chairman's choice tonite: angeline, merlot reserve, 2010
why: angeline is balanced...fruit is balanced /w/ alcohol(13.9%) v.stags leap (14.2%)...although tenths of a difference...very noticeable on the nose...a puff of alcohol to my brain and on the palate...also a little pruney...and bitter...stags leap does have some old worldish...right bankish... bordeauxish characteristics...but it is not fooling me..the alcohol is still there...the chairman also does like the way angeline pairs /w/ tonight's meal...ropa vieja(cuban beefy-tomatoey-olivey stew)....angeline's fruit is pretty!
