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A Swing and a Miss

January 7, 2007
A bottle of Adega de Pegoes 2005 Vihno Blanco, purchased at the Curious Grape for $6.99 while seraching for everyday wines. 12% alcohol by volume and had a real cork closure.

The nose of this bottle had a lot of promise. It was very floral and had a huge aroma. It was also very fruity on the nose, with pears, peaches and melons showing through. I also thought I got a whiff of the muscat grape.

What a disappointment in the mouth. There was no delivery on the flavors in the nose. It was simply flat, lacking any real flavor. It tasted like sweet water. Surprising, it got a little better when I ate some chocolate with it, but not enough to make me run out and get another bottle. I will keep looking for my everyday wine, this one was all show and no action.

2 comments:

  1. Dr. Debs said...

    Seems like you may have had a slightly corked bottle?

    1/8/07, 1:09 PM  

  2. Sonadora said...

    It's possible. It was so odd to have no follow-through on all that aroma. I've never had a corked bottle of wine though, so I'm not sure I would recognize a slightly corked one.

    1/8/07, 1:24 PM  

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