Wine.Woot : One Week, One Wine (SM)

Mill takes the lead!


Winery web site is here.

I had the wrong English family. Oh well.

Is this a red or white wine?

ckeilah wrote:Is this a red or white wine?

Red.

For the winemaker:

What's the pH on these wines?

And would they be considered more of a drink with food or without food wine style?

Looks good. I'm down for it. nice discount, highly rated. 2005 is a little long in the tooth for Pinot, however I don't plan on aging it, so should be fine. Look forward to receiving it.

From Wine Spectator:

Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2005
Score: 86
Release Price: $40
Country: California
Region: Bay Area/Central Coast
Issue: Apr 30, 2008
Pleasantly herbal, with dried cherry and berry flavors and a touch of anise and sage. Veers to dry tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2010. 1,989 cases made. –JL

Pinot Noir Anderson Valley 2006
Score: 90
Release Price: $40
Country: California
Region: Mendocino/Lake
Issue: May 31, 2009
Complex loamy earth, dried berry and currant aromas are firm and structured, tight and focused, with hints of blueberry and floral scents. Drink now through 2014. 802 cases made. –JL

edit:
90-94 Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style
85-89 Very good: a wine with special qualities

Currently on the fence but mindful that we are coming up on Thanksgiving. In my opinion, Pinot Noir is the best Thanksgiving wine ever.

Ok, wine.woot and or winemaker, do what you do best - make me want it.

Winedavid39 wrote:Yea, it's red..

Definitely like the offer, WD. Might be filled up on Pinot via Woot already, though. Will see how the temptation works out . . . .

FINALLY, people will quit whining about the knives!!

I'd like to be a lab rat please. :-)

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Had it with my friends at a restaurant in Carmel, CA. Absolutely loved it. More on the lines of Clos Du Val... a little earthy. I want to order, but have to finish more than 4 dozen bottles of wines which are sitting in the garage

nallie wrote:Currently on the fence but mindful that we are coming up on Thanksgiving. In my opinion, Pinot Noir is the best Thanksgiving wine ever.

Ok, wine.woot and or winemaker, do what you do best - make me want it.

That's what I was wondering about these .... if they would be good for Thanksgiving.

I've yet to be disappointed by a bottle of pinot from wine.woot so i'm in for 1.

...and as an added bonus, it's the first time i've seen my name posted!

First sucker: mill
Speed to first woot: 1m 0.403s
Last wooter to woot: burrnini

all that is needed to complete the trifecta is to labrat...haha

ckeilah wrote:I'd like to be a lab rat please. :-)

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In case someone is wondering ....

For all those new to “Labrat” and/or “rattery” …..

Cheron98 has kindly put all information about the Labrat program at the beginning of the Labrat Thread (where she kindly and graciously cross-posts all the labrat posts into one convenient place).

She has the rules of "rattery" there. As well as a listing of the labrats and offers from June 2 of last year (2008).


In essence, once you sign up for the labrat program, you are eligible to receive an additional bottle from the current offer (via FedEx overnight) if:

a) Sign up for the labrat program (See WineDavid's Signature line).
b) You purchase the new Sunday/Monday offer before the deadline (usually 10 am CT, Monday).


There are no set guidelines other than doing your best to present your opinions about the labrat bottle in a timely manner (since there may be some people on the fence about the current offer, and are waiting for your opinions). You can be as creative (or not) as you want. Read thru some of the previous labrats to get an idea. There are a lot of humorous reports, as well as serious ones.


Some have used the UC Davis Wine Scoring System and others have used the Parker 100 point system. Others have just used “It’s Good!”. There is no right or wrong way to report.

For a quick overview of the majority of wine scoring systems, the DeLong Wine Ratings Review is available as a PDF.


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MarkDaSpark wrote:That's what I was wondering about these .... if they would be good for Thanksgiving.

Pinot Noir is a notoriously versatile wine and Thanksgiving is a notoriously versatile meal, so they play beautifully together.

An earthy pinot, especially, will likely pair as well with your savory mushroom stuffing as it will with your maple glazed sweet potato gnocchi.

Damn it. That was fast. And that fall from the fence is going to leave a mark.

Great deal...5 months and i can finally start enjoying this woot as well

supermari0ninja wrote:Great deal...5 months and i can finally start enjoying this woot as well

That gives you 5 months to save, save, save, and then save some more. You are going to need it.

caper13 wrote:2005 is a little long in the tooth for Pinot

Not necessarily, depends on the Pinot.

How good is this deal?

If this is meant to be a Thanksgiving wine, then the deal is one for which to give thanks. This one will trigger an EWN alert a little bit later this morning.

Click the link above for discount details, CT prices, links, graphs, and more.

In for one, my wife loves Pinot Noir above anything else. Would love to lab rat it.

WD pulled out the big guns! Wow, in for 3. Ready and willing to RAT. I am cooking a turkey this week, so I could let everyone know how it goes with Thanksgiving Day Meal.

MarkDaSpark wrote:In case someone is wondering ....

Thanks...I was wondering.

nallie wrote:Currently on the fence but mindful that we are coming up on Thanksgiving. In my opinion, Pinot Noir is the best Thanksgiving wine ever.

Ok, wine.woot and or winemaker, do what you do best - make me want it.

I'm with you it's a lovely Thanksgiving wine and this is a lovely deal.

A lovely Pinot Noir, Thanksgiving turkey, dysfunctional family squabbles.........it's that time of year again!!!

In for one and I'd love to labrat this. I just can't resist a pinot. I'm very curious how the "earthiness" of the wine will play with other things, and we're running a little lower on drink whenever pinots

ckeilah wrote:Is this a red or white wine?

Seriously?!?

scottybox wrote:Seriously?!?

Well, when it first went up, the condition was given as "White."

MarkDaSpark wrote:For the winemaker:

And would they be considered more of a drink with food or without food wine style?

I second this question and am further curious about the style. From the discussion so far this sounds like more of an old world style wine but the descriptions NedDawg posted imply some new world fruit coming through. I don't think this would be a "jammy" Pinot but a little help on where the winemaker thinks it lies on the "world", or fruit to earth, barometer would be helpful... at least to me : )

kashmirton wrote:FINALLY, people will quit whining about the knives!!

Thank you!

Is this Kosher?

sgoman5674 wrote:Is this Kosher?

No. There is no "hashkacha" saying so on the label from what I see.

In for two. We always love a good Pinot Noir... or four.

Oh oh oh,.... I am available for my first rat if you would be so gracious to give me a chance.

JLessard wrote:No. There is no "hashkacha" saying so on the label from what I see.

On the front, no. What about the back? Do you have a picture of the back? Sometimes the Hekture is on the back.

Educational report on Pinot Noir...

About Pinot Noir

In for 1 and would love to be a first time rat!