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2006 Tantara Bien Nacido Adobe Pinot Noir

Published on November 17, 2011 By FoodandWineChickie

I simply love this wine.  It’s not easy to come by in New Jersey, where I live, but when I’ve been able to secure a few bottles, I’ve enjoyed it tremendously. The 2006 Tantara Bien Nacido Adobe Pinot Noir is dark ruby in the glass and pretty full-bodied for a California pinot noir.  On the [...]

2007 Merry Edwards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Published on November 16, 2011 By FoodandWineChickie

I have had the opportunity to visit Merry Edwards’ beautiful vineyard and tasting room and can say she makes some of my favorite pinot noirs.  At a recent dinner party, I served the 2007 Merry Edwards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir to the pleasure of my guests. This wine is dark ruby in the glass.  [...]

2008 Mark West Pinot Noir

Published on February 22, 2011 By FoodandWineChickie

Bought this Pinot Noir as my 3rd bottle at a recent dinner party and was relatively pleased with it, especially at this price point. It’s lighter than most California Pinots in the glass and offers a light nose of strawberries and under-ripe cherries.  In the mouth, this wine is also light with some mouth-puckering, a [...]

2007 Hirsch Vineyards San Andreas Pinot Noir

Published on August 23, 2010 By FoodandWineChickie

Enjoyed a bottle of this wine at lovely Cyrus in Healdsburg, CA and thought it was a well-balanced example of coastal Sonoma Pinot Noir. Saying a Pinot Noir tastes like cherries is like saying a cab goes well with a steak – obvious.  In this case though, the cherries are succulent and very ripe with [...]

2004 Gundlach Bundschu Pinot Noir

Published on January 27, 2010 By FoodandWineChickie

Was given this wine as a birthday present and really enjoyed it.  This wine is a gorgeous, dark ruby color in the glass.  It’s simply pure velvety silkiness with tons of ripe cherries and a hint of vanilla.  Good wine on its own, but especially great with food.  Served this with roast chicken and it [...]

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