A Late Summary of some Late Wines

Il Barone Pinot Grigio 2010 - There are two possible options here

1 - It was underwhelmed by this Pinot Grigio, because I was already half cut when I started drinking it, and therefore its subtleties were lost upon me .
2 - This Pinot Grigio was underwhelming.

It ticks all sorts of boxes – crisp, clear, clean, colourful, other words beginning with C. However, it only ticked the boxes, and didn’t do any more. Compared with aforereviewed apply PG it didn’t quite stand up. That’s not to say it was bad, it was pleasant and well balanced and before my serious explorations – and this blog – began I’d have rated it above medium. But here we are.

Minervois – Intriguing, this. I was really looking forward to trying it. An interesting name, bottle, and coming from a system whereby the wine distributor funds the wine grower in a sort of mini cooperate (see Naked Wines for more details). I think this is the taste of a good wine drunk too young. The aroma was limited but what was there was intriguing, it was juicy on the palate with interesting fruit but limited complexity. At first it seemed ruined by a little too much acidity, perhaps suggesting a rest in a cupboard would have helped, I’m too much of a nubcake to be certain. After eating an orange, however, the acidity went away and I found it to be much more pleasant. I think this would have matured into a subtle and complex medium bodied fruity beauty. I’ll never be sure, but I’m giving it a thumbs up anyway. Someone else can prove me wrong, I’m not feeling patient this week.