Thursday, August 30, 2012

All Mountain Wine

 This may be a first:  Mountain-biking terms used figuratively to describe and promote a bottle of  wine.   It is difficult to imagine what "fork travel" would taste like.   Perhaps it would be even more difficult to describe a mountain bike in terms of wine.  Tequila perhaps.

2010 Alec's Blend
Napa Valley

All-mountain is Alec's favorite kind of cycling and it best describes this deliciously complex blend of 70% Syrah, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Heading up trail the air is heavy with wild blueberry, violets, and oak forest aromas. Dropping into descent, deep chutes of blue-black fruit consume a full 160mm of fork travel. Picking up speed the palate turns lively and technical with youthful acidity and some tight twists through the trees. Mocha and espresso bean flavors kick in just as you glide through the dust to a fine chocolaty finish. 450 cases produced.

http://lewiscellars.com/wines/alecs_blend.php