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Showing posts with label Cloudline Pinot Noir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cloudline Pinot Noir. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Cloudline Pinot Noir 2009 (about $18)



About the Wine:  The Drouhin family are well known producers of Pinot Noir in France's Burgundy region.  One of the younger members of the family took a liking to the climate and soil in Oregon and set up her operation there.

About THIS Wine:  The color is a uniform garnet with a distinct pink rim.  The nose is heavy with lush, jammy red fruit and hints of clove.  The fruit delivers on the palate in a very rich, red fruit taste that lingers pleasantly in the finish.  The finish is neither dry nor bitter.

Drinking This Wine: Neither dry nor tannic, this is an easy sipping wine.  It would also pair well with roasts and other seasoned red meats.

Overall Impression:  It is unusual to find a bottle of this quality for under twenty dollars.  At eighteen this bottle is a great value.