| Tonight we decided after a late lunch to just have a | | | | mouth puckers....Yes that's how it is... It had a |
| glass of wine on its own rather than pairing with a | | | | looooooooong finish. |
| meal. We pulled a wine someone had given us, | | | | It was a soft wine but just tart in taste, not sure |
| Aquinas Napa Valley Pinot Noir 06'. This wine does | | | | even if aging would help this wine. However even at |
| not have much history however, "3 loose screws" a | | | | that some Pinot,s tend to reach their peak 5-8 years |
| division of Don Sebastiani & Sons produce many | | | | from their vintage. With that being said, maybe |
| wines you have heard of such as Smoking Loon | | | | paired with salmon is how we should have tried this |
| & Pepperwood to name a few. Their family has | | | | wine....Maybe we will another time... For now however |
| a wonderful history and they have achieved much | | | | I'm putting the cork back in... |
| success since 1895. | | | | - This wine will cost you around $11.00 |
| We pulled the synthetic cork and let it breathe a | | | | - We rate this wine (Fair / O.K) |
| short while... The color was a beautiful transparent | | | | - Here are our Ratings: / Pass / Fair / O.K / Good / |
| ruby red. The nose was full of fruit and earth. | | | | Great / Fantastic |
| Cherries are evident, tart raspberries and smoked | | | | Disclaimer: Just because we like or dislike a wine does |
| earth as well. The first taste showed that this wine | | | | not mean that you will have the same experience. Of |
| was young and tart. You know when you are a kid | | | | course it's always worth a try...tell us what you think? |
| and you chew on a sour jawbreaker and how your | | | | |