4-5 years ago I decided Pinot Noir was a good wine to serve with Thanksgiving turkey. Back then, you could still find a decent PN in the $10 (US) price range. Things have changed! Are there any good PNs in the $10 price range, or maybe some good alternatives? All suggestions greatly appreciated - Thanksgiving isn't that far off.
ALLRIGHT! Another 47 pound Rooster fan! I just purchased a bunch of the PN for $5.99 and I think It's great for the money. I'll be serving this at Thanksgiving also. I'll check out the Carneros Ridge.
A pretty darned good buy in PN Oregon is the Coopers Creek 2001 PN Willamette Valley Estate. WS-86, $10-(8.99 from Enocollection online). Another but very good Pinot Noir is the Kings Ridge (Oregon again) Pinot Noir Oregon 2001, WS-87, Price $14(13.99 from Enocollection.com online).
Speaking of the 47 pound rooster stuff I bought some of that just to see what it would be like. I was really expecting some dreadful lighter fluid stuff but found it to be quite pleasing.
Winespectator.com shows 101 ratings from 85-100 at price points of $20 or less and I believe I limited my search to just Oregon wines.
If I didn't, then I limited my search to just Carneros, Oregon and New York.
"Dick R." wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@visi.com:
DuBoeuf isn't bad it isn't great though and I would "never" buy the Moulin a Vent despite the 12USD price tag to Jadot's 19USD, but the Fluerie and Morgons are better than Jadot and represent the only other option I have found for cru Beaujolais in my part of the woods.
Let me start with a :-) Wouldn't it be a bummer if France banned the export of French words and phrases to English-speaking countries? I sure would miss those hors d'oeuvres! :-) Dick
For a while, I tried many Beaujolais. The DuBoeuf 1997 Julienas Flower Label was wonderful! I tried several DuBoeuf and Jadot after that, but wasn't impressed. I kind of gave up on Beaujolais, but maybe it's time to re-visit them!
I've had some ok DuBoeufs, but too often there's that weird banana meets berry thing (I have read comments saying it's a particular yeast that DuBoeuf favors). I think the best I've had from him was indeed the Morgon.
If you're someplace you can do mailorder, it's really worth trying what smaller producers can do, in my opinion. Dale
Hi Bill, Didn't mean to sound like a twit. I've been reading your posts for several years, and I very much respect your opinions. What would you suggest?
If you have a Trader Joe's nearby try the Deloach OFS pinot.They bought out their inventory in a bancruptcy sale.The OFS which was a $25-30 wine is selling for $10.99.Beware tho I've been told of some going thru a secondary fermentation.They also have a Ballatto vinyard and a plain Russian River bottling.
I thought it decent for it's $6 price tag. As I said, it's really hard to come up with DRINKABLE Pinot Noir under $10 in the US. I probably wouldn't buy it, though I would buy the Pepperwood Grove Syrah again at $6. Dale
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