Name: New Age Rose***Variety: Malbec Blend (70% Bonarda and 30% Malbec)
Region: San Rafael, Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: Did not say, but my guess would be 2013
Price: $19.99 (At Green's in downtown Blacksburg) ($9.99 on Thursdays)
Alcohol Content: 6%
With/Without Food: Had with their chicken skewers and it complimented the pineapple and peppers, as well as the flavorful and savory pieces of chicken.
Wine Review: Experience the magic of New Age, refreshingly sweet possessing the juicy freshness of just-picked cherries, and raspberries, perfume of roses and violets.
My Review: After swirling the smell was fabulous! Very fast legs. I think since the alcohol percentage was so low, it wasn't harsh at all. Smelled almost just like the grape juice that they serve at churches during communion. Definitely tasted the cherries, maybe a little black current, and raspberries and blueberries. Even a little cinnamon taste, but not a lot. Almost had a sparkling wine feeling when tasted, but not so many bubbles. Very good and definitely a dessert type wine.
Extra Notes: After the wine tasting at The Vintage Cellar, my friend and I couldn't just stop there, so we decided to go to a place we hadn't tried yet downtown and we settled on Green's since we heard that they had half-off bottles of wine on Thursdays! A great atmosphere and a small, but tasty selection of wines. We each ordered a bottle and shared. My friend ordered a Riesling, which was also sweet and tasty for our mid-afternoon adventure!
***I got this Rose... I think that the owners actually miss named this wine. They said it was a Rose, but I believe it was a red blend. The back of the bottle said New Age Red, so I think they might have just not looked at it or tasted it. (Either way it was good!) I also looked online for more information on this wine because the region and variety were not on the bottle and it is definitely a red blend.
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