Hacienda 2011 Chardonnay -$8.99

TheWineryOnline.com Notes – Bright yellow-gold color. Aromas of butter-cream and hints of freshly cut grass. Mid-palate opens with lots of butter-cream and hint of apple. The oak is well integrated and finish is smooth and silky. Food pairing: Salmon, Fried Chicken, Pasta w/ lemon-garlic sauce.

Kim’s Notes – “My Hacienda’s a rockin’, so don’t come a knockin’!”

Let me tell you how Hacienda and I met. It’s a boring story, but one that I can make interesting with a picture of Brian.

So Brian and I went to dinner at this new restaurant down the street. The menu looked great, but our waiter was a bumbling mess- no really, a mess. I swear it was his first night waiting tables…anywhere. No biggie, as long as he put the orders in correctly. And at least he wasn’t cooking.

Then it was time to order dessert, and dessert is serious business for us.

Me: Can we have the flourless chocolate cake but without the raspberry sauce? Can you substitute it with chocolate sauce?

Waiter: So you don’t want chocolate sauce?

Me: No, I don’t want raspberry sauce.

Waiter: Ok, so NO sauce.

Me: No, I want sauce, but can it be chocolate sauce?

Waiter: Ok, no raspberry sauce but you want chocolate sauce?

Me: Yes! (yelled way too excitedly). Or if the chef has ganache, could he use that? Could you ask him?

Waiter: Ganche? Sure. And don’t worry, I’m preparing it myself!

BOOM!

P.S. this was Brian’s honest to god reaction, I had my phone ready.

We ended up with chocolate sauce, not ganache. At least it wasn’t raspberry.

After dinner, we walked over to the wine store because they were having a tasting and tasting things is sorta my “thang”.

Apparently, the chocolate martini and glass of wine from dinner were kicking in because Brian said I pointed out my favorite bottle of wine like 3 times (Louis Martini, Cab. Napa, 2009). Then I asked the owner to select wines for me, specifically for my Cheapo Wino reviews. And as I stared into my wine fridge last night, it seems that Hacienda was one of them.

And that’s how Hacienda and I met.

Can I just tell you how lucky I feel?! It’s like going home with a guy one drunken night and finding out in the morning that he’s the man of your dreams- rarely happens (or so I’m told).

My formal review: I detected a slight twang when it initially touched my palate, but that was followed by a warm, oaky goodness that bitch slapped the encroaching apple flavor away. Mmm mmm. This wine pairs well with chocolate chips, microwave popcorn, and pork – or my favorite, chick flicks and an empty stomach.

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