Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Rose 2009
Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Rose 2009
Napa Valley, CA
It’s a gorgeous soft gold and pink rose color. Smells pleasingly of artificial raspberry flavoring—-this is not a bad smell; think of Chapstick or Fun Dips.
The wine’s taste, however, has almost no character whatsoever. It’s very thin-bodied. Raspberry and strawberry notes flee so fast you’ll forget them by the time the aftertaste tingles your tongue with its minerality. There’s a bit of a film, too. Stratch that—the more you drink, the filmier it gets.
This rose doesn’t provide anything of interest. Drink it because it’s there, not because it’s fun to.
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Couldn’t find any! And I was so hoping for confirmation of my lackluster opinion.
Reviewed 1.31.11.
Posted: Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 @ 12:53 pm
Categories: Wine.
Tags: 2009 vintage, film, filmy, flavorless, Petit Reserve, rose, soft gold, Trader Joe’s, Wine.
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July 27th, 2011 at 8:43 am
What grapes are in TJ Petit Reserve Rose????
July 29th, 2011 at 4:17 pm
I have no idea! Trader Joe’s is famous for not giving much information on their labels, and it doesn’t look like anyone’s figured out what these grapes are yet.