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Recent tasting notes

My plans for this blog had been much grander when I started out, but since then, I've found myself falling into the slacker category and risking this site turning into abandonware. My vow is to update it at least once a week with something -- even if it's just a link or a few comments on wine. If I could just get to the point where I'm posting once a week on a specific day, that would be great, but don't count on it.

Here we go -- some recent tasting notes:

Pelee Island Winery Pinot Grigio 2005 -- You'd think I'd just give up on white wines after all my failures at trying to find one I can truly say I like. Unfortunately, this Pinot Grigio turned out not to be the bottle that changed my views on white wine. It was fruity and slightly sweet. The look of the wine itself was nothing to write home about. It had a very light colour of yellow and a few particles floating in the wine. Nothing spectacular, but drinkable.

Magnotta Blueberry Blue -- Blueberry wine -- who would drink that, you ask? Well, me. This is a bottle I'd hoped to share, but I ended up opening it a few weeks back and, well, before I knew it, it was gone. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised. It smelled very fruity, with a very strong scent of blueberries (no surprise there, but worth noting). Sipping it, it had a smooth texture and a strong, sweet blueberry taste. With some focus, I was able to pick up hints of dark chocolate, especially in the aftertaste. I wish I'd had some actual dark chocolate around. That may have brought out the taste even more. On the next trip to Magnotta, I'll have to pick up another bottle or two.

Jackson-Triggs Proprietors' Selection Semillon Chardonnay -- Out of the blue one night, I felt like having a glass of wine. It was a little too hot to open up a bottle of red, so I chilled the only bottle of white in my sparse collection and popped it open. Maybe it was the heat or maybe I just felt like white wine that night, but it was good. I didn't take any proper tasting notes, but let's just say that I started out with the idea of having a glass, re-corking the bottle and sticking it back in the fridge. I sat back and drank the whole thing. This is the first white wine that I could see myself buying again. I'm thinking it was the mix of the Semillon with the Chardonnay that made it so tasty. Next time, I'll make proper notes.

posted by Chris @ 9:58 AM