Taste it Again / Lost & Found

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Category: Lost & Found / Taste it Again

Tonight's Best Wine(May 9, 2015) ... Brutal and beautiful, today's wine tasting version of beauty and the beast ... and in that order. We'll start where I did, with a Lakeview Cellars 2005 Pinot Noir Reserve, I really had so much trouble with this wine from the word "go" ... Leathery, oxidized, bitter, and it sadly got worse from there - there was little to no redeeming features to this wine.

With that still lingering on the palate I opened a Flat Rock 2007 Pinot Noir ... in all honesty I have always liked the entry level Pinots from the Rock in hot vintages and 2007 definitely was. The wine still seems to have a freshness of fruit and some pretty good tannins, along with smoky notes, good acidity, black cherry - dried strawberry and oak spiced-craisins on the finish ... Smooth, elegant and very sippable. Not sure how much longer you'll wanna keep this, but I think you'd be okay another 2 years ... But still think sooner rather than later.

The Lakeview is a Lost in the Cellar selection, while the Flat Rock's original review can be found by clicking here

• Pinot Noir
• 2007 Vintage,
• Flat Rock Cellars,
• 2005 Vintage,
• Lakeview Cellars,

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