WTN: Two fun but normal wines
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 12:41 am
7-5-06 Herederas del Marques de Riscal Reserva 2001 Rioja
Rioja berry, cassis and yummy toasty oak vanilla fill the nose of this fun to smell wine. The color is a nice dark purple. Supple berry fruit on the palate with some cassis again making a supportive appearance. Nice acidity biting its way through the palate. Subtle, but present tannins guide this wines way to a nice finish, long and lasting. The finish could have however used a little bit more fruit. Not the most complex of wines, but a great benchmark Rioja in my mind. This is my kind of cheese wine.
7-6-06 KWV Pinotage 2003 14% vol.
This wine has a nice purple color. A nose of perfumed cassis, banana, and a little earth, with a volatile, alcohol/chemical waft out of the glass quite strongly. Red berries are present as well. The tastes follow the nose completely, if not relatively weakly. The finish drops like a rock, but is nice and earthy. “Juicy juicy!” was my comment after the second glass.
Rioja berry, cassis and yummy toasty oak vanilla fill the nose of this fun to smell wine. The color is a nice dark purple. Supple berry fruit on the palate with some cassis again making a supportive appearance. Nice acidity biting its way through the palate. Subtle, but present tannins guide this wines way to a nice finish, long and lasting. The finish could have however used a little bit more fruit. Not the most complex of wines, but a great benchmark Rioja in my mind. This is my kind of cheese wine.
7-6-06 KWV Pinotage 2003 14% vol.
This wine has a nice purple color. A nose of perfumed cassis, banana, and a little earth, with a volatile, alcohol/chemical waft out of the glass quite strongly. Red berries are present as well. The tastes follow the nose completely, if not relatively weakly. The finish drops like a rock, but is nice and earthy. “Juicy juicy!” was my comment after the second glass.