'H' night with European Red Wines

Thursday, December 29, 2011

‘H’ Night

1. Heredad Ugarte Crianza 2008, Spain $10.99
   Bob: “Smells good. It’s a good smeller.”
   Mike: “It’s good.”
   Stephen: “That garlic bread is strong!”
   Jess: “It’s a good strong smell.”Lauren: “Smells great.”
   Karen: “It smells so good I don’t want to drink it.”Dane: “Note bad”
   Becky: “Really good after garlic bread.”
   Bob 7.5, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7, Jess 7, Sean 7, Lauren 6.5, Stephen 7, Dane 6, Claire 7, Carissa 3, Bryan 5, Caroline 8
   
2. Herdade do Pombal 2006, Alentejo, Portugal $11.99
   Bob: “Not so much. Not in the league of the last one.”
   Mike: “Doesn’t smell as good as the 1^st one.”
   Stephen: “I LIKE this one. Sweeter.”
   Becky: “Karen won’t like this one if it’s sweet.”
   Karen: “Fruity.”
   Jess: “Tangy.”
   Lauren: “Sour.”
   Bob: “Fizzy.”
   Dane: “Tastes cheap.”
   Mike: “Some kind of fizz. Sparkly.”
   Becky: “Fruity. Black cherry. Good with shrimp.”
   Bob 4, Karen 3, Mike 5, Becky 6.5, Jess 5.5, Sean 3, Lauren 5, Stephen 7.5, Dane 1, Claire 1, Carissa 1, Bryan 6, Caroline 3
   
3. Les Tage Simon Haut – Médoc 2008, France  $20.99
   Karen: “Smells more like the 1^st one.”
   Stephen: “This is also a bit fruity.”
   Mike: “Drier.”Sean: “Meh”
   Bob: “Low maintenance.”
   Becky: “Definitely drier than the 1^st 2.”
   Karen: “Very, very dry.”
   Becky: “Not good after cookies.”
   Bob 6, Karen 5.5, Mike 6, Becky 6, Jess 5, Sean 5, Lauren 5, Stephen 5, Dane 8.5, Claire 6, Carissa 3, Bryan 6, Caroline 4
   
4. Crozes – Hermitage 2007, France $24.99
   Caroline: “Smells bad.”
   Stephen: “Did you get the bottle with extra pulp?”
   Dane: “This is bad.”
   Lauren: “It looks milky.”
   Sean: “Looks like watermelon juice.”
   Karen:”It’s not that bad.” (and yet…look at her ranking!)
   Mike: “Definitely a tart taste at the end.”
   Jess: “A weird tartiness.”
   Becky: “Oh! That’s a surprise! Very tart!”
   Bob: “It tastes like cocktail sauce.”
   Stephen: “Smells entirely like alcohol.”
   Bob 2, Karen 1, Mike 4, Becky 2, Jess 1, Sean 4, Lauren 1, Stephen 4, Dane 1, Claire 2.5, Carissa 1, Bryan 1, Caroline 1