I have a confession to make. This post is so late and delayed for a few reasons... One, my wine consumption has gone down somewhat in the past couple of months. Two, I was lazy and kept procrastinating getting the photos off my camera. And Three, once I decided to finally get the pictures off, I discovered I couldn't find my camera. It's been missing for a few weeks now. This makes me sad. (I found it!) So if you'll bear with the lack of any pictures until I can get a new camera, I'll resume the posts :)This wine comes to us from southern New Jersey, near where I went to college just a hop, skip and a jump from Atlantic City. If you're ever there, look them up. Beautiful grounds, great wines, and a wonderful restaurant await - and you simply must try their Blueberry Champagne.
Wine: NV Renault Winery Fresello
Meal: Grilled Pork Chops with mushroom green beans
The Fresello is a white blend of all their whites - which includes Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Noah, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio.
Tasting notes on the wine:
Color: 5/5
Honeysuckle yellow, good clarity
Nose: 10/15
honey, apple, pear, herbs. Very light. A little difficult to pull the aromas out.
Taste: 7/10
Slightly fizzy, crisp and clean, pears, peaches, starfruit. Not complex, just tasty. Semi-dry.
Finish: 6/10
Apricot, a little bit of petroleum, nice. Short, though.
Aging: 1/5
Yeah right. Drink it within a year of purchase. Especially since they're NV. I do have to admit, though, it held up nicely enough in the fridge to be used in a lovely tomato sauce a few weeks later.
Overall: 3/5
Really nice. Not complex, but an easy drinker. Excellent for summer.
Total: 82pts
Decent little wine, which works really nicely for summer. Chill it down - it's better cold. The dish was a nice, light dish which went really well with the Fresello and accentuated all the good stuff. The green beans with mushrooms cut the slight sweetness in the wine and brought out its acidity, making it really crisp and refreshing. The pork chop and wine complemented each other nicely, neither overpowering the other. It's a really simple meal that's perfect for
Want to make this meal?
Green beans and mushrooms
Can of green beans
1 tsp bacon salt
1/4 cup button mushrooms
Put all in microwaveable dish, microwave on high for 3 minutes, stir, microwave one more minute. Simple!
Grilled pork chop
2 tsp Lawry's seasoning salt
1 1/2" thick bone-in pork chop
Sprinkle 1 tsp seasoning salt on either side of pork chop and allow to rest for about 5 minutes. Heat grill up to high, allowing for enough time for the grates to get good and hot. Grill for about 7-8 minutes on each side, then close the lid and grill an additional 2 minutes.
Pour, plate, serve, and Enjoy!
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