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Monday, December 26, 2011

‘G’ Night

 We had to postpone ‘G’ night because Karen was under the weather…Unfortunately that meant that Meghan had to miss out. Note: We had MANY guest tasters tonight hailing from New Zealand, South Africa and Florida. We had 8 different wines tonight due to the number of tasters (15 different tasters in all!). Nice!

1. Chateau les Grands Maréchaux 2009 Red Bourdeaux France $??
   Bob 5, Karen 6, Mike 6, Becky 6, Jess 5.5, Sean 3, Kara 2, Lauren 3, Stephen 3, Claire 4, Carissa 1, Miranda 5, Papi 6, Caroline 5
   Bob: “Sophia smells fresh.”
   Claire: “Tastes better than it smells.”
   Lauren: “I agree. It stinks.”
   Bob: “Smelled fresh, but finished stale.”
   Papi: “Nice lines. Not a bad taste.”
   Carissa: “Disgusting.” (blogger note: Carissa is not known for her wine drinking)
   Sean: “I’ve had better.”
   Karen: “Alcohol-y”
   Lauren: “If you don’t like it you need to take a big gulp.”
2. Red Guitar – Old Vine – 2008 Spain $9.99
   Bob 6, Karen 4, Mike 6, Becky 6, Jess 6, Sean 3, Kara 5.5, Lauren 6, Stephen 5.5, Claire 5, Carissa 3, Miranda 6.5, Papi 5, Caroline 6
   Karen: “Oh, no. This is a Micheal one.”
   Papi: “No lines. Just a ridge.”
   Becky: “More fruity.”
   Lauren: “This is a lot better than the 1^st one.”
   Papi: “I liked the first one better.”
   Carissa: “Better than the 1^st one.”
   Karen: “Not a lot of flavor.”
3. Chateau Guillon Nardou 2009 Bordeaux – Montagne St Emilion. France $??
   Bob 6.5, Karen 6.5, Mike 7, Becky 5.5, Jess 6, Sean 6, Kara 6.5, Caroline 7, Lauren 5.5, Stephen 6.5, Claire 6, Carissa 3, Miranda 4, Papi 7
   Karen: “It has a nice dark color. Mike, do you like this one? It’s dry.”
   Mike: “My taste buds are coming around.”
   Papi: “Nicer lines. I love the smell.”
   Bob: “Crispy.”
   Mike: “Cleaner taste.”
   Bob: “Oxi clean.”
   Kara: “I like this one the best so far.”
   Karen: “I like this one a lot.”
   Stephen: “Cleaner tasting.”
4. Grou 2005 Cabeçāo, Portugal $25.99
   Bob 6.5, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Jess 6, Sean 4, Kara 6, Lauren 4.5, Stephen 5.5, Claire 5, Carissa 4, Miranda 2, Papi 3.5, Caroline 3
   Becky: “Look at it!”
   Miranda: “I’m not sure. It’s weird. It makes my tongue feel funny.”
   Karen: “Oh, oh, What is that smell?”
   Papi: “It’s peppery. Smells like horse sh*t.”
   Bob: “Blue cheese. Dusty tongue.” (said in a dusty way)
   Kara: “A lot of sediment. Smells disgusting.”
   Carissa: “A lot of bits in it.” (a New Zealand phrase)
   Mike: “I’ll go with Carissa on that one. It’s getting hot in here.”
   Papi: “It IS getting warm.” (and that means a lot said by a Floridian in December)
   Mike: “A New Zealand wine from Europe.”
   Papi: “It has pepper in it.”
   Bob: “Even Miranda is stripping down now.” (just her sweater…) AND Karen took her sweatshirt off! She is never hot.
   Becky: “It’s dry.”
   Karen: “It’s very dry.”
   Becky: “I don’t think it smells that bad.”
   Lauren: “It’s not dry, it’s sour.”
   Bob: “Turf tongue.”
   Caroline: “It numbers my lips.”
   Miranda poured hers into Jess’s glass.  Becky made Miranda eat an m&m, then taste it again. Miranda said it tasted better that way, so upped her score to ‘2’.
   Karen: “My fave so far. Really clean.”
   Becky: “More flavor.”
5. Juan Gil 2009 Spain $15.99
   Bob 3, Karen 6, Mike 5, Becky 8, Jess 7, Sean 3, Kara 6, Lauren 8, Stephen 4.5, Claire 2, Carissa 1, Miranda 7.5, Papi 8, Caroline 8
   Papi: “I like the smell. I like the taste. It doesn’t burn the back of my throat.”
   Karen: “Vanilla.”
   Becky: “Definitely smooth.”
   Lauren: “It actually tastes like wine.”
   Claire: “Spicy.”
   Bryan: “She’s wrong apparently”
   Sean is sleeping
   Miranda: “Sean went like this…’shudder’…”
   Becky: “Red velvet cake.”
   Karen: “Soft.”
   Stephen: “Attacks the taste buds with an axe.”
   Kara: “It has pepper in it. I like it though.”
   Papi: “I tried it with a meatball. Good with food.”
   Jess: “A really good drinking wine.”
   Miranda: “I would buy this one.”
   Caroline: “I hope it has a really cute name. I like this one.”
6. Gérard Bertrand 2009 Corbières, France $13.59
   Bob 8, Karen 7, Mike 5, Becky 4.5, Jess 5, Bryan 5, Kara 6, Lauren 6, Stephen 6, Claire 5.5, Carissa 4, Miranda 6.5, Papi 3.5, Caroline 4
   Papi: “Sour. Makes your tongue shrivel.”
   Karen: “It doesn’t have many legs. Thin tasting. Not a lot of body/taste. Very dry.”
   Stephen: “Team player. Not an All-Star.”
   Carissa: “Better than the other one.”
   Becky: “It has an iron after taste.”
   Kara: “Dad has lost his taste!”
7. Juan Gil – THIS IS A REPEAT!!!! We didn’t aerate this one….check out the different scores!
   Bob 5, Karen 2, Mike 5, Becky 2, Jess 5, Bryan 2, Kara 3.5, Lauren 4, Stephen 4, Claire 4, Carissa 1, Miranda 1.5, Papi 2, Caroline 2
   Karen: “Miranda’s face is all smooshed.”
   Miranda: “Tastes like dirty socks.”
   Karen: “This is the smell I don’t like. I can’t describe it. Musty or something.”
   Mike: “Bob’s being a tart again.”
   Bob: “I’m a tart.”
   Caroline: “Don’t eat with it.”
   Karen: “Mike, this is the one I’m always going to give to you” she said as she pours hers into his glass.
   Bob: “This isn’t bad.”
   Karen: “Musty.”
   Bob: “Mothballs.”
   Karen: “No”
   Bryan: “I drank it all because I wanted to get rid of it.”
   Becky: “Oh! It is tart! Ewww!”
   Papi: “I don’t like it.”
   Caroline: “This is bad.”
8. Chateau Petit Bois La Garelle 2007 Bourdeux France $35.99
   ZERO RANKING ALL AROUND!!
   Becky: “Smells like a chlorine pool.”
   Karen: “An attic. No, a damp musty basement!”
   Miranda: “It’s bad.”
   Jess: “Smooth when it goes down. A good wine when you have a cold.”
   Miranda (while looking at Becky): “She’s Popeye the Sailor Man.”
   Mike (as he holds his nose): “No taste when you plug your nose.”
   Karen: “I think it’s a bad bottle.”