2012 Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Blanc Les Princes Abbés

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 83.7 points

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  5/26/2018 - timewithwine wrote:

  My lands! Pulled at peak and what a peak it was. Distinct bosc pear, locust blossom, verbena and some serious unctuousness. Balance and complete. Nothing mind-blowing, but a very well knit wine .... and who doesn’t love those? 13% alc. With shrimp and cheeses; killer with the shrimp, and with Mark Hendrix as we discuss the decline of Becky and Walt. Recommended.

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  5/14/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 80 Points

  Alsace Masterclass (The Progress, SF): Nose: non-aromatic. Low intensity. Some ripe, indistinct peach - fermentation esters / vaguely sweet and floral (I’m connecting this to some other recent PGs I’ve tasted). GKruth: “all young white wines, pretty much, smell like white flowers because of fermentation esters. These aren’t actually varietal aromas.” Faint strawberry starburst.
  
  Palate: Light, fresh, balanced, neutral in a nice way.
  Light phenolic bitterness
  “GKruth: you need some bitterness on PB otherwise there’s just no taste :). But in seriousness, chardonnay is also relatively neutral, so you use new oak, or (in the case of Chablis) lees stirring (somewhat autolytic?).
  GKruth: “snuggle smell, fabric softener."
  Acid on PB: Lower than Riesling, higher than Gewurz.
  
  G. Kruth: Pinot Blanc is a nice neutral white wine - flexible for food pairing. Think about it when you want just a generic white wine to go with things.
  
  Score: Around 8.0: Totally neutral. Nice.
  
  30% / 70% Pinot Blanc/Auxerrois
  12.8% alc.
  2.88 g/L TA
  3.1 g/L RS
  
  Aged seven months on fine lees.
  $14 - So good for $14!

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  1/4/2015 - wbsurfer Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Very faint aroma of melon and mineral. Flavors somewhat subdued. Mineral, melon, grapefruit. Light wine that went well with salty brunch of sausages and potatoes.

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  12/6/2014 - HStaal wrote: 86 Points

  WSET Level 4 Course - WSET School; 9/6/2014-5/23/2015 (WSET School, Bermondsey): Appearance: The wine is Clear with a Pale colour.
  Nose: The nose is Clean and Youthful, showing Medium(+) intensity primary aromas of peach, apricot, blossom, lemon, honey.
  Palate: The wine is Dry in the mouth with a Medium level of acidity. It has Medium Level of alcohol (12.50%). It has Medium(+) body and Medium intensity primary flavours of peach, apricot, blossom, lemon, honey. The finish is Medium
  Overall: Good typicity but lacks complexity, intensity and length
  Conclusion: It is a Good quality wine. Drink Now; not suitable for Ageing or Further Ageing The attractiveness is the fruit purity but this will fade with further ageing; Medium priced (£10.99)

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  9/9/2014 - PT insurgent wrote:

  WSET Diploma Semester 1 Block B; 9/8/2014-9/11/2014: Slightly neutral and generic on the nose, some notes of fruit, citrus, pineapple, floral.
  Dry, medium acid, light body, medium intensity, notes of spice, ginger, blossom, green fruit.

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