Sauvignon Blanc #4 and 5

Sauvingnon Blanc #4

Rayun Sauvignon Blanc 2010, 12.5% alcohol, Chile  $8.99

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Aroma:   Prunes

Flavor:

Bright, slightly tart, slightly dry in the mouth  It’s hard to pick out flavors.  I’m distracted by the tartness on the side of my tongue.  There may be low undertones of acorn squash flavor in the wine.

The wine went so beautifully with roasted sweet potatoes.  The acidity vanished and the the slight acorn squash flavor married beautifully with the roasted sweet potatoes.  Heaven!  It tastses like a totally different wine.  I will definitely purchase this wine again when I make any sweet potato dish.

Wine with spicy orange lentil stew:

The cayenne pepper in my lentil stew makes the wine burn a bit going down, however the flavor of the wine seems a bit “fruitier” with the stew.  Eating a bit of whole grain baggette  before sipping the wine, tempers the burn from the wine and the cayenne pepper.  When I eat and drink in this order, the wine goes well with the stew.  I am interested in trying this wine again with my lentil stew when I don’t put cayenne pepper in the recipe.

Sauvignon Blanc #5

Chalone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, 2008, Monterey County California

Aroma:

Green bananas, banana bread

Flavor: green bananas, smooth.  Goes well with my lentil stew, the flavor doesn’t change

Bonus:

Queso De Cabra al Pimenton  Spanish Cheese $15.99/lb  $3.52 for a 0.22 lb serving

Goat’s milk with pimenton

Soft cheese, not spreadable

Light flavor.  I don't notice any spicy peppery flavor from the paprika in the rind of the cheese, however I like it.  It reminds me of munster cheese.  Goes great with the Rayun Sauvignon Blanc.  The cheese cut out the “bite” in the wine.  This cheese also goes well with Chalone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc.  Their is no change in the flavor of the cheese or the wine.

Caciotta al tartuffo, Italian cheese  $21.99/lb  $6.16 for 0.28 lb serving

Sheeps milk cheese with black truffles

Flavor:

Rich smokey flavor of the black truffles.  Buttery, not creamy.  Semi soft, not spreadable.  My whole mouth is filled with the aroma of black truffles.  Goes amazingly well with the Rayun wine.  This cheese makes the Rayun wine taste delicious.  I can’t say the same for drinking the Rayun wine by itself. This cheese takes away the acidity and hightlights the sweetness of the wine.   The wine tastes like a fruity sweet Riesling with this cheese.

The Chalone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc doesn’t go well with the truffle cheese.  I can’t explain the flavor change, but its not a good one.