Hrm… almost smells like nail polish remover, albeit with a whiff of black cherries; it’s not particularly appetizing. The color is noticeably light – almost like Beaujolais nouveau (hey, what a temporal coincidence!). There’s also a weird smell of dusty closet floor in their somehow – like something shredded up the cedar blocks you put there a few years ago to ward off moths. Yecch.
Taste-wise it’s no picnic. What little fruit there is is quickly overwhelmed by grating, drying tannins as well as a whack of unwelcome acidity. Hoo-boy. This is no fun at all – it’s probably best saved to serve to unsuspecting Midwestern tourists at a “tapas bar” in someplace like downtown Anaheim as part of an “authentic Spanish dining experience.” I can’t recommend this one at all – I’m not even sure it’s up to sangría.
Saludas [but really fresh&easy]
Price: US $2.99
Closure: Stelvin
Tasted: November 2007
Nail polish? I have had the red and rose from Fresh and Easy, and the wines are very drinkable with a meal. I lived in Spain many years, and these wines are typical of the house wines you get many places. No snobbishness here – just good wines at a good price to go with any meal.