I don’t drink much domestic pinot noir but I taste an awful lot of them and I actually like a lot of what’s coming out of Mendocino, the ”true” Sonoma Coast, Santa Rita Hills and Oregon . After I tasted this wine, I was curious to read what Robert Parker had written about it. I wasn’t expecting to be surprised (I wasn’t) but as much as I disagree with his taste on pretty much everything, I need to spot check these wines every once in a while. Here’s his review: ”The 2006 Silver Belt Cuvée Natalie Pinot Noir from a Sonoma Coast vineyard appears to be top-notch. It exhibits rich, medium to full-bodied flavors of forest floor, black cherry, raspberry, licorice, and earth.” RP 94-96 Forest floor and earth? I know those are descriptors that you want to write when talking about pinot noir but the wine should actually display those qualities if you’re going to say that it does. He must have an amazing palate if he can discern those notes through the alcoholic, oaky nose. All I got was spicy oak, heat and a flabby, short and hollow glass of wine. I have no ideas what this wine costs but Kistler is never cheap.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment