Reviews & Ratings

2022 Carol Shelton White Blends or Varietals "Coquille Blanc"

Winery: Carol Shelton

Vintage: 2022

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Coquille Blanc"

Wine Category: White Blends or Varietals

Grape blend: 40% Grenache Blanc, 30% Roussanne, 20% Viognier & 10% Marsanne

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Paso Robles

State or country: CA

Price: $28

Cases produced: 1,049

KWG Score: 92.3 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93)

Review date: August 15, 2025

Wine Review: This clear and golden yellow colored white blend from Carol Shelton opens with a bee's wax and pear bouquet with hints of mild apricot and honeysuckle. On the palate, this wine is full bodied with integrated medium plus acidity. The mouthfeel is balanced, round, plush, and viscous. The flavor profile is a chamomile tea and fresh apricot blend with notes of honeycomb and triple sec. We also detected hints of Bosc pear and stony minerality. The finish is dry, and its flavors and acidity drift away nicely. We would pair this white blend with a pan-seared Chilean sea bass or with an asparagus risotto. Enjoy - KWGTP

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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