Exotic in appearance, aroma, and taste. Looks like a cross between old Sauternes and cider. Smells (eyes closed) a little bit like . . . Lapierre's Morgon! (Someone explain that to me.) The flavors mingle apple, pineapple, preserved lemon, and spice. Notwithstanding the vintage, this is carrying a healthy amount of acidity; I'm surprised by the balance here. Slightly bitter finishing notes. Very fine and very interesting.
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Paolo Bea Private Dinner (Lexington Pizza Parlour, New York, NY): Opened 15 minutes prior to serving at cellar temperature. Medium amber color. This is an extremely young wine. Lots of grip on the palate with tannins and acidity out in force. This reinforces the stereotype that, served truly blind, "orange" wines can be mistaken for red wines. With time in the glass this achieved a nice balance of stone fruit sweetness against a slightly bitter and spice-infused acidity. Give it at least another two years of cellaring. Bottle #911. Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3.
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Orange wines are polarizing. Most people love them or hate them. This is a great wine to introduce people to orange wines. It is well made, hangs together, integrated and has good fruit. On the other hand it has all of the stone, the subtle fruit and the structure of other orange wines. Bea must do a great job of winemaking to create such a wine.
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4/5/2016 - slanum wrote:
Exotic in appearance, aroma, and taste. Looks like a cross between old Sauternes and cider. Smells (eyes closed) a little bit like . . . Lapierre's Morgon! (Someone explain that to me.) The flavors mingle apple, pineapple, preserved lemon, and spice. Notwithstanding the vintage, this is carrying a healthy amount of acidity; I'm surprised by the balance here. Slightly bitter finishing notes. Very fine and very interesting.
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10/3/2015 - bugdoced wrote: 83 Points
interesting color
but missing a wow factor for me
I love the pao bea reds and whites
but for an orange I would prefer a gravner every time
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4/12/2014 - kevinacohn wrote:
Paolo Bea Private Dinner (Lexington Pizza Parlour, New York, NY): Opened 15 minutes prior to serving at cellar temperature. Medium amber color. This is an extremely young wine. Lots of grip on the palate with tannins and acidity out in force. This reinforces the stereotype that, served truly blind, "orange" wines can be mistaken for red wines. With time in the glass this achieved a nice balance of stone fruit sweetness against a slightly bitter and spice-infused acidity. Give it at least another two years of cellaring. Bottle #911. Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3.
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1/11/2014 - Winevestor Likes this wine: 93 Points
Orange wines are polarizing. Most people love them or hate them. This is a great wine to introduce people to orange wines. It is well made, hangs together, integrated and has good fruit. On the other hand it has all of the stone, the subtle fruit and the structure of other orange wines. Bea must do a great job of winemaking to create such a wine.
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3/11/2013 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 91 Points
orange wine is an acquired taste;this went so well with steamed artichokes and lemon butter;the second day seemed a little hot ,but good on it's own
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