Category Archives: Taste

OH, IF WE COULD ALL ONLY AGE THIS GRACEFULLY!

Here at Madroña, we taste our way through hundreds of different wines every year. Needless to say in the over 30 years we’ve been making Madroña wines, we’ve tasted more wines than we can count. Truly, one of the great aspects of my job is getting to taste the wines we have made over the years. In each wine, live memories of a particular harvest year that recall friends and family, food and wine, and lots of hard work. So here I sit, with glasses spread out in front of me experiencing the wines – and that harvest – once again. My dilemma is always which wine to highlight.

2008 Shiraz/Cabernet

2004 Syrah – Reserve (March 2010)

1999 Syrah – Reserve (May 2010)

2002 Quintet – Reserve (March 2010)

1998 Quintet – Reserve (December 2009)

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (December 2009)

2007 Cabernet Franc (March 2010)

2006 Cabernet Franc (March 2010)

2004 Cabernet Franc (March 2010)

2003 Cabernet Franc (March 2010)

2002 Cabernet Franc (March 2010)

2004 Merlot (March 2010)

1990 Claret (February 2010)

2004 Gewurztraminer (February 2010)

2003 Gewurztraminer (March 2010)