Name: Ca' Bea Sangue Di Guida
Category: 45%
Uva Rara 10% Barbera, 25%
Croatina
Region: Oltrepo Pavese, Italy
Year: 2014
Price: $9.95
Winery Review:Off-dry
with a slight fizz, offering bright berry and mineral notes. Medium-bodied,
with a clean, fresh palate and fruity finish. This is a rare, sweet red wine
that is wonderful with desserts such as dry pastries, cookies and cakes.
My Review: This wine was pretty fruity and berry tones to it. I liked it because it was really sweet and had a beautiful dark plum like appearance. I would love to drink this wine with some kind of chocolate dessert probably like chocolate ganache.
Name: Alvarez de Toledo
Category: Mencia Roble
Region: Bierzo, Spain
Year: 2009
Price: $14
Winery Review:The 2009 Alvarez de Toledo was bottled just a
week before the wine was presented but seems to be showing no symptoms of
distress. Balsamic, leather, and black fruits are the principal notes struck by
this suave effort that over-delivers in a big way. Like its older sibling, it
can be enjoyed now but will have more to say in 2-3 years.
My Review: This wine had dark fruity aromas which I was not a fan of. I did not particularly like this wine because of the presence of strong tannins and I felt like it was pretty dry for my taste. It had very strong flavors which were hard to distinguish.
Name: Codirosso (Chianti)
Category: 90% Sangiovese, 7% Lanaiolo,
3%
Colorino
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Year: 2015
Price: $13
Winery Review:A
heck of a value in Chianti, this delicious blend of 90% Sangiovese, 7% Canaiolo
and 3% Colorino offers up notes of licorice, new saddle leather, black cherry
and berry fruit, loamy soil undertones and a touch of pepper and herbs. It is
medium-bodied, savory and best drunk over the next several years."
My Review: Even though I am not a big fan of Chianti, I liked this one because of the presence of fruity flavors. I liked how even though it was filled with cherry like flavors, it still had earthy tones to it. It had aromas of spice and herbs which made me like it.
Name: The Royal Old Vines Steen
Category: Chenin Blanc
Region: Western Cape, South Africa
Year: 2015
Price: $8.95
Winery Review: The
2015 Chenin Blanc offers loads of melony fruit interspersed with hints of
honeysuckle and peach. It is delicious, crisp, fresh, lively, and a dead ringer
for a good Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. Drink it over the next year.
My Review: This wine had a very fruity aromas to it. I really liked the kind of sweet taste it had due to the presence of fruits in it. It was also pretty light-bodied which made me like it even more.
