Kunde

Kunde Family Winery was beautiful. One of the largest land plots of grapes in all of California, they have a single sprawling Vineyard that covers both mountain ranges and dips into Napa. We enjoyed our picnic here after the tasting, seated by the garden fountains.

The first wine we tasted was the rose summer blush. It was a blend of Zin and grenache, which are two wines I love, but this one didn't do it for me. Slight cherry notes, but otherwise just ok.

Then was the 2016 chardonnay, which had a floral nose and lemon and pear taste.

Then we tasted 2 zins, the 2016 and the 2016 reserve. The estate wine had traditionally fruit bomb charm, and the reserve was somewhat earthy with a bit of mushroom and black currant notes.

Then was the 2 cabs, again a 2015 and a 2015 reserve. The estate was mossy and earthy, which was expected, but the reserve was very smooth with rich berry notes and a really mellow tannic structure.

Then we had the malbec, which was the first for us on the whole trip. Many wineries in CA only grow it to add to bourduex blends. It had hints of plum and blackberry. Mirroring it was the syrah, which was smoky, had a white pepper finish with currant on the front.

The next pairing was the red dirt red and the Dun. Cuvee. The red dirt red was a mix of 6 different varietals, and was very smooth, with no 1 grape standing out. The server said it took to whatever food you ate it with. The Cuvee was just as nice, a mix of cab and syrah. A little smokyness and white pepper from the syrah, and the fruity earthy notes from the cab. I preferred it, but MC liked the RDR, so we went with it.

Last, we finished with the 1904 desert port. It was nothing extraordinary, but stl very good. Chocolate and vanilla with a deep cherry nose.