Elizabeth Spencer Wines, May 26, 2013

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My coworker had a wine club package waiting to be picked up at Elizabeth Spencer, so I nobly offered to pick it up for him.  Elizabeth Spencer has a comfortable patio area for wine tasting which makes it an ideal place to visit when the weather is as spectacular as it was this day.  My guest had friends in the area and they were able to join us for a few minutes at Elizabeth Spencer for a quick crossing of the paths.  We took our first three pours indoors before heading outside to the patio, at which point the others caught up with us.  The patio is laid out nicely and easily accommodates five or six small groups without imposing on each other.  The staff was very a accommodating and brought our extra guests a glass before we could even think to ask for it.  As a treat, the winery was celebrating an anniversary and was pouring a number of their wines from the 2006 vintage out of magnum bottles, which is rare to be able to experience.

The private patio at Elizabeth Spencer Wines

We began our tasting experience with the 2010 Chardonnay served from a standard 750ml bottle.  The next three wines were poured from the library magnums that were opened specially for this tasting event:  the 2006 Chardonnay, the 2006 Pinot Noir, and the 2006 Syrah.  Lastly, we tasted the 2009 Mount Veeder Cabernet (750ml), which was included in my coworker’s pickup.  Of these wines, the 2006 Syrah was my favorite as it was in an excellent phase of its development, with the 2009 Cabernet a close second.


A full review was written already about Elizabeth Spencer Wines during my visit on November 2^nd, 2012.