Tarr Wine: April 2019

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Name: Korbel California Champagne
Variety: Brut (Blend of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, French Colombard, Pinot Noir)
Region: California
Country: USA
Year: None mentioned
Price: $12.99.
Review: (Wine Enthusiast Magazine). Earthy and doughy aromas lead to subtle, crisp apple and bright lemon flavors in this very good, go-to wine that has lasting fine-beaded bubbles.
My review: Clear, very pale color. Sharp, acid, dry in the mouth. Citrusy aroma and taste. Nice bubbles.
Paired with smokehouse almonds.

Name: Lindeman's Bin 45
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Southeastern Australia
Country: Australia
Year: 2017
Price: $5.49
Review: (www.wespeakwine.com) Lindeman’s Bin 45 Cabernet Sauvignon features ruby red with a plum core, cassis and bramble fruit aromas meld with dark fruit notes and subtle spicy oak and hints of chocolate and mint on the palate.
Your review: Deep, dark red. Hearty smell of blackberries and cherries. Slightly acidic, diluted body.
Not paired with food, drank it after dessert.

Name: Savage Winery - Cavebitch Red
Variety: Chambourcin
Region: Erie, New York
Country: USA
Year: None mentioned
Price: $20
Review: (www.savagewinery.com) This dry red wine is made from Chambourcin grapes. It has notes of black cherry and chocolate with high acidity and low tannins. This wine has a wonderful smooth finish.
Your review: ***Interesting fact*** about Chambourcin grapes - the juice is actually pink or red, not clear like all other grapes. A deep, red wine. Plum and cherry aromas. Nice, smooth feel in the mouth. Surprising to find a nice red in New York.
Not paired with food, it was a tasting at the Broadway Market in Buffalo.

Name: Savage Winery - Pink Savage
Variety: Pink Catawba
Region: Erie, New York
Country: USA
Year: None mentioned
Price: $12.95
Review: (www.vivino.com) Sweet and tart. A perfect summer wine.
Your review: A rose wine. This wine is overpoweringly sweet. Jammy, with a very strong flavor of grape juice. Don't think I would buy it.
Not paired with food, it was a tasting at the Broadway Market in Buffalo.

Name: Victoria Cellars - Pechette
Variety: White blend
Region: Niagara, New York
Country: USA
Year: None mentioned
Price: $12.95
Review: (www.elmaliquor.com) Today I am tasting wines from Victorianbourg Wine Estate in Niagara County, New York. These are all slightly flavored wines but they are made with New York State grapes to start with. The first one up that I’m going to be tasting is the Pechette which is a Chardonnay based wine, flavored with real white peaches grown in New York State. It smells like peaches right away, that very ripe peach aroma which is nice. You can faintly smell the Chardonnay underneath and it has a slight frizzante to it. Like a little very light effervescence, which adds to the flavors. You can sense that there’s a flavor of Chardonnay underneath which makes it not just a sugary, too sweet of a wine. It adds some complexity to it as well. This is very nice and very refreshing chilled for the summer time.
Your review: Just the slightest tinge of yellow color. Peach aroma prominent, with a sort of light grape juice flavor coming through. Light and refreshing in the mouth. Did not detect any effervescence.
Not paired with food, it was a tasting at the Broadway Market in Buffalo.

Name: Alamos - Malbec
Variety: Malbec
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2017
Price: Not sure - served by my host.
Review: (www.winemag.com) A classically Argentine wine, Alamos Malbec blends the country’s signature variety – Malbec – and its hypnotic aromas of violets and deep, full flavors of plum with small portions of Syrah and Bonarda to add dark cherry and blackberry flavors. Deft oak usage adds layers of complexity with smoothly-integrated tones of spice and vanilla. The full, firm structure and balanced tannins create a rich mouthfeel and expansive finish, and an entirely unforgettable wine.
Your review: Deep purple and clear. Prominent aroma and taste of plum. Felt a little diluted in the mouth, but treate balanced and smooth nonetheless. A very nice wine.
Paired with pecorino, ziti with tomato sauce and meatballs.