Uncorking my blog.

February 17/2013

Uncorking my Blog

Not that I needed any excuse to have a glass of wine, but I decided to start writing about the wines I try.  So here is the scoop.......

Every week I will purchase two bottles of wine from my local NSLC. One I will store for a year, the other I will have.  For the bottle that I try, I will follow a guide each week, this will help me to keep consistency in each taste test.

Here are my guidelines: 

-Same glass/style of glass
-Tasting done after supper
-Glass of wine must sit for 3-4 minutes before trying
-Must finish bottle.......hehe


Here is what I will look for in each tasting:

-Body
-Mouth Feel
-Aroma
-Colour
-Possibilities of a Pairing
-Rating out of 5

Each week I will try to find the wines that the LC are pushing as sale/cheap wines.  These are constantly misunderstood due to their low price range which suggests that they are not very good bottles of wine.  Wine is only as good as you allow it to be. It is you who decides what is good and not good and not the price or anyone else for that matter.

So here we go...........


Wine #1 

Label: Solaz

Year: 2010

Style: Merlot Tempranillo Blend

Origin: Spain

Cost: 10.99 (NSLC)

Body:Light to Medium

Mouth Feel: Dry, clings to the back of tongue and roof of mouth, acidic through tannins.

Aroma: oak, dried berries like currants and unripened blackberries.

Colour: Ruby

Rating: I give this wine 3 out of 5.  This wine gave the impression that it had more Tempranillo grape in it than Merlot due to the earthy and  'muddy' taste.  The dryness is subtle and the tannins are at the high end making the wine a harder wine to drink if you are just starting to drink red wines.  This wine is a decent wine for the price and would be great with bitter or salty cheeses like parmigiano reggiano or an aged swiss.