YOUR RESULTS for "Food Pairing: Lobster & Crab"

This wine smells unctuous before you even put it in your mouth. Scents of baked apple and peach, cardamon and honey greet you in the glass. It is dense and rich with honey apple, pineapple and peach flavors combining with cardamon, ginger, five-spice and a granitic mineral note. Although there is a touch of sweetness, this is equally refreshing. Full bodied, concentrated and a perfect example of the Brand vineyard.

Unctuous and rich without being sweet, this white blend provides a viscous mouthfeel that is dense and packed with orchard and tropical fruit flavors. The wine is bright and clean with notes of apricot, apple, lychee and peach "on steroids." There's some minerality and enough acid to keep it balanced and make one go back for sip after sip. A touch of florality lurks in the background of this luscious white.

91 points - Avancia 2020 Old Vines Godello (Valdeorras). A bouquet of Bartlett pear and lychee leads to flavors of tangerine, green papaya, white chocolate and Mediterranean herbs that are wrapped up in a pleasing sense of chalkiness. Jorge Ordóñez Selections. —M.D.

Fernão Pires and Arinto lead the way aromatically, offering notes of golden apple, white peach, and honey. Chardonnay provides subtle and creamy vanilla and toast. Medium weight and round in texture with perky acidity that gives the wine freshness. Jasmine and floral tones are braced by pink grapefruit and quince on the lingering finish.

Medium aromatic with light floral notes, white peach, and nectarine. The palate is elegant with good intensity and density. It has a touch of spice and vanilla on the palate mixed with white and yellow fruits. The acidity is soft and the finish is long.

This full bodied wine retains elegance and cut with still powerful. It has glazed citrus fruit and candied pear with minerality. Aromas give white floral notes like jasmine and lilies that continue through on the palate. It finishes with lime pith and yellow apple with a long slightly warming end. 

Aromas of butter, vanilla, baked apples and spice indicate that this has gone through malolactic fermentation. It is medium plus in body, generous and likeable. Think apples dotted with butter, vanilla bean, baking spice and pear butter.  The richness is enjoyable and not at all heavy.

This is a classic, well-made expression of the appellation with aromas and flavors of citrus, fresh herbs, and crushed rocks. The wine is medium weight, but the edges are round rather than sharp and there is a density that shows the quality of farming. Rather than only green flavors, it shows depth and complexity with pear and melon ripeness structured by crisp acidity. Notes of flint and limestone lend a strong mineral character to the finish. The complexity continues to develop as the wine gets some air.

This is a quite powerful, classic Burgundy white. Aromas of flint, matchstick, toast and light butter present on the nose. It has a lovely, silky texture with apple and poached pear fruit flavors accompanied by vanilla, oak-influenced spices, flint, earth and mineral tones. Its elegance is especially notable as it breathes - the wine gains complexity as flavors of vanilla, crème brûlée, toast and butter become more pronounced and linger through the the long and satisfying finish.

Attractive aromas of green and yellow pears, citrus and jasmine flowers. On the palate, this wine is medium weight and more refreshing than one would expect for a Rhone white blend. Stony mineral flavors as well as touches of florality nicely complement lemon-lime citrus and apricot notes.

Medium aromas with bold ripeness along with notes of caramel apple and brown butter. Ripe and rich on the palate with medium-plus weight. Round and honeyed (yet dry), showing flavors of apple tart and nutmeg with a long, generous finish.

Peach blossoms, orchard fruits and lychee on the nose. The palate is quite rich with apricot, peach and citrus flavors. It is powerful and dense with some savory herbs on the finish.

Aromas of baked apple, honey, pineapple, citrus and toasty oak. On the palate this wine is well-balanced with enough acidity to carry its weight. This wine is full body and elegant and the oak use is just right.

This value white offers floral aromas of peach and apricot blossoms as well as the fruit itself. On the palate, it offers some weight, mainly with orchard fruits and various types of melon. This is a good winter white as the acidity is lower and it is rounder in style.

An elegant Chardonnay that is bright and vibrant with thorough oak use. This is aged in oak and goes through a full malolactic fermentation and stirring of the lees. The aromas deliver baked apple and baking spice with vanilla and some minerality. The palate is full and round in body, quite ripe and shows some underripe pineapple. More power comes through on the palate with French oak notes and richness in the midpalate. This is somewhere between Burgundy and California in profile. Hints of chalky minerality, key limes, and green apples on the nose, the citrus notes continue on the palate, along with a burst of apricots and fresh cream. The finish is brisk, dry, and refreshing. - 93 Points, James Suckling

From the producer: "The finest qualities of the estate are expressed in our Reserve Dry Riesling, an exclusive wine spotlighting unique characteristics from all three of our vineyard sites. Small selections of grapes are meticulously chosen from specifically identified lots, which are fermented separately and then blended to create the exquisite balance of juiciness, freshness, and minerality displayed in this specialty bottling. A brilliant, tangy nose heralds a burst of stone fruit and citrus zest on the palate. Fruit and minerality play into a lingering finish that continues to make the mouth water long after the wine is gone."

