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Kings Ridge

Kings Ridge
2022 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Pinot Gris

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 2.35%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$17
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Kings Ridge
2022 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Pinot Gris

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 2.35%
Silvery straw color. Aromas and flavors of candied lemon and lime, sweetened orange peel and yellow apple, yellow flowers and mint, and musk melon with a satiny, lively, dry medium body and a tingling, captivating, medium-length finish revealing accents of lemonade and green pear, green and yellow apple, and clover honey on a white peach. Clean, crisp, and very tasty with tart and complex flavors of fruit and flowers; exactly what you expect for a quality Pinot Gris.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: candied lemon and lime, sweetened orange peel and yellow apple, yellow flowers and mint, and musk melon
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of lemonade and green pear, green and yellow apple, and clover honey on a white peach
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai Chicken, Chicken Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Clean, crisp, and very tasty with tart and complex flavors of fruit and flowers; exactly what you expect for a quality Pinot Gris.

The Producer

Union Wine Company

The Producer
19550 SW Cipole Road
Tualatin, OR 97140
USA
1 971-322-4791

Pinot Gris

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
Pinot Gris is the same grape as Pinot Grigio, but when a wine is identified as a Pinot Gris, it is generally a more full-bodied, more complex, more age-worthy wine.

The best examples of Pinot Gris come from Alsace in northeastern France and Oregon. These wines are have excellent weight on the palate, good acidity and ripe apple and pear fruit with a distinct spiciness and a dry finish. Most examples are aged only in steel, but some producers in Alsace will age Pinot Gris in large, older wooden casks, which can add a touch of spice as well as additional texture.

There are also some sweeter versions of Pinot Gris produced in Alsace; these are labeled as vendange tardives or grains nobles.

There are also versions of Pinot Gris from the far northwestern Italian region of Valle d'Aosta as well as from California.

Consume most versions of Pinot Gris at an early age, from two to five years. The finest versions of Alsatian Pinot Gris (from Grand Cru vineyards) can be enjoyed at 15-20 years of age.

Food pairings that work well with Pinot Gris include smoked fish, sushi, Asian cuisine, chicken with cream sauce or veal, pork or poultry with mushrooms.