When DJ Slick hits the airwaves on 97.3, The Zone, from six to eleven pm, no one can turn it off. His satiny voice weaves in and out of sultry five-spice slow jams and cherry pie power ballads. He’s got a sweet jasmine tenor with mineral nonchalance, peppery intonations over a matte black Shure MV7. Cool and smooth as wet stones after a rain, he spins between-track soliloquies to a special someone out there. Some think it’s a strawberry-haired high school sweetheart. Others think it’s just for show. But when he seamlessly flows from improv sonnets to Marvin Gaye, you think it might just be you.
92? Points, Wine Advocate
The 2020 Long Time Listener MGC is a blend of 45% Mourvèdre, 29% Grenache and 26% Carignan from the Luna Matta Vineyard, which was torn out after this vintage. Matured for 24 months in 67% new French oak, it has a medium ruby-purple color and delicate scents of violet, blackberries and blueberries with tones of tar and chargrill. The full-bodied palate has a dense core of rustic fruit, chewy tannins and rounded freshness and a slight touch of bitterness on the finish. 70 cases were made.
