ENJOYING A 2019 TELLERS CELEBRATION WINE
Today's post is a follow-up tasting covering Raphael's joint venture with Tellers Steakhouse as promoted by Northforker magazine ; what a combination for the north fork wine scene. A fascinating posting popped up on the Northforker blog posting highlighting a joint venture between Raphael and Tellers, an American Chophouse ( Bohlsen Restaurant Group [Tellers, Prime, Central Market, Harbor Club, H 2 O, and Monsoon]). Given this background, I acquired two bottles for Father’s Day as an extended tasting. Through the work of Raphael's winemaker Anthony Nappa and Teller's Sommelier Paulo Villella , they have created Tellers Celebration Blend private label wine, which looks to be a Long Island version of a right bank Bordeaux. The blend leads with Merlot then Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc. Raphael refers to this as a quintessential Bordeaux blend, and while the blend does contain all the classic grape varietals, the blend is somewhat