les Terrages” Val de Loire Vouvray, 12.5% abv, $16
2006 Le [...]
Suave Summer Sauv’s, mk iv – assaggio majoralus
We Royals did our summer kick-off Sauvignon Blanc tasting, with yeah you guessed it the usual contenders and a few new ones.
Contenders
Zuc di Volpe Sauvignon Blanc, Italy, $25
2008 Domaine Ricard Cuvee Les Trois Chenes, Touraine, France, $22
2006 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Haute-Victoire Quincy, Loire Valley, $16.99
2007 Groth Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, $14
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Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iv, affordable – assaggio majoralus
One of The Royal Tannin Bombs most intense Zinfandel tastings – this is the one you did not want to miss. The results are in – here we go.
Speak your mind below.
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iv, affordable – assaggio majoralus (prep)
Well kids, it’s that time again. No, not to worry, it’s not bath time; rather it’s time to hit a few massive gnarlacious Zinfandels. Stay tuned for this Saturday’s (June 13, 2009, A.D.) colossal Zinfandel tasting, where we’ll be sampling the very finest from our previous efforts up against a few new contenders. Yes they’ll [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk iii, affordable – assaggio majoralus
Another stab at Zinfandel upper echelon madness – The Royal Tannin Bombs Tier I affordable showdown tasting. Which showed us Royals up, more than it was a show-down.
The contenders were:
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel, 14.7% abv, $30
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley Zinfandel, 14.9% abv, $35
2006 Four Vines Winery “Maverick” Amador [...]
Pinot Noir tasting – Tier I, mk ii, affordable assaggio majoralus
Well, it’s come and gone – The Royal Tannin Bombs Pinot Noir tasting is complete.
And the contenders were:
2006 Rippon Vineyards Lake Wanaka Central Otago New Zealand Biodynamic-Organic Pinot Noir, 13.0% abv, $49.99
2006 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Estate Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, 14.25% abv, $42.99
2005 Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey Chambertin “En Jouise”, 13% abv, $63.99
2005 Domaine [...]
Pinot Noir tasting – Tier I, mk i, affordable assaggio majoralus
The Tier I mk i (affordable) Pinot Noir tasting is done – with consistent results!
Contenders
2006 Chalone Vineyard Estate Grown Chalone Appellation The Pinnacles Monterey County, Pinot Noir, No. 019120, 14.7% abv, $27.99
2006 Laetitia Estate Arroyo Grande Valley Central Coast Pinot Noir, 14.1% abv, $24.99
2006 Laetitia Reserve Arroyo Grande Valley Central Coast Pinot Noir, 14.4% abv, [...]
Pinot Noir, Tier II, affordable (assaggio majoralus)
The first Royal Tannin Bomb Pinot Noir tasting is complete! Unfortunately it won’t be our last Pinot Noir tasting…
The Contenders:
2005 Hawley Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, 13.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Cambria Julia’s Vineyard Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir, 13.9% abv, $15.99
2006 Chalone Estate Grown Chalone The Pinnacles Monterey County, Pinot Noir, No. 019676, 14.7% abv, [...]
Zinfandel, Tier I, mk ii, affordable, (assaggio majoralus)
The Rosenblum Cellars tasting is complete!
The Contenders:
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Snows Lake Vineyard Lake County, 14.9% abv, $29.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Harris Kratka Vineyard Alexander Valley, 14.7% abv, $33.99
2006 Rosenblum Cellars Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley Reserve, 14.8% abv, $39.99
2005 Rosenblum Cellars Annette’s Reserve Redwood Valley, 14.7% abv, $30
Mystery I: 2005 Rosenblum Cellars Aparicio Vineyard Amador [...]
