Honey Wine Reviews
I drank these 5 wines and tasted apple, bitter, bright, butterscotch, creamy, floral, fruity, honey, marmalade, white flower. The wines are aged, dessert wine, food friendly, oxidized and came from a variety of sources, including wine clubs, wineries, and wine stores.
Wine reviews by: Jessyca Frederick |
2023 Domaine les Aphillanthes 'Clementia'
Subtle white flowers and honey on the nose, apple and jasmine on the palate, all obscured by oxidation. Medium-acid and light bodied.
Tasting notes: honey, white flower, apple
2019 Château Laville Château Laville Sauternes
From the moment we opened this bottle containing orange-colored and even orange-smelling wine (not the same as the “orange wine” fad), I knew we were in for something different.
Tasting notes: creamy, marmalade, butterscotch, honey
2018 Lone Madrone Chenin Blanc
With 4+ years of age on it, this Chenin was not especially fruity, but still aromatic and honeyed. The acidity and body were beautiful, offering interesting textures as the wine moved across my palate.
Tasting notes: bright, honey, apple
2021 Naked Wines Franc Dušak Viognier
A very subtle viognier offering typical varietal flavors like jasmine and honey, but the fruit profile was apple, not the usual stone fruits like apricot.
Tasting notes: floral, honey, apple
2020 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Blanc
What I liked was that the Semillon added a bit of a honeyed, bitterish note to counteract the Sauv Blanc’s acidic fruitiness. It reminded me of a bright Viognier or a Viognier/Roussanne blend.
Tasting notes: honey, bitter, fruity, bright
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