St. Innocent, 'Villages Cuvee', Pinot Noir, 2006
Smell: Yeast and cinnamon. Subtle hints of vanilla/oak. And saw dust ... sort of that dusty smell right before a rain. A strong bark -- sort of a dry musty smell that you get when you break off bark from a rotting tree in the forest. Then, with a hint of sweetness, maybe raisin.
Taste: Black cherries. A 2% milk equivalent for the mouth-feel.
Finish: Black cherries, plum, boysenberries, and then a bit of a huckleberry. When just opened, it had a slightly sour and bitter, but too much so. Sort of that dry, bitter taste of grape skins. But as the wine opened up, this virtually vanished.
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Rating:
7.5
