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• merryberry Likes this wine: 88 points

  December 2, 2018 - Very pale yellow. Nice nose of honeysuckle and mandarin orange. Slightly thick, lemon zest, pineapples, good acid, and a tangy but sweet medium length finish. Good on its own or with food.

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• foobarski Likes this wine: 88 points

  March 28, 2017 - Bright and crisp. Sweet, but just enough. Paired well with blackened cod.

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• Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  October 4, 2016 - Tardy rat- late debater. A nice blend that should encourage Chardonnay drinkers to be comfortable trying different varietals. For comparison I didn't think it was as fruity as Pine Ridge Chenin blanc/ Viognier. Did not have the body or complexity of a Roessler Chardonnay or WS faux Chablis both recently up on WE. Unlikely to be confused with anything on the Riesling spectrum. Fruitier and less grassy than a grassy Sauv Blanc.
  Color is pale yellow. Nose citrus, faint fleeting floral. Balanced across tongue, citrus with faint fleeting peach/apricot/pineapple. Initial grassiness faded after first glass and fruits opened a little. Acidic but not astringent Peppery mouthfeel, moderate finish. Does not pair well with Minestrone. Hope this helps someone get feel for where it falls on the spectrum. In for one. Thanks to all fellow wooters and WD and L&L for the golden ticket.

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• Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  October 4, 2016 - I'm also happened upon a bottle of this in a most surprising way- handed to me by WineDavid himself in the very offices of wine.woot- I was on a week's adventure with my wife Shannon (celebrating our 25th anniversary), meeting some of our favorite wine.woot winemakers. The details are interesting, but I will leave those out and try to give a quick description of the wine:
  
  I have no experience with orange moscato, so a lot of this blend was new to me. We tasted this chilled, but warm enough to taste clearly. This is a very light colored wine, and has a lovely floral nose that takes a few minutes to appear. Definite peach in the nose, as well as tropical fruits, possibly even mango, pineapple and lychee. Shannon described it as fresh on the nose, and agreed with the tropical descriptors.
  
  Similar fruit followed on the palate, and while the wine doesn't list any residual sugar, it is so aromatic that it drinks slightly semi-dry, which for us was a positive. It has good nervy acidity to pair with food, and Shannon was picking up a grassy note- everything for her was on the front of the tongue- not the deepest wine, but enjoyable. I got a bit of lime, and sometimes it had some slate and grapefruit, like a Reisling.
  
  In some ways, this reminds me of a Finger Lakes white blend- good acid, very aromatic, nice pleasant flavors, great with food. A perfect late summer/early fall deck wine. If I hadn't just destroyed my wine budget this past week meeting Clark Smith, Mike Faulk, Peter Wellington, John Brown at Pedroncelli, Scott Harvey, and other purchases during visits to A. Rafanelli, Ridge, Davis Family Vineyards, William Harrison, Iron Horse, and Loxton, I would be all over this!

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• Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  October 4, 2016 - Woo-hoo! Long time lurker, first time ratter. My coveted Golden Ticket (and bottle) showed up last week, in time for a holiday weekend.
  
  I knew practically nothing of muscats, orange or otherwise, but soon learned that they are unusual in that the same grape is served on the table. Also that it could be sweet, but could be dry as well. The other varietals suggested that this would be on the dry side; at least I hoped so.
  
  PnP in the evening. Perhaps a pale straw color, but your humble narrator is a bit color blind. No legs at all. A light grassiness and a hint of floral in the nose, and perhaps melon. Initial taste reminded me of a dry Riesling, a bit of sweetness in there well balanced by the acid. Ripe summer fruit notes led to a distinctly refreshing aspect - this looked like it would be an ideal summer afternoon quaff.
  
  Which I did. And it was.
  
  I stretched it out for four days. The floral aspect died out early on, but the last glass that I'm currently sipping on (now yesterday evening) continues to impress.
  
  In for one.
  
  Goes well with Melba toast and Brie, sliced apples, and sunny decks in the mountains.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type White
• Producer Woot Cellars
• Varietal White Blend
• Designation The Pouracle
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• In Cellars 94 (38%)
• Consumed 156 (62%)

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