The wine for the night was a 2007 Toulouse Pinot Gris. We picked this bottle up on our recent trip to California at the winery. It cost us $22 (minus a discount, though I can't recall what that was now), had a real cork closure and clocked in at 14.3% alcohol by volume. I owe you a post on our visit to Toulouse (where they have the most adorable little new puppy, though a solid white fluffy dog on a winery seems like it will get really dirty!) so watch out on that soon. Also, since our visit to Toulouse I noticed in the most recent Food & Wine magazine that they chose Toulouse's Pinot Noir as on of the best Pinots!The wine showed peach, pear, tropical fruit, and honey on the nose. Overall I got a very tropical feeling from the nose, though I couldn't pin point the exact kind of fruit. In the mouth I got pear all the way through the mouth, though a touch of honey and some citrus showed on the back of the palate.
Overall, the wine was crisp, refreshing, and had great acidity. I really like this bottle of wine, and I'm glad we've got another one for porch sipping when it gets just a bit warmer here!
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pinot gris is a nice choice for spring sipping I'd say. haven't heard of Toulouse, will keep an eye out for it.
4/20/08, 12:59 PM
We really liked Toulouse, they also had an excellent Rose and some Pinots that I loved!
6/4/08, 8:27 PM