2007 Cline Cellars Pinot Gris

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 84.1 points

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  1/17/2023 - forceberry wrote: 80 Points

  13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Very evolved, medium-deep bronze color. The nose feels oxidative and tertiary with aromas of smoke, some bruised apple, light fragrant notes of dried perfumed flowers and a hint of wild honey. The wine is broad, complex and tertiary on the palate with a full body and very developed flavors of roasted nuts and bruised apple, some exotic notes of curry spices, a little bit of Sultana raisin, light sweet notes of peach jam and a hint of greengage. The medium acidity doesn't lend much freshness or structure to the wine. The finish is evolved, juicy and somewhat oxidative with a rather long but somewhat tired aftertaste of bruised apple, some raisiny notes of Sultana, a little bit of chopped nuts, light succulent notes of mirabelle plums and a hint of curry spices.
  
  A very aged, moderately oxidative and quite tired yet still surprisingly drinkable and balanced Pinot Gris. It feels like the wine has turned oxidative quite some time ago, but has retained enough fruit so that it hasn't dried up too badly with age, but instead has this sort of tertiary juiciness to counterpoint the more oxidative notes of roasted nuts and curry spices. While still drinkable, this wine isn't what it is supposed to be - and probably hasn't been for at least a decade. Enjoyable, but in a very generic, anonymous and oxidative sort of way. The wine wasn't expensive at 15€, but I still wouldn't say it was worth the price.

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  5/20/2011 - acox wrote: flawed

  Not good. Similar to previous notes. Waited too long. Down the drain.

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  3/3/2011 - xtopher.brandt wrote: flawed

  Probably waited too long to open this one. Tasted ok, a bit off. But had changed to a gold, oaky colour. Using it for cooking now.

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  11/20/2008 - Buff Driver wrote: 85 Points

  fruity with strong peach overtones

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  8/28/2008 - noshvegas wrote: 75 Points

  Orange color. Green apple nose. Bitter on the palate with hot finish. After drinkking through the Cline wines this year, this was the only disappointment. I won't buy another bottle. I recommend the Cline Viogner for a similar price.

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