Educational Wine Tasting-Bee’s Knees-Wed, Feb. 8
Once again Ransom Rabun, of Quality Wines, presented a great selection, this time with an eye toward Valentine’s Day. The Ventisquero Gran Reserva Queulat Carmenere is one you should check out.
Where: Bee’s Knees Restaurant
211 Tenth St., Augusta, GA
706-828-3600
Sponsor: Ninth Street Wine Market, Augusta, GA 30901
706-724-1442
When: Wednesday, Feb., 8 2012, 6pm-8pm
Cost: $15 plus tax and tip. 706-724-1442
Here are the wines to be presented (click to see more):
- Villa Sorono Pinot Grigio 2010
- Domaine de Pellehaut Harmonie de Gascogne 2010
- Allan Scott Pinot Noir 2009
- Ventisquero Gran Reserva Queulat Carmenere 2008
- Cune Crianza 2008
Here are the detailed wine notes:
Villa Sorono Pinot Grigio 2010
What: A first-rate wine with a light, fruity aroma and a soft, dry, well-balanced and harmonic taste. Serve as an aperitif, as well as with fish soups and grilled fish, both sea and fresh water.
From: Delle Venezie, Italy
Winery: Villa Sorono
Year: 2010
Domaine de Pellehaut Harmonie de Gascogne 2010
What: Brilliant colour with light green tints, signs of freshness and youth. The nose is moderately intense but many-layered and with ripe tropical fruit aromas at first sniff. Fine floral and herbaceous notes are also perceptible. Greater intensity is present on the palate, where the fine balance between the freshness of the aromas and the fatness imparted by ageing on fine lees are to be savored.
From: France
Winery: Domaine de Pellenhaut
Year: 2010
Allan Scott Pinot Noir 2009
What: Fruit driven, this wine is rich and dark with red cherries, raspberries and violets on the nose, along with well integrated French oak and creaminess from the malolactic fermention. Subtle smoky oak characters and bright berry fruit flavours on the palate and a nice velvety finish make this a delightfully harmonious Pinot Noir
From: Marlborough, New Zealand
Winery: Allan Scott
Year: 2009
Ventisquero Gran Reserva Queulat Carmenere 2008
What: This cherry red carménère with burgundy notes showcases an intense, alluring aroma, with a bouquet charged with ripe black and red fruits such as blueberries, blackberries, redcurrant, strawberries and cherries, enhanced with spicy notes that blend harmoniously with touches of chocolate, coffee and tobacco. The mouth offers a rich structure, well-balanced and full-bodied, with fat, velvety tannins which give it that full, round finish with an aftertaste evoking chocolate and tobacco.
From: Maipo Valley, Chile
Winery: Viña Ventisquero
Year: 2008
Cune Crianza 2008
What: Cherry color with violet hues. The nose is a very young wine which red fruits and licorice have a predominant character of the aromas from the parenting providing funds remain well integrated coconut and vanilla with a sweet tooth. The palate is light, soft, round and balanced aftertaste with us reminiscent of freshly picked berries.
From: Rioja, Spain
Winery: Cune
Year: 2008
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