Vintage Cellar Tasting 4/17

Name: Frascati Volpetti
Variety: Malvasia, Trebbiano, Greco
Region: N/A
Country: Italy
Year: N/A
Price: $7.95

Winery review: Straw yellow in color with a soft, delicate perfume, fruitful flavor, dry and harmonious taste. Perfect with appetizers, soups, fish.

My review: The color of this wine was a golden yellow color. I detected a hint of a fruit aroma. The wine was too tarty on the palate, but with nice floral hints.

I tasted this on its own with no food.

Name: Bricco dei Tati
Variety: Rose
Region: N/A
Country: Italy
Year: N/A
Price: $7.95

Winery review: Fresh with aromas of strawberries, cherries and rose petals. This is ideal with shellfish, salads chicken, and with appetizers.

My review: This light pink wine had a more pleasant smell than the previous. There were obvious notes of cherries and it was not too tarty.

I tasted this on its own with no food.

 Name: Georges DuBoeuf
Variety: Beaujolais Nouveau
Region: N/A
Country: France
Year: 2013
Price: $14

Winery review: Balanced and lightly creamy, offering pretty flavors of plum sauce and raspberry coulis threaded with hints of ground spice. Elegant, with a floral finish. Drink now.

My review: This wine had a deep violet color and an aroma of plum and dirt. To the taste, there were hints of plum and floral elements. The tannins were also evident. 

I tasted this on its own with no food.

 Name: Atlas Cumbres
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: N/A
Country: Argentina
Year: 2010
Price: $15

Winery review: Intense red color with violet highlights, with clean, fresh and complex aromas of berries, plums, figs, and pepper. Strong personality is in perfect glances with a medium body and pleasant tannins. Ideal for: red meats, cheeses and strong sauces. 

My review: This wine was also violet but with more red color. It had a strong fig smell. This classic red flavor, in my mind, had components of berries.

I tasted this on its own with no food.

Name: Heinz Eifel Shine
Variety: Riesling
Region: N/A
Country: Germany
Year: 2013
Price: $9.95

Winery review: This drier-styled Riesling is bright, fruity and floral with crisp acidity and clean flavors of apple, pear and peach that compliment its stony minerality and earthy complexity. It serves well as an aperitif and matches a wide variety of foods, like lighter salad dishes, shellfish, cream sauces and also anything with a touch of spice.

My review: This was one of the best wines I have tasted. This chilled wine was almost white in color with a pear scent. It was very sweet with apple and pear flavors.

I tasted this on its own with no food.