WTN: Green--Donkey and Goat

[Jenise]

Over the course of a week I pecked away at this delight:

NV Donkey and Goat If/Then California White Blend
It's pretty stupid to post a TN on an NV wine since one's impression is particular to a particular bottling and god knows which one someone else has. That said, I see the picture of one on CT that had 600-some cases, where mine was from a batch of 315. Still worth posting about because it's one of the best darn white wines at under $20 I've had in a LONG time. No idea what's in there but it's got a big presence in the way of marsanne but could also include chardonnay or chenin. Superb concentration and mouthfeel, but only 12.9% alcohol. The first night I had planned to have just one glass but couldn't resist a second and I'm not sure how I resisted drinking the whole damn bottle. The rest was drunk over the next five or six days and the last glass was as good as the first.

[David M. Bueker]

I didn’t know that they made anything like that.

[Jenise]

Highly recommended by my favorite local retailer with whose palate I'm very calibrated. Dropped by a few weeks ago during another tasting, and I never show up without buying something to be supportive, and I didn't care for the wines being poured (i.e. that Austrian carb-mac Zwiegelt I posted about recently). I bought this and a Pinot Meunier from Donkey & Goat, and a magnum of Clos Cibonne rose. God knows what I am going to do with it but it's really neat to own one.

While 'donkey and goat' sound a tad outre, there are worse names - principally from Australia - Ball Buster, Big Pecker, and Mad Housewife are self explanatory, but I always thought that Marilyn Merlot was a pretty good one and the South African pun, Goats Do Roam is pretty good.