F's try..but Fail

Thursday, April 14, 2011
Hosted by Becky & Mike

1. Fish Eye 2009 Southeastern Australia ($6! and a Screw top!)
   Bob 6, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 6, Jess 7, Sean 7
   Bob: “Chalky”
   Karen: “Smokey aroma. More of an aftertaste than initial taste.”
   Jess: “Yummy.”
   Sean: “Kind of sweet, but dry.”




2. Flock 2007 Paso Robles
   Bob 6, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 6, Jess 6, Sean 5
   Mike: “Ooooh.”
   Becky: “Smells good.”
   Karen: “Smells better…oh-YUM! So smooth. No bite at all.”
   Jess: “Smooth like a Russian vodka.”
   Bob: “I can’t tell if I like it. Not in love with the FLOCK. Pair it with Baked Ruffles.”
   Karen: “Easy wine to drink with a bunch of different foods.”
   Sean: “It’d be good for the one glass of wine a day. Gets worse as you drink it. Not a wow.”




3. Frei Brothers Reserve. Alexander Valley 2007. North Sonoma
   Bob 5, Karen 5, Mike 4, Becky 4, Jess 5, Sean 5
   Sean: “It tastes like a box wine I used to buy.”
   Jess: “It’s all right.”
   Bob: “I’m striking out tonight”
   Becky: “It tastes thin.”
   Karen: “I don’t like it.”




4. Leese Fitch 2009 Sonoma
   Bob 5, Karen 3, Mike 4, Becky 4, Jess 5.5, Sean 7
   Karen: “I don’t like the smell.” (gave hers to Sean!)
   Jess: “This is a drinker.”
   Bob: “This is a drinker. Not a good one. Just a drinker.”
   Sean: “I agree with Bob. It’s easy. I liked it.”