Chopbiscuit pompous wine review: Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2008 {Say What}

Welcome to Chopbiscuit's elitist, smarty pants and stiff-neck wine review. We will be completely patronizing and pretentious as we review some of our favorite wines. As we do with with the barley pop, we will review anything from your local "box" of magistracy or the most pompous french cardinal blush.

Now, go get me some crackers and turn on the Bravo network for some clever metrosexual programming.

What I drank: Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2008 (Say that with a wad of crackers in your mouth)

I'm not going to lie here, this was the bottom dweller bottle of red on our wine rack. It was a party gift from one of our friends that has been lingering for quite some time now. I was curious about this bottle because it was a wine that was bottled from grapes that were picked a couple weeks prior. It's goal is to give the drinker a peak at the quality of that particular seasons vintage. Interesting eh?

It had some poignant cherry notes with a decent, light body. It didn't have much complexity or maturity, but was an easy drinking red that I could throw down while watching some football. Yes, you can drink wine and watch football. It's Ok, as long as you have some Busch Light in the fridge to even you out a bit. It's not a wine to bring out with a nice dinner, but is suitable to enjoy while performing long division.

Chopbiscuit pompous wine review - 2006 Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra

Welcome to Chopbiscuit's elitist, smarty pants and stiff-neck wine review. We will be completely patronizing and pretentious as we review some of our favorite wines. As we do with with the barley pop, we will review anything from your local "box" of magistracy or the most pompous french cardinal blush.

Now, go get me some crackers and turn on the Bravo network for some clever metrosexual programming.

What we drank: 2006 Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra

If you like progressive Grammy award winning metal rock from the early 1990's, you're going to love this wine. Makes sense right? Well, welcome to one of my favorite reds I've drank in a long time. This wine is the protocol son of former Tool front man, Maynard James Keenan.

Keenan took some time of his day job and started Merkin Vineyards and Caduceus Cellars, based in the  area of Page Springs/Cornville, Arizona, southwest of Sedona, where he resides. The winery is named after an ancient symbol for commerce (caduceus), the vineyard is named after a pubic wig (merkin). If you ever get the chance, turn on your Netflix and watch the movie "Blood into Wine". It's a very entertaining and comical portrayal of Keenan's adventure into the wine business.

So, let's get to the wine. Chupacabra is a blend of Cabernet and Syrah. The color reflects these grapes; it is deep red with a hint of violet at the rim of your glass. Although it takes a bit to settle when opened, the wine comes alive in the mouth.  It is peppery and spicy, with tobacco and ripe black cherry that has a nice round finish. The blend has very persistent tannins and strong acidity, but the overwhelming taste is the alcohol at the bottom. It has a long finish with lingering currants and slight sweetness. It's not a beginners red, but has a nice mouthfeel for those looking to find any likeness for a wine that has a round, full body.

Drink up Sonny!