23 Apr, 2006
La Francesca pinot grigio 2004
SURPRISE!
After a hard weekend working in the yard landscaping, we put in some frozen lasagna with meat sauce for dinner. We decided to roll the dice and try a NEW and CHEAP pinot grigio from Italy. $5.99 on sale at the local wine shop. It had a trendy screw top, which I'd never experienced with an Italian wine before. This stuff should TANK! But, no. What's this? Light tropical fruit on the nose. On the palate - yikes! Wonderful...light, crisp, dry, subtle, acidity. This stuff ROCKS! It's surprisingly wonderful pinot grigio in the Italian style. Subdued fruit with a hint of lime on the finish. Delightfully refreshing! Paired quite well with the lasagna, even though we should've had chianti or shiraz with it. Amazing stuff for $5.99. This week we'll stock up on it before it disappears. Made for meals, but good enough as an aperitif. Just goes to show you - sometimes it pays to experiment (usually not, but in this case, YES!) Enjoy!
Pros: Dry, crisp, light, subtle, great food pairing potential, not 'over the top', $5.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons: Not a big fan of screw tops, but we'll overlook it in this case. M-U-S-T B-U-Y M-O-R-E!
Rating: 8.75 out of 10