Vintage Cellar reviews: Soft and creamy, although with just the right Vinho Verde bite, this is a crisp and clean wine, boasting light pear and pink grapefruit flavors. Off dry and very fresh.
My description: This wine smelled very fruity with a bit of an alcohol under the fruity elements. When tasting this wine, I picked up a little fruit that the Vintage Cellar pointed out in their review. I thought that this wine was crisp and had citrus flavors.
Protocolo Blanc (2010) $6.95 A white wine from Spain
Vintage Cellar reviews: Greenish gold. Subtle aromas of mint, lemon and orange, with a hint of honeysuckle. Dry, understated and focused, offering clean citrus and melon flavors and slow-building sweetness. Finishes dry and brisk, with an echo of lemon. As usual, this is an outstanding value.
My description: The smell of this wine was crisp. It seems inviting, because the smell made it seem like it would roll across the palate and not be thick. When tasting this wine it was a bit dry and tart. There was a bit of crispness that I picked up on the smell.
Vintage Cellar reviews: Dense ruby red with violet reflections. Lush and ripe bouquet full of mulberries, blackberries and spice. Harmonious and well balanced with good berry fruit in a spicy
background.
My description: With this wine I could really smell dark fruits mixed with chocolate. It was a little sticky on the palate, it was not a very light wine. I liked the tannins that were present when tasting the wine. I could also pick up hints of fruit in the overall taste of the wine.
Don Ramon Tinto (2008) $7.95 This blended red wine comes from Spain
Vintage Cellar reviews: 75% Grenache, 25% Tempranillo. Aged 3 months in American Oak casks. Ruby red in color, with creamy aromas of earth and cherry. Flavor turns toward deeper and darker black cherry and raspberry on a medium framework. A subtle earthiness underneath the bright fruit adds some depth and complexity.
My description: This wine smelled like dirt. There were hints of cherries in the smell, but it mostly smelled like earth. However, the taste was nothing like the smell. This wine wsas very smooth across the palate. There was a little bit of a bite, but it was a very nice tasting wine.
Heinz Eifel Shine Riesling (2010) $8.95 This sweeter wine comes from Germany
Vintage Cellar reviews: Flint and mineral notes accent pineapple and lime aromas, while on the palate, the wine shows plenty of ripe, citrusy fruit flavors. Tangy acids on the long finish provide balance.
My description: This wine also smelled like earth. I could get a sense of the mineral notes that the Vintage Cellar review noted. The taste of this wine could not have been more different from the smell. It was very bright and refreshing. It tasted like fruits and different citrus flavors. This was actually a Riesling that I liked to taste.
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