Saturday, September 06, 2008

Shalestone Vineyards Synergy

This 2005 vintage blend of Cab Sauv, Merlot and Syrah is full of ripe fruit, black pepper, a subtle hint of molasses, and pleasantly velvet like on the palate. This is very much like a high quality Zin - very well balanced, but not a usually occurring example of what most Finger Lakes red wines have to offer. This wine could very well stand up to some California kings - Turley of old, Shafer, and such. Pasture raised pork, Alder wood smoked pork, or even a fire roasted pizza with goat cheese would pair well with this behemoth of a wine. VERY VERY GOOD