Trentadue Old Patch Red 2003 Sonoma County Red wine

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11704664.post-1137980864167244322006-01-22T19:47:00.000-06:002006-01-31T14:25:53.923-06:00Trentadue Old Patch Red 2003 Sonoma County Red wine<a href="http://www.trentadue.com/wines.php"><img alt="2003 Trentadue" src="http://winetaster.no-ip.info/images/trentadue.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tonight I wanted a red wine to go along with a steak - a filet, hand-rubbed with some stuff I got from the <a href="http://www.periniranch.com/index.html" target="_blank">Perini Ranch Steakhouse</a>. The <a href="http://www.trentadue.com/wines_display.php?id=21" target="_blank">Trentadue “Old Patch Red</a>” turned out to be more than a match. Wish my photography was as much a match. The colors are a little off. Sorry. But then, the unnatural lighting in this room at this time of the evening isn’t perfect.This wine is a blend of mostly Zinfandel (68%) along with Carignane, Sangiovese and Petite Sirah. The color is an opaque deep ruby red. It has a jammy dark berry taste and a long finish. It has some tongue dragging, mouth gripping tannins that paired up really well with the steak. After opening up a bit, there was a definite note of cherry.<dl><dt style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-STYLE: italic">Price</dt><dd>$20, Vino 100, Lakeway</dd><dt style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 85%; FONT-STYLE: italic">Overall</dt><dd><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px solid" src="http://winetaster.no-ip.info/images/3stars.gif" /> turned out to be an excellent choice along with beef. I’m liking it a lot! Nicely structured, rich dark berry tasted with a long finish. Drinkable now, but could stand to age a couple years. </dd></dl>Technorati tag: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Wine+tasting" rel="tag">Wine tasting</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11704664-113798086416724432?l=winetaster.blogspot.com'/></div>chashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365863299159346497noreply@blogger.com2