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St. Clair Winery
2018 Bellissimo Sparkling Sweet Wine, New Mexico

Pair this wine with:
Chocolate Dessert

Category: Sparkling Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$15
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St. Clair Winery
2018 Bellissimo Sparkling Sweet Wine, New Mexico

Pair this wine with:
Chocolate Dessert

Category: Sparkling Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12%
Straw green color. Sweet aromas and flavors of honeycomb, orange blossom, peach slushie, and lilac with a satiny, vibrant, fizzy, fruity sweet light-to-medium body and a warming, breezy finish with accents of ginger ale and lemon cordial with no oak flavor. A tasty, bubbly quaffer with sweet fruit and floral aromas; a solid choice for Moscato drinkers.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth, Fruity, Crisp & Lively & Non-Oaky
Aroma Aroma: honeycomb, orange blossom, peach slushie, and lilac
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of ginger ale and lemon cordial
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Vanilla Gelato, Chocolate Mousse, Mixed Nuts
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A tasty, bubbly quaffer with sweet fruit and floral aromas; a solid choice for Moscato drinkers.
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The Producer

Lescombes Family Vineyards

The Producer
1325 de Baca Rd SE
Deming, NM 88030
USA
1 505-546-9324
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Sparkling Sweet Wine

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
About
Sparkling Sweet Wine
Sparkling Dessert Wines are effervescent sweet fruity wines with residual sugar levels of 5% brix or higher that are not from established sparkling dessert wine categories like Italian Moscato d' Asti or Canadian Sparkling Ice Wines. American examples are usually made with a variety of muscat grapes, labeled as 'Moscato", and may include other natural flavors like citrus or berries.

St. Clair Winery 2018 Bellissimo Sparkling Sweet Wine, New Mexico rating was calculated by to be 88 points out of 100 on 7/21/2020. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.