Drank this bottle over the course of 3 days...Day 1 and Day 3. Day 3 was much better as it seemed to pick up some weight. I still think the Santa Margherita is expensive for what it is.
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Booooring! This used to be one of my wife and my favorite wines when we first started drinking wine and didn't know any better. I now have one bottle left and will either gift it or drink it in the near future to close the book on this overpriced white.
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I'm not a big pinot grigio fan, and I know that this wine is cliche, but it's our friend Joanne's favorite pinot grigio, so we buy it. I think that it is what it is....a mass produced pinot grigio, and I think for what you get, it is over priced. It's a crisp white with citrus, apples, pear, and a hint of lemon grass on the nose. It makes a good pairing with poultry. Again, not the best value, and I'd rather buy the Sanford.
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Really crisp...nice apples and pears. I think this is an especially good Pinot Grigio. Most of them leave me wanting something else. This is nice on the nose and quite satisfying as a sipping wine.
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Lemon, kiwi, honey, and wet stone, along with a touch of grapefruit, on the nose. Pear on the palate. Crisp, but not overly acidic...enough to pair well with food. Light to medium bodied. Enjoyable, but low QPR.
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You see this wine everywhere. Easy drinking wine that is largely unremarkable. Zesty tasting with taste of light fruit and plenty of acid. The marketing machine is in high gear on this one so that cost is factored into each bottle. Not worth the price although fine if someone else is paying.
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My first Pinot Grigio. Very light pear in color. Smell and taste of green apple and citrus. Crisp and clean. Moderate tangy acidity. Time to go drink more with my citrus spiced grilled salmon. Should go quite nicely. Not a Wow. But ok. Think I still prefer a nice chard for my white...a little more complexity.
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Closed nose...aromas of lemon, pear, and grass. Caramel, oak, and subtle fruit on the palate. Nice acidity. Enjoyable PG, but a poor value at $16-$20/bottle.
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Nose of apples and citrus. Flavors were very light, but consistent with the nose. A lot of acidity in this wine. It did work nicely with pepperjack cheese, and the spices actually brought some of the very light fruit flavors forward just a bit. This was an average wine that is not a good value at $18. But, I'm also dissapointed by Pinot Grigio more often than not, so maybe it's just my preferences.
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Once Upon a Vine XIII - New Orleans, LA by Martin Wine Cellar (Pavillion of Two Sisters): Admit it, the only people who actually like this wine are newbies to the wine world who have only been drinking or collecting wine for all of about a month. Even so, I have no idea how people can give this wine the 94 or 95 points that I have seen in some Cellartracker reviews, unless they either accidentally typed in a "9" instead of an"8" or "7" or they burnt all of their taste buds off with a hot piece of pizza. This is just overhyped swill that doesn't remotely do justice to what Pinot Grigio can be when its made by a quality producer. The color is decent, but thats where mediocrity ends and viticultural tragedy begins. This simply tastes like dirty well-water with a touch of lemon. The acidity is off balance, there is a bitter green flavor that reminds me of raw, unripe asparagus, and the only good thing that can be said about the finish is that it is mercifully short, a blessing in disguise. This wine is so angular and unbalanced that its like you've got a mouth full of glass shards and citric acid. This is going to sound strange to many people, but to me, the one thing that this tasted like more than anything else was the sour/bitter tasting glue that the orthodontist used to put on my braces years and years ago. I've seen this wine selling in stores at prices anywhere between $16 and $45, and truth be told, it isn't even worth half of the lower end. Steer yourself far away from this drivel at all costs. Sure, they have great marketing/advertising, which is why they sell so much to the new, or inexperienced, wine drinkers............but if they focused more of their money and efforts on winemaking then maybe they would have a worthwhile product to promote.
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Straw yellow; pears, green apples, honey; citrusy, minerally, slightly oily, light-medium body, elegant, crisp acidity, nice finish. Elegant, crisp and clean but not as fruity as I would have liked. Decent with chicken.
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Light straw color. Green apples on the nose. Super acidic, to the point where I don't know how you could drink this by itself. No roundness whatsoever. A super angular, bright wine that feels as if it's rubbing your enamal off. I don't see the draw on this wine.
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8/4/2012 - GTFreek wrote:
Past drinking time! Oh well. First taste was ok, maybe could have been something, but couldn't finish, definitely gross.
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12/12/2010 - ajm2573 wrote: 65 Points
Not very drinkable. I expected it to taste better than it did...no aromas or discernible fruit. White table wine would have been better.
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8/25/2010 - fbautista wrote:
Con Andres Duarte para el Rizzotto
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4/19/2010 - Barry Notes wrote: 78 Points
Older PG and pretty much drank as expected. Decent, a little tired and over the hill but still servicable.
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1/5/2010 - redfeet wrote: 88 Points
Smooth drinking Grigio. HInts of pear.
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2/8/2009 - JDB4 wrote: 82 Points
This wine is very overpriced for the flavor. It is okay. Good color. Light on the nose and palatte.
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12/12/2008 - Ombibulous wrote: 58 Points
Not only past its prime. Just past drinkability too. Avoid (57.5).
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3/3/2008 - Jonathan.Lee wrote: 92 Points
Excellent pinot grigio. Very fresh and crisp with nice balance of acidity. went great with the food. (cod fish and fresh shell fish).. very nice!
