{"id":76,"date":"2010-12-23T13:16:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T13:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2011-06-16T15:56:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T15:56:59","slug":"pinot-blanc-wines-from-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/?p=76","title":{"rendered":"Pinot Blanc Wines from 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the next several weeks, we will introduce several different white varietals that don’t get much attention.\u00c2\u00a0 The first of these quick hit stories will be on Pinot Blanc.\u00c2\u00a0 What is Pinot Blanc?<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0 It is a white wine grape that has its origins tied to Pinot Noir.\u00c2\u00a0 It is produced in several countries, but we see it mostly from Alsace, Germany, Italy, and the United States.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of the Pinot Blancs from the US come from Oregon and California.<\/p>\n

In Alsace, it is made as a bone dry still wine.\u00c2\u00a0 It is also the most common varietal used for their sparkling wine called Cr\u00e9mant d’Alsace<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 In Italy, the grape is known as Pinot Bianco<\/strong>. It is usually made as a neutral tasting, crisp, highly acid wine that is intended for early consumption.<\/p>\n

In this report we will present to you four terrific US based Pinot Blanc wines that we think nicely represent this unique grape.<\/p>\n

\"WillaKenzie-2009-Pinot-Blanc\"Our first two Pinot Blancs both received scores of 91 points<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 The 2009 WillaKenzie Estate “Estate Grown” Pinot Blanc<\/a><\/strong> from the Willamette Valley, Oregon is a heck of a wine\u00c2\u00a0for $21<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 We recently presented this wine to a small group of tasters who found it to be quite enjoyable. It is medium-bodied, well balanced, and displays a slightly creamy mouthfeel.\u00c2\u00a0 Its flavor profile is a mineral infused citrus with a hint of honey.\u00c2\u00a0 The group found this wine to be dry and easy going which makes it very food-friendly and elegant.\u00c2\u00a0 We all thought it would be perfect with baked Dover sole.<\/p>\n

\"Robert-Foley-2008-Pinot-Blanc\"Our next Pinot Blanc comes from a California producer that is better known for his Merlot and Cabernet.\u00c2\u00a0 Robert Foley’s 2008 Pinot Blanc<\/a><\/strong> for $25<\/strong> might surprise you.\u00c2\u00a0 We rewarded this wine with 91 points<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 We certainly were quite enamored with it. It is medium-bodied, nicely balanced, and very smooth.\u00c2\u00a0 We really enjoyed its very tasty mild pear flavors with hints of vanilla and mineral.\u00c2\u00a0 We were very surprised to hear Bob say this wine had no malo and no oak treatment because it seemed like it would have both.\u00c2\u00a0 Our group all agreed that this wine would pair very well with seared scallops with a lemon butter drizzle.<\/p>\n

\"Ponzi-2009-Pinot-Blanc\"For our final two Pinot Blancs we return to the state of Oregon.\u00c2\u00a0 The 2009 Ponzi Pinot Blanc<\/a><\/strong> for $15<\/strong> might be one of the best deals that you find. It was one of my favorites this year as I rewarded it with 90 points<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 On the palate, this offering is full-bodied, creamy, yet displays nicely integrated crisp acidity.\u00c2\u00a0 I was particularly fond of its complex flavor profile which was mainly a very tasty green apple with hints of cinnamon, white pepper, and Clementine.\u00c2\u00a0 Its finish is dry and rather refreshing.\u00c2\u00a0 It is quite food-friendly and would pair very well with a seafood casserole.<\/p>\n

\"Amity-2008-Pinot-Blanc-Blog\"Our final Pinot Blanc comes from the Amity Vineyard<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 Their 2008 Pinot Blanc<\/strong> for $15<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0opens with an attractive floral lilac-like bouquet with hints of pear and lime.\u00c2\u00a0 It is medium-bodied and shows some zippy acidity with mineral infused lime and golden delicious flavors.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought this wine was seafood-friendly and would go particularly well with shrimp scampi.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

My hope is that after you read this report that you will go out and try one of these particularly good Pinot Blancs<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 When made well, this grape will deliver a wine that will impress you and present some very good quality for the money.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy the exploration of this very under rated grape.<\/p>\n

Cheers – Ken<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the next several weeks, we will introduce several different white varietals that don’t get much attention.\u00c2\u00a0 The first of these quick hit stories will be on Pinot Blanc.\u00c2\u00a0 What is Pinot Blanc?\u00c2\u00a0 It is a white wine grape that has its origins tied to Pinot Noir.\u00c2\u00a0 It is produced in several countries, but we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,51,131,50,1,126,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kens-wine-guide-tasting-panel","category-pinot-bianco","category-pinot-blanc","category-pinot-blanco","category-uncategorized","category-wine-ratings","category-wine-recommendations"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenswineguide.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}