With hundreds of wines to choose from it's not easy to spot the winners in the short few hours one has to work the room.
But here's one. Or two.
Casas Del Bosque (Chile)
Casa Viva Pinot Noir 2003
$12.95
#207670 (BCLDB)
Sorry about having to turn your head sideways.
Sideways . . . Pinot Noir . . . get it?
Here's a great entry level Pinot. Full of vibrant fruit characterized by strawberries and rhubarb, good pie cherry on the nose, judicious use of oak and assertive tannins. At 13.7 % alcohol it may have more bite than necessary but still performs well. Best with food. I took a risk and scooped the last 4 bottles available to our session. I was only going to take two but I felt spiteful when I was denied my other two previous selections by earlier shoppers.
BIG TIP: This house also has a 2005 Pinot Noir at $19.95 that I tasted at the show but it wasn't in the shop for sale. The product code is 86611. It's a stand-out already and may approach the Sokol Blosser I will write about soon. Find and buy if you can.
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