Thursday, June 09, 2005
Cottonwood Cellars and Olathe Winery (Colorado) June 4, 2005
Next booth was Cottonwood Cellars and Olathe Winery. This was another booth where they were serving up what seemed like nearly a dozen wines. There wasn't even much of a line.
The first wine I tried was the Olathe Winery Lemberger. Having never tasted lemberger and just having read a little bit about it a couple weeks ago, I really wanted to try this varietal. This wine has a fruity nose. This wine is peppery, oaky, and smooth. It has an earthy medium length finish. Grade: B
Next was the 2004 Olathe Winery White Riesling. Very light gold coloring. Has medium legs and is slightly effervescent. Has a sweet nose. Good fruit with a nice depth of flavors. This wine is smooth and pleasant. Finish is medium to long in length. Grade: B
The third wine I tried was the Olathe Winery Rose of Cabernet. I don't think I've ever had a rose made with cabernet sauvignon. This has a light red color. Has a smooth strawberry flavor and is refreshing and fun to drink. Grade: B
The last wine I tasted at this booth was the Cottonwood Cellars 2003 Pinot Noir. This wine is a nice dark red with a fruity strawberry nose. Has a light earthiness with nice strawberry and cherry flavors. Has a nice long finish. If you like a pinot with less earthiness and more fruit, then I would choose this one over the Barton Creek, but they are both very good. Grade: B+
The first wine I tried was the Olathe Winery Lemberger. Having never tasted lemberger and just having read a little bit about it a couple weeks ago, I really wanted to try this varietal. This wine has a fruity nose. This wine is peppery, oaky, and smooth. It has an earthy medium length finish. Grade: B
Next was the 2004 Olathe Winery White Riesling. Very light gold coloring. Has medium legs and is slightly effervescent. Has a sweet nose. Good fruit with a nice depth of flavors. This wine is smooth and pleasant. Finish is medium to long in length. Grade: B
The third wine I tried was the Olathe Winery Rose of Cabernet. I don't think I've ever had a rose made with cabernet sauvignon. This has a light red color. Has a smooth strawberry flavor and is refreshing and fun to drink. Grade: B
The last wine I tasted at this booth was the Cottonwood Cellars 2003 Pinot Noir. This wine is a nice dark red with a fruity strawberry nose. Has a light earthiness with nice strawberry and cherry flavors. Has a nice long finish. If you like a pinot with less earthiness and more fruit, then I would choose this one over the Barton Creek, but they are both very good. Grade: B+
