2007 Phillips Hill Oppenlander Vineyard Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

This wine is from Mendocino County near the northern coast of California.  Pinot Noir is best known for being the primary red grape in the wine region of Burgundy in France.  It gained great popularity in the past decade due to the movie “Sideways” and now it seems that every Tom, Dick & Harry are making a bottle of this varietal.  I had a bottle of the 2007 Phillips Hill Oppenlander Vineyard Pinot Noir.

On the nose: Cigar Smoke and baking Spice and everything nice, fir tree, did I say smoke – lots of it.  Picture this, throw a Norway Spruce into a bonfire and let it burn baby burn and for good measure throw some cinnamon and cloves in there.

Palate: Exceptionally Long finish, attack of red fruit, light color – can see through the wine in the glass, makes you salivate after each sip  - Think if a garden hose was spraying cherry juice and you took it and started to funnel that motha, “Frank the Tank” style.  Awesome flavor profile

Rating Scale (out of 5 +):

++++½

Price:

$30