![]() ![]() #txwine Red Wine wine Leave a comment Upcoming – Wine making class Januby Admin I would have no problem serving either wine to visitors or simply as an evening drink. The bottom line is this, the Texas Malbec from Haak holds its own against the Argentina malbec. We saved the Norton for consumption the next day. The Norton was smoother, described as “velvety.” It had a smoother and longer finish.Īs the evening progressed we finished to bottle of Malbec from Haak winery and enjoyed it very much. One description was “burlap” but that’s not a knock on it, just a description. While the Texas malbec from Haak was “harsher” it wasn’t overly so. Taste: Here’s where we were all surprised. One description I heard was “wildflower and oak.” The Norton malbec was described as “buttery oak.” We all enjoyed just smelling the Haak malbec. Nose impressoins: We all thought the Haak malbec smelled nicer. The Haak malbec had a more “orange” color to it while the Norton malbec was deeper purple/garnet. ![]() It was mostly because I had tried the Norton a week earlier. That turned out to not be the case.Ĭolor impressions: When I turned around I immediatly know which wine was which. Going into this I really expected that the Malbec from Argentina would overwhealm the one from Texas. ![]() Upon turning around we compared the color, smell, and taste. We each got two wine glasses and one at a time turned our backs while someone else poured for us. Note that this is not meant to be a wine review just some impressions of tasting wine from two different regions. It’s fair to note that my wife and I enjoyed a bottle of the Norton the previous week so it was still fresh in our memories. We decided it would be fun to “blind taste” the two bottles side-by-side and compare notes. One from Argentina, a Bodega Norton Reserva Malbec 2010 and one from Texas, a Haak Vinyards Malbec 2010. I happened to have two bottles of Malbec in the cabinet. We had some friends in town visiting over the weekend and we wanted to do something different while enjoying a little wine. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |