(Big) Blue and Wine: Rene Barbier Mediterranean White

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Rene Barbier Mediterranean White

Name: Rene Barbier Mediterranean White
Color: White
Varietal: Blend (Xarello/Macabeo/Parellada)
Vintage: NV
Country/State: Spain
Region: Various
Price: $5
Stars: 3 (out of 5)

Many people rave about this wine as being an amazing value. It's true that the price is great - just $5...but the wine left something to be desired. It wasn't terrible, but to me it tasted like a really cheap Chardonnay. Krista wasn't as kind, saying it reminded her of White Zinfandel. We drank it pretty well chilled, so there wasn't much going on in the nose. The taste was primarily green apple, melon, and citrus. It was very easy drinking, but didn't really bring much to the table to get excited about.

Overall, it just didn't live up to the great reviews.

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The main purpose of this blog is to provide an outlet for my wife and I to keep track of and easily organize wines as we buy them, drink them, and review them. Although we have been drinking wine for years, we really developed a strong interest in wine in the late summer of 2008. From about August of 2008 through mid-March of 2009, we consumed approximately 35 bottles of wine. I have tried to keep track of these wines and our feelings about them, primarily through the use of Excel spreadsheets. I am hoping that this blog will allow us to accomplish some of these goals more effectively and interactively. I briefly summarized these wines in the first post of the blog. Subsequently, I will post more detailed notes regarding our tastings as we look to expand our palates and continue our journey of exploring the world of wine. Along the way, I will try to make notes about my wine-related influences and provide links to some of my favorite sources on the web. Occasionally, I may post about other life events or happenings in the world of sports and music, two of my other passions.