Friday, February 23, 2018

Pink-tinged Pinot Gris/Grigio 2017 Empress Joanna Vineyard Pinot Gris, 2016 Sirromet Vineyard Selection Granite Belt Pinot Gris, Logan Clementine Pinot Gris and Tar and Roses Grigio., 2016 Mojo Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris


Regarding Pinot Gris/Grigio: I am so favouring, but not totally, a pink-tinged Pinot Gris. I have rarely come across, if ever, a bad pink-tinged Pinot Gris or Grigio. My most recent discovery in this category is the rewarding 2017 Empress Joanna Vineyard Pinot Gris (god knows what that is named for: the Dylan song 'Visions of Joanna'?) from South Australia's Limestone Coast's Terra Rossa: an Andrew Peace wine. It's very drinkable! Its palate is salt water (also in its perfume), nuts and fizz. But I cannot find it sensibly on the web. I also recommend Logan Clementine Pinot Gris and Tar and Roses Grigio. The 2016 Sirromet Vineyard Selection Granite Belt Pinot Gris, although blood red in colour, smells of burnt Turkish delight or roses and tastes of dry butterscotch with pepper and possibly geranium. Also, do buy the 2016 Mojo Adelaide Hills Pinot Gris with its ballet pink tinge. It smells of pear, and is dry and tart on the palate, possibly suited to sushi.

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