Underground Blind Wine Tasting

Posted on 17. Apr, 2009 by singleguychef in Underground

As you can see, we’ve updated the site and in the process, the original wine tasting post was whacked. Here’s the recap of the tasting. 6 wines with various ratings and prices and came from all over the world and this is how the roughly fell out.

The clear favorites were the Rocca Syrah and the Wallace. The following bottles were a bit mixed throughout the group with the $9 Luzon having a strong showing throughout the crowd.

  1. 2003 Rocca Syrah $45
    California
    93pts Wine Specatator
  2. Wallace by Ben Glaetzer 2006 $24
    80% Shiraz/20% Grenache
    Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 91-94pts
  3. 2005 Gra Eagle Red Wing $27
    39% Cabernet Sauvignon/28% Merlot/18% Cabernet Franc/15% Petit Verdot
    91pts Wine Spectator
  4. 2006 Borsao Crianza Seleccion $15
    50% Grenache/25% Tempranillo (pronounced Tem prah neeyo)/25%Cabernet Sauvignon
    89pts Robert Parker
  5. 2007 Luzon $9
    65% Monastrell (known in U.S. as Mouvedre Moo Ve Dra)/35% Syrah
    90 Pts Wine Enthusiast
    #1 wine in Top 100 for Best Buys of 2008 in Wine Enthusiast
  6. 2006 Felsina Chianti Classico $18
    90 pts Wine Spectator
    #51 out of Top 100 Wines for 2008 in Wine Spectator

So…who won? You would expect him to win a beer or scotch tasting but he came out of nowhere and cleaned house. Stuart stumbled home with a half case of each bottle and bragging rights until the white wine tasting to come this Spring.

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