TN: '05 Grignolino

Last night Betsy did an herb-rubbed pork tenderloin with a "roasted ratatouille" on the side, I opened the 2005 Cascina Tavijn Grignolino d'Asti . Light and lively, nice light cherry and strawberry fruit with a little bit of a pleasantly bitter edge. Floral, a little earth. I'm not looking for profundity in Grignolino, just a (very) light, food friendly wine.Fits the bill perfectly. B+/B

Light..lively..light cherry...pleasantly bitter edge...Floral, a little earth...

Sounds good, and nice the way you put it in a positive light. I like grignolino and I like light wines, but something this one is too fierce for me. Something about the combination of acid, earth, and no fruit. But, at other times, it's pure joy.

I just had a little sip, not a very fun wine by itself. But still it did well with the food other night.

So I'll add that last night I had another couple glasses of this, now on its 5th day open (Betsy is on "induction phase" of Sonoma diet, so no wine, though she made an exception to taste wines Sat night at Cendrillon). Not showing much in the way of oxidation, but notably shy on fruit. Still, the bright acidity and light body made it a pleasant companion to herbed turkey breast and kale. I'll get more.