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Pinot Gris M... - 2019

Les Vignes De Paradis

3.6 / 5.0

Region
France » Savoy » Vin Des Allobroges IGP
Type
white still, dry
Vintage
2019
Grapes
Pinot Gris
Alcohol
13
Sugar
0.25
Price
765 UAH
Cellar
not available
Les Vignes De Paradis Pinot Gris M... 2019

Ratings

3.6 / 5.0750 ml@Wix Kyiv Office

Something is off with this macerated Pinot Gris (hehe, the colour is like Madeira with a pink hue). The combination of skin contact and oxidation intrigues me, but the result is not fascinating. Slightly rotten apricot that also started its transformation into dried apricot. Rumpled peach. Dried herbs with some nuts. Unpleasant bitterness in the aftertaste and overall empty aftertaste turn me off.

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Les Vignes De Paradis

Dominique Lucas is a 5th generation winemaker who migrated from his native Burgundy, frustrated with the region's reliance on chemicals. He is focused on making Chasselas in the Savoie that stands with the best white wines of France. Les Vignes de Paradis is located on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman).

His vines are separated into 27 parcels of different soil composition. All are harvested by hand. Most of them are Chasselas, but he also has tiny parcels of Savagnin, Pinot Gris, Gamay, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc. These are not old vines, but in the right hands…