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I picked up a bottle of the Muscat that I liked so much from the Winter's Hill tasting a couple weeks ago. Bedrick and Grizelda helped me with the bottle.

This wine is so pale that a tasting portion almost looks like water. A full glass has a faint yellow color.

Muscat is a very floral grape. This wine is no exception. If you close your eyes while smelling this wine, you can almost forget you're holding stemware and not a flower stem. There is a distinct scent of white peach and honey in there as well.

The taste is white peach and a little pineapple, with some pear and apricot. I also detected a bit of butter and vanilla, which was unexpected since this wine is entirely unoaked. The wine has a very pleasant hint of sweetness that balances nicely.

There are many foods I'd gladly pair with this wine. Grizelda suggested a cold pasta salad, which I can't argue with. Really, I think any sort of relatively light fare would be great. I think it might go well with Thai, too.

The bottle was $12, and well worth it.

Wine Blogging Wednesday #11 - Winter's Hill Early Muscat 2004

07/06/05

10:46:33 am Wine Blogging Wednesday #11 - Winter's Hill Early Muscat 2004

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