Charleen's Wine Corner

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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.  

 

 

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!

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

For 3.99 this is an EXCELLENT WINE. I give it 85 points for its peppery, a little fruity and leathery aroma. The wine has a tight nose at first, but it later develops a fruity bouquet. It has a dark red ruby color with strong legs. It is dry and has hints of oak, leather, and pepper in the taste. I would decant this wine for a good half hour before drinking to expose it to some breathe a little as well as to remove some of the sediment. This wine tasted excellent with dark chocolate.

 

It is pretty well balanced. Very soft when you drink and yet, it has a strong flavor. Light but strong.

 

 

 

 

 

This Pinot Grigio was pretty good.  It has a very pale yellow color and it is very fruity. It has hints of pears and almonds. The flavor is full of green apples and citrus. IT is a very light and sweet wine, very well structure. Wine spectator rated the 2004 vintage with 87 points. I will give the 2005 vintage 82 points. It was pretty good for the wine and it is excellent to pair it with dinner.

 

 

I bought this wine from my local wine store for $6.50. It was ok for the price; not very impressive. This Spanish wine had a rather light reddish color. THe bouquet was also uneventful. There were some hints of leather and pepper. The taste was too bland and had barely any aftertaste. I will not be buying this wine again. I would give this wine about 68 points.