Chaucer's Cellars

Meadery in Soquel, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Bargetto's Historic Winery & Tasting Room

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3535 N. Main St, Soquel, CA, 95073, United States

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared by John. Pours clear gold. Nose and taste of honey, beeswax, vanilla cream and light citrus fruit. Bright and clean. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2012 at 12:20

6.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
Nose is strongly honey, plastic, and bandaid. Clear yellow. Medium body. Flavor is honey and bubblegum, with a slightly medicinal finish. Flawed, but still enjoyable. The name and label appeal to my inner geek.
Tried on 11 Oct 2012 at 19:15

5.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Had this at the 2011 mid summer morning mead tasting at Vintage, nice place, y’know? Clear and barely any color at all. Smell is like honey in a plastic bottle. Taste is plain honey mead, no frills and I like that. A rather well behaved mead on the palate. Just plain good ol mead. On target for what I believe to be the style. This one seems to be below avereage in the alky content or it just hides it well. Decent finsh, mouth coating of course; bet gentle.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2011 at 10:17

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 750ml.ABV. 11.0%. Clear light to medium yellow color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy honey, sharp honey, grape ! moderate alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, grape - spicy, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is syrupy to watery and sticky, carbonation is flat, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20100911]
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2010 at 12:30

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 2 Overall 7
clear yellow, no head. very floral aroma, marcipan, fresh honey. flavor is like real good honey, a little sugary perhaps, but more or less plain honey, add a very faint floral citrussy touch, and some faint spices. alc. well hidden. palate is nice.
Tried on 14 Sep 2010 at 15:47

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of fiulijn. Pours a clear golden. Very complex aroma, marzipan and flowers - has an almost Chardonnayish zest. Medium body, sweet and very refined honey accents, again a touch of Chardonnay grapes, very, very flowery and sophisticated. Some alcohol heat in the finish, but generally very balanced. Yum. 070910
Tried from Bottle on 07 Sep 2010 at 06:44

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. A light golden mead. The aroma has notes of honey and citrus flowers. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of honey, flowers, and spices, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2010 at 08:50

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
75 cL bottle, courtesy of fiulijn. Pours clear and golden yellow with a fully gone head. Aroma is herbal and honey fruity. Mild sweet note. Dry honey herbal, slight chemical and honey. Sweet fruity into a spiced finish. Ends quite dry.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2010 at 05:38

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from "AJ’s Fine Foods (Central and Camelback)", Phoenix, AZ; synthetic cork, 11% ABV, purchased 1 year ago
Blond color. The honey aroma is not very strong, and there is some alcohol, but also a nice touch of orange blossoms; delicate and seducing.
Very sweet, without being syrupy; it has a nice and complex honey flavor, with a very light touch of wild strawberries (smultron, Fragaria vesca) and new, delicate elements that I didn’t find in others, maybe it’s the sage honey.
Wrapping feelings; the alcohol is kept to the minimum.
This mead gets into me, and I get into it.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2010 at 04:03

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle (11.5% ABV) from the state liquor store
Appearance: Clear yellow with no head or lacing
Aroma: Honey, dry wine, grassy
Taste: Light honey and earthy, slightly dry finish that leaves a honey coating in your mouth
Very nice and smooth drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2010 at 18:25