T Vines Psychedelic Rooster Primitivo 2005

I was lucky enough to try this wine while dining at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen in Calistoga. The waiter explained that the restaurant is the only authorized facility to pour a glass (I can see why). I brought back three bottles after visiting the winery (and receiving the code to the entry gate). Buy it. Trust me. After cracking open a bottle with friends tonight....I didn't bring back enough. It's hard to find a balanced, full bodied and juicy bottle that stops wine drinkers in their tracks. Here's a description from the T Vines website:

2005 PSYCHEDELIC ROOSTER PRIMITIVO: $42 Primitivo is a centuries old grape varietal that is closely related to Zinfandel. It has many of the same characteristics of Zinfandel and is known as a wine that matures early, so it's good to go now, but can also cellar as long as 20 years. We made just over 200 cases of Primitivo in 2005 and offer it through the winery only. You wont find this wine in a restaurant or wine shop. Our 2005 Pimitivo was picked from the Nicholini Vineyard in Chiles Valley, Ca. (Napa Valley appellation). This is a big, juicy fruit bomb that explodes as a zesty blend of cherries, cloves, blackberries, boysenberries and just a hint of sweet wood.

Here is their order form.

Just buy and thank me later.

Photos from Recent Napa Trip

View From Vincent Arroyo
Originally uploaded by dublwrap

Here are a few pics that I was able to snap in between wine tastings, eating, shopping, buying wine and shipping wine.

Makes An Excellent Accessory...

I'm sitting on the floor, drinking Peltier Station Petite Sirah via my stemless Four Vines (The Heretic) Reidel glasses and glanced down at a Wine Savor accessory thingy. Let the record show that this device was given free with a wine purchase. It looks like a plastic coaster that is inserted into your bottle to preserve the flavor. In a nutshell, it reduces oxidation by minimizing the surface area of the wine that tangles with O-2. It requires the user to drop the disc into the bottle after it is poured. Now why would I want my $40 bottle touching something that looks like a "38 CENT WINE POG"? It scares me and I'm not going to use it. I will re-gift it to my white zin friends....