Three American wines, none of which scored above 5/10. Not what you want to be tasting first thing in the morning, but taste I did.2006 Jargon Pinot Noir
A cheap Pinot from California, but it was all about sweet, confected fruit. Smelled a lot like Mr Sheen furniture polish! The palate was biter, with little fruit, burnt jam and yet very astringent. This could be the worst wine I have tried recently, though I have been informed that it doesn’t taste that bad normally. So how bad does it normally taste? 3/10
2007 Napa Cellars Chardonnay
So much wood coming off this my nose has splinters. Pineapple struggles to get through, but sweet vanilla, toast and butter just yells “go away fruit, this is an oak fest and you are not invited to the party”. This is a flabby, pathetic attempt at a wine and the only reason it doesn’t score lower is that I concede that some oak fiends may like this. 4/10
2006 Napa Cellars Merlot
It is a bad day when the best wine you try is overpriced rubbish, but with this Merlot it was. There is a massive sweet fruit, cheap, nondescript fruit jam from a supermarket. Then coconut and a bit of mint comes off the nose. The palate has more of the mint, but very confected, and then the finish is so long and so unpleasant that you start wondering if chopping your tongue out will make the unpleasantness end. 4.5/10
I hope things get better!
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