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    April 29

    4 Uvas Tinto 2004

    4 Uvas Red Wine
     
    Producer: Casa Santos Lima Companhia
    Country: Portugal
    Vintage: 2004
    Grape: Castelao, Trincadeira, Alfrocheiro, etc...Blend
    Price: Less than $8
    Appellation: None, Vino Regional Estremadura
    Rating: 76
     
     
    Dark and purplish color that had a leathery and fruity aroma. Tated fruity as bell and had a medium and bland body.
    Short review, huh? Eh, okish but boring wine. Very bland too.

    Smashed Grapes Chardonnay 2004

    Smashed Grapes Chardonnay 2004
     
    Producer: North Lakes WInes
    Country: California
    Vintage: 2004
    Grape: Chardonnay
    Price: 3.99
    Appellation: None
    Rating: 78
     
    Another 3.99 wine. It was ok, pretty good for 3.99. It was dark gold in color, and smelled of apples and a bit citrusy. It tasted a bit oaky (maybe a bit too much) and rather crisp (like apples!). Although it was ok balanced and it was ok, the flavor was weak. THe wine was ok for when you don't want to spend a lot of money. smashed 

    Jepson Chardonnay 2001

    Jepson Chardonnay 2001
     
    Producer: Jepson
    Country: Medocino, CA
    Vintage: 2001
    Grape: Chardonnay
    Price: 3.99
    Appellation: None
    Rating: 50 - Why oh why did I have to taste this!?
     
    It was 3.99 yes, but oh my God, what a waste of money! This thick looking, dark yellow looking wine was a disaster. I really mean, a disaster. It had aromas of apples and vinegar and tasted like pineapples, green apples, and apple cider. Extremely oaky and supremely bitter to the nth degree. Balance? Did it have any? NO!
     
    I not only disliked this wine, I downright hated it. It smelled of alcohol and tasted like apple cider and beer. If you see it in the store, don't ignore: please tell the the store owner that it is horrible!
     

    Protocolo Red Wine 2004

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    Protocolo Red Wine 2004
    Producer: Dominio de Egurren
    Country: Castilla, Spain
    Vintage: 2004
    Grape: Red Wine Blend
    Price: ~$5
    Appellation: None
    Rating: 76
     
     
    This is a dark ruby red wine with a hint of turning into brick color kinda thing. The bouquet has hints of bacon, butter, black pepper, wood, leather and tobacco (?). All in all, a horrible horrible bouquet. The wine was very dry (water please!) and buttery. It had a bite too it and I could definately taste (and I meant TASTE) the alcohol. Extremely unbalanced, and highly dissapointing.  I am definately not a fan.
     

    Villa Jaime Pinot Grigio 2005

    Villa Jaime Pinot Grigio 2005
     
    Producer: Villa Jaime
    Country:Delle Venezie, Italy
    Vintage: 2005
    Grape: Pinot Grigio
    Price: 3.99
    Appellation: None
    Rating: 73
     
    Such a boring and bland wine....NEXT!
     
    This wine was a pale golden,  thin legs (for those of you that want to know) that had a very acidic bouquet. The bouquet had pears, an annoyingly tight nose and barely any aromas (I had to really try with this wine to get anything out of it.)
    The taste was weak, to say the least, the high intensity acidic aroma went somewhere because this wine was extremely bland and barely "tasteable". I won't even talk about balance, because all it achieved was blandness. It was not a BAD wine, but it was boring. At least a bad wine gives you something to talk about!
    Please skip this wine unless you want it for cooking, and it is barely fitting for that function as I fail to see what this wine can add to any dish.