Pedroncelli Merlot 2009

I have posted about a couple other Pedroncelli wines in the past. It was a woot offering a while back and...this Merlot is just good.

If you don't like Merlot, well, I just don't think we can be friends. Merlot gets a bad rap. To the point when you get a good one everyone acts so surprised, holy crap this pitiful little Merlot is actually drinkable and doesn't make me want to vomit until I can't remember my name!

A Merlot can be deep and sensual and interesting, or tawdry and vapid. And just like a prostitute, you get what you pay for, am I right, senator?

Bottom line: You shoulda, you coulda, you oughtta, you wanna drink it!

Castillo de Feliciana Miercoles 2009

Miercoles is Spanish for Wednesday!

And Wednesday it was that I opened this. It is light in body and was worried that it was going to be shallow, but it actually had nice complexities to it. It is just very smooth.

Bottom line: Don't wait until hump day for this deliciousness. Drink it!!!

Amavi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

This wine was brought back from the coastal north west region near Seattle from a winery in Woodinville, the new bourgeoning Napa to the North.

I'm going to cut right to the chase here. This wine was not as good as I remember it. I remember it had a tannic quality, but this bottle was mostly comprised of tannins. Like a steak that is mostly gristle, it was hard to chew and devoid of the characteristic flavor I expected.

When I look back on the experience of drinking this, the only thing I picture is a glass of pencil shavings.

I think I'm going to try to be more discerning with wines from now on. Try to meet them with a more skeptical eye. Not put up with their mouthy bullshit. Loudmouth wines.

Bottom line: Cellar it for about 20 years, then talk to me.