Tasting - Frescobaldi Tuscan Blend

Name: Remole Toscana

Variety: Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon 

Region: Tuscany

Country: Italy

Year: 2017

Price: $8.99

 

Winery Review: "Remole 2017 has a deep, brilliant and intense violet-red color. The nose reveals decisive cherry and raspberry aromas, followed by spicy hints of black pepper. Its main characteristic is its pleasantness, which combines elegance with balance and a pronounced softness."

My Review: I had this at an Italian restaurant with a few friends. It had good fruit flavors with hints of spice as well. There was a mild tannic structure with a good finish. The best part of the wine was how it paired with my main dish. I had a sausage penne in vodka sauce and the two matched very well. The fats of the sausage and thickness of sauce brought out more of the fruit flavors and some spicy notes from the wine. The higher amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon was interesting and I would try this again, as well as trying other Tuscan blends. 

Tasting - Alamos Malbec

Name: Alamos Malbec
Variety: Malbec
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2018
Price: $10

 

Winery Review: "Our flagship wine, the rich and flavorful Argentinian Malbec thrives in Mendoza’s Uco Valley, where our unique growing conditions give our Malbec incredibly concentrated fruit flavors of plum and blackberry."

My Review: This wine started off with raspberry and vegetal aromas which moved into blackberry, cherry and vanilla on the palate. The cherry expressed itself later into the finish which was long in itself. It had a light body with light tannins and because of this, it was very easy to drink. I didn't have it with any food and I don't think that it demands food at all either.