Luckily this week's wines came to me this week. Last Saturday the 14th was probably my last supper club for quite some time. Luckily I can absolutely recommend both of these wines not just because they happened to be in my house!
2018 Ascencion Malbec is a juicy and fresh Argentinean malbec, not overly complex and bright with black cherry. I really liked La Ciboise Costières de Nîmes 2017 from M. Chapoutier, with brambly blackberry on the palate and earthy foresty notes on the nose.
I feel like I should say more, and be all cheerful and we’ll get through this and “Keep Calm, Drink Decent Wine,” but honestly, I’m tired. It’s been a weird week of shifting my work responsibilities and sitting at my desk looking at a computer screen for hours on end. Also I learned that mixing wine with an anxiety attack is a very not good idea! Because then you’re still anxious and buzzed and more anxious that if you had to go somewhere you can't because you're buzzed. So I don't recommend that.
So all I can say is, just because it's a global pandemic, please don't drink white zinfandel. We haven't fallen that far yet.
Stay well.