It showed balance and a firm structure yet was enjoyable now, with flavors of minerals, berries and cocoa.
(Moët Hennessey USA, New York) Pyramid Valley Vineyards 2007 $45 ★★ Two Stars) Otago Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir Dark, rich and ripe with balanced, straightforward flavors; enjoyable if not compelling.
Desserts bring gelato and sorbet from Gino Cammarata ($6) and an enjoyable tartuffo ($5) flavored with limoncello and stuffed with lemon ice cream.
I thought its light-bodied mineral and tart cherry flavors were enjoyable, enough so to earn its No. 8 ranking.
"We have 100's of customers every day, all over 21, who say the flavors are enjoyable and are helping them stay off cigarettes".
The most interesting was the Douglas fir sorbet, made from local trees, whose piney, woodsy flavor was as enjoyable a use of a local ingredient as I've experienced in a while.
Consider experimenting with black, green, white, rooibos, and herbal teas until you find a flavor that makes water more enjoyable.
The montepulcianos were solid and enjoyable, bursting with tart cherry and earth flavors, sometimes augmented by herbal and floral aromas and, in the best, a minerally complexity.
The chef, David Chang, is a terrific cook, a pork-loving, pickle-happy individualist whose integration of Asian flavors makes for some deliriously enjoyable meals.
We had the second glass with dinner and the wine did become less fruity and a little more tannic in flavor with the food, but nonetheless enjoyable.
