Sunday, March 6, 2022

Tasting - "Côte Orelia"





Name: Côte Orelia California Sparkling Wine

Variety: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Region: California
Country: United States
Year: 2022
Price: $6.99

Review: 
This wine was super hard to find a review of-- I am assuming it is a new wine from Lidl.  I am not even sure if this wine is from 2022 because there is not a year on the bottle.  From what I did find on vinio.com from the same champagne, but different year, is that this wine has "decent sparkling" and a "longer finish".  This is a brut sparkling wine.

https://www.vivino.com/BR/en/cote-orelia-blanc-de-noirs/w/6070715

Wine Folly:
Brut sparkling wines tend to be on the dryer side since brut is french for dry (pg. 99).  This wine was definitely a lot lighter than normal, but this was my first sparkling wine!  This is because the carbonation decreases the body of the wine (pg. 14).  

My Review:
So, I got a job!  And over spring break, my family has been hanging a lot and we really wanted to try this sparkling wine!  This being said, I did not enjoy it very much and I think that it was because it is a brut wine.  I like how there are some subtle hints of sweetness, but it is not enough in my opinion for a celebratory/dessert type wine.  Overall, I would probably try a sparkling wine in the future!  Maybe graduation.... ;)

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