Barefoot White Zinfandel (75cl, 8.5%)

A sweet, fruit-forward California white Zinfandel from Barefoot Cellars, bottled at 8.5% ABV. Barefoot Cellars was founded in California and acquired by E. & J. Gallo Winery in 2005. The wine is made primarily from Zinfandel grapes crushed and cold-fermented in stainless steel tanks, then filtered and stabilised before bottling. A hallmark is its signature light spritz, woven into all of Barefoot's chillable wines. The nose shows tropical pineapple, sweet citrus and ripe strawberry. The palate is immediately sweet and juicy, with sun-ripe strawberry and pear, then pineapple and soft apricot, kept from cloying by gentle tangerine-like acidity and light effervescence. The finish is medium-short and clean, with lingering ripe strawberry and a whisper of melon.