Monday, December 7, 2009

...And the Results Are

So our Wine Makers Dinner went off without a hitch! It was fantastic fun and great food. Thanks to Harvest Moon for the great food and thanks to all of the people who attended. I was lucky enough to get a plate made for me at the end of the night and the cracked pepper encrusted filet was incredible. Needless to say, I was in heaven.

As for the Consensus Blending Party both of the days were fun. We had a full house in the back of the barrel room and the blending started at 10:00am! The grapes that were allowed in the blend were Chambourcin, Petite Verdot, and 3 different lots of Cabernet Sauvignon. The different lots are based on where the vines are situated on the property. Lot 1 is in the front of the tasting room planted in clay. Lot 2 and 3 are planted in the back of the property on shale but lot 3 is on top of a hill. Shale is always great for growing because it is self-draining which will not over saturate the grapes while they are growing.

The winning blend turned out to be 12% Petite Verdot, 28% Chambourcin, 55% Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1 and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 3. Its average score was 16.5 out of 20. So congratulations to the winning team, Gavin Meek, Jen Cottler, Paul and Kathy Clements, and Barbara and Debra Harris! Now they have bragging rights for the rest of the year!



Our second place team (and the winners of the Sunday blending event) were Kelsea Bordoe, Scott Fry, Kristin and Chris Friedline. They created another amazing blend of 2% Petite Verdot, 2% Chambourcin, 59% Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 1, and 37% Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 2. It turned out to be a much different blend then the one that won the overall, but it only lost by 1.3 points on average!


Weather-wise: It SNOWED on Saturday! This was my first snow, which was exciting, but I was nervous about driving in the snow. Fortunately it did not stick around Keswick and by the time I made it into Charlottesville the roads had been plowed. So I dodged that bullet. After all of that snow, I was expecting crummy weather on Sunday but it is nice and sunny, but very chilly!

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