My wife and I made dinner for some out of town friends. I didn’t take formal notes on the wines, but here’s what we had.
2008 Washington Hills Riesling Paradise Peak
Appellation: Washington State
Served With: Spinach Salad with Warm Citrus Dressing; Butternut Squash Soup
Tasting Notes: 100% Reisling. 11% ABV. Didn’t take formal notes, but this was a very nice wine. Great fruit, but also food friendly aciditiy and minerality. Off dry, so non wine folks will like this. Great match with a spinach salad (spinach, red onion, cranberry, orange, feta) and warm citrus dressing, also great match with butternut squash soup.
Rating: 3/5
Price: $9.99
2008 Noël Bougrier Anjou
Appelation: Anjou-Saumur (Loire Valley)
Served With: Scallops in Butter, Wine, and Sage; Risotto
Tasting Notes: 100% Chenin Blanc. 11% ABV. Didn’t take formal notes. This was crisp, great acid, but pretty one dimensional. A versitile food friendly white, but that is in part because there isn’t much going on.
Rating: 2/5
Price: $9.99
2009 Spier Chenin Blanc
Appellation: Western Cape, South Africa
Served With: Scallops, etc.
Tasting Notes: 100% Chenin Blanc. 13.5% ABV. Didn’t take formal notes. Very interesting. Lots of grapefruit, some melon, and an interesting smoke aroma and on the palate. Nice rich mouthfeel. Interesting and very good. Great value.
Rating: 4/5
Price: $7.99
All wines purchased at Beltway Fine Wines
