Trader Joe’s Wine Monte Ducay Reserva

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I thought I would give some more details to my Wine Moments with Delaina video. This month we  featured Monte Ducay Reserva 2005 from Carinena, Espana.

The wine is on the dry side with a nicely complex flavor. The color is a rich ruby red and with a little air the drinker could get lost in the bottle. Seriously… this is a serious red wine from Spain. I would definitely buy it again.

Trader Joes offers this beauty for $5.99 in Tucson and it was worth every cent.

If you want to try this wine I would suggest paring it Manchego cheese (also from Spain), which conveniently Trader Joe’s sells (I am sure that Kris will feature it at some point). As for a main dish suggestion,  this wine would of course pair nicely with a vegetarian, seafood, or meat laden paella.

As this is my first posted wine review, from my new series Wine Moments With Delaina there are some things you should know about your reviewer before you put to much stock in to my wine taste.

1. I can drink red wine with anything- even eggs (although that does not happen very often — and never for breakfast).

2. I am for the most part a red wine fan.

3. As summer nears I am sure I will feature a white wine that has been lightly chilled, but in general,  I like to drink my wine on the “warmer” side.   I feel like the flavors of wine are smother and more evident when the wine is warmer. When I am in a restaurant that serves a cold or “chilled” wine, especially a white wine, I don’t feel as if I get the full flavor of the wine until the end of the glass, when it has had a chance to warm up a bit.

So now that you know my tastes I hope that my opinions, as they come, will help pair you with some great wines that in my opinion are rich treasures at Trader Joes.

Just in case you forgot to click on the weekly video, here again is my first video in the Wine Moments With Delaina series.

Cheers!

8 replies
  2. ElisabethMarshall
    ElisabethMarshall says:

    I agree that this wine is worth every penny — in fact, I would be willing to pay more! If you are looking for a smooth, dry, full-bodied red wine without the peppery bite that some have, this is definitely worth a try.

    Trader Joe’s only had a limited quantity of this wine, at least here in Washington, DC, which is really unfortunate.

    • Delaina & Kris
      Delaina & Kris says:

      Glad that you like the wine as well. We are planning a trip to the DC area this summer- At which DC location did you buy this wine? Which is your favorite Trader Joe’s location? Cheers! Kris

  4. Trader Joe's #1 Fan
    Trader Joe's #1 Fan says:

    My local Trader Joe’s (Carlsbad, CA) has the ’08 pretty consistently at US$5.99, and these days it’s drinking as well as the ’05 did a few years ago. I’ve had $40 reds that aren’t as good as this.

    If there’s any difference between the ’05 and the ’08, it is that the ’08 has a bit more pronounced umami on the finish, particularly as you reach the end of the bottle. But since this is our Thursday night pizza or taco wine, that’s not a bad thing!

  5. JC
    JC says:

    I would enjoy these videos even more if you said why & what, specifically, you liked about the wine. (Is it fruit forward, jammy, bold, light like a Pino Noir, too tannic, what varietal or vintage, etc.) Then I’d factor your thoughts in for food pairing and whether to buy it or not.

    Thank you.

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