2008 Whitehall Lane Sauvignon Blanc
Seeing that this is called TrashTV, let me start by venting a little. Are you friggin kidding me? Is it just me or is this a flash back to last season when Ed had to leave because of his job only to come back a few weeks later? While I don’t think that Ali will be back on the show, I’m going to go out on a limb and make my prediction on how the rest of this is going to play out. Jake is going to narrow it down to Vienna and Tenley and the dumb ass will pick Vienna. After the final rose has been handed out and the show is over, it will be revealed that they have broken up and he will eventually end up dating Ali. There, I said it on the record. BTW, I have to send a big thank you to the Olympics, because of them I will get a two week reprieve from the madness of “The Bachelor”.
Now on to the juice!
This week’s pick was the 2008 Whitehall Lane Sauvignon Blanc which is 90% Sauvignon Blanc 10% Semillon. This wine generally costs around $16 a bottle and comes in at 13% ABV. I was able to find this at a local grocery store for under $14. According to www.whitehalllane.com, this Sauvignon Blanc has a cork free closure (A.K.A. a screw cap).
The Whitehall Lane shows a light straw color in the glass. Kind of the typical sauv blanc color. On the nose I get some apple, grapefruit and a hint of banana. I get some nice floral, citrus notes in this wine. On the palate I get a lot more citrus flavors, grapefruit and green apples. This wine has a bit of tartness almost like a sweet-tart. I thought that this wine was more reminiscent of a sauvignon blanc from the Marlborough region. The finish is light and crisp.
Would I buy/drink this wine again? I’m not crazy in love with this wine, but I don’t hate it either.
I give this wine 2.5 out of 5 corks!
The Elyse Zinfandel is a dark ruby color with aromas of earth, raisins and light pepper. On the palate I got flavors of plums, earth and white pepper. This is a well structured wine with medium tannins and smooth finish. I paired this wine is some spicy Thai food and it held up very nicely.
My wife and our neighbor both agreed that they liked this wine better than the Elyse. They both felt that the Robert Craig Zinfandel was just a bit better rounded than the Elyse.
After working the hockey game and seeing the Coyotes get their asses handed to them, I was looking forward to a nice bottle of Zinfandel and some trash TV. Seeing that the wife was out of town, I couldn’t really raid the wine cooler (House Rules), I had to stop and find a bottle. After going to my local wine shop I realized that they don’t have a great Zinfandel selection, unless you want to spend $50 – $80! So I end up having someone recommend the 2008 Sonoma County Three Valleys by Ridge Vineyards ($21). I am usually apprehensive about buying wine off of a recommendation from new sources, but my friend Bill wasn’t around so I went with it.
Taste a new bottle of wine, of course! This is one of my stipulations for me to sit and watch “Trash TV” with my wife. Not a bad trade off if you ask me, seeing that I would probably have to sit there and watch it anyway. At least this way I get to enjoy some good wine and do “research” for my blog.
