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Thursday, March 8, 2012

‘R’ Night with Bob & Karen

Menu: Antipasto – olives, prosciutto, mushrooms, artichokes, garlic.

Cheeses: Asiago, Parmesan, Provolone, Mozarella.

Red, orange, green sweet peppers. Marinated with olive oil & olive sauce.

Supresat, Carpazzo, Salami. Crackers. Taleggio cheese.

1. Las Rocas Garnacha 2008 Viñas Vigias de San Alejandro, Spain   $19.99
   Bob: “Smells velvety.”
   Karen: “Ooh. I like this!”
   Becky: “Smells really good. Sometimes you can’t smell anything.”
   Bob: “Dark Purple or Ruby Red – the Rotund guy said that.”
   Bob: “Surprisingly mild.”
   Karen: “A velvety bold.”
   Bob: “Ravishing”
   Karen: “Fantastic smell, taste, finish. That’s why it’s a 9.”
   Bob 8, Karen 9, Mike 8.5, Becky 8.5
   
   
   
   
   
2. Côtes du Rhône 2007 – Appellation Coôtes du Rhône Contrôlée, France    $14.99
   Bob: “Eww. We’re done.”
   Karen: “It’s a pretty color, though.”
   Mike (poured a lot): “Becky, this is your glass. I have too much.”
   Bob: “Smells yeasty.”
   Becky: “Which one is it? The one with the sock?”
   Karen: “It’s dry. I like it.”
   Becky: “I don’t think it’s that bad.”
   Karen: “This is a good drinker.”
   Mike: “It has gotten better than the first taste.”
   Bob: “Kind of rosy. A rosy radiance.”
   Mike: “It’s resounding. You have to get past the smell.”
   Becky: “Has the metallic/iron taste.”
   Karen: “I don’t like the smell.”
   We talked about work…blah, blah, blah, blah.
   Bob 6.5, Karen 6.5, Mike 6.5, Becky 6
   
   
   
3. Museum Real Reserva – Cigales 2005 Tempranillo, Spain  $29.99
   Best Label! Awesome!!
   Karen: “We’ve had all dark ones.”
   Becky: “Eww.”
   Mike: “Are you swirling? Are you going clockwise or counterclockwise? You have to go counterclockwise.”
   Bob: “Didn’t I say it can only go down from here?”
   Karen: “The taste is not unpleasant.”
   Over the lips & through the gums, look out stomach here it comes.
   Bob: “It’s not bad. It is dry. You taste the fruit.”
   Becky: “I can’t get past the smell. I haven’t tasted it yet…. It tastes better than it smells.”
   Counterclockwise is harder with your left hand.
   Bob 7, Karen 7, Mike 7, Becky 7