Community Tasting Note

kfr01 wrote:

Friday, August 22, 2008 - The Besson -> This is a good wine for the price (~$20). Let's see, some red fruit on the front, but a touch more acidic than it should be. I can't put my finger on the taste through the finish. Some sort of earthiness. Decent structure. Some tannic grip on the finish.

Thousand Foot 2006 ->

Both the Bessen and the Thousand Foot were open for a couple hours prior to the good drinking. It is hard to believe that the same grape is responsible for these two wines. On first taste, I said "wow, the Thousand Foot by a mile." However, over the next couple hours the Thousand Foot didn't really do much. Really, when I drank the neck down I thought that the Thousand Foot had a really enjoyable fruit-forward flavor. Next to the Bessen, again, after a couple hours, the Thousand Foot seemed like a pretty simple wine.

This all said, I'd buy both and drink as follows: The Thousand Foot if you want a very accessible fruit-forward inexpensive Pinot - the Bessen if you're looking for a bit more interest.

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