Rocket Science 2004
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Rocket Science 2004 Proprietary Red
$45
Wine Label says:
“Son, your 21 years old. It’s time you learned the art of wine tasting.”
“I already know how you taste wine,” replied the sure young man. “This wine has an inky, purple hue with a sensational purity, flavors of a blackberry liqueur with a creme de cassis intensity and finishes outrageously rich.”
“I’m impressed,” said the father.
“Well, it’s not exactly Rocket Science.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, my boy. This is indeed Rocket Science.”
WebWino says:
Let’s face it. This is a wine you buy for the label. Great name, great story… and all in all not a bad wine!
I had the good fortune of sharing this bottle with both Rabbi Tuchman and WineDoc. We all noted the deep purple color of the wine and licorice flavors. Also a very smooth finish. The wine changed a lot as it was exposed to air, and after a while Rabbi Tuchman decided it was not their style. Oh well, more for me!
Rocket Science is 32% Syrah, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.