White Blend, New York, $7
This white blend is a big fruit drivin, lush wine; Sweet flavors of pineapple, guava, apricot and honey fill the palate. Fresh fruit with balanced acids leading to a sweet, light finish, drink now.
Archive for the ‘white blend’ Category
9 Jul
2006 Masi Modello delle Venezie 88 point
2006 White Blend, Venezie, $10
This white blend is very different, fruit and nuts. The palate open up with honey, banana, peach and almonds, that are well integrated and crisp. A creamy mouth-feel with notes of vanilla and acacia flowers finishes off this nice summer white.
20 Jun
2006 Columbia Crest 10 White Wine 89 points
Two Vines Vineyard White Blend, Washington, $8
Clean, crisp, rich, and off-dry white blend, with a great price. A powerful tropical nose and a broad floral and citrus palate, easy drinking at a great price with no oak finishes off this value white blend.
2 Jun
2006 Valminor Albarino Rias Baixas 88 points
White Wine from Rias Baixas, Spain $15Fairly edgy, floral, and friendly, with precise peach, melon, nectarine and other citrus flavors. It’s easy drinking personality and good mouth feel, this is what you’re looking for in a solid, everyday white wine.
23 Apr
2006 The Magnificent Wine Company 90 points
House Wine White Columbia Valley 2006 $10
This is a big tropical blend, with apples, pears, melons and peaches equally in the mix. The fruit is front and center, and the wine has unusual polish for its price. It keeps coming on through a surprisingly long finish, with nicely structured skin and rind flavors wrapping up [...]
30 Mar
2006 The Black Chook VMR 91 points
White Blend, South Australia, $18
A beautiful Rhône-style white with Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne, which are blended together in this flamboyantly floral and herbal wine. Cantaloupe, melon, white pepper and citrus flavors strike the palate with a lush, almost oily impression, yet the finish is long and crisp.
1 Mar
2006 Isenhower Cellars Snapdragon 90 points
Roussanne, Horse Heaven Hills, $19
Another great white blend from Isenhower cellars, in 2006 the Roussanne component takes over, relegating the Viognier to 25 percent. Another racy and tasty white wine from this Winery, white pepper, with specks of orange rind and fresh green herbs. It’s light for Roussanne, but very refreshing.
10 Feb
2005 Robert Mondavi 96 points
To Kalon Vineyard Reserve Fumé Blanc, Oakville, $35
One of the best Sauvignon Blancs in California, the ’05 is a amazing. An elegant wine of both power and finesse that reflects the terroir of the famed To Kalon Vineyard. It brings new levels of richness and complexity to a variety that can be simple even [...]
10 Jan
BERINGER Alluvium 92 points
Alluvium Blanc Knights Valley 2006 ($16)
There’s wonderful purity of fruit, with a rich, vibrant beam of tangerine, nectarine and subtle pear shadings. Finishes with a long, clean aftertaste, with a hint of sage. Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Viognier. Drink now through 2011. 9,000 cases made.
