Variety: Xarel-lo, Parelllada, and Macabeo
Region: Spain
Country: Spain
Year: NV
Price: $9.95
Winery Review: The nose offers regal yeast and richness, while the palate has complexity to prop up apple, citrus and grapefruit flavors. Solid from front to back, with health and freshness.
My Review: Smells like your standard white/champagne, very fruity. Smells like it should taste a bit on the dry side. Tart to the tongue, with many hints of peach and melon. Seems to be very acidic and not as dry as I had anticipated. Decent to my tastes, what I would expect from a fairly cheap bottle of sparkling.
Variety: Torrontes
Region: Mendoz
Country: Argentina
Year: 2011
Price: $5.95
Winery Review: Greenish yellow with hints of gold, this Torrontes has intense aromas of white peach, rose petal, and jasmine. Norton Torrontes 2011 is pleasant and well balanced on the palate.
My Review: Very peachy scent. Nice subtle sweetness on the nose. Smells slightly similar to a Riesling. A bit on the dry side, not as I was anticipating. Not as sweet as the scent had made me think it should be.
Variety: Cabernet/Merlot Rose
Region: Cotes de Gascogne
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $5.95
Winery Review: There is a fresh, crisp character to the light rose. It is eye-watering in its refreshing character, with balancing acidity, smoothing out the edges with a touch of caramel.
My Review: Light pink in color but smells very much like a white wine. Sweet to the nose. Taste does not match the scent, is not exactly dry but something different about it. definitely not as sweet as the previous two wines and tastes as though they a bland white wine and a bland red wine and simply mixed them together.
Name: Lavarini Valpolicella Classico
Variety: 65% Corvina Varonese, 25% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
Region: Verona
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95
Winery Review: The red ruby color and the dry taste give this wine joviality and cordiality. It is fresh and fruity, with lovely strawberry and cherry aromas and flavors, with nice spice and a silky texture.
My Review: Bursting with strawberry flavors and smells absolutely amazing. Extremely dry taste with not as many of the flavors jumping out at me when it hits my tongue. There is a little strawberry, and a little cherry, but the dryness almost overtakes the flavors.
Variety: Chianti
Region: Italy
Country: Italy
Year: 2008
Price: $7.95
Winery Review: This beautiful wine has the very deep red, almost purple, color that you would expect in a Chianti. The first thing you notice is the fruit, balanced by a bit of spice. It's a good dry wine with a bold flavor. Even with it's boldness, this Chianti is velvety smooth.
My Review: Very rich and dark in color, almost a purple or brown. Not too many scents jumping out at me with this one. A little hint of spice on the tail end of the sniff. My palate just did not agree with this wine. The spice was pretty overwhelming and gave it a flavor I just could not stand.
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