color: light gold-yellow; nose: tart apple x grape; taste: crisp light mouth feel, lychee x apple taste and short-to-medium flinty finish; overall: clean, simple everyday drink-with-food white wine which offers quiet pleasure in place of gusto, provides a decent frig-filling QPR ($11) that is good enough to serve to friends along with hors d'oeuvres
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I had this after dinner on 4/10/11. It had a very rich, pleasant bouquet of apple, pear, spice, lemon cream and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, creamy and round with flavors that followed the nose. 89+
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I've found that the knock against Pinot Blanc-- that it's bland-- is sometimes true, but also unfair. This is a grape that when paired with complimentary dishes can become really delicious. This bottle is a good example. Starts out with great acidity and minerality and gets better with food.
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3/26/2012 - Epic Tale wrote: 87 Points
color: light gold-yellow; nose: tart apple x grape; taste: crisp light mouth feel, lychee x apple taste and short-to-medium flinty finish; overall: clean, simple everyday drink-with-food white wine which offers quiet pleasure in place of gusto, provides a decent frig-filling QPR ($11) that is good enough to serve to friends along with hors d'oeuvres
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11/12/2011 - ctbob wrote:
This bottle seemed atypical -- not nearly crisp enough. Pleasant and unobjectionable.
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7/8/2011 - cookie7 wrote:
Nose of minerals, tropical fruits and lychee. Peaches and citrus on the palate. Lots of acidity - long finish.
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4/10/2011 - garambler wrote: 90 Points
I had this after dinner on 4/10/11. It had a very rich, pleasant bouquet of apple, pear, spice, lemon cream and mineral aromas. The palate was rich, creamy and round with flavors that followed the nose. 89+
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3/15/2011 - cjsadler wrote: 89 Points
I've found that the knock against Pinot Blanc-- that it's bland-- is sometimes true, but also unfair. This is a grape that when paired with complimentary dishes can become really delicious. This bottle is a good example. Starts out with great acidity and minerality and gets better with food.
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