Once again, it's Thursday, which means wine tasting at Thirst! I sat down with my esteemed friend Josh to sample 3 wines by Erin Glenn.
Wine no.1 - A blend of Viognier, Gewerztraminer, and Riesling, the 2008 Isa ($unavailable) is nicely crisp and acidic. My palate loves the mild dirt and unwashed melon rind of this white wine. I got a twinge of bitter almond and watered down tropical flavors; imagine a rustic island vacation sans the mob of tourists and tacky leis.
Wine no.2 - The 2008 Tantrum Red ($19) is quite a different blend of Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Barbera. POW! I smell chemicals, I taste a frosted red velvet cupcake. "It feels like I'm cleaning the bathroom," Josh surmises. We get chewy rubber fruits from the Pinot, chocolate, spice, and all things nice from the Merlot, and a big guy punch from the Barbera.
Wine no.3 - A drink for dessert! The 2006 Gemini ($14), a late harvest Gewerztraminer, reminds one of a sweet Riesling with a dash of fennel and poppy seed before fading into butterscotch. Josh's inference was that this dessert wine is like "an alcohol soaked poppyseed cake; so by that standard its... lemony?!" We paired the wine with a hunk of Beechers white cheddar, which, as if using brown sugar as glue, patched all the wines disjointedness together.
Good show by Erin Glenn Winery-- nothing spectacular, but tasty all the same.
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