The Delicious Monster White 2024 is a wine available at Trader Joe’s, selling for $5.99. CWF reviewed the 2023 vintage of this wine and was impressed. How do they create a worthwhile wine at the southern tip of Africa and ship it all over the US for less than six bucks?
The Story
The Delicious Monster White 2024 is a brand from McGregor Winery, founded in 1948 and situated in the Western Cape, a growing region in South Africa.
The blend is 60% Chenin Blanc, 20% Chardonnay, and 20% Muscat.
Chenin Blanc is a French grape that is versatile; it can undergo oak aging and malolactic fermentation, and it makes a great bubbly, suitable for both young and fresh expressions as well as age-worthy wines. South Africa is well-suited to this grape.
Muscat is the oldest known grape, and there are a couple of hundred different varieties of the grape and it can be a Red grape as well as a white grape.
The Delicious Monster White 2024 is sourced from McGregor Winery grapes from vineyards located in the foothills of the Riviersonderend Mountains.
The alcohol content is 12.61%.
The Delicious Monster White 2024 Tasting Notes
The color is almost clear, just a little wheat yellow. The nose is fresh and subtle; there are scents of peach, pear, apple, and melon. along with sweet spice and tropical fruit. The Delicious Monster White 2024 is a crisp, clean wine with a pleasant flavor.
This White blend tastes like peach, green Apple, stone fruit, and lemon, with a slap of spice. The mid-palate shows pear, guava.
The acidity is well-balanced.
The Summary
- The Delicious Monster White 2024 did it again, this is a White wine that can fit in with wines selling for 3 times the price.
- It isn’t the “usual” blend, so the different mix of flavors is refreshing.
- Give this wine a try.
