Variety: Espumoso Rosado
Region: Southeast Spain
Country: Spain
Year: NV
Price: $3.95
Winery Review: Rose salmon with copper reflections. Slow rising fine bubble that forms "lace" and "rosary". In the nose is complex and elegant with red fruit, citric, exotic, fresh flowers, and notes of dry fruits and dry flowers. Fresh, gentle, and alive. Perfectly integrated "perlage" with serious and subtle flavors of dry fruits, pomegranate and lemonade. Long lasting scent of flowers and herbs.
My Review: Very light in color, almost an orange/salmon. Almost "flowery" on the nose. Maybe a touch of citrus. Almost a slightly sour flavor, and a little dry for my liking. Not something I would want more than a glass of.
Variety: Tempranillo
Region: Granada
Country: Spain
Year: 2010
Price: $3.95
Winery Review: Fresh in flavor and crisp in texture, this dry rose offers berry, tart cherry and light herbal flavors, with firm acidity and a clean finish. Focused and juicy.
My Review: Cherry on the nose, and also I'm getting a really strong scent of fresh baked bread. Taste was what I was expecting from a Tempranillo, nothing special. A little dry and not a lot of flavor.
Variety: Moscatel, Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel-lo
Region: Spain
Country: Spain
Year: NV
Price: $5.95
Winery Review: Peach, orange cream, and vanilla flavors mingle in this softly bubbly white. Off-dry, but with a crisp acidity and a clean finish.
My Review: A very light colored bubbly white, orange cream and vanilla are strong on the nose. It smells absolutely delicious. A nice smooth flavor, you almost can't tell it has bubbles once it's in your mouth. I like it, well worth the six dollars.
Name: Chateau Serres Sainte Lucie Corbieres
Variety: Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre
Region: Corbieres
Country: France
Year: NV
Price: $4.95
Winery Review: Superb dark garnet color with a few reflections of dark orange. Intense nose of ripe fruits, spices, and roasted coffee. The palate is rounded and full, with silky matured tannins and hints of vanilla. This wine is rich and powerful with layers of tannins.
My Review: This smells like a potent red. Very strong dark flavors on the nose, coffee, earthy, deep tones. Also very dark in color. The tannins are pretty well balanced, and I can tell that this wine would be awesome paired together with a nice steak. Flavor is definitely not as overwhelming as the scent.
Variety: Malbec
Region: Patagonia
Country: Argentina
Year: NV
Price: $7.95
Winery Review: Stout and dense from the beginning, with blackberry and violet aromas. Despite being a bold and dark Malbec, this is fresh and composed, with sweet blackberry and cassis flavors. Good on the finish, with candied fruit and caramel sweetness.
My Review: Dark red, not a lot of specifics jumping out to my nose, just a mix of red berry. Very tart, tastes like a sweet tart. The aftertaste is extremely sweet and not what I was expecting from a Malbec. Very nice!
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