Tasting #16 - Menage a Trois Moscato

 

Name: Menage a Trois

Variety: Moscato

Region: California

Country: United States of America

Year: 2021

Price: $10.99

Review: From the bottle: "Deliciously opulent, indulgent sweet wine ripened in the California sun."

My Take: Wowza this was a sweet wine! I've had a couple muscat variety wines now, and the notes of peach and honey were very apparent to me. The peach aromas were very on the nose for this one as well. I drank it chilled, which was definitely the preferred choice. According to WINE FOLLY page 138, pineapple is a somewhat common flavor for muscat wines. 

Tasting #15 - Taylor Port Wine

 

Name: Taylor

Variety: Blended

Region: New York

Country: United States of America

Year: N/A

Price: $10.98 for 1.5 L

Review: From the bottle: "A rich fruity taste and smooth finish make ruby red Taylor Port the perfect choice to pair with your favorite desert."

My Take: This was my very first port wine, and I was thoroughly pleased by it!! After watching the documentary on how Port wines were made in Portugal, I was eager to try one for myself. While this wine is from New York, (I actually thought this was a Taylor's brand wine from Portugal lol), it is still tasted delicious. I knew it would be sweet, but it was much sweeter than I anticipated. According to WINE FOLLY Page 154, ruby port wines have notes of "sweet black fruits, chocolate, and spice." This wine definitely had notes of black fruit and spice, but I didn't taste any chocolate in tis wine.

Tasting #14 - 2020 Cotes de Rhone

 

<- Me and the boys grinding, drinking wine fine dining

Name: Cotes Du Rhone

Variety: Blended, (lots of grenache)

Region: Rhone Valley

Country: France

Year: 2020

Price: $12.99

Review: From the bottle: "Reveals aromatic notes of jammy red fruits, juicy plum and provencal herbs and finishes with dense black currant and soft peppery spice flavors."

My Take: This wine was super dry and tannic. One night I drank it without food, and the other time I tried it with a creamy pasta and seared chicken dish. In my opinion, it tasted much more balanced with the meal, and this wine pairs better with foods. According to WINE FOLLY Page 156, wines from this Southern region of France have stark "brambly black and red fruit flavors with savory notes of black pepper, olives, Provencal herbs, and brown baking spices." I definitely agree with this statement. I detected very jammy flavors, including blackberry and black currant. I also detected some pepper at the end, which coincides with the WINE FOLLY assessment and was one of the first times I got a note of pepper in wine!

Tasting # 13 - Bay Bridge Peach Moscato

 Name: Bay Bridge

Variety: Moscato

Region: California

Country: United States of America

Year: 2021

Price: $2.99

Review: From the bottle: "Deliciously sweet, full of flavor, and smooth in taste."

My Take: Just like its strawberry counterpart, this was a super cheap and super sweet wine. I have a friend who doesn't like wine because it is typically too dry. I think he would like this wine because it would taste like candy to him. Perhaps he will drink it one day! In accord with WINE FOLLY Page 138, this was a super sweet muscat-variety wine that was very light. I wouldn't recommend this for an authentic wine experience, but it was a pleasant experience and could be a good drink to serve in bulk at a larger party.