Hey friends and wine lovers, what is up? I'm Marc Supsic, certified wine and
spirits professional, founder of Wine Living. Today I've got some awesome wines
from Washington, that I'm going to taste and review. I can't wait to share them with you.
Now these particular wines came to me by way of a friend that I met on
Facebook, her name is Heather Picken, she's an entrepreneur, she's a vlogger
she's a podcaster ,and she has her own brand called Fierce Femme. The labels
themselves and the brand is all about women's empowerment and opening up
discussions about it. To reiterate, all of these wines come
from Washington State. Alright so let's start with a Chardonnay...
and this particular label here says, "vote fierce." First thing that comes to mind, is the acid.
This is very... Washington. It's like a green, snappy apple and then there's this
creme brulée that comes in, so there was some oak-time in there obviously.
Then there's like this mid palate of, almost like, coconut cream and pineapple.
I would classify it as more of a French-style wine, it's lighter and
leaner, as opposed to a California chardonnay which is usually more oaky.
This is the kind of wine that you would want to pair up with shellfish,
especially buttered lobster, my favorite shellfish of all time!!!
Next let's do some Merlot. Merlot is really what Washington state is known for.
OK. so right away the first two impressions that I get when I smell this, are leather and cinnamon.
There's that leather and that spice that I described, which would kind of fit
for an older wine... this is a 2012 so it's got some age on it. It's aging nicely.
It's higher in alcohol so you can feel a little bit of a burn there, and it's
really full of dark cherry and dark berry flavors. The acids really kind of
balance it out well, which makes it a lot more food friendly. For those people who
like to do roasts - pot roasts, pork, roasted poultry - duck with blueberry confit!
That would be perfect with something like this.
So, this is an interesting wine - a Carmenere. It originates in Bordeaux France,
but mostly you'll find it down in South America in Chile.
Oh yeah look at that! By the way let me call your attention to the label here,
it says, "feminist: a woman who chooses to be her own hero." I like that.
It's a 2012 as well, so it is an older wine but it's not nearly looking as old as the Merlot.
The first thing comes out of the glass for me is a character that is very
typical of Carmenere - which is green bell pepper - but it's also got this really
strong undercurrent of red currants. Because of those sort of vegetal qualities,
I would partner up with roasted vegetables in the summertime,
ratatouille, or even tomato-based sauces for pasta. That would be fantastic!
OK. Last but not least is the Cabernet Sauvignon. 2011 is pretty young still for
a Cabernet Sauvignon, they can last for a really long time. So out of all the four
wines we've tasted, this being the last, this one has the most obvious oak treatment.
There's also this beautiful black cherry backbones to this wine. I love it!
This is your classic lean and mean Cabernet Sauvignon and for food pairings,
I would go straight to the classic char-grilled filet mignon with
some gorgonzola butter on top of it. So there we are my friends - Fierce Femme
wines from Washington, by Heather Picken. These are some solid wines!
Heather has extended a really generous deal to me and my followers and fans:
If you want to buy these wines online go to the Feirce Femme website, enter the
code "wineliving" and you'll get a 25% discount - so thank you Heather!
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Alright. Take care of yourselves, and until next time, Cheers!!!