River Road Family Vineyards and Winery Pinot Gris

Like so many of my fleeting summer romances, each sip of this honey-toned wine starts with a fairly sweet fruit-forward flirtation and finishes with a slightly pungent mineral deposit in the back of my mouth. The bitter taste lingers for a moment of self-reflection and pity, but once subsided has me unexplainably craving another sip of the apricot-apple-lime perfumed sweet concoction. With every sip, I ask myself the usual questions: where is this going?; can I see myself taking this …

Sweet

Stone fruit, honeydew melon, and herbal teas on the nose and palate. Slightly off-dry, appealing concentration, grit, and acid. Well made.

Apricot and peach on the floral nose. There is a slight hint of effervescence on the melon, citrus and lemongrass palate. The first sip seems a little thin, but there's a nice finish that leads on to a more enjoyable experience.