Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Blanc Franc de Pied
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
7
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Vintages
1
2021
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91/100
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92
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Taster #1539
· Mar 3, 2025
Boston Wine + Poker, Lincoln, Mass.: Tasted blind. Very pale color. No aroma. Exotic flavor -- some lanolin, then lots of apricot, and caramel/honey on the aftertaste. There is lot of acidity upfront, but the aftertaste is mellower. The group consensus moved quickly toward Oregon, but then wavered between Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc. Nathan correctly identified Pinot Blanc, based on the predominance of tree-fruit flavors.
2021 vintage
Taster #5499
· Feb 1, 2025
Fantastic wine, I wish I had more!
2021 vintage
Taster #7127
· May 6, 2024
Lovely Pinot Blanc, beautiful honey texture, herbs, and sweet pear. Touch of butterscotch as others have said. Wonderful over two nights.
2021 vintage
Taster #0950
· Jul 13, 2023
Rich straw-gold color. Shy nose of baked yellow delicious apple and spaghetti squash, but more generous on the palate. This is a very adult pinot blanc, uncommonly full-bodied and dry. There was just the slightest hint of weed in a way that made me smell and resmell for TCA--I do think it was there, but it wasn't problem enough to dump the wine. .
2021 vintage
Taster #3905
· May 10, 2023
Game time decision, so not much advance air, but it didn’t really need it. Ripe pear, a touch of fresh seaweed, and then there’s the richness on the palate that happens when a Pinot Blanc is actually ripe. The richness on the palate mimics a bit of sweetness, but that’s just the fruit talking. Delicious now, it has ample depth for several years of aging, though I am unlikely to let much age at all.
2021 vintage
Taster #8884
· May 8, 2023
91/100
Nice weighty mouthfeel, great peach/pear flavors. Very happy with it. On the second night, get a hint of caramelized flavor. But it is not the least bit sweet.
2021 vintage
Taster #3549
· Apr 19, 2023
Ann and I both enjoyed this. The nose was great, with a slight reductive note and something suggesting sea spray or salinity, if that makes sense. Richer than I expected, with some pear, and yellow fruit. Very dry, with a healthy dose of acidity. I only bought one to try, but I would add a few of these to my future orders, if possible.
2021 vintage
Taster #8994
· Apr 14, 2023
90/100
Opened and served at cellar temperature 30 min after pulling the cork. Nose of pear, butterscotch, and minerality. Palate of red apple, ripe pear, guava, and nice acidity. Great weight in the mid-palate, long finish and a hint of salinity. This will be very enjoyable over the next 3-5 years 4+13+16+7
2021 vintage
Taster #2751
· Apr 3, 2023
92/100
James Kim's note is right on point. This wine is delicious, and frankly was better on the second day. Killer value.
2021 vintage
Taster #4649
· Mar 17, 2023
91/100
Pop n pour. Now 30 min after opening. Aromas of gala apples, unripe pears, some herbs, and minerals. Palate w tart apples and unripe pears, minerals, herbs. Excellent acids on a medium body. Nice finish that echoes the flavors. Young but delicious. First Pinot Blanc outside of Germany that I really enjoy.
2021 vintage
Taster #7271
· Mar 11, 2023
90/100
Was not expecting the wine to be this rich. Nice fruit and a weighty mouthfeel. Great with food, but did start feeling a little heavy and out of balance toward the end of the meal. Still, for the price, what a great value and great wine.
2021 vintage
Taster #2553
· Feb 23, 2023
92/100
Killer wine, could’ve mistaken this for a Chardonnay. Will buy again.
2021 vintage
Taster #8852
· Feb 8, 2023
Waxy, citrus, struck match. Beautiful acid. Paired with Gruyere cheese. Fantastic.
2021 vintage
Taster #0190
· Feb 3, 2023
92/100
Simply delicious, this wine is like biting into a crisp white peach. Lovely tart acidity, underripe stone fruit, a hint of sweetness. Everything perfectly in balance. I like this more than the Kelley Fox Freedom Hill pinot blanc, and that’s saying something since that is a fantastic wine as well.
2021 vintage
Taster #1152
· Dec 24, 2022
Served at Xmas eve dinner, this was the star of the show. Excellent balance with lively acidity matching the white fruits.
2021 vintage