Titanic Tannat Tasting

March 3, 2013

Newly minted Treble Centurian Randy Cepuch recently held a tannat tasting for some friends.

“There were 20 of us, and I think it’s safe to say the favorite bottles were the Pisano RPF, the Pisano Reserve, the Chateau O’Brien (source of the first Tannat I’d ever tasted) and all three of the French entries – although one lawyer in the group noted that maybe drinkers should worry a bit when the largest type on the bottle could be interpreted as scary disclosure: “May die!”

It sounded like a fun tasting but no word as of yet as how everyone’s tongues survived the onslaught of tannins!


What do you think?

2 COMMENTS

  1. Somehow, a repeat seems unlikely, but I would hunt down the Swan and the Rock Wall Tannats for comparison. California Tannats seem to ripen more fully than France one’s and consequently are not so unfriendly when young … but no shortage in flavor.

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