Tasting: Oliver Winery Sweet Red Lime

 

Oliver Winery Sweet Red Lime

-Grapes: Concord, Red blend

-Country: United States

-Region: Indiana

-Vintage: 2020

-Price: $12

-Critic Review: "Fresh, pure lime extract adds a fun finish to the bright, classic Concord flavor of Soft Red." "Vacation in a glass! I love Oliver’s soft red and soft white wines but Oliver’s soft red lime is amazing!!!! I love a sweet wine then add lime to it and WOW, I added limes to the regular soft red now I had lime to the soft red lime and it’s like pop rockets exploding in my mouth"

-Wine Folly Tasting Notes: The Primary Aromas are in the Red Fruit and Citrus categories (pg.30). Concord Grapes are "...the most planted grape in New York and used for juices and flavoring". "There might be nothing better than a peanut butter sandwich and a glass of Concord grape wine. Together they make a PB&J". Notes of grape, plum sauce, musk, potting soil, and cumin (pg.102).  

-My Review: The color is similar to a Deep Pink in Wine Folly. Upon smelling the wine I get notes of brown sugar and Welch's grape juice. The wine tastes almost exactly like grape juice with a citrus/lime twist. The lime is not overpowering, more like lime peel or lime zest instead of lime juice. It accents the wine nicely with a sweet citrus flavor. I also get notes of green table grapes. You cannot taste the alcohol, there is almost no burning quality (11%). It is low in tannins, light to medium bodied, and has a short finish. This is not a complex wine, but it is well balanced and very refreshing and drinkable. We drank this wine chilled and also with some ice. We did not pair this wine with food.  

Critical Reviews:

https://drizly.com/wine/red-wine/concord/oliver-soft-red-lime/p88533

Wine model: Eric Reynolds