Color: Bright purple
Nose: Earthy, wet leaves, some pepper
Mouth: Bold tannins, big and chewy with a nice, long finish with a touch of bitterness. Red fruit comes out with food.
Price: $ 19.99
Conclusion: Excellent, unique red that gets better with food, especially the Satori Bella Raspberry cheese and mini quiche!
Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2009Conclusion: Excellent, unique red that gets better with food, especially the Satori Bella Raspberry cheese and mini quiche!
Color: Purple
Nose: The producer suggested decanting this wine. The aroma before decanting had a hint of coffee notes with a bit of smoke. What a difference decanting this wine! The nose was beautiful after decanting, with big, red fruit.
Mouth: We first tasted this wine without decanting. It had a great finish, with red fruit and was well balanced. After decanting, a bit of spice came through as well as all the flavors really opening up. We were very happy we decanted.
Price: $17.99
Price: $17.99
Conclusion: A well-balanced, delicious wine that was made even better by decanting.
Montes Alpha Syrah 2008
Montes Alpha Syrah 2008
Color: Purple
Nose: Red fruit with some spice and smoky notes.
Mouth: Full bodied, not a fruit forward Syrah. Some bitterness on the finish. Very food friendly Syrah.
Price: $20.99
Conclusion: Excellent Syrah, especially with food. Not fruit forward, but bold and delicious in its own right.
Mouth: Full bodied, not a fruit forward Syrah. Some bitterness on the finish. Very food friendly Syrah.
Price: $20.99
Conclusion: Excellent Syrah, especially with food. Not fruit forward, but bold and delicious in its own right.
Pairings
Cheeses:
- Sartori Bella Raspberry
- Vintage Irish Cheddar
Quiche-Spinach and Cheese
BBQ ribs
Mozzarella with spicy salami and basil
Billy Goat Chips
Lindt Chili Chocolate
Final Thoughts:
Beth: Wow, what food friendly wines. I enjoyed all of them, but if I have to pick a favorite it woul be the Montes Alpha Cabernet. The Satorie Bella cheese with the rapberry washed rind was an excellent pairing with all the wines! I would definitely buy these wines again in the future.
Lisa: All three wines were winners from the start, however, when we added the different food pairings they really came to life! My favorite pairing, by far, was the Satori Bella Raspberry cheese. WOW! After decanting the Montes Alpha Cab, that one became my favorite of the evening.
Mary Jo: These three wines were all very enjoyable, especially with the food pairings! They were all three very different from each other and delicious in their own ways. I agree with Beth, in that the Montes Alpha Cabernet was truly my favorite. It was a very good wine prior to decanting and just became that much better after being decanted.
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