2002 Sarah's Blend

[eskinnyc]

Had the 2002 Sarah's Blend last night.

In terms of composition, its very similar to the MP Shiraz, and to a lesser extent the Merlot. Thick, heady, big (but not chunky), alcoholic, somewhat closed, with a viscous, almost oily texture. Needs an hour to decant for maximum enjoyment. While I believe the blend is evenly split between Cab, Merlot, and Shiraz, the Shiraz flavor profile seemed to dominate the other two grapes. I enjoyed it, but then I'm one of the few on the board that enjoyed the Shiraz.

All in all, MP wines (at least all of the 2002s I've had) seem to have a very distinctive fingerprint, if you didn't like the Shiraz you probably won't care much for Sarah's Blend. But I'm quite happy to have sampled the 02 vintage, and the Sarah's probably is the best of the bunch.