Le Heron 2016 Gros Manseng
This is the second we've found and it's far more palatable than the first. There's still the dominant peach fruit character and it will still be too sweet for some. But I'm going to persist. As for this one I reckon it would be perfect to chill to near freezing and quaff with really hot spicy food.
GRAPE VARIETY: Gros Manseng
REGION: Cotes du Gascogne
A/V: 13%
PRICE: 3.99 euro
FROM: Lidl, France
RATING: 3.5/5 from me
DOMUS BY UBY COTES DU GASCOGNE GROS MANSENG
What a strange wine this is and the grape variety gros manseng should not be judged by this. The back label describes it as "velvety and creamy with hints of pineapple and honey - perfect with foie gras or chocolate desserts". It's sweet, but NOT that sweet. Alcohol is 11% so I'm assuming fermentation was stopped at that point. The fruit character to me is pure peach, the palate is quite cloying but it does go a long way with a couple of bottles of icy sparkling mineral water.
6.90 euro from SuperU France
2/5 Rating from me
5/5 Rating with 50% sparkling mineral water
Le Heron 2016 Gros Manseng
REGION: Cotes du Gascogne
