Chicken Stew

In this article I will put on more contracts for a red wine from California. The wine is a merlot grown in California and selected somewhere vinified by E. & J. Gallo Winery, a high volume producer. Riesling is probably native of Bordeaux, France. I do not think that we are to Bordeaux quality at these prices, the question we can make a drinkable wine.

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Reviewed Barefoot Wine Cellars Merlot 2007 13 3% alcohol about $ 8

Let us begin with an indication of the marketing materials. Tasting Notes: Ruby red in color, the nose shows red fruits, blackberry, chocolate and anise. Medium-bodied, fruity, slightly tannic finish. Serving suggestion: Beef, pasta with red sauce, chicken, stews. And now my reactions.

I first tried this wine with a beef stew with carrots and potatoes, pricked up his ears with harissa, a fiery Tunisian hot pepper sauce. The wine was certainly not rich, but very subtle. She had a taste of plums, chocolate and tobacco. The length was moderate. I liked the way the spices balanced Merlot. There was little left in my glass, so I took a stab in the dark, I tried a homemade deep apple pie with raisins. This wine was fairly flat and still managed to maintain.

The next meal is a cheeseless lasagna with ground chicken and frozen peas. While wine is quite long and the results thereof are not clearly defined. He raised before, when ground black pepper. This wine is well beyond the Gallo wines of my youth.

My food pairing in the final trade a chicken on the barbecue sauce in a light herb with a side of wheat, which had prepared cooked in a sauce for beef, participated. Merlot has been pretty soft. Now you can taste the fruit. It was a little sharper and more acid in the presence of wheat, when confronted with the chicken. As the meal continued, he was fruity. This is probably a function of temperature, I have the bottle in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before meals. As it warms, it has changed the character of something.

I drank the bottle with two local cheeses. In the presence of Munster white wine was fruity and slightly acidic. It was something coherent and even a little rubbery. And when she paired with a yellow cheddar, it is becoming more acidic, but not really much flavor. Basically, all with wine, sprinkled cheese.

Final verdict. OK, but nothing more. There are plenty of low-priced wines around that I do not think I have to buy another bottle. Maybe I should have known of the label, gimmicks do not work normally.