Range: 1 to 9 (9 is best, 5 is average)
Sunny outdoor tasting patio for dry weather visits. Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon.
http://www.honigwine.com/
My second stop of the day was at Honig Vineyard & Winery. I had tasted their wines in earlier vintages and was eager to experience their tasting room. The winery is tucked in a bit from the road, but the entrance is well marked with a handsome, permanent sign. From the outside, this winery appears more rustic than some others, but that is due in large part to the tall landscaping surrounding the tasting patio. Once inside the patio, this winery’s grace and elegance shine. For those days with less welcoming weather, a nicely appointed tasting room awaits.
Inside the tasting room are a sit-down table and a cozy sofa area for tasting, as well as a stand-up tasting counter where you can admire the neatly stacked bottles of wine against the wall. The room is decorated in three rich colors: chocolate, milk, and caramel (on the beautiful hardwood floors). From the tasting room, you look out onto the patio through large glass doors. The patio is nicely furnished with wrought-iron chairs and umbrella-topped tables. Surrounded by greenery, the patio is the ideal place to relax and enjoy the wines offered (weather permitting).
On the tasting menu you’ll find a Sauvignon Blanc, a Cabernet Sauvignon blended from multiple Napa Valley vineyards, a single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from an earlier vintage, and a late-harvest Sauvignon Blanc dessert wine. I skipped the dessert wine for many reasons (mostly time), but I enjoyed the balance of the wines overall, the extra intensity of the Napa Valley cabernet, and the elegance of the older single-vineyard cabernet. The wines all deliver on fruit and complexity, without over delivering. The Napa Valley Cabernet Blend could benefit from a couple of years of aging.
Based on this experience, I would rate the winery as a 7 and the wines offered as a 6.
I have since posted a tasting note about the 2007 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon among the posts for March. I also stumbled upon an ealier tasting note from someone else for comparison. This might give some insight into how wine ages.
ReplyDeleteRead here: http://winecask.blogspot.com/2010/12/honig-napa-valley-cabernet-sauvignon.html