Being cheapo frugal wine drinkers we tend to look for the most flavorful wine that suits our budget. These last few months we have been enjoying the loveliness that is the Cabernet Sauvignon! I really enjoy the big bold flavors. The silky texture and and the subtle nuances that the different vineyards provide.
Blue Flame 2009 Shiraz Australia (Cost $5 from Total Wine) Fourth wine review of the night. And we’re done! Kelly’s Review: Looks: dark dark red, a little cloudy. Smells:honeydew, wet straw, capers, cake and a little funky too. Tastes: overripe peach, a little coppery, red berries, lemon peel. It’s a little dry. The copper actually lingers in the aftertaste making it a little less of a wine. I don’t like drinking pennies. Other Observations: I had to google blue flame and upon my amazement blue flame in Australia means lighting your fart on fire. I have not tasted this type of blue flame but I don’t think this wine is comparable to toasted flatulence. That would be an F. Final Letter Grade: D Dave’s Review: Looks: Like maroon shower curtains on a cold summers eve. Gosh, it looks like RED WINE. I need to take a class on how to study the look of the wine. It’s bright, not brilliant. Looks a little bouncy. idk. Smells: Whof. Smells kinda cheap if you ask me. Like bubblelicious or wait Big Leauge Chew! Yeah, that’s it. That’s the ticket. Tastes: BLECK. Ugh. It’s like a ground up peach pit. Balsa wood...
Tyrrell’s Wines Old Winery 2009 Shiraz, Australia (Cost $10 from Total Wine) Third review in one night holy sharona! So, the way I chose my two wines to purchase today was to go for bold flavors. I was looking to spend around $25 for a couple of wines that were described as heavy bodied with cocoa flavors. That was my criteria. I think the first one, Maipe, Cabernet was the biggest flavor, not very cocolicious though. Tyrell’s was light. Note to self: do not go by anything the people at Total Wine tell me or write on their little scraps of paper and stick on the shelves. When am I going to learn? Kelly’s Review: Looks: dark magenta, shiny and a touch of opacity. Smells: Very strong alcohol smell first. Next you get cedar, melon, flowery, and a little oceany oddly enough. Cucumber. A little dill. Tastes: woa this is different. It hits the tongue in a new and interesting way. Like it hits the roof of my mouth first. Tried it with a Shiraz glass just to double check and it hits the same way. Light and delicate. Slightly salty, buttery, a little lime peel and some cranberry...
Fruit Bomb 2008 Red Table Wine, Blend from the Columbia Valley in WA State (Cost $5 from Total Wine) This is the second wine we decided to review from the four we picked up in today’s Total Wine shopping extravaganza. Dave’s method of selecting wine tonight was to choose something he would normally never try based solely on price (low price) and a clever label. He selected Fruit Bomb and another one we will review soon called Blue Flame. Kelly’s Review: Looks: dark red and shiny, Smells: Wet earth or mud, but in a good way. Mud can be a good thing. Really. Pineapple, mint, cherry jello, definitely some oak and apple. Tastes: Smooth bright and fruity, some vanilla, lots of plum, berries, a little herby maybe Rosemary. Other Observations: Nice and easy-going wine. Pretty simple but still good enough to help you recover from a tough day at work. Final Letter Grade: C Dave’s Review: Looks: Bright and maybe a little thin. Purple with hints of blue. Darker than usual. Smells: Wet cedar with black cherries. Cardboard? Chalk eraser? “Minerals” Tastes: Falls flat with. Not a big flavor, just some hints of grapefruit, lemon zest, and tangerine. Slight...
Maipe Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Mendoza, Argentinia (Cost: 14.99 at Total Wine) We went a little nuts at Total Wine tonight. Stopped in for a bottle, walked out with four. This is the first of our new Quickie Reviews series. Kelly’s Review: Looks: super thick and nice dark red. Not totally clear. Shiny Smells:woody, buttery, rose, dark cherry Tastes:dry, cinnamon, some dark cocoa, a little peppery, pumpkin spice, goes down easy, but not boring at all. Flavor lingers for a while and continues to develop. I also taste some overripe strawberry, and hazelnut. Other Observations: a little hedonistic Like the description at the store, but not as bold as I expected but definitely big flavor. I like this wine. It has big bold flavors. Might go well with some sweet barbecue. Final Letter Grade: B Dave’s Review: Looks:Very thick ruby-red. Almost hard to see through it’s so thick. Not super bright, but shiny as Kelly puts it. Smells: kinda stinky. like an over ripe box of strawberries… mixed with the soil department at Home Depot. Maybe a hint of berries and fresh trading cards. Tastes: Eases into the flavor. Rich berries and spice. Nice ramp up, with a pretty long...
