Hang on to your hats folks! It’s about to be another marathon post! Tasting nights with my classmates allows us to taste several different wines, and seriously cuts down the cost because we are all bringing one to share with everyone else. And the best part is, the host gets to keep all the leftovers! Sweet! What’s different about this post though, is that for all the newbies, I’m going to break it down into two posts, so your brains don’t get all mixed up!
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| Michel Torino- Argentina 2011 Torrontes $16 – Vinomania |
First up: our only white of the night! I would best describe this wine as a zippy-lounge-chair-patio wine. We ALL loved it! I’d never had the Torrontes grape before. In fact, I’d never even heard of it! And when I told the girl at the wine store that I needed a white from South America, this is what she offered me. What a beautiful wine for $16! Nice aromas of peaches, white blossom and lime peel, and tangy tastes of peaches, pineapples, citrus, and other tropical fruits in my mouth. As the night progressed, (i.e. 2 1/2 hours later) the citrus flavours really rounded out leaving me with much less sharpness. Either way, poured right out of the bottle chilled, or even a little warmer to cut into that sharpness, this was a fantastic wine! Tasted great with the spicy spinach dip that Daniel brought as well as the jalapeno cheese served by D’arci.
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| Casilleo Del Diablo, Chile Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 $15 |
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| Sottana Reserva, Argentina Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Mendoza Region $25 |
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