Aniello, Rio Negro (Patagonia, Argentina) Blanco de Pinot Noir 2016

 I’m guessing you don’t have a lot of experience drinking white Pinot Noir from Patagonia, so you would likely walk right past this in a retail store…even if you share my fondness for mermaids.  This bears no resemblance to Pinot Noir in terms of appearance, aroma or flavor, as the grape clusters to straight to the press without any skin contact to extract pigment or tannin.  Truly a white wine, without any blush tones that one might expect from a Blanc de Noirs bottling, this shows very nice fruit recalling white peaches, balanced by fresh acidity.