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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by stubbie999 on 12/11/2014: Savory and structured, this wine is a treat. Excellent, and interesting over 3 days - never lost a step, just kept changing and developing. (1510 views) | | | Tasted by 560 B&W on 12/10/2014 & rated 88 points: Still developing but suffers from a bitter note on the finish. Still a good food wine. 13.5% (1469 views) | | | Tasted by zheem on 11/23/2012: so good with thanksgiving meal. full bodied and penetrating flavors. (2629 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 10/18/2012 & rated 83 points: CT blind group tasting at David's (Enfield, CT): More about being an unusual wine for curiosity value than something really interesting/compelling; a cloudy orange-salmon colour with lightly spicy and earthy notes framing fresh cranberry and raspberry fruit. It's light on its feet with bright acids and a savoury finish, but while it's nicely balanced there's nothing here that keeps me coming back for anything more than a tasting pour. (3576 views) | | | Tasted by indiscriminate palate on 10/17/2012: TTTG Blind (DB): Cherry and sour/tart berry nose and palate, high acidity, finish of fairly strange spice and unbalanced alcohol. Unusual, but not in a good way. 78-82 (3057 views) | | | Tasted by smokeshowing on 7/4/2012 & rated 88 points: This is such a cool wine, as much for its orange coloration as for its combination of spice and strawberry on the nose. Nicely balanced by acidity and an earthiness that makes for some spirited conversation. Sadly I never seem to be able to keep these bottles from disappearing. (2983 views) | | | Tasted by River Rat on 3/11/2012: Pop and pour and drank over a couple hours. Interesting mix of citrus zest, strawberry and pale peach. I enjoyed it more chilled than at room temp. Really grew in texture as the time passed. Fun wine. (2303 views) | | | Tasted by mmurry on 2/9/2012 & rated 90 points: Tasted at room temperature after glass decanting about 2 hours. Strawberry and barnyard on the nose, along with some lemon zest and spice. Rich and funky on the palate - lots of earth flavors mixed with citrus. The strawberry comes on in the middle, and it finishes with great acidity and a little spice. (1340 views) | | | Tasted by zheem on 11/26/2011: Must emphasize this wine gains much pleasure and weight with some time open. Was the star at recent Thanksgiving meal. (1557 views) | | | Tasted by verschell on 11/24/2011 & rated 90 points: Yummy, yummy, yummy - I got love in my tummy. This "little bastard" packs a wallop in a small package (perhaps it is named after the '64 Fiat Arbath). This unusual wine is made from 100% Trousseau Gris (or Grey Reisling). When mature, the skins develop a bronze hue. This wine is pressed by foot alone, and allow to ferment on top of the skins, leading to a unique orange color. Exotic fruit and earthy spices lead to a perfect wine to complement a thanksgiving table. (1603 views) | | | Tasted by zheem on 11/22/2011: Hate to be the first review on this as I have no previous Piccolo Bastardo experience. Amazing orangish bronze color. Initially flavors ver flat and uninteresting--very young. With time, by the second day, the wine became much more complex. Even though it is not oxidized, it has flavor profiles similar to very dry sherries, works well with squash and other rich somewhat sweet foods. (1511 views) |
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https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.windgapwines.com/Trousseau GrisTrousseau Cris, otherwise known as "Grey Riesling," is a rare varietal with its origins in eastern France. Like its cousin Pinot Gris, its parent is a red grape and its skin is actually blush-bronze in color when fully ripe.Fanucchi Vineyard On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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