LABEL STUFF: Valle de Uco; Mendoza, Argentina
SWIRL: Spoiled by Oregon pinots, I was baffled by the deep garnet color of this light bodied wine.
SNIFF: After some time, the nose revealed hints of barnyard, which is not necessarily a put-down for pinots.
SIP: The bright red fruit of cherries with some coffee flavors flitted about on the palate, but were not backed up by much acidity or tannins.
VERDICT: Overall, this pinot is a passable table wine, but lacking in panache. I have a hunch that this wine is a bit overworked, meaning fined, filtered and pumped. But, for washing down a handful of mixed nuts, it’s not too bad.
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