Description:
Pinot Noir 2008 (France - Vin de Pays d'Oc)
Price:
About $12 at Party Time Spirits in Richmond, KY [which you should definitely visit; the guys there are really friendly and they have an amazing selection of beer and wine]
From HobNobWines.com:
When I look at the way this wine is represented on the Hob Nob website, I'm not all that surprised that I found I didn't like it.
"Mood: Polished
Orientation: Soy sauce, prime rib, sausage and dried cranberries
Character: As elegant as a bouquet of violets
Social Mastery: Favorite chapter is "Cooking"
Book: The DaVinci Code
Music: John Mayer"
Smell:
Nothing special stood out to me about the smell. It smelled like any red wine I've smelled before, and by that I mean, "pretty general."
Taste:
The taste was very odd. In fact, at first sip I couldn't say much, I only handed my glass to my fiancée with a weird, scrunched look on my face. As he pointed out, this wine is all in the aftertaste. Unfortunately, I can't remember too very much about the specifics of it, but it wasn't the best. I've heard, however, that the pinot noir can create a complex taste, so perhaps that's why I wasn't so impressed. I'm complex enough on my own, thanks.
Pairings:
Not Goldschläger.
Rating: 2.5/5
Despite the fact that this wine isn't great, it still allowed for an entire night's worth of "hobnobbing," and really, isn't that what truly matters?
