I've had their PS and really enjoyed it, especially at the WTSO price. I'm probably in for one.

Enkidu 2008 Rosso Fazekas Napa Valley Sangiovese - 4 Pack
$49.99 + $5 shipping
CONDITION: Red
PRODUCT: 4 2008 Rosso Fazekas Napa Valley Sangiovese
CT link above

Winery website

Definitely one of the more interesting labels I've seen.

Website link

Enkidu 2008 Rosso Fazekas Napa Valley Sangiovese - 4 Pack
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some how mill and rfrusso beat me too it, lol. That's Ok, I'm excited to taste the Sangiovese.

edit: Really, after all this time, not so many wine.wooters in NV?

So how is the smoke taint on this?

PetiteSirah wrote:I've had their PS and really enjoyed it, especially at the WTSO price. I'm probably in for one.

I would've definitely been in for a sampler pack of their wares or a PS set, but I've still got some Noceto and plenty of Italians around, so this looks like a pass for me, despite the good reviews.

What an interesting twist on this wine... Enkidu was the main figure in the tale of Gilgamesh set in Sumeria where wine was supposedly first made.

Anyone know how these compare to the Noceto offering? Their 2008 riserva (I think it was) has been my favorite Woot offering thus far.

EDIT: Sorry, looks like it was a 2007 by Noceto http://wine.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=3939882

(It's the bottle with the red foil on the left side of the close-up picture.)

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What was the oak treatment on this vintage?

Also, would like to know the maceration period for this wine.

deltaiv wrote:What was the oak treatment on this vintage?

Per winery website: French oak barrels, 10% new oak.

Here's Noceto's best offering. Noceto Scores

Looks like today's W.W. gets on average a few points higher. I'm in for one, hope to get a future Rat for Friday's offering perhaps?

worldofjohnboy wrote:Here's Noceto's best offering. Noceto Scores

Looks like today's W.W. gets on average a few points higher.

There's only one CT review for the Enkidu, though.

Out of the Noceto pack, I still have the Riserva and regular bottles on my rack, but I thought the Reward Ranch was fantastic and the Hillside was so-so.

k1avg wrote:There's only one CT review for the Enkidu, though.

Out of the Noceto pack, I still have the Riserva and regular bottles on my rack, but I thought the Reward Ranch was fantastic and the Hillside was so-so.

My favorite was the straight up 2007 Sangiovese... the Red Foil. Let that baby decant for about an hour and wow, what a great tasting juice! My Uncle, who's tasted wine much longer than I have even said it tasted like the Sangiovese from Italy.

"Enkidu is a central figure in the Ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. In the story he is a wild-man raised by animals and ignorant of human society until he is bedded by Shamhat. Thereafter a series of interactions with humans and human ways bring him closer to civilization, culminating in a wrestling match with Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Enkidu embodies the wild or natural world, and though equal to Gilgamesh in strength and bearing, acts in some ways as an antithesis to the cultured, urban-bred warrior-king. Enkidu then becomes the king's constant companion and deeply beloved friend, accompanying him on adventures until he is stricken ill. The deep, tragic loss of Enkidu profoundly inspires in Gilgamesh a quest to escape death by obtaining godly immortality."

worldofjohnboy wrote:My favorite was the straight up 2007 Sangiovese... the Red Foil. Let that baby decant for about an hour and wow, what a great tasting juice! My Uncle, who's tasted wine much longer than I have even said it tasted like the Sangiovese from Italy.

Good to know! I'll have to break it out soon and see for myself.

Could the winemaker also comment on the pH? seems a little low for sang.

viajerouniversal wrote:"Enkidu is a central figure in the Ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. In the story he is a wild-man raised by animals and ignorant of human society until he is bedded by Shamhat. Thereafter a series of interactions with humans and human ways bring him closer to civilization, culminating in a wrestling match with Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Enkidu embodies the wild or natural world, and though equal to Gilgamesh in strength and bearing, acts in some ways as an antithesis to the cultured, urban-bred warrior-king. Enkidu then becomes the king's constant companion and deeply beloved friend, accompanying him on adventures until he is stricken ill. The deep, tragic loss of Enkidu profoundly inspires in Gilgamesh a quest to escape death by obtaining godly immortality."

this was actually told (in a simplified version) in one of my favorite episodes of "star trek TNG" by captain picard. geeky, i know...but it was an excellent episode.

methinks i'll be in for one here in AZ, despite the heat...supposed to cool down later this week...

Curious if the Sangiovese fruit is estate grown?

kugino wrote:this was actually told (in a simplified version) in one of my favorite episodes of "star trek TNG" by captain picard. geeky, i know...but it was an excellent episode.

methinks i'll be in for one here in AZ, despite the heat...supposed to cool down later this week...

otterific! Gotta love obscure Star Trek references

k1avg wrote:There's only one CT review for the Enkidu, though.

Out of the Noceto pack, I still have the Riserva and regular bottles on my rack, but I thought the Reward Ranch was fantastic and the Hillside was so-so.

The Reward Ranch was otterific! In fact all Vino Noceto's I've had have been great.

