11: My first impression is in a martini and it sure saved a bad (well, at least totally generic and uninspiring) gin from making it a miserable experience. This being Noilly Prat, I expect some somewhat odd but decently complex and full flavors. The nose has some apple, but also some bring like it was subtly folded in with olives and some melted cheese with tomato sauce on a pizza. It took me a while to figure they out, but this smells just like a pizza! The palate brings one of that character too, though obviously it doesn't have the same fullness. There's also some more emphasis on the general white wine aspect. Still, on the whole, I stand by my pizza description. There's definitely down fruitiness, which at best borders on a sauternes, but that pizza character is inescapable. Cheese pizza with apple and sauternes. Weird. I can't say I like it, but I guess it's fine if it works well for mixing. I'll have to go below a 12 and settle on a 10 here. I don't hate this, but it definitely needs to be mixed it be consumed. Maybe refrigeration will help. Noilly Prat Rouge (refrigerated) is substantially better just on its own.