2018 Conundrum White Blend (California) User friendly mixture of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscat Canelli and Viognier. A “marketing melange” designed for broad consumer appeal (and possibly inventory management). Intriguingly orchestrated aromatics that include apricot, apple, orange blossom and ginger. A fruit salad wine with apple flavoured Chardonnay at the fore, followed by white peach, pineapple and chamomile with a pinch of residual sugar. This eccentric but enjoyably constructed blend remains round and full on the palate. Finishes with a tinge of Viognier soapiness, but in a nice Irish Spring kind of way. Not sure the sum is better than its parts but I must admit that this conundrum is simultaneously challenging yet inoffensive. Keep the bottling line in high gear.
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6/10/2022 - manny651 wrote: 84 Points
quaffable
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12/2/2021 - Snag One Likes this wine: 86 Points
Not a lot of body but light and enjoyable.
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9/4/2021 - noblerot23 Likes this wine: 88 Points
2018 Conundrum White Blend (California)
User friendly mixture of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscat Canelli and Viognier. A “marketing melange” designed for broad consumer appeal (and possibly inventory management). Intriguingly orchestrated aromatics that include apricot, apple, orange blossom and ginger. A fruit salad wine with apple flavoured Chardonnay at the fore, followed by white peach, pineapple and chamomile with a pinch of residual sugar. This eccentric but enjoyably constructed blend remains round and full on the palate. Finishes with a tinge of Viognier soapiness, but in a nice Irish Spring kind of way. Not sure the sum is better than its parts but I must admit that this conundrum is simultaneously challenging yet inoffensive. Keep the bottling line in high gear.
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4/25/2021 - Lawstef wrote:
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4/9/2021 - maxima wrote: 85 Points
Jus de planche, grossier.
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