"Captain's Catch." Is that the name of a wine or a venereal disease from some distant port of call? It's described as "zesty & spicy, with bountiful berries" which, while most likely describing the wine, brings up a frightening image of a foul-mouthed sailor with a pegleg and tight pants barely concealing what we will politely refer to as his "bounty." That I also imagine it's 1840 and we're aboard the H.M.S. Pinafore perhaps illustrates, better than anything, the difficulty I will have getting past my preconceptions and simply tasting this wine.
The wine itself is a composite of 5 different varietals. I'm guessing Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah, Pinta and Santa Maria. "Captain's Catch," as a moniker, tends to suggest a possible pairing with seafood, but I'm not so sure. Joy suggests it be paired with pasta. I'm thinking probably meat. The wine has a distinct earthiness to it, probably much like the Captain, and the berries in question are vibrant, noticeable, and at the forefront, if you know what I mean.
This wine has a sharpness to the nose, however, and a slightly bitter aftertaste that keeps me from loving it. Perhaps a lot like the Captain himself.
My score: 3 out of 5
Trader Joe's, $6.99
The wine itself is a composite of 5 different varietals. I'm guessing Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah, Pinta and Santa Maria. "Captain's Catch," as a moniker, tends to suggest a possible pairing with seafood, but I'm not so sure. Joy suggests it be paired with pasta. I'm thinking probably meat. The wine has a distinct earthiness to it, probably much like the Captain, and the berries in question are vibrant, noticeable, and at the forefront, if you know what I mean.
This wine has a sharpness to the nose, however, and a slightly bitter aftertaste that keeps me from loving it. Perhaps a lot like the Captain himself.
My score: 3 out of 5
Trader Joe's, $6.99
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