No nose- I’m sitting in an airplane with a plastic cup. The initial impression I get is of mellow plums, really nice acidity and some earthiness. The mid palate is generous with the dark fruits and I am enjoying the very mild dryness the tannins are giving. On second thought, it is really packed with plum flavors. The finish is shortish but tasty. The strength of this wine lies on the generous mid palate, which is where the flavors and technical components all seem to materialize. Considering I am cooped up in a pressurized tube I think the winemakers have a winner here. They have crafted something I am really enjoying. 90 points and kudos. I paired it with pasta and meatball, courtesy of United Airlines. For $19 this wine gets 4 stars and is widely available. Salut….
The meatball and pasta
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Airline wines need their own rating. Not ideal and some wines fail horribly. An extra star because it came up good in a plastic cup, you were cooped up in an airline seat and your food match was heated up in the galley microwave? 🙂
Perhaps! I did some research after I landed, this is considered a valiant effort by others so I think it is a fair rating with the commensurate stars for the QPR.
Yes, you could say it has been well and truly tested as an airline wine. The follow-up was a good idea by the way. I had a similar experience with a wine served in economy on a Qantas flight a couple of years ago. I enjoyed the wine enough to look for it when I got back home. Now it is an occasional buy.