WTN: Two From Baja...(short/boring)

Tried these two Fri night w/ Susan:
1. Aliximia Helios Valle de Guadalupe/Baja Calif (13.5%; Grenache vinified as white; www.Alixima.com; www.LMAWines.com) 2015: Med.light yellow color w/ murky cloudiness and some grainy sediment; bit SO2/pungent/matchsticks/dishwater very light grapefruity slight chalky/metallic altogether dull nose; rather soft/sour some earthy/chalky slight grapefruity little fruit rather bland/dull flavor; short soft/sour slight chalky/metallic/tangy no fruit flavor; little fruit or flavor and dull as dishwater. $12.00 (KK)
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2. Casa Magoni Manaz Valle de Guadalupe/Baja Calif/Mexico VinoBlanco (80% Viognier/20% Fiano; 13%; www.CasaMagoni.com; www.LaCompetenciaImports.com; L 1 16 050) 2015: Med.light yellow color w/ tiny bubbles; very light pear/Viog slight earthy/stony rather pleasant/low-key/quiet nose; soft/fat light pear/Viog/peach slight spicy/cinammon some stony/earthy pleasant flavor; med. light/quiet/pear/Viog/peach soft/fat light earthy/stony finish; a pleasant enough enough quiet Viog but nothing to write home to Mom about. $12.00 (KK)
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A wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Supposedly, Baja is making some pretty good wines these days. These two don't support those claims.
The Aliximia was sold to me as a Grenache Blanc. It is not. It is simply a Grenache made as a white wine.
The Magoni interested me because it had Fiano in the blend. It reminded me of a Viog from the CentralVlly cropped at 8 tons/acre. Pleasant enough but just that.
Tom

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that "grenache noir blanc de noir" was too wordy. I have had a couple decent wines from Baja, sounds like these were not them.

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that "grenache noir blanc de noir" was too wordy. I have had a couple decent wines from Baja, sounds like these were not them.

Yup, Walt...I've had a couple of decent reds. Mostly I've tried the Nebbiolos and
they were fairly good...but just that. They perhaps should be trying Southern Italian Reds
down there.
Tom

I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that "grenache noir blanc de noir" was too wordy. I have had a couple decent wines from Baja, sounds like these were not them.

Yup, Walt...I've had a couple of decent reds. Mostly I've tried the Nebbiolos and
they were fairly good...but just that. They perhaps should be trying Southern Italian Reds
down there.
Tom

And thanks for the Christmas Newsletter, Walt. Enjoy reading them, always.
Tom