Blue Mountain Vineyards - Jan 2020 - The 2015 Chardonnay, with green and yellow apple flavor, ended with a light buttery finish, while the 2016 Chardonnay had higher acidity, which brought out the apple flavors, and a lingering creamed butter finish. The 2014 Shiraz was dark in color, medium bodied with dark cherry flavor and a lingering fruit finish, the 2015 Petite Sirah, was lighter in color, body and fruitness, like an easy drinking red, while the 2014 Cabernet Franc was medium bodied with some green bell pepper and spice aromas, dark cherry flavor, and a short dark cherry, and lingering red cherry finish.
Jan 2018 Since they closed the Coventry Mall store, I haven't
had their wines. We were out for our anniversary and decided to make the
trip. The Riesling had a nice lemon note to the slight acidic finish.
The dry reds were a mixture of vintages with the Merlot being a 2011;
nice plum, cherry and earth notes. The 2013 Cabernet Franc.had dark
cherry flavor and long (oak) smooth finish that allowed me to savor it.
But it was the Cabernet Sauvignon aged in the rye or bourbon barrel that
was the teaser. Each one had its unique pleasing aroma, flavor and
finish
April
2014 - We were on Living Social and saw an offer to a wine and cheese
tasting at Blue Mountain and decided to take them up on a different type
of offer. We made our reservation. This time, we travelled to the
vineyards near New Tripoli. We arrived to a packed (there was a bus)
facility, but were taken to a room off to the side overlooking the
vineyards. It was early spring so there wasn't any vine activity. The
owner gave us a history of the vineyards and winery and why he is
passionate about wine and the making of wine. Before going to the
tasting, we were given a tour of the winery and the wine making,
processing and bottling process. It is interesting to understand why
some wineries still use cork, versus other enclosure measures (they will
not go to screw caps for their reds - ever so they continue to age).
When it was time for our special tasting, we were presented with a plate
of four different cheeses - cheddar, smoked gouda, a nice bleu and a
camabert. We would be able to try these cheeses with our wines. My
wife started with the vignoles, which she is learning to like, and the
Mountain Frost. Although she enjoyed the Frost better from a sweet
perspective, the vignoles flavors were better. She then went to Bri's
Blush and the Red Horizon. She enjoyed Bri's Blush better. I on the
other hand chose the riesling and noticed the citrus as I swirled the
glass. I then tried the pinot noir, cabernet franc and the Meritage
(cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot blend). I liked the
Meritage; this also went well with the bleu cheese.
Dec
2014 - We did a repeat of last year while we were finishing our
Christmas shopping. We have become familiar with some of their wines so
we tried ones we had have based on vintage or taste. I started off with
their just released riesling; it was enjoyable. The best was the warmed
cabernet franc. With some mulling spices and brown sugar, it was a
different alternative to typical spiced wines. We both enjoyed the white
merlot. My wife enjoyed the mountain spice and mountain frost.
Dec 2013 - We were walking around the Coventry Mall Christmas shopping
for last minute items and decided to treat ourselves to a tasting
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