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| 75 | | | 90 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | As a Chardonnay alternative, little beats Pinot Blanc, especially when made in the Alsace style: delicately aromatic; round; with good fruit sweetness (some residual sugar) and a crisp finish. Alsace examples typically aren’t done in wood, nor are Italian versions, known as Pinot Bianco. (Germany calls this grape Weissburgunder.) But American versions often do use oak, as does this example. With its medium golden straw color, the wine offers fruit aromas that suggest guava, Fuji apple, pears, and Asian pear-apples; on the palate, a note of brown baking spices is added to this mix. Good acidity balances against some (.46) residual sugar. After stainless steel fermentation at cool temperatures--keeping the fruit flavors intact--portions were aged in French oak and Acacia wood, but wood is not a dominant character. Serve moderately chilled, about 50-55ºF/10-13ºC, in medium-sized tulip-shaped glasses. Foods: seafood; mild cheeses; onion tart; composed salads with white meats, fruit and some spice; Asian fare; rolled breast of turkey wrapped in bacon and roasted; roasted turkey breast with classic bread/celery stuffing, apple stuffing or oyster dressing (hold the dried herbs); smoked turkey breast; turkey pot pie.
National Distributing | 11/01/2009 |
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