This estate-bottled Pinot Gris, from a vineyard planted in 1983, shows some definite residual sugar, despite its alcohol rating of 14.4%. Plenty ripe all right, and plenty tasty, too. This has the body and balance to match up with a fat cut of salmon, perhaps in a semisweet tamari sauce, or a grilled pork roast with a fruit dressing.
— P.G.
(3/1/2011)
Simply looking at the color you might take this for a 20-year-old wine; it’s that mature brick color that old Pinot takes on. Very soft and light, it tastes much older too, with hints of brown sugar and raisin, and no trace of primary fruit or tannin. If you like well-aged Pinot Noir, this is ready to go.
— P.G.
(3/1/2011)