Soothed 🍷

Quite a delish lo-cal, minimally sulphuric wine to decompress with and why not feel obnoxiously smug about providing 1 human with a year’s worth of potable water while we’re at it? 🍷➡️💧

BRIEF: “Intense, garnet colour. This Altano Organic is beautifully scented, with floral and ripe red fruit aromas. On the palate, the wine shows excellent structure and balance and the fruit is fresh and focused. The elegant long finish denotes the balance afforded by the perfect acidity. This wine is made with 100% organically grown grapes from the family's vineyards.” SOOT’S TAKE: Lovely on the nose and on the palate. Clean tasting. I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed their other tinto, if not more. Hats off to the Symingtons for (literally) making it in Portugal.

Got this personal sized bottle for $8. One of the cleanest tasting reds I’ve had in recent memory.

Lovely sipping wine 🍷 at under $5/personal sized bottle.

A smooth red with dark berry undertones. One of the better reds I’ve had in a while.

PRUNES are what I’m getting with a whiff of this wine I purchased during a wine tasting at a South Australian vineyard. I also remember the accompanying live and impromptu guitar music from my pourer although I definitely did not get the impression of prunes 5 years ago.

Shared with our fellow horse riders 🍷🐎

Malbec and a throwback.

I loved the abundance and affordability of good wine in 🇦🇷 but what really impressed upon me that night about this resto was its retro ambience. 💕🍷💕 #mood

BRIEF: “It's not so much the precise location of the vineyard that matters here, but the name of the proprietor and winemaker - Pierre Lurton, presiding genius at two of Bordeaux's most fabled châteaux- the awesome red Saint-Émilion Cheval Blanc, and the supreme sweet white d'Yquem. Marjosse is where Pierre lives, almost midway between the two properties. The vineyard is in fact on a fantastic site, a clay and limestone plateau high above the river Dordogne, with some of its soil surprisingly similar to Saint-Émilion. If this is what Pierre drinks at home, it's impressive. Beautifully balanced, wearing a light covering of oak sweetness over dry ripe fruit that is just starting to suggest raspberry and blackcurrant, and subtly scented with mint.” SOOT’S TAKE: Pierre has decent taste in vin.

Had to filter the sediment out of this after leaving and almost forgetting about the bottle for 7 years. Thankfully it still tasted fine. Will apply the rest to some tinto de verano.

Quite possibly my first all-natural PF homemade wine, legacy of Vittorio Marando who brought traditional farming and wine making practices from his native Calabria to this side of the antipodes. I was hoping to meet Signor Vittorio but alas, I was 3 years too late.

Post (first attempt @) kueh lapis legit (KLL) libation before I find out if the KLL gods have smiled upon or cackled at yours truly? 🙄 *For anyone wanting to try their hand at cake baking, this is NOT the cake to start with 🥹😭🍷🍷🍷🍷😹

“Castillon has a similar terroir of limestone and clay soils as its famous neighbour Saint-Emilion. This is ideal for Merlot, which, in addition to a little Cabernet, sets the tone in this cuvée, giving the wine a juicy character with elegant berry fruit and bright freshness.”

A very drinkable red. I agree that it’s smooth and juicy, and maybe brimming with dark cherry, maybe even plum? 🤨 The black pepper and spice notes just aren’t happening for me though.

Not bad, but maybe not the best accompaniment to the grilled cheese I made.

It’s two buck Chuck-ish but hey it ain’t bad for under $4.

Brought to the table by fellow diners. 🍷 #cheers

Everyone except the 👶🏻 partook. 🍷

Velvety and deep Boreaux. I’m not sure I experienced ripe blackberries, violets (what does that smell or taste like even?) or cedar, but one can dream following a few sips…

BRIEF: “Sourced from selected vineyards, this Red Blend is rich opulent, with sweet blackcurrant flavours and balanced with a subtle vanilla and spice finish. It's a seriously delicious red wine, jam packed with flavour.” SOOT’S TAKE: I dig the label but it sure talks a good game. It ain’t rich. It ain’t jammy and it may just qualify as smooth. But “packed with flavour” it ain’t. Insipid more like. 😏

I don’t know why I didn’t enjoy this Malbec as I do others and as I do their Chardonnay, but I didn’t. 😒