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Tasted Sunday, July 11, 2010 by dkoontz with 402 views
Pat, Matt, Vytauras and I got together for a night of Pinot Noir. We drank 4 blinded: #1 - the 2006 Dino Torti Oltrepo Pavese Pinot Nero; #2 -2007 Foley Sant Rita Hills Pinot Noir Rancho Santa Rosa; #3 - Louis Latour Pinot Noir Bourgogne; #4 - 2008 Patricia Green Estate Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir. After that we tried a 2007 River's Edge Pinot Noir and a Pinot Nero Bianco from the same producer as the above Pinot Nero. The night ended with a Solera 1927 Alvear Pedro Ximenez Sherry.
In the end, the night belonged to the US of A with #2, #4, #3, and #1 coming in that order, but the bottles averaged more than twice the cost of the European contingency. The Sherry to end the evening was great and WOTN per some, but not a good idea.
2006 Dino Torti Pinot Nero Oltrepò Pavese 85 Points
Italy, Lombardia, Oltrepò Pavese
Translucent garnet color. Some charcoal on the nose that faded with time in the glass, giving way to more red fruit and a hint of pepper. Bright acidity on a light body without a lot of complexity. All agreed this was a good food wine.
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