Quick Taste: Les Deux Rives

I am trying to get through a value pack that I was sent from Pasternak Imports. For the most part they have some great wines in their portfolio, but I did not love this wine.

It was the Les Deux Rives 2007. The wine is from the Corbieres Rouge AOC of France. I found a distinct herbaceous smell from this wine, very much along the lines of green beans sauteed with garlic and almonds. The wine tasted similarly to how it smelled. There was some cherry and cinamon, but the prevalent taste was green.

Ah well... every wine can't be for everyone.

Terracita Tempranillo

Those are two names that are fun to put next to each other. Terracita Tempranillo. It just rolls off the tongue. What is better is that it rolls easily into your hand too. I received this wine as a sample from Pasternak Imports and was extremely happy that I did. I might have found myself a new house wine.

Coming from Spain, this wine is labeled as Tierra de Castilla la Mancha, giving it a very general sense of place. The winery is Bodega (means winery) Roqueta.

This wine, the Terracita Tempranillo 2008, is an easy drinking and fresh red wine. So easy to drink that I could have easily finished the entire bottle if I did not have someone else there drinking it with me. There were really lovely cherry and raspberry fruits throughout this wine. There was a healthy dose of acidity that kept the taste fresh and light.

This wine retails for about $9, making it easy to pick up a case for everyday drinking, to use as a gift or to bring over to a friend’s place for dinner.