2010 Palatine Hills Quattro, VQA

While some people may mistake "smokey" for RWR teams favourite 's' word, like any good graduate students, our favourite one is "Sale!". My parents and I stocked up on this white blend when we found it on sale for $11.95 at the LCBO. It is now off sale, and rings in at $14.95, but is still worth a review! Since it is so stupidly humid, it makes sense we would review another white. This one is a blend from Niagara-on-the-Lake, made up of Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, and Sauvignon Blanc, and two of those are my favourite grapes so I gave it a try on a hot hot hot Friday night. What do we think about this wine?

A -  This is a very citrusy wine. It is quite tart. It is a little bit rosey tasting, like flowery. It is an easy drinking wine, with the tartness I like for a summer wine. I might also eat samosas with this. The junk foody but spicy feel of samosas would complement the tart sipping of this wine. Something snaky though, not a dinner. This wine has more sauvignon blanc to it than any other grape, which is weird in a blend, but I like it!

D - It  has a distinct taste that I can't put my finger on. It is a little tart and not dry. Perhaps it is a bit of a floral taste. There isn't really any aftertaste but it has a clean finish. I would call it a sipping wine, because while it is very tasty I do not think it would pair very well with foods. I would drink it again even if it weren't on sale when I went to buy it next, and I consider $15 to be a good price for this wine.

M -  This wine has very good body to it (this means it is a bigger bolder wine that lingers). It is a good sipper for a night of watching TV. It tastes slightly like grapefruit juice but it is not too acidic. It has no puckering aftertaste to it. It is quite smooth and gets more pleasant and smooth as you drink more of it. I would also drink this one against!

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