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Citrus Wine Reviews

I drank these 2 wines and tasted aromatic, bright, butterscotch, citrus, floral, oak, stone fruit, tropical fruit. The wines are aged, small production, sur lies and came from Dragonette Cellars Tasting Room, The Decanter Magazine Wine Club by Wine Access.

Wine reviews by: Jessyca Frederick

Vogelzang Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

2018 Dragonette Cellars Vogelzang Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

It is a medium-bodied, medium-acidity Sauv Blanc with Meyer lemon and grapefruit on the palate, more muted butterscotch than the nose, and at five years old, just a hint of oak.

Tasting notes: citrus, butterscotch, oak, tropical fruit

Lapola

2019 Dominio do Bibei Lapola

What an interesting wine! Initial impressions of stone fruit and floral notes on the nose. The honeyed character made me think of Viognier, but it was different... “waxiness.”

Tasting notes: stone fruit, floral, aromatic, citrus, bright

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