Name: Domaine de la Guicharde
Variety: Red Rhone Blend
Region: Rhone
Country: France
Year: 2011
Price: $12.95
Winery Review: "Very bright and exhuberant, offering lots of violet, anise and blackberry aromas and flavors, with a good lacing of firm cherry pit keeping this honest through the finish. Drink now. 800 cases imported. 88- Wine Spectator."
My Review: The Dom de la Guicharde had a pungent aroma, you could almost smell the tannin in the wine. It was the exact aroma that one would expect to come from a wine that would prepare you for the expected bitterness to come. As for the taste, it was as it smelled- there was a distinct, steely acidity to it that "bit" the tongue. The flavors were more aggressive than the previous Sauvignon Blanc to catch the attention of the olfactory nerves. It was by no means an unpleasant sourness and could be compared to the same pucker you get when you bite into a blackberry: sometimes bitter at first but once you chew, you release a sweetness that mixes in with the initial sourness. The Dom was not taken with food, but perhaps pairing it with chicken decorated with lemongrass and watercress will be a nice match with these stronger flavors. In conclusion, I enjoyed the tasting experience I had with this red wine, and as it was bold with stronger flavors that challenged the senses.
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