Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Hahn Family Wines.
Rejoice! Wine Blogging Wednesday is back! I missed it so. Though,admittedly, I totally missed the first reincarnation last month…having averageabout 4 hours of sleep a night and dealing with a fussy newborn, wine was notmuch happening! But I’m in for this month’s edition hosted by my friend Tim ofWine Cast. He’s chosen Rhones Not from theRhone as this month’s theme. I must say, I am very partial to the Rhonevarietals. Viognier, Grenache, Mourvedre, ets., are some of my very favoritewines. Oh, and Syrah! Who can forget a good Syrah. And some of the ones I lovethe most hail from outside the Rhone. A cool climate Syrah from CA is a lovelypleasure!
For this WBW, I chose a wine that represents 3 Rhone grapes. I know Timasked us to look beyond the normal Grenache and Syrah, but with little sparetime, this is my best effort these days. I think I get a dispositiongiven I have an 11 week old. My wine is the 2009 Hahn GSM. Grenache,Syrah, Mourvedre. It’s composed of 60% Grenache, 37% Syrah, and 3% Mourvedre.Yum. It had a Diam closure and clocked in at 14% alcohol by volume. I’m notsure what it retails for as it was a pretty limited release from Hahn FamilyWines and I believe it is sold out. You should definitely keep an eye for thenext vintage of this from Hahn. They were trying a few different wines thisyear, including a Grenache Blanc!
On the nose I got strawberry, spice, cedar, baking spices, cinnamon, pepper,cherry, and bacon fat. I could really smell the influence of the Syrah on thenose of the wine, though the Grenache clearly also contributed. I think theMourvedre showed up more on the palate. In the mouth I found strawberry,red cherry, spice, blackberry, black cherry, and earth. I found the wine tohave nice acidity and structure with good tannins on the finish. Overall thefruit showed as juicy and fresh. I enjoyed this wine very much. Many thanks toTim for hosting and I think I got my entry done in time! As always, a tip ofthe hat to Lenndevours, over at the NewYork Cork Report, our founding father.
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