Apricot Wine Reviews

I drank these 3 wines and tasted apricot, bright, caramel, minerality, peach, pear, stone fruit, vanilla, waxy. The wines are cru, food friendly, small production and came from SomMailier Wine Club, The Premier Series by International Wine of the Month Club, The Premier Series of The California Wine Club.

Wine reviews by: Jessyca Frederick

Crozes-Hermitage Blanc

2021 Michelas St Jemms Crozes-Hermitage Blanc

Especially waxy when I drank it, this blend was noticeably less viscous and fruity than California versions of Rhône whites.

Tasting notes: waxy, apricot, pear

Villae (Branco)

2021 Taboadella 1255 Villae (Branco)

A food-friendly white wine (branco is white in Portuguese) was light and refreshing with flavors of stone fruit and minerality.

Tasting notes: bright, stone fruit, apricot, peach, minerality

Über Chard

2021 Brutocao Cellars Über Chard

A somewhat complex Chardonnay from Northern California, showcasing vanilla and caramel from the oak and stone fruit on the palate.

Tasting notes: vanilla, caramel, apricot, peach

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