April in Paris

is good, but give me the Cape on a day like today. For you non-New Englanders, the Cape is Cape Cod and today was gorgeous for a Spring day and the last of my Cape wine tasting shows that I attend.

Tasted a lot of mediocre wine, very little bad wine and only a few really yummy wines.

A big surprise was Sawbuck Chardonnay from California. Lots of complex fruit flavors, hints of apricot, pineapple, and apple in a nicely balanced, not too oaky, not un-oaked white wine. The price, well a Sawbuck of course. Very well done California afternoon sipping wine.

Not a surprise was the Nino Negri 2006 Sfursat. Yup, Sfursat is spelled korrektly. The local Chiavanesca grapes, local dialect for Nebbiolo, the grape of Barolo, for this wine are allowed to slightly dry, like an Amarone. You get those big woody fruit flavors in a powerful red wine that screams to be served with a Gorgonzola infused dish. Or just a plate of great cheeses. This will retail for $50 a bottle.

Will blog about a few more, when they come in. The above wines were promised delivery this week. We shall see.