Tonight was a simple dinner of spaghetti and meatballs in a tomato-basil sauce. Jean wanted a red wine with that, so we opened the last bottle of a cache purchased locally:
2009 Escarpment Pinot Noir (Martinborough) nose: rose petals, red fruits palate: balanced acidity, velvety mouthfeel, medium body, long finish
This wine put me in mind of a well-made CA PN from a cooler climate site. It had a lovely sense of fruit, great texture and was definitely shaded to the red-fruit side of the spectrum. Once again, my preference for the Pinot Noirs of Martinborough was reinforced.
Mark Lipton