Fruitastic! (Blossom Hill White Zinfandel)

Member Name: missy0303

Product:	Blossom Hill White Zinfandel
Date:	25/07/06 (297 review reads)
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Advantages: Summer fruits and fresh and crisp taste

Disadvantages: One bottle just isn't enough!

Blossom Hill White Zinfandel

With a name like White Zinfandel you would be mistaken for thinking this wine was a white wine….but no it is in fact a lovely rosé wine.

It’s a medium rosé with the beautiful summery aromas of red berries…definitely strawberries and raspberries coming through with the first sniff! Underlying that is a faint watermelon smell too….all makes for the perfect summer barbecue wine. Which incidentally is what I had tonight…

Sold in a clear 75cl bottle with the Blossom Hill logo on the label the liquid is a salmon pink colour, but is transparent enough that you can read the back of the label.

Usually when first tasting a glass of wine I get a slight burning sensation in my throat but with this one there is none of that, instead I feel like I am drinking a lovely fruit juice with what seems to be a hint of alcohol….don’t be mistaken though as this wine does in fact contain 10% vol!
Whilst not being one of the higher alcohol contents that I have had this is still enough to get you a little light headed after a few glasses so beware, especially in this hot weather!

The taste of this wine as I said is likened to that of a summer fruit juice, The closest I can compare it with is a mixing a carton of strawberry ribena with a carton of apple juice and squeezing a few grapes into it…A slight crispness from the apple(?) not even sure if it actually contains apple but that’s a flavour that seems to come through to me. As I sip some more I can taste the raspberry although this could be my sense of smell taking over.

All in all this is a superb wine to have with barbecues, picnics or just for chilling out with after a nice bath and relaxing on the sofa which is what I intend to do with the rest of the bottle tonight!

I highly recommend this 2004 wine which was bought from my local corner shop on a 3 for £10 offer… but is available from Supermarkets and all good off licences for around £3.99 a bottle.

This wine is very similar in taste and colour to my all time favourite Julio Gallo White Zinfandel….and is a close second to that one!

Thanks for reading (hic)

Michelle (July 2006)

Summary: A lovely summer wine!