| Wine Tasting Notes – Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Pinot Noirs
Cost per flight per person: $15.00 ($7.50 for Wine Club Members)
Lucas & Lewellen Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, CA – This Pinot Noir offers ripe blackberry and black cherry aromas with smooth, fruit-driven flavors of plums, strawberries and black cherries.
Morton Estate Pinot Noir, Hawks Bay, New Zealand - Aromas of mocha chocolate, boysenberry and raspberry complement an intense black plum character. Full-bodied roundness to the palate and grainy tannin structure.
MacRostie Pinot Noir, Sonoma Valley, CA - Dark garnet in color, this layered wine reveals bright black cherry and sandalwood aromas, with allspice. Full-bodied, a lush palate with all the fruit promised by the nose, and a touch of toasty oak.
Trinitas Pinot Noir, Carneros/Napa Valley, CA - A rich bouquet full of bright candied cherries, berries and hint of spicy new oak. Flavors currant and strawberry are followed by a spicy, smooth texture and an elegant finish that lasts and lasts.
Tondre’ Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, CA - A remarkable fruity nose of tart red cherries, black cherries, hints of raspberries and blackberries. S ubtle oak tones support rather than dominate both the nose and the palate, lending to a very pleasant mid-palate mouthfeel. |