A bit of a disappointment. We had this at a restaraunt six months ago, and I would've scored it 90+ that night. We opened this with great expecations, and instead got a good wine. The nose was very perfumed, and had a wonderful floral scent. Think gardenia. A bit of stone fruit lingered underneath. This had a nice mouthfeel; crisp, but silky at the same time. The problem is that the palate was sorely lacking a fruit component. The floral notes continued onto the palate, but that led to a more vegetal taste than anything else. Some melon was present as well. The finish was short and unremarkable. Not a bad drinking experience, and a very pleasant nose lifts this score to 85. But I would probably try other Pinot Blancs in this price range ($15) before coming back to this again.
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5/25/2009 - sunalsorises wrote: 87 Points
A bit better than the previous bottle.
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5/23/2009 - chrwhite wrote: 85 Points
A bit of a disappointment. We had this at a restaraunt six months ago, and I would've scored it 90+ that night. We opened this with great expecations, and instead got a good wine. The nose was very perfumed, and had a wonderful floral scent. Think gardenia. A bit of stone fruit lingered underneath. This had a nice mouthfeel; crisp, but silky at the same time. The problem is that the palate was sorely lacking a fruit component. The floral notes continued onto the palate, but that led to a more vegetal taste than anything else. Some melon was present as well. The finish was short and unremarkable. Not a bad drinking experience, and a very pleasant nose lifts this score to 85. But I would probably try other Pinot Blancs in this price range ($15) before coming back to this again.
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5/20/2009 - sunalsorises wrote: 86 Points
seems a bit funky at first. much better as the wine warmed a bit.
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8/18/2008 - kenito799 wrote: 87 Points
Very nicely dry and slately, but with niceppley fruity aroma. Great QPR. Good seafood wine.
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7/5/2008 - J_Hayden wrote: 88 Points
Wonderful wine. From a nice round fruity nose through to a pleasant slatey finish. Great summer wine and a killer QPR.
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