Tasting-Saint Hilaire Semi-Sweet

Name: Saint-Hilaire Semi-Sweet Sparkling
Variety: Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
Region: Limoux
Country: France
Year: 2019
Price: $18

Winery Review

Medium bodied, bright and fresh with aromas of ripe fruit, herbs and intense, exotic fruit flavors with distinct minerality and refreshing acidity. Serve with seafood, chicken and fresh goat cheese.

Wine Folly

Wine Folly describes Chardonnay as having tastes of yellow apple, starfruit, pineapple, and vanilla. Chenin Blanc is described as having similar flavors, along with pear, quince, and chamomile. I detected strong notes of apple and pear, as described, but not any of the secondary spice flavors. 

My Review

The wine was a medium straw color, with medium sized bubbles. On the nose I got hints of light fruit, especially apple and white grapes. It had very strong bubbles on my initial sip, which overpowered a lot of the flavors. Follow-up tastings revealed flavors of apple and pear, with a little bit of citrusy tartness. I found this wine to be very enjoyable, and I think it would be very refreshing on a hot day. 

I had this wine by itself, without any other food.