the wine review
last night, ..Han and I decided to stay in and chill out with a good ol' bottle of red wine. and basically take it easy.
we swung by a shop to pick up a french bottle of pinot noir.
oooooh pinot noirs! what's there not love? my all time fave and recently made famous all over again in the movie Sideways.
[excerpt from movie taken from wikiP]
Pinot noir was also heavily featured in the 2004 film Sideways. [1]. In the film, the main character Miles describes pinot to his
"It's a hard grape to grow ... it's thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early ... it's not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and thrive even when it's neglected. No, pinot needs constant care and attention ... it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked-away corners of the world. And only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand pinot's potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, oh, its flavors, they're just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and ancient on the planet."]
anyhoos. i digress. so ...
before opening the bottle of wine. i decided to look for a wine review on the bottle i was holding in my hands.
so, i next did what i so love doing and do best. GOOGLE!
i googled "laboure roi maximum pinot noir" of the 2003 vintage.
after looking at online wine shops all indicating that i've overpaid for my wine... i finally found a delightful blog of wine reviews. i love this website!!!
check it out! http://winetasters.blogspot.com
the writers - a couple who call themselves geeks...- rated our bottle of the night 7 out of 10.
****
Laboure Roi Bourgogne Rouge Maximum Pinot Noir 2003
Price: $14.99 (@ The Wine Gallery)
Recommended by: The Wine Jukebox tasting carousel of happiness
Tasting notes: This is a bright, fruity smooth wine (the winemaker says "an aroma of mixed red berry fruit dominated by strawberries and black currants"). The mixed berries dominate the palate. We only drank one bottle, but we're sure that the third bottle would taste just as smooth and delicious. One of the better pinots we've had.
Rating: 7/10
Posted by Rob & Karie at 9:31 PM
*****
7 is not bad. considering the highest score Rob and Karie have given was an 8.5... another pinot... Writer's Block Pinot Noir 2002. the name's perfect for me too! haha.
anyhoos. with much anticipation (actually mostly mine - Han thought I was mad :P) we opened our bottle and poured the wine into our very new deep bowled wine glasses.
the verdict?
the wine had gone bad! kapoooot. like macham vinegar!!!
errrrrrrgggghhhhh.
so we sat down to a reliable name. our house wine. (my brother distributes this wine) from potter's clay vineyards from McClaren Vale in Australia. a 2002 cabernet franc shiraz. the bottle that saved our night.
now, where's the receipt for that pinot!
we swung by a shop to pick up a french bottle of pinot noir.
oooooh pinot noirs! what's there not love? my all time fave and recently made famous all over again in the movie Sideways.
[excerpt from movie taken from wikiP]
Pinot noir was also heavily featured in the 2004 film Sideways. [1]. In the film, the main character Miles describes pinot to his
"It's a hard grape to grow ... it's thin-skinned, temperamental, ripens early ... it's not a survivor like Cabernet, which can just grow anywhere and thrive even when it's neglected. No, pinot needs constant care and attention ... it can only grow in these really specific, little, tucked-away corners of the world. And only the most patient and nurturing of growers can do it, really. Only somebody who really takes the time to understand pinot's potential can then coax it into its fullest expression. Then, oh, its flavors, they're just the most haunting and brilliant and thrilling and subtle and ancient on the planet."]
anyhoos. i digress. so ...
before opening the bottle of wine. i decided to look for a wine review on the bottle i was holding in my hands.
so, i next did what i so love doing and do best. GOOGLE!
i googled "laboure roi maximum pinot noir" of the 2003 vintage.
after looking at online wine shops all indicating that i've overpaid for my wine... i finally found a delightful blog of wine reviews. i love this website!!!
check it out! http://winetasters.blogspot.com
the writers - a couple who call themselves geeks...- rated our bottle of the night 7 out of 10.
****
Laboure Roi Bourgogne Rouge Maximum Pinot Noir 2003
Price: $14.99 (@ The Wine Gallery)
Recommended by: The Wine Jukebox tasting carousel of happiness
Tasting notes: This is a bright, fruity smooth wine (the winemaker says "an aroma of mixed red berry fruit dominated by strawberries and black currants"). The mixed berries dominate the palate. We only drank one bottle, but we're sure that the third bottle would taste just as smooth and delicious. One of the better pinots we've had.
Rating: 7/10
Posted by Rob & Karie at 9:31 PM
*****
7 is not bad. considering the highest score Rob and Karie have given was an 8.5... another pinot... Writer's Block Pinot Noir 2002. the name's perfect for me too! haha.
anyhoos. with much anticipation (actually mostly mine - Han thought I was mad :P) we opened our bottle and poured the wine into our very new deep bowled wine glasses.
the verdict?
the wine had gone bad! kapoooot. like macham vinegar!!!
errrrrrrgggghhhhh.
so we sat down to a reliable name. our house wine. (my brother distributes this wine) from potter's clay vineyards from McClaren Vale in Australia. a 2002 cabernet franc shiraz. the bottle that saved our night.
now, where's the receipt for that pinot!
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