Old Westminster Winery 2014 'Alius' |
A few months ago, the Baker clan sent me a few new releases including this Alius, named after the Latin word meaning "something different." Considering my previous experiences with their wines, I had high expectations for this new-penny-colored Pinot Gris. Made like a red wine with skin contact, this normally white wine became a beautiful pinkish-orange tint. The nose offers nice notes of peaches and cream, and flowers, but was wasn't exceptionally forthcoming. It has an interesting texture in the mouth; with the presence of tannins not usually found in white wine. Unfortunately, the palate falls short of my (high) expectations. I was hoping for bright, but tart fruit with a rich texture from the skin contact and a long finish. This "orange" wine has some peach and smokey elements, but is otherwise sort of thin and watery without much else going on. Don't get me wrong, it is a decent first effort at this style of wine, but I wish it had more going on. Perhaps future vintages will benefit from this initial attempt and I still look forward to tasting the other wines they sent along with the Alius. Rumor has it that Old Westminster also has sparkling wine ready to be released...
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