We received some requests to review white wines as well as red, so we picked up this promising find at Gross Out. They wanted only $3.99 for this "$18 elsewhere" wine. Arneis apparently means "a little crazy or a little rascal" and is the varietal.The bottle says the California vintners have Italian heritage. This variety is rarely grown and produced in California. "Arneis has unique, delicate flavors and aromas of pear and green apples followed by a wonderfully crisp finish. Arneis... produces a wonderful light, well balanced wine with firm acidity and elegant fruit." This bottle has a natural cork. 13.5% alcohol.
The wine has a lovely golden color in the glass. Swirling finds the wine is very dry. We detected pear and apricot on the nose. Pear also dominates the palate with a spicy finish. This wine is somewhat like a Chenin Blanc, but more robust mouthfeel. This wine was very smooth throughout and enjoyable for these red wine drinkers.
We rate this as a good value and would buy it again. The interwebs say this is the "white Borolo" which is a great compliment in our book.
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