because everything's classier in French!
Our blog launch party was so much fun that we couldn't fit it all into one post. Today we bring you some thoughts on the varied whites that gathered that fateful night. As you'll see, the tastes ranged from car exhaust fumes to decent to liquid dessert.
Well let's start with the worst of it...
Strewn Chardonnay Barrel-Aged 2007 VQA ($12.95)
PP (our above-average taster): You can really taste the barrel and tones of urine. This white is really smokey and lingers in your mouth, which is probably not what you want it to do.
B&C: It smells and tastes smokey. I don't get any citrus or vanilla, definitely not my kind of white.
M: It smells like old cheese, or when you stand too close to the back of a running car. Either way, not too appetizing. I can honestly say I would never drink it again, which is saying a lot! It's like the Strewn's ugly step-sister, and considering the Strewn Gewürz/Riesling is cheaper, why would you bother?
White House Riesling Pinot Grigio VQA ($12.95)
PP: This is a non-descript, classic white. It's not complex but goes down easily enough. I'm not sure that I would want a whole bottle of it because of the acidic aftertaste but the marketing of the bottle works well.
J (a not so average grad student): It works well with smoked gouda. Kind of tastes like an oaked chardonnay, but that leaves it tasting like nothing. Not bad, not spectacular.
M: Yes, kind of average. Would work well as a party wine because it's generally unoffensive.
Niersteiner Late Harvest ($10.95)
K: Tastes like liquid dessert! This white is lovely, better than ice wine because it is just sweet enough. Really good with the smoked gouda but really, you don't need to eat it with anything.
PP: It tastes similar to ice wine and it is only really good when it's chilled [we failed to chill]. You can taste a lot of fruits...which ones? All the fruits!
A: When paired with jalapeno you can really taste apple in it. It's soooo good. Maybe the best win ever! [One should note A was pretty 'happy' at this point about life in general, she may have been overly generous]
Next we're on to the last set of reds from our little get together.
MORE wines in a single night you ask?
To which we respond, quit judging us, we're sacrificing our livers for you!
No comments:
Post a Comment