We are at 83 grapes now in our Century Club quest. I believe this was grape number 82, and we just had grape number 83 this weekend, so look for a post on it soon. I still have 4 more grapes in the basement to try, so that will put us at 87…I think those last 13 will be tough to ferret out. I’m contemplating ordering a mixed case of obscure grapes that I haven’t tried yet, as I seem to have exhausted the collections of my favorite online and brick and mortar stores at this point. Anyway, I chose the 2007 Curran Grenache Blanc for the evening. I purchased this wine quite a while ago from Domaine547 when I first got on the kick to start finishing up our Century Club application. I believe I paid $22 for it, it had a real cork closure, and clocked in at 14.1% alcohol by volume.
On those I found aromas of creamy orange rind, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, pears, and apples. Having never had a Grenache Blanc before, I likened the nose to Pinot Blanc. I really enjoyed smelling this wine (and drinking it….!). In the mouth I got lots of pear, citrus, orange zest, lemon, grapefruit, and green apple.
Both Matt and I really liked this wine. It’s crisp and refreshing with a great round mouthfeel. The wine had great structure and acidity, I think it would make an excellent substitute for any dish you’d drink a Pinot Blanc with…personally, I like mine with crab cakes. This is definitely a wine I’d re-buy.
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