A Round of Venture Capital.

This past week, Neel's pops came through and we were able to have a few bottles of wine with him. Granted he didn't come through with crazy bottles, it was still cool to talk shop with him and shoot the shit. He did however fund one of the bottles bought. Here's the run down...

2006 Orin Swift 'The Prisoner' Red Blend - $31.99, this wine was the one that Neel's dad wanted us to try. And after some hunting, we were able to track it down at K&L Wines in Menlo Park. This wine is what you'd call a total cult wine. It's revered in oenophile circles and gets crazy marks from wine critics. It's a red blend with the majority of the grapes being zinfandel, it's got some cool artwork and has been bottled for only a few years now. We thought it was crap. The wine literally took our taste buds 'prisoner'!!! And I do not mean that in a good way. It smelled highly alcoholic and was downright difficult to drink. It was like syrup, sizzurp, I likened it to a wine concentrate that you'd dilute with water to make a few gallons with. Holy hot damn, one of the hardest wines to drink, EVER! Whoa, highly not recommended.

2001 Beaulieu Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet - An oldie that Neel snagged from his pops' cellar and it went down smooth. One of those really large vineyard/winery name brands that consistently produce quality wines that some folks don't want to drink based on the popularity of their name brands. You can pick up a newer vintage for under $20. Sweet!

2005 Chateau Diana Seriously Good Wine Stag's Leap Cabernet - Cost Plus represent! $14.99 exclusive! We've already blogged about this one so you know the haps.