Pilgrimage

In my every one-twelfth yearly visit to all that is good and holy of a wine store, I often love myself a lovely French red, most preferably from Bordeaux, but admittedly, my tastes for wine is rather cheap, and to quote Earl Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, " I have an unsophisticated palate."

So begins my obsession with looking for the cheap deals. Good Sauvignon Blancs from the New world. Montes 2007 Reserve Special is from Chile. The taste with my pasta was decent.

I look for fruitiness and a slight sweet edge with smooth tannins. What I got was a rather lemon citrus finish with smells of grass and what I reckon to be tainted gooseberry (like most Sauvignon Blancs) edges.

For $30. It was worth a try but I'll probably try something else the next time.

I am not Robert Parker.