*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the importer, F. Wildman and Sons.
Especially a furlough happening in 80+ degree October? Something cheap and cheerful, cheap being the most operative word in that sentence. I’m on my fourth day of furlough and thought I’d dig around for something that isn’t a budget buster and is a pretty tasty quaffer as well. No need to resort to drinking swill when there are plenty of bargains to be had out there in the sub $10 range. Today I chose the 2012 Marc Roman Rose. It’s a rose of Syrah, has a screw cap closure, clocks in at 13% alcohol by volume, and is on sale online for only $7.99.
Four takeaways from this wine:
1.) For the same price (or even a little less depending on your market) as a critter wine, you can instead have this delicate and interesting rose. Get this.
2.) In general, looking for wines with an F. Wildman import label has served me fairly well. I love their selections overall and they seem to do a pretty decent job with QPR.
3.) Rose, which I tend to drink in spades in the summer months, also makes an excellent foil for the upcoming heavier holiday foods season.
4.) My photos definitely don’t capture it, but the rose in the bottle has the prettiest pale pink color.
On the nose of the wine I found raspberry, cherry, white flowers, and apricot. The wine had a really floral and delicate nose. In the mouth I got cherry, raspberry, and lime. I took two notes about the acid on the palate, which evidently, I thought was well done. It’s really the acidity on rose that holds it together for me, minus that you end up with an often cloying, flabby wine….which I’ve had my fair share of over the years. Put out the Marc Roman Rose with your stuffing and sweet potatoes and you’ll have a happy crowd.
Filed under: France, Rose, Syrah, Wine | Tagged: F. Wildman, furlough, Marc Roman Rose, Wine |
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Excellent post. I’m furloughed too. Whats are you doing to avoid cabin fever? I’ve got a puzzle on my to-do list lol.
Hi Sarita- thanks for stopping by! Well, mostly I’m taking care of my kid whose daycare is in my office building. It’s an hour drive each way for me to get there, so no point in bringing her in. We try to get out of the house to a playground or something new each day to keep busy! Wish I could do a puzzle, I love them!