Dido Blanco Montsant White Blend

2017 | White Blend
(50% Macabeu / 40% Grenache Blanc / 10% Cartoixà)
Venus la Universal; Dido
Catalonia; Montsant, Spain

About 20% of the grapes see skin contact which for me adds just the right amount of body and textural interest while preserving freshness. A little nutty, a little tropical, a little mineral, very delicious

Vintage 2016 | minerals in smell good concentration in taste

I believe bottle is flawed. Strong bandaid Brett character. First white I have ever had with it. Some tropical notes grilled pineapple, guava, while I tried to let it blow off. It never did. Brett city.

A blend of 50% Macabeu, 40% White Grenache and 10% Cartoixa (Xarel-lo), pale lemon with aromas of ripe stone fruits with nutty notes. On the palate flavors of ripe apple, nuts, spice and mineral notes. Medium+ finish ending with creamy character.

Chalk and bright preserved lemon and lime fruit. Nice balance and lovely poise. Ripeish fruit. Almost tangy

Reductive, funky lees aroma, exotic tropical notes of pineapple and mango, and hint of creme brûlée. Quirky, fun, moderately complex.

This was ideal for a Sunday luncheon; rich, textural with just a faint lick of fino - 2013

This was fun. Very ripe fruit but fair balance in all its Iberian goodness.

This wine is has some nutty oxidation (for this blend that's a good thing), and extended skin fermentation. Orange peel/oil, yellow peach, dried herbs, dry earth nose, adding oak spice and lees to that and very good acidity. The mid-palate weight makes this an awesome pairing with seafood paella or light to med-firm fish with orange zest and wild rice.