Saturday, July 7, 2018

2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Pinot Gris

Norm's Tasting Notes
by: Norm Bentley
The North Georgia Wine Advisor
normwine@charter.net


2016 Chateau Ste. Michelle Pinot Gris
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We enjoyed a great Fourth of July with friends, and I hope you did also.  One of our good friends really likes Pinot Grigio, so we all sampled a bottle of Ste. Michelle Pinot Gris and asked for her opinion.  She liked it and gave it an 89.  I might have even bumped it up to a 90.

The wine has a good fresh bouquet which smacks of pear and melon, with a spicy aroma in the background.  The flavors are assertive spicy pear, with under currents of peach and melon.  The finish is clean and crisp with just a touch of tangy spice toward the end. The alcohol content is 13.5%, and the "Pinot Grigio Lady's" score is 89.

We enjoyed the 2016 Pinot Gris with an array of appetizers before dinner, but this one is definitely a candidate for a summer time "Back Porch Sipper".  It would also pair well with your choice of chilled summer salads!  

 
price : $9 - $12
score:  89
  
Norm

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