Present were four of the the die hard Club members: Uncles E, P, Jimmy, Winepath, special guest OZ. Uncle N had to leave early and is now sorry he could not stay.
We tasted two additional wines, without diguise (i.e. "naked"). The first, a fabulous repeat guest, was the Mica 2006.
This is a 2nd level Bucella wine. The grapes used consisted of 90% cab sauvignon, 4% merlot, 3% petit verdot, 2% cab franc, 1% malbec. A total of 617 cases made, aged for 22 months in new French oak this wine is a true masterpiece. Color was almost black with with first impressions of acai, jabuticaba and orange rind, with hibiscus and passionfruit background. Lingering aromas of African peaberry medium roast coffee grounds and fennel soaking through fermenting Costa-Rican rain forest floor. (If you don't believe the last statement, you should immediately visit Manuel Antonio National Park on the Pacific coast of C. R. and carry with you some decanted Mica, 2006 ).
Since Mica means "morsel" (while Buccella means "mouthful")-we could do with morsels like this, once a week. What a vino! A 5 (yes, a 5)
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Did these two come from Dean and Deluca as well?
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