LADIES NIGHT

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LADIES NIGHT
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• Meeting Annie Favia at a recent tasting was
  invigorating and informative.  One expects the
  unexpected when it comes to talented Winemakers
  and their wide-ranging personalities, and Annie
  didnt disappoint.  Direct, yet gracious. 
  Determined, yet graceful.  Her wines, much the
  same. 

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• Take the 2010 Favia Cerro Sur.  Sampled twice at
  a pair of terrific tastings, the predominantly
  cabernet franc (15 cabernet sauvignon) wine was
  the class act each time.  Boasting hallmarks of
  wholly woven integration, finely knit tannins,
  perfectly scaled balance of finesse and power,
  the wine ranks with the very best cab francs
  worldwide. 

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• Its a showstopper, but, like its Winemaker, not
  due to overt behavior, rather the lack thereof. 
  Thoughtful, complex, fully realized even at this
  relatively youthful stage, like all the wines
  Annie Favia makes, the Cerro Sur is worth the
  search and the price.

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• Speaking of search and price, Maggie Harrison
  (Antica Terra and Lillian wines) just released
  her first-ever cabernet sauvignon, and, like its
  Winemaker, its a winner.  Maggie, a Manfred
  Krankl (Sine Qua Non, Mr K wines) disciple,
  couldnt just keep it simple, so its a single
  vineyard Lillian cab from Howell Mountain in
  Napa, but it doesnt carry a vintage designation,
  and shes not saying (my guess mostly 2011 with
  a little 2012). 

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• Slight reductivity on opening burns off quickly,
  as does a medicinal note on the initial aroma. 
  The wine unfolds and develops with air into a
  mid-weight, high-toned beauty, redolent of bitter
  orange peel, red currants, dried apricots and
  sloe gin (good stuff, like the Plymouth brand,
  not the 5 garbage you used to sneak from your
  Dads liquor cabinet) (do I know my target
  audience or what?). 

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• The lengthy finish sports a touch of chalky
  residue, and the overall impression is one of a
  divine sipper with a long future and a broad
  palette of food affinities.  Like Maggie, it is
  uncompromising, uniquely individual, and chock
  full of promise.

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• Heidi Peterson-Barrett was once known for being
  the spouse of Bo Barrett (Chateau Montelena
  Owner/Winemaker).  Until she wasnt.  These days,
  she ranks as one of the most prolific and
  sought-after Winemaking Consultants on the
  planet, female or otherwise. 

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• When your resume includes Screaming Eagle,
  Paradigm, Grace Family and Dalla Valle, you can
  write your own ticket.  In 1996, Heidi started
  her own project, La Sirena.  This week, we popped
  the cork on our last bottle of 1999 La Sirena
  cabernet sauvignon at its 15 year mark and were
  rewarded for our patience. 

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• It moved like a Slinky, showing bundles of herbes
  de Provence here, lacquer-like aromas (and
  textures) there, green walnut husks in its (what
  else) huskiness, a plethora of dried
  (cranberries) and fresh (blackberries) fruit,
  constantly moving from one step to another. 

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• As fabulously complex and ever-changing as it is
  right now, it probably has at least another 15
  years to go.  Nice job, Heidi.

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• The common thread here wasnt the fact that these
  were all women Winemakers.  Its that the wines,
  across the board, couldnt be classified as
  feminine.  Far from it!   When it comes to the
  world of winemaking, there is no Boys Club.

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