2010 Domaine Pierre Adam Pinot Gris Katzenstegel Cuvée Théo

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  5/24/2012 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points

  Lunch at Absinthe (Absinthe, Bukit Pasoh): This was a rather simple, but very well-made Pinot Gris that was lifted to sublime heights by a ridiculously good pairing with white asparagus and Hollandaise sauce. It had a pretty nose, with orange blossoms floating around apricot and sweet peach aromas and rather brighter lemony notes. Some minerally inflections emerged over time as well. Very attractive. The creamily textured palate was a real crowd pleaser. There was some amount of residual sugar in there, so it was off-dry, but it had a lovely balanced feel, with its slightly honeyed sweetness and ripe, rather rich flavours of lemon and tangerine flavours touched with bright acidity. It was a very friendly, easy-drinking wine, and would have been on the simple side but for the fact that it was just lifted a little by bit of minerality at the finish. So all in all, a decently good if unspectacular wine, which is reflected in the score. However, all notions of simplicity were set aside when this was paired with a beautifully prepared dish of white asparagus with Hollandaise sauce, hazlenuts and salmon roe. The slight honeyed sweetness of the wine married with the asparagus so beautifully, while the acidity cut through the each savoury mouthful of Hollandaise before the creamy texture of the wine just melded into the sauce - superb stuff. You could hardly tell where the food ended and the wine begin. This is one of those serendipitous pairings made in heaven.

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  5/24/2012 - Alex H wrote: 85 Points

  honeyed Orange blossoms, sweet peaches and ripe apricot. Crowd pleaser

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