N Night with some 'N'ice European Reds

Thursday, February 9, 2012

‘N’ Night with Bob & Karen

1. Guillon Nardou 2009 Grand Vin de Bordeaux France   $12.99
   Bob: “Ooh. This is so…different. A different dry. A good different.”
   Becky: “Interesting. Smooth like vanilla with a little bite afterwards.”
   Karen: “Has a lot more taste than smell.”
   Mike: “Smooth”
   Karen: “I think this is dry, but not super dry. A nice dry which makes it really smooth.”
   Bob 8, Karen 7.5, Mike 8, Becky 7.5
   
   
   
   
2. Le Nain Violet Domaine de la Pertuisane Grenache 2008    $24.99
   Karen: “This is dark!”
   Becky: “Purple.”
   Bob: “This Gouda is good. Oooh. That’s a different smell. Not necessarily good.”
   Karen: “Very different from the last one but not that bad.”
   Bob: “Forget the not bad part. It’s bad. It’s crap.”
   Karen: “Licorice.”
   Mike: “Maybe it needs to breath.” (he got the aerator out) “Looks dusty.”
   Karen: “I blew it…don’t write that down!”
   Bob: “Even Bob blew it.”
   Bob: “It does actually taste better. A lot better!”
   Mike: “Definitely smoother. I think this wine velvety caresses my palate.”
   Bob: “All I envision is a hair ball.”
   Karen: It has a sweet taste. I love the color.”
   Bob: “Note: Becky gave it a 7 but was hit by a bookshelf earlier today.”
   Bob 6, Karen 6.5, Mike 6, Becky 7
   
   
   
   
3. Fixin 1er Cru Clos Napoléon 2007 France  $33.99
   Bob: “It’s lite.”
   Mike: “It is lite. Rose.”
   Karen: “There are no legs, I don’t like it.”
   Becky: “I don’t like the smell.”
   Karen: “What is that taste?”
   Mike: “I have a stuffed nose & it’s terrible.”
   Bob: “Your nose or the wine?”
   Mike: “Both.”
   Becky: “It’s giving me heartburn.”
   Mike: “Bad smell. Like pork bellies. Chicken livers.”
   Becky poured hers into Bob’s glass.
   Bob: “Why do we get the crap?”
   Becky: “Because you can handle the crap.”
   Mike: “You need me in that glass.”
   Bob 4, Karen 1, Mike 2, Becky 1