Reviews & Ratings

2020 Carol Shelton White Blends or Varietals "Coquille Blanc"

Winery: Carol Shelton

Vintage: 2020

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Coquille Blanc"

Wine Category: White Blends or Varietals

Grape blend: 34% Grenache Blanc, 32% Roussanne, 22% Viognier, & 12% Marsanne

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Paso Robles

State or country: CA

Price: $27

Cases produced: 931

KWG Score: 89.5 (based on 2 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (91)

Review date: April 14, 2022

Wine Review: This deep gold colored Grenache Blanc based wine opens with a honeysuckle, lime zest and crushed seashell bouquet. On the palate this wine is full bodied with nicely integrated medium acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, a little viscous and smooth. It nicely coats your mouth. The flavor profile is an Anjou pear and saline blend with notes of white peach, and fine crushed stone minerality. I also detected some hints of quince, lime, and cantaloupe. The finish is off-dry, and its flavors, gentle tannins and acidity linger and last for a while. I would pair this white blend with fried scallops. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: Enticing nose of spicy pears and white peaches, almond paste/marzipan, a touch of honeysuckle perfume. Multi-dimensional (many layers), a hard-to-describe range of aromatics, intriguing, almost mysterious! In the mouth it is crisply dry yet creamy and round and full-bodied, with nice almond paste on crisp-yet-juicy pear fruit.

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