Kids in the Whitehall
TASTING NOTES:
Cabernet Sauvignon - “This Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic example of a perfectly balanced valley floor Cabernet with excellent fruit concentration. On the nose, this wine offers sweet blackberries, dried Mission figs, black cherries, blackberry coulis, toasted vanillin and a hint of cigar box. The palate offers rich and velvety tannins, dark chocolate-covered cherries, black plums, mixed berry pie and toasted walnuts. This offering is enjoyable today but will also evolve with cellar aging through 2040.” (AbV 14.8%)
Merlot - “This Merlot is bursting with notes of strawberry rhubarb pie, red plums, mixed berries, milk chocolate and layers of licorice. The palate showcases fine, juicy tannins alongside wild strawberries, raspberry liqueur, chocolate covered cherries, brioche and toasted walnuts. It is supple in texture and shows attractive depth on the finish. Enjoy right now and through 2037 with proper cellaring.” (AbV 14.9%)
VARIETALS: Cab is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot, 1% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot. Merlot is 82% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc.
BARRELS: 20 months in French oak, 35% new for the Merlot and 50% new for the Cab.
PAIRS WITH: N/A
THAT REMINDS ME OF: The Kids in the Hall.
I guess the TV show, but they were a Canadian sketch group. Their show ran from ’88 to ’95, picked up after Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels saw them performing as a full troupe. The “Kids” were/are Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney, Bruce McCulloch, and Scott Thompson. The five of them would portray every character in their sketches, outside of guest characters and Bellini, regardless of gender. More crude and surreal than SNL, with a lot less pop culture references. They had quite a few recurring characters/gags. You had Mr. Tyzik, a guy who hates everyone and was obsessed with “crushing heads,” that thing where using forced perspective you pinch a person’s head with two fingers. There was a man whose feet were inexplicably heavy, causing him issues going through life. Rod Torfulson’s Armada featuring Herman Menderchuk, a struggling trio of young musicians with exactly one competent member (the only one never named). Gay socialite Buddy Cole (portrayed by Scott Thompson, who himself is gay). The amicable axe murderer. Fun stuff.
