Name: King Estate Pinot GrisColor: White
Varietal: Pinot Gris
Vintage: 2008
Country/State: Oregon
Region: Willamette Valley
Price: $14
Stars: 4.5 (out of 5)
The King Estate Pinot Gris is often mentioned as a great value, as well as an excellent representation of Oregon's success with Pinot Gris. Recently, it was named the St. Pete Times Wine of the Week, was recommended by the New York Times wine columnist, and was named to Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of 2009. Is it worth all the hype? I would say so.
We had this wine last night with Chinese take-out (sesame chicken and pork fried rice), after watching Kentucky thoroughly dominate the over-matched LSU Tigers. Another strong effort by the Beast, DeMarcus "Boogie" Cousins and the boys. Patterson was really active today and had a great game, too.
Krista and I both enjoyed the wine and quickly finished the bottle that night. The wine had a nice medium body feel in the mouth, with good weight and rather zippy acidity. The nose was dominated by pear, peach, and citrus fruits. The taste was similar to the aroma, along with some nice minerality. It's a fresh and fruity wine that goes well with many different dishes.
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