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GREAT AMERICAN WINERY STROOPWAFFLE: EPISODE 3 BEDELL CELLARS Host Carlo DeVito and Lenn Thompson of The Cork Report taste with Bedell Cellars winemakers Richard Olsen-Harbich and Marin Brennan Also featured Barrow Food House and Main Road Biscuit Co. Lots of fun!
Marin Brennan is assitant winemaker at Bedell and the winemaker at Bedell's other label, Corey Creek. We tasted her three wines first. The Pinot Grigio was absolutely lovely. The Cabernet Franc White was also pretty and innovative. Looked like a white wine but tasted like a light rose. And the Malbec Rose was lusious with strawberry and cherries. Soft, but with a zippy ending. Loved it! Marin is defintely a winemaker to watch.
Next were the Bedell Cellars wines. Richard Olsen-Harbich is one of the most accomplished winemakers on the east coast. Studied at Cornell. Worked for Hermann Wiemer. Wrote the North Fork AVA.Helped bring sustainable winemaking to the region. And has made some of the highest rated wines from the region.
I enjoyed the Bedell Rose, Lots of fruit up front with a cirtus ending. Very drinkable. I loved the Albarino! A big citrus bomb of a wine. Great flavor. Super intense. Great! The Pinot Gris was also very enjoyable. And the Viognier was very aromatic (as one should be) but with great flavor and a zippy ending to keep it from being cloying. Four wonder wines to start with!
The Bedell reds were a treat! The Cabernet Franc was very, very drinkable. Very pretty flavors, but fresh too! A great bottle of wine. However the Malbec and the Petite Verdot were both among my absolute favorites! I love North Fork Malbeck This wine was jammy and medium bodied with great color, flavor, and complexity! And the Peitite Verdot was deep with blackberry, cassis and plum. A big dark wonderful wine. Loved these last two reds!
The portfolio of Bedell cellars is breathtaking in its width, and super impressive in it's depth. Truly, a superior tasting and wine experience.