It’s time for another Four Wines where we discuss four wines we tasted recently that don’t fit into an upcoming episode but we love and want to share with our listeners.
Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace Brut – priced around $23.
- This wine was provided as a sample to us
- Nose: golden apples, bread and a hint of white flowers
- It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light body and flavors of really ripe pear, stonefruit and white flowers
- This wine is everything you want in a sparkling wine: crisp – the acidity this there but the fruit softens it, ripe fruit – the fruit is grown in a warmer pocket of Alsace
- You can purchase this wine here
Domaine de Pouy Côtes de Gascogne 2017 – priced around $12.
- Nose – citrus mostly lemon, pineapple, white flowers and a hint herbal
- It’s dry, with medium plus acidity, light body with flavors of pineapple, lemon, and a hint of white flowers
- The nose of this wine is intoxicating and lingers
- This wine is light and crisp and shows that just because a wine is inexpensive and an IGP wine doesn’t mean you should discount it. This wine is definitely worth your time and money.
- We paired this wine with Lemon Broccoli Pasta and it paired beautifully.
- Click here to learn where you can purchase this wine.
Baileyana Firepeak Pinot Noir 2016 – priced around $30.
- Nose: cherry cola
- It’s dry with medium plus acidity, light tannins, medium body and flavors of cherries and an herbal element to it like fresh fennel or arugula
- This wine is what we would expect from a Central Coast Pinot Noir- Cherry cola flavors and a little fuller body than pinots from Oregon or France, really tasty
- Food pairings: duck, salmon, turkey and chicken dishes and dishes with earthy vegetable like beets
- You can purchase this wine from the wineries website here
Hayes Valley 2016 Meritage Red Wine – priced around $12.
- Bordeaux Blend of 40% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Malbec, 12% Cab Franc
- Nose: Dark fruit like black cherries and blackberries and black pepper
- It’s dry with medium acidity, medium tannins, medium plus body with flavors of black plum, raspberries, black cherries and dried fennel
- Very juicy, fruit forward wine and the tannins are soft and smooth making this a very approachable wine that is a real crowd pleaser.
- Food pairings: Grilled Lamb with Goat Cheese, Mushroom Soufflé
- You can purchase this wine here