Pinot Gris can often show a little bit of a tawny blush, as it’s a fairly dark-skinned white grape, but this is downright coppery, like a French Rose. It’s closer to an Oregon style than to other Washington Pinot Gris, with fleshy pear-flavored fruit and light hints of cinnamon and baking spices. Gets off to a good start, then falls away quite rapidly into a quick, generic finish.——P.G.(12/31/2008)—— 86