{"id":6921,"date":"2020-01-01T17:28:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=6921"},"modified":"2020-01-01T17:28:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T23:28:58","slug":"most-memorable-wines-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2020\/01\/most-memorable-wines-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"My 10 Most Memorable Wines of 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So here we are at the beginning of a new year. And a new decade depending on which team you\u2019re on. I\u2019m team \u201cthere was no year 0 so the new decade starts in 2021\u201d but whatever. But I get that we refer to decades as the 80s, 90s, 2010s, etc. I get it. All in all, 2019 was a great year for The Corkscrew Concierge and a year of reflection and introspection for Kat the lawyer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corkscrew Concierge was invited to her first international press trip by the folks at Wines of Austria (blog posts coming soon!) and was also able to tell her personal wine story<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in a local publication. How cool is that?! Kat the lawyer had a tremendous year of growth and faced things she had avoided for far too long. Why the hell am I referring to myself in 3rd person?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Anxiety?! Yep, that\u2019s me, been me for DECADES! But so grateful that someone took the time to point it out to me. Now I better understand the insomnia, irritability, the sheer inability to shut my brain down, and a few other things that come with the territory. 2019 was also a year of change for the kiddos. It\u2019s scary how quickly Thing 1 is growing up! Where did the 12 years go?! I love watching her growth, but sometimes I just want to bottle her up and preserve her as she is. Thing 2 has made amazing strides despite all of the challenges he had to face. But as always, the universe kept me in check by throwing more diagnoses at me just when I thought we\u2019d made progress somewhere else. Despite our two steps forward and one step back, we are still solidly going forward. And I\u2019m truly grateful for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But OK, to the wine. 2019 was a year of some great wines. I even got to kick a few off my personal bucket list (Sassicaia, Kongsgaard, Colgin, and a couple of others). And I definitely saw some trends this year – lots of Chardonnay, California Central Coast, and Rioja to name a few. So without further ado, here are my ten most memorable (not best) wines of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 Limerick Lane Zinfandel, Russian River Valley ($40)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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2014 Limerick Lane Zinfandel<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Memorable because I\u2019m not a big Zinfandel fan (many are just high alcohol fruit bombs) but oh this! With a tolerable 14.8% alcohol that still tasted like it was less, this was balanced and so damn good. Those historic Russian River old vines create some good juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Chateau Figeac Premier Grand Cru Class\u00e9, St. \u00c8milion ($330)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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