Grapes: Pinot Noir
Region: California
Country: USA
Vintage: not specified
Price: $4.99
Wine critic review: "Good acid balance, fresh black-fruit flavors and light tannins make a winning combination in this medium-bodied wine. Black cherry and black currant notes are nicely concentrated" - Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast Magazine
My Review: The Black Box Pinot Noir had a very strong tabacco/earth-y smell upon opening it. The color was a very deep red. I picked up notes of berries, like blackberries or cherries, along with an earthy flavor. It was a pretty dry wine and didn't have much sweetness at all. Overall I liked the flavor of the wine, but wasn't crazy about the smell. It was a bit tarte for my taste, but I would have it again on occasion.
Wine Folly: Pinot Noir is described in Wine Folly (page 238) as having notes of cherry, raspberry, clove, and vanilla. It also says that Pinot Noir is considered to be one of the most popular light-bodied reds and is particuraly loved for its spice flavors (page 238). A chart shows it to have the lowest level of sweetness, which I found to be true. I was surprised to see that notes of vanilla could be detected in the wine - I did not pick that up upon my first taste of it.
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