Shaw Vineyards - (August 2016) At the recommendation of a couple who were doing a tasting with us at Hermann J Weimer, we made this a stop on our vacation trip. I'm glad we did. Since these were dry wines, we decided to share a tasting.
We started off with a 2003 Chardonnay, which at first, I thought would not be good, but surprisingly, it was flavorful, yet slightly acidic. We then tried the 2014 Road Block Riesling, named so because the grapes which make this wine form the road block for the remainder of the vineyard. I enjoyed it but it was too dry for my wife. We also tried the 2010 pinot noir, 2006 merlot and the 2008 Keuka Hill reserve, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot. All three red wines were heavy on the tannins which in my opinion masked the fruit flavors; maybe they were past their prime. We decided to purchase the chardonnay as something different.
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