Blind Wines at Bar Lola - 2
Bar Lola, Portland, ME
Tasted Monday, April 9, 2012 by RajivAyyangar with 679 views
Flight 1 - Whites (4 Notes)
A very strange assortment of wines. I at least got the varietal on the Riesling (no major feat). I'd never had a New Zealand pinot gris, nor a Chinon blanc. And I certainly haven't had many Italian Pinot Grigios.
Flight 2 - Reds (4 Notes)
Very happy with the Carmenere call, even though I second-guessed it.
2011 Wine Bottlers Marlborough Pinot Gris VIN-KORU 78 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Clear, bright, light straw with a hint of green.
On the nose: light detergent fruit, hint of grapefruit (sauv blanc?), lime, faint suggestion of grass? light ripe grapefruit.
In the mouth: light+ body, feels like it has some weight to it though. Dry. Ripe grapefruit, no wood, med- acid (could use more acidity), med alcohol, med- finish, med- complexity.
Guess:
Old world based on structure.
I thought I picked up a hint of IBMP, so maybe Sauv blanc? (not very acidic though).
Stella suggested a Sauvignon-Semillon blend, which would make sense given the slight weightiness.
Guess: France Sauv Blanc, 1-3 years. Loire?
On re-tasting there is a distinct sweetness to it (Scott: dried honey, ripe but dry = old world, moderate-to-warm climate).
I don't think I've ever had a NZ pinot gris! hrmmmm...
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2007 Kruger-Rumpf Münsterer Dautenpflänzer Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points
Germany, Nahe
Clear, bright, med- bold, med tears.
N: med+ intensity, ripe pear, musty, waxy petrol, toasted brown rice and saffron (riesling?), distant dried fruits. Developing.
P: Dry, very ripe fruit, rippling acidity (primarily malic), minerality and almond. Complex.
Guess:
Old world (acid, balance, flavors).
Riesling, some age. Reminds me of a fantastic Pichler that Tooch brought.
I don't know enough about Riesling to even guess beyond the varietal.
13.5%
Munsterer = village
Dautenpflanzer = vineyard
Terry Thiese selection.
Very nice!
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2010 Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon Blanc 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Med- bold, med tears, (clear, bright, blah blah blah)
High intensity nose of ripe, ripe fruit. Greek yogurt with some sort of preserved fruit (peach? blueberry??). A little bitterness on the back end. Sweet, rich, ripe fruit. Hint of skunk. Undeniably ripe and delicious.
Palate: Strong tart acidity on the midpalate through to the back end. Ripe fruit. Very nice wine. A little bitterness. Med+ body, med alcohol, med+ acid. There's a bitter component to this that I can't piece together. Finish is ripe peach, only med/med- finish, but the tart acid and bitterness lingers. med complexity.
Varietals:
Old world, moderate-to-warm climate.
Pinot gris? Gewurz (no - acidity is too high). Verdicchio, Vermentino (no, no - bitterness would be higher). Pinot blanc?
Guess: Alsatian pinot blanc?
Actually:
100% Chenin Blanc. Chinon. 13.5%
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2010 Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio Forte Alto Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 60 Points
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
(clear, bright is implied)
Light green-gold, slight petillance visible on the surface. Medium tears.
Nose: Dirty, funky, munster d'alsace, dirty diaper. Faint rubber - reductive? Marmite. No fruit. Gross. Smells like... farts. It's like a dirty diaper on a pile of burning rubber with a spritz of lime on top.
Palate: med+ body, med alcohol, med/high malic acidity, light and short finish. med complexity (none of it good). Bleah.
No friggen idea what this is.
Kirk guessed South African chenin because of the funkiness.
Scott: Pinot grigio because 1) it finishes so light and flat, and 2) you can sometimes get these funky flavors from bad italian pinot grigio. Probably friuli, not alto adige. 2010.
Scott totally called this one:
Well almost, it's from the dolomites.
12.5%
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