Pike Road Wines 2015 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, $15
Best Buy! The Elk Cove Vineyards tandem of Heather Perkin and second-generation winemaker Adam Campbell combine on this new sister project, and this Pinot Gris benefits from a broad base of fruit sources throughout the Willamette Valley, including 30-year-old plantings at their Estate Vineyard that rank among the oldest in Oregon. Clean aromas of melon and lychee include talcum powder, toasted almond and grassiness. It’s a pleasant sipper with flavors of white peach and apricot, a rich midpalate, and a brisk finish with lime juice and pulp. These wines are available in Arizona, California, the Carolinas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 8,000 cases
Alcohol: 13.5%
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