Tonight's dinner consisted of pan-seared duck breasts with morels and broccolini. For a wine, I went to one I'd recently acquired in a great deal from Crush:
2007 Copain Pinot Noir "Tous Ensemble" Anderson Valley nose: pencil lead, tart red fruit, a hint of smoke palate: medium body, firm acidity, velvety
I picked up a few of these from Crush when they were offered for $17. I'd heard lots of good things about Wells Guthrie's wines, and this seemed like a good opportunity for me to investigate. I was initially concerned about this bottle as the wine was quite dark in color, but the nose and palate both told a different story of a nuanced and low-key wine. As the last glass was the most appealing, we'll put this down for some time. It was also a great match with the duck and morels.
Mark Lipton