A curious wine this.

Typically the Quealy white wines are wildly aromatic and seriously intense expressions that lean towards the ripe and full expressions of Fruili for inspiration. Yet this field blend of Pinot Grigio, Tocai Fruliano and Muscat looks surprisingly subdued.

It doesn’t smell subdued, with ripe pears and a dash of honeysuckle, but the palate feels stunted and short, the suggestion of ripe fruit on the nose cut off and constricted, leaving behind a mildly empty palate of acid and little else but a dash of phenolics.

I wonder what is going on here? Clean and fresh but something of a disappointment given the highwater mark of the other Quealy wines. 

Details: 13.5%, Screwcap, $28
Tasted: March 2015, sample
Best drinking: 2015
Score: 16/20, 87/100
Would I buy it? Not on this showing.
Buy online: Quealy website