2022 Jorge Ordoñez & Co. Moscatel Old Vines Botani

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  5/12/2024 - Stampeder Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This definitely is different, but I wound up liking it. The first sip was a giant lemony sour bomb and I was thinking this was going down the drain. I let it open a bit and it had already mellowed. It went well with fish.
  
  Definitely tart citrus notes. But also sweet under tones of honey and something like mango.
  
  I know we don’t usually decant whites, but this may be a candidate. Will try that with the next bottle.

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  5/4/2024 - JaynPam Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Not a wine for the masses, it is very unusual. The closest I can come is that this is the love child of a Sauvignon Blanc and a Colombard. Still, it was interesting, good tropical fruits backed with nice acid. Enjoyable, if you are up for something different.

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  3/2/2024 - caspernick Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pale lemon colored with copper highlights and a high viscosity (14% ABV). The nose has medium intensity aromas of peach, jasmine, lemon curd, white blossom, honeysuckle, tangerine peel and a waxy lanolin. The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity, a full body and some bitterness (skin contact perhaps?). Flavors of Jasmine tea, honeysuckle, lemon and tangerine skin, hints of peach and a salty minerality. The finish is medium in length and the bitterness has worn off at this juncture leaving the mouthfeel a touch waxy with some saline and honey. I am really enjoying the tropical notes of this rather aromatic wine, albeit not overly complex. It gets 90 points from me and 5 stars, I paid just under $15 for it. I'm gonna pair it with roast duck leg and mashed sweet potato. Drink till 2026.
  
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  1/15/2024 - spinnin_and_sippin wrote: 91 Points

  excellent- even better on the second day. lime, lychee, grapefruit, chalk. website has a ton of information. truly old vine muscat of alexandria. 8 months on lees.

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  9/26/2023 - marcp Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Dry, medium-light bodied, higher acidity, litchi, honeysuckle, chalk. One of the more interesting whites I’ve had in a while and a good value at that.

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