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Monday, September 13, 2010 - Shared this wine with good friends during the first annual Casa de Rose wine tasting extravaganza. Upon opening we all noticed a bit of a funky scent that I can only describe as being barnyard, or more accurately, and this is not all that enticing, but the smell of a pig farm on a warm summer day.

Do you actually think that would stop us from nurturing this little bottle with the cute label into a drinkable state. Hell no! We let this little one breathe for an hour and the funky, skunky stink seemed to dissipate only to be replaced with the typical Pinot fruit scents of bright cherries and a hint of plum.

That cherry component made the trip from the nose to the palate, but there was still what I can only describe as a rustic flavor that while not off-putting, was a bit challenging at times.

This wine, while having outstanding label art, was just a serviceable Pinot Noir that we will probably not add to the cellar in the future.

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