Celebrating Regional Wine Week with an Aged Texan
In honor of the fourth annual Regional Wine Week, which is scheduled from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15 this year, I wanted to write about a Texas wine that I picked up two years ago from Calais Winery in Dallas. Regional Wine Week is scheduled to profile wines from “The Other 47” states that aren’t California, Washington or Oregon.
Back in September of 09 when I tasted the Calais, I wondered how it would age. I am glad to report that this wine really evolved with time in the bottle. In the spirit of full disclosure, I know Ben and his wife, Melynn, from the wine business and due to our almost daily class workouts at Equinox in Dallas. They are delightful people.
Calais bills itself the French winery of Texas and it definitely uses an Old World method of wine production. This wine is named after Commerce Street in Dallas, the location of Calais’ tasting room, and is an 85 percent cabernet sauvignon and a 15 percent syrah blend. I tasted blackberry, currant, cherry and sandalwood with hints of mocha. I enjoyed this wine and was glad to see time in the bottle equaled a more complex and well rounded glass of wine.
