Pinot Noir
2010 Cono Sur Pinot Noir from Chile
2010 Cono Sur Pinot Noir Reserva How do you describe a really nice Pinot Noir? We throw out terms like notes of blueberry, gamey, forest floor, dark berries with hints of tobacco. It’s rare that you actually taste these things – they are merely suggestions of similar sensations. But describing a quality Pinot leaves us [...]
2009 Santa Barbara Pinot Noire
Santa Barbara Wine Company – doesn’t sound like a quaint family run grape farm but a, well, a business. A corporate wine. I haven’t tasted the wine yet – I have a bottle of their Pinot Noire in front of me. I also know nothing about the winemaker. I’m about to learn about the Company, [...]
