Wine Recommendation
Monte Volpe
2006 Pinot Grigio(Mendocino)
The terroir behind this wine is unusual: mostly it’s organically grown Pinot Gris from a hot part of central Mendocino, but a quarter comes from much cooler Anderson Valley, so the wine’s ripe and outgoing yet with a cool dense core of more tropical flavors. Greg Graziano is one of the county’s most experienced blenders, and he seems to have found a winning combination here that not everyone might try.
The aromas feature velvety honey and pears, laced with something spicy and tropical. The wine enters with a luscious sweetness, then expands into layers of fruit, spice, acid, nuttiness and more. Graziano managed to combine the alcohol that comes from ripe inland fruit with the zingy acidity that comes from cooler climes, so you get a firm structure that’s wrapped in plush pleasure. Well done.
Reviewed October 5, 2007 by Thom Elkjer.
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The Wine
Winery: Monte Volpe |
The Reviewer
Thom Elkjer
Thom Elkjer has been reviewing wines professionally for more than ten years. He has contributed to Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, served as Wine Editor for Wine Country Living and is Wine Editor for WineCountry.Com. He also writes for newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and Europe and judges at major international wine competitions. |