Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Sonoma County
Country: United States
Year: 2013
Price: $12.95
Winery Review: Dark cherry flavors mingle with hints of vanilla, caramel and toasted coffee bean. A fruit-forward mid-palate, followed by soft, mature tannins leads to a smooth, rich finish. Pair with cedar planked salmon with scalloped potatoes, beef tenderloin or eggplant parmesan.
My Review: This wine had a pretty mellow aroma and I was having trouble identifying anything in particular. This might be in part due to the fact that by this point of the night I had already had quite a few glasses of other wines. I found this to be a fairly light wine with a balanced flavor profile with no one flavor over powering the rest. I got hints of dark berries with strong tannins up front but melted away pretty quickly for a very smooth finish. I wasn't able to detect the coffee bean described in the review above. This is the wine I had with dessert (chocolate snack pack pudding cup!) and found that this pinot noir was just not bold enough to stand up to the rich chocolately goodness from my childhood. This wine would more than likely be much better for the main course but was still a fairly pleasant wine by itself and easy to drink. If I get it again I definitely plan to let it open up more because I think that will really help bring out some more of the flavors.
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