Jolie-Laide Wines
Fanucchi Wood Road Vineyard Trousseau Gris
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
On initial approach I smell acetic acid - is this going to vinegar? It was just bottled.
I'm pretty shocked at the consistent high ratings of this wine- must be previous vintages. Not much great or even good to say about 2024 right now, I'll give it some time in the glass and see if anything develops.
Ok after looking like a twat aggressively swirling the glass hoping for magic to appear I smell some pleasant, albeit faint, underripe peach, fruit blossoms, cantaloupe rind and a little bit of cardamom/cinnamon if I really stick my nose in there.
On the pallette - phenolic bitterness, medium acids that aren't refreshing, maybe trousseau Gris is just not my vibe. I mean, it's not a bad wine, but it's not a good one either.
On initial approach I smell acetic acid - is this going to vinegar? It was just bottled.
I'm pretty shocked at the consistent high ratings of this wine- must be previous vintages. Not much great or even good to say about 2024 right now, I'll give it some time in the glass and see if anything develops.
Ok after looking like a twat aggressively swirling the glass hoping for magic to appear I smell some pleasant, albeit faint, underripe peach, fruit blossoms, cantaloupe rind and a little bit of cardamom/cinnamon if I really stick my nose in there.
On the pallette - phenolic bitterness, medium acids that aren't refreshing, maybe trousseau Gris is just not my vibe. I mean, it's not a bad wine, but it's not a good one either.
