Last night I cracked the third Montes Cabernet I bought at Sam's new location in the South Loop. This 2005 is a blend of Cabernet and Carmenere, 70/30 percent. Unlike the 2005 hundred percent Cabernet, this blend is rich in forest fruits, with an aftertaste of Vick's Cherry Coughdrops. There are green notes too. This is an easy-drinking fruit-forward wine, with the Carmenere element adding a gamay-like fruit.
This afternoon, C. and I enjoyed the 2006 Louis Jadot Macon-Villages Chardonnay. There's citrus on the nose, and a restrained lime and tangerine bouquet with a custard mouthfeel right through the finish. Without oak influence, this could pass for an unoaked New Zealand Chard, except for the subtlety of the fruit, and the bone dry finish.
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