We’ve all been having a lot of rough days lately, so a wine called Rough Day seems a natural choice to ease the tension. This unoaked chardonnay is like a warm embrace in a time of social distancing. After you’ve softened your mood, brighten it with a delightful inexpensive rosé from Italy, from the private label of the local importer who brought us our greatest value wine of 2019. But that feels so long ago.
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GREAT VALUE
Rough Day Unoaked Chardonnay 2019
Thracian Valley, Bulgaria, $12
This certainly seems like a wine made for guzzling during a pandemic. Mouth-filling flavors of green apples and Asian pear lead to a soft, clean and slyly sweet finish that leaves you ready for more. More of what? Anything that brightens your rough day, such as almonds, a slightly funky brie or another glass of wine. The importer has launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #roughdayathome to try to spread some of the comic relief that was behind the label idea. There is also a nice Rough Day cabernet sauvignon, but it’s this chardonnay that is the standout of the line. ABV: 13 percent.
