Variety: Pinot Grigio
Region: Veneto
Country: Italy
Year: NV
Price: $7.95
Winery 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: Very sweet and fruity smelling, almost seems like a moscato on the nose. Extremely light in color with pretty close to no color at all. Seems to come off pretty smooth on the palate at first but then there is a super tart taste towards the tail end that just ruins it for me. Just a little bitter on the aftertaste.
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2011
Price: $10.95
Winery Review: Organically and naturally grown and made, this wine allows the varietal and the terrior 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: Very light citrus with maybe a little pear and pineapple hints on the nose. Smells very similar to the sweet Rieslings I usually drink. Very nice Chardonnay after getting my first taste. Nice and fruity without a lot of dryness, I definitely do like. If it wasn't as pricey I would have definitely bought a bottle.
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: La Mancha
Country: Spain
Year: 2011
Price: $10.95
Winery Review: Organically and naturally grown and made, this wine allows the varietal and the terrior to stand out cleanly. It shows a nice cherry color with a violet shade because of its youth. Red berries and cherries on the nose. On the palate it is fresh, slightly astringent, and harmonious with a long finish.
My Review: A lighter red in color, and all I can get is cherries on the nose. Smells like another typical Tempranillo to me. And after the taste, tastes like a typical one as well. I'm not quite sure why, but this varietal seems to always taste identical to me no matter where its from.
Variety: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault
Region: Rhone Valley
Country: France
Year: 2010
Price: $14.95
Winery Review: This wine 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: Dark cherry red in color. Again, not getting much but dark cherry on the nose. To the palate is has a nice body to it, nice cherry flavors with a little spice, and a small amount of tannins towards the tail end. Definitely not as good as it talks itself up to be in my opinion, but still a decent wine. Nothing I would spend 15 dollars on though.
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