This weeks wine tasting was fun! Again we had 5 wines to taste. We did not eat anything with any of the wines. All of these wines were tasted at the Vintage Wine Cellar. Again I must apologize, I have a cold still and am not entirely sure if I tasted everything correctly. This week I am going to start rating the wines based off the other wines I tasted that day. So number one is my favorite for the week, whereas number five is the worst.
The first wine on the list was a white, La Lejania Chardonnay 2015. It is regularly priced at $10 and was on sale for $6.95. This wine originates from Central Valley, Chile.
This wine was served cold. It was clear in color, with a mild yellow tinge. The smell was fruity, and sweet. The taste was crisp, fruity but bitter. It left a strange, dry, sour after taste. I thought this was the third best wine I tasted this day.
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The next wine was a white wine called Les Clos Francs Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2013. This wine originates from Loire Valley, France. Its regular price is $21 and the sale price is $7.95.
This wine was served cold. It was clear in color. This wine smelled very fruity, like the good kind of fresh fruit. I also smelled like an earthy volcanic rock smell, it smelled almost metallic. The taste of this wine was sweet, ripe, flavorful, grapefruit. It left a delightful light taste on the tongue. I rates this wine as number two for this week.
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This wine was served cold. It was clear in color. This wine smelled very fruity, like the good kind of fresh fruit. I also smelled like an earthy volcanic rock smell, it smelled almost metallic. The taste of this wine was sweet, ripe, flavorful, grapefruit. It left a delightful light taste on the tongue. I rates this wine as number two for this week.
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Next up we went into some reds. The first red was El Cortijillo Tempranillo 2014. It originates from La Mancha, Spain. It is regularly priced at $9 and it's sale price is $5.95.
This wine was served warm. It was deep red in color with a slight purple tinge. The smell of this wine was very peppery, spicey, burnt something and vinegar. The taste was bitter and dry. I did not like this wine. It left a dry, mouth quenching for water feeling in my mouth. I rated this wine as a 4 our of the 5 tasted this week.
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This wine was served warm. It was deep red in color with a slight purple tinge. The smell of this wine was very peppery, spicey, burnt something and vinegar. The taste was bitter and dry. I did not like this wine. It left a dry, mouth quenching for water feeling in my mouth. I rated this wine as a 4 our of the 5 tasted this week.
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The next red wine was Crane Lake Petite Sirah 2013. This wine originates from Lodi, California. It is regularly priced at $5.95.
This wine was served warm. It was redder than the last wine, and it really coated the glass. It smelled like rubber, leather, and nastyness. It tasted so dry, I believe it needs cheese or something to make it less horrible. The rubbery leather that was maybe fruit once lived here. The after taste was a mixture of horse manure and musty cardboard. I basically hated this wine. I gave it a 5 out of 5 for my rankings and that means it is in dead last place for this weeks wine tasting. I really wouldn't recommend this wine to anyone who prefers sweet like me.
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This wine was served warm. It was redder than the last wine, and it really coated the glass. It smelled like rubber, leather, and nastyness. It tasted so dry, I believe it needs cheese or something to make it less horrible. The rubbery leather that was maybe fruit once lived here. The after taste was a mixture of horse manure and musty cardboard. I basically hated this wine. I gave it a 5 out of 5 for my rankings and that means it is in dead last place for this weeks wine tasting. I really wouldn't recommend this wine to anyone who prefers sweet like me.
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Finally, we tasted a white wine. It was called Peter Mertes Platinum Riesling 2014 Magnum. It originates from Germany. This wine is regularly priced at $18 and is on sale for $9.95.
This wine was clear. It was served cold. The smell was light, airy, and fruitlike. The taste was dry, crisp, flavorful pear. This wine was something I could really sip on. It left a pleasant fruity like pear on the pallet. In my opinion this wine was the best out of the bunch. I rated it #1 out of the five wines tasted this week. It comes in a gigantic bottle compared to the others. I also bought myself a bottle of it to sip on later.
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I look forward to next weeks tasting!
~Michelle
This wine was clear. It was served cold. The smell was light, airy, and fruitlike. The taste was dry, crisp, flavorful pear. This wine was something I could really sip on. It left a pleasant fruity like pear on the pallet. In my opinion this wine was the best out of the bunch. I rated it #1 out of the five wines tasted this week. It comes in a gigantic bottle compared to the others. I also bought myself a bottle of it to sip on later.
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I look forward to next weeks tasting!
~Michelle
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