Monique Cellars

TJ TuesdayWhite BlendSauvignon Blanc
Written By Catherine Courtney

MONIQUE CELLARS

GRAPES:  Sauvignon Blanc

VINTAGE: 2018

REGION: Central Coast

ALCOHOL PERCENTAGE: 13.8%

PRICE: $6.99

 

TASTING NOTES: 

If you’ve been following TJ Tuesday for any length of time, you know that I am a red wine enthusiast. To add a little more variety to TJ Tuesday ( and help those who tend to lean towards white wine), I decided to swap it up a bit and introduce a Sauvignon Blanc into the rotation this week. Admittedly,I chose this bottle based on the pretty label. Who doesn’t love pretty things? After the heatwave that we’ve been experiencing in Nashville, this wine hit the spot. I poured myself a rather large glass and began to give it a swirl. Here were some of my initial observations:

  • This bottle has a screw top. While I realize many have feelings about this, it should never deter you from exploring the flavors and complexity of a wine.

  • Golden straw hue

  • Crisp/sharp nose, in true Sauvignon Blanc style, with notes of tropical fruit and citrus on the nose

  • Light-Medium body, although I believe it falls toward the higher end of the light spectrum

  • Medium acidity

  • Grapefruit and lemon/citrus notes

Verdict: 

After having a couple of glasses of this wine, I wasn’t blown away. It was lacking a certain wow factor for me. For the price point, it’s not a terrible wine, but will I tell you to run to Trader Joe’s and purchase it? Likely not.

For all my white wine lovers, stay tuned for next as I will be reviewing a Chardonnay!

Until Next Time!


Catherine Courtney

Welcome to Blonde Voyage Nashville!

I am so excited to finally see this dream become a reality.  Between the destination restaurants, the copious amount of food photos and insanely crazy travel stories, I have decided to share my journey. 

My name is Catherine Courtney and I am a Nashville native with a penchant for culinary creativity and epic travel adventures. I'll admit... I also have a slight obsession with handbags.

Two years ago, my life changed completely.  Everything that I knew to be was completely turned upside down.  I quickly realized that time is our greatest commodity and it's not to be taken for granted. I couldn't wait for the perfect time, who knew when that would be.  I needed to take the leap and explore the world on my own.  There were so many places I wanted to go, but where would I start. 

France was always one of those places that I had romanticized.  Wandering the streets of Paris and seeing the Eiffel tower were at the top of my list. Without hesitation, I booked a two week trip to the French Rivera and Paris.  It was a journey of a lifetime.  Not only were amazing friendships cultivated, but it was on that trip that i discovered that food and travel are the embers that that keep my soul on fire. 

It wasn't until I arrived back in Nashville with my passport that I realized I had been bit. Wanderlust had completely taken over.  I already started thinking about where I wanted to go next.  It was then that I decided that it was more important to have camera full of photos and a tattered journal full of stories than anything else. My heart was overflowing.

One of my favorite quotes that resonates is from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland:

"Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures...."

Join me as I explore near and far away places, filling my passport full of stamps and satiating my appetite with some of the most amazing cuisine the world has to offer. 

Thanks for reading! 

       

 

 

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