Placido - Pinot Grigio - 2.5/5

Placido - Pinot Grigio - Italy 2011

Kelsey V. - The Female Perspective -

Placido is a wine that goes down smoothly, however the reason for this is that it lacks distinctive flavour.  This pinot grigio is neither fruity nor flavour, in fact there is not much to critique here.  I feel as though we might be missing something, because I honestly don't taste much.  Although I enjoy the essence that IS there, I can't quite put my finger on what is missing.  Maybe somebody is playing a joke on me.  I am lost for words, I like this wine for what it does present, but the lack of an individual personality hinders it's overall value.  For the reasons stated above, I rate this wine a 3 out of 5.  Have a good night everyone!

Kris - The Male Perspective -

 

With a story of valor on the bottle, I expected a little more from this wine.  The story regales us of an honourable soldier who helped end a war, and for his bravery, he was rewarded a manor, which soon turned to vineyard.   For someone who has been in a war, and has shown acts of courage, this wine was awfully boring.  As Kelsey V. said, this wine went down easily, but only because there was literally no flavour to it.  It tasted sort of like an alcoholic soda water.  I was disappointed by my choice this week, for a wine originally crafted by a hero, this pinot grigio was subpar in flavour and depth.  I rate this wine 2/5 for it was not horrible, but there was not much to judge.  Drink on party people.

For appearance, this bottle receives a point for allure because of the dude riding the horse, but in terms of colour scheme it lacks overall presentation.  Another point is rewarded for the creativity, as the bottle tells a story of a hero of war.  2/3 in total!