Variety: Pinot Noir
Region: Modesto, San Joaquin Valley, California
Country: United States of America
Year: No Year
Price: $1.25/187mL, $5/bottle
ABV: 12.5%
Their review: "This medium bodied wine provides a smooth and light finish with aromas of cherry and sweet fruit flavors."
My review: Very dark red, tons of skinny legs all around the glass - nearly running into each other. Incredibly buttery on the nose which has me fairly excited. A fair amount of alcohol in the scent, and paired with the butteryness they overshadow the faint hint of black fruit whose potential now seems wasted. The taste is dusty and the butter is now drowned out with a boozy feel that is hard to ignore. Aerating the wine actually does reveal some cherry, but it is short-lived. Overall a fairly dry wine as well, but frankly almost to the point of unpleasantry. The buttery smell failed to deliver and in this instance it seemed the grape couldn't cope with 12.5% ABV. I will give Pinot Noir more chances in the future but the mass-produced nature of this particular wine made it hard to accept.
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