Another 5 Star QPR Rose from WA State. Awesome with grilled Salmon. Love the label!
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An eight month old peach-mango infused white wine. Bottled it about a month ago. Wanted to give it as a gift to a young woman from our church who is taking pictures of our Son for his year book picture. She is very good at what she does, but this is the first "male" year book picture she worked on, so since he's a test case she isn't charging anything. I know that she and her new husband have seemed interested when I talked about wine making, so I figured I'd give them a few bottles (peach/mango and a blackberry) to try out and see if I can get them interested in making some wine of their own. Just wanted to give it a test drive before we gave a bottle away. Passed the test with flying colors (ie. wifey loves it). I'm not a fan of niagara wines since I get a nasty aftertaste the next day in my mouth. I can tell it is a niagara base, but it isn't offensive, so I must have put enough mangos and peaches in it. Much improved over batch #5 (this was batch #21), mouthfeel has some extra volume, also not as sweet as batch #5 (SG was 1.003 after adding sweetner).
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Sounds like you smoked a CIGAR!
Oh, I miss cigars. I was just worried as I aged I was developing some lung issues, so I gave up the cigars years ago, but I do really miss them. That is an aftertaste I can handle! We get samples of Cigar Aficionado and I don't even pick them up anymore, it is just torture (and of course they are right beside Wine Spectator since they are the same publishing company).
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Boatboy24
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On the right, for tonight. On the left for tomorrow. Getting together with friends who were curious about the bourbon barrel Cab, so I figured I'd bring some. The Zin is pretty good. Nothing particularly memorable, but I am enjoying it. I'm guessing there's a fair amount of other wines blended in.
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2015 Mulderbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé (South Africa)
How is that? I've been tempted to buy many times but have never pulled the trigger.
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If you keep it quite cool (45-55) I think it's quite tasty and a good deal at around $10. (can't recall exactly what I paid for it) When it starts to warm up, the florals become a tab bit sour, so you definitely want to keep it cool while enjoying it.
Here are my notes from it:
Tasting Notes:
Smells of rose petals. (fitting) On the palette, a zing of marmalade, lemon, and lime followed up by softer florals on the finish.
Final Thoughts:
Light, not too sweet, not too dry. With a slight chili on the wine combined with the light citrus notes makes for a nice little evening summer wine to relax with.
Smells of rose petals. (fitting) On the palette, a zing of marmalade, lemon, and lime followed up by softer florals on the finish.
Final Thoughts:
Light, not too sweet, not too dry. With a slight chili on the wine combined with the light citrus notes makes for a nice little evening summer wine to relax with.
Rose' is just like a white wine, keep it cold and serve it cold!
Boatboy24
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Dangit! Just back from TW and they had it for 8 bucks! I looked at it and said: 'Nah, next time.',
A 4/2015 SE Viognier (see, I can wait a year). I think the nose is starting to somewhat appear. My wife took a sniffy-sniff and identified it on the first try. She's tried this wine once (last November) and a commercial example once, so it is a pretty distinctive nose. I would have no problems giving this wine or sharing it with anyone, it is a very pleasant white wine. Dry but packed with interesting flavors. Mouthfeel could be a bit more robust, but it is a middle of the road kit, I feel it delivers what it should for the price. I'm sure I'll make it again, after I try a juice bucket or some grapes so I can compare.
Boatboy24
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Leftovers from yesterday's cul-de-sac hangout. A glass of Eclipse Sauvignon Blanc and 1+ glasses of Eclipse Stags Leap Merlot.
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Craig, I did Viognier from California 2015 juice bucket and am very happy with it. Even my everpicky hubby likes this one and asked me to put aside several small bottles so he can grap a personal size when he's in the mood. I used D47, plus added a gallon of pawpaws, a welches passionfruit juice concentrate and about 1/2 gallon of mango juice. It is very good.
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