Wine
Adegga Baezza Blanco
81/100 Research score How we score
Verdict
Soft and approachable, but less structurally convincing than the strongest wines here. Fruit and sweetness dominate over acidity — pleasant, somewhat removed from classic dry Chardonnay.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Tropical
- Apple
- Blossom
- Botanical
- Structure
- Medium-sweet
- Soft acidity
- Medium body
- Medium finish
- Mouthfeel
- Soft and silky; sweetness lingers more strongly than acidity.
- Assessment
- Category likeness: Moderate
- Structural authenticity: Low
- Balance: Balanced
- Complexity: Moderate
- Finish quality: Clean
- Standalone appeal: Pleasant alone
- What stands out
- Approachable exotic-fruit Chardonnay style — sweetness leads, acid stays gentle.
- How wine-like is it?
- Further from dry white-wine structure than Tip Top, NOOH, or Weinkönig. Soft entry and lowish acid (producer TA 3.22 g/L) read more dessert-adjacent.
- Perfect for
- Casual aperitif and dessert-adjacent pours.
- Drink if you like
- Soft Chardonnay
- Easy sweet-leaning aperitif whites
Tasting notes
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Nose
Tropical and exotic fruit with floral notes and a faint herbal quality.
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Palate
Sweet-leaning and fruity on entry, with ripe tropical fruit and a soft, silky texture. Acidity provides some freshness but remains gentle.
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Finish
Medium, smooth and fruity, with sweetness lingering more strongly than acidity.
The wine
Adegga Baezza Blanco is dealcoholized from Galicia, Spain. The base is Chardonnay from Galicia, fermented then dealcoholized. Cold evaporation with reintroduction of the wine’s own aromas (producer Adegga Baezza range page).
On the nose, Tropical and exotic fruit with floral notes and a faint herbal quality. On the palate, Sweet-leaning and fruity on entry, with ripe tropical fruit and a soft, silky texture. Acidity provides some freshness but remains gentle. Mouthfeel: Soft and silky; sweetness lingers more strongly than acidity. The finish is Medium, smooth and fruity, with sweetness lingering more strongly than acidity.
Further from dry white-wine structure than Tip Top, NOOH, or Weinkönig. Soft entry and lowish acid (producer TA 3.22 g/L) read more dessert-adjacent. Serve about 10°C; finish within three days refrigerated once opened (producer).
How to drink it
About 10°C; finish within three days refrigerated once opened (producer).
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized
Evidence status: Documented
Method: Cold evaporation with reintroduction of the wine’s own aromas (producer Adegga Baezza range page)
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Base_beverage: Some secondary sources incorrectly call the grape Moscatel. Grupo Élivo’s current Blanco page states Chardonnay.
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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Method
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Secondary source Research / registry Editorial research score (not a Dry Standard cellar tasting). 81 reflects soft acid and sweet-led structure vs stronger bottles in this set.
Rating
Editorial research score (not a Dry Standard cellar tasting). 81 reflects soft acid and sweet-led structure vs stronger bottles in this set.
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