2014 St. Innocent Pinot Gris Vitae Springs Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (11) Median Score: 88 points

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  1/17/2023 - forceberry wrote: 64 Points

  A single-vineyard Pinot Gris made with fruit sourced from two parcels: Home Block planted in 1986 and Inwood Block planted in 1999. Harvested on 30th of September, aged on the lees for 6 months in stainless steel tanks and bottled in June 2015. 13,5% alcohol. Total production 770 cases. Tasted blind.
  
  Pale and quite neutral lemon-yellow color. Surprisingly, the wine has no nose. Like, whatsoever. No matter how much you look for, you really can't smell anything - maybe apart from a vague hint of alcohol suggesting that this liquid in my glass might be wine. The wine feels juicy, round and quite flavorless on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and rather neutral medium-dry flavors of vague ripe Golden Delicious apple or apple jam. The medium-plus acidity doesn't lend much freshness or structure to the wine. The finish is short, watery and quite neutral with a subtly sweetish aftertaste of some ripe white fruit.
  
  This might just be the most neutral wine I've ever tasted. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong in the wine from a quality perspective - this isn't a faulty wine. It just lacks any and all aromas and taste. The producer claims they aim for the "Alsatian style" with their Pinot Gris wines, but based on a sample of two vintages, I beg to differ. I honestly don't see the point of a wine like this. Definitely not worth the 24€.

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  7/30/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 86 Points

  Green apple that has a sweet and bitter combination that I somehow both like but also find a bit too extreme.

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  11/5/2020 - Jack Cranley wrote: 88 Points

  I put this wine in the cellar for a few years just as an experiment.
  
  Interesting results. The wine has definitely evolved. Rich golden color. Very tropical - toned fruit like lychee, pineapple, grilled pineapple, and maybe even a little banana.
  
  The one little part of it that makes me feel like it didn't really need to age (and probably shouldn't) is that it has this kind of roasted nut finish that is incongruent with the tropical fruit component.
  
  Nevertheless, it went down just fine and paired well with some butternut squash ravioli in truffled butter sauce.
  
  Any other flimsy Pinot Gris probably would be gravy sauce by now so the fact that this is still drinkable and enjoyable is a testament to it. Still, I'll probably just drink any other bottles of this that I get while young.

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  6/3/2017 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Great melon an apple, always a perennial favorite

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  2/28/2017 - Motz wrote: 88 Points

  Clean, lively, and quite gritty, with appealing weight and texture. Very nice!

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