Name of the wine: Red Mtn. Laurel
Variety of the grapes: Concord and Niagara Grapes
Origin: Floyd, Virginia
Price: $10.99
Winery review of the wine: Fresh Concord and Niagara Grape flavors bursting with sweetness
Dark red in appearance
Aromatic observation: primary aroma is grape, tertiary aroma is violet, smells sweet like grape juice, but more faint aroma than the Sweet Mtn. Laurel, a light smell in comparison, smells less sweet.
Grape varietal characteristics: grape, plum sauce, musk, potting soil, cumin. originated in Concord, MA. Most commonly grown in US and Canada. Pair with peanut butter sandwich.
Taste observation: sweet and tart, low-mid acidity, low-mid tannins- leaves my mouth feeling more dry than the sweet mountain laurel but very lightly, no warming/hot feeling in throat but has slightly more of an alcohol taste than the sweet mountain laurel, light-mid bodied- feels heavier than sweet mountain laurel but still not heavy, flavor is slightly bitter and not as smooth in comparison to sweet mountain laurel, length is longer than sweet mountain laurel as well, lingers more. Simple wine, does not feel very layered. Grape is primary flavor.
My review: I really enjoyed this wine, but not as much as the Sweet Mountain Laurel, that I tried alongside it. I enjoyed the aroma more though, as it was lighter and sweeter, despite being more tart and less sweet in flavor. The residual sugar is 4.5% compared to the Sweet Mtn Laurel being 5.2% residual sugar. It's also slightly more alcohol which stood out slightly to me with the slight less sweetness. I would get this again.
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