I think this is the first post at AddMoreWine that is actually about wine.
So today I posted a Facebook update of “Woohoo, the kitchen is clean. OK, cleaner than it was.” and off to the market I went for a few items.
As I was browsing the aisles, a reply came on my cell phone of “Have a glass of wine. Your mom would have.” My godfather is a brilliant man.
So, I sauntered over to the wine section and started poking about. I’m not a huge white wine drinker, but I saw the bottles of “Wild Pig Chardonnay” and simply couldn’t resist. I suspect there was some subsconcious mocking of the whole H1N1 pandemic that drew me to it – I can’t be sure, but my brain works in strange ways.
It wasn’t ungodly expensive at $10.99 a bottle, on sale from $12.99 (another victim on H1N1?) so I figured if it was terrible, it wasn’t the end of the world. And if it was good, well, hey, I have wine! And it’s a French wine, and I’ve heard they know a few things about wine.
I popped it in the chiller and after a while I opened it up and shared it with a houseguest. My first thought was, “Not too bad!” And by the time I finished the glass I realized I really liked it.
I’m not up on all the big descriptives of wines, so bear with me. It has good legs, and the bouquet is well…quiet. No alcohol-y sting, maybe a bit of a floral thing going on? As far as the taste goes, it’s very mellow for a chardonnay. (Or at least the chardonnays I have had.) Very buttery, no unexpected bite or anything like that. Just smooth and nice and enjoyable.
This is a wine I do believe would go quite nicely with just about anything, and I’ll definitely get another bottle in the future.
So, if you see a wine bottle with a glass pig embossed on it – give it a whirl. It’s pretty darn good.
