The owners of a couple of wine shops here in town have very graciously invited me to a couple of recent consumer tastings. Both involved wines that are in a price range I don’t always get around to trying here at home, so it was a nice opportunity, and a couple of the wines will fit in nicely to some of our upcoming Casa S dinners.

I’m tired of ordinary old tasting notes, aren’t you? I’m going to try something different and see what you think (all images stolen from google search thumbnails…). Let me know….

Dr. Beer & Mr. Wine, Gurruchaga 1876, Palermo

Baptême Gran Reserva Chardonnay 2012, Mendoza ★★ 472 pesos ($34)

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Diego Rosso Pinot Noir 2010, Mendoza ★★★★ 537 pesos ($38)

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Alchimia de los Andes Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2012, Mendoza ★ 299 pesos ($21)

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Alchimia Cabernet Franc 2015, Mendoza ★ 449 pesos ($32)

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Mendoza Vineyards (MV) Gran Reserva Malbec 2009, Mendoza ★★ 476 pesos ($34)

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Baptême Gran Reserva Malbec 2012, Mendoza ★★★★ 608 pesos ($43)

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Baptême Brut Rosé, Mendoza ★ 529 pesos ($37)

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Armesto Almacén, Pacheco de Melo 2101, Recoleta

Mendel Semillón 2014, Mendoza ★★ 250 pesos ($18)

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Mendel Malbec 2013, Mendoza, ★ 340 pesos ($24)

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Mendel Unus 2013, Mendoza ★★★ 520 pesos ($37)

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Mendel Finca Remota 2012, Mendoza ★★★ 990 pesos ($70)

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I would say that the three Mendel reds are just too young to drink in my opinion, and could use anywhere from 1-3 years to develop a bit more.

Okay, that was kinda fun, but way too much work to do again….