Origin: Columbia Valley, Washington State
Grape: Muscat Canelli
Body: Medium
Year: 2017
Alcohol: 11.5 %
Price point: $17.00
Year Reviewed: 2018
I was introduced to this wine during a Chateau St. Michelle wine tour in Woodinville. This was the wine we were served at the end of the tour. The famous Cold Creek Vineyard has 37 acres of Muscat Canelli grapes planted. As I talk about my “sweet” wine lovers, who tend to be the sweet folks I love in my family, I purchased a bottle to bring home from Woodinville. The appearance of this wine was so very pale lemon, almost colorless. The nose was tropical, pulling from smells of a tropical drink, tropical soap with nectarines and pineapples and Hawaiian flowers. On the palate, some sweetness, with higher acidity and some unique flavors that took a while to decipher through. I picked up apricot nectar, peaches, lemons, oranges, ginger and nutmeg spice. An incidental note that I had this wine opened for over 2 weeks in the wine frig and it did not lose its quality, taste or nose.
This wine had a long, long finish of tropical juice.