2007 Le Clos Millesime

So we are at Binny's Liquor Depot on Sunday picking up some beer for our Labour Day excursion to my parents' lake home, when I saw a bottle of Le Clos Millesime marked down from $7.99 to $5.99 so I though, huh, French wine for 6 bucks, can't go wrong with that. Wrong. 

This liquid (it hardly qualifies as a beverage) is a blend of fermented grape juices of the following varieties: Merlot 45%, Cab Sauv 15%, Carignan 20%, and Grenache 20%.  And fermented grape juice it was, although very pleasing to the nose, it was disturbing to the palate.  Barely drinkable I found it to be void of any complexity or flavour.  Sour and Sharp are the only two suitable adjectives that come to mind to describe this swill.  Taste 1 (only because I'm not using 0), Value 1 (again no 0).  Do not buy this wine, take your six buck and get yourself a bottle of Columbia Crest Two Vines.

2006 Inheritance Petite Sirah

I first had this wine in April or May this year, I had my dad pick it up on the Cellars odd bin sale.  I believe it was marked down from 13.99 to 7.77 or so.  Sunny and I tried it and we were blown away, it was one of the best petite syrahs we had ever tasted, so I called my dad to see if they had more and told him to pick me up 6 more bottles, which he did.  The second bottle was a bust and I was hoping it was just a bad bottle.  From what I can tell now, it was.

We opened up our 3rd bottle last night and paired it with a simple romaine salad and pasta with meat sauce.  It could not have been better.  Everything I enjoyed from the first bottle was back.  This is a very complex wine, fruity and sweet yet finishes a touch dry.  Flavor 5, value 5.  If you can find it buy it.

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2010 Joseph Händler Riesling

The 2010 Joseph Händler Riesling German wine from the Pfalz region in typical German style is only a mere 9.5% alcohol.  With the low alcohol come a sweetness rather uncommon to most whites, but not rieslings.  Last night this bottle paired with grilled cajun shrimp, which made a nice combination.  It also worked well as a pre-meal wine and after dinner finisher. 

This wine is cheap, $4.99/bottle at Trader Joes, it is my go to white right now.  A good mixture of fruity sweetness and light acidity, this wine hits the mark on any summer day.  For taste, I give it a 3, obviously much better, more complex rieslings can be had, but at this price point the value is absolutely phenomenal. I give it a 5 for value.  This is an everyday wine at an everyday price that you actually want to drink.  Recommend.