Friday, September 29, 2006

Borsao Rose 2005 wine review by (PB)

This Spanish Rose is a Tourmaline red with a luscious bouquet of Summer fruit. It has an adequate structure if a little alcoholic but I served it too warm pulling it out of my ambient cellar.

It has flavors of raspberries and strawberries, but there is a nagging “something” in the structure that just isn’t quite right. When I paired this with baked chicken—a pretty benign dish to pair—the wine was not a good match only increasing that “something” I can’t identify.

After dinner I re-tasted the wine and I confirmed that it definitely isn’t just a bad pairing but with a lower serving temperature, the wine is drinkable but why bother? $8 Roses are in abundance and without the controversy so raise a glass and check the other roses blogged here that are wonderful. (I recommend La Veille Ferme and it’s only about $6!) So raise a glass while Summer hangs on.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:22 AM

    maybe your food was not up to par... why blame a bottle full of fun?

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  2. Anonymous1:37 PM

    Le Vielle Ferme???...This is your recommendation??!! Come on now.

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