Community Tasting Note

Mike Kopanski wrote:

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - Thursday Walk Around Tasting of California Wines (WineStyles Columbia, SC): I think we have to classify this Pinot Noir in the "sensuous" category. It is not big and bold and jammy, but it is by no means simple, but probably a little on the thin side. It is less than medium bodied. You can easily see your 2 fingers through the glass. It is very smooth, and luscious, in a subtle way. Though not real deep, there are layers of red raspberry and black cherry fruit, backed up with a white pepper, mineral, earth, and cloves. Leaves a small amount of what I call the Burgundian taste in the mouth, for lack of a better description. They used the oak to soften and round things out, we can barely tell it is there. The tannins are slightly bitter, and this leads into the finish, which has some bitterness also. All together, a soft, balanced wine that can be sipped alone just as easily as paired with traditional Pinot Noir food choices.

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