Chateau Elan
Reserve Velvet Red Blend
Georgia, USA
Dark ruby in color with a wide red/purplish rim.
Fruity nose of plums, cherries, cooked blueberries, oak, licorice, spices, vanilla, light vegetables, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, earth and peppercorn.
Medium bodied and soft, with medium acidity and and nice legs.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, currants, plums, oak, vanilla, vegetables, spices, chocolates, peppercorn, tobacco, earth and bitter herbs.
Long spicy finish with soft tannins and black pepper.
This red blend from Georgia State is drinking nicely now, better than it was a couple of years ago, actually.
Not completely balanced but showing nice complexity and a spicy /bitter finish. Nice and soft mouthfeel with almost no tannins.
Not good right out of the bottle, and needs an hour to open up properly.
A good food wine. I paired it with soft and hard cheeses.
A blend of Petite Sirah and Petite Verdot.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
Dark ruby in color with a wide red/purplish rim.
Fruity nose of plums, cherries, cooked blueberries, oak, licorice, spices, vanilla, light vegetables, coffee, chocolates, tobacco, earth and peppercorn.
Medium bodied and soft, with medium acidity and and nice legs.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, currants, plums, oak, vanilla, vegetables, spices, chocolates, peppercorn, tobacco, earth and bitter herbs.
Long spicy finish with soft tannins and black pepper.
This red blend from Georgia State is drinking nicely now, better than it was a couple of years ago, actually.
Not completely balanced but showing nice complexity and a spicy /bitter finish. Nice and soft mouthfeel with almost no tannins.
Not good right out of the bottle, and needs an hour to open up properly.
A good food wine. I paired it with soft and hard cheeses.
A blend of Petite Sirah and Petite Verdot.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
This is a nice blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Barbera.
Dark ruby/ inky in color with a purple rim.
Fruity on the nose with blackberries, black pepper, plums, black cherries, red currants, earth and wood.
Full-bodied and smooth.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, blueberries, earth, wood, French oak, tobacco and peppercorn.
Long finish with green tannins and black pepper.
This is a nice yet young, old world style Syrah, That would benefit from aging in the next three to five years.
15% alcohol by volume.
This is a nice blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Barbera.
Dark ruby/ inky in color with a purple rim.
Fruity on the nose with blackberries, black pepper, plums, black cherries, red currants, earth and wood.
Full-bodied and smooth.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, blueberries, earth, wood, French oak, tobacco and peppercorn.
Long finish with green tannins and black pepper.
This is a nice yet young, old world style Syrah, That would benefit from aging in the next three to five years.
15% alcohol by volume.
Dark inky in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose with blueberries, metals, strawberries, grape juice, wood, spices, peppercorn and plums.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black pepper, oak, light cloves and peppercorn.
Full bodied with tongue tingling mouthfeel, from the pepper, and nice legs.
Medium finish with green, aggressive tannings and lots of black pepper.
50% Petit Verdot and 50% petite Syrah.
Very young. Not sure why it is served, but it has good potential.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
Dark inky in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose with blueberries, metals, strawberries, grape juice, wood, spices, peppercorn and plums.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black pepper, oak, light cloves and peppercorn.
Full bodied with tongue tingling mouthfeel, from the pepper, and nice legs.
Medium finish with green, aggressive tannings and lots of black pepper.
50% Petit Verdot and 50% petite Syrah.
Very young. Not sure why it is served, but it has good potential.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
Good full body wine... Will go great w/ my bacon cheeseburger!
Good full body wine... Will go great w/ my bacon cheeseburger!
May 25th, 2015
Strong flavor but smooth velvety finish (thus the name). Our favorite of the wines we tasted during our Chateau Elan flight of European varieties.
Strong flavor but smooth velvety finish (thus the name). Our favorite of the wines we tasted during our Chateau Elan flight of European varieties.
Mar 21st, 2015