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12/7/2007 - brettlaurvick wrote: 82 Points
Drank this bottle over the course of 3 days...Day 1 and Day 3. Day 3 was much better as it seemed to pick up some weight. I still think the Santa Margherita is expensive for what it is.
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11/14/2007 - brettlaurvick wrote: 80 Points
Booooring! This used to be one of my wife and my favorite wines when we first started drinking wine and didn't know any better. I now have one bottle left and will either gift it or drink it in the near future to close the book on this overpriced white.
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8/28/2007 - markjahnke wrote: 84 Points
I'm not a big pinot grigio fan, and I know that this wine is cliche, but it's our friend Joanne's favorite pinot grigio, so we buy it. I think that it is what it is....a mass produced pinot grigio, and I think for what you get, it is over priced. It's a crisp white with citrus, apples, pear, and a hint of lemon grass on the nose. It makes a good pairing with poultry. Again, not the best value, and I'd rather buy the Sanford.
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8/28/2007 - ctunes wrote: 89 Points
Really crisp...nice apples and pears. I think this is an especially good Pinot Grigio. Most of them leave me wanting something else. This is nice on the nose and quite satisfying as a sipping wine.
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8/13/2007 - roberog wrote: 88 Points
Simple, light, with a pleasant nose. A good sipping wine.
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7/22/2007 - behm0027 wrote: 88 Points
Lemon, kiwi, honey, and wet stone, along with a touch of grapefruit, on the nose. Pear on the palate. Crisp, but not overly acidic...enough to pair well with food. Light to medium bodied. Enjoyable, but low QPR.
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7/7/2007 - the godfather wrote: 88 Points
light in color, easy to drink, fruity and very fresh tasting.
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7/6/2007 - JOsgood wrote: 85 Points
You see this wine everywhere. Easy drinking wine that is largely unremarkable. Zesty tasting with taste of light fruit and plenty of acid. The marketing machine is in high gear on this one so that cost is factored into each bottle. Not worth the price although fine if someone else is paying.
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6/26/2007 - djenningsoh wrote: 88 Points
My first Pinot Grigio. Very light pear in color. Smell and taste of green apple and citrus. Crisp and clean. Moderate tangy acidity. Time to go drink more with my citrus spiced grilled salmon. Should go quite nicely. Not a Wow. But ok. Think I still prefer a nice chard for my white...a little more complexity.
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4/28/2007 - behm0027 wrote: 88 Points
Closed nose...aromas of lemon, pear, and grass. Caramel, oak, and subtle fruit on the palate. Nice acidity. Enjoyable PG, but a poor value at $16-$20/bottle.
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4/14/2007 - tommyvernieri wrote: 79 Points
There just wasn't enough here for me. It was very light.
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4/6/2007 - last chance wrote: 79 Points
Nose of apples and citrus. Flavors were very light, but consistent with the nose. A lot of acidity in this wine. It did work nicely with pepperjack cheese, and the spices actually brought some of the very light fruit flavors forward just a bit. This was an average wine that is not a good value at $18. But, I'm also dissapointed by Pinot Grigio more often than not, so maybe it's just my preferences.
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3/22/2007 - Jester wrote: 81 Points
Once Upon a Vine XIII - New Orleans, LA by Martin Wine Cellar (Pavillion of Two Sisters): Admit it, the only people who actually like this wine are newbies to the wine world who have only been drinking or collecting wine for all of about a month. Even so, I have no idea how people can give this wine the 94 or 95 points that I have seen in some Cellartracker reviews, unless they either accidentally typed in a "9" instead of an"8" or "7" or they burnt all of their taste buds off with a hot piece of pizza. This is just overhyped swill that doesn't remotely do justice to what Pinot Grigio can be when its made by a quality producer. The color is decent, but thats where mediocrity ends and viticultural tragedy begins. This simply tastes like dirty well-water with a touch of lemon. The acidity is off balance, there is a bitter green flavor that reminds me of raw, unripe asparagus, and the only good thing that can be said about the finish is that it is mercifully short, a blessing in disguise. This wine is so angular and unbalanced that its like you've got a mouth full of glass shards and citric acid. This is going to sound strange to many people, but to me, the one thing that this tasted like more than anything else was the sour/bitter tasting glue that the orthodontist used to put on my braces years and years ago. I've seen this wine selling in stores at prices anywhere between $16 and $45, and truth be told, it isn't even worth half of the lower end. Steer yourself far away from this drivel at all costs. Sure, they have great marketing/advertising, which is why they sell so much to the new, or inexperienced, wine drinkers............but if they focused more of their money and efforts on winemaking then maybe they would have a worthwhile product to promote.
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2/25/2007 - buddy22 wrote: 88 Points
Very good, but very overpriced.
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2/3/2007 - ews3 wrote:
no formal note, drank in social setting -- good quality, sharp acidity
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1/2/2007 - ColinR wrote: 87 Points
Straw yellow; pears, green apples, honey; citrusy, minerally, slightly oily, light-medium body, elegant, crisp acidity, nice finish.
Elegant, crisp and clean but not as fruity as I would have liked. Decent with chicken.
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7/16/2006 - hutch wrote: 78 Points
Light straw color. Green apples on the nose. Super acidic, to the point where I don't know how you could drink this by itself. No roundness whatsoever. A super angular, bright wine that feels as if it's rubbing your enamal off. I don't see the draw on this wine.
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7/13/2006 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 86 Points
clean and crisp citrus and apple flavors, lots of acidity. good but, for the price, i expected more
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