...a bottle of wine and thou

Solaris Special Release Pinot Noir

Price: $12
Type: Pinot Noir
Cork: plain jane natural
Rating: 6
Purchased: Jungle Jim's

This wine is almost worth it for the bottle alone. Of course, I write Science Fiction, so of course I'd be tempted by a bottle with a giant solar flare on the front.

The scent is disappointingly mild. You have to stick your nose deep into the glass before you can smell it at all. The flavor itself is pretty uniform from the tip of the tongue to the back, though it has a sharp tangy aftertaste. The wine itself isn't all that exciting, but at the same time, it's not bland or vinegary or sugary sweet.

All in all, I'd say this is an inoffensive but unexceptional wine, not bad for a second or third bottle if you can't afford to get your friends drunk on the good stuff.

posted by Chris Rachael Oseland at 9:42 PM