Day Wines
Queen D Applegate Valley White Blend
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon, Oregon, USA
Meyer lemon, underripe pineapple
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Medium body with medium- acid.
Meyer lemon, underripe pineapple
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Medium body with medium- acid.
50/25/25 blend of Marsanne, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc. Pale white, excellent clarity. Sulfite in nose initially. White flower, lemon and maybe a hint of strawberry flavor with a lactic finish, some skin astringency, some minerality. Good acid but not overpoweringly so. Slight spritz in aftertaste. Cherry and nectarine flavors emerge after an hour, so bumping the score up to a nine point oh if you can give it an hour.
50/25/25 blend of Marsanne, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc. Pale white, excellent clarity. Sulfite in nose initially. White flower, lemon and maybe a hint of strawberry flavor with a lactic finish, some skin astringency, some minerality. Good acid but not overpoweringly so. Slight spritz in aftertaste. Cherry and nectarine flavors emerge after an hour, so bumping the score up to a nine point oh if you can give it an hour.
Feb 11th, 202032/23/23/22 blend of Vermentino, Marsanne, Rousanne and Grenache Blanc. Pale white, excellent clarity. Floral and stone fruit notes in nose. Lemon, lime, tangerine pith and stone fruit flavors, lime and mineral in finish, almost dry, robust level of acidity with a variety of acids - tartaric, citric, malic. Slight carbonation in the mouth - tactile-wise, not visually. Good food wine but Vermentino character makes it suitable as an aperitif. Grenache Blanc gives it a moderate skin astringency on finish along with an herbal (dill) and slight white pepper aftertaste. Overnight, a ripe black plum skin flavor emerges in the finish, accompanied by a tart, slightly chalky flavor, maybe from lees contact. Complex flavor profile; the varietal blend and proportions largely work here. Fun wine but still easy to drink despite the apparent complexity of its components. Creative but successful wine craft overall.
32/23/23/22 blend of Vermentino, Marsanne, Rousanne and Grenache Blanc. Pale white, excellent clarity. Floral and stone fruit notes in nose. Lemon, lime, tangerine pith and stone fruit flavors, lime and mineral in finish, almost dry, robust level of acidity with a variety of acids - tartaric, citric, malic. Slight carbonation in the mouth - tactile-wise, not visually. Good food wine but Vermentino character makes it suitable as an aperitif. Grenache Blanc gives it a moderate skin astringency on finish along with an herbal (dill) and slight white pepper aftertaste. Overnight, a ripe black plum skin flavor emerges in the finish, accompanied by a tart, slightly chalky flavor, maybe from lees contact. Complex flavor profile; the varietal blend and proportions largely work here. Fun wine but still easy to drink despite the apparent complexity of its components. Creative but successful wine craft overall.
Sep 18th, 2019
