Giant Wine Company Ghost of 413 White 06
Wickedly aromatic and perfumed. The Ghost white is vibrant and layered with a zesty nose of grapefruit and orange peel. Plenty of bright lemon/lime citrus.
100% Stainless Steel Fermented and Aged. 50% Semillon 25% Chardonnay 25% Gewurztraminer
As with Mark's rich and yet delicate Viognier, this wine goes far beyond "white blend" in flavors and complexity. Flroal, stone fruit and spice scents are restated in the mouthwatering flavors. Highly receommended.
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Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Syrah fruit gives this big, ripe, mouthfilling wine a strong tannic backbone. Acids were also excellent (6.2 gr acidity), giving the wine a clean, refreshing finish, contrasting well with the brambly, dark cherry flavors. There's a toasty meatiness on the nose that's more varietal character than oak. The addition of 5% Viognier (from Kiona Vineyard) brings prefumed orange blossom and exotic floral elements to the nose, echoing pleasantly in the flavors.Mark aged this Syrah in 500 liter Hungarian oak puncheons, double the volume of the usual barrels, tempering the efffects of the new oak on the wine. Mark likes Hungarian oak for Syrah, he says it imparts less sweetness and more peppery spice than French oak.
The 2004 received 92 points from Wine Spectator, after it was sold out. Made from Ciel du Cheval, Hedges, and Kiona fruit.
Tasting Notes on the Previous Vintage, 2004:
Wild-Eyed is a perfect way to describe the wine--that's how it left us at a recent tasting. You'll feel the same way when you see the beautiful inky-purple color. Deep dark violets and flower blossoms jump out of the glass and mingle with Asian spice, gamey Syrah and black fruit aromas. On the palate, it's massive black fruit--black cherry dominated--that carries through to the finish and dances with hints of candied ginger, violets, leather, and spicy black pepper. This stuff is awesome. Can you see the eyes getting wild? -- Marcus
