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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Aug 6th 2007
Price: $16.93
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Tasting Notes:
Wow, this was a surprising bottle. I was expecting a thicker darker pinot gris like I have seen from some Alsatian bottles in the past. This was a very light straw color, almost completely colorless. The nose was very pronounced though not overly floral. Pear and apple dominated, but there was a strong mineral streak there as well. In the mouth this wine was very light with a crazy electric acid streak. I've never tasted a pinot gris with a backbone like this. The pear and apple were there, but muted and mingling with a lime zest and slatey presence. The finish was quite long with just a hint of allspice. I'm torn on this wine. I liked it, but it wasn't what I expected when I opened it. I wish I had another bottle to ponder further.
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Vintage: 2006
Purchased: Feb 17th 2008
Price: $12.99
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This is further education in Italian wine for me. I opened this to go with spaghetti carbonara. In the glass it was a straw color. Nothing stood out about the color. The nose was actually fairly intense for this varietal. There was a strong fruit component, but also a very floral note. Not quite the rose petals of gewurz, but closer to violets. On the first taste, I was surprised by its body. It was not quite the thick pinot gris from Alsace, but it was not the thing quaffer that I've come to expect from most pinot grigio. It also avoided all the tropical fruit notes that thin pinot grigio tends to have. It was mainly green apple and pear, with just a hint of citrus zest. The floral note was still there and I got a sense of clove on the finish. The finish was surprisingly long. All in all a very good wine.
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Vintage: 2006
Purchased: Sep 22nd 2007
Price: $20.07
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Since thanksgiving is a local harvest festival, I decided to open two wines from this local winery, that also grows grapes locally. The pinot gris was the first one to be opened.
It was a pale color in the glass with a very pleasant pear and apple scent. The taste was the same as the scent with pear, apple, and melon. Just a touch of acidity and no sugar to speak of. It was actually fairly thick in the mouth and very pleasant.
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Vintage: 2004
Purchased: Apr 7th 2007
Price: $14.99
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This wine reminds me how much I love a well done pinot gris. It also reminds me how sad I am that they are few and far between. Outside of Alsace, I've tasted maybe two or three that I would recommend. Maybe better domestic versions exist, but when I can get an outstanding wine from Alsace for under $20, why should I bother to look anywhere else?
This wine is a golden color in the glass, and simply opulent on the nose. There are strong aromas of pear and peach, and a slight smokiness to it. In the mouth it is thick and oily, but in a good way. It's off-dry, which is fairly unusual for a wine from Alsace, but it is balanced enough to handle it. The fruit comes forward first, mostly pear; but with a touch of honey. Then I tasted a slight floral component before a citrus zest acidity carried it to the finish. I would have been happy if had ended on that note, but the finish just kept going and a spice notes came to the forefront. I could taste both white pepper and anise.
This wine was almost a baby gewurztraminer. I would be happy drinking this on any occasion.
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Vintage: 2005
Purchased: Feb 10th 2007
Price: $11.99
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Tasting Notes:
In an attempt to find a cheaper alternative to the pinot gris from Alsace, I tried this wine from Oregon in a distinctive blue bottle.
Once poured, it was very pale green straw in the glass. The aromas were muted, but I got a slight smell of melon and lime rind. In my mouth I could taste citrus/lime, a bit of apple, and some tropical fruit (mainly passion fruit). The wine was fairly light bodied, though not as light as your standard pinot grigio.
This was good, but not something I think I will buy again. I felt that the acid was a little two much for the body and the fruit characteristics. I'd rather pay a few dollars more and get a more balanced wine. So far the Oregon pinot gris has not impressed me. I may try a few from Washington this summer.
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Vintage: 2003
Purchased: Jan 20th 2007
Price: $10.99
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Wow this wine makes you forget all the unremarkable pinot grigio you've ever drank. Not that I have anything against pinot grigio, it can be quite refreshing and is good as an inoffensive white wine. This was a different animal all together.
It was pale yellow in the glass, but much thicker than I had thought it would be. It gave off aromas mainly of dried fruit and honey. But I also could smell a hint of smoke and diesel. On the palate, it was very fat and fruity; tons of peaches, pears, and honey. Then a touch of lemon, and a wave of acidity that cut straight though it. It was extremely well balanced and structured.
I served this with rock fish and green beans covered in an brown szechuan inspired sauce.
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