On the voicemail, Phil said he'd blended some Petite Sirah into this to fill out the mid-palate and cut the acidity a bit. How much PS did you (Phil) add?

merryberry wrote:The Reward Ranch was otterific! In fact all Vino Noceto's I've had have been great.

On the voicemail, Phil said he'd blended some Petite Sirah into this to fill out the mid-palate and cut the acidity a bit. How much PS did you (Phil) add?

From the website: "For further mid-palate richness we blended in 7% Syrah and 7% Petite Sirah."

PetiteSirah wrote:Could the winemaker also comment on the pH? seems a little low for sang.

a pH of 3.66 seems about right, too high and you might sacrifice some structure. With a Brix of 25.5 - 27.0° is the alcohol going to be somewhere between 15-16% ?

In for one! Ready for some lab rattage!!!!

PetiteSirah wrote:Could the winemaker also comment on the pH? seems a little low for sang.

actually, the wine has a higher pH as listed on the website... curious.

http://www.enkiduwines.com/enkidu/catalog/view_product.jsp?product_id=1032&cat_id=1


Harvest: Sept. 8 – Oct 3, 2008
Brix: 24.5 - 27.0°
Clones: 115, 667, 777, Pommard 5
pH: 3.76
T.A.: 5.9gms/L
Cooperage: French Oak
Bottled: March 9, 2010

viajerouniversal wrote:actually, the wine has a higher pH as listed on the website... curious.

I knew Woot descriptions were always lousy with typos - but I didn't know they could even make a typo while copying and pasting!

viajerouniversal wrote:actually, the wine has a higher pH as listed on the website... curious.

http://www.enkiduwines.com/enkidu/catalog/view_product.jsp?product_id=1032&cat_id=1


Harvest: Sept. 8 – Oct 3, 2008
Brix: 24.5 - 27.0°
Clones: 115, 667, 777, Pommard 5
pH: 3.76
T.A.: 5.9gms/L
Cooperage: French Oak
Bottled: March 9, 2010

Those notes seems to be describing a Pinot Noir given the clonal info.

According to their Facebook page, the winery is also selling this wine for $105 a case. No idea about the shipping costs:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenwood-CA/Enkidu-Wines/129361794354

Probably ends up being in line with this deal when you take shipping into account, plus you don't have to risk buying a whole case.

viajerouniversal wrote:a pH of 3.66 seems about right, too high and you might sacrifice some structure. With a Brix of 25.5 - 27.0° is the alcohol going to be somewhere between 15-16% ?

On one hand, this sounds like it'll be a very new world super-ripe cherry jam type of Sangio. But for $14 per bottle delivered, this probably is more interesting than whatever spoofy Chianti the big producers have cooked up for the American market. I wouldn't expect a super-fresh and earthy sort of Sangio, though.

kugino wrote:this was actually told (in a simplified version) in one of my favorite episodes of "star trek TNG" by captain picard. geeky, i know...but it was an excellent episode.

Gilgamesh and Enkidu at Uruk! Just what I was thinking.

And I've totally been craving some blood of Jove lately. I'm in.

Sangiovese: Behind the Varietal

Sangiovese at WinePros

Wikipedia

viajerouniversal wrote:Curious if the Sangiovese fruit is estate grown?

The winery is in Kenwood (Sonoma) and the appellation is Napa; so I'm guessing no.

redwinefan wrote:According to their Facebook page, the winery is also selling this wine for $105 a case. No idea about the shipping costs:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenwood-CA/Enkidu-Wines/129361794354

Probably ends up being in line with this deal when you take shipping into account, plus you don't have to risk buying a whole case.

Grrr... The Facebook offer is a much better deal. Shipping would have to be $50 for the w.w deal to be better. Will I regret pushing that stupidly large button??

rfrusso wrote:Grrr... The Facebook offer is a much better deal. Shipping would have to be $50 for the w.w deal to be better. Will I regret pushing that stupidly large button??

Doesn't look to be a wootworthy deal. The 60% case discount makes me think smoke taint is very likely.

k1avg wrote:From the website: "For further mid-palate richness we blended in 7% Syrah and 7% Petite Sirah."

This is an a ge-old practice in CA. When the rpm tourists dug a bottle out from Scott Harvey 's cellar we learned from WineSmith and Scott that The 1967 Martini Sangiovese was 49% PS, very commonly done to add body etc.

What did you lilke about the Noceto folks? I still find it tight and dark. with little fruit, high acid and light body. No structure or flavours to write home about. Not like the eady-drinking Italian ones I vaguely remember from Europe. What am I missing? And I used Vinturi and decanting.

viajerouniversal wrote:
Clones: 115, 667, 777, Pommard 5

This is made of Pinot?? I'm pretty sure thats the Dijon clones and one of the Pommard pinot noir clones...

mother wrote:This is made of Pinot?? I'm pretty sure thats the Dijon clones and one of the Pommard pinot noir clones...

gcdyersb wrote:Those notes seems to be describing a Pinot Noir given the clonal info.

I need to read ahead...