Monday, July 5, 2010

Wine of the Week - Smoking Loon 2008 Pinot Noir

So it turns out most of the wines I've profiled on this site have been purchases from Trader Joe's. This isn't particularly fair, since a great many readers don't have a Trader Joe's nearby. Moving forward, I'm going to make an effort to profile more broadly-available wines. Starting with this week's selection...

loon2008noir

...Which I didn't really like. Blackberries on the nose, and flavors of dirt and tomato on the palate. The taste of alcohol was a little too present. It also lacked that bacon-y flavor I've come to expect from pinots. That being said, this wine does pair perfectly with sharp cheddar, so keep it in mind for wine-and-cheese gatherings.

13.5% alcohol

2 comments:

  1. If you didn't like it, why even bother writing about it?

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  2. Cause the whole POINT of reviewing things is to say whether or not you liked it, silly.

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