Ooo La La....Three Red Wines from France

Blind Wine Tasting hosted by Elizabeth and Andy

Featuring 3 wines from France

 

 

 

Wine #1: Cotes du Rhone – E. Guigal – Red Wine - France

Tasting comments:

Karen “Smells good”
Bob “Really good with the Pate”
Becky “It is good with the Pate. It was a little “tinny” by itself. Really good with the pepperoni, too.”
Karen “It has a very earthy smell. That’s why I like it.”
Jessica “My fave food with it is the Duck Pate.”
Andy “Is this pepperoni? It’s very good with the wine.”
Elizabeth “I loved it with the duck pate. Earthy but a little light. But it has substance.
Karen “I like it by itself. It has a nice, dry, peppery finish.”
Mike “Medium. A little spice at the end.”
Andy “Good. Balanced. But it doesn’t knock me out.”

Bob “Apparently it’s a table wine” due to the fact that Elizabeth spilled the bottle on the tablecloth.

Bob “The socks are slippery. We need socks with grips.”

WINE #1 SCORING:

Bob 7.5, Karen 7.5, Mike 7, Becky 7.5, Andy 7, Elizabeth 7.5, Jessica 7

 

Wine #2:  Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2011 Grande Reserver

Tasting comments:

Karen “Black cherry”
Bob “It could be currants. Andy?”
Andy “It could be currants. Syrupy”
Elizabeth “A full mouth wine”
Karen “I really like it because it’s full with a dry finish”
Becky “Fruity”
Jessica “I don’t like the taste at the end. Bitey. Dry on my tongue.”

Andy “Thick. Syrupy.”
Mike “It’s not dry”
Elizabeth “Deep cherry flavor with a dry finish”
Jessica “Not as bitey with the cheddar”
Karen “A lot of black cherry in the front”

WINE #2 SCORING

Bob 6.5, Karen 7, Mike 6.5, Becky 7, Andy 6.5, Elizabeth 7, Jessica 7

 

Wine #3:  Crozes-Hermitage 2008 – Les trios Chenes – Emmanuel Darnaud

Tasting comments:

Jessica “This smells really good!”
Bob “It smells like the last one”
Becky “Smells earthier than the last one”
Elizabeth “Pretty smooth”
Andy “Smooth and less syrupy”
Mike “Still black currant”
Becky “Has a dry finish”

Jessica “But not as dry as the last one”
Becky “Has a tart element to it”

WINE #3 SCORING

Bob 6.5, Karen 7, Mike 6.5, Becky 7, Andy 6.5, Elizabeth 6.5, Jessica 6.5

 

After the tasting tonight we made “new” rules for the next tastings. The rules are: 

 

1. Back to the “Alphabet”
2. Pick 3 Red wines for tasting
3. The 3 have to be different vintages (i.e. Merlot, Shiraz, etc)
4. CANNOT BE A CABERNET SAUVIGNON
5. One “extra” wine of choice – we will not rate this wine. It can be any kind of wine and does NOT have to start with the alphabet of the week