It’s been a rainy past few days, and it looks like the rain will last through the weekend. Expected for late October around here, but still a drag. Our late summer is officially over.
And while we morn the loss of the sun and the oncoming drab days, why not review a wine that makes us feel just as blasé?
We’ve seen this sparkling wine everywhere, from small neighborhood grocery stores to the cavernous Costco, but we had never been inclined to give it a try. Something just said “this is a wine that wishes it was something a little more French.” While this feeling still nagged us, we finally gave in and tried the Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut ($25). All we could say upon first sip was “grapey,” like that annoying little Welch’s girl. It didn’t provide any redeeming qualities after the first taste, with its tart, puckering finish. Although it was a very light wine, with undertones of crackers (the bastard child of actual baked bread), it left the mouth drier than we would have expected. Overall, it was fairly easy drinking, but totally unremarkable. And once we finished, we noticed our glasses smelled like feet. Eww.
Score: She gives it a 2, he has some pity and gives it a 2.5
Recommended: Pass this one, it’s a big green bottle full of tangy juice.
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