So a while back, I went to Gainey and Los Olivos for a tasting day with Busy Beth and other friends. I started to write about it, and then saved this as a draft, and then forgot, and this morning I found it. Yeah, I wrote this late. Yeah, I'm back-dating the post. No, there aren't pictures.
Tasting day started at Gainey. Many of their wines were good to really good. There are two vineyards, Gainey and Evan's Ranch.
The Syrahs from both were good, but the Evans Ranch Syrah and surprising Chardonnay were rather tasty.
The Gainey Riesling was good, not too sweet, and just a nice round flavor.
The real stand out for me was the Evan's Ranch Chardonnay, which if you know me, I'm a red guy.
P.S. nice to meet you, I like red.
I don't even know if I can explain the specialness of this Chard. The second to youngest in a family of 8 that quietly gets her doctorate before she's 21. An excellent wine, that should come with a complimentary owl.
Now apparently the real beauty of Gainey is in their Cab Sauv and especially their Cab Franck, however they were not featured in the flight (fancy term for tasting (eyeroll)). So I'll just have to take Busy Beth's word for it, or force her to share a bottle with me. I know she has one, and I'mma git it!
Bottom line: Gainey. Go there.
