The party continues with the Wine Armada leaving the Richmond Heights harbor. My wife, Caren, put together a delicious dish of chicken, zucchini and salsa verde sauce to celebrate the launch. I was up to the task with a Spanish white that balanced perfectly with the tangy entree. The majority of wines from Rueda are 100% Verdejo, so this blend really intrigued me.
2008 Bodegas Torres Manur Pindal Rueda
Blend of 50% Verdejo and 50% Viura from Rueda
THROUGH THE NOSE: Canned yellow cling peaches “in heavy syrup” (that’s for those of you that remember a classic episode of “All in the Family”) with fresh, sliced grapefruit.
AROUND THE MOUTH: More intense grapefruit flavors, slight sugary snap peas with some white pepper, adding a slight spice to this medium body. Acidity lingered nicely on the tongue with a lengthy finish that ended pure and clean.
ON THE SIDE: The Wine Armada rolled the dice on this one and was pleasantly pleased how well it combined with the unusual combination Caren concocted. This would work equally successfully with fish and vegetarian dishes.
BY THE NUMBERS: Around $8 at Grapevine Wines in Kirkwood. May also be available at The Wine Merchant in Clayton. Wine Armada gives this a 17-gun salute on our 21-gun salute scale.
IN SUMMARY: For 8 bucks, this is a great Springtime wine will offer all kinds of food pairing versatility. At this price, we should all stock up on this for the summer, when the thought of red wine makes you want to abandon ship. Don’t believe me, then check out this amazing “wine review coincidence” link below from this week’s Riverfront Times...
(You'll need to copy/paste in your browser since I can't get this to work as a link - what a "blogger rookie"!)
http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gutcheck/2010/04/wine_buy_the_bottle_grapevine_wines.php
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