Tasting- Castello del Poggio Moscato

 

Name: Castello del Poggio Moscato

Variety: Moscato 

Region: Asti

Country: Italy

Year: 2011 

Price: $8

 

Wine shop review: 
This Moscato offers an appealing freshness and a taste that reveals the varietal characteristics if this wine. Its delicate sweetness and fine aroma make it an ideal match for desserts and fruit salad.

 

My Review: This wine was very pale in color and had a very fruity nose. On the palate, it was slightly carbonated and very sweet and fruity. This is one of the best wines I have tried so far. I had no food with this wine. 

Tasting- Reserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Reserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone

Variety: Grenache, Syrah

Region: Rhone Valley
Country:France

Year: 2010
Price: $14.95

 

 

Wine Shop Review: As for their other values, the 2010 Grand Veneur Co

tes du Rhone Reserve (70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Cinsault)

displays loads of ripe flavors. It is very concentrated for a Cotes du Rhone,

and is actually an amazing wine. Classic garrigue, black cherry

liqueur, lavender, licorice and spice box are all present in this full-

bodied, intense, and rich Cotes du Rhone. This is a sensational

effort to drink over the next 4-5 years, although it might last even

longer. 

 

My Review: This wine was very dark in color, and had a strong smell of cherries and alcohol on the nose. To my surprise, this wine was very good. I could only taste the berry flavors and not the alcohol, even though it was 13.5% alcohol. This wine was very good. No food was had with this wine.

Tasting- Lobetia Tempranillo

Name: Lobetia Tempranillo
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: La Mancha
Country:Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $10.95

Wine Shop Review: Organically and naturally grown and made, this wine allows the

varietal and the terroir to stand out cleanly. It shows a nice cherry

color with a violet shade because of its youth. Redberries and

cherries on the nose. On the palate it is fresh, slightly astringent,

and harmonious with a long finish.

 

My Review: This wine looked almost purple in color, and had aromas of cherries and pepper. I did not think that anything really stood out taste wise with this wine. I could kind of taste some cherry flavor, but other than that it was pretty bland. No food was had with this wine.

 

Tasting- Lobetia Chardonnay

Name: Lobetia Chardonnay
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
 Price: $10.95

Wine Shop Review: Organically and naturally grown and made, this wine

allows the varietal and the terroir to stand out cleanly. Clean, bright color with

a greenish-yellow tone. On the nose, exotic fruits like pineapple.

Full flavored, fresh, with good acidity in the mouth, it finishes with tropical fruits.

 

My Review: This wine was almost completely transparent, and had aromas of flowers 

and butter. My palate did not enjoy the oak and buttery flavors of this wine, that were present because of malo-lactic fermentation. It finished with a yeasty flavor, almost like beer.  I did not have this wine with food.

Tasting- Trattoria Busa Alla Torre Da Lele

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Trattoria Busa Alla Torre Da Lele
Variety:Pinot Grigio
Region:Veneto
Country:Italy

Price: $7.95
 

Wine Shop Review: Named after the famous restaurant in Italy! This is

their house white wine! Coppery color from extended skin contact, round and

rich texture with juicy melon aromas and flavors with a sweet 

fennel note on the ultra smooth finish. Great value Grigio! Drink now

 

My Review: This white wine had hints of citrus, flowers, and grass. Tasting this wine was pleasant, it came across very fruity and a little dry. I also think that I may have had some hints of honey on the nose and palate. No food was had with this wine.

Tasting- Altas Cumbres Torrontes

Name: Altas Cumbres
Variety: Torrontes
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2009
Price: $7
Wine Review: Yellow color with greenish highlight hues. Very intense aroma of fresh grapes, ripe peaches and flowers. Fresh sensation in the palate. Light, easy to drink.
My Review: This Torrontes was almost yellow in color. The aromas it presented reminded me of a sweet citrus mixed with something sour, like lime. Initially this wine tasted very good, it was sweet  and tasted like a mix of grapes and vanilla. The finish however, was not so enjoyable for me. This wine got really dry and acidic, reminding me of some of the red wines that I have tried. I did not have food with this wine.

Tasting- Lucky Duck Shiraz

Name: Lucky Duck
Variety: Shiraz
Country: South Eastern Australia
Price: $4
 Wine Review: The Lucky Duck Shiraz pours a rather dark purple with fairly strong aromas of blackberries and a hint of earth and coffee. You take a sip and get more of that sweet blackberry and some lingering jammy plum, with a decent acidity and a hint of spice in the finish. The tannins are actually fairly moderate which was surprising.
My Review: This wine was dark red in color and had the smell of berry's and spices. This Shiraz was very berry like at first with a finish that was very dry and acidic, and for this reason I am not as fond of this wine as I was when it first hit my taste buds. I tasted this wine with pizza second, and it changed the wine dramatically. The berry flavors were enhanced by the pizza, and the acidity on the finish was decreased dramatically.