...with much borrowing from Wines Northwest's Tasting Notes Digest...
I recall attending a book-tasting in 1970 at the Ohio Bibliothetique and experiencing the bouquet of an 1887 Dickens, Great Expectations I believe, before sampling the rich flavor of an ’06 Kipling. The words had been strained in oak barrels for over twenty years and thus carried with them a strong hint of that flavor.________________
Path to Rome is another handcrafted book, a labor of love for author Hilaire Belloc and it shows. Rich aromas of cherry and plum mingle with toasty oak. The palate is firm but flavorful with black fruits, spice and nuances of barrel toast. The finish is long and fruity with ample tannins to pair with hearty prose and rich doctrines. Aromas of herbs mingle with enticing cherry and berry notes as these tempting pages open up in a cloth binding. The palate is cherry and black fruits and is well structured with toasty oak playing a background role.
Of Percy’s The Moviegoer? The spine is spicy black cherry with floral nuances and lingering hints of lavender and earth. The palate is delicate, with ample acidity with silky tannins yielding an expressive finish. On breathing, the book reveals interesting and complex aromas that one might associate with an aged vintage Tolstoy or a fine Greene. A good contemplative sipper with mild-to medium-flavored cheeses...
And a dash of what I see before me:
A Stack of Aromatics
Books meld in pleasing colors,
the pirate yellow of Clemente,
the gold & scarlet flourish of Catholic Matters,
the earth tones of Earthly Powers
the green and burnt sienna of Dandelion Wine.
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