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…
^ Mr. Antoine Dumont of the Smoking Dog Bistro.
2008 Luberon – Marrenon Classic
ABV: 12.5%
Category: white blend (40% Grenache Blanc, 40% Vermentino, 20% Ugni blanc)
Country: France
Winemaker: Marrenon
Agency: Waldorf Wines
Varietal Character/Distinctiveness: ~ 3 “Missing some body, some character, maybe some oak.”
Expression: 4 ~ “Good nose, mineral and green fruit smell.”
Complexity: 4 ~ “Not complex at all, missing some structure, but not pretentious.”
Balance: 3 ~ “Acidity too high at the end. Missing a nice finish (maybe accentuated the prune taste at the end).”
Value: 4 ~ “It has to be in this price range, it is not a very good wine, but it is not expensive.”
Score: 19/25
Availability: Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, Liberty Wine Merchants
Pricing: $15-17
Wine review by Mr. Antoine Dumont of the Smoking Dog Bistro in Kitsilano.
