Calais Winery TX Blanc

Had the special treat of trying this wine from their 187ml bottles. It was everything that was mentioned before and much more! Still aging well, too. Great things do come in small sizes. Santé!

Previous note from August (not mine) really says nothing about this wine other than it apparently has an apricot note (which it doesn't). This wine has a slight earthy, slightly grassy note. And that's not a bad thing, but it is 'a thing' for some. Note of lemon oil, tart yellow fruit, honeysuckle and kiwi. Palate that resembled the nose, with an opulent note of overripe yellow peach which dominated the front. Finish was a lot of herbal notes: oregano, …

Yes, white Bordeaux style blends can be made from Texas fruit. The magic of Calais Winery has produced this beautiful white wine using fruit sourced from Dell Valley Vineyards in West Texas. Just a quick “day drive” for long time Texans but having the Guadalupe Mountains nearby as your vineyard backdrop sure is not a shabby deal either. This blend of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Semillon has a light golden color when poured followed by some lemon and apple …

The Calais TX Blanc is a white wine cuvée of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Semillon from Dell Valley Vineyards in the foothills of the Guadalupe Mountains in Far West Texas. This wine pours a very light straw color. The nose is lemon and lime, a little bit of tropical pineapple. The palate is lemon rind, melon and tart yellow citrus. Medium+ bodied wine and the weight of this wine on the palate was definitely not what I expected as …