...a bottle of wine and thou

Dyed-in-the-Wool Pinot Noir

Price: $12
Type: Pinot Noir
Cork: unornamented natural
Rating: 6
Purchased: World Market

The first time I tried this wine, I really disliked it. Due to circumstances beyond my control, the opened bottle sat untouched for a couple of days. To my surprise, this wine actually improved with a couple days to breathe.

The label is adorable. I really, really wanted to love this wine. Instead, I found it disappointingly bitter, way too tannic, and with an odd aftertaste. After some time to breathe, the bitterness lost its edge and the odd aftertaste seems to be gone, but it's still too tannic for a pinot noir.

Like I said, I wanted to like this wine, but in the final analysis I find it drinkable, but not terribly impressive. I probably won't buy this one again.

posted by Chris Rachael Oseland at 9:36 PM