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Pinot Gris Two and a Half Year Tasting Note

There are only 2 bottles of this wine left, though it is surprising that it has lasted this long.ย  This wine has really developed nicely over the years. It now has very rounded, mellow nose of apricots and melon. Coconut notes develop on the tongue coupled with crisp flavors of lychee and apple. This wine […]

Pinot Gris 3 Month Tasting

This bottle might be corked, or else the flavors are changing drastically as this wine ages. Much more herbal in flavor than the day of bottling.ย  This one might test my patience, but Iโ€™m convinced that age will help this wine mature eventually.

Bottling Pinot Gris

Let this wine sit a *little* more than 7 days, just didnโ€™t get around to it.ย  The benefit is that the wine cleared nicely and does not need to be filtered! Got fast seal tool for shrink caps now, much easier! First bottle just after bottling, not bad at all. Very fruity nose with apples […]