White Fight Night (part one)
Posted on December 5th, 2007
Saved in Sour Grapes recommends, White wine, €10-€15, €15-€20
As usual, the vino was at eno. On tonight’s fight card:
- The Crossings Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2005 (€14.99)
- Emina Vedejo Rueda, Spain 2006 (€9.99)
- Becker Tokay-Pinot Gris, Alsace, France 2003 (€17.99)
“The Crossings” Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
- Smells: like citrus, specifically pink grapefruit and asparagus
- Tastes: nice, crisp, good acidic fruity
- Verdict: very decent, good quality
“Emina” Verdejo, Rueda
- Smells: of ginger and toffee
- Tastes: very fruity with a slight spice to it
- Verdict: well-balanced. Really good quality for the price
Becker Tokay-Pinot Gris
- Smells: fragranced rather than strong smelling
- Tastes: a rich of fresh melons with quite a sweet after taste
- Verdict: I really liked this, good strong distinctive and obvious flavours for a red-wine plonkeur like me. I’d question the manner in which Enowine describes its food pairing though: “Simply cooked veal, lobster and fois gras. Goes surprisingly well with duck and goose” All this talk of lobster and foie gras is a little bit hifalutin for my liking. Who cooks with this stuff?
Final thoughts
All three, all different and all good. Must try more whites more often.
They’re not all that girlie!
