pinotnoir
Vin D’Alsace Pinot Noir
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 | Wine | 2 Comments
Cuvée Anne-Laure
Vin D’Alsace Pinot Noir 2007
Color- The color of this wine reminds me of church stained glass as it filters through the red glass. The red has slight orangish additions to the color.
Smell- This wine has a light sweet scent. It is clean and fresh. You can smell slight violet and herbal underscents (like sassafrass, and caraway).
Taste- The wine had a slight cherry like flavor which was only enhanced by the rich oak taste that followed the cherry. The cherry and oak offered additional complexities and richness to this like and refreshing wine. The wine is followed by a slight bitter and dry aftertaste, which I enjoyed. The wine is so light and fresh that the bitterness only led to an authentic taste for me.
Feeling- This wine will have fans in all types of crowds. It would be an excellent wine to bring to a dinner party or picnic.
Color- 3
Smell- 3
Taste-4
Feeling- 4
Pinot Noir
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 | Wine | No Comments
All I can say is that this will not be a repeat wine for us to try.
We tried a Pinot Noir from Wasenweiler 2005.
The first thing I noticed was the color, it seemed brash and artificial. Overall the color lacked depth and character.
The first thing my nose noticed was an overwhelming cheap alcoholic scent. I was instantly taken to the image of an alcohol prep pad. Upon breathing in and out the scent does not lessen. After about 45 minutes the alcohol scent does somewhat dissipate and a strong tannic scent is left behind.
The taste was like that of green oak leaves, overall bitter and tannic. This leaves an overall bitter aftertaste and was not a pleasure to drink. I am a huge fan of Pinot Noir and decided to try a regional one last night and I must say I was not impressed.
Smell- 1
Taste- 2
Color- 1
Feel- 1
I will though continue to try regional wines, because the next gem is right around the corner. This summer I had a Pinot Noir on a hot day in the French country side and it was an amazing bottle of wine that saw us coming home with a few bottles.