Vintage Cellar Tasting Part 2

Vintage Cellar Tasting #2

January 30, 2012

 

 

 

Beringer Pinot Noir 

Variety: Pinot Noir

Region: Napa Valley

Country: USA

Year: 2009

Price: $4.95 (on sale)

 

Critic Review: The Beringer Founders' Estate Pinot Noir is bright ruby in color and displays ripe currant flavors rounded out by aromas of cedar and spice. This wine has immediate fruit-forward flavors that balance well with the toasty smokiness of the oak. It would pair perfectly with a red wine risotto or grilled salmon.

 

My Review: This wine has a maple taste to it. It tasted somewhat dry and bitter to me. Not my favorite wine.

Faraway Farm Cabernet Sauvignon

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Western Cape

Country: South Africa

Year: 2008

Price: $5.95 (on sale)

 

Critic Review: There is a special place in Africa, far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, where soaring mountains dominate the stark landscape. Tucked away behind these mountains you will find our vineyard. This is the home of Faraway Farm. Our Cabernet Sauvignon will spoil you with rich flavors of ripe blackberry and plums. Drink with close friends.

 

My Review: This wine tasted somewhat smokey upon first taste. It gave me a feeling of dryness and an almost tingly feeling on my tongue. I enjoyed this wine somewhat. I did not have it with food, but think it would be good with something rich. 

Faraway Farm Shiraz 

 

Variety: Shiraz

Region: Western Cape

Country: South Africa

Year: 2008

Price: $5.95 (on sale)

   

Wine Maker Review: Our Shiraz will spoil you with flavors of rich juicy blackberry, dark spice and just a hint of black pepper.

 

My Review: This wine had an immediate smell of berries to it. It tasted a bit sweeter and more fruity than the other reds I had tried. I could taste definite sugar/sweetness. It was my favorite red! I did not have it with food.

Coldstream Hills Sauvignon Blanc

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

Region: Yarra Valley

Country: Australia

Year: 2008

Price: $7.95 (on sale)

 

Critic Review: An elegant style with characters of passionfruit, lychee and lemon citrus. Subtle oak is evident underpinning the wine's texture and length. The palate is finely balanced and finishes with chalky lemon acidity.

 

My Review: There was an odd savory smell to this wine. The aftertaste was also odd to me. It wasn't as sweet as I would have hoped out of a sauvignon blanc. 

Campo Noce Vermentino

 

 

Variety: Vermentino

Country: Italy

Year: 2009

Price: $8.95 (on sale)

  

My Review: This wine had a sweeter smell to me right away. It was somewhat dry and not very sweet to me. It was not very full bodied, and I was not so much a fan.