KJS Tasting

There was Kimberly Jones Selections Tasting in San Francisco at Fort Mason.
It was at a beautiful location overlooking San Francisco Bay, and their selection of wine was just as beautiful.

There were so many good wines, especially Napa wines.

Ad Vivum from Napa Valley.
The winemaker of this winery is the founding winemaker of Dominus.
Fresh and ripe black fruit, cassis and mint. Good structure.
Heavy weight yet very likable!

Arkenstone from Howell Mountain.
Howell Mountain is AVA in Napa Valley. Vineyards there are on west facing hill side.
Cabernet Sauvignon had delicate, soft tannin. There were black fruit, sweet spice and coffee.
Beautiful wine.

Auteur is from Sonoma.
Their Chardonnay doesn't undergo malolactic fermentation(MLF), which is a process to convert harsh malic acid to softer lactic acid. Without MLF, the wine had the fresh fruit yet acid was still soft. Maybe because they harvest grapes at maximum ripeness.

Frias Family Vineyard is from Napa Valley.
Refreshing Sauvignon Blanc with grapefruit and honeysuckle, and Cabernet Sauvignon with ripe red and black fruit, spice and fine ripe tannin.

Boheme from Sonoma Coast.
Pinot Noir had cherry and herb complemented with subtle oak.
Zinfandel had flavor of strawberry jam, but there was freshness and not too jammy.

Ovid from Napa Valley.
It had rich black fruit, vanilla and coffee.
Nice soft velvety tannin. One of my favorite.

Relic has vineyards in Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast.
Fruit, spice and ripe, soft tannin.

The Grade Cellars from Napa Valley.
Ripe strawberry and freshness of citrus.
Very rich yet smooth. Gorgeous wine. I liked a lot.

Realm is from Napa Valley.
This wine is allocated.
2015 The Bard had candied and ripe fruit, and strong yet soft tannin.

Chateau Pierreux from Beaujolais.
They make their wines like Bourgogune, i.e., they don't do carbonic maceration.
2015 Brouilly had fresh pink cherry and decent structure.

Cazals is from Champagne.
Fresh wine with delicate bubbles. Very good Champagne to end the tasting.

All of them were great wines and these are only a part of the selection. After tasting this much Napa Cab, I usually have headache but somehow not this day.
Very good tasting.