2001 Llano 'Signature Red' Texas

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My sister and I shared this the day before Thanksgiving in her new Riedel glasses (not sure which model, but they were BIG!). Maybe it was partly these wonderful glasses, but this was a real nice, flavorful wine that retails for only around $10. The nose was primarily of stewed cherries leading to flavors of equal parts dark cherries and juicy blackberries. The texture was of a medium body with good acidity and the finish was crisp. I thought I was really the wine connoiseur in the family, but if this is a testament, then little brother (me) could learn a thing or two from big sister. And it's like that with everything else, so why should this be different!

On turkey-day itself, there was a host of more wines to be sampled. I wonder if anybody else feels a bit like an undercover wine detective, using get-togethers like this to sample new wines. To the casual observer, we're just enjoying a few glasses of wine with everybody else, but secretly we're building up the memory bank of wines for future reference. I wish there were more of these family affairs!