2 Samples

WINE TALK
1

Guess what these are:

Sample A - Light ruby color, moderate transparancy. Simple cherry nose. Cherry flavors dominated by a medicinal and eucalyptus/mint taste. Long, but unpleasant finish.

Sample B - Dark ruby, almost opaque. Cherry and red apple nose. Black cherry flavors, blackberry, and a touch of tropical fruit (banana?), minty. Moderate, clean finish.

2

Sean Thackrey Pleiades or Pinot Noir.

3

that makes me think of an old Heitz Martha’s Vineyard, but also remember getting eucalyptus on the nose as well. [scratch.gif] Will be interesting to find out what it is.

4

Maybe I’m cheating by not narrowing to specific wines, but, I’m going with:

Sample A-Sangiovese

Sample B-Pinotage

5

Change my answer.

A) JM 94+
B) WS 88

neener

6

Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir

7

While I know it’s common in Pinotage, I don’t usually get burnt rubber. But do often get hawthorne (aka band-aid). The banana sent me toward either Pinotage or Beaujolais, but the appearance caused me to reject Beaujolais.

8

A - 04 Burgundy
B - 06 Burgundy

9

Some really good guesses.

This really wasn’t fair as neither were actually wines, but it struck me how close they reminded me of a couple of very highly regarded wines I have had that I haven’t enjoyed as much as others.

Sample A reminded me of a 2007 SQN Labels Syrah I had a couple of weeks back. Lovely nose, but with a very strong medicinal component flavor.

Sample B reminded me of a 2004(?) SQN Over and Out Pinot Noir a 2-3 years back.

There was none of the menthol/eucalyptus component in either wine, but the artificial fruit and medicinal flavors were both there. I wonder if I would taste this in other SQN wines?

Sample A was Halls Sugar Free Black Cherry Drops
Sample B was CVS Sugar Free Black Cherry Drops

I did this taste test with a few of my work associates, and the CVS brand was preferred by all over the more expensive Halls.

10

Halls Sugar Free Black Cherry Drops - “Hypothetical Parker/Dr Big Jay” 100, Errol = 72
CVS Sugar Free Black Cherry Drops - “Hypothetical Parker/Dr Big Jay” 89, Errol = 81

Clearly some critics go for the overextracted and super mature fruit flavors.
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