Rating 89
Style White Dessert Wine
Variety
Vintage 2020
Appellation
USA
ABV 13%
Price $30.00  Buy This Wine
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Review Updated 2022-02-23

Perfect For

Drinking Outside the Lines, Sweet Tooth Cravings, Wine And Cheese Night

Drink If You Like

Moschofilero, Muscat / Moscato , Viognier

Abacela Blanco Dulce 2020 Review

The regions in Oregon south of the famous Willamette Valley are getting their due time in the sun right now. In the Umpqua Valley, Pinot Noir is not the game. Here we find more exploratory wines like this dessert wine made from the Albariño grape. It Smells like honey and lemon curd with some creamy orange vibes. It’s very balanced with a calm palate. The natural acidity does a great job piercing the sweetness not allowing the wine to be cloying. Would be amaze with some aged sheep’s milk cheese and salty almonds.

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Abacela Blanco Dulce 2020
The regions in Oregon south of the famous Willamette Valley are getting their due time in the sun right now. In the Umpqua Valley, Pinot Noir is not the game. Here we find more exploratory wines like this dessert wine made from the Albariño grape. It Smells like honey and lemon curd with some creamy orange vibes. It’s very balanced with a calm palate. The natural acidity does a great job piercing the sweetness not allowing the wine to be cloying. Would be amaze with some aged sheep’s milk cheese and salty almonds.

Reviewed On: 02-08-2022
89
POINTS
Abacela Blanco Dulce 2020
The regions in Oregon south of the famous Willamette Valley are getting their due time in the sun right now. In the Umpqua Valley, Pinot Noir is not the game. Here we find more exploratory wines like this dessert wine made from the Albariño grape. It Smells like honey and lemon curd with some creamy orange vibes. It’s very balanced with a calm palate. The natural acidity does a great job piercing the sweetness not allowing the wine to be cloying. Would be amaze with some aged sheep’s milk cheese and salty almonds.

Reviewed On: 02-08-2022