Tom and Betty's
Tasted Monday, August 18, 2014 by Loren Sonkin with 440 views
Yesterday, my neighbors pulled out their pizza oven and fired it up. They were generous enough to invite our family over to celebrate my son going off to college and wanted to give him one last summer party. A few of the neighbors showed up. As my neighbors are going to Chateauneuf in a few weeks, I brought over a few bottles to try. All the wines were consumed non-blind, casually as we enjoyed various pizzas and other food over 6 hours.
I picked these to bring over as I really thought they might be over the hill, and should be drunken up. I thought we would pop them and see how they were drinking and then move on to other wines. I planned on walking back home to get some other wines, but these really exceeded my expectations and demonstrated that CdP probably ages better than I give it credit for. Everyone seemed to really enjoy them.
We are lucky to have such great neighbors.
2013 Sineann Pinot Gris Wy'east 90 Points
USA, Oregon/Washington, Columbia Gorge
A better showing than earlier this summer. Screw capped. Light golden in color. The nose has a nice citrus/lemon/orange note to it with some minerals. On the palate, this has a nice bright acidity which worked well with the mid day heat. Nice citrus on the palate. Very refreshing and also food friendly. Long finish.
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