Mineral Wine Reviews
I drank these 3 wines and tasted apple, bright, grass, lemon, low acid, mineral, saline. The wines are bright, food friendly, natural, organic, organically farmed, small production and came from Tablas Creek Tasting Room, 90+ Cellars Wine Club, The International Series of The California Wine Club.
Wine reviews by: Jessyca Frederick |
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyards Patelin de Tablas Blanc
I smelled white fruit and enjoyed an appley mid-palate (the Grenache Blanc), a hint of Meyer lemon, and a nice minerality supported by mild acidity.
Tasting notes: apple, low acid, mineral
2023 Ninety Plus Cellars Sancerre Lot 126
Really nice, but kinda pricey. Not for Sancerre in general, just for what it is. But it’s sold out at the winery because Sancerre is having a moment.
Tasting notes: lemon, grass, mineral
2020 Michi Lorenz Sauvignon Blanc Klassik
This particular Sauvignon Blanc was not super complex, but it was bright and food-friendly — a stated goal for Michi Lorenz, who wishes to make wine “not to be loud, and to fascinate people at the same time.”
Tasting notes: mineral, saline, bright
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