Eola Hills Reserve, 'La Creole', Pinot Noir, 2006
Smell: Bark, green tree branch. Vanilla (oak). Gasoline fumes (no, not overly noxious); onion. Faint strawberry and currant.
Taste: Plum, currant, huckleberry. Cantaloupe and red cherry -- both a very subtle. Vanilla again (also subtle). All the flavors are muted, and the texture is soft and silky -- especially for one at this price.
Finish: Blueberry and blackberry (without the sourness). Red delicious apple (a bit of that dryness).
Cost:
Rating:
7.0