I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our next contestant…
Miss Tara Thom, General Manager of Maenam.
2008 Quails’ Gate Chenin Blanc
ABV: 12.5%
Category: Chenin Blanc
Country: Okanagan Valley, BC Canada
Winemaker: Quails’ Gate
Varietal Character/Distinctiveness: 5 ~ “Clean, herbal, grassiness with citrus, grapefruit, high acid, dry, light body.”
Expression: 4 ~ “Well, pungent expressiveness, true to the varietal. Almost voluptuous nose.”
Complexity: 3 ~ “Not too complex, nice easy drinking on a hot summer day. Ready to drink now.”
Balance: 3 ~ “Bitter finish, sucking on a grapefruit rind.”
Value: 3.5 ~ “Decent bang for the buck. Nothing crazy.”
Further Notes: “Crisp, dry and fun.”
Score: 18.5/25
Availability: BC Liquor Stores
Pricing: $18.99
Wine review by Tara Thom, General Manager of Maenam.
