In
commemoration of my childhood's most liked game-show [Ups! Yeah Baby, I admit it
;-)] : it is „Supermarket Sweep“ time!
Well you
guys probably can imagine which shelf would have been my favourite one! Enough
of this wishful nostalgic blather!
In the coming weeks I intent to have a couple of Supermarket wines! More specific: Eastern European Supermarket wines. Therefore, I paid a little visit to a small, but rather fine Russian supermarket over here in Teutonia! Let’s sweep this Russian Supermarket and see what the outcome will be:
In the coming weeks I intent to have a couple of Supermarket wines! More specific: Eastern European Supermarket wines. Therefore, I paid a little visit to a small, but rather fine Russian supermarket over here in Teutonia! Let’s sweep this Russian Supermarket and see what the outcome will be:
My first
Eastern European Supermarket Sweep Wine (EESSW) comes from Moldavia.
Famous for its gigantic wine cellars and rich wine history. To be honest I
haven’t got a lot of clues about the local wine business or the autochthonous
varietals from over there. The same counts for the following wine: Driada (ICS
Suvorov Vin S.R.L.) Tamianca N.V. Apart from the 11% Alc info ... Nothing!
The colour looked
like cleared apple juice (dark yellow). The nose seemed oxidative, definitely not
oxidized! I got strong nutty and Sherry-like scents and maybe here and there
some aged lemon. The taste had a strong oxidative character as well. I got
pretty creamy and nutty flavours (not very presise, a bit rustic and untidy). Surprisingly fresh lemon and herbal flavours!
The sweetness of this wine was rather exhausting, but still acceptable. The lively
acid provided the wine with a nice freshness and somehow lightness. This wine
is definitely nothing I'd prefer on a summer evening, but it is not that horribly bad. For people with a
preference for very sweet and uncomplicated wines - it might be a delight to
consume. Sorry surely no "King of Wine" - like the label implies! That is a bit too much ...
My advice: No overconsumption – definitely a headache wine ;-)
My advice: No overconsumption – definitely a headache wine ;-)
Side information:
This amphora-like-bottle had the shortest and slimmest cork I have ever seen!
PS: If you don’t know this semi-psychedelic-capitalist-highlight
of early 1990s TV entertainment – here I got some input for you! ;-)
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