Name: The Delicious Monster
Variety of Origin: Chenin Blanc (60%), Chardonnay (20%), Muscat Blanc (20%)
Country of Origin: South Africa
Region of Origin: McGregor
Vintage Year: 2024
Price: $9
Wine Critic Review: "It’s okay, but not great. Everything kind of diminishes on the palette. Right off the bat, the three things I get are orange blossom, peach and a little bit of minerality, which I personally really like. All three of these things are strong indicators for me of a Chenin blanc when I’m doing blind tastings. It’s great for quarantine when it’s ditch and your options are limited (keep in mind, this is my personal thought, and I haven’t spent $6 on a bottle of wine in I can’t tell you how long!) but overall not too mad about it. Overall I’d give it about a 5/10. Not phenomenal, doesn’t leave any memories, but I don’t hate myself for buying it. So right in the middle." (https://www.oliviasheastyle.com/posts/traderjoeswinereview)
References: Based on page 96 of the Wine Folly, Chardonnay has notes of yellow apple, starfruit, pineapple, vanilla, butter. I would say I got the some of the fruity notes from this but not the richer ones like butter and vanilla. From page 138, Muscat Blanc has notes of orange blossom, meyer lemon, mandarin orange, ripe pear and honeysuckle. I got a little bit of a floral not but that's it. From page 98, Chenin Blanc has notes of quince, yellow apple, pear, chamomile, and honey. I definitely did not get honey but the wine was overall fruity like those notes.
My review: This wine had really fun branding and part of the mix was Moscato so I thought I may enjoy this wine. I did not enjoy this wine. It was dried than I expected. It had a very floral scent, I smelled apricot and honeysuckle, also citrus. The taste was mostly just citrus and bitterness. It did not live up to it's cute branding. Would not get again.
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