The Good Food Hour at KSRO Radio Station

Saturday, December 26, 2009
Santa Rosa, CA

Tom Simoneau's Wines of the Year 2009

Among His Best Reds:

• Zinfandel: Talty Vineyards and Winery 2005 William Talty Estate Vineyard Dry Creek Valley, $36. Talty makes Zin and nothing but Zin. Winemaker Michael Talty loves old vines with their tiny production and he ferments on wild yeast in half ton bins. Rich, big, yet balance - that's Talty.


Congratulations

Tom Simoneau, The Wine Guy

Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine~May 2008

Zinfandel

Talty ~ 90 points

William Talty Vineyards 2005 ~ Dry Creek Valley

7% Petite Sirah; 3% Carignane. There is no getting away from this wine's very evident ripeness, but even with a high level of concentration, its fruit is still very much on the energetic side and the wine scores well as a tasty, full-bodied table wine. Tannin and latter palate acidity give it a firm, almost trim ending, yet here again, the ripeness remains in the picture and directs it to service alongside savory pork roasts rather than red-sauced dishes. Connoisseurs' Guide--May 2008 issue