Tropical aromas of pineapple, white chocolate, maple and spice. On the palate this wine is dry with flavors of caramel apple and grilled pineapple. It is full in body with medium-plus acidity and a medium-plus finish.

Very aromatic with notes of jasmine, honeysuckle and nectarine. The palate is refreshing with a vibrant, citrus core and hints of lychee and stone fruits with a lingering floral finish.

The nose gives notes of buttercream, vanilla and apple. On the palate, this is classic Bourgogne Blanc -- the apple-pear-lemon fruit is completely wrapped in a judicious use of high quality oak giving subtle flavors of vanilla, spice and light toast. Creamy, buttery notes are present, but nothing is over the top here. This medium-plus bodied Chardonnay is pure and textbook, French style.

This white Burgundy shows six years’ aging with some nice elements of concentration, roundness, buttered popcorn and pleasant oxidation. The fruit reminds one of apples sautéed in butter and deglazed with a hint of apple cider, as well of flavors of ripe bosc and Asian pear, nut skin and white tea. Medium to fuller-bodied with a creamy texture.

From the Winery: This wine delights with floral notes of lilies and lemon zest on the nose, and apple and pear on the palate. Accented by hints of vanilla and crème brûlée, this medium-bodied wine is full of flavor, with a lingering finish of vanilla custard and apple crisp.

This generous Muscadet offers aromas of white peach candy and ripe green pear at the start. On the palate, it is not super fruity, but you will find the essence of white fruits and honeysuckle, along with pineapple, elderflower and lees on a creamy, waxy frame.

Bright and juicy aromas of tart apple, lemon, pear and apricot. Clean, pure, and complex. The beautifully round texture of this wine showcases flavors of Golden Delicious apple, creamy lees, and lemon oil.

Aromas are lightly woody with a touch of vanilla, some tropical fruits, a bit of apple skin, and Golden delicious apples. This wine has a full but not heavy mouthfeel, rounded but with good acidity. Both tropical and orchard fruits help to produce a delightful quaff. Delicious, medium-plus in body, with a long finish.

This wine is clean and nicely crisp while still being flavorful, concentrated and creamy. The nose gives vanilla and light apple aromas while the palate delivers notes of apples, apple blossoms, pears, donut peaches and vanilla bean. This undergoes partial oak aging which is relayed more in the texture than the taste. Texturally this is creamy and satiny; this Chardonnay is immensely drinkable and versatile at the table or on its own.

Grapefruit and fresh hay combine with vegetal aromas on the nose in this liter bottle. The wine presents appealing tropical fruit including mango and guava as well as ripe yellow apples, finishing with dried herbal notes. It is fleshy with good density and just the right amount of acidity.

This is a delightful Burgundian Chardonnay! It offers complex aromas of apples and apple skins, white flowers, old wood, toast, and muted orchard fruit. The palate has lovely moderate acidity, its fruit balanced by wood and structuring elements. This is an understated wine, medium in body and length.

A classic creamy/buttery style with vanilla, apple/pear notes; refreshing acidity balances and a hint of toast on the finish.

The aromas in this wine are elegant with sweet oak, butter, vanilla, apple, pear and a whiff of smoke. The palate gives flavors of Asian pear, nectarine, white apple, and grilled peach, along with vanilla and butter. Any oak is elegant and tremendously well integrated; this is bright and clean with lovely minerality. A sensational effort that is well balanced and still exudes California style.

You’ll find notes of butter, apples and pineapple on the nose of this wine. It offers a light tropicality, touches of toast and refreshing citrus on the palate.

This tropical Chardonnay has aromas of grilled pineapple, fresh honey and toasted coconut. The palate is dry and delivers great concentration with a beautiful roundness from the toasted coconut flavor meshing with a very good use of oak. Additional flavors of creme brulee, brown butter, apple preserves, with butter pecan notes on the finish, creamy texture and just-right acidity. 

Plush and well-spiced, with buttery notes to the ripe pear and Gala apple flavors that are backed by rich acidity. Finishes with accents of nutmeg and clove. Drink now through 2024. – Wine Spectator, 90 Points

Ripe pears aromas begin the medium-bodied Chardonnay. More pear/yellow apple notes on the palate with a touch of lemon and rounder finish.

Delicate stone fruit, glazed green pears, apple candy, white blossom, peach followed by strong minerality to provide a delightfully balanced mouthfeel. 

Aromas of juicy pink grapefruit and raspberry lemonade begin this refreshing rose. Fruity and floral yet dry with watermelon, strawberry and nectarine on the palate. Good intensity and soft with refreshing acidity lingering with touches of minerality.

Wine Spectator, 91 Points: A creamy viscosity complements the texture of this harmonious version. An accessible crowd-pleaser, with lightly juicy acidity and delicate flavors of chopped almond, baked pear, saline and citrus. Disgorged January 2019.

Aromas of apple, stone fruit, chalk and pear coming from the Macabeo and Parellada varieties together with some hints of yeast and biscuit. Small and very persistent bubbles.

This sparkler offers peach, apricot and apple notes that are nicely creamy and ripe. It is medium in weight, but the concentration is good and it is texturally generous.

From the Producer: "Full flavor, earthy touches and great texture with a long, persistent finish."