Name: Trattoria Busa Alla Torre
Variety: Pinot Grigio
Region: Veneto
Country: Italy
Year: 2014
Price: $7.95
Shop/wine critic/winery review: "A Venetian favorite! It is crisp and dry, rich and spicy with hints of peach and honey...perfect with salads, pasta, chicken, and fish! Musaragna is an organic wine estate near Venice, Italy." Vintage Cellar
My review: For a wine I consider extremely New World, I would have to say there were some interesting Old World elements to this Pinot Grigio that were really interesting! There was definitely a fruit forward element of peaches and honeysuckle, but there was definitely some element of stenchiness as well. It was a bit like a wet towel along with mushrooms and asparagus. The taste of this wine was also pretty vegetal, had great structure, and a clean acidic taste. I'm getting used to the idea of Old World wines and I'm starting to like them a bit more, but I guess trying it without food is still strange! It would have been fabulous with some grilled chicken or a hardy fish.
This wine was tasted without food at the Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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