11 Thursday Apr 2019
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Really pale, straw yellow in the glass. On the nose it is very citrusy with melon and bartlett pear notes as well as a touch of rose water. On the palate it is much meatier with a creaminess that I was not expecting. Hazelnuts hit me alongside green apple and lemon zest. The acidity is of medium intensity with a nice long finish of lemon. 89 points and 4 stars for this $14 effort. Drink till 2022 with seafood, baked chicken or even Fettucine Alfredo. Salut….
04 Wednesday Apr 2018
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$13, 5 stars, 90 points, oregon, pinot grigio, pinot gris, willamette valley
I bought Moxie a few bottles of Pinot Gris at Christmas, she was making white Sangria. As usual, I overbought. This one broke the bank at $13. It has a peachy yellow color to it and a nose of lemon peel, pineapple and ginger. On the palate it is very approachable. Refreshing citrus, not overly acidic with hints of beeswax and more of that ginger, but like ginger-ale, not the sliced and raw version. The wine slides nicely without being tart or bitter. It offers a nice mid palate waxiness and the finish is medium in length and packed with pineapple curd. I am really enjoying this wine after being in the car all day. Serving it up with some fish filets, smoky bacon Quinoa and buttered Brussel Sprouts. It firing on all cylinders. 90 points and 5 stars, buy it by the dozen for the summer. Drink now till 2020. Salut….
12 Thursday Oct 2017
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My son is visiting from Nashville so we decided to order some Chinese food. Faced with trying to pair reds with Mogolian Beef, Walnut Crisp Shrimp, General Tso…. I gave up and looked in the fridge. I wanted something on the lower side of the alcohol scale. This crisp Pinot Grigio rings in at 12.5%, perfect for my Far Eastern foray. It shows a pretty gold and pink hue in the glass and offers lemon zest, pineapple and green apple on the nose. On the palate it is not as crisp as I had imagined, slightly more weighty and silky. It reminds me of unoaked Chardonnay in a way. Waxy, pear, apple and citrus peel. The mid palate is really interesting with more green fruits, melon and a hint of beeswax. The finish has that classic lemon profile. This Italian Pinot Grigio is more akin to Oregonean or even Alsatian Pinot Gris with it’s heavier profile, darker complexion and flavor charachteristics. I’m not complaining, it’s a decent wine and I am enjoying it immensely with my exotic dinner. 89 points and 5 stars for this $10 wine that needs to be stocked in multiples! Drink now till 2018. Salut….
04 Sunday Jun 2017
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$17, 3 stars, 89 points, oregon, pinot grigio, pinot gris, willamette valley
My folks are in town for JJ’s Ballet performance. Mum likes the whites and I figured some Pinot Grigio/Gris would work well for a warmish weekend. This one was a very pale yellow- which is a good thing for this varietal. Nose of lemons, pomelo and green apples. The initial taste is rather surprising- more body than I imagined with hints of wax, lemons, bergamot. The mid palate exhibits a citrusy component that I’m enjoying. The acidity is very mild and doesn’t really hit the palate until the finish. Speaking of which, it is mid length and laden with more citrus in the form of lemon peel and a hint of lanolin. 89 points and a great opener to a Friday night! $17 buys this charmer all day long and it gets 3 stars from me, I’m buying more! Salut….
30 Tuesday Aug 2011
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Working backwards through my wine pictures I came across this little gem. Called the Novocao and made in Oregon- the Pinot Gris is just what we needed to go with Moxie’s (the wife) “low country shrimp and grits”. A spicy dish needing some acidity and freshness, the people from Amity did not disappoint! Highly recommended and serve chilled.
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