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...our wine tasting group of 6 tasted 6 CA pinot noirs blind.
They were all very good and there was a surprising consensus. I would drink any of them.
Everyone rated their favorite as #1 so lowest points wins.
#6 - 29 pts - 2010 Masut Mendocino/Russian River $32
#5 - 27pts - 2010 Papapietro Perry Russian River Valley $72
#4 - 24pts - 2010 Rexford Santa Cruz Mtns $35
#3 - 23pts - 2012 Acacia Carneros $23
#2 - 17pts - 2012 Joyce Santa Lucia $32
#1 - 6pts - 2012 Meoimi Monterey/Santa Barbara/Sonoma $25
Notice the big point drop after #3.
This is probably the first time everyone has rated the same wine #1.
Meoimi is Caymus' second label and is available at Safeway and probably Costco - amazing at the price.
Check it out.
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Obviously I'm very late to this thread. I'm also in the land of Pinot (Oregon). Having tasted my fair share of them, I'd have to suggest Archery Summit as an excellent, though not real inexpensive, choice.
...how about their $120 a bottle pinot?
Yes the all female operation there makes some very good stuff.
I would hardly call $23 - $35 inexpensive. You must be one of those wealthy Democrats.It's been a long time since I paid more than $20 - $25 for a bottle of wine. There are MANY very good wines for under $20. You just have to become aware of them, rather than automatically assuming a good "inexpensive" wine must be more than $25.
And, what's up with "the lowest score wins" thingy? Makes no sense, even if some wine expert invented it.
:)
Edits: 07/08/14
I guess it's the definition of very good that's in question. Yes there are many well made pinots available. Research and science has helped immensely in the last 20 years.
But very good? Most of them are god awful boring. I'm not saying that cost and quality are always commensurate, but with Pinot especially, I just don't see many bargains. When I open a bottle of Pinot (or Syrah for that matter) I want a wine that I will baby for the evening....one that will reveal layers as it sits on the table. One that tells me where the fruit came from, what kind of summer they had, how they were fermented. Its damn hard to find that under $45.
And although a democrat, I'm no snob. I own a winery....I am, like most other small winery owners that didn't make a fortune in their first career...BROKE! But happy.
Steve
Hey Triode, glad you posted. I almost forgot... at AES at the Millennia Media 'booth', Leslie Ann was offering samples of her wine "Toe ska Na" (Toscana). Actually, the bottles (2011) were from what was already in the barrels when she bought the winery, not her own making. I liked it, but I didn't like it $30 worth. Maybe $18 - $20. See Cole Ridge Winery for more info.
Also, she was giving samples of John's wine, which was also good, but he doesn't sell it commercially (doesn't have a license).
There - tying audio and vino together!
:)
...like cabernets, there are a lot of decent inexpensive pinots.But for a really good one, you usually have to spend $40 or more.
The Meoimi rates very high on drinkability, not so high on complexity.
As a poor Republican maybe you play golf on a municipal course and can relate to the lowest score winning.
It's easiest in the wine group for everyone to rate the wines as #1 for their favorite and #6 for one you like the least.
Totaled up, the lowest score with the most faves wins.
Just try rating 6 wines blind on a 100 pt. scale and justifying your rating to the group, especially as their flavors change over an hour or two - we aren't experts, we're just having fun.
YMMV
Edits: 07/19/14
I've been impressed by the continual improvement of California Pinots. Gone are the dirty tasting wines, replaced my much more fruit-forward pinots.
Grammar: The difference between feeling your nuts, and feeling you're nuts.
...the CA pinots are becoming less like burgandies with less acid and terroir although some still make them in that style.
I think it's to compete with the Willamette Valley pinots which seem lighter.
I've always been reluctant to buy Pinot Noir, because my experience is that a person has to spend a good chunk of money to get something drinkable, and I'm morally and ethically opposed to spending large amounts of money to buy what amounts to about a quart of fermented grape juice. Having been to Beaune and Aloxe-Corton, I've seen part of the soft white underbelly of the Burgundy wine biz. I'll pay 'em US $30 a bottle, tops, for their best. The notion of paying $50 and up for 750 ml of grape juice is for wealthy snobs and aspiring snobs.
Check out the Clos du Bois 2011 Pinot Noir. Very nice, flavorful wine. Had it with beef ribs last week, and it was great.
:)
...a couple more you might try are Acacia and A to Z, both good for the money.
It's like anything you develop a passion about and an appreciation for the subtleties others don't recognize.
If you love to drive, you may want an expensive Porsche.
If you love music you may want to spend a lot on a stereo system.
But like both of those and wine there are diminishing returns as you spend more and lower priced options that give you a lot of bang for the buck.
you should give Siduri a try. They're Sonoma Coast, Russian River and Sonoma County are around $30 and quite good year in and year out.
But I will look for it at Costco.
So the Rexford was just ok? What did you find missing? Rooting for him because of our connection.
...I checked at Costco Friday and they didn't have it.Found it at Safeway on sale for $20.
All of the pinots were very good - every wine but #1 had at least one rating of #2 or #3.
Even the #6 scoring wine had two #3s.
Nothing was wrong with the Rexford - one taster rated it #2 - three of the others were just better on average.
Edits: 04/27/14
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