Tasting - Little Bosco

                 

For my first wine tasting, I decided on a sweet red wine with the name of Little Bosco Malvasia Di Castelnuovo Don Bosco. This is a blended red wine coming from Comune in Calamandrana, Italy in Europe. The Vintage year of this wine is 2020. This bottle cost twelve dollars. 

While there are little online reviews for this wine, Little Bosco has been desribed on cellar tracker as being "Has some whitish red foam too. Nose almost like grapetizier, dark red berries and a little sweet. Seems like a soda or a cider. Lots of raspberries, slightly floral. Sweet attack and some tartiness in the finish. Light bodied and shortish finish. Very pleasant and easy going, almost like fruit juice." 

(https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=2306717) 

Little Bosco is a full bodied wine (Wine Folly 14). It is also very sweet, making it a higher calorie wine (Wine Folly 15). I did not get much of the bitter Tannin taste while trying this wine (Wine Folly 17). I do think that this wine was pretty acidic compared to most red wines (Wine Folly 21). In addition, with only being 6% ABV, this wine had a low alcohol content (Wine Folly 22).

I found this wine to be very flavorful and delicious. As mentioned, the wine had a very fruity taste and smell, with strong flavors of grape as well as raspberry. In addition, I found the slight carbonation of the wine to be very nice and enjoyable. This was a very sweet, fruity, and delicious wine. I did not try this wine with food, but I imagine there are some very good food combinations with the wine. I can see it pairing well with dark chocolate. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

wine dinner number two!

Image
For my second wine dinner, I tried a new variety of wines and foods.  wine pairing one:  For my fist pairing of the dinner, I paired Santa Julia Pinot Grigio with a classic caesar salad. The wine used in this pairing is a wine wine made from Pinot Grigio. The vintage year of this wine is 2021, it originates from the Mendoza region of Argentina, has an ABV of 13%, and cost around $11. I chose to pair this wine with a caesar salad topped with parmasean and a plant based caesar dressing.   I found this pairing to work very well together. This white wine delivered tropical flavors along with a slightly floral aroma. The fresh finish of the wine paired well with the freshness and creamyness of the salad.  wine pairing two:  For my second wine pairing of the dinner, I paired Basic Riesling with pasta primavera.  The wine used in this pairing is a riesling from Germany with a vintage year of 2018 and an ABV of 11% and cost about $14. The pasta paired with thi...
Read more

Tasting - Baby Prosecco

Image
This week, I also tasted Baby Prosecco. This wine comes from the Northern region of Italy and cost around ten dollars. This sparking wine is composed of the Glera grape and this specific bottle's vintage year is 2020. Siema Wines offered a review of their wine -  "It's a semi-sparkling wine with a pale straw yellow color. Delicate bouquet with typical notes that remind of wild apple, honey and flowers. On the palate the taste is fruity, fresh and crisp with fine bubbles." (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/597bf334725e2562b8a03e3d/t/6092d978fa6855094c376298/1620236664764/BABY+Prosecco+Frizzante.pdf) Baby Prosecco is a medium-bodied sparkling wine (Wine Folly 14). It is also a semi-sweet wine that does come with a bit of a taste of tannin, which gives it a sweet yet somewhat bitter taste (Wine Folly 17). I do think that this wine is pretty acidic compared to past wines I have tasted (Wine Folly 21). In addition, this wine has an ABV of 11%, making it pretty averag...
Read more

wine & cheese!

Image
                  For my first wine and cheese pairing, I paired a Robert Mondavi with a blueberry honey goat cheese. This wine is a Chardonnay with a vintage year of 2020, coming from California, has an ABV of 11%, and cost about $16. This wine is buttery and medium-bodied. This wine is low in tannins and has a more smokey aftertaste. The fruityness and sweetness of this wine toned down the smokiness of the wine.  For my second wine and cheese pairing, I paired Clean Slate with a Smoked Cheddar. Clean Slate is a Riesling coming from Mosel, Germany. This wine has a vintage year of 2020, an ABV of 13%, and cost about $13. This wine has flavors of peach, lime, and subtle mineral flavors as well. I aimed to pair this wine with a smoky cheddar that would pair interestingly with the sweet, fruity, and crisp wine. This was a great pairing and I enjoyed it a lot.  For my final wine and cheese pairing, I paired Cavicchioli U. & Figli wi...
Read more