OK. My cousin's getting married next weekend, which means that for the past three weeks, I have been making a Friday pilgrimage to White Dress By the Shore in Clinton, CT for my bridesmaid dress. There's a little package store on Route 81 that I notice every time I drive by. Today I stopped in & bought 2 bottles. This one had to be opened right away. It called me from the trunk of the car. Maybe I have a problem if the wine is talking to me, but whatever.
On the nose, this wine smells like a typical merlot. If you know wines at all, you know how each grape has its own scent, its own piquancy. The legs on the glass are interesting, to say the least - these stubby legs begin to form, and they get so stubby they run together & look like a ragged sheet falling down the side of the glass. And then, once you see this ragged sheet, new stubby legs begin to form & the process repeats itself.
On the palate, this wine tastes crazy. The first thing I tasted was barbecue sauce. Yes, barbecue sauce. Smoky. On the mid-palate there's a fancy chocolate flavor, salty & dark, but I lose it quickly to the smoky flavor on the aftertaste. This wine has a respectable alcohol content of 13.5%, but you'd never know it, because it glides down your throat so smoothly that you'd think you were drinking VitaminWater.
Yes, readers, this was a fabulous find & an exceptional steal at $8.99. And just so you know, I'm a Chilean red fan but not a merlot fan, and this wine makes me a believer. If you're looking for a great wine to buy in bulk to a) stock up your wine fridge and/or b) give out as Christmas gifts, you have to run out & find this wine. Learn more at www.ventisquero.com.
Cheers!
Kate
Friday, September 24, 2